The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-02-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

dltoF tHelr SdleSudy Holludy, anu IHc
Solons pulled off their coats and rolled
up their sleeves. "A practical econom-
LIST, political economists T. not
wanted,) moved the House that no per
diem should be allowed for the third
day Of February the day lost to the peo-
pie. In the Senate the emigration
matter occupied two days Of discussion
when Senator Eird, presumably q legal
gentleman, informed the Senators that
what they were debating and proposed
to do, had been law and on the statute
books, since Dec. 1903; ~whereupon the
subject vas let fall like o hot potato.
The Senate has made q crazy quilt
OF the school law and the Bill has gone
to the House. A Bill has passed the
House and will pass the Senate chang
ing the "name OF the State Lunatic
-Assylum to that Of the State Hospital
for the Insane" An obscure gentle
man OF the days OF good Queen Bess
suggested that "there is nothing in a
name-a rose by any other nam would
smell as sweet" and this effort on the
part OF our Solons to give to our great
est charity q more savofy odor, we
cannot neglect to give appropri-
ate prominence. Three Peniten-
tiary Directors were elected, and
MI. W~illoughby's name was not
mentioned, and it seems now that that
gentleman may pass into oblivion leav-
ing nota wreck behind and possibly no
loot prints on the sands Of time. The
House passed a Bill providing for "Jim
Grow" mot our language) cars; also fix
Ing maximum railroad, mileage at 3
cents per mile. Citizen Ashley rose
to a question of privileges; that the
Register had reported him as saying
thet he lent money to farmers on mort
cages, whereas he had said that he
lent "his credit" to farmers by en-
dorsing their notes and taking mort
cages on their property. "Thrift, Ho-
ratio. thrift" Tweedledum and twee-
dledee." Certainly the citizen is q
citizen and a safe man to trust with his
own goods and chattels. A Bill passed
the House separating Claim College
from Clalin University at Orangeburg.
1t creates a new and separate Normal
and Industrial College for the colored
people OF the State, provides for proper
buildings, and further provides that
the President of the Institution and all
the teachers shall be natives of the
State and of the colored race. The
idea is to separate the State Institution
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tional control. On the question Of
Sunday cars there was much quoting
Of Scripture, but the fruit and vegeta-
bles growers and shippers carried the
day and they "a now see their car
loads of Strawberries and fragrant as
paragus steam away on Sunday in an
equal race with the peaches and her,
ries of the heather Georgian. 1t was
o Bill to prohibit freight cars running
on Sunday.
That immortal Citizen" commonly
called GOSH"
Denounced the Bill and called it all
"bosh."
In this debate Mr.. Ilderton fell fowl
OF MrSFowler and the debate turned
upon which of the two was the great
est friend of the "poor white man.
BY the way, these champions of charity
can test their quality at any leisure
time they may spare to do work in
these diggins where not q mothers son
Of US will quarrel over the soft i'm
parchment. There were six candidates
for the positions of Penitentiary Di-
rectorsAnearly all being members of
the Assembly. Tatum, Garris and
Blackwell were e~lected-two OF the
plums going to members.
The goth of February, is fixed by the
Senece icr final adjournment; the House
viii hardly agree. A Bill passed the
House naming the number of Clerks
In the engrossing department at eight
and they to be Of the gentle sex. This
is due to Mr.. Bacot of the gallant city
by h sea. Each circuit is to have q
dearie. Mr.. Williams, the practical
economist, of E%dgefeld, proposed to
reduce the per diem to $500 instead of
"a 90 and there was q stand up fight
The darlings were championed by the
ch~ivarlous and talented bachelor, Pat
4 ton, Of Columbia and the darlings won,
hands down.
State pensioners will be more lib
orally provided for, the appropriation
probably 100000 giving more than
$500 per month per capita as the roll
nov stands. There was again much
talk in the Senate about fish, q matter
in which we OF the Piedmont need feel
but little interest. Thus we may escape
that "ancient fish likessmell" so much
deprecated In certain high quarters
Let us have as little as possible at
which to turn up our noses. A Bill
proposes to Unfit the hours OF work for
caiEroad employees 10 thirteen. Nun
bers OF bills have been approved and
are now. laws, but they are mostly OF a
local character; we can only give d
running comment on the general tenor
OF the Legislation. In the Senate q Mr..
Mayfeld has a Bill about roads, tmay
he make the highways OF this life
smooth and velvety for more of US
clear away Ben Tillman's stumps IL you
pleaseD Mr.. Mayaeld's bill provides
that two persons meeting in the hioh-