The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-12-19
co1r1MB1A s. C.. Dec. 18th. 1894.

IL WILL D0 COuCluu6u uutll u0At S6SSlOus
"Continued until next session" is a
very popular method of disposition of
bills In the Senate. Among others that
have been 80 placed are all the new
County bills; bill to promote the inde-
pendence of electors and to enforce the
secrecy of the ballot; bill to protect
primary elections and punish frauds in
them; bill to require life and accident
insurance companies to invest their
reserves in this State; bill to establish
an institute for the blind and bill to
prohibit any school teacher in the State
from acting as the agent of any book
company.
On Monday, also, Senator Wilson pro-
posed and had carried divers amend,
mants to the Constitutional Convention
bill, and it went to Its third reading, as 8
special order for the next day for general
amendments.
The discussion of the special order on
the next day was the live.iest that has
been had at this session of the Senate.
The principal fight was over simple
amendment, offered by Senator Finley,
''and the ballot box shall be 80 located as
to be in view OF persons outside of the
polling place during the time of voting" !"
All things were going well, and Senator
Norris said afterwards that the amend
ments would have been carried, and he
himself would baye voted for 1t, had 1t
not been for an unfortunate oratorical
burst from Senator Buist. Of Charleston,
which rather injected factional politics
into the discussion, and the amendment
was laid on the table by vote of 81 to IA.
That settled 1t, and all other amend,
ments, except one offered by Senator
Norris, providing for the purchase of a
number of books on Constitutional Con-
vention work, were laid on the table by
votes varying from "a to 8 to 26 to 6. So
the bill passed its third reading and was
sent to the House, where, however, it has
not yet made its appearance.
A large number of bills, generally OF
local importance, have passed the Senate,
and many of these have passed the
House also. Among the latter may be
named the bill making intoxication, or
the use of proiane or obscene language in
public places misdemeanor; bill re-
quiring cotton buyers to place the same
number on the bales Of cotton bought as
are placed on the books and bills; and a
bill reducing the fee for dieting prisoners
from 80 cents to 25 cents day, and pre-
venting constructive mileage by Sheriffs.
The bill authorizing the organization
into stock companies of grain dlstlliers,
for the purposes of rectifying, refining,
and wholesaling the products of their
individual stockholders has passed It's
doubtless pass in the Senate. On it's
second reading in the Senate, Senator
Mayfeld tried to haYe an amendment
made in the bill so that warehouse for
the wholesaling Of these products could
be established in the country. The Sem
ate refused to allow this, and no ware
houses will be allowed outside of incor.
porated towns. The bill making b. X.
Tillman a trustee Of the Normal and
Industrial College has had the same dis
position at this writing.
On Wednesday the House passed
separate coach bill after long debate,
and much manouvering on the part OF
the opponents of the bill. Foremost
among the opponents was Representative
Miller, known as the "Canary States
man." was most prominent. he deliV.
cred several eloquent appeals against
what he considered an insult to his race:
1t is but fair to the Canary Statesman"
to say that he raised himself very much
in the estimation Of the white mem bers
of the House by his utterances in the
Senate, and there are many who think
that the upper House will kill it.
The House refused to pass the bill re-
curing railroads to pay twice the value
of lost articles if the claim was not settled
within ninety days. The bill appropriat-
ing S13,89S.7O, the expenses Of the Dar-
lington War, has also been passed by the
House. There was no opposition at all
to the passage of this bill. The bill grant
ing s charter to the Greenwood, Ander-
son and Western Railway has passed the
Senate and It's first reading in the House.
A bill amending the militia laws Of the
State and giving the Governor more
power over the militia has passed both
Houses. This law gives the Governor
power to disband any Company of mill
tia, whenever he thinks it to the interest
of the public. 1t also provides for dis
tribution of the militia in all the Counties
of the State, as far as this is possible.
The appropriation for the militia this
wear has been fixed at $4,000.
Among a number of bills that have
passed their third reading in the House,
and their first in the Senate, but are
likely to be passed by the Senate without
change are To require all persons or
corporations building wire fence along
public, or private highway, where the
same runs parallel with railroad track
to nail plank on or near the top; to
prohibit the selling Of pools on horse
races, except within incorporated towns,
and there only under certain conditions
to prevent factors or commission mer-
chants for contracting for Or charging
s'short commissions" reducing the sala-
ry of the State Liquor Commissioner to
81, 900, and providing for his election by
the General Assembly instead of appoint
ment by the Governor.