The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-12-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Celebrated Columbia Canal Con-
coction before the House and the
Enacting Clause stricken out.

Bill IN amend an Act to incorporate tho Columbia
md Lexington Water Power Company was taken M.
Mr.. Aldrich recitrd the provisions Of the Act Of
last session. lie said the cUrpOraturs have failed 10
comply with the conditions. The State gives the
convicts to the company and all that the cOInpany
have to do Is to Sulerinieud the labor OF the cOnvicts:
Why can't the State do this with convict labor ns we'll
as Thompson y Maggie CAM Charters have beep
granted to other manufacturing companies Why put
/ thompson l. Maggie on = better plane thun other peo-
per Let the :Slatc develop the water power and
then the rent OF the sites will huw into tho Golfers "
the State.
MIR. Haskell said "All that this company asks for
is that when We Luve given this property to certain
parties We should give them q chance u get others IN
as inc0i pOrntDrs tU help them. When the other bill,
No. a4s, comes ~ the House can dreido whether 1t
will extend the lime or not"
Mr.. W. u. Parker said that after Investigation he
ssSla , a51iyrd I q i hbil e CONCLUSION snsa u m, that h Is
passing the Act to limit the time tn one
year. The mnin question is whether the parties have
acted In good faith. The best evidence Is that they
have spent large sums Of money on this enterprise.
Wnter power IS not wOr b one cent Unless 1t Is Mi.
ized. This water power has boon lying there u~nutilifed
for yearD. He could se no disadvantage to the slaIe
In passing the bill.
Mr.. Crawford said that he did mt ot,pose the bill.
but II No. Ss should be taken mp hs would Ufer
amendments to the effect that Messrs. Thompson 4
Maggie do procure subscriptions To The capital stuck 10
The amount Of 10000. with 20 per cent. paid mp,
within eleven months from The pussage of this Act,
the paid up pnrtiun to be Deposited In the Central
National Bank In this city, and s25,O 900 thereof be *
pended Oh the canal IN eleven months, provided that
the ncceptancc Of th"se amendments shall operate rs
o surrender Of the lease made by the Canal Commits
sion In C Gse the par ties foil to coulply with these terms.
"Mr. Haskell said that the amendments Mr.. Cruw-
foid proposed were already In al No. 8S.
Mr., Crawford said the bill did not require the paid
up capital to be desIositpd In ColulnbistS
Mr.. Barber snid he voted frr the canal Act when It
passed. Hs ,honsht tina: Act uncomnionly liberal
Afer twelve months time they come back and ass
fS ~ ra ttfnn VIZ h,xya ,nnt.A lnN tn,tn ntf ~
they stick To their contract let us comply with ours.
But | MN not Of extending the time.
Mr.. Ahrich said that Aiken had built her factories,
but that the state had meyer been called on to give
money Or c0nvicts or land to help them.
Mr.. Simpson said be was not all advocate OF this
scntincntalitJ that would bring capital and immigra-
tim here at cost. How can men who own MI capital
de,olcpe the the resources OF the State' They only
trade OF the franchises to them 50 as " make u
fortune by them.
Mr.. Hutson said that this property having been
granted 1t would be wise 10 extend the time.
Mr.. Sawyer moved tostrike out the enacting clause
of The bill.
Mr.. linda; suid that II the parties had mado q pro.
per attempt 10 go into business according TO the Act
and II they could show good reason Why they have
failed, then the time ought " DO extended. But II
they have done nothing and are lying idle, th quick
er we Get I'D OF them the better.
Mr.. j. N. johnson said that after reading the cts
on the subject Dc had changed bis mind and WAS In
favor of The bill.
Mr.. scegers said be was not informed yesterday OF
the action between Messrs: Th"mps"n & Magic and
the citizens Of I olumbia He thought that as honor
they ask for. We can't lose anything by It II they
don't comply at the end Of that Lime VIC should 60 to
work to develop that water power.
Mr.. Aeinphill said II We mad any better offers than
there gentlemen make he would oppose the bill, hut
Is 1t was he thought II would be best u give them the
time II the State should try to develop the canal no
doubt ons.hnlf Of the persons employed In that work
would be dead beats, who would do nothing but
drawn their salaries. He would favor tho bill II It
contained q proyiso that these gentlemen would not
claim Tho whole OF the three years but will give IN
evidence Of their good deeds by max ng y deposit Of
money here.
The motion to striko out the enucting clause wns
adopted BY a vote Of CD to 81.
The honse eoncurr-d IN the SENATE amendments to a
bill to make It . mlsdcmeanOr " eutics q lnborer tU
violate his contract.
EVENING SESSION.
The Horse Reconstructed Its vote concurring In the
Senate amendments to bill to punish pei SONS for
~enticing a labUrer to violate his contract, sAd refused
t, concur In the order to conform the title " the pro-
visions NJ the bill.
Mr.. Newton moved to reconsider the vote whereby
the canal bill was rejected this morning.
MIR. Sawyer moved to lay Mr.. Newtous motion on
tho table.
On motion the ayes and noes were taken and re.
suited as follows: Ayes 81 noes 60.
The m".ion to reconsider was then adopted, on q
call Of the ayes and nocs, by a vote OF So to 50.
Mr.. Simpson then moved to adjourn.
The motion was not agreed to by q vote OF 80 noes
Mr.. bendy moved to make the bill the special
order for tomorrow at ! r. ",
On this the ayes and Does were demanded, which
were taken and resnltod As follows: Ayes ~ noes 60.
Mr.. Sawyer moved to indefinitely postpone the bill.
On this the ayes and noes were also demanded
Ayes ~ noes "a.
Mr. Simpson moved to adjourn.
The ayes and nOes we're demanded and takenTand
taken and resulted xs follows: Ayes45; noes SO.
Mr.. Sawyer, frmn the Committee on Engrossed