The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-12-22

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demanded four Directors aud North Car.
olina demanded four Directors. South
Carolina demanded none If there were
no South Carolina stockholders, then he
hoped the State would take advantage Of
the provisions Of the railroad charters
and appoint representative on the
Boards Of Directors.
Mr.. Murray replied to Mr. McCrady
that there was very great difference be-
tween telling q man that he could use bis
money on certain conditions and telling
him that he must let some particular
person use il for him. For instance.
man might be willing 10 let his money
out at seven per cent. if he could select
the pcr-ons TO wnOm he was TO loan it,
and ye, if he was required to allow an
other man 10 make the loan he might not
be willing 10 let it out. even at twenty or
dirty per cent. He Vas willing to say
to the railroads you shall not charge
more than reasonable tariff n your
business, bur he was not willing to say to
them you nu-t let persons manage that
business whom you do not prefer
Mr.. Rucker favored the striking out
Of the section. 1t was right and proper
that those contributing the majority Of
the capita should control.
Mr.. Hemphill said if the people Of
South Carolina has sold their bonds too
cheap it was their own look out The
truth was that he did MOI favor putting
back into control Of the roads the very
men under whose management the bonds
and stock bad deprecated to almost
nothing. The people were not logging
for money but uey didn't want to drive
it away. The section would be futile
anyhow because the men who owned the
roads would rule them whether they
ruled it directly or through others whom
they placed on the board Of directors.
Mr.. McCrady contended that this was
lot matter Of dollars and cents. l, was
q question of the right the State had 10
be protected. 1t was no fault of the
sold at such low figures. They had not
controlled the roads, and it was generally
known that the panic Of 1873 had caused
this loss Other States demanded this
protection, and this alone was q strong
argument in favor Of protecting South
Carolina.
Mr.. Mckissck favored the striking
out Of the section. taking the ground
that it would operate against the devel-
opmcnt of the resources of the State by
opposing the introduction of foreign
capital.
A vote was then taken on the motion
to strike out section 65, which was adopt
ed-ycas 63, nays 81. Messrs. Rucker
and Murray voted aye and Mr.. Simpson
no. Sir. Prince did not vote.
A CORRECTION.
In making up your notes OF legislative
work two weeks ago, by copying para
graph from the Ner, and Courier, you
did Mr.. Prince decided injustice.
Nearly the whole House wanted to have
an afternoon session instead of one at
night, and by having it the State lost
nothing, for we read as many pages of
the code in the afternooI as would have
been read in night session. There was,
therefore, no Sinking Of duty or loss to
the State involved in Mr. Princes mo.
ton. and the House generally was in
favor of it.
Tna Legislature sc. Itself iii !. Tidicu-
ious position by formally accepting an
invitation to visit Atlanta in n body
upon teiegraphic invitation from Mr.
himbaIl, the Director General. The
Legislature was invited there TO meet the
Kentucky Legislature. Messrs. Murray,
Haskell and Johssione opposed accept
ing the invitation, aud Messrs. w. a.
Brown, Werner, Allen and j. NJ. John
son favored it. The resolution was adop-
ted by vote of 52 TO 45, Messrs. Muir
ray, Rucker and Simpson voting against
| and Mr.. Prince for it. Just before the
adjournment it WAS found out that the
members could get no accommodations
except at the Exposition Hotc!, which is
near the grounds, and some two miles
out Of the city, and also that the day for
the Kentucky Legislature was past. In
fact, it appeared quite evident that the
South Carolina Legislature had accepted
on invitation which was given them
merely Is n matter of form. without any
idea that it would be accepted The
resolution was, therefore, rescinded, and
those who went did so merely M indi-
viduals, and not as members Of the Leg.
islature. They went on - special train
on. Tuesday morning, and doubtless
will have very pleasant time. There
were about two hundred ladies and gen
tlemen in the excursion party. The
only injury done the State BY the passage
of the original resolution, was to hasten
the adjournment practically two days,
which carried over the railroad and cleo
tion bills, and will thereby consume q
longer time in their disposition after
Christmas.
Mr.. Murray's bill requiring fish. ways
to be constructed in the dam acrcsa Sa-
vannah River near Augusta, Georgia, has
passed the House, and is now before the
Judiciary Committee Of the Senate.
Col. w. T. Gary, of Augusta, has been
employed by the canal men to oppose
the bill, and it will be strongly contested
nfler The :eccs7=s. Senator CrayroE, how-