Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-02-19
From ihe Ropor.s Of Exohanues.

From the Reports OF Exchanges.
Columbia, February 13.-If the pros
ent Legislature has achieved fame it is
on account of its refusal to pass so many
bills. The measures that have run the
gauntlet in both houses are very scarce.
The redistricting bill is the one
measure that has gone through this
week. The McGowan bill which origi-
mated in the House was on Tuesday
passed by the Senate with one amend
ment, but only after considerable de-
bate. Clarendon is taken from the
Seventh district and put in the First,
and the House will doubtless agree to
the change. Senator Gruber offered an
amendment which would have materially
changed the first, second and seventh
districts, but after a long debate the
amendment was lost. Then Senator
Maytleld undertook to have Edgefiold
and Saluda placed in separate districts.
This brought forth spirited protest
from Senator Sheppard, who carried his
point, and Edgetield and Saluda remain
side by side in the Second District.
The bill arranges the Congressional
Districts as follow:
First Observation-Disclosures Berkeley,
Colleton, Clarendon and Dorchester.
Second District-Aiken, Bamberg,
Barnwell, Beaufort, Edgefeld, Saluda
and Hampton.
Third Observation-Disclosures, Oconee, An
derson, Abbeville, Greenwood and New
berry.
Fourth District-Laurens, Spartan
burg, Greenville and Union.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures, Chester,
York, Fairfield, Kershaw, Chesterfield
and Lancaster.
Sixth District-Marlboro, Marion,
Horny, Darlington, Florence, Williams
burg and Georgetown.
Seventh District-Richland, Sumter,
Orangeburg and Lexington.
BIENNIAL SESSIONS,
Senator Gruber's biennial sessions
proposition met its death in the Senate
yesterday, failing to receive two thirds
vote as required by the constitution for
the passage of constitutional amend
menG. There was little debate, and the
vote stood
For biennial sessions-Senators Applet,
Barnwell, Blakeney, Caughman, Dean,
Dennis, Gaines, Glenn, Gruber, Hender-
son, Livingston, Manning, Ragsdale,
Raysor, Sarratt, Sharpe, Sheppard, Stack
house, Walker, Williams-2O.
Against biennial sessions-Senators
Bowen, Douglass, Goodwin, Graydon,
Hay, Herndon, Hough, Hydrick, Ilder-
ton, Marshall, Mayfield, Moore, Mower,
Stanland, Talbird-15.
In the House the Oconee delegation
voted in favor of biennial sessions.
The Senate also killed Senator Hays
bill to make it a misdemeanor to shoot
live pigeons for target practice.
Yesterday the House took up the APP
preparation bill and gave it second
reading with little dispute rs to the seve-
raj items. All theappropriations recon-
mended by the ways and means COM
mittee were granted except that asked
for Winthrop, which was placed at $780,.
900 instead of 100000.
Yesterday, at the Caldwell Hotel,
Representative b. Ell. Thues, of Hamp.
ton, died of pneumonia, and as soon as
the fact was announced both Houses
adjourned out of respect. Mr. Thues
was remarkably handsome man, quiet
and dignitied, and faithful legislator.
Suitable resolutions were adopted in
each House and committee appointed
TO attend the funeral.
Senator Raysor presented a bill to
allow beer dispensaries in towns of 90 00C
and over.
Senator Moore introduced a bill foI
the completion of the State House, tc
put the terraces and grounds in proper
form, carrying an appropriation OF
S21,0
A resolution was introduced to. day
to provide for final adjournment on the
Goth.
The House by request killed the bill
relating to four-year term of members OF
the Legislature.
The bill to make all domestic fowls
subject to the provisions of the genera
stock law has died in the committee
room. The bill passed both houses, but
the Senate amended it so as to include
chickens, The bill got into the hands oi
a free conference committee, but the
Senate wouldn't accept the committee's
amendments and rejected their report
This killed the bill altogether.
The Senate last might killed the bill
for the erection of a State fertilizer
plant.
Columbia, February 15.-When the
Senate met &c day IN agreement was
made to take up only such matters az
there would be no contest on. By this
arrangement some forty bills, most OF
them of no general Importance, were
given their second reading. There was
no debate of any kiEd in the Senate to-
day under the rule adopted.
The House to-day killed the Rucker
drainage bill. The low-country mem
bers were afraid of it..
the antitrust bill came up for its
third reading in tho House to-day. Mr..
Cosgrove made last stand against 1t,