The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-06-09
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Representative Elliott Loses His Seat
His Last Work Was for the Benefit
of Farmers.
The Washington correspondent Of
the News aud Courier describes the
~unseating OF Congressman Elliott as
follows /:
Col. Elliots is. no longer Charleston's
Representative in the present Com
his membership In the House to George
Washington Murray by o strict party
vote. Murray's black skin ami not
the justice OF his cause won him the.
seat, which has been filled with SO
much credit and y ility b. Col. Elliott.
The Republicans could not resist the
temptation to play for the colored vote
in this case, SO Col. Elliott was the
victim of an anti-election plot. The
gentlemen who were managing Col.
Elliott's case tried to break q quorum
by ~absenting themselves from the hall,
but the Republicans were out in force.
Besides all the Democratic members
did not understand the scheme, 80 the
vote for Col. Elliott was small in con-
sequence. Representative Talbert was
the only member of the South Caro-
lima delegation present and voting.
The other members purposely absented
themselves.
Murray was escorted down che aisle
to the Speakers desk by Represents
tive -Overstreet, of Indiana, amid APP
plause on the Republican side. After
the oath was administered to him he
was assigne to seat on the Democratic
side of the House close to Representa-
tives McLaurin and Wilson. Several
Republicans afterwards expressed the
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literally robbed OF his right to O seat
in the House in order to play politics
with h negro vote. 1t has been well
understood for some time past that the
Republicans intended to seat Murray
without regard to the facts in the case,
and Col. Elliott was not surprised at
the result. He will return home al
once and prepare for another contest
The people OF his district are anxious
for him to run again and secure a vim
dication at their hands. He is q
valuable Representative and his record
for acts accomplished in behalf of his
district and State far exceeds that o.
any other member of the South Caro-
lima delegation.
Col. Elliott has lately been confer.
ling with tho officers OF the geological,
survey as to the feasibility of introduce
ing a system Of irrigation in the truck
producing section of South Carolina ir
consequence OF the constantly recur
ring severe thoughts in the spring o
the yoar, and they have promised tc
issue some publications on the subject
for the guidance Of farmers as soon a,
it can be positively ascertained just
the section in question. Mr.. r.. Ii
Hewell, who has the subject Of irriga
tion specially in charge stated to Col
Elliott yesterday that he saw no reason
why the plan of irrigation pursued il
some Of the level portions Of the West
should not succeed in, South Carolina
This system il to raise the water BY
windmills where flowing Artesiar
wells cannot be procured, and to store
it in artificially constructed ponds O.
from 100 to 300 feet square, the bottoms
of which are made impervious to water
by a.mixture of clay and straw vel
trampled down by cattle. The rough
estimate Of the original cost is abO6'
one dollar per acre. AS soon AZ the
officials have completed their intended
publications they will be sent to Col
Elliott for distribution among parties
Interested, and he will be glad to be
furnished at Beaufort with the name.
of all persons who care TO receive
them.