The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-01-31
.DOIAGS OF THE
LEGISLATURE
THE SOLONS ARE AT WORK
Lots Of Bills Have Been offered, But PeW
Have Gone Through.
Columbia, jan, 90, 1906.

eluCO 1uTt AoUtCAs LoLo VI UItlb
have come up, been oussed and dis.
cussed, abused and killed. while O
good many have run the gauntlet
and will become laws as soon as
the governor affixes his signature
thereto.
There has been but one topic Of
conversation in the lobbles here
lately and that is the diepeusary.
The institution 10 doomed but
the fight will be close and dssper-
ate. Local option 10 ahead but
there are too phases of local op-
ton. Some want to hold new
elections in the 16 counties that
voted cut the dispensary. Others
do not. There hinges the fight at
present. The House last week
cleared the colendar of q good MAJ
ny bills. One of chose which res
ceived a favorable action and was
sent to the senate was Mr.. I.aney's
to require Christmas holidays at
Winthrop. 1t is understood that
Senator Tillman who is trustee
has come into this fight, and has
written personal letters to mem.
bc1s Of the senate, begging them
to kill the bill. The letters state
that the parents were represented
in the action Of the board III deny
ing the girls their holiday.
Another educational matter of
great interest is the bill to provide
for a model school at Winthrop.
This bill has received 8 favorable
report from the ways and means
conan ittee and will probably pass
without serious opposition. 1t
provides for an appropriation of
$4,000 which will be supplement.
ed by other funds.
The bill to appropriate $4,000
for scholarships in the Confeder.
ate Home College of Charleston
has passed the house.
Mr.. Dabbs wants an agriculture
al college for the people of tho
eastern part Of the state.
Maj. Bradham, gallant Con ed.
crate soldier who has been honor~
cd by the people of Clarendon in
every conceivable way in apprecia-
tion OF his s+rvices os soldier and
man, has introduced o bill which
would give the pensioners $244,-
900 annually, where they are now
getting but 100000. 1t would
also reduce the amount paid class
a pepsionnrs and in crease the low.
er classes proportionately.
There will be o bill to provide
for the office of state pension COM
missioner.
Corporation ard anti corporation
Legislation is being lost sight of in
the dispensary maelstrom. But
there are several bill to which the
corporations oppose objections.
The corporations do not .,sagree
among themselves, for Mr.. JAMES
U. Jackson of Augusta, who is in
the city, claims that the steam loco.
motive roads are backing up the
bills requiring 81 parate c. aches on
trol LEY lines.
One significant bill has been IN
troauced by Mr.. Whalty of Char
lesion, chairman OF the judiciary
committee. He waits to know
why the attorney generals Office
hasn't brought suit, as directed by
the, legislature, against the Sou'h
.ern Railway company f.r absorbing
competing lines. This suit has
been hanging on from court to
court until Mr. Gnnter becomes i'll
when OF c1urse 1t could not b.
pushed. s.. ....
Several bills have been intro.
ducedalooking to the conformation
of the laws with biennial sessions.
as indicated by the special com.
mi'teo on this polnt.
One bill which passed the senate
was the stenographer's bill. This
was introduced largely by the ser
ators who are residents of the
fourth circuit and raised the sala.
ry of the stenographer of that cir.
cult to $1,000 1t vas afterwards
amended 10 include all stenogra oh !.