The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-12-12

Ties were 6XempteQ IrOm Lno euocIS VI
this bill. Charleston gets the old rate,
and Berkeley has special act, whereby
the County Commissioners feed the
prisoners, and the cost has been found
not To exceed twelve and one-haf cents q
day.
The House seems intent upon cutting
down salaries this year. The bill provid-
ing for reduction of the Liquor Com
missioner's salary from $1,000 to $4,000
has been passed, and one cutting down
the salaries of all State officers has been
reported favorably.
A bill providing for division of the
profits Of the dispensary, one-fourth to
the town or city in which the dispensary
is located, and three-fourths to the public
schools, has been made special order in
the House for Tuesday, Dec. 11th. The
bill compelling railroads in this State to
furnish separate coaches for white and
oolored passengers will also come up on
Tuesday. The bill requiring all persons
or corporations building wire fence
along public or private highwsy, where
the same runs near or parallel with a
railroad track to put plank at the top
of the fence has been made the special
order for Wednesday.
The bill prohibiting the hiring out of
convicts to corporations or 10 private
persons has had an unfavorable report
from the committee, but has not yet come
up for vote in the House. A bill intro
duced "by request" providing for tho
licensing Of the gale of intoxicating
liquors in the State has also received an
unfavorable report, and will probably be
killed as soon as it comes up in the
House.
The Australian ballot bill has not yet
come up for discussion in the House,
and among others Of Importance are: to
the pooling of rates of insurance by fire
Insurance companies; to provide for the
election of the State Liquor Commissioner
by the General Assembly instead of
allowing the Governor to appoint him;
to authorize grain distillers to organize q
Joint stock company for the wholesale Of
the products of member Of the COM
pany to make Hon. B. r. Tillman
trustee ofthe Winthrop Normal and In
dustrial College for women.
Among the bills of general importance
that have passed the House are to require
cotton buyers to number each bale Of
cotton bought with the same number put
upon bills and books, and to make it
misdemeanor to use profane or obscene
language or be in any public place in an
intoxicated condition.
No metropolitan police bill has yet
made its appearance anywhere, and there
is little talk of one, but there is general
feeling that one will be passed by this
session of the Legislature, or at least that
there will be an effort to pass one. It
will probably be the most bitterly fought
bill that will be proposed this year. The
sessions of both the Senate and House
have been marked with such good feeling
so far that it is possible that such bill
would not pass.
Mr.. Thurmond, of Edgefeld, has intro
duced into the House bill extending
the time for the payment of taxes to
March 10th. The probabilities are that
this bill will be passed, or one of similar
nature.
A bill that will bring out something
of fight, especially from the Charleston
delegation, is one to abolish the Citadel
Academy, and to convert the SAID pop
erty into money to be placed in the hands
of the Sinking Fund. This bill was in
troduced by, Mr.. L. J. Williams, of
Edgefeld. The bill is not expected to
pass, but it may have the result of cut
ting down the appropriation to that insti-
tuition. It is understood that the Board
of Visitors of the Citadel will recommend
the appropriation of only $3.50 to each
beneficiary, but will ask that the number
of beneficiaries be doubled.
The time for the election of United
States Senator has been fixed for to-mor
row. At this writing it is not known
whether Senator Butler will be nomina-
ted or not. So far as can be learned he
has engaged no one to nominate him.
members of the General Assembly do
not seem to be enthusiastic on the sub
iect. It goes without saying that ex-
Governor Tillman will be elected by an
overwhelming majority.
All new County bills have been post
poned until the next session. This was
done because of the calling of the Consti-
tutional Convention, which will proba-
bly lessen the required territory Of a
County.
The friends of the proposed County of
Greenwood have been in the city In full
force, and were determined to make
strong fight for their pet measure if it
had been allowed to come up.
The friends of Honea Path County
seem to be numerous, and the Counties
from which that is to be formed do not
fight so bitterly as Greenwood County is
fought.
The Senate has not been so active as
the House during the past week. It has
been taking things quietly, conscious
complish very much more in the same
space of time than the House.
The bill providing for the calling Of tho
Constitutional Convention has been In
troduced in the Senate by Senator Ehrd,
OF Lo4luRtOus 4ul6 U1tlD WALL AOU
amendments, will probably go through.
It provides for the election of delegates
to the Convention on the third Tuesday
in July, and for the meeting of the Con-
vention in August. 1t also provides for
the participation of all voters in the cleo.
ton Of delegates, who are not prohibited
by the Constitution. 1t allows all who
are eligible to register, and who have
failed to do 80, to register. This pro-
vides against any possible adverse de-
cision BY the Supreme Court on the
present registration law. 1tappropriates
$50, 900 with which to pay the expenses
of the Convention, if 80 much be neces-:
sary, and provides for the payment OF
50 q day and five cents mileage, going
and returning, to the delegates to the
Convention.
A number of bills Of local Importance
have been passed by the Senate, and it
has now matters in such shape that it can
work with dispatch.
It is not expected that THU session
will be very long one. and a bill has
been drawn providing for the adjourn
ment to take place ol December 22nd.