The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-01-17

but manly enough to acknowledge it
as law Of the State and to pledge
| their support and cooperation in it's
| proper enforcement | am satisfied
that this circular has resulted in good,
and that in many of the cities and
town, the local authorities are doing
/ what they can TO apprehcnd violators,
and that there are fewer violations of
the dispensary law than Of many other
laws now on the statute books.
Mr. w. w. Harris, who is clerk and
is in charge of this department under
my direction, in his report to me says
''Thcre is less complaint of the illicit
traffic in liquor coming to this Office
from throughout the State than ever
before during the five years I have
been connected with this department,
and it is very evident that there is
less violation of the dispensary law
over the entire State, with the posi-
bic exception of the city of Charles
ton and two or three of the Counties
in the northwest portion Of the State,
and it is probable that even in those
sections there has been improvement.
submit herewith Il table showing the
comparative cost and the work done
By the reduced number Of constablcs
for the last six months Of 1899 and the
corresponding six months of 1898 1t
will be seen that so far as the work
done the number Of seizures is about
the same, while there has been a saw
ing for the six months Of 1899 over the
same six months of 1898 of s.. .23S. 30
in this one item
am glad to be able to state that
during my term Of Office with but one
exception there has been no conflict
between the cOnstables and citzens
The following is the statement of re
ccipts aud disbursements on account
Of tho pcciai dispcnsary school fund:
Received from
State dispcn-
sary, 1S9S-99 sl3O, 900
Disburscd to the
several counties
under act 1898 $67 ,20l 81
Disburscd def
cheney several
counties under
act 1S93-------- 1898 O2
Disburscd surplus
several coun-
ties under act
1899 -------- i3. .457 63 $1,000
CONFEDERATE RECORDS.
The recommendation Of Col John
=. Thomas that the State have pub
lished the rolls Of her Confederate
troops with a sketch of the career and
service Of the various commands is en-
| dorscd.
CHIcKAMAUGA BATTLE FIELD.
An appropriation Of $40, 900 to mark
the positions Of South Carolina troops
on the Chickamauga battle field is re-
commended.
AS TO BIENNIAL SESSIONS
'The tdvisability of biennial ses-
sions Of the legislature has been fre-
quently called to the attention of the
general assembly by my predecessors.
That we have too much legislation we
all admit. Fewer changes in our laws
as rule would be better. There
would not be that uncertainty in re-
gard to many laws that now exists.
Many States have adopted biennial
sessions of their legislatures. The
State constitution provides for an
nual sessions of the legislature and
the Declaration Of Rights declares
The general assembly ought frequent
ly to assemble for the redress of griev-
ances and for making new laws. as the
common good may require submit
the matter to you for your careful
consideration, inasmuch as there has
been more discussion Of this subject
and some demand in certain sections
for biennial sessions. AS you will
see, in order to change, would require
an amendment to our constitution
! The legislature is warned against
wasting time on local legislation.
There has been no mob violence
during the past year and general good
order has prevailed throughout the
State. The county of Darlington is to
be congratulated on giving legal trial
and execution for crime that usually
results in summary Justice This
spirits to be encouraged and com
mended. and will result in greater re-
spect for the proper and legal channels
of administering the laws"
The message closes with general
cxhortatlon to "prudent and careful
economy