The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-01-01
WINDING UP THEIR WORK.
THE MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.

| COLUMBIA, =. G., Dec 22-SDecia1.
| The Ierisla,iyr session of 1SoO n,ov
be said to have yjrlnnllv nnIeJ "S Tc-
morrow. together with Tho nortion of
will be occupied with business Of ron.
tine character. necessary to wind m
the work of the session Alrnadv tho
proceedings have lost nuch of fhnir
interest.
AS has frouucntly happoned in the
past fourteen Years some Of the most
| imnortnnt mcosmrrs have undargnne
uiscussion in thn met dnve Of ia Coz
| sion. 'rhis i nC cnnrso t9 bn r.rrettod
but it is Sometimes unHv0idabls This
wear tnrr, anrr3rs in hoyc hnon nnm1
| sual del brr1i,on in hrinrinor forward
| the more urnniruut n,c.,Sur3s 'Thaao
| have. in some i.etnucr, nt Irnst heen
rushed ,hrv,,rh With y.h1t nn,t an
pear unsr.rlly hpar. H"low is piven
a summary of tho most nrom3nont
mcasr,r.g ,h.u hnyo n,rl thnir fotn in
enaClnlrut orr.i-cripl.
THE yijD>ru>.rI. fjIr
The r.w u.o:. ,...,,i ip.. rnrrics ont
in sDlnr things ;4 I.n,t the iGnns 0f
tGoyrru, = lllIu,;, }. - ,,,;vre,,,t IN his
inaugural. For inanv ,..ars there have
been. among those Interested in or
familiar with the subject, differences
of opinion as 10 the genera! plan on
| which the State ShNl,ll UiSN0Sa nf tha
ph0sphnte territory. on one side IL
| has been urged thnt the State retain
ing ownership and control of all the
territory. should let it 20 be mined in
any area or t0 any parties that shOuld
be concluded best hy tho officials in
controI-cach party digging the rock
to choose his own liclQ OF ODOratiOns
| and to work for one year only. This is
| the outline of What is called tho "gen-
eral-rights' scheme. On the other
hand many have thought it best for
the State to let out the territory in
large defined portions. for Il long term
of years. This latter plan was that
urged by the commissioners that re-
ported TO the Legislature three years
ago, but whose report vas summarily
rejected in the House. Governor Till
man favors the "gCMnral rights" idea,
though he appears to favor also the
power, in the Commission, to let out
particular territory for Il term longer
than one year. This power was con-
tanned in the House hill, but was
, stricken oUt in the Ng!GJr. The law,
$ generally stated, restores Inc general
rights plan. subject only to the rights
c which the state may have given to
4 corporations IN tins connection inter
p est attaches to the iIct that it is claim
, ed for the State that the franchise of
! tEc CooSaW MlhIilE Nol!pany expires
IN March. The tcrmlnation OF this
iranchiSe VIII open tle most desirable
tcrrltory TO general operations. The
CooSaW Company y, II Is Snu, VIII claim
tnaC lhclr chHrlrr cpn!vfS perpetual
rlShC 10 MN" lNc iciIl'oFN lhereln
SpG,clllca. ~ llNc,y i%hC IS expected.
Inc new phGSphal" col,'ililSSlon IS to
consist OF Cne Eo|Gliloi; me Attorney
"l "ii" NY No'il il'Ii!ilSl 'cllclal,
Mitii tWo ''iTuioriI i'; HrIiEiutCu ny Inc
EAecutiNe, Dy "''' WIN me consent
OIL inc Sehatc' "
THE EAilEoAD Law.
ne nc" raiii"Aa GA , i'tN l" "StpStantlally 6ay
rc,Gh1cImIliI Oh CilG "laCute Oh lSoz|
WHICH ny INC ' ""S' VIZ w. '!'iIo9C el!IlieiV
repealed in lHN3. inns new statute
gives the l'&llro%u commission the
power to fix rates Tor the carrying of
aI Doth lrclGhC @n1 pa%SrnS@IS, p', N', It, gives
general supervisory cpAItoi OF tho rail-