The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-12-20
practicable to repeal it after Il years

! practicable TO repeal 1t after years
notice.
Mr. Widcman said Ychcmcntly tha, he
WAS himself a farmer and rented land To
tenants bu, he was opposed u oppres.
sion. He would have every man, land
| owner and tenant, on the same footing.
Ills labor is the only capital the laboring
man has and i, should not be attack
cd, The gentleman from Anderson
might talk ~ much a1 he pleased about
lis not having political eject, but if Tie
law was repealed hc predicted tha, il.
would create - blaze Of indignation
which would burn for ages 10 come.
Mr.. Zimmerman spoke for The b;.l in
Il voice so low that he could not be dis.
tinct!y heard and moved Tie previous
question. This was ordered and MT.
Mnrray's amendment was adopted yeas
~ nays 20.
Mr.. Culp said that he knew Ii" rose TO
lead Il forlorn hope. Bat i, .ccnIcd 10 him
if the Legislature knew how t.r reach.
ing in its effect the passage Of hi. bill
would be it could not pass. 1t struck a,
the only basi. Of credit possessed by Tho
poor mcn, the iuhoring men Of the State.
He opposed il as a matter of principle
and Ii, matter Of policy. The landlord
WAS already sufficiently protected. Every
man in the State had the right to say
where ard how he should trade. He
, wondered VIXEN this mcddlug with mems
business would end. lie, the Legiala.
turc not take away the last prop auI the
only stay the poor farmers Of the State
had Was this measure part Of the lib.
cral policy Of the Democracy Of South
Carolina? 1t so he for one was opposed
to it and ever would be opposed to il.
Mr.. Culp's speech Was quito lmplssiored.
Mr.. McIvcr very briefly stated his
objections to the bill The repeal would
be hardship after the failure OF the
crops. ] the law was repealed now, lie
believed that the next Legislature would
| have to re.cnnct it.
| Mr. Mauldiu dclicd any man TO show
the good effects Of the lien law. It had
been said that this was class legislation,
Ju, III voting for this bill iie believed
that he would do good to the laborers
and small farmers OF tho State. Tho
time had arrived when this law should
go. If we were not ready now for repeal,
when, in the name of common sense,
would we be? When we had Il good
crop it was contcndcd that the repeal
would do no good, and when we had a
bad crop it was declared that repeal
would do harm. As to political injury,
the white peOplc Of the State would not
refuse to stand firm to their government
because we strike from the statute book
m eXtrancous law like this.
The question at last came fairly up on
the passage Of the bill to its third read,
ing. There WAS much interest in the
vote. II resulted AZ follows: Ayes &C.
noes Al. MIR. Murray moved to recon
slider the vote and lay the motion to
reconsider on the table, and the latter
motion was agreed to, thus making the
vote fnality in the House.
Those who voted for the passage Of the
bill we're: Messrs. Allison, Anscl, Bar.
Der, Berry, Bobo, Boykin, Brooker,
Camlin, Clinkscalcs, Cooper, Cory,
Crews, Davies, Davis, John G. Douglas,
Farley. Fox, Frederick, Gary, Gibson,
Hall, Hardy, Haskell, Hazard, Henry
Kcarsc, KceIs, Kimbali, Kinard, Ian
drum, Lee, II. J. Lescsnc, Livingston,
MacGcy, Marshall Massey, Mauldn,
Mayes, Mockbce, Morris, Murray,
McAlhaney, McKclvay, McLaurin,
McSfhstcr, McMcekin, patlgctt, Perry,
j. W., Perry, l.. j., Rcddle, Robinson,
Scudday, Shands, Singleton, Richard,
smith, w. W., Spencer, Stribling, Van
diver, Welsh, Williams, Wilson, With.
erspoon, WoQdward-G6.
Those who voted against the bill were
Messrs. James Simmons, Speaker, Bell,
Bethune, Bogg,, Bradley, Brawlcy, Brit
ton, Brunson, Clyburn, Croft, CuIp,
Davis, B. f., Dannelly, Ficken. CAN'T,
IIu,son, Johnstone, Kennedy, kinsler,
Lee, r. d., Mason, Mears. Mills. Molo-
ny, Montgomery, MOrrisson, Moultrie,
McCrady, McEiugh, McE:rr, Parker, 4.
A., PcebieS, Pinckney, Ravenel, Shoe
maker, Simonton, Singleton, Andrew,
Singleton, James Smith, jeremiah
Smith, j. W., Tnlbert, Ulmer, Ward,
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