Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-01-28
SESSION is A BUSY ONE.
Representative Mcdonald Writes Of
What is Being Done.

Columbia, jan 26.--Editor Keo-
wee Courier: The second weeks ses-
sion OF the Legislature has passed off
with a great deal OF work accom-
plished. 1t adjourned Saturday until
10 O'Clock to-day. 1T seems that the
prevailing intention Of the members
OF both Houses is to work more than
heretofore. One old member Of the
House, Mr.. Stevenson, of Chester
| field, said that the House has accom-
plished more these two weeks than
ever before since he had been a mem
ber. The first session Of a LegiSla-
ture never does as much work as the
second. 1t is a pleasure to be down
| here now, fUr, after the first session,
| the member. are acquainted with one
another, and to meet again is just
| like going home to your brothers.
| The longer q man remains in the
Legislature the better work he can
do-that is, If he is capable Of doing
| it at all.
The General Assembly has accept
ed an invitation to visit the State
| reformatory for boys, at Florence,
next Friday. South Carolina is doing
lot Of good work for the reforming
OF her unruly boys at this place, and
the Board of Trade of Florence has
invited US to come down AMI see the
great work going on there. Oconee
has some boys there, and | will see
how they are getting along.
The most important bill that has
passed at this session is a bill to pro-
vide for the establishment and main
tenance Of two textile and industrial
| schools. Any county that has more
than 1000 employees in cotton mills
and manufacturing industries is en-
| titled to have one of these schools.
The State is to pay $4,000 for each
school established, and when estab-
iished the schools will instruct boys
and girls so that they can make bet
ter workmen, and will also teach ele-
mentary education. l hope that Oco-
nee will soon have one Of these
schools. OF course the bill will have
| to pass the Senate and be approved
| by the Governor before it becomes
| law.
The bill for the transfer Of the
State Hospital for the Insane to the
State Park property has been set for
consideration on the 27th., Concern
ing this bill Governor Blease sent a
message to the General Assembly
stating that B. r. Tillman had writ
ten personal letter to a certain citi-
zen who holds high official position
in South Carolina-on government
stationery and without being stamp
ed--and accused Governor Blease and
'his satellites Of trying to put DR..
BabcOck out of Office, to sell the asy-
lum and all Of its property, and to
get control Of this institution in the
hands Of 'Blease ard his satellites. :"
The Governors message was very
strong, containing a denial of Till
mans assertions. and showed that
he opposed the selling Of this asylum
property, and that he was not trying
to oust DR.. Babcock. The message
| caused great deal of comment, and
as a result Of it the General Assembly
passed a resolution to investigate the
matter
The compulsory education bill, by
Mr.. Harper. has been set for consd-
GRAFTON on January 9th.
| introduced bill in the house to
give the jury the right to consider
|abusive language as sufficient to bring
on a difficulty in cases Of simple as
sault and battery. The Judiciary
Committee has reported this bill
with recommendation that it pass.
have also introduced bill to confirm
any quit title to lands in this State
pears that it was the intention of the
grantor to convey fee simple title,
but where the deed was inaccurately
drawn, leaving out the words "heirs
and assigns" Notwithstanding such
omission. the deed shall be construed
to convey the land in fee simple
where the deed warrants the land to
grantees heirs and assigns. The
| Judiciary Committee recommended
that this bill pass. 1t is very prob
able that both Of my bills will pass
the House. No one can tell what the
Senate will do, but i think it will
pass them.
The committee Of which ! am a
member Uhe Judiciary meets every
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The House
generally meets in the morning at
10, remains in session until Q, then
recedes from business until 8, and
adjourns about 10 O'Clock. So yoo,
see | am kept quite busy and have
not much time for pleasure But it
Is really pleasure to me, for / love
| this kind Of work.
Our delegation in the Senate and
house are working in perfect har-
mony. The newspaper reporters who
| said, before we met, that we were
going to have a stormy session, did
not know what they were talking
about
1t is very probable that / will be
home next Saturday and Monday.
Monday being salesday, it is proba-
Bile that we will adjourn from Fri
day until Tuesday morning, though |
always vote against such adjourn
mentS, Very truiy