Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-02-05

laws such as the labor union wanted and
hewished to know why South Carolina
should try the experiment.
The Senate Judiciary committee had
before it the Virginia Carolina Chemical
Company, and the Senate bill to repeal
its charter this afternoon. This COM
pany was chartered in New Jersey. The
attorney of the company, Mr.. II. A. Ia.
Smith, and Attorney General Bellinger
were present. Mr.. Bellinger insists that
this company is trust of the worst kind
and ought to be punished. The com
pany pleads innocence, and that it has
invested about $25,0OO,OOO in the State,
and has como to stay. The suit in the
Courts will be pushed, but it will be
many months before it is concluded. 1t
may go to the United States Supreme
Court. In the meantime the present
statue in every way involved shcald re-
main as it now is.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20.
The House TO- day devoted practically
it's entire time to the consideration of
two measures-the bill providing for an
election of an insurance commissioner
and the adoption of resolution to sub,
NIT to the people constitutional amend
ment on the subject of biennial sessions.
The House by larger vote than on pre-
vious occasions gave its approval to the
latter proposition, and tomorrow the
resolution will go to the Senate.
Mr.. Kibler's bill looking to the elec-
tion of an insurance commissioner met
with surprising strength and passed the
House by decisive vote.
The House committee to-day presented
favorable report, with material amend
ments, on the Senate child labor bill and
the fight will now 90 on in the House.
The military committee reported un-
favorably on the Confederate Home bill.
There was much discussion on tho BIZ
ennial measure, which passed by vote
of OF to 13.
The bill for the election of an insur-
ance comm issioner also produced much
discussion.
The Senate was engaged during the
day and night in endeavoring to perfect
the salaries of county officers. Much
discussion, and the end is not yet.
Now bills were introduced, and some
that wore unimportant passed the Senate.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 80.
The Senate has been engaged tho bet
ter part of three days on the salary bill.
1t has not yet reached the House.
Tho House discussed the code without
coming to a conclusion.
The office of insurance commissioner
was created and the bill passed the House
and was sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Spears created something of sen
sation by introducing bill to provide a
commission to investigate and ascertain
what State officials and members of the
Legislature, if any, use railroad passes
and free mileage books.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 81.
The Senate, after discussion, defeated
Senator Raysor's bill for compulsory
education by a vote of 1S to 16. This
cause is growing in the State.
Senator Graydon's bill to adjourn on
the 18th of February was passed and
sent to the House. 1t is probable that
the Legislature will be in session for the
entire forty days.
New bills were introduced
The House refused to sell the State
farms.
The code was again up for discussion,
and finally the code prepared by MIR.
Townsend was adopted and sent to the
Senate. Other matters (unimportant)
engaged the attention of the House.
A number of new bills were introduced.
Among the number was one to allow the
town of Westminster to issue bonds for
the erection of a school building.
SATURDAY, FEBRI Try I.
The House, after son.s discussion,
passed the jury law, as it came amended
from the committee. 1t goes back to
the Senate so that the amendments can
be concurred in by that body.
The House worked hard for four hours.
A number of bills of local character
were passed.
A number of bills were introduced
none of much Importance
The Senate was in session, but con-
sidered only matters of routine and mea-
sures of local nature.
The salary bill had been amended until
its friends were not willing to recognize
it. 1t will be sent to the house next
week.
A bill to appoint a pension commits
sioner for each county passed. He is to
receive 81 per day when engaged in dis
charging his duty.
The Senate adjourned until Monday
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