The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-02


ment by the phosphate commission
during the past year A committee Of
five has been appointed to make the
examination and report during the
session. Mr.. Haskell is chairman.
There was some opposition to the ln-
| vestigation, butthat could hardly be
afforded -for1t would have been said
thstrfIe administrator was afraid Of
I an investigation, and--pn the other
hand if everything has been properly
managed an Investigation should not
be avoided, and if there is anything
wrong an investigation ought to be
/ had. Investigations are the order OF
the day.
A bill requiring the State officers to
| designate one paper in each county IN
| which official advertisements shall be
inserted was very properly and sum-
marily killed. 1t was brought over
from last session.
An administration bill was intro
duced to-day revolutionizing our pres
ent system Of county government. II
is too early in the session yet to predict
lis fate. l have not had opportunity to
examine it.
Another bill carrying out the recon-
mendations of Gov. Tillman's message
appeared in the Senate to-day. 1t IS
N regard to liquor license and provides
that license Of $500 shall be charged
and paid into the county treasury, ana
| that the town or municipality granting
the license shall receive no compensa-
ton therefrom. The judiciary commit
tee will make an unfavorable report on
it tomorrow.
Recurring to the Chief usticeship, it
is an open secret here tonight that a
trade has been made between the
friends of Associate Justice Mclver
and Attorney General Pope by which
the former is to be elected Chief ustlce
and the latter Associate Justice. Ii
Judge McIver is elected Chief Justice,
the Associate Justice will not be elected
tomorrow. IfJudge Wallace is elected,
then there will be a vacancy in the
Seventh circuit. In that event the
most prominent candidates are Hon.
Geo. S. Mower, of Newbsrry, Col. Jno.
C. Ferguson and Col. r. G. Watts, OF
Laurens, with the chances in favor OF
the former.
But suppose our people will be more
directly interested in knowing what
our own representatives are dong ana
in the new legislation proposed ior our
own county.
Mr.. Scott has introduced bill to in
corporate the town Of Whitmire's. Mr..
Hardy has a bill to increase the number
of election precincts in the county by
making three new oles. These are
Slighs, Whitmices, and Hendrix mill.
Mr.. Keitt has bill to amend the
trial Justice law so far as it relates to
NeVberry. The amendment makes 1t
| unnecessary for the trial justice OF the
Mavbinton section to reside beyond the
Enoree river.
Mr., Blease has several bills. One IS
to restrict the county as to school dis
tricts and is substantially the oil pre-
pared by School Commissioner hlbler,
and published in The Herald and
News. nc
A bill to submit to the qualified
voters of townships 10 and II the ques-
ton of special or no special tax for the
purpose of cleaning out and draining
Cannon's Creek.
A petition of citizens of Jolly Street,
tombstone Academy, Gallman Acade-
my, St. Paul's academy, and Ridge
Road Academy, asking for a separate
school district for each of these.
A bill to smend the Graded School
Act of Newberry by adding section
to be known as section 5. Inls IN
tended to give to those persons who
own property in the district and pay
taxes, though they reside outside, the
same privileges as those who live WIN
in the district. The committee has re-
ported favorably on the the bill. .
A Joint resolution to pay the claim OF
". ". Riser, as Sheriff, for nulla bona
costs. ,, !.
Mr.. Blease also has several bills OF
general interest.
A bill to establish permanent State
House commission.
A bill to require auditors to furnish to
the chairman of the township trustees
the lists of polls paid in the said town
ships.
A bill to require stenographers to fur
nish free of charge in all appeals copy
of the evidence and proceedings to the
APPELLANT.
Also resolution that the petitions
for and against prohibition with tne
names attached be printed ana lalo
upon the desks of members.
In the House to-day resolution was
made to enquire into the charges OF
fraud made in the public prints against
the Clerks of the Houses in the matter
of awarding the official advertising. 1t
provides for the appointment OF COM
uittee from each house to investigate
the matter and report to the present
session. The resolution has not yet
been acted upon.
The salary reduction bill, the joint
resolution for constitutional conVen-
ton and some others haye been made
special orders for this week. lnese
matters will evoke some discussion.
There appears to me to be more con-
servatism among the members TINS ses-
sion than there was last and L oelleve
it is their purpose to do what IS rlght
as near as they know how.
Nothing has been said yet about the
election of a Railroad Commissioner TO
succeed Mr.. D. P. Duncan. ltseems 10
be pretty generally understood that MT:
J. i. Sigh is the coming man. But
understand that Mr.. Duncan will be
candidate for reelection and IN that
event the result may be different.
+. H. a.
TIE SEPARATE COACH LAW.