The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-23
recommended

.cOnferonce recommended.
} 1st. That threo months be fxed
as the term in all the counvies for
all the schools as now establishod.
2. That the 3'mill constitution.
al tax and poll ta:. in each county
ho prorated among the schools and
if each county be prorated among
the schools and if each school in
each comfy gets as much as $75
rpe school from this source, said
county is not entitled to any dis
pansary profits to make up any dc"
licloncy in the school term. If
tho said ) mill tax and poll lax is
not sufficient to give to oach school
IN said county SIS per school then
out Of the dispensary profits the
school fund for said county re-
ewes enough to mako up the said
- per school for each school IN
tbs CO III ty.
After all the schools in all
counties have in this way received
rs nuch as $75 per senool for
tla entire county, the balance oe
the dIspensary fund is to go TO the
various counties in proportion to
enrolment, based on the previous
years enrolment. 3.
!. $4,000 of tho dlspensary pro-
tits is to go to institutions for pub
lie schoo! teachers.
The township bond bill does not
Affect townships in Pickens. They
are to ay their railroad ODDS. g
The Nouldin bill against the
hre insurance trust was passed by
tho senate.
Sc lator Graydon today moved
to reconsider the house bill giving
an agont IS Per cent. for collect
ing claims Of tho Stale against tho
national government. Tie said
that tho precedent had boon estab-
llSh"d by Governor Hampton. but
at tho same timo he thought,it too
Inuch. Five psr cent. was enough
Mr. Henderson said.th if an
agent had already been appointed
tho allowance proposed would con-
fact with the contract. He said
, such fact had not beon brought
out.
5 MIR. Ea1nwell was opposed to
. having paid lobbyist to secure
/ the passage Of The bill as our soma
tors and representative IN con-
gross could take care Of it. Tho
! senate decided to reconsider and
MIR. Henderson's amundmsn; /;
| stands. 1t provides that no money
shalt he paid to amy one FOR col
, Letting the claim but all shall be
| lott to the Representatives from
tho State to push tho bill through
Senator G w. Brown tried hard
l to get tho bill 10 encourage tho
+ manufacture If home made wine
e through. The bill provided that
), wine could be sold on the prem ises
: in quantities Of not loss than ono
gallon, not TO he drunk Oh the
+ promises. On Il vote beng takon,.
It stood on Il ii',-l1 TO II. Liou-
tenant Governor McSweency voted
ayaln tho bill and killed it.
Mr.. Mower introduced an amend |
'''Ilt ''itl itil nloiltS IeCtlNfQ from
tho fertilizer Ia. over 10000 ln
used rs an endowment for Glenn
*on but 1t WAS rejected.
The house sprnt the day in rou-
tnc work aud thcro was not much
discussion except on dioting pris-
uners and tho inevitable amend
ments - the sunty government
bill.
y large numhcr Of bills we q
p; 'sed to third reading, but w |
. ta'i unless rule ho adopted rol :
, tive 70 reading bills On the liual
/, day ef the session.
Mr.. Sturkie tried 10 90
. through NiIl to permit the use of
: the State house
4 for tho State bal', but tho house
@ refused to take up tho matter and
| that ondcd it.
o Tho senate adopted such a reso-
T. tuition.
t The Archer bill is slumberinp
on the calendar.
Members hnvo not doubt about
I Adl"uinmont tomorrow night aud
are WOrL no with that ouI in viow