The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-18

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Appropriation Bill and Tax Levy-The
Greenville and Columbia Railroad
Other Matters of Interest.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 16, 1879.
The past week has been one of great in
terest to the members of the Legislature,
and of no little consequence to the people
of the State. This Legislature will, like
the one of 1877, have the duty of electing
an entirely new Supreme Court. In 1877
Judges willard, Mclver and Haskell
were elected. On last Thursday, at l
o'clock p. NJ, the Senate and House met
in joint assembly to elect an Associate
Justice in the place of Judge Haskell, of
whose resignation we wrote last week,
and also to elect Chief Justice for the
term beginning or Slst of July next.
The first election held was for the Asso-
ciate Justice, concerning which the most
intense interest and anxiety was felt.
The candidates were General Samuel Nc
Gowan, of fAbbeville, and Judge W. a.
Wallace, of Union. The friends Of both
parties claimed the election, and the
lobby Of the House was filled with WIS.,
itors, attracted by curiosity to hear and
see the result. The resolution for the
election was read and nominations called
for. Gen. Manigault, of Georgetown,
who was member of the Palmetto Reg
snent and with Gen. MCGOWAN in the
Mexican war, nominated Gen. MCGOWAN
in brief and elegant speech, which was
seconded by Hon. j. NJ. Hutson, of Barn.
well, q. classmate Of Gen. MCGOWAN in
College, who concluded his speech in the
following beautiful and just tribute to his
candidate:
40 has illustrated the valor and pa-
triotism Of South Carolina on the fields
of Mexico and Virginia. In the field and
the forum we have seen In him the gal
lant and skilful soldier, and the learned
and successful jurist. Such man can
mot fail to make learned, respected, up
right and impartial Judge. If he is cleo
ted to this position Carolina will only be
6ischarging a debt that is due, and in
honoring herself
Maj. Meetze, of Lexington, in an elab-
orate eulogy, nominated the Hon. VIM.
Wallace, of Union. This nomination was
seconded by Mr.. Dargan, of Sumter, in
an appropriate and pretty speech, after
which o painful and deeply exciting
silence prevailed during the call of the
roll, which was to decide between these
two most popular and eminently quail
fed gentlemen. at the conclusion of the
Senate roll, Judge Wallace had IS votes
and Gen. McGowan IL. The first eleven
names on the House list voted for Gen.
MCGOWAN, and from that point on the
vote was very evenly divided, and at its
conclusion the House vote stood, Judge
Wallace IS, Gen. MCGOWAN s5, giving as
the totals, MCGOWAN n, Wallace 70;
McGowan's majority 4, and the election
was declared accordingly. The race had
been entirely an honorable one, without
any personalities, and leaves no bitter
ness. In this vote all of the Republicans
and every colored man in the Legisla-
ture voted against Con. MCGOWAN. The
Judge qualified on Saturday, and took
his seat upon the Bench on Monday. It
may be interesting to our readers to state
that the Judge was very much gratifed
to hear of the demonstration in Anderson
In honor Of his election. Every member
of the Senate and House from the Eighth
Judicial Circuit voted for him, except
Senator Bradley, from Pickens, and Rep
resentative Cleveland, from Greenville.
The joint assembly next went into an
election for Chief Justice, which resulted
in the unanimous election of Judge Nc
Iver, a compliment Of which he may well
be proud, for it proves that his services
on the Bench hsye given him the conf
dence and respect of the State in a most
marked degree. The election created no
excitement, and was received as matter
Of course.
NEW ELECTION.
Judge McIver on yesterday sent in
communication declining to accept the
Office of Chief Justice, on the ground that
he could not resign to take effect next
July, and could not afford to resign now
and remain without his salary. He did
not think it right to leave the Supreme
Court without Judge from July to De-
cember, and thefore declined the high
honor that had been paid him. The Leg
islature has fixed on this day for the cleo
ton of Chief Justice in his stead, and
it is very safe to predict that Gov. Simp-
son will be elected.
THE COLUMBIA CANAL
;s again up for consideration. The Canal
Commissioners have made contract
with Messrs. Thompson and Nagle, of
Rhode Island, to develop an immense
water power, and erect buildings and
machinery to the value of one and half
million dollars. The Bill, as amended
principally by Messrs. Murray and
Simonton, gives to this Company the
right of way and the privilege of erecting
the dam, and two hundred and fifty con-
victs, who are to be clothed and guarded
by the State for three years, in return for
which they are, in addition to putting up
the factory spoken of, to give to the State
perpetually fifteen hundred horse power
of water power at the Penitentiary for
manufacturing purposes, which will be
worth 100000. They are to give bond
with security to do this work in three
years, and, if they do not comply with
their contract, they forfeit their bond and
all of their work. Thus it will be seen
that, with comparatively no expense, the
State will secure alarge amount of North
ern capital and immigration, which, aside
from the advantages offered to the Peni-
tentiary, will more than repay the out
lay. It will give new impetus to man.
ufacturing in South Carolina, which will,
we believe, in ten or twenty years, build
up sufficient manufacturing industry
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