The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-07

this officer had twice as much work 10
do rs the other solicitors had, aud he
should receive more pay, but as q re-
ductiOn was being made all around they
suggested that it be placed at 81 1000,
which was agreed TO.
MIR. Buists amendment to reduce the
salary of the clerk of the Senate to
5000 was agreed TO-.
During discussion concerning the
time for the bill to 20 into operation
the debate was adjourned to take up q
special order.
At 1880 the House paused IN its cXcr-
cises TO pay tribute TO the memory OF
their deceased member, Representative
Wyle, Of Chester. Mr.. Hardin paid q
tribute TO to deceased, and and set ol
memorial resolutions offered by him vas
adopted.
A resolution was adopted referring
Tic report of Mr.. Brcazeale concern.
ing the revision OF the State laws TO a
committee from both Houses.
A concurrent resolution providing for
the election ofjudgcs at l O'Clock Satur.
day was badly squclchcd. Mr.. Blease
opposed it on the ground that there was
bill TO rcdlstrict the State, and the fate
OF that should be settled before electing
judges. Mr.. Jordan said that 1t was un-
necessary TO force the election.
He had seen no electioneering going on. .
lie moved tomake the day December IL.
The Speaker: Is The House ready TO
pass upon this today?
Mr. Jordan's motion was carried.
Tie Governor returned TO the House
with his disapproval bill to pay the
school trustees Of Richland county S5
each for postage and stationary.
AT 2:3O the House adjourned to meet
again at IL O'Clock Friday,
Mr.. Brcazealc introduced a bill to
repeal the charter OF the Port ROYAL
road.
This uill provides thaL the Attorney
General be instructed to institute forth
with proper proceedings TO llquldate the
corporation, TO restrain the stockholders
or creditors from exercising any rights,
privileges or franchises as corportiOn;
TO have receiver appointed who shall
sell the property and make distribution
OF the proceeds thereof among the credi-
tors and stockholders.
In order TO prevent the road from
being controlled by any competing line
no purchaser, nor any other person,
shall be allowed to operate the road
without becoming first Incorporated
under the laws of this State; an no cor
poraton shall be formed by any pur-
chaser TO operate or control the road un-
der any Ia" &C this State otherwise en-
abling thereto except with the prior con-
sent i'll writing of the Governor, AttOr-
General I I,,i I,
board Of railroad commissioners o.
TINS State, and no such consent shall
be gwen ~ these officials unless 1t be
made fully and absolutely to appear
that 10 competing line lin any way
interested therein. the evidence estab
llsning such fact to be filed in the Of
lice OF the Secretary Of State.
NO lndiVldua! or corporation who
may control any transportation line
competing with the said rO.d or have
Il controlling interest therein in any
corporation operating such cOinpetiuE
illpS or Ia any way representing such
controlling Interest shall Ur owner OF
controlling interest iD said corpora
uon authorized to be created and or
gahiZ"d under the provision Of this
hcl, ana should any such corporation
or lndlVldu"l hrcOme SO intcreS, ed
then tn" charter herein authorized
shall become ip&0 facto null and void,
ana the franchises, powers and priv
leGeS Thereby conferred snail Cease ab.
S0lute.y and the Attorney General Shall
immedlatelY institute proceedings to
hquldate the same, and the sale and
purchase Of the property.
IN TIE SENATE.
The proceedings of the Senate ypster-
Irl,,
the session without incident.
j. L. Can't was sworn in as journ al
clerk. The bill to prohibit prize fight
ing passed its third reading.
The first bill TO excite discussion
was one coming up on its third reading
10 amend Section 9iS Of the General
Statutes with reference to the fOrma-
tlon OF certain corporations. Its OBJ.
Ject was to permit the increase of the
capital stock otall corporations not eX-
ceptlnR those asking an increase 20 one
million dollars or more under the usual
methods prescribed by the act for the
formation Of corporations.
Nlr. Elird opposed the bill on the
ground that corporations having enOr.
nous capital stock should not be per.
mitted to be formed unless by applica-
tlon TO the General Assembly. Mr..
IiiiJ cilH QUO oHSicu IudG Gno OBJECT OF
the bill was merely to make definite
the Old law. The bill was passed.
There was a dcsultory discussion of
the second reading bill to amend the
law as to haWker3 and peldlers, par.
ticlpated in by Wilson, Jenkins, der
ham and John Gary Evans. On mo-
Ilon OF the latter it was finally recon-
mittGd.
The first measure to meet with deter
mined opposition WAS the concurrent
resolution inStructing the Senators and
members of the United States House
OF Representatives from this State to
take some action removing all doubt
from the construction of the act of
Congress approved March 2nd, 1891.
relundlng the direct tax, etc.
Senator Nerdier moved to indelinite
ly postpone the resolution. Senator
John &. Evans inquired his reason for
the motion. Senator Ncrdier stated
that the claimants were now getting
their money without any trouble, that
the people Of Beaufort were the only
persons Interested, and that they were
perfectly satisfied with methods now
illn