The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-12-24

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LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The Columbia correspondent of the
Nc,os and Courier, Of December II, gives
the following interesting synopsis of the
senate's proceedings on several important
Bills:
The Lien Law discussion, which had
been suspended for several days, was
resumed when the repeating bill and the
priority bill came up as special orders.
The latter was given precedence. There
was pending motion to reconsider the
adverse vote upon it. Without debate
the question was put and resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Bell, Biemann, Black, Byrd,
Earle, Field, Leitner, Mauldin, Maxwell,
Moore of Anderson, Munro, Patterson,
Redfearn, Sigh, Todd, Wallace, Wood.
ward and Youmans-l8.
Nays-Buist, Coksr, Howell, lzlar,
Mccall, Moore of Hampton, Reynolds,
Simmons, Smith, Smythe, Talbert,
Williams and Wingard-l3.
The negative vote having been recon-
sidered the bill came up squarely.
Senator Smythe moved to strike out
the second section, which specifies that
no writing or recording shall be necessary
to create the liens of the landlord and of
the laborer, but that such lien shall exist
from the date of the contract, whether
the same be in writing or verbal.
Senator Earle moved to amend by
striking out only the words "and of the
laborer." This was decided to be out of
order.
A long and lively debate followed on
the merits of the bill, Senator Smythe
taking the leading part in the attack
and Senator Youmans in the defence.
The first vote was on Senator You
mans's motion to table Senator Smythe's
amendment. These were-yeas 10, nays
IA.
Senator Smythe now moved to table
Senator Earle's amendment, which had
been renewed. Lost-yeas 13, nays 10.
Senator Earle's amendment was adop.
ted by a vote of II to Is.
Senator Izlar moved an amendment
that the landlords lien should be, as at
present, to the extent of one.third. :.
Senator Earle moved to table. Carried
by vote of II to l5.
The opponents of the bill began to
realize that the "antis" held the Senate
and began to seek time for thought and
work.
Senator Izlar moved to adjourn.
Tabled by vote of l9 to IA.
Senator Smythe moved to strike out a
part of the first section.
Senator Youmans moved to table.
Carried 10 to IA.
Senator Talbert moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill. The vote on this
motion was good index Of the strength
of the two sides, so it is given:
Yeas-Bell, Benbow, Buist. Coker,
Howell, Izlar, Mccall, Moore of Hamp-
ton, Reynolds, Simmons, Smith, Smythe,
Talbert and Williams-14.
Nays-Blemann, Black, Byrd, Earle,
Field, Leitner, Mauldin Maxwell, Moore
of Anderson, Munro, Patterson, Red.
fearn, Sigh, Todd, Wallace, Wingard,
Woodward aud Youmans-18.
Dilatory motions followed rapidly, and
the roll was called almost continuously.
Filibustering was novelty to the Senate,
and was not enjoyed by the majority.
Senator Talbert moved to make the
bill the special order for tomorrow.
Senator Maxwell moved to table. Yeas
20, nays IL. Senator Smythe moved TO
adjourn. Lost-15 to Is. Senator How.
ell moved to recommit. Tabled-2O to
II. Senator Tabert moved an amend
ment. Tabled-20 to IL.
Senator Mauldin, addressing the
minority, expressed his surprise at seeing
economists like Senator Smythe, who
had declined to pass the census bill on
account of the extra session, wasting the
peoples money by prolonging the session.
Senator Earle said that this was
childish proceeding. The majority had
made up their minds and were firm. He
did not fear postponement If Senators
wanted to air speeches on the subject he
was willing to sit up all night and listen
to them. H according ly moved recess
until 7:90 this evening. Lost-yeas 13,
nays 81.
Senator Youmans said LLat if the sue
cess of the bill rested on endurance, his
county had the right man for Senator.
He could hold out as long as the other
side could. The minority began to
weaken, and after motion to strike out
the first section had been defeated by
vote of 16 to 13, the bill was allowed to
pass it's second reading without
division.
The Columbia Canal Bill was the
special order for noon. 1t appropriates
$4,000 out of the State treasury, to be
returned from the surplus earnings of the
Penitentiary.
Senator Moore, of Anderson, moved to
strike out the enacting clause Of the bill
and made a speech against the Canal.
He estimated the cost of the dam across
the river at from 100000 to S500,000,
gave the Canal fifteen years to be COM
pleted in, and predicted the washing out
of the embankments.
Senator Wallace congratulated the
Senator from Anderson on limiting the
time for the completion of the Canal to
fifteen years. If he remembered Alright
the Senator last year said that it would
never be completed. He said that it was
gratifying surprise to find that Gene
terry Hill, the bugbcar of the enterprise,
had been passed SO cheaply and SO quickly.
Even with the small appropriations now
made the Canal would be completed in
three years. Is the $4,000 year had
been given no was sure that the time