The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-10-29

property of the state and losing a large
number of our best citizens, which we
could ill afford to do at this time. |
Immediately introduced joint resolution
repeating the first named joint resolution,
which passed both houses and became a
law, and in this way defeated these shame
less would be robbers Of our territory.
A BILL FOR THE BETTER PROTECTION OF
LAND OWNERS, ETC,
This was a senate bill, and very wise
and just one, which provides that here
after land owners renting their lands shall
be entitled to portion of the crop. AS
the lien law then existed, the merchant
could take the entire crop and leave moth
ing for the man who owned the very soil
that produced it. My colleagues will
remember we'll that in discussing this bill
I stated to the house that was a mer-
chant, nevertheless, as an act of justice to
all parties, and as a representative of the
people, / cordially gave my support to
the measure. [ worked earnestly to secure
it's passage, and never as a member OF the
legislature or otherwise, did [ exert my
self more for any measure than this 1t
was passed by very close vote. conse-
quently, hereafter the man who owns land
can rent it without the fear Of losing
fair rent for the use of it,
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION PRO-
HIBITING CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES
FROM SUBSCRIBING BEYOND A CERTAIN
PER CENT OF THEIR TAXABLE PRO
PERTY. TO RAILROADS.
This came from the senate also, and is
a very important measure; 1t had my
support as member of the railroad COM
mittee, and member of the house it
shall have my support on the day of cleo
ton, and it is the duty of every good citi-
zen to vote for it.
RAILROADS.
I introduced bill to charter the An
derson, Aiken, Port Royal and Charles
ton Railroad Company. and the bill to
amend the charter of the same. This
charter gives us the right to construct
broad or narrow gauge railroad from An
derson G. II. to Aiken, Port Royal,
Charleston and Augusta, Ga also the
right to connect with the Air Line road at
the most practicable point from Easly to
Centre The completion of this road will
greatly benefit those portions of the
county where they have been deprived
of railroad facilities. 1t will pass through
large area of the best portion of Ander-
son county, from the Abbeville line to
Pickens county The charter also gives
us the right to connect, or consolidate,
with any other company, and ere long l
hope to be able to effect consolidation
with the North Georgia road leading
from Anderson via Andersonville, through
the fork to the Georgia line, and thence
to Memphis, Tenn, via Gainesville, Ca,
large portion being completed. BY
completing this road every portion of
Anderson county will be interviewer with
a network of railroads, carrying with it
progress, prosperity and cheap transporta-
tion. Anderson will then be great rail-
road centre and distributing depot from
East, West, North and South. More!
I have the promise of assistance from the
luOSu lluUSllldi uuCH VI uly pai ~ III 'SOui
ing the convict labor to grade this road
and succeeded in getting the convention
to pledge the party to this work on their
platform. What more could we ask? In
concluding this subject. l will say | con-
slider it all important that some relief be
afforded the people from the discrimina-
ton now practiced on us by the Green
vile and Columbia Railroad Company:
If elected, [ shall leave no stone unturned
to build this road, and ask the citizens
along the contemplated line for their indi-
vidual support in consideration of the
same.
RE-DISTRICTING THE STATE.
When that most infamous measure as
it passedl came up for consideration in
the house the ''party aohip'' was applied
by the Columbia congressional ring, tile
,,roy;ouc ouoction co llad and | with a few