Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-01-30
'LEG|SLADVE PROCEEDINGS.
BY aoBT. a. THOMPSON

injuries occurring IN CObtOn mills. X He
House adjourned without deciding the
question. ;.. E
3 The Senate was in session only short
time.
s On Tuesday the House and Senate bal
}lotted separately for United States Soma
tor. Hon. B. r. Tillman received all the
votes
The Senate and House on joint ballot
elected Miss Lucy Barron, of Clarendon,
I. Judge Gary was reelected Judge of
the Fifth Circuit without opposition.
Judge Townsend had opposition in the
person of Senator Hydrick, of Spartan
burg. Judge Townsend received 80
votes and Senator Hydriok 80. Judge
Townsend was reelected.
Mr.. w. FL. Townsend, of Barnwell,
was elected Code Commissioner.
Messrs. Sanders, Mobley and Rowland
were elected Directors of tho Peniton-
tiary.
Mr.. Kohn was elected Trratee Of the
South Carolina College.
Mr.. Seace was elected Trustee of
Clemson College.
These elections consumed the day aud
part of the night.
The grip and smallpox have caused
some uneasiness in the city.
Your Mr.. j. w. Shelor was in tho city
this week on professional business.
u.
January 23.-At the night session on
Yesterday Capt. Griffith was reelected
superintendent of the Penitentiary.
January 24.-Y yesterday the House
decided to reduce the States 10 per cent
profit from the dispensary to 2 per cent,
and thus, while nominally complying
with the constitutional requirements,
revert the bulk of tho profits from the
general State fund to the treasures of
the several municipalities and counties
in which the disponsaries are located.
The House had a busy day yesterday
and accomplished great deal. Second
reading bills were waded into and dis
posed of without ceremony. There was
not third reading bill on the calendar.
Nine bills passed second reading and
two were killed. The two latter were
the bills t. provide capitation dog tax,
and to compensate the victims of theft.
At noon the Senate and the House met
in joint session, and after tho vote for
United States Senator had been tabulated,
Senator Sheppard, President of the SEN
ate, announced the election of b. r. Till
man to be United States Senator.
There was quite an unexpected skir-
mish over Mr.. G. E. Robinson's bill to
amend the act incorporating Clemson
College. The bill provided that the in
corporation of Clemson College should
not abrogate the charters of the towns
of Calhoun and Central.
Col. Thompson, of Oconee, opposed
the bill. He suspected that it would
eventuate in dispensaries being estab-
lished in these towns. The President of
the Board of Trustees of Clemson Col
lege, Col. Simpson. will bo here in day
or two, and Mr.. Thompson asked that
action be suspended until he be COLI
suited.
Mr.. Robinson, tho author of tho bill,
explained its purport, and stated that he
would accept an amendment forbidding
the establishment of dispensary at Cal
houn. ~
Mr.. Fl. j. Kinard wanted to know if
blind tigers would be suppressed if the
bill be changed.
as Mr.. Robinson had done. Mr.. Mauldin
is graduate of Clemson and declared
that he would not advocate a measure
injurious to his alma mater. The whole
matter, as he summed it up, is this: The
incorporation of Clemson College gives
the police magistrate at that place juris-
diction over all territory within a radius
of five miles of the college, The town
of Calhoun is within that radius, and the
magistrate has been claiming that his
authority is superior to that of the town
officials of Calhoun. But as Clemson is
in one county and Calhoun in another, it
is argued that tho magistrate at Glenn
son has no Jurisdiction beyond his own
county line. The bill merely seeks to
give the local authorities at Calhoun the
right to police that town, which is
within ono mile of Clemson.
The bill passed when amended 80 that
no dispensary will ever DO established at
Calhoun.
The fight of tho day which presented
amusing features was over Capt. j. II.
Brooks bill to provide for capitation
dog tax. This is a matter which has
over been regarded lightly by some peo-
GUS each year. A similar bill has been
presented cvcry year for several sessions
and each time the author has been
laughed at. Capt. Brooks stated if any
odium bc attached to the introduction OF
such measure, he was willing to endure
it in behalf of his constituency in order
to protect the sheep raising industry in
South Carolina.
The bill was killed by narrow mar
gin, and it is probable that Capt. Deans
bill on the same subject has gained
strength from the strong backing oxhib-
tied by Capt Brooks bill.
When tho bill came up for second
reading, DIR. Ashley opposed it.
DR.. Woods, in favor of the bill, said
there are thousands of people who keep
dogs at tho expense of their ncighbors.
He had known men who would neglect
their work and almost starve on account
of these dogs, just to hear their music
on hunt. Half-famished dogs become
infected with >hydrophobia and are a
menace.to the health of tho country.
Mr.. Brooks, tho author of the bill
said that he had introduced it at the re.
quest of q number of his constituents
who are engaged in sheep husbandry.
That industry is not taking tho rank it
should, and this bill would encourage it.
Mr.. II. Is. A. Robinson, of Anderson
said that tho dog is taxed now as is other
property. The dog is the only thing 9
poor man can havo which the rich mar
don't want a mortgage on.
Mr.. Wingo-Is it not true that the
poor man owning so many dogs is what
keeps him poorp
Mr.. Robinson That's the poor mans
job, not mino. It's his privilege to be
poor.
Mr.. Dennis, of Berkeley, made hil
maiden speech. IIc contendcd that dog.
are now taxed at five dollars each. Dog.
are not tho only animals which suffer
with rabies. Foxes frequently go mad
If tho dogs be killed off, what will keel
tho foxes from taking tho country?
Mr.. Butler inquired If the bill wer,
constitutional. Tho constitution p.u
vides that tho General Assembly caDno
make direct assessment.
Mr. Brooks replied that tho constitu
tion provides for capitation tax such q.
this.
Mr.. Bivens said that tho Comptrollc
Generals report shows that dogs ar,
taxed to the amount of $420,0W ant
n1,n k1 L4 yl..