The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-10

Several Important Bills Introd acsd and
Referred and Others Voted Upon and
Killed.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 24.-Both
branches of the Legislature assembled
today at twelve o'clock. In the House a
multitude of new bills has been intro.
duced. but up to this time decisive ac-
tion has been taken on very few Of
them.
The first debate in the House was
brought about Ly Mr.. Flcken's bill to
provide for marrige licenses in this
State. The measure had been discussed
in measure at the last session and
would probably have gone through but
for the tinkering that almost invariably
follows the passage of bill which has "a
few vigorous opponents. After some
discussion the bill was Indefinitely
postponed.
The next bill to get Il black eye was
the bill to authorize the Governor to
remove sheriffs from Office in certain
contingencies. This was generally
credited with being an Administration
measure, but it does not appear that
the Governor OF his friends made much
OF an effort to get it through. 1t was
killed without discussion. In the SEN
/
ance In this the opening day.
| Among the bills introduced was one
to permit the construction of private
railroad from Glovers in this county to
the Ashepoo River.
by Senator Evans, to provide for the
apportionment of the House of Rep
resentatives under the census of 1890.
| by Senator Stokes, to incorporate the
town of Prewit, Orangeburg County.
Senator Stokes gave notice that he
would ask to make the bill on the sub
| ject Of Calhoun County confirm to the
lines Of survey on the map before the
Senate.
| On Wednesday in the House the mar
riage license bill was reconsidercd and
passed to a third reading, and the meas
ure Is now likely to become law. 1t
provides for license fee of fifty cent.
Bills requiring railroads to provide
separate coaches for the races and for
the prohibition Of trains on Sunday has
been introduced.
An invitation from President Walsh,
of the Augusta Exposition Company,
for the Legislature to be present on
| Carolina Day was, on motion of Mr..
Evans. accepted.
The bill to provide fee of fifty cents
per diem for coroners' jurors was lndeli-
nitely postponed on motion Of Mr..
| Evans. There would probably have
been lively fight over it if MIR. Nc,
Laurin had not stated there was in
course of preparation Il bill to reorgan.
iZe county matters and that this would
be treated therein.
The following were introduced. Joint
resolution to extend the time for the
payment of taxes for the fiscal wear
commencing November l, 1890, to the
1st day of February, 1892.
Bill to license persons or corporations
to sell clocks or patent medicines
through the State, declaring them ped
dlers and imposing fine of $500.
Bill TO amend the act providing for a
ii cense for the sale of pistols and pistol
cartridges so as to include rifle cart
ridges.
Bill to amend section 1908 of the
| General Statutes relating to the COM
| pensation Of county school commission
ers, so that they shall receive annually,
IN addition, such sums as may be neccs-
| sary to pay the actual expenses incurred
by him In attending meetings called for
the purpose Of advancing educational
interests and In visiting schools.
Bill to prohibit the giving AS security
and the taking as security any lien or
mortgage on any ungathered crop.
Bill, with petition, 10 incorporate the
town of Vance's, Orangeburg county.
In the Senate on Wednesday the in.
vitation of the Hon. Pat Walsh, Pres-
| dent OF the Augusta Exposition, for
the Legislature to attend on Carolina
Day was communicated by message
from the Governor, and accepted.
a Jclnt resolution extending the
| time for the payment of State and
| county taxes to the lst January, 1892
was introduced.
A bill to empower the governor to re-
move sheriffs from Office who willfully
or negligently allow prisoners to escape,
or to be injured or killed by lynching
or otherwise, while in the custody Of
said sheriffs was indefinitely post
poned.
Among the third reading bills on the
calendar Is joint resolution calling
for constitutional convention. At
the requa est of MIR. MeetZe 1t was passed
over for the present.
Another third reading bill on the cal.
endar is the bill to reduce the salaries
OF the State officers, clerks and employ
eeS. 1t was recOmmItted to the com
mittee together with the amendments
proposed during the closing scenes Of
the last session.
Thursday being THANKSGIVING Day
there was no session of the House on
that day, but on Friday the regular
work Of the session was resumed.
The bill to require the several Coun-
ties to pay all expenses of their luna
Tics in the State Lunatic Asylum, and
to provide for keeping separate ac.
counts of the same by the Comptroller
General, was killed after short hut
breezy debate.
A memorial was received setting
forth the necessity of South Carolina
having proper representation at the
Worlds Fair. This was ordered re.
ferred to special committee consist
Ing of one from each Congressional
District to be appointed by the Speaker.
Mr.. John G. Haskell introduced the
following resolution: Resolved by the
House OF Representatives, That COM
mittee OF three be appointed by the
Speaker to Investigate and report to
this House upon the conduct and man
agement of the phosphate interest Of
the State for the past year, and that the |
committee have power to send for per-
sons and papers, and to take such steps |