The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-22
Tho Legislature.
THE RAIInOAD BII.T.

The railroad bill WAS rsilronced
Through the house without division
Every suggestion for amendment was
met with motion to- lay on the table
from Dir. Wattsj OF Laurens, and n
prompt chorus of "ayes." The on.
ponents' OF the bill showed little
strength, and no interest. Colonel
Haskell, Mr.. Glover and MIR. Weston
entered strong protests in speeches of
some length and of no apparent Of,
feet.
The truth Of tho business is that
tho railroad people are not kicking
against the bill. They arc satisfied
the courts will tear it all to pieces.
and will begin fight asaint it at tho
first opportunity.
Superintendent McBoe announced
today that he would take that course.
He felt confident that the courts would
not sanction legislation which virtu.
ally amounts to confiscation.
The bill as passed gives tho COM
mlsslonors power to regulate all busi.
ness of the roads, even to the fixing
OF schedules, and including the max
ing of sll contracts, the fixing OF joint
freight and passenger rates.
Most Of the time Of the house was
devoted to the reading of the eighteen
sections Of the bill, and it was passed
to third reading only at 8 o'clock ut
night.
TIIR COUNTY GOyypNNrSr, py,Y
John Gary Evans county govern
ment bill was debated Mt length, Jen-
k'ns making very fine speech against
it. The debate was adjourned. The
bill rs amended provides for one coun.
ty supervisor instead of three com.
mlsnioners. The supervisor is to per,
form all their functions. The gov.
ernor il to appoint three discreet free
holders rs commissioners in oach
township. The chairman OF thes.
township boards with the supervisor
are to form n county board which
must meet four times a year. They
arc to divide the roads into sections
and let them out by contract. Each
citizen must pay 81 communication tax
or in default of payment must work
eight days on tho roads under con
tractor having charge OF his section.
ar"'fhc county is to ~ .in;.I, for his
labor nt the Iate of 80 cents q dsy.
Convicts sentenced to less than two
years in the pcnitentiary arc to be
turned over to tho Counties for road
work. An amendment, however,
makes the adoption of the contract
system optional with the people Of the
respective counties.
THE AUTHORIZATION ELL.
The appropriation bill is ready to be
reported. 1t will probably provide
for State levy of S mills, but all
chances are that this will have to be
increased n fourth Of mill. The ap-
preparation for the executive, judicial
and health departments are the snme
M before. There is $4,000 for the
South Carolina college; $4,000 for
llntin; $4,000 for the CitidcI; So
300 for the pcnitcntiary 800, 900
for the lnnatic asylum; $4,000 for
tho Cedar Springs institute $4,000
for public printing; $4,000 for the
militia; $4,000 for pensions $40
for Clemson college; $3.50 for the
Winthrop school 1875, 900 for inter
est on the public debt. The total
amount carried by tho bill is 1876
600.
NOT EIfIKD.
The bill to fix the saInry OF the
auditor 81 Pickens county ut $500 a
year, and to charter the Fairview
stock Fair Association passed to
third reading.
KILLED.
The bill to reduce the fees Of clerks
Of court and to provide for convict
labor on public roads were killed.
A. B. w. i'll Greenvillo News.
A wise BOY.
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