The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-04


.najority Of 1872 on joint ballot, certain
ly Il sufficient majority to send Govern
or Hampton back to tho United States
Senate.
The hard work of the session will
hardly begin in earnest before next
week, and then the bills will be pre-
scnted faster than the Clerk can record
them. This will put the committees
to work, and start everything into
motion. AS usual, no doubt, n great
deal OF time will be devoted to bills of
q purely local nature, but rs the men,
Ders prescribe these bills, and arc SUP
posed to know the interests Of their
constituents, there must exist ncccs-
sltN Tor their introduction. Colonel
McCrady thinks this kind of Lcgisla-
tioh Il great nuisance, alii thinks it
possible that it is due largely to the
rule III force in the House, which seats
all or the members from each county
together. lie thinks itthcv were scat
tered littlo more they would lcgis-
late for the State and not for the couu-
ties. He snid"that one of the Circuit
Judges informed him that there were
SO many laws on the statute books,
having only local force, that it was
necessary for him to stulyhthc laws ssof
each county where he held court. He
thought the mcmbcrs should divide out
and mix more with each other, and en-
deavor to correct such legislation i'm
the future.
Charleston appreciates the impor-
tancc of havin. experienced Lcgisla-
tors, and returned Senator Smvthc
for the second term, and Speaker
Simons and Representatives Simonton,
tickcn, Kennedy, McIIugh, Brawley,
McCrady, Gonzales and Mears, who
were all members of the last House.
Abbevillc's delegation are all vet
Grams. General TIemphill, editor of
the Medium, was leading member of
the Wallace House, in 1876, and has
been returned after an absence of six
years.
Aikcn's members, with the excep-
ton of Captain Scigle, have all seen
service before.
Messrs. Ruckcr and Scudday Of the
Andersen delegation arc old members
although Mr.. Scudday is one of the
youngest, in years, of the members of
the House.
Senator Yonmars, of Barnwcil, scrv-
ed in the Wallace House; the REPRE-
scntativcs are all new men, but Judge
Mahcr, one of the delegates, is one of
the best and most favorably known
men in the State.
There is fair number of old MEM
Ders from the other counties. Among
these are w. III. Spencer, of Chester
held; Captain j. p. p. Fox, of Cole
ton; y. w. Williams and f.. Il. McIvcr,
from Darlington; G. w. Turner, from
Edgcticld; Nj. II. Anscl and NJ. l..
donaldson, from Grccnvillc; G.. j. G..
Hntson, from Hampton; E. NJ. Boy
I'm and l.. l.. Clyburn, from Kershaw
W. l.. Brocker, from Lexington; John
G: Blue, from Marion; Senator b. III.
Williams, from Georgetown Senator
w. A. Mauldin, from Grccnville, Sen
ator /. {. Moody, from Marion, Sen
atorJ. a. Sigh, from Ncwbcrrv, SEN
ator ID. Bicnaun, from Oconcc; Sen
ator Il. j. Izlar, from Orangcburg:
Representatives John &. Haskell and
Z. .. Marshall, of Richland; Senator
e. ii. Bobo, Of topartanburg Repre-
scntatircs r. ID. Lee, of Sumter: and
|: q. McKissick, and Il. ID Rice, OF
Union; w. 5. Camlim, Of Williams
burg, Senator j. G.. Black, and Repre-.
scntativcs B. III. Massey and John G..
,Wltherspoon, of York Berkeley, the
baby county, sends n brand-new and
bright Democratic delegation to the
House in place of the colorcd Republi-
cans who represented the county in the
last House.
1t is said that cx-Judge Mahcr will
be candidate for Judge Of the Second
circuit and that Judge Aldrich will
decline reelection. In this event it is
expected that Judge Maher will be
eelecccd without opposition. 1t is be-
hcVcd that bill prohibiting the sale
OF liquor in Aiken county will be i'll
troduccd Mt this session, and its pas
sage will be urged OH the ground that
majority of the white people of that
county who voted on this question at
all voted for prohibition. This bin
will be resisted on the ground that Il
majority Of the legal voters of the
county have not declared their prefer
cncc on the question.
AT the last session of the Legislature |
an Act was passed prohibiting the sale |
OF liquor in Oconcc county. The Sen
ator who was instrumental in having
1t passed was defeated in the Demo. |
cratic primaries, and his successor on |
yesterday offered bill to repeal the |
Act. So that while one county asks for
privilege.
5Crofula.
Are any members Of YOUR family TINS |