The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-01-30
, Hopeful View of Recent Legislation.
LULA

The Columbia PhGni1 of Thursday last takes
the following hopeful view of the previous
days work in the Legislature
In the House of Representatives, yesterday,
we found disposition to dispatch work, and
an evident tendency to consider only practical
measures. Considerable progress was made,
and a number of Senate bills and joint resolu-
tions passed the second reading The bill to
aid and encourage manufactures and internal
improvements, which was amended Tuesday, to
the effect that two mills of the refunded tax
shall be retained, and applied exclusively to
school purposes, was taken up. Mr. Meetze, of
Lexington, withdrew the amendment offered by
him the day before He offered the following
amendment, to come in at the close of third
section: provided, that nothing herein con-
taiued shall apply to enterprises enumerated in
this Act commenced within the last twelve
months, and not yet completed; and provided
further that nothing in this Act contained
shall be so construed as to exempt from taxa
ton the land upon which said factories or rail-
road enterprises may be erected" This was
adopted without opposition. MIR. Cochran, of
Anderson, introduced the following as substi-
tute to the fourth section of the bill: 'That
all manufacturing establishments enumerated
in the foregoing sections of this Act, which
have been completed since January LIST, 1872,
or any improvements made or added to any
that were built at the time of the above named
date, shall come under the provisions of this
Act, and be entitled to all the benefits thereof"
This was also adopted, without debate or oppo-
sition.' Mr. Boston, Of Newberry, gave notice
that he would offer an amendment to the fifth
section of the bill, on its third reading. Mr..
Hurley, of Charleston, thought that CONNER
cial fertilizers should be included among the
benefciaries of the Act. Between five and six
millions of dollars were invested in this manu-
facture about.C Charleston. Some of these could
not compete with Northern establishments; and
were compelled to close. If included in this
bill, they might open again. He was for ex-
empting capital employed in this business,
which was owned, subscribed and controlled in
State. He gave notice that he would offer an
amendment to include commercial fertilizers,
upon the third reading Of the bill.
Our readers will see that the measure which
has enlisted our warm interest and advocacy is
in fair way of becoming law of the land.
The amendment, which retains two mills out
of the refunded tax for educational purposes,
is one which meets our hearty approval. That
amount of tax on manufactories would be a
mere bagatelle on them, but i'll the aggregate
might figure up a nice sum for schools. And
it is our policy and highest interest to aid and
encourage, in every way we can, every legiti-
mate means intended to advance the cause of
education amongst us. No human eye can see
any solution of the troubles which beset and
environ us in this State. Statesmanship the
most comprehensive and ingenious would fail
to solve the problem of our social and political
difficulties We are committed to what seems
dark and uncertain future. But it is God
who disposes. Man only can propose. Just
as our condition now is one which no sagacity
could foresee, SO may we, with a few turns of
the wheel of events or fortune, be put in an
unexpected state Of prosperity, happiness and
internal harmony. The one thing which is
ever before US to do is duty. Its conscientious
discharge will infallibly be rewarded in time;
By all means, let education be promoted, and
our full duty in this respect discharged: Let
every mind in all this broad land have the op,,
portunity of the sunlight of knowledge and
truth. The alliance between manufactures
and schools is happy one, and the omen may
be regarded as auspctous which thus unites
them in legislative measure. They may yet
become potent influences in irradiating and
ameliorating our dark and unhappy condition.