The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-06
LAWMAKERS OF CAROLINA.
The Reorganization Of The Judiciary
Completed.

Joseph II. Earle, Who Once Ran Against
Tillman for Governor, Retained on the
Bench-Attorney General Buchanan
Made Judge Of the Third Circuit-soms
Notable Changes in the Laws Pro-
posed During the Present Session.
Columbia, S. c.. Dec. 5.-The general
assembly OF South Carolina in joint ses-
sion to-day completed the reorganization
Of the judiciary OF the state begun with the
advent Of the reform administration four
years ago. one by one the judges on the
bench In 1890 have been retired. Only
the chief justice Of the supreme court
and one circuit judge OF the old set have
been retained. The remarkable feature
OF the elections to-day was the selection
OF Gen. Joseph II. Earle. a brilliant at
torney. who was attorney general in the
administration which Gov. Tillman orig
inally begun his uprising against. and the
man who, as candidate for governor, made
the first fight against Tnlman and re-
form in the campaign OF 1890 Two years
ago he began to confess that he saw some-
thing in the movement inaugurated by
Gov. Tillman. The result IS he was made
Judge OF the Eighth circuit to-day over
the present incumbent. Judge Norton.
another strong veform candidate, getting
100 out OF the 1866 votes cast. The re-organ-
ization of the judiciary was made COM
plete by making the young Attorney Gen.
eral o. W. Buchanan. judge of the Third
circuit. the incumbent. Judge Fraser, be-
ing overwhelmingly defeated.
The general assembly has been in ses-
sion two weeks. Some notable changes
in laws are proposed. A bin to provide
for Jim Grow" separate cars for the
races is pending, an unfavorable report
being given IL to-day.
Owing to the recent assassination OF
county treasurer while out in the country
collecting taxes, the law requiring treas
urers to make such trips will be abolished.
An Australian ballot system bill was in
troduced in both houses to-day. In view
of the doubtful registration laws and the
recent charges OF election frauds, IL will
likely pass.
Under a bill pending. patent medicine
vendors. unless licensed as druggists by
the state, cannot sell their goods in Caro-
lima. This bill VIII pass.
Commission merchants are TO be denied
the right to collect commissions on any
class of produce. etc, unless II passes di-
rectly through their hands.
A joint committee Is to be appointed to
examine into the financial condition of the
state dispensary and be present when
stock Is taken at the end of each quarter
Senator Enro to-day introduced a bill In
the Senate providing for the holding OF
an election for delegates to the constitu-
tional convention and enacting a special
law for that occasion. It Is an adminls-
ffatf ffr.et 4 l..
The bill provides for the registration and
voting Of those citizens who, under the
present law. are disqualified. IL is in
tended to eliminate in this one election
those features OF the present election ma
chinery, the constitutionality of which is
questioned, and which are now being test
ed by Senator Butler in the state supreme
court, and which viii probably soon be
passed upon by the United States supreme
court. IL is proposed that this law shall
apply to only the one election for a con-
stitutional convention delegates. II the
present election law is knocked out this
is expected to make the action Of this con-
vention legal and constitutional.