The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-11-24

| Uroutn ana great scarcity, hls cXCciIcDCy
suddenly discovers that the Lien law s
Il great curse. Whether lie will accuse
the Lien law Of producing the drouth or
no, remains - be seen, rs does also his
reasons for wanting to take away tie
means Of credit from thousands OF poor
bu, respectable and honest white men at
time when many Of them viii al bc,,
find j, difficult TO obtain bread and cloth.
ing for their .ps and children Men
who advocated the rercal of the law las;
year may with some consistency do 50
again. though many Of them now say
that thi. time is moi propit;ou- for the
change, but those who did no, think a
repeal desirable last year must be rnycl
thinkers 10 adduce reason, why i, -h"tld
be repealed now. a. we base already
said there j. very lit,ie rrn-pcc; hat the
law viii be repeated 1t will. however,
be urged strong enough % produce very
great bad feeling All over tho STATE Tie
Committee 30 revise our
rLTrlioS iAw5
will report to day recommending the
adoption Of q registration Law, tie n.ain
features Of which will be 20 require each
voter 10 register III the months of 5lay
and June, before supervisor to be ap.
pointed for each county, who will 90
around to each township and take The
names Of such voter, as presen, them
selves for registration. He will give TO
each such voter certificate OF rcg-tra.
ton, which shall contain the voters
| name, age, occupation and place Of resi-
| dence, and such voter can only vote by
presenting his certificate of registration
to the managers at the polls in the pre-
cinct for which the voter is registered.
| The tickets are all to be Of Tie same size,
color, form and appearance, without any
mark or symbol other than the names Of
the candidates on them. There are to
DC two separate polls at each precinc, -
one for the Federal and the other for the
State clcction--and different set Of
managers for each poll. Each poll is to
be rallied of, 80 as to have one place for
Il voter To enter and another for his exit
and but one voter is to be allowed in this
polling place at q time; and no person
is to be allowed To speak to the voter
while casting his vote except he man
ayers. There will be six boxes for tnc
different officers at the State poll and two
at the Federal poll, aud no vote not put
in the proper box shall be counted.
There are numerous details about the
bill, but the foregoing are its prominent
changes of the old law. The report is
likely to meet with II very considerable
! opposition, but it is thought now that il
will pass and become law. Our pco.
pie are tired Of the continual hue and
| cry from abroad and at home about
frauds in elections, and while every one
conversant with such things knows that
our elections here are rs fair IA any in
the New England or Northern States
still our people want and need change
which will free Id from the harrassing
and malicious prosecutions and wholesale
denunciations which have heen heaped
on us during the past five years. The
laws we now have were passed by the
Republicans, and it is right and proper
that the Democrats should adopt better
system.
| THE RAILROAD COMMISSION
will also report, and it is understood that
they will recommend the adoption of II
system of regulation somewhat in ac-
cordance with the Georgia laws. which
will afford the people of the State pro-
lection against the growing power of
these strong corporations. There is no
more important matter before the Legis-
lature than this report. 1t should be
most thoroughly and fairly considered,
and some system fair alike to the corpo-
rations and the people should be adopt
ed. l think the Legislature is now ready
and willing to pass such measure.
THE ELECTION OF JUDGES
is creating no little interest in some of
the Circuits, particularly the second and
sixth, where the strongest contests will
be made. 1t is not improbable that the
elections may be brought off next week
in order to get rid of the excitement in
cidcnt to the canvass, which is very dam
aging to the other business of the session.
THE CODE COMMISSION
will also report, and it will require from
two to three weeks to read and act upon
its report. The work has been done in
thorough and complete manner by
Messrs. Simonton, Hart and Parker. the
three Commissioners, and, under the
Constitution, is to stand FOR ten years
1t is, therefore, work of very great i'm
portance to the people Of the State, for
it will be the whole statute law oc a gen
eral character OF this State up to the
time of its adoptic:. IT should, there.
fore, receive very careful and accurate
attention from the General Assembly.
THE ANDERSON DELEGATION
is located as follows Senator Crayton
and E. B. Murray at the Columbia Ho-
tel, Col. Z. NJ. Fucker at the Grand Cen.
trail Hotel. Messrs. r. w. Simpson
and Ii. Nj. .'.ince at Miss Perciyal's.
Communications addressed to these gen.
tlemen at the places indicated will find
them.
In addition to the foregoing measures
before :he General Assembly, the report