Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-02-05
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D0INGs OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
II Is Almost Certain that the Old Soldiers will
Get an Extra Hundred Thousand Dollars.

Columbia, January 27.-Editors Keo-
wee Courier: The Senate adjourned on
Friday over to Monday. The House was
in session Saturday and to-day.
A joint resolution has passed the House
fixing Friday and Saturday, the 7th and
9Th days Of February, when the General
Assembly will go to Charleston to get a
good view of the great exposition.
The code prepared by w. II. Town
send, Esq, has been laid on the table of
members, and will by statute be declared
to be the law of the State. Your read.
ers will remember that the code of laws
is revised once in every ten years.
The resolution Of Mr.. Tatum to pro-
vide for a commission to consider the
advisability of the State establishing a
plant for the manufacture of fertilizers,
was debated generally and finally passed
the House.
Ten third reading bills, already men
toned, passed the House. They are un-
important.
The Good Roads Convention is already
in session in Columbia.
After running debate bill passed
the House requiring the owners of tur-
keys, ducks, geese and guineas to keep
up said fowls tho same as stock under
the fence law.
a hill to charter the French Broad and
Southern Railway Company passed the
House. This is the road that is to run
through the upper part of Pickens and
Oconee counties, and connect with the
Southern at Walhalla or Seneca.
"A bill requiring the Governor to desig-
nate in what banks the State funds shall
be deposited caused much discussion and
goes over until tomorrow.
There is much talk about trusts here.
The suit by the State against the Vir-
ginia-Caroina Chemical Company will
be fought to a finish in the Courts of the
State and of the United States.
TUESDAY, JANUARY rs.
The Legislature settled down to busi-
ness after the adjournment of the Son
ate from Friday to Monday night. The
House cannot make progress when the
Senate is not in session. The proceed
ings of Tuesday make four long columns
of small type in the News and Courier,
and in that account only brief synopsis
OF the speeches of members is made. 1t
is very difficult for us, therefore, to make
our reports Ineligible.
The House by an almost unanimous
vote amended the present law by increas-
ing the Confederate pension fund to
100000. 1t was the most complete tidal
wave that has swept over the House in
years. A few members stood battling
for the Confederate Home idea fearing
that increased pensions meant death of
the home idea, and it looks as if the Con-
fedcrate Home proposition will be killed
in short order.
The House again, for about the tenth
time in as many years, killed the bill
which proposed to repeal the lien law by
a vote of 70 to q.
There was quite long and interesting
discussion on the matter of new trials
nisi. After the debate it was decided to
pass the bill against the recommendation
of the House Judiciary committee. This
is an innovation that will return to trou-
BILE us.
A bill of general Importance about
drainage for towns and cities was passed
by the House. ltprovides for condem-
nation proceedings by town authorities
where necessary to carry out drainage
plans.
Mr.. Bosticks bill, which meant to get
after the perennial tax dodger, the men
who hold stocks and bonds and mort
cages, which tho law contemplates
should pay taxes, was killed. The banks
lending money were not to pay tax on
such loans. There was squabble over
mortgages also.
A provision was added to the amended
pension bill, providing that all veterans
now in the poor houses be placed in
Glass A, as well as the blind. Only six
members voted against the 5000, 900. The
vote was taken by a rising vote
Some of the members are clamoring
for especial legislation" a large num-
ber of joint resolutions have been intro.
duced to amend the constitution in vari-
Gus particulars.
An effort is being made to divide the
privilege or fertilizer tax between Glenn
son and Winthrop colleges. This is all
wrong. This tax is paid by tho farmers
to support their college at Fort Hill.
If this is done appropriation will have
to be made for both colleges, or they
will have to close their doors. Nothing
can be gained by the proposed change.
A number of new bills we're introduced.
If any Of them pass we will try to in
form your readers of their puIport.
The Senate was in session.
The consideration of tho county salary
bill occupied the time of the Senate. and
at the adjournment the 'll was unfin-
ished. 1t is legislation under the consti-
tuition of 1895, and much discussion took
place.
The fish bill was also up i'm the Senate,
and was discussed. The various dams
on the Savannah river will pr, ent shad
and other seasonabie fish from reaching
MS from salt water. We will have to
stock our streams with fish above the
dams, and even then we cannot keen
them from going down stream, from
whence they cannot return We hope
somebody will devise scheme or plan
whereby we can have fresh fish. The
Southern Express Company is our pres
ent source of supply, but they are gene
rally anything but fresh wher they come
to hand-to saw nothing Of the exnoneo