The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-02-08
CoYuniDin Aotte2.

Columbia Aotte2.
Editor Journal: / Gee from your
last issue that you did not geS my
last communication last week. /
wrote and mailed it as usual on
Saturday.
We'll, Mr.. Editor, the Legislative
mill is still grinding and apparent
ly will continue to grind until
about The 18th Of this month. At
which time I think we will adjourn
as there is there ia some doubt
whether the members can get pay
for over forty days. We ought tc
adjourn sooner, but there is 10 use
Of trying to, because tho majority
is in favor Of staying here the full
forty days.
A very important joint resolution
has passed the House, instructinp
tho Attorney General to investi.
'No trusts that have been
guano, whether such
companies have any right
mess in this State accord
III laws.
Lauldin, of Greenville, in
tlodu.>d bill to reduce the salary
Of the Clerk OF tho House and the
Clerk of the Senate from $500 each
to $500. After somo discussion it
was indefinitely postponed by
voto Of 81 to 4S. SO you sec that
nothing will be done that will be
of real benefit to our people. Just
think about giving a man $500 for
about three months work. Five
hundred dollars is big pay for
them.
A bill has passed the House re-
quiring boards Of education to di-
vide their county into groups, two
groups to the county. The town
ships having incorporated towns
or high schools, to be placed III one
group and the other group to be
composed Of those townships having
40 high schools or incorporated
towns. So that beneficiary schol-
rshins !" "'~ 60 e colleges con be
cr that will give
IN equal show
graded schools.
and hope it
md become n
Tho bill that passed the Senate,
cQuiring broad tires to be put on
'ehlclcS has como to the House
nd We have been giving it some
ttenton. The enactlng words wore
trickcn out by vote Of SO to 45,
nut it has been revived with the
understanding that all those coun-
les that don't want it IS to be ex-
mpted from tho operations Of tho
aw. presume it will pass in that
hapc so Picions county will be ex
mptcd from It's operation.
a bill has passed its second read.
ng IN the Senate taxing all cotton
seed meal ten cents on the ton.
This bill is an injury to the far
ncr md should not pass. I hope
ye will DO able to kill it in the
gOuse.
All the pension bills of the House
'avc been up for consideration and
ftcr some discussion have been
made special orders and last night
'urthcr consideration Of them, was
'ostponcd until next Tuesday. In
he mean time, Messrs. Dean, of
;partanburg, Patton, of Richland,
md myself, Gall Of whom havo pen
ion bills Will hold a meeting and
ry to adjust the differences exist.
lg in our bills. We are advised
hat if we do, the one agreed upon
" us, will pass without trouble.
My bill in reference to tie Eas.
ay school district, has passed the
louse and is in tho Senate and
ill pass and become a law.
The law in regard to tho Cotton
?eighcrs at Pickcns and Easley
ill be repealed SO that Picken,
nd Easley will be placed on ,
isis with other towns where the,
I've cotton mills.
Senator Conner's bill instruct
G. the Superintendent of the poni
ntiary to erect plant to manu-
cture phosphoric acid, Was los
oon the ground that it would cos
O much. This is bill tending
the right direction. Somethin,
Iould be done along this line.
ould down the guano trusts tha
bleeding our people and it woul
,lep the ccnvicts off Of the privat
rms. NJ.
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Columbia T.Gtter.