Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-01-23


man father 81 the Iieute tenant uoyerpor-
elect. Z ii ss
Mr.. soarbo ugh then annponnced
The Hon. Miles b. McSweoney, Gss-
ernor. eleot, is !. present and ysss.ss5 4 { 70
qualify The Governor atepped for-
ward and geye assent to the oath ot
office administered by tho venerable
Ohief Justice MoIyer.
January 18. Both houses adjourned
until Monday night at O'Clock. satur-
daysis q legal holiday, being the birch.
Gay of Gen. Robt. Il. Lee, " Sss s. S &, & 35sl
The House was In session TO day for
about two hours and the Senate about
one. M ~ Y Is q s:s II
Among the new bills to- day was one
introduced by Senator Dean, of Green
yilles with reference to domestic inBur-
ance companies. The present law pro-
vides that suoh companies must deposit
$40, 900 or securities to that amount with
tho Comptroller General. The. bill pro-
poses that the certificate Of the Auditor
of the county in whioh the stookholders
reside, that the company is worth $25, 900
over and above its indebtedness should
be sufficient surety for q lioense to be
paid, v
Senator Herndon, Of Ooonee, intro
duced a bill to provide for Board of
Pardons, which is to consist Of the Gov
ernor, Attorney General, Superintendent
of the Penitentiary, Chairman Of the
Board of Health and Superintendent Of
the Hospital for the Insane.
The county re-apportionment bill
passed to-day without objection.
January 10.-The Governors Mansion
is deterioating and must be rebuilt. The
present site, Mansion and lot, is worth,
perhaps, $4,000. There is proposition
on foot to sell the old Mansion and build
a royal $4,000 Mansion on the State
House grounds. AS it costs nothing, we
favor tho change very decidedly.
One of the troubles here in disoharg-
ing duty as legislator is the fact that
the fiscal year ands December 81, and
the Legislature meets January s. 1t is
impossible to prepare the reports of the
State officers and have them printed in
this limited period. Some of the State
officers have not laid their reports on
members tables yet.
Columbia Record: s"The South Caro-
lima penitentiary authoritios have had
constructed, and it is now nearly com-
pleted, n now prison building, which will
perhaps DO one of the best of its kind in
tho South, if not in the whole country.
In the construction of this prison the
most modern and best approved plans
for suoh building have been closely fol-
lowed, and it will have 28O coils in it
Allowing one prisoner to each cell, this
will give accommodation to 2SO prison.
ers. The building is five stories high,
constructed Of granite and brick, with
the front of it made with composition
known as artificial stone, this being
made by mixture of gravel and the
best cement, and when made thus and
dried it makes product that is equal to
granite in hardness and durability. The
brick work is all laid in cement instead
of lime, and it makes wall of such hard
ness that it is weli-nigh impossible to
penetrate it with any sort of an instru-
ment."
January 21.-The joint labor commit
toe to consider the child labor bill held
a meeting this afternoon. Among the
speakers were j. l.. Orr and l.. w. Par
kor, Of Greenville. They opposed the
bill, holding that the mill owners were
not oppressive, but on the contrary, the
best of good feeling existed between the
operatives and owners. But with re-
striotiye legislation not only will out
side manufacturers give this State wide
berth, but bad feeling will DO ongendered
between the operatives and owners.
The mills are now doing more than their
share towards educating the children
and are spending thousands of dollars
on the schools. Mill operatives come to
tho mill because they improve their con-
dition, and the whole agitation comes
from outside influences. Money is fur
Dished by New England to create dis
cord. They declared that the Legislature
should think twice before taking the pro.
posed step, for mills are most prosperous
in those States where there is no labor
legislation.
Operative German from Langley, auo-
ther from Graniteville addressed the
committee. They declared that they
were South Carolinians and acting for
themselves and believed that the law
was humane one and one that would
tend to improve the mental, moral and
physical condition of mill children. The
hearing will be resumed on Wednesday
afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
January 22.-Following is the result of
the Legislative elections held to-day, that
being the only business done.
For State librarian Miss Lucy Barron,
of Clarendon, was elected. Miss Barron
received 83 votes, Mrs. p. l.. Melton, of
Columbia, 33; Miss O'Neal, of Columbia,
10; Miss Whitmire, of Greenville, IS;
Mrs. Cason, of Abbeville, 8.
Judge Ernest Gary was reelected
Judge of the Fifth circuit without oppo-
sition.
Judge Townsend was reelected Judge
of the Seventh circuit, defeating Senator
Hydrick, of Spartanburg, by 80 to 50.
w. ii. Townsend, of Barnwell, was
elected Code Commissioner on the second
ballot.
The other elections will be held to.
night. There will be no opposition to
Superintendent of the Penitentiary
Griffith. Three Directors of the Peni-
tcntiary and a Trustee of the South Ca
rolina College and Clemson are to be
chosen