The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25
II Correspondent.

IA Correspondent.
Tho general assembly had n good
,ng holiday last week, from Thurs
ay last until Monday, but thoy
ave again settled down to work.
'hore are great many time killers
n the legislature. They do not
soem to think or have any regard
Tor tho ovor-burdened taxpayer
and the poor man when they meet
to make laws, for they waste a
great deal of money in killing
time, doing nothing, and are very
cxtravagant in appropriations. One
true-bluo Reformer hit the nail on
tho head tho other day in the House
when he Said the Reform legisla
lures were more eXtravagant than
the preceding ones, for under the
old rcgomc they made all tho laws
they needed and more too III thirty
days, but under tho Reform ses.
sons they did nothing in forty
days.
The House passed q JOINT reso-
luton TO permit vote on biennial
sessions Of The Legislature by a large
majority, bat refused to pass one
making terms of members four
years instead of two. 1t is thought
and feared by many that the Sem
ate will kiil the measure. They
should not do so, however, for it Is
4 matter OF very great Importance
to tho tax payers in that it will
save them about $4,000 year.
Mr.. Mauldin's bill to forbid the
''"'n" Of convicts to private par
rs SO amended that
OF the measure was
ould have passed be-
,fHlr to the laborlng
rGoplo =. state to allow convicts
worked on farms and other private
works, loI i. brings convict labor in
competition with FREQ labor. An
effort will be maup to rovivo tho
bill.
The marriage license measure
promises to become law, though it
Is hard to tcll what will be tho fate
0! any measure sent to the Senate.
One of the most TN Just measures
that | over heard of is the broad
tlro bill which went through ,tho
Senate last week. 1t is wrong to
force people 70 Use IL certain kind
OF vehicle. | do not know what
the temp: +: TIE House is on the
subject, buc TANK that 1t stands a
better cha1c@ q becoming law, I
hope so At least.
The dispensary bills will be DIS
cussed this week. There arc three
or four and all different in material
respects. There arc some who want
to abolish the State Board of Con-
troll and others who do not. The
argument is all on the side Of not
abollshlng it, for the reason that it
should be kept out of politics, and
If tho Board as now constituted, la
abolished 1T will have to be put in.
to tho hands Of State officials which
is q very dangerous procedure. I
we have 10 have a State Boord o
Control let it be Of mon who d.
not depend on popular elections 70
the position.
Several counties are adopting
the Pickens county governmen
law which was enacted last year
Greonville and Lexington have fal
len into line in adopting the thre
commissioner system with eQuo
power and doing away with til
township commissioners and ala
making tho communication tax 81
Oconee county last year repeale
her communication tax and put fou
days work on tho road hands an
there is great dissatisfaction wit
it over there. Newry had to it
corporate herself to keep her hand
off the roads. The Pickens dele
CATION do not claim that the la
for Pickens county is the best ths
can be made or la perfect, but 10
carrying out Of what they discusse
on the stump in the last primar
election and is what they believe
the people wanted and so gave it t.
them. They are not disposed
change the law until it has bee
tried, when, if it proves failur
or inadequate 1t can be changed t
meet tho needs and demands Of tn
people. we are trying to do tn
best we can for the whole people.
Speaking of County Goyernmen
a measure will be introduced mex
=" sanG ri rGqrS odn,;as the G'4 ta Judge s1ss
and less TO the county chain gangs
and that if any Supervisor in tn
State wants additional convicts tt
work on the public roads are pub
q