The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-12-04
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ssOUR COLUMBIA LETTER.
{ ] ECoLuMJBIA. S. O.. Dec.

49, aEIa-S
Mr.. EDITOR: at your request I send
some legislative news, though, at this
early stage, there is but little of interest
{ toSWrite.
The Anderson delegation have settled
down to hard work, or srs beginning to
ssget ready for work. Messrs. Glenn,
sBoWden and Breazeale are at the Grand
Central Hotel, and Messrs. Earle and Cox
ssares comfortably domiciled at private
house, only short distance from the
Grand Central, 80 that it is but little
{ trouble to get together. Our delegation
has organized by electing Mr.. Cox as
Il Chairman and MIR. Bowden as Secretary.
The delegation are on the following
Committees y. W. Bowden, on Commit
tse Of Ways and Means, and Chairman
ofs Committee on Public Printing; J. E.
sBreazeale, onJ Judiciary Committee; Com
mIiittee. On Accounts, and Committee on
Rnles; r. Earle, on Committee on
Education and Committee on Public
& Printing.
Speaker Irby presides with ease, and is
receiving encomiums from sill sides. he
lis prominently spoken of for U. S. Sena-
tor to succeed Gen. Hampton, but have
@been informed has not declared himself
"a candidate. The friends of Gen. Hamp.
( ton are pressing his claims for re election
with q good deal Of zeal, but just now the
current. seems to be against lis return.
SHis friends are trying to work up
sentiment for him on his past service to
sssthe State, his war record, and his grand
& old name. Others contend that he has
Seen fully paid by the State for his past
and that many others have rem
Tdered service to the State as we'll SIS
Hampton; that his war record, though
good, should not be the only, or chief
qualification for Office in South Carolina,
y and that men should be elected to Office
:sfor their qualification and fitness, and not
sson account of their names. It is hard to
Sforstell the result of the race, but it is
cone of the possibilities-I should say
probabilities, that dark horse will win.
There are several candidates for Rail
road Commissioners, also for Superinten-
dent of the Penitentiary. Among the
latter is julius R. Earle, Jr., son of
REV. J. r. Earle, and he has made quite
! favorable impression on many of the
Representatives. Mr.. Earle has the en-
dorsement of many of the leading citizens
of the State, with the solid Oconee and
Anderson delegation.
Several Bills have been introduced in
both Houses of the General Assembly,
& and as soon as the Committees begin to
report the Legislature will have its hands
Stall.
Mr.. Glenn has introduced in the Senate
q Bill to abolish the Office of Jury Com
: missioner, and to devolve the duties
thereof on the County Auditor; a Bill to
Z repeal the Act authorizing the levy of
!. tax of one. quarter of a mill for Anderson
County for permanent improvement Of
roads, and to use the surplus in the
Z Treasury for that purpose for General ex-
penses of the County bill to amend the
Act which exempts Road Overseers from
4 duty who have served two years, and q
Bill to reduce the mileage of the members
of the State Board of Equalization from
10 cents to cents per mile.
9;ass Mr.. Breazeale has introduced two Bills
in the House to amend portions of the
Revised Statutes.
The present outlook is for hard work
and 8 press for time to get through before
] the holidays.
Mr. Zimmerman, of Oconee, to-day in
troduced Bill to charter the Western
Carolina Railroad Company.
Mr.. Breazeale will introduce tomorrow
s o Bill to charter the Anderson and South
Port Railroad Company.
g TIE House has done but little to-day,
sbut will have quite a number of Bills to
consider to. morrow on their second read
ing, and from the present prospect, judg-
Sing from the number of Bills already in.
troduced, will be kept busy during the
rest of the session. The salaries Of all
3 the State officers and their clerks will
probsbly be reaxeed.