The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-12-08
Editorial Correspondence.
COLUMBIA, S. G.. Dec. s

SohoMb'A, ", DCC. Il, 1861.
DEAR SENTlNEI'' Knowing that your space
is very limited, 7 will be as brief in nv letters
as possibly can, and confinc myself TO onlv
such measures as may be of general import
ance. A.,
The election. for five Circuit Judges, an As
sooiate Justice oftho Supreme Court, and nll
other officers to he elected by this Lcgisla>
ture, came off on the Goth ult., with the fol
lowing result: For the first Circuit, Judge
Pressly was ro~elected without opposition. In
the I'd Circuit, the contest was between judge
Aldrich and Senator Moore, of Hampton
county, which resulted in the reelection of
Judge Aldrich by a vote Of 81 to "a. In the
4th Circuit there WAS no contest, and judge
hudson was unanimously reelected, The
hottest contest was in the 9th Circuit. Judge
Mackcy was not in the field, and the contest
was between Senator Witherspoon, of York,
ana Representative John J. Hemphill of
Chester. Witherspoon was elected by a vote
OF "a to CT. Judge Wallace was unanimously
reelected in the 7th Circuit. Judge Cothran
was also unanimously elected in tho 9th
Circuit. Judge McGowan was unanimously
neglected Associate Justice of the Suprcmc
Court. Col. A. p. Butler was unanimously
re"elccted Commissioner Of Agriculture. w
ID. johnson and A. S. J. Perry were elected
members of the Board Of Agriculture without
opposition. D. F. Bradley anu C. s. Mccall
were rc>clccted members of the Beard of Di-
rectors of the Penitentiary without opposi
tion. James L. lzler and F. NJ. McNaster
were elected Trustees of the University of
the State without opposition. Mr. Charles
Kerrison, Jr., was e-eected Register of
Mesne Conveyance Of Charleston, without
opposition.
All tho elections being over, the Legislature
settled down again TO hard work. The most
important measure yet brought before the
Senate arc the reports Of the Constitutional
and Railroad Commissions. The minority
report Of the constitutional commission, which
favors constitutional convention, was adoptcd
by avote of l6 TO H. Think majority Of the
members Of the House are also in favor of
calling convention, but whether it is DOS
slble to obtain the constitutional two-thirds
on final vote or not, is another question.
The Railroad bill which is very voluminous
and which combines all the criminal and COM
mon law on that subject. has been, after q
te" important notifications, passed to o third
reading in the Senate.
The most exciting as ell rs the most i'm
portant measure, yet brought before the
House, is the general stock law. 1t has OK
cited great deal of debate, the swamp coun-
Ties or The low country generally opposing it.
The bill was passed to n third reading this
evening by vote Of thirty majority. Mcssrs
Alexander and Tolleson, of our county. boib
supported the bill. The counties of Horrv
Georgetown and Williamsburg ere exempted
from the operation Of the bill, but were renpi
fod TO pay for the necessary fencing along
their lines. 1t will, think, pass the Senate
without any further material change. A bill 10
consolidate tho Atlantic and French Broad Vol
ley and the Edgefcld and Trenton and Aikon
Railroads, and to allow county and township
subscription to the same, has been introJucod
in both branches of the Legislature. The
friends of this great enterprise are sanruino
OF its early completion. The bill in refer.
ence TO registration and elections has NOT
been acted upon by either House, but
think will pass when brought up, but not
until the portion which requires a rcgestra-
ton fee has been stricken out The House
Is deVotIn% % D.e..v "sions to the readlno
OF the code. 1t will have 4, be read entirely
through twice in the House u. 1 twice il tho
Senate. The House has not hIlf oomn,o,od
the first reading and unless more prorress 10
made, it will be Christmas before tho final
readingis completed, Then it must be SINH
1arly disposed of in the Senate, and it is very
PROBABLE that the session will continue at
least month after Christmas.
Bills for thorepeal of the lien law have been
introduced in both houses but think Tho
disposition of majority of both Houses is 70
let it alone and it will hardly be repealed
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