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

STATE HOUSE NOTES.
The Comptroller General recomends the }
ayment of claims against the country he's
lrough his office. This Is one part Of his He
eport to the General Assembly about Nc
fhlch he has not studied much. The coun- sp'
les prefer to have local government. tn,
They can manage their own affairs. The tn
of three or four counties fo
IN the State has been bad. The other thir-
ty-one we'll managed. Let them alone to
Let tho three or four learn to do better. W W
We want no Capitalization. Pickens coun- p,
ty officials can be safely intrusted with any IN
amount Of money. b
The following is from the report of the a,
Secretary of State: K
The number of persons relieved or sup Il
ported in the poor houses vary from in S
Sumter to 100 in Bcrl; clcy. In Richland t
there were l26. The average weekly cost I
of supporting each pnupcr in Berkeley was
5S cents, Oconee So. "a and in RiChland s
$l.S2. In Sumter the value of the por' ;
house establishment has been inr~ caS'o
from ST 900 to 81, 500. ~
1t shows itself what foll,y'it would 1s5e to
have a State poor house atS"'Columbia.
The counties ccan manage >rtfiese things bet
ter and 'p"orc cconoyihcally the State. The
bp;}nding in CpA1mbia would cost as much
as all thS~'c county poorhcuscs put together.
Let I1icm lie as they are.
=.
q His recommendation Of more and better
lc lights for the General Assembly should be
heartily endorsed by that body. He wants
10, to eliminate gas and substitute electricity:
- All the gas furnishcrs will object, but as
=, the plan is feasible and both time and
-, money saver it should be adopted.
-
l., The Comptroller General recommend
an Insurance Commissioner, another
officer. His salary IS to he So, 100. This
will increase the expense of the State Gov,
IT. crnmcnt. If he is any account at all, Inc
ly will save the State ten times that amount
or every year. Let MS have an Insurance Com
II missioner. Insurance is about to become
nd the largest business in tho State.
he The Comptroller General actually recon
nm mcn,ls the amendment of the law for The
rd "aSscSSmcnt and taxation of property
IL Solomon was here he could not tell wha
this law is now, and he and Solon boil
could not fix statute that would meet tn
FL cNigcncy in this State.
Int
m A long weary session awaits our Solons
'ct if they undertake to hear the full report O
lr. Judge Mahcr on the codilcation of on
he the faithful and conscientious legislator
re- BY the time thcy are through with the r,
ne ports Of the State officers, many will b
Il ready to cry ont: mo more! unless it
ap swcclcncd"
As the Legislature has so much cxtr
III, work on its hands it should not undcrtak
M TO do anything with the constitution,
'm amendment abolishimg the Office of count
III commissioner. The law in regard to thes
let officers will be Of force until it is repealed
H., 1t did not fall with the constitution.
the would require much time and careful stud
at to get up Il system that will take the plat
M Of the present arrangement.
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Iblc Superintendent Mayflcld wants mo
cnt money for the public schools. Pickc
md county does not want any higher scho
.ra- tax than she is paying-two mills and Il
nee poll tax. The superintendent rccOmmcn'
l. To- tina, the constitution be SO amended as
provide for poll tax Of more than OF
dollar. It we 90 at this we should furth
'"C amend by cutting down the constitution
~" two mills school tax ITO one mill. I'll
''S' two amendments with be righteous a
''' around, and we would vote for them.
the >.
laii The supcrcndcnt is about right in sayir
cor that the boards of examiners should Ia,
h'il more pay. Time has become too short al
ere precious to he required of amy citizen wit
rK' oGt just compensation.
1S' lie Shows very plainly that he is Fl
q from bciug satisfied with the admnisratiC
1nc Gi the county school commissioners. l
clT- intimatrs that an extra and compete
uit. school commissioner should be appoint,
oo!i in each Congressional district. OF cour
idly they would need salary of 81 900 cac
We will have to excuse them for the pre-
eat.
ONE
,r, AE0lhcr expensive recommendation
g., that in regard to the Normal school Of t
49,, State. This would he good thing I
.,,, one can deny it, But it should be DO
alba, poncd.
WIZ We are sorry to note that the Super
'r tcndcn, is deprived Of his Office by I
State House commission He has fiji
as with the Legislature, q complaint to rcct
sent cr from the Supreme Court, the t
X of rooms occupied by his predcc
the ,h', on:Slo,,'rn ,i,,os nSrn,ort ,r,;,'ss,
owl There is no appeal. The Supcrntcndc
cf- Of Education must have some place to
loss his head, books and papers.
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