The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-01-28
Our Columbia Correspondence.
COLUMBIA, Jan. %, ]

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COLUMBIA, Jan. %, 1874
Another week has passed, and | am sorry to
have to admit that the calendar Of the House
of REPRESENTATIVES instead of decreasing, as
the people had right to expect, has grown
into huge proportions. On the private and
general calendar of the House, there are now
two hundred and thirty mine bills, joint resolu-
tions, etc. and yet the most important matter
of the session has not yet been presented for
the action of the House, refer to the Tax
Act for the year 1875. That your readers may
have an idea of the nature Of large portion
of these bills, &C., will relate little circum-
stance which will show plainly the farcical ma
ture of this Legislature. A sable member,
bowed down with the weight of his responsible
position and determined to leave the impress
of his brilliant genius indelibly recorded upon
the Journal, went few days ago into the At
torney Generals Office After stepping around
loftily abit, the General asked him what he
wshed2 The member replied that he wanted
bill. "On what subject?" was asked
"Well," said member, IT don't care much
what, 1 just want bill, all these fellows are
handing in bills, and they tell me here is the
place to gel them. Come, hurry up, mister /;
these fellows think me green, but I guess now
I'll show 'em what's what"
Could you look over the House and hear the
speeches, and every soul of them speak, am
sure you would laugh, and laugh, and laugh.
But, ah there is serious aspect to it all in
this light you could but exclaim with DR..
Barker, of Edge6eld, CHOW long, O, Cstaline,
will you abuse our patienceP
The Edgefeld difficulties have continued to
agitate the political elements here assembled
during the week. Preambles and resolutions
have been adopted, notwithstanding the fact
that there is not one word of positive informa-
tion of the condition of affairs in that County.
The Joint resolutions introduced by Paris Simp-
kins, which started the excitement, were, after
considerable discussion, laid away where they
will never be heard from again. Cain has,
since then, introduced into the Senate me-
mortal and resolutions covering the same
ground, except in the matter of leVying the
tax, and provides for committee to investigate
the whole Edge6eld difficulties. Cain made
bitter partisan speech in support of his resolu-
tons, but in trying to gull and deceive the
people by his false and malicious statement, he
forgot the fact that at least ordinary common
sense was necessary to guarantee the success OF
his measure. This damnable effort to stir up
strife and bitterness, made me think for mo-
ment that he was the gentleman descended
from old Vulcan, who confabricated fire and
lavender down in the lowest pits of Mount
Vesuvious, and blew them out to warm the
people of Columbia, the Capital of the Lilipu-
tians." How he reared and pitched, but down
at last he went. The scene reminded me of a
couplet written by an Arkansas boy who wit
messed the sinking of a steamer on the Missis'
sippi River, which read as follows:
he hove and sot and and hove and high her uddel
But every time she hove and sot leak she
sprung"
The Conservatives are we'll represented on
the committee to investigate Edge6eld, as Sen
ator Duncan, of Spartanburg, and MIR. Tren-
holm, of Charleston, were appointed; but from
the character Of the others of the committee,
| I think Mr. Duncan and Mr.. Trenholm had as
we'll begin to prepare their minority report.
Saturday, JAM 23.-The Charleston contested
case was settled to-day in favor Of the sitting
| members.
There is a very Objectionable bill now pend
| ing before the House which am afraid will be-
come law. 1t is Objectionable, not so much
from the features of the bill itself, as to the
effects resulting from other laws bearing on
separate features of this bill. 1t requires when
two or more persons make contract for one
or more years, they THAT is either party shall
give thirty days notice before the close OF the
contract if they wish the contract to cease, and
if they fail to give each other the said notice,
the contract shall be declared of force for an
other year. The employer is always RESPONSE
Bile to the laborer, but there is no law compen-
sating the employer should the laborer violate
hio contract. Thus, you will see that this, like
| all other laws passed by tho dominant party,
has 5nt one side to it. There is no doubt but
thss this law is intended to protect the negroes
in Edgefeld County.
What hope is left to us when an Ignorant
Legislature will persist in legislating for one
race and one party, without regard 20 the
common interest or the common good?
SENTINEL.
TIE GRAND CHAPTER.-The annual COnvo-