The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-12-18
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posed on the principle OF the thing, and
much satire was eoked at it by amend
ments calling for appropriations for other
monuments, but it was passed by small
majority. The Committee in making up
their appropriation for interest, decided
to go according to the decision of the Su-
preme Court on the State debt, and every
member of the House was agreed upon
that point. The committee, however,
proposed to pay the interest OF next year
and of the back year, also, in money, and
to fund the interest back of that. Messrs.
Brown and Murray sought to fund all of
the interest that is past due, and pay in
money the interest due for next year.
This proposition was, however, defeated
by large majority. The tax Under it
will, therefore, be six mills outside of the
County tax, which will be three mills in
making total of nine mills,
while under the proposition of Messrs.
Brown and Murray it would not have
been quite eight mills. The Appropria-
tion Bill, however, goes to the Senate,
and some of the reckless work of the
House will no doubt be undone. 1t is
not likely, however, that the reductions
will be sufficient to materially affect the
tax levy, though there is some talk of
making the interest fight over III the Sem
ate. fit should prove successful, then
from one mill to one and one-fourth mills
can be saved in the tax levy.
Gen. Gary has introduced resolutions
in the Senate, which passed, instructing
the Attorney-General to examine into
the States rights and liabilities in
THE aRBENvInLE & COLUMBIA RAILROAD
which is to be sold next April, under
Judge Mackey's order, and it is run,ored
that an effort will be made to get the State
to purchase the Road, if it does not sell
for enough to save the State harmless on
her guarantee of the bonds of this Rail-
road. The proposition is agood one, and
should 1t take definite shape, we will
give our readers more detailed account
of it in our next letter.
The House on last Thursday passed a
Bill to prohibit Railroads from running
freight trains on Sunday, or more than
one train for carrying mails and passen-
gers on that day. 1t went through by a
large majority, and, should it pass the
Senate, will be wholesome law, which
will reflect much credit on the morality
and reverence for the Sabbath shown by
our State. 1t will correct many evils
that exist, and give to railroad employees
the privilege of spending their Sabbaths
in the services for which the day was in
tended.
THE LOCAL SCHOOL TAX
Bill has been postponed from time to
time until it is very generally believed it
will not be passed. Its constant post
ponement indicates that its advocates
know it is weak, and by delays are try
ing to gather strength. We think its de-
feat Is now assured.
Messrs. John j. Hemphill and e. B..
Murray had very acrimonious discus
sion over the Bill to allow town and city
councils to appoint public weighers, and
prohibiting any other than persons ap-
pointed by such competent authority
from receiving any compensation for
such service. Mr.. Hemphill favored and
Mr.. Murray opposed the Bill, during the
discussion upon which Mr.. Hemphill
very sharply reflected upon the whole
Anderson delegation, and in reply Mr..
Murray was quite severe upon Mr..
Hemphill, who, after few moments
reflection, got up and withdrew his re-
marks, and expressed the hope that the
matter would be forgotten. His original
remarks were certainly unprovoked, but
his course afterwards was manly, and
showed him to possess the moral courage
necessary to acknowledge mistake.
Mr.. Murray expressed himself as entire
ly satisfied, withdrew what he had said
in reply, saying that he knew both had
spoken from excitement, and that he
trusted nothing more would be thought
of it. We should not have mentioned
the occurrence in this letter, but for the
fact that it has crept into other papers,
and it is due to both of the gentlemen
concerned that if stated at all it should be
fully understood. After the discussion
the Bill was rejected by large majority.
THE INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
in the House ends to-day under reso-
luton of Mr.. Humbert, from Laurens.
Mr.. Murray's resolution to the same
effect was objected to and placed upon
the calendar, which prevented its being
reached, and Mr.. Humbert succeeded in
getting his in after it was clearly seen
that unless something of the kind was
done it would be impossible to get off be-
fore Christmas. The passage of this res
olution in our opinion greatly facilitates
the adjournment.
THE PENSION BILL
was up for consideration on last Thurs
day night, and, on motion of Mr.. D. w.
Anderson. was so amended as to include
widows of soldiers killed during the war.
Every one opposed to the Bill voted for
this amendment, for two reasons: first,
because thay wanted to kill the Bill, and,
next, because it was nothing but right if
any person was to be pensioned, that the
widows of deceased soldiers should be
also. When the amendment was adopt
ed, the House realized that it had an
elephant on its hands in this Bill, which
would require two or three hundred
thousand dollars year to carry it out,
and the Bill was tenderly killed by being
recommitted. It will not be heard of any
more this session.
The Bill introduced by Mr.. Murray to
facilitate the completion of the Blue
Ridge Railroad was defeated by large
majority on yesterday in the House.