The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-29

Ext mptroller General Ellerbe fs SAID
to be on the popular wave, and Mr.. A.
Howard Patterson Of Barnwell Is men.
toned for the place. No one has yet SAID
what Governor Evans plans are. He
may make the race fer the. Senate or run
for: re. election and then stand for the
Senate.
There is decided disposition to have
the election of the Supreme Court Justices
as soon as possible, and the Likelihood is
that the elections will be arranged for
Tuesday. At present there Is no agree
ment on the salary question, aud COM
mittee on free conference has been trying
to adjust the differences. It Ia understood
that the economists of the House have
agreed to allow the Chief Justice S., 900 per
annum and the Associate Justices 81, ,S5O
each, and Is is likely that some agree-
ment will be reached by tomorrow even.
ing, for if no agreement can be reached
the bill will die and another will have tn
be introduced and 60 through the mill.
It Is somewhat noteworthy incident
that Speaker Jones has appointed on The
com mittee on tree conference, Messrs.
Frederick Williams, and L. J. Williams,
two orthodox economists. 1t is case
where personal interests conflict With
official duties, as Mr.. Jones wished to
carry out the wishes of the House, which
were contrary to those OF himself as b
candidate for Associate Justice.
The Legislature has not yet received
Governor Evans message with reference
to the dispensary law. He Is now at work
collecting and arranging the data for the
report.
It Ia understood that one Of the impor-
tant proposed changes will be to place
the dispensary in charge Of board Vi
trustees or directors, say Of seven mem
bers, giving one mem ber of the board I"
each OF the Congressional districts.
It would appear as II there will be
close rub ON the proposition of increasing
the judicial circuits 70 ten. There can
be no question as to the desirabil1ty Oi
some method of relieving the congestion
of business In the Courts In the larger
counties, and 1t seems that the increase
OF circuits Is the cheapest method, but
now the question Is whether the mem-
bers are willing to involve the State even
in the slight additional expense involved
In the creation of TWO more ctrcuitss
Some argue that the present Judges cal
be made to work harder and do all the
required work, while others Insist tina,
Ethe present Judges work hard enough,
and Two new Judges should be chosen.
The bill is now before the House, and II
has its best chance before that body.
Opinion Is much divided as to whether
the circuits will be established or not.
The dogs seem to have their specia'
champions in the Senate this y ear. The
bill directed against worthless destructive
ours, but the Senate killed the bill ano
1,owi tie chances are that the preaenl
Legislature will do absolutely nothing T.
remove the, only obstacle to profitable
sheep hnsbandry III south Carolina.
The House yesterday passed the bill q
repeal the statute directed against emt-
grant agents. Mo one Seemed to take any
notice Of the matter aud it went througi'
without debate. To-day prominent CIT
izen said he was sorry 70 see the bill fa-
vored by any of the members and II
ought 10 be killed. He said that befOr,
the present law Vas passed hundreds Ol
negro farm laborers were taken West.
Now that the factories are going mp Oh
every hand and the white laborers wer,
going to work in the mills If the sgents
were again let loose on the negro jaborere
there would soon be no tenant class Of
iaborers for the farms. This was espe-
Lcially the case In the up-country, and IN.
i0w-co1ntry negroes did not want u
work ON the up-country farms. and ht
doubted whether they were able to d..
that class OF work. It was, he said, b
very serious question, and the Senat.
ought to go very slow about letting th.
ugsnts loose on the negro laborer, VINO il
needed on the farms Of the State.
The ways and means committee hss
not yet made up it's estimates for tn.
appropriation and supply bill.-Spectat
to Netus and Courier.