The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-11-26

the State In trust Tor Lne partleS VINO palu ~.
twill lie necessary for legislation on the part
of the General Assembly, to accept tile trust:
s and that some provision be made for its
speedy and proper distribution. After careful
investigation, and consultation Wl.n an atsof
has been prepared providing Tor the appoint
ment of special referee or commissioners,
who shall obtain the 81 necessary information Do
the States age nj in paying all claimants who
can present the necessary proofs. The Rtil
has been carefully drawn and appears to cover
all the points.
W., REAPPoRTIoNMENT.
The United States census Of 1850 having
Z been completed as far as the tables OF popu la
= tfon are concerned, 1t will be necessary TO
Is zpass q, law ,oapportioning. represen tatson in
= %theHouse OF Representatives. In this con-
3 nect{ou desire TO call attention 20 this mat
T ter of redistricting the Congressional Dis
tricts. Our State has been held up 10 scorn In
the National Congress because OF what IS
3 known as the ..black district This gerry
Z mander. by whcIa district was formed com
trict the. ilk Of which was never seen before.
3 and which should never be seen agatn-can
s have no excuse for longer existence. We
have no reason 70 dread q return OF me- negro iSo OF
2 is now no reason,if there ever existed any
{ whyour Congressional Districts should not
be arranged in reasonably compact shape.
MEDICAL sExAMI-vERs.
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A Bill was passed at your last session abol.
t ishing State Boards Of Medical Examiners,
and substituting therefor County Boards,
which were authorized to give certihcates 70
g tions. The Bill appears to have Eeen hastily
drawn. and had It attracted my attention l
should haye.vetoed 1t. This Act has given
great dissatisfaction to1he medical fraternity,
{ and. In several of the Counties the physicians
have'refused to recommend for the appoint
ment OF the County Boards, and In one tafter
The trouble IS that very little discretion is
given tosthe examining Board, and under It's
8provisions almost any charlatan who can OBJ
: med college" can be turned loose upon the
community 10 commit legal murder by mnl-
q practice. In the learned professions an igno-
{ ramus or mountebank who attempted To
+ practice law or enter the pulpit would neees-
y ssarily expose himself at once. In medicine
tits Just The reverse. The doctor rarely has
: consulting physician, especially In the coun.
Z they protect themselves after they find out
: his incapactty, and often only alter the death
tof some loved one.
In q matter Involving life tits a duty socie-
sty owes to itself TO see that every safeguard Is
thrown around admission to the medical pro.
fessIon. We look after the welfare of our
souls by admitting only good and pure men
Z assistance Of able lawyers; but the indiffrr-
4 4ence which we show, and the carelessness
with which we permit quacks TO inf1ict pain
4 and murder our bodies, Is astonishing.
- Whether II Is best to enlarge the powers OF
the County Boards. and then throw addition
al restrictions around the practice OF medi-
cine, or TO have one central Board, Is for your
y wisdom to determine. The latter would be
the least expensive anu cumbersome, and
5: probably prove more satisfactory In the end.
s. lido not think any person should be allowed
to practice medicine who has not taken at
{ least Ia three years course, and who cannot
IL stand an examination before competent
Board of physicians.
IA County Board is Objectionable because in
asmall area IL might be accused OF rejecting
applicants from jealousy or desire TO cut OF
Competition. This objection could not held
) against State Board. and therefore recom-
Z mend the re.enactment Of the old law with
such notifications as Will prevent abuses or
tyranntcal retections.
@ - COMPLETION OF CONFEDERATE ROLLS.
In thereport Of the AdJutant and Inspector
General, he suggests that small fund 6e pro-
= or The rolls OF such coin panies upd regiments
as are not complete. The purpose is that
& these may be distributed In the territory from
which the men were enlisted, SO that the sur
Sivors may have some data TO be guided by
in supplying the missing names. II shou Id
be matter OF State pride, and OF justice to
the dead and living alike, that everything
] reasonable be done 10 put on record In the
! archives OF the government at least the name
of every man who wore the gray. / there
fore urge consideration OF The Adjutant Gen
Z 3eyaLS ecO0meOCatlOn. he Is EealOuS anu
. efficient officer; and, being gallant Confeder-
ate soldier himself, will use every reasonable
{. effort to finish this necessary y worlS.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Il desire to direct your attention to ques-
ton of great importance. with which the well
fare Of society and the economical admins
tration Of the government are closely con-
nected. 1t is the matter Of licensing the sale
of LIQUOR. Without entering into any discus.
nj
) your attention to q gross inequality and IN
justice to part OF our citizens, entailed by
the present sYsten,.i Seeiion llS2 Of. the Gen
OF Intoxicating liquor shall be granted by any
municipal authority tn any city. town or vii
!age IN this State, except upon the payment
BY the person applying for the same 10 the
) Treasurer OF the Conntytn which said city or
town is situated the sum of 500 in addition to
the license charged by such city, town or VII.
lage, for the use Of said County. 10 be applied
to The ordinary expenses OF the County,"
II viii be seen that, by this provision OF
law, only a small proportion of the tax deriv:.
ed from the sale Of liquor goes to the general
fund. Now, while do not believe that 1t Is
practicable, or even desirable, to attempt the
absolute prohibition of the sale OF liquor In
this State, no sensible man will deny that
one-half or three-lourths of the crimes COM
mitted In the State are traceabie directly TO
the drinking OF whislsey. In order TO punish
these crimes, the machinery OF the low Is set
IN motiot.
Inc COurtSure supported oy general IaA.
alton, and largely by the country people, and
yet the State permits municipal corporations
TO maintain or license what many men re-
gard rs nuisances and breeders OF crime,
while two-thtrds or tn ree-fourths OF The mon
ey accruing thereirom Is retained by the cor
pora,ions. The anomalous condition is pre-
sented then Ola community allowing itsel!
to be uni Justly taxed as Il whole for the sup
preston o.. crime produced by the action OF
q part. The .iquor tax Is largely for local
benefit, while the abuses is general. The peo.
pie In the country not only pay tribute to
those who sell liquor,---by means OF which
the towns are beeutiied and Sdorned,- but
they pay tax for the suppression Of crime pro-
duced by the maintenance ofthese bar rooms.
stopped. therefore strongly rccommened
that all municipal corporations be proh!b.
lied from levying any license at all and that
all tax deriyable from the sale OF whiskey
ing the matter Of local option as at present
and If any municipal corporation desires to
license the sale of liquor, let 1t derive no
special benefit from It. There are, as / am
the State. How many municipalities would
relinquish the sale of liquor II they derived
no money benefit from II l cannot even guess
What decrease may follow the enactment o.
such law Is equally unknown. With high
license Imposed on each dealer I'm the article
either at wholesale or retail, and all OF this
fund going to support State and County gov.
ernments, 1t appears to me we would have 6
large increase Of revenue, as we'll as q large
decrease in crime, with q corresponding de
crease In Court expenses, and consequent
reduction OF taxes.
Chief Justice simpsons Death.
Very shortly alter the adjournment OF The
General Assembly the State was shocked by
the news Of The death OF Chief Justice Smp
son. This distinguished jurist died OF hear
disease. after brief Ill mess, December 2G. 1890
Ills needless for me to say anything by way
of encomium on this beloved man. On the