The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-26
STATE HOUSE NOTES.

STATE HOUSE NOTES.
The Comptroller General recomends the I
yment of claims against the country he.
rough his. office. This is one part of his IIt
port to the General Assembly about NJ
hich he has not studied much. The coun- sp
es prefer to have local self government. tn
hey can manage their own affairs. The tn
administration of three or four counties fu
4 the State has been bad. The other thir-
y-onc well managed. Let them alone to
let the three or four learn to do better. :. ~
Ne want no Capitalization. Pickens coun- p,
y officials can be safely intrusted with any II
amount of money. b
The following is from the report of the =, u
Secretary of State: /
The number of persons relieved or sup {
ported in the poor houses vary from in S
Sumter to 100 in Berkeley. In Richand I
there were l26. The average weekly cost ,
OF supporting each paupcr in Berkeley was
JS cents, OcOnec So. 54 and in Rchland {
$l.S2. In Sumter the value of the poc',
house establishment has been inr~taScu
from ST 900 to 81 800. p'
1t shows itself what foll,y'it woui9%5e to
have a State poor house at~>Columbia.
The counties >ccan manage, ,t.ttesc things bet
ter and ,rnorc cconoGlhSally the State. The
br4n1ing in CordTnbia would cost as much
as all county poorhcuscs put together.
lie, Nicm lie as they are.
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His recommendation of more and better
Z lights for the General Assembly should be
heartily endorsed by that body. lie wants
to eliminate gas and substitute electricity:
> All the gas furnishcrs will object, but as
-, the plan is feasible and both time anC
-, money saver it should be adopted.
- The Comptroller General rccommcnt
:, an Insurance Commissioner, another
officer. His salary IS to he 81, 100. Thi'
will increase the expense of the State Gov
t. crnmcnt. If he is any account at all, lit
y will save the State ten times that amount
II every year. Let us have an Insurance Com
Il missioner. Insurance is about to become
III the largest business in the State.
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m mcnds the amendment of the law for th
Il "asscsSmcnt and taxation of property l
J. Solomon was here he could not tell wha
this law is now, and he and Solon bot
could not fix n statute that would meet til
i cXigcncy in this State.
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IL A long weary session awaits our Scion!
Al. r.,l
I. Judge Mahcr on the cOtiitication Of OF
~ laws. There will be little Time for fun ft
ne the faithful and conscientious lcgislato
O. by the time they are through with the r.
hr ports of the State officers, many will
Il ready to cry out, mo more! unless it
p Swcctcncd.
As the Legislature has so much exit
h. work on its hands it should not unClcrtal
IL to do anything with the constitution
m amendment abolishimg tho Office of count
H. commissioner. The law in regard to thes
et officers will be Of force until it is repealed
l., 1t did not fall with the constitution.
he would require much time and careful stut
AT to get up Il system that will take the pla
m Of the present arrangement.
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bic Superintendent Mayncld wants mo
rnt money for the public schools. Pickc
nd county does not want any higher scho
ra- tax than she is paying-two mills and I
ICE poll tax. The superintendent rccommcn
to that the constitution bc so amended as
provide for II poll tax of more than OF
dollar 1t we 90 at this we should furth
"I amend by cutting down the constitution
Z" two mills school tax ITO one mill. I'll
'>' two amendments with DE righteous &
.'' around, and we would vote for them.
he ;.
ait The supcrtcndcnt is about right in sayil
'of that the boards of examiners should ha
lul more pay. Time has become too short al
ire precious to be required of any citizen Wit
*. ont just compensation.
Sc lie shows very p:ainly that lie is
from bciug satisfied with the adminslratiC
me Of the county school commissioners. !
~ iniimatcs that an extra and compete C
ut. school commissioner should be appoint
'oi ih each congressional district. Of cour
diy they would need salary Of 81 900 caC
We will have to excuse them for tho pre-
eat.
me
,ra Anothcr expensive recommendation
81 that in regard to the Normal school Of I
n,a State. This would he good thing.
49,, one can deny il. But it should be pc
H.. pOncd.
'''- We are sorry to note that the Super
wy tendent is deprived Of his Office by
I' State House commission He has fl
rs with the Legislature. Il complaint to rec,
sent cr from the Supreme Court, the t
, of rooms occupied by his predcC
,,o sOr. The Supreme court need not laugl
Wv the Leg stature gives Judgment against
)Vl- There is no appeal. The Superincnd,
cf- Of Education must have some place to
css- his head. books and papers.
tA- TAaE ESkEE.lsOAD.
the DO not get impatient about the railrC