The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-01-04
THE wORF OF THE SESSION.

The General Assembly which al-
journed on the 23rd Of December last,
was one Of the hardcs: worked legislative
bodies that ever met in Suuth Carolina
The session lasted from the 28,h OF No
vcmber to the 23rd of December, a length
Of twenty six days, but in that time
there were three Sundays and national
thanksgiving day, which reduced the
number Of working days to twenty-five.
During tie first week almost nothing
beyond the organization Of the House
was accomplished, but after that time
the body settled down to a steady, rigor-
ous line Of work, which enabled it in the
brief period OF it's session to enact about
lS5 Acts and Joint Resolutions, besides
acting upon vast number of bills and
resolutions which were rejected. Tie
SESSIONS Of the House lasted frequently
from 10 c. m. to 8 p. M, and from 7:30
p. m. to IL p. m. The result was the
completion of the business and final ad-
journment before the holidays. A mum.
Der Of very important matters were con.
sidered at the late session, prominent
among which were the following:
An Act amending tho Usury Law in
South Carolina, go as to allow persons
lending money to charge ten per cent.
by written agreement to that effect, and
requiring forfeit of double the amount
of interest charged, where more than
that IS charged. This Act was urged rs
necessity in order to induce capital to
come to South Carolina, and TO enable
our planters to borrow money from capi-
talists to run them, instead Of going into
liens, at much higher rate Of interest.
1t was intended to make the way for the
passage Of the Southern Land Loan AS
socia,ion, of which we shall hereafter
speak. The passage of the Act was op.
posed OH the ground that it would unset
tic contracts now standing, that it would
certainly put up the price Of money to
ten per cent. instead of seven, that it
would induce money to be put into loaus
instead Of investments which would per-
.manently benefit the country, and be.
cause experience had vindica,ed the pas.
sage of the law regulating interest ut
seven per cent. The entire Anderson
delegation voted against the change, ex.
eept Mr. Clinkscales, who was s!;sant
when the vote was taken. We hope that
the expectations of the friends of the
new law will be- fully realized, and that
the country vii! be greatly benefited by
It, though we must say that We believe
It will prove generally injurious rather
advantageous.
An Act which requires all conditional
sales and bailments of personal property
In this State to be recorded in the Clerks
Office, in order to be good against creditors
Of the party in whose hands the personal
property is left. This is 10 prevent
frauds and peiuries, aud is, we think,
good law. .1,
i An.Act to ratiiy theC constitutional
Amendment, which was adopted by the
people ,disfranchising persons convicted
Of larceny, burglary, rape and similar
ofenses., This amendment, MAS voted |
against solidly by the Republicans in tho |
House, and thus that party in South |
Carolina stand ont as the champions of |
fslon suffrage here. 1t can scarcely pre-
tend 10 he the party, Of great moral ideas
altsr this record, for po map who properly