The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-21
GREEN WOOD COUNTY,
ANEW COUNTY ENTERS THE LIST IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Ane biil occupied Nearly all tho Il me OF
the Mouse In Ysste rday's Session., Isoth
Day and Night. but was Passed at Last.
:. COLUMBIA. S. c., Dec. 12.-This has
heen Greenwood's day in the House.
Nothing else was considered. The re-
districtlng scheme was brushed away
on technicality. 1t could have by en-
considered, and there is a ray Of hope
IN the disposition of the House. For
nearly three hours this morning the
pros and cons of Greenwood County
were advanced, and everyone ought by
this time to know what he wants about
the new county proposed to be made
up OF portions of IIdgefield and Abbe-
vile. The most striking incident of
the debate was the unexpected refer.
.. tence to the Legislative members being
VA vest-pocket edition of Governor Till.
man; otherwise everything went along
IN nice, quiet, humdrum way.
The first tilt of the day was on the
redtstricting bill. The people scored
trlct champions haven't things alto
gether their own way. The lines were
drawn today and old Charleston and
the loW-country have their friends.
When the bill came up Mr.. Mosess
original bill was promptly killed.
Rrhen the substitute bill, with o fa-
VoFaole report, came up. Mr.. Maglll
the chairman of the special committee,
moved to kill the bill, as there was
Senate bill upon the Same subject. Mr..
Maglll did not anticipate Mr.. Moses's
close attention to the work of the
House The House bill was laid aside
and thereupon Mr. Moses called atten-
tion to the fact that the Senate bill
had not been On the desks for twenty
AVur hours. Speaker Jones held the
point Of order well taken.
Then Mr.. Magill wanted the bill
whereby the House bill was killed re-
considered. Speaker Jones held that
an aflrmatlve vote to reconsider could
not be regarded. Mr.. Breazeale moved
to take the bill from the table. The
douse, by vote of 28 to 26, refused to
nave any more talk on the subject to-
day.
The Greenwood County bill was the
mex! In order, and furnished the battle
royal OF the day MIR. Yeldell first took
tht moor ana made very strong argu-
mtDt IN favor OF the new county. He
said that there has never been a strong
er argument for a new county Ont
81 TWO thousand voters in the territory
affected seventeen hundred ., tltioned
for the new county, and the first name
90 the petition was that of Governor
1lllman. There are times when one
should not let SENTIMENT overrule nr-
cessity. The objection comes from
Abheville. You have no assurance
that there will ever be constitutional
convention. We have been looking for
tarih Ieform for twenty-five years and
1t Is stlll coming. We have had tie
county surveyed and Greenwood will
pay for the buildings. When we tell
these counties that we are tired paying
them tribute they raise great protest.
lie debated elahorately the question of
area aid the necessity Of forming new
coanties. Mr.. Yeldeil quoted from the
census bulletin and showed that the
incorporated towns in Abbeville had
more population than those in Green.
wood. lie devoted considerable atten-
tlon TO the railroad situation, and de-
MED that Greenwood would get more
railroad mileage than Abbeville.
Mr.. Hill, OF Abbeville, SAID that, al
though sick. he was here to prevent
thls monstrous lniquity being placed
on Abbeville County. If Abbeville
must be despoiled consider the inter
ests OF the remaining portion of the
county. The idea Of a new county is a
new'-Aing. He understood that names
to the petitions had been secured by
promises of Office. They want to take
out OF AbbeVille what they want and
leave us Worn-out lands nearly all
streams that require bridging and an
undue proportion OF the negroes. The
judiciary committee rtpCItCL f&vorahly
because 1t heard only one side of the
question. We were not advise ri
their facts and data. 1L-y 'uuA snap
Judgment. We did not know how
much we were to be hit or how much
we were to be hurt. We would rather
move the court house to Greenwood
than have the county divided.
Mr.. Graham, of Abbeville, who fa-
Vored the new county, said that the ad-
VocateS OF the county went about the
matter In business-like manner. We
have aflidaVits of competent surveyors
that old Abbtyille has plenty of area.
We have been paying for their bridges
for the past hundred years. They ac-
cus:H us of not having Greenwood in
the centre of the new county. We
went Tor the business centre. We have
made AbbeVille valuable, and if the
portion we want is more valuable it
Delongs to US. We have made it valua-
PIE by our enterprise and push. We
take only about half of the railroad
mileage. Abbeville never built roads for
GreenWood's benefit. They never car.
RED them that way. Abbeville and
GREENWOOD are rival towns and thew
are are noG building railroads by our doors.
Inc hrst mention of the new county
was made by farmers living in Edge
field County and doing business in
Greenwood. Notice OF this matter
came out IN the county newspapers a
week after the project was started.
Mr.. Suddath, of EJgeGeld, did not
think the new county would offer anV
convenience to the people of Edgefiejd
who were to be taken In to Greenwood
There are said to he 1850 square miles
ln the county. Mr.. Yeldell made him
admit that there were over 900 miles
lett in the old county. Mr.. Suddath
then went on to say that he favored
small counties and a constitutional
county. Let US get an omnibus bill
and get all of the new counties at one
time. In Edgelield County such a
scheme is not wanted. | have petitions
to that fact. If anybody warts de.
serves any favor it is the country peo
pie of the State and they are not asking