Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-02-13

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Sundry small
,,aess pesssnenss snana,. $500 53 553 8 g
land, balance. 1890 00--Si2T, ,1St ~
Balance OH hand .,.,,,,$ 1,t0a S4
Minimum rate Of wages paid ettend4
ants. men $40 per month, 'Women, $40.
Percentage Of daily population engaged
in Bome kind of useful occupation, 90.
The. estimated valuo Of farm and garden
gSodSots pro- Sns,s during ag,s tho ya year is s2oisg
during tho year are valued at 81, 900.
This is tho financial histofy Of tho
tnBtit0tion for the year 1000. Tho ex-
penees OF the, asylum increase year by
year. But who knows the terr0rs, hoi-
ror, sadness and death.-part of tho his
tory of our families and the Statee~-that
hover over this loMg-chefished and most
useful instit0tiont
There arc some other facts which may
be useful IN tho history of tho instttu.
tion. Tho cost per capita Of the insane
was S202.S .S3 IN 1915; IN 1890 tho cost was
Slo2.7l. Tho per capita cost IN forty-five
American asylums Is much larger than
81, 1900, there were Remaining IN the
asylum l,012 patients, of whom 69S were
white and A01 colorcas aa4 were mon and
b6S women. During last year 44S were
admitted white 242, colored 200. The
total number under treatment during tho
year was l,a8i, Tho daily average was
l,osS the highest number being 1,oS
of admissions to the asylum since It was
opened In 1928 IL 0,8o3, of whom 0,lSS
have been received since 1850, and $500
since 1890. The admissions for 1900 were
tho largest In tho history of tho imstitu-
ton. Last year there were admitted from
Oconee--three white males, one colored
male, ono white female, two eolored
number In the institution now from
Oconee is 10 white males, three colorcd
males, ntne white females and four col
ored fen,ales--a total OF 28.
February 8.--On Tuesday tho House
voted, by a large majority, 5000, 900 for
pensions to Confederate soldiers and tho
widows of those who died or were killed
In the war
An attempt was made to repeal tho
income tax law, but it failed.
A bill to elect dispensers in tho same
way other officers arc elected was dc.
feated. The bill creating county solici-
tor was also defeated.
A bin passed appropriating $li 900 for
Tb,ailding steward,s g hall at tho South Caro-.
lima College. This arrangement will
enable poor boys to work their way
through college at a very low prico. Many
other matters were considercd
The Senate was in session more than
seven honrs--four hours in the morning
and over three hours at highland a
good deal OF important work was trans
acted. There were several interesting
debates.
Mr. Graydon's bin to domesticate rail.
road corporations passed its third read
ing, as did Mn nendersoh's bin to mako
cotton mill stocks taxable as realty, Mr.
Deans insurance bin, MIR. Brantley's bill
amending the Lord Campbell act, the
bill TO cede to tho city OF Charleston cor
tain marsh lands for a naval station, Mr..
Browns bill to provide for a State Geolo-
.gist, and several other measures.
AT night, after a long debate, the bill
to exempt the stndonts of tho Charleston
M ediGM College from staoding egamina-
uons before the State board passed its
second reading, aftor tho motion to strike
out tho eMacting words had beon lost by
q vote of 10 to Ia.
The bill to repeal the anti free pass law
On Wednesday, a heated discussion
took place on bill requiring all rail.
roads to obtain charters from the State.
The bill passed by handsome majority,
The. only coiored man in tho House,
named Bolts, of Georgetown, introduced
an amendment to tho pension bin, appro-
priatng $4,000 to tho colored mon, by
way of pensions, who acted as servants
to the Confederate soldiers in the late
war between the States. He spoke well
in favor of his amendment but 1t did
not pass.
The general appropriation bill, carry
ing more than million dollars, was dis
cussed for several hours and thon passed.
One hundred thousand dollars was voted
to .he public schools in addition to tho
usual amonnt Appropriated for that pur-
poae, There was general fight made
against the amounts Appropriated for tho
expenses OF the State colleges, but there
was very little reduction made. Nearly
$4,000 was given to Winthrop College
for tnition, building dormitoYics, etc.
The ''ohild labor bill was aiscIsscd
body by a majority of one vote. [ do not
believe that any measure of this charac-
tor can pass the House at this session.
The county tax levy for Oconce, recon-
mended by Che Comfy Commissioners.
and amounting to fourRnd one. half mills,
has been inserted in the supply bin, and
has passed the House.
Commissioners jurisdiction over "neigt.
borhood roads" has passed tho House.
The bin introduced by Senator Horn.
don, creating a board of pagdons, has
been dofcated i'm tho Senate
Tho general county government and
county officeis' salaries bills have been
continued to the next session.
Tho Hoaee refused to pass tho com.
pulsory vaccination bill,
Tho Hohse passed q bin Appropriating
$l00, 900 for tho free public SCHOOLS.
The Honse continued TO tho next sess 4
sion a bill relatinR to roads, bridges and
Sorfies. This is a general bin to taSo the
plsce of al special Legislation on these
suhjeets,
tho Senate. This was an effort TO breathe
the breath Of life into about 3S50, MO- wortsl
of lost bonds for tho benefit OF pessone