The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-12-02

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COLUMBIA CORRESPONDENCE.
COLUMBIA S. c., Nov. 80, 1856.
The past week has been practically
consumed by the Legislature in getting
ready to go to work. After organizing,
as already reported, the Committees of
the two Houses we're appointed. In the
House Mr.. Brawley was appointed chair.
man of Privileges and Elections; Mr..
Haskell of Ways and Means; Mr.. Par.
ker Of Judiciary; Mr.. Hutson of Educa-
ton. and Mr.. Wharton OF Agriculture.
The Anderson representatives are dis.
tributed on the Committees as follows :
Col. Brown is on the Ways and Means
and interpretations; Capt. Daniels is on
Privileges and Elections, Education and
Enrolled Acts; Mr.. Earle is on Internal
Improvements and Penitentiary; and
DR.. Hudgens is on Accounts and Lunatic
Asylum.
In the Senate the Important chairman.
ships are Judiciary, Senator Smythe;
Finance, Senator Mccall; Education,
Senator Buist. Mr.. Murray is Chairman
of the Committee on Mines and Mining,
1 and is on the Judiciary, Railroads and
Internal improvements, Contingent Ac-
counts, and Interpretations.
The Anderson delegation are located
as follows Messrs. Brown and Murray
at the Grand Central Hotel; Capt. Dan
iels at Mrs. Williams private boarding
house; DR.. Hudgens at the Columbia
Hotel; and Mr.. Earle is staying with his
relative, w. 81. Lyles, Esq. Communi.
cations addressed to these gentlemen at
these points, or to Mr.. Murray as Senator
and the others as members of House of
Representatives, will reach them prompt
ly.
The delegation are at work, and will
give careful attention to all matters sent
to their care. They have determined to
act upon County appointments on the
tenth OF December, 80 that all applicants
may have fair chance to fully present
their claims. All papers, therefore, re-
lating to County appointments should
be mailed to the delegation not later
than the eight day of December. DR..
Hudgena was elected chairman of the
delegation, and Mr. E. P. Earle Secretary.
Papers may be addressed to them, or any
other member of the delegation.
The usual influx of bills has begun,
and both bodies are beginning to work
Lin earnest. One of the most important
bills 30 far introduced is one by senator
Crews, of Laurens, which seeks to
RAISE THE PHOSPHATE ROYALTY
to two dollars per ton, instead of one
dollar, as it now exists. Our readers,
perhaps, know that there are vast depos-
its of phosphate rocks on our sea coast,
and it divided into two general classes.
One of these is called land rock, because
-it is found in large quantities under i'm
mense tracts of land on the coast.
These tracts of land are owned by private
individuals, just as our farmers own their
lands, and hence all the phosphate rock
from these lands belongs to the owner of
the land, to dispose of as be pleases.
The other class, known as river rock,
lies under the navagable waters of the
coast, and belongs to the State.. This
rock is a harder rock than the land rock,
spd when dug is almost entirely shipped
Europe. 1T enters very little into the
composition of the fertilizers used by our
farmers, and its value does not affect the
price of commercial panuers in this
State. Then, of course, if the price is
raised the State will gain by it, provided
such rise in price does not stop the indus
try. The State received last year, in
round numbers, $4,000 from this in.
dustry, at royalty of $l.OO per ton. 1t
will not do to stop the digging, for that
would cut off the income and increase
taxes. and therefore the only question
involved in Senator Crews bill is one of
policy, and it will be necessary to look
very fully into the cost of digging, and
the value of the rock in market, to
determine it. The probability is that it
will be an interesting subject to the Gen
eral Assembly.
In the House Dr.. Hudgens has intro
duced bill to limit the rate of interest
to seven per cent. on all contracts for the
loaning of money. The chances of this
bill are very doubtful. There will be an
active canvass for it, and the entire An
derson delegation in the House and the
Senate will vote and work for it.
In the Senate Mr.. Murray has intro.
duced bills to require County convicts 10
work upon the roads or streets; to regu-
late the public printing so as to reduce
the amount thereof; to reorganize the
Board Of Trustees of the University, so
as to consist of the Governor and two
persons from each Congressional District,
to be elected for four years to ratify the
amendments to the Constitution relative
to the State debt and the census; and
to incorporate the Town of Pendleton.
In addition to these bills Mr.. Murray has
introduced in the. Senate, and Mr.. Parker
the House, a bill to perfect the organ
sization Of the Port Royal and Western
Carolina Railway Company. This bill
authorizes the road to mortgage its line,
to take up the Indebtedness of the several
roads which compose it, and for other
purposes, and to lease connecting lines
of railroad, except lines running East.
ward towards the coast. He has also
introduced in the Senate the bill to sub.