The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-02-08
OUR SOLONS.

In the Senate Il constitutional amend
ment to make the Sessions Of the Cen
ersl Assembly biennial, idstead of an
nual was killed. We are Of the opin-
ion that ii should have passed. Still a
Legislature should be elected every
two years. There was Il stout debate
In the Senate on the Bill to put tele-
graph, telephone and express COM
pan;es under the control OF the Rail
Road Commissioners. They refused to
kill it, but exempted telephones. The
opponents Of the measure expressed
much sympathy for the already over
worked Rail Road Commissioners and
n Senator suggested that the Com
missioners would demand more pay
''all work and no play makes Jack n
dull boy" Another Roman. suggested
that they had as much work as they
could now well do. No Senator sug-
gested that the Commissioners would
likely fling up their jobs. If they should
resign their $4,000 jobs then comes in
the joke Of the Hydra headed monster
when Hercules knocked off a
head sprang a hundred instanter in
the place. Pluto came up with
red hot irons to the assistance
Of the Hero, and with much diff
fculty the creature vas overcome.
When tho r. r Commissioners get
tired and ding up their iobs-listen to
hear an awful crash and stand from
under. The broad tire bill struck q
narrow gauge element in the Senate
and got punctured and by tho way side
1t fell. A Senator, Conner, very sensi-
bly, moved that Clemson College eX-
pertinent with the broad tires, but the
Conservative? Senate rejected the sug
gestion, preferring the ruts in which
their grand-daddies were wont to run.
There is nothing like being "raiscd"
to a thing. Items in tho apprOpria-
ions were narrowly canvasscd. The
State Agricultural s~assiety appropria-
zion usually $4,000 was laid low
The State Board Of Health was
knocked down from $3, 1000 to ST, 5O0.--
The Citadel 800, 900 and Winthrop, the
State College for Women, $40, 0O0.-
There was q fight over the s. C. College
appropriation, which was reduced
to 100000 from 1875, 900. Carson said she
was a plain farmer but would stand
by higher education. Patton pointed TO
a son Of A.. G. Haskell and a nephew
OF Ben Tillman sitting side by side in
this College. Swearengen ia the neph-
ew OF Tillman, a blind boy OF extra
ordinary talent and promise. Goodwin
and Smith voted to support the in
etitutions Of learning in the State, as
they urged in their canvass, aud we
may still expect Laurens to stand
squarely to Clemson, the South Caro-
lima College, the Citadel and Win
throp. Mcdaniel was absent. After
awhile somebody will want the three
mill tax~and the poll tax for education
abolished. Militia inspections are no.
provided for and the Adjutant General
will no longer need brass buttons. All
the State institutions have their usual
allowance. The rations of the big Of
6cers are secure for another YEAR
Representative Illderton seems to be
the watchdog OF the Treasury. He
introduced n Bill to require common
carriers to transport certain officials
free Of cost. II riding is so sweet they
might Swing upon the gates"
Gaines gains a point. Gaines was
elected Senator from "Old Edgeicld,"
and when Greenwood was cut off he
was SLICE. into Greenwood The Senate
declares him entitled to hold on.
though Greenwood has a Senator
Gaines sticks. 81 90 per day, mileage,
free pass and free express. Gaines is
"up-to-date." DR.. Smiths Bill for an
other Magistrate in Waterloo Town
ship got a mortal stroke in the Senate.
The Bill to give cities and towns re
representatives. on county Boards Of
equalization passed the Senate. Hon
est.
Mr.. McDaniel's bill to dispense with
the publication Of T~reasurer's Report
In Laurens county passed the House.
Prohibition appears very strong, but
Mr.. Childs in charge of the Bill is
quite unwell and for lack of q stalwart
champion it will likely fail.
The separate coach Bill passed the
House and will likely become law. 1t
requires separate coaches or partitions
In coaches for the races. The Georgia
law The Laurens levy will be about
as usual. Adjournment between 18th
and 10th. They are hustling.
~"
The bill repeating the anti-freo pass
will likely receive the requisite mum
Der OF votes. That would be right.
There was nc use for the anti free pass
except In the day Of small things
Abbeville Press and Banner.
A trust in microscopes is in order
Ed. Adver.
XXX
Germany prohibits the importation
OF fresh fruits from this country. We
Uhe South) are not in It. New York
and New Jersey apples this time.
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Japan has taken the chip from her
shoulder and we may now annex
Hawaii.
THINK ABOUT YOUR HEALTH
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