The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-24
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
THE SESSION DRAGS ITS WEARY
LENGTH ALONG.

Since Our Last Issue-No Moro FREQ
Passes-Senator Stokes Presides Over
tho Senate.
COLUMBIA, S. g., Dec. l5.-During
the past week the Legislature has been
quite busy in passing and killing bills.
In the House on Wednesday the bill
compelling railroads to provide seper-
ate coaches for white and colored peo-
pie passed it second reading and en-
crossed for a third reading.
Representative o. II. Buchanan, of
Chester, sent In his letter of resignation
to the House on Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Harrison presented the House
with the battleilag of the 10th S. G.. V.
The letter of Col. MCCULLOUGH, present.
ing the flag, was couched in the most
% patriotic language, Mr., Harrison,
who it may be mentioned, marched
under the colors Of the 10th, made a
brief but eloquent speech, giving a short
sketch of the regiment, which served
principally in the Army of the Tennes.
see. On his motion the letter Of Col
Mccullough was ordered to be spread
upon the journals Of the House.
Mr.. Finley, Of York, presented to the
House In behalf of Samuel l.. Campbell,
blind Confederate soldier of York
County, handsome gavel which will
hereafter enforce order in the House.
Mr.. Campbell was voted $500 at the last
session. Speeches were made by Mr..
Finley and Speaker Jones. The testi-
monial was received by rising vote of
the members.
In tho Senate on Wednesday Senator
Stokes introduced bill to provide for
the election Of cotton weigher. The
bill provides that on petition of twenty
live voters adjacent to a marketing
place for cotton an election shall be or
dered for weigher or weighers, one for
5000 bales or less weighed the season
before, one for each additional 5000 or
major fraction thereof above the 5000
The weighers are to give bond in $500
each. They are to charge not exceed
ing ten cents bale for weighing. The
supposition is that competiOn, where it
exists, will reduce the price, or where
there is none the candidates for wei gh-
or can arrange the matter with voters
before election.
When the bill providing for Worlds
Fair commission was reached Senator
Strait moved to indefinitely postpone
1t. lie said the amount appropriated
(Sl0,OOO) was not enough to do any good,
and would be only a useless addi-
ton to the burdens Of a people already
sOrely pressed. The Senate refused
IL to l3-to indefinitely postpone and
the bill passed its third reading.
The ladies of the State watched with
great interest the hard fight over the
prohibition bill in the House. They
were gratiiied by the noble and earnest
light made by Mr.. l.. ID. Childs to secure
tho passage OF the measure which
means 80 much to the wives, mothers,
sisters, daughters and sWeethearts of
South Carolina. Thursday Mr.. ChildS's
desk was decorated with basket of
rare and lovely flowers. On a card at.
tached to the basket were the following
words: "FrOm the ladies Of Demaree
Lodge Independent Order OF Good
Templars, Dec. 10, 1891, Columbia, $. c.,
TO knight sans pettr ct sans TcprOche." :"
The bill to provide fora return to the
old system of a State board Of medical
examiners instead of the County board
system which has been in practice for
year, and with which there is much
discomfort. was the subject of il lively
discussion. MIR. Burn attacked the bill
with much bitterness. Mcssrs. f. Gary
and Evans led the defense. The most
potent argument in favor of the bill
wls that 1t was recommended by the
Governor. a motion to table motion
to strike out the enacting clause was
carried by a vote Oi SO to 80. The bill
passed its second reading.
The House received the following
Message:
IL beg to transmit herewith The re-
port OF the Attorney General on the
claims of Edwin II. Wesley and others
with accompanying documents. Hav-
ing only one copy l send that to the
House, and as the facts set forth are of
Importance, and have a direct bearing
on the States credit, suggest that 500
copies be printed for the use of the Leg
islature and for use at the financial cen
tres, to show that the claim isnot a le-
gal one.
"Respectfully,
"B. IL. Til.LNIAN, Governor"
The report Of the Attorney General
Is unfavorable on the claims of the hold
ers Of the Blue Ridge bonds. The re-
port with accompanying documents,
transmitted to the House by the Gov
ernor, was referred to the Ways and
Means Committee, which will consider
the adyisibility of having the papers
printed in accordance with the Cover
nors suggestion.
Mr.. Riley introduced a measure Of
great Importance Thursday. 1t was a
bill to provide for election of cotton
weighers in the several Counties of this
State and to fix the fees for weighing
cotton. This bill was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture.
The Senete did an act Thursday which
Will be commended all over the country,
nj lIrV lIr
the first bill that came up was Senator
Ahhntt,s hill To oct ahlish ana nnaintni n