Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-02-19
DOINGs OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Biennial Sessions Bill and the "Fowl Bill
Met their Death in ne Senate.


tion in the coast region of the State by
Clemson College," We think the middle
and low-country ought to have an ex-
pertinent station. The people of Charles
ton do not plant corn, but that city is
accessible to all the people of the State.
We commend this suggestion to the
authorities at Clemson College. That
institution spends large sums of money
annually in bettering the condition of
the farmers and mechanics of the State,
and an experiment station, at or near
Charleston, would be especially useful to
the people of tie middle and lower Sec
tions of the State.
The redistricting bill passed the Senate
after Clarendon county had been taken
from the Seventh District and placed in
the First District. The House has since
agreed to that change, and the MCGOWAN
bill is now the law on that subject. Sub
stantial justice long delayed has now
been consummated. Much discussion
ensued over this disposition of the mat
ter.
Mr.. Herndon introduced a, joint reso-
luton to pay 800 each to the commis-
sioners in Oconee charged with the cree
tion of the new Jail, etc.
The fish bill was discussed, but no
decision was arrived at.
In the House long discussion oc-
Cured over the antitrust bill of Mr..
johnson, without coming to conclu-
sion. 1t is copy of the Hogg law of
Texas on the same subject. The present
objection to the bill is that it is too
drastic.
Mr.. Hardin's resolution to appoint
committee to investigate the financial
and other conditions of tho State col
leges passed the House after discussion.
1t was contended that the expenditure
of nearly half a r>illion of dollars by the
colleges of the State was too important
matter to pass unnoticed.
The biennial sessions bill was defeated
in the Senate
The yeas and nays were taken several
times on the Johnson trust bill, but no
progress was made in its passage, unless
it was done by much speech making.
Mr. Izlar, of Barnwell, wanted his bill
passed levying State tax for working
and improving the high ways. Speeches
came to the front again, and tho bill was
defeated.
Mr.. DeBruhfs bill to enable the Attor-
ney General to get evidence to convict
trusts generally passed the House after
discussion.
A resolution was passed commanding
to the people of the State the propriety
and necessity of visiting the exposition
at Charleston.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13.
The appropriation bill, carrying nearly
one million dollars, passed the House.
Winthrop College was cut $4,000, on
motion of Mr.. Ashley, of Anderson.
The death of Representative Il. II.
Theus, of Hampton county, was an
nounced. lie died of pneumonia in this
city.
Unimportant matters were disposed of
in both houses
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IA.
The House spent almost the whole day
in considering the new road and bridge
law, after which the bill passed. There
was any amount of talk and speech max
ing on the subject.
The "fowl bill' was killed in the Sen
ate. Also the bill to embark in the fer
tilizer business.
The State Bar Association met on Fri
day evening. Judge Benet delivered a
very fine address, and then followed a
banquet at Wright's HOTEL where one
hundred of the legal fraternity sat down
to dinner and speeches of very fine
character.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Is.
The road law, after amendment and
much discussion, finally passed the
House.
Mr.. Johnsons trust bill also passed it's
third reading in the House. 1t was
amended in many particulars. The
friends of the bill admitted that neither
farmers nor laborers in factories and
elsewhere could organize or exist under
this law.
The Senate refused to pass the bill to
repeal the charter of the Virginia Caro-
lima Chemical Fertilizer Company.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 49,
Both the supply bills" were given
second readings in the House yesterday.
The proposed drainage law was killed,
as was Mr. DeBruhps bill to require all
foreign corporation locating to do bust
ness in this State to take out charters in
this State.
The House also passed the bill to re-
quire County Boards of Education to
name the teachers in the county summer
schools and the several bills to give
relief to certain townships which voted
bonds in aid of the Greenville and Port
Royal road-which was never built.
The House was in session nearly eight
hours yesterday, and began to get the
heavy bills out of the way. There will
be many bills to dio on the calendar,
however, because they cannot be taken
up In time.
The county tax for Oconee is Al mills
--same as last year.
A constitutional amendment will pass
allowing each county to have it's own
drainage laws. The members from the