The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-02-09

duty on the Sheriff. Amendments to
the dispensary law by Garris-'as long
al the 21st OF June" Pattop's bill for
re-arranging the Congressional Dis
tricts brought a splendid speech from
Patton, Of Richland, the ablest man
In the House, and the Bill apparently
has a show. The Districts are speciG-
cally named and not numbered . Saluda
District under the plan is: Newberry,
Lexington, Aiken, Edge6eld, Saluda,
Laurens and Greenwood Senator Wal
lace introduced aBill: $50 provide for
the issuance OF township bonds by the
town OF Laurens for school purposes
BY Mr.. Archer: "Bill to provide for
sptttoons in Court Houses and to punish
persons for splitting on floors" This
comes of having a fine Court House
with velvet carpets in Spartanburg.
Max O'Rell, o F%renchman, declares
that there Is much danger in the
United States Of stumbling on these in
struments to the hazard Of your neck
'NbS' "ihhiCi " vi luC
House from Kershaw, declared that
his committee was pushed so tight with
work that he hadn't time to get his
meals" Mr.. w. can't be called mealy
mouthed. There are some old vets
there who should cite him to a haver-
sack. The State has an arrangement
that will do away with the old fash
Toned canteen. The hip pocket fits to
a-your tea.
Both houses made great progress
during the closing days Of last week.
PattCn's re-districting Bill was CON
tinued to next session. In the debate
several members wanted to go home
and get the views OF their constituency.
They are evidently in favor of the
referendum" and should submit every
question to the people. But no harm
is done, and as Mr.. Winklcr said---'the
pnblic pulse could be felt" Besides
Greenwood and Cherokee, Dorchester
and Bamberg counties are making
progress. The first comes off Barn
we'll and the latter from Colleton and
round about. Rice and fish and terra
pin abound in those counties. AS Lin
coin would say, Every good, if you like
those things" There was a stout de-
bate to make the pay of States wit
nesses 81 90 instead of SO cents. But
the proposition went the way of all
flesh. A Bill to reduce the fees of
officers where the amounts are small
and involving Judges of Probate, and
Clerks and Sheriffs, is likely to become
law. Our readers will remember that
Cantini was raided by constablcs in
Charleston; he sued the ~constables and
got a judgment for $3, 600 before a jury.
The State is asked to pay it There is
likely to be politics in this; but there
should be none. Jury verdicts should
be respected, or the system of Jury
trial abolished. And no better system
than that of the twelve men has been
raise $92, as a special school tax.
The three mill tax is enough. Mr..
Archers "spittoon bill' caught it
where "the city belle wore her neck
lace" AS we have said, both bodies
are at work, and there are m alters of
some consequence, but small matters
should be ignored and the General AS.
sembly adjourn. Much time has been
wasted on fiddlesticks in Strengthening
foolish bills. The estimates should have
been in and the supply bill and appro-
priations, laws, and the body ready to
adjourn by the 18th instant. The Jour
nal without the monthly debates) will
look like an elephant by the side of a
rabbit. But we are not %scolding. Pos
sibly We could not have done better,
but Governor Ellerbe has warned them
that a deficiency is to be apprehended.
Adjournment now looks far off.