The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-12-07
EDITORIAL CoRREsroSDENcE.
COLUMBIA, :. G., Dec. 3.

begun. II was thought AT one | me lliht
very little would be done at this session,
but it is now evident there will be NJ
many bills introduced IA ever. 1t is for.
ulna,e, however, for The State that there
tecms to be well definel policy 0n the
part of The Legislature To pass no bill
that does not have the meri, Of practical
reason for It's enactment.
THE LIEN LAW
will again be prominently considered by
the Legislature. The chances for rcpeal
are by no means ns good as they were Il,
first supposed to be. The Committee
Of Agriculture in the Senate has report
cd against repeal Maj. Moore, Of An
derson, being the only member of the
Committee who favors repeating the
preRen! Lien Law think the House
Committee on Agriculture will favor re-
peal, but if tho Senate acts first and re.
irc!s .he bill, it is not likely that the
House will waste much time in its con-
sideratlon, for it would be useless to do
so. The great matter of interest for this
session is the amendment to
TIE RAILROAD LAW,
which. will be warmly contested i'll both
House, though think a bill will pars
creating n commission Of three members,
with power to regulate freights and pas
sage in the interest of just ratcn to all
parts of the State Hon. A. T, Smy,he,
Of Charleston, has introduced bill in
tho Senate on the subject, which has
been fnvorably reported. to accomplish
this purpose Mr.. Murray has introduc
ed this bill in the House, and Messrs
Anscl. Of Greenyille, and Davis, Of Lau-
Iens, have also introduced bills tending
to the same object These bills nro now
before The Houee Railrond Committee,
and ono OF them will probably receive
favorable report and pass the House.
Mr.. Brawley, Of Charleston, introduced
a resolution for the investigation Of the
question Of railroad determinations.
which was evidently destined, if adopted,
to DELAY action to the next scssiou. 1t
was opposed by MesSrs. Murray, Hil.on
Faro. and Arscl, and favored by Mcssrs,
l'rawley. Haskell and Johns'one. AT
the conclusion the House, 10y large
majority, laid the resolution On the tn.
ble, showing clear determination to act
on the question at this session. There
are very great number Of candidates
for tho railroad commission, and the
number is constantly increasing. If the
bill does not pass until tho list Of this
month believe there will be over one
hundred candidates. DR.. Il. + Diver
and Col. Il. W. Simpson are understood
to be candidates from Anderson. 1t s,
huwever, moro than likely that the com.
mission will be appointed by the Cover.
nor instead of elected by the Legislature.
In the Senate Mnj. Moore has intro.
dused bill to ix the number Of Trial
Justices for Anderson County Mt eigh-
teen, and to pay them as they formerly
were paid by fees irs,cad Of a salary.
In the House Mr.. Scudday has in,roduc-
cd bill providing for two Trial Justices
in the city Of Anderson, and also bill
to regulate the Calendars of the Courts
OF Common Pleas.
Mr.. Murray has introduced a bill to
abolish the office of Superintendent of
immigration and devolve his duties upon
the Commissioner of Agriculture; also
bill to validate the subscription of the
City of Anderson to the Savannah Val
ley Railroad, upon conditions recon-.
mended by the Board of Trade: also a
bill to authorize the City Council to
levy special tax for the payment OF
those bonds also q joint resolution 10
fay the baiaiic1 due Oil salary Of the
late Judge Reed, and other Circuit
judges; also bill to regulate the fur.
ther development of the Columbia Ca
nal; also bill to fl the time at which
Judgments become lien, making them
date from the frat instead Of the last day
of the term. Mr. Murray has also given
notice of several other bills, some of
which are Of local importance, of which
we will speak next week. He also offer.
ed o resolution, which was adopted, fixing
next Monday az q day after which no
bill or joint resolution shall be introduced
except by the chairman os aome Commit
tee representing his Committee. This
makes au adjournment before Christmas
reasonably certain. To-day will be an
important day of the session, as We are
to elect United States Senator and in
augurate our new Governor. Gen. But.
Ter will be reelected without opposition
to the Senate. The Legislature has rc
elecled judge Frasor for another four
years, and Col. IT,. Lipscomb as Super.
;ntendent of tho Penitentiary for two
years longer. Neither oe these gentle.
men had any opposition.
The Usury Lava are again up tor dis
oussion. but the judiciary Committee
has reported against the bill, which will
probably be defeated. Last year the
bill to abolish the U.ury Law was report.
ed favorably by the Committee, and yet
1t failed, 80 that this unfavorable report
indicates a stronger disposition at this SEES.
sion TO let the law alone than there was
at the last session. There are several
bills to repeal the present Liquor Law,
and some 10 make it more stringent, but
it is not urobabis that any important