The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-01-10
OUR COLUMBIA LETTER.

COLUMBIA, Jan. 0th.-The members |
OF the Legislature have rcasscmbled
here for the session that opened to-
day. AS yet there is little on which to
base progn0stications of the work of
the session, but rs far rs can see.
this session promises to be one of the
most interesting in many years and
the most free from anything like
fractional differences. For number
of years this note of discord has been
growing fainter and fainter, until it
has become difficult to distinguish be-
tween men and measures as to whcth-
or they are reform or conservative.
All now sit ut the same table and eat
out OF the Same spoon. bell ,vc that
this session will be marked / a mani
test intention on the part oi all men,
bers to the best interests of the State.
The matters that are being discussed
are chiefly the recent disprnsary seam
dals, the result of the prnitcntary in
vestigation committee, and the com
plction of the State House. There are
about two hundred bills left over from
the last session, about half enough for
Il whole session, but it is safe to count
on the usual number of bills being pre-
sentcd.
1t is very hard to get any fthc mem
bcrs OF the assembly to express I'M op 4
ion as to the final result Of the dis
pensary fight. 1t is pretty safe to say
that there will be something done.
There is some suspicion to be noticed
on the part VI some, that the charges
made by QUITS that there was an in
tention on the part OF the ring to
form State house trust i'll the dispon-
sary matter arc true and they will re-
luirc to be convinced that there is no
"nigger i'll the wood pile before they
swallow any bill that is presented.
The small poX situation will be very
carefully considered, and thcreis every
reason to believe that the Legislature
will be more liberal to the State Board
OF Health than it has ever been. The
Governor seems to be in hearty SYM
patty with the Board in its cndcavors
to p .rfect its organization and make its
work for the good of the State more
hig bly, effective.
Ihcioycrnor's message is very graft
flying to his friends. He is very careful
a,id conservative in his rccommcnda-
tions. and through the whole paper
thlre is nothing to be seen beyond an
honest desire to serve the best interests
OF the State. The whole State is to be
congratulated on the remarkably good
showing that every department Of
the State government shows III the
brief review made by the Governor.
The first days session was taken up
almost entirely with the organization
of the houses and the reading of the
message.
There is very little change in the
personal OF the members OF the lcgis-
lativc body this year. Work will go
smoothly on from where it was broken
off last year. Within the week the
harness will have been adjusted and
the tread mill will be grinding stead
lily ON.
There is great deal of political
gossip to be heard in the lobbes and
on the curbstonc, most of it in relation
to the campaign of the summer, which
is now practically at hand. 80 far as
the politicians are concerned, WHO like
the drummers are generally in advance
Of the season that they might be like
the early bird.
HARTWELI. Nj. AVER.