The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-12-01

stitution and rules. The two committee
met together. and the Judiciary Commit.
tee, with the exception Of Mr. McCrady,
and the Committee on Rules, with the
exception Of Mr.. Simpson, reported in
favor Of the right Of amendment. These
Two gentlemen submitted minority re-
port against tic light Of amendment.
The question came up in the House on
Monday night, and very interesting
debate over the constitutional question
cnsued. Mr.. McCrady made two able
arguments for the minority report, and
Mcssrs. Aldrich, Sie,ohs, IIutson, Muir
ray and Werner vigorously sustained the
majority. The debate was very Interest, +.
ing, but was too long to attempt syn
opsis in this letter. AT its conclusion the
vote was taken, and showed that the
House almost, if not quite, unanimously
agreed with the majority report, with the
exception Of the gentlemen making the
minority report. This question being
settled tho House will from thi, time for
ward consider the body Of our laws IS
they arc presented and make such
changes as may be deemed pruden, and
wise. The
| ELECTION OF JUDGES,
| Directors Of the Penitcntiary, Regents
Of the l.unatic Asylum and Commits
sioncr Of Agriculture comes Off To day
The only contests 50 far heard Of are in
the SecondCircuit, where the race will
be between Judge Aldricl, and Senator
j. w. Moore, and IN the Sixth Circuit,
where the race will be between Mr.. j. J. i.
liemphill, member Of the House from
Chester, and Senator /. ID. Withersroon,
from York. The canvasses have been
very digniGed and quiet. Not single
one Of the old Judges has even been in
Columbia, except Judge Mackey, who i.
not IL candidate for reelection This
speaks well for the Judges, as well rs for
the Legislature, and We hope it will
nlwa;s be so in South Carolina 1t is
One Of the highest tributes to the in,cg-
rity Of the Democratic party that it has
cradicatcd root and branch the corrupt
systcm.of lobbyists and Office hunters for
places in the gift Of the Legislature.
No man who would attempt to seek votes
personally would stand amy chance at all
before the present Legislature.
On yesterday Mr.. Ruckcr presented
the memorial Of the farmers and State
Grange, asking the rcpea! Of
TIE LIEN LAW,
and there was n caucus of the advocates
Of repeat last night after the adjourn.
ment Of the Legislature, ut which it is
understood there WAS very small at
tendance, so much so that it is very qucs-
tionnblc whether any Bill will be intro
duccd at this session looking to repeal.
The rcpur, of the Commission to revise
TIL: ELECTION LAWS
OF the STATE comes up IN the House to-
day. II is probable that there will be
great difference Of opinion on it, though
is chances for passage are excellent.
The provision requiring registration
fec of fifty cents will undoubtedly be
stricken out, md in our opinion ought to
be. In other respects the Bill seems to
be gaining favor with the members, both
Of tho House and Of the Senate.
The report of the Commission on the
REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION
is under consideration in the Senate, the
present question being Convenlion or no
Convention. It is likely the discussion
| will be gone into in the House soon, and
We will give the points Of the question as
developed there in n subsequent letter.
Mr.. Murray gave Office that he
would ask leave to introduce Bill to
require the construction of sufficient
fish ways in the dam across Savannah
River, near Augusta, by the first day
of March, A. ID. 1882 and repeating
an Act entitled An Act to ncorpo.
rate the Edgelicld Cotton and Woollcn
Manufacturing Company" approved
February eth, 1873, and the Acts
amendatory thereof and instruc,ing the
Fish Commissioner TO remove the OBJ.
structions in said river caused by tho
dam of such company, if The require
menis hereof are not complied with;
also, n Bill TO regulate the hiring of
convict labor in South Carolina; also
n Bill to regulate the number, mode Of
appointing aud compensation of Trial
nd t1,.,tr toI> Il
dcrson County also, n Bill to amend
an Act entitled can Act to reduce the
number Of Trial Justices in Anderson
County and to regulate their courts"
approved March 25,h, 1876; also,
Bill to prohibit fishing nets, traps, or
similar devices within certain distances
Of the dam across Savannah River
near Augusta.
These Bills, so far MS the fish question
is concerned, promise to meet with favor,
aud will probably result in the opening
up Of Savannah River for the free pass.
age WY of fish. There is not likely to
be much opposition to them.
We have had rain in abundance with
little very line weather since we came
to Columbia. The Anderson members
have been quite well, and are attentive
aud prompt in looking after tho business
of the session. One peculiarly of the
session so far has been the indisposition
&c Introduce the usual number of trfiing
Bills. This is probably due to the fac.