The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-18
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General Assembly on Tuesday last.
President of the Senate, Lieut. Coz
ernor McSweeny, and Speaker of the
House Gary made their little speeches.
The Senate has grown q deal, Dorches-
ter, Bamberg, Saluda, Cherokee and
Greenwood, new counties, having Sena-
tors. The House stands at the old
number, IA. The House got down
promptly to work and soon disposed Of
the matter on the calendar coming
down from the last session. The indi-
cations arc that it will be q working
body, A Senator is to be elected but
it Is q mere matter of form as Senator
McL.aurin will receive the vote of
every Democrat. Chief Justice Nc
liver will be re- elected without opposi-
ton. Five Judges are to be elected
Watts, Gary and Klugh without OPP
position. Benet, of the First Circuit
is opposed by Bacot, of Charleston, and
ex-Judge Izlar, Of O~rangeburg. Benet
will be reelected, in all probability.
In the 4th Circuit, Gage, of Chester,
and Mcdonald, of Fairfield, aspire to
succeed Judge Witherspoon, (who de-
clines re-election) with the chances in
favor Of Gage. There is nothing Of
the Hanna business in it and all will
go off without any fireworks. These
elections will probably occur to-day.
There are other minor elections. Our
Laurens friends are watching and on
hand. Here is a touch Of their work:
Mr. Goodwln---To provide the man
ner in which persons may be exempt
from poll tax or communication road
tax in certain counties.
Mr.. Goodwin--To amend an act en-
titled IAN act to apportion the road
fund derived from special county
levy" approved Feb. Il. 1890, by add
ing an additional section to be known
as section 5.
A Bill has passed the House rcduc-
ing the fees Of notaries for taking re-
nunciation Of dover; to authorize
posting of lands to keepof trespassers:
to extend the sine for paying taxes
(affectiug the present fiscal year,: a
bill to let the public printing to the
lowest bidder. Mr.. Goodwin's bill to
regulate labor OF Sundays excited q
hot debate, but it was finally knocked
In the head in the House. The horse
and the COW had to be fed and watereG
the cook might strike, cold dinners
YOU be cold comfort for distinguished
guests; the boot black might turn
line gentleman. a presentation oil
this view by an eloquent statesman
and the Bill got it where the pretty
Miss "wears her beads" There is the
usual bill for separate coaches for
races and q bill further ''to protect
doves" and many new measures tina
from their titles promise we'll. a re.
solution is pending to adjourn on the
14th of February. Senator Ragsdale
proposes amendments to the constitu
tion-to elect Circuit and Supreme
Judges. by the people. (This will not
do and will not pass). BY the way,
there is a strong push to have notes,
bonds, and credits, on the assessors
books for taxation. Don't forget
amendments to the Dispensary Law
to add n perfume to the rose, aud to
paint the lily; they are there. General
Hagood's death was announced and he
was euloglzed 1t is clear enough that
the General Assembly will average
we'll for common sense, rank high for
m~ediocrity, with SOM very clever
Q cold Edgefeld" is fretting over
the fact that her Senator resides in
Greenwood county. She is right--it is
ANONYMOUSLY ridiculous but she can
repose upon a pillow Of down when she
recalls hat Ben Tillman and Jas.
/ Talbert are in ~''yan-yan house'--a
Matching of Mckinley and the racy
8 Rotund Reed.
, When the resolution in the House
was proposed to elect a Chief Justice
and Circuit Judges it was amended to
make Circuit Judges read before Chief
Justice. This has been construed as a
piece of log-rOlling in the interest Of
Judge Benet. Should the opposition
be strong to Judge Benet his friends
could take vengeance upon McIver, who
as yet is not opposed for Chief Justice.
But such is politics. The House pro-
poses for the Attorney General to pre-
pare a Dispensary Bill that will head
off the Federal Circuit Judge, Simon
Ton. And yet a resolution proposes to
reduce the salary Of this officer twenty
per cent. This officer now wants n
change of venue and to go to Congress,
where u. Samuel pays more than
$4,000. "Citizen" Ashley, of Anderson,
is in good health and will be i'm evil
dence In due season.
In his message Governor Ellerbe
states that he avoided paying interest
to keep things going by over drawing
the States deposits at the banks. But
these were the Banks where the great
deposits of the State are kept at no in
forest. 1t was a fair exchange of
courtesies. 1t would have been tough
TO have kept a Judge, q Solicitor, a
Railroad Commissioner or tho like of
them waiting for their small common
sation. Their annual salaries are paid
monthly don't you know.