The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-25


fheir back slxes, and, when this was not
granted, tbpn their object was to put off
the collection until another Legislature
~ elected, with tio hopo that . majority
OF tho new body will be favorable TO
them. They have succeeded In putting
of the collection, and IL romalus to be
ssen whether they will ever bo compelled
to pay up or.not. a Bill to establish
1 BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE
has passed both Houses, sad provides
for the collection OF Agricultural inGor-
nation and statistics as to our mineral
and agricultural wealth. with depart
ment Of immigration, and also Tho in
Epection Of phosphates and tho collection
OF the phosphate royalty. The Bill is a
very excellent one, and II carried out
properly will be Of very great service TO
the State Twas originally intended to
put tax of FIVE hundred dollars on each
| phosphate company to sustain this dc.
/ partment, but was amended in tho
House, en- motion OF Mr.. Beasley, 80 as
TO put an.1nspection tax Of t'.onty-iiyo
cents on each ton OF phosphate. This
Will raise sum OF about twelve or fiji.
teen thousand dollars, and will, instead
/ OF increasing the expenses Of the govern.
ment, decrease them, for 1t abo!s:ics the
offices OF Fish Commissioner, Phosphate
Agent and Phosphate Inspector, which
Will save the State thirty-sevon hundred
dollars per year, aud the fee5 of inspect
ing phosphatos will, instead Of going To
one man, as they have done heretofore,
| go TO paying tho expenses of this depart
ment, which will do tho work of ell throe
OF these officers. There was lively little
fight over abolisl,ing the ofIico Of Phos.
pr 20 Inspector, Messrs. Haskell and
JOIN J. Hemphill opposing it's abolition,
and Messrs. Humbert and Murray favor.
Ing 1t. A great many amendments wore
attempted, which would hnve injured the
Bill IL adopted, but for the most part they
wore defeated. Tho Bill goes to the Sen.
etc for concurrence i'm the amendments,
and will no doubt bet ono law
| Tho passage of the Columbia Canal Bill
by the Senate was the occasion OF ,.iore
than O usual demonstration in that body.
This Bill, which passed the House In
three hours, occupied nearly two days in
tho Senate, and YVES finally passed with
iulmaterial amendments by voto OF 22
TO. z. During this debate tho Senate
chnmbor was filled with ladies and gem
tlemen OF Columbia intensely interested
IN the succcss of the measure, which they
believe Ia destined TO make this city g
| second Lowoll, and bo It said to the
| shame of Columbia, that this excitement
was allowed to 60 SO far Us &c induce
| sorne ofthe ladies to throw bouquets to
Taft, the carpet-bag Republican Senator
from Charleston. because lie spoke In
fhyoy. ofthe Bill. When the Bill passed
tnerewas applause in the Senate, o soone
which perhaps was never witnessed thcro
before under Democratic adrninistra-
ton. Not only this, but on Saturday
! night the Columbia Band ,seronaded Gen.
Gefy at tna Wheelor House, and after.
wards, in the morning OF Sunday, went
| to the house of which Taft was boarding
and serenaded him also. These thin,:g
are not approved by avery large numt ,,
OF the citizens OF Columbia, and are most
strongly condemned by the Dcmocl ats
from other parts OF the State who arc
| hore.
Instead of improving the Appropris.
ton Bill, the Senate has actually raised
1t by sorne thirty or forty thousand dol.
lars. When 1t came back to tho House,
on motions OF Messrs. Murray, Moody,
Brown and Austin, the House refused TO
concur: In the amendments, gnd o con.
ference committee was appointed to I'D.
just tho differences, which has aot yet
reported. In the appointment OF this
committee Speaker Sheppard violated
/ every parliamentary precedent by ap-
pointing committee who had every one
voted, wo believe, with tho minority of
the House. He did not put single man
ion tho committee who had Fought the
high appropriations, and thus 1t Is worry
likely Tho Senate amendments will he
adopted yet, although majority OF tie
House Ia clearly opposed to thom.
The last session OF the Legislature
passed en- Act appointing Railroad
Commissioners, whose salary aud OK
penses were 70 Le collected by the Comp
troller General from tho railroad compa-
MICS ard paid over to the Commissioners.
The Eouth Carolina Railroad has ;.efused
TO pay its portion of the salary, amount
Ing 70 eleven hun6red dollars, and Gov.
Honhan, the Commissioner, asked the
Legis slaturo for an al 1roprintion from the
State TO pky 1t. The appropriation passed
the Senate, as.d on Its passage in the
Houses y very Interesting debate sprane
mp, Me~ -rBs Cooke, Bacon, Aldricll and
Gaillarr. ad7poating paying it, and Mr..
Murray opp05ing AZ The appropriation
was passeti by o vote or Sc to 40, and thus
again the Legisletnf6 has boon liberal
enough TO give a.wey the peoples money
for what the state does not owe, while
they t0fsiso to pay the just claims due
aomo Of tho Judges. rho effect OF this
action VIII be to induce every railroad ia
tho State To- refuse to psy anything on
this salary next year. and then the State
VIII bo called on to foot up ali cf. the. ex-
peusus OF tiEp oInce, amounting 10 moro
thau .<5ur thousand dollars. The Office
was created for the mutual advantage OF
tho railroads and tho people. The crisi-
nstors of the measure assured tho Legis-
leture Inst sasaipn. that inc raiis rail sopaas do
.hiEeds tho creation OF tbs office, and would
ssillingly pay It's exnenses. The Act was
50 drawn as to req qhire them TO pay these
expensea. but tho alegisiatureg feeling
that tho stats Is very ricis hsve, by the
aetioik 4 aHov6 raferred to, relieved tho
railroads. oe thin burden. g i
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