The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-12-07
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
CoLuMnIA, S. O., Dec. .

During the past week the Legislature
has done very little, and il can hardly b,
said that the work has more than fairly
begun 1t was thought at one me that
very little would be done at this session
but it is now evident there will be az
many bills introduced as ever. II is !or.
tunate, however, for the State that there
tecns to be well defined policy on The
part of The Legislature TO pass no bill
that does not ha e the ineri, Of practical
reason for It's enactment.
THE LIEN LAW
will again be prominently considered by
the Legislature. The chances for repeal
are by no means as good as they were at
first supposed 20 be- The Committee
of fAgriculture in the Senate has report,
ed agains, repeal. Maj. Moore, Of An
derson, being the only member Of the
Committee who favors repeating the
present Lien Las. think the House
Committee on Agriculture will favor re.
peal, but If the Senate acts first and re-
jccts the bill, j, is not likely that the
House will waste much time in its con.
sidcration, for it would be useless TO do
80. The great matter Of interest for this
session is the amendment to
TIE RAILROAD LAW,
which. will be warmly contested in both
Houses, though think bill will pars
creating commission Of three members,
with power to regulate freights and pas
sage in the interest Of just rates to all
parts of the State. Hon. A. T. Smythe,
Of Charleston, has introduced bill! in
tho Senate on the subject, which has
been fhvorably reported. to accomplish
this purpose. Mr.. Murray has introduc
ed this bill in the House, and Messrs
Anscl, Of Greenville, and Davis, Of Lam.
rens, have also introduced bills tending
to the same object. These bills arc now
before the House Railroad Committee,
and one of them will probably receive a
favorable report and pass the House.
Mr. Brawley, Of Char!cston, introduced
Il resolution for the investigation nf the
question of railroad determinations,
which was evidently destined, if adopted,
To delay action TO the next scsni0u. II
was opposed by Messra. Murray, Wilson
Fa O. and Anscl, and favored by Messrs,
Drnwley, Haskell aud Johnstone. Al
the conclusion the House, 10y 81 lnrge
majority, laid the resolution on the Ia
ble, showing "a clear determination to act
on the gu ion at this session. There
are very great number of candidates
for the railroad commission, and the
number iS constantly increasing. If the
bill does not pass until the last Of this
month believe there will be over one
hundred candidates. DR.. X. + Diver
and Col. Il. w. Simpson are understood
to be candidates from Anderson. 1t is,
however, E.o:o than likely that the con,
mission will be appointed by the Cover.
nor instead of elected by the Legislature.
In the Senate Maj. Moore has intro
dueed 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 instcad Of e salary.
In tho House MIR. Scudday has in,roduc.
cd bill providing for two Trial Justices
in the city Of Anderson, nnd also bill
to regulate the Calendars of the Courts
OF Common Pleas.
Mr.. Murray has introduced 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 joint resolution to
pay the balance due on salary of the
late Judge Reed, and other Circuit
Judges; also a bill TO regulate the fur.
ther development Of the Columbia Ca
nal also bill TO fix tho time at which
Judgments become lien, making them
dato IOi tbS hieL iuHtcfau VI tuc bitSt uAy
of the term. Mr. Murray has also given
notice of several other bills, some oi
which are Of local Importance, of which
We will speak next week. He also offer.
ed resolution, which was adopted, fixing
next Monday rs day after which no
bill or joint resolution shall be introduced
except by the chairman of some Commit
tee representing his Committee. This
makes an adjournment before Christmas
reasonably certain. o.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.
ler will be reelected without opposition
to the Senate. The Legislature has rc.
elected Judge Fraser for another four
gears, and Col. T.J. Lipscomb as Super.
intendent of the Pcnitentiary for two
years longer. Neither of these gentle.
men had any opposition.
The Usury Laws are ngaiB up tor dis
oassion. but the Judiciary Committee
has reported against the bill, which will
probably be defeated. Last year the
bill to abolish the Usury Law was report.
cd favorably by the Committee. and yet
1t failed. so that this Unfavorable report
indicates a stronger disposition at this ses.
aim IN Lot the 1au alnua than fhera rao