The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-01-14


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II. To put the phosphate interests Of
the State in the hands of the Governor,
attorney general, comptroller general and
two other persons to be appointed by
the Governor. This recommendation
was adopted-whether to the advantage
of the State may be seriously questioned.
Certain it is there WAS a falling off i'll
the ten months following of SCS,Oo0 at
least; and peraons in position to know
insist that great damage has been done
to the States phosphate interests by
the management of this phosphate com
mission.
13. To require State banks to deposit
with the State treasurer State bonds To
the amount of their average deposits,
and to require said banks TO invest 20
per cent. in State bonds Failed
IA. To require insurance companies
doing business in this State 10 deposit
$4,000 in State bonds with the State
treasurer as a guarantee Of solvencY
Failed.
The following were recommended in
the Governors message TO the Legisla
ture in 1891:
Is. The Governor joined the Comptrnl.
ler General in asking for resssessment
of land in 1892 Failed.
1G. To abolish Office of county cou,-
missioners and provided new system of
county government repetition of the
recommendation of 1890. Failed.
H. To require auditors to stamp al
notes for the purpose of taxation Fail
ed
IS. To rearrnnge The school Districts
recommended also in the Inaugural in
1890. Failed
10. To appropriate $4,000 to enable
Clemson College to be ready for opening
at the appointed lime-February next.
Failed.
20. To grant the Governor the right
to remove sherffs ard ether fficers at his
pleasure. Failed.
81. TO amend the criminal law by
having jurors drawn in open court in
the presence OF the Judge tn-prohibit a
Judge from continuing case the second
time except under extraordinary circum.
stances to require judges to disbar an
attorney for taking "friVolrous ap-
peal" All failed and the criminal law
remains as it was.
%. To appropriate $4,000 to enable
the State to make an exhibit at the
Worlds Fair
%. To rearrange the Congressional dis
tricts. Failed.
"a. To repeal The law of 1890 as to
medical examiners and restore the law
previously in force Failed.
25. To require liquor licenses to be
paid into the county treasuries Fail
ed.
Out of twenty-five recommendations
made by The Governor in his Inaugural
of 1890 aud his message OF 1891 only
three were ad pied by the General As
sembly.
1t is curious circumstance. Hereto
fore the people have elected their legis-
lators without reference TO their choice
for Governor. No previous Governor
had yer had, or had ever asked. 'or a
personal following iii The Legislature.
Who ever heard of Hamptouite, or !
Hagoodite, or a Richardsonite, or of an
"anti" prior to the candidacy of MIR.
Tlllmau? Legislators were elected because
of their supp sed ability and character
and entirely without reference to the
gubernatorial question. A majority OF
the last Legislature was elec:ed because
they said they were Tillmanitss. Yet
no Governor of South Carolina since
1876 ever had 80 large d proportion OF
his recommendations Ignored or defeat
ed as Governor Tillman had. One req
son for this has already been slatea, viz
the Governors loss of popularity in the
summer of 1891. Another WAS that
member who were acxious enough .
be regarded as personal followers oi
Tilimap in order to make heir calling
and election sure" got 10 feeling their
own importance after getting IL and
wanted to show the people that they
did net belong to Tillmsn especially
after Tillman had lost bis great popular
ity. Another reason is that at the last
session it was d very difficult thing to
decide who or what was popular and
there wal great uncertainty as 10 what
might happen Hence the uncertainty
and fckleness Of the N. jorty during
the last days of the session--'he want OF
cohesion among the "reinrnlrrs rs"-their
indecision snd instability, which rende!d
it impossible to pass any measure whatev,
erupon which public sentiment ii di J.
vided
Taking one consideration with sno;h-
er we shall probably never aer sucsl 8
General Assembly again as thar OF
1S90-9l. Let US hope not anyway.
- Every miserly old bachelor. in the