The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-01-24
our COLUMBIA LETTER.
C0I.rME Jan. II.

Assembly were not III some respect Il
record breaker we would now think
that South Cardinals representative
body was drifting into innoruous de
suetudc. The present assc nbly has
broken the record in the matter of the
dispatch of business. being the first
that has made IL law, all duly signed
and sealed within the first week of the
session. In every respect this assem-
bly, seems determined to dispatch busi-
ness without delay.
The incidents Cf the first week have
been bills below noted and comments
OH the governors message, which
seems to give general satisfaction.
The main feature Of this was, of
course, the suggestions us to the man
agcmcnt of the dispensary. 1t is gen
orally consi Tered a good paper. Con-
scrvativemen think that the governor
has done well i'll placing the burden Of
solving the problem OH the Legislative
body. In fact his suggestions in this
matter have served to tighten up the
screws all round OH the machinery of
this body.
Senator Grnbcr's county court bill is
i'll fair way to become Il law, having
passed it's third reading in the House.
This bill seems to be chiefly demanded
by the lawyers, but provision il made
for an election by the people before it
is sadtllcd on any county.
Mr.. Winklcr has introduced his dis
pensary bill, which thinkers 1T tho pres
cnt law in Il number OF sections, but
makes no radical change that is appar-
cnt except in the provision for buying
| liquor by scaled bids, and then it adds
Il proviso hat nulities that clause.
The Nirginia- Carolina Chemical
company will be investigated to see il
it is Il trust. and by the way there is Il.
strong sentiment supporting the solid
Democratic plank OF anti trust.
1t is more than probable that the
completion OF the State House will be
authorized by the present assembly.
The Senate has the matter in charge.
There is also very much talk of build
ing il new Court House for tho Su-
preme Court, tho State having out
| grown its State House, and of selling
the old governors mansion and
! grounds and building another one.
Among other Incidents of interest in
the week we're the following
The rc-intrOductiOn of Senator
Browns compulsory education bill, the
killing Of Winkler's bill making rail-
roads haul passengers on round trip
| for one fare, an interesting fight over
the use Of the State House for the
State balls, in which the dancers won
by three votes.
The passage of tho Manning health
bill, which completes the system OF the
State by providing an officer in each
township who shall record all deaths,
births and marriages, and report them
to the State Board through the county
supervisor. This gives South Caro-
lima one of the most perfect and effect
i've health boards in this country
! The Rogers bill providing for mar
to prevent hunting or trapping par
tridges on the lands of another with
! out permission.
1t is not unlikely that there will be
| tight over the appropriations for the
State Colleges this year with more
| force than has been seen in this fight
for several years.
One Of the most gratifying incidents
OF the week was the election by the
Senate of ex- Governor Sheppard to be be
president pro tenn. This is IL strong
Indication OF the revival OF good feel
| ing and the absence of anything like
partiZanship, which has been the banc
of the State for so long. This fac
tionalism has been gradually dying out
ever since the constitutional conycn-
tiOn, and it may now be considered as
| buried for the good of the State.
During the past week the fires lave
been kindlcd under the polical not in
good earnest. There have been no
end OF caucuses and pow-wOws in the
interest OF various candidates and
political sentiments ut the capital. 1t
is very evident from the activity III the
prohibition camp that the cold water
advocates will have ticket in the
field this summer. 1t is suggested that
the standard. bearer may be Senator
| Mower, who is probably the strongest
man in the camp, and mans of great
personal purity and integrity, but he is
not much OF campaigner. A. How
ard Patterson has been in the city
nursing his boOmlet. His friends seem
to be u little disconnected that Nc
Sweeney did not come out as an ad-
vOcate of revolution in the dispensary,
that Patterson might have his dispen-
however, make the best of the situa-
ton. Col. Wylie Jones is being
grOomed for the race by n number Of
his friends and it is thought that he
will be strong horse. Col. Knox
Livingstone, called "the Little Giant
of the Pee Dee" is also spoken of very
frequently as a candidate, and there is
no evidence that the topic is distastc-
ful to this active legislator.
| The coming week promises to be q
very interesting one in the matter Of
legislation. This Legislature does not
seem inclined to put Oft important
matters and they will ONTO several
things thut viii be hot this week.
TIE SECOND WEEK.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Jan. 90.
|, The legislative mill has not been very
actively at work during the past week.
In fact the latter part of the week was
all recess, commencing with the memo-
rial service in honor OF the late Gov.
W. Z. Eiiorbe; following this was Lees