The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-01-16
LAURENS. $. c., JAN. 10, 1901.
Our SOlOps.

the election Of EX. Gov J. G.. Sheppard
as President Pro Tempore. Lieut..
Gov. Tillman will preside after install
lation which will be or the 18th ms.
Gen. II. II. Hemphill, of Abbeville,
Is Clerk, and w. II. Stewart, Of York,
Reading Clerk; Sergeant-at.arms, j. Il.
Schumpert, Newbcrry, Chaplain Rey.
$. III. Zimmerman.
The senate elects its own commit
tees. Hon. o. Il. Goodwin Is placed on
Agriculture, Contingent Accounts,
County Officers, Public Lands, Medical
Affairs.
w. +. Stevenson, Speaker of the
House. His election wa nearly a walk
over. MCGOWAN and Cooper voted for
Stevenson, Nichols for Prince, OF An
derson. Hamer, of Marlboro, was re-
elected Clork oven his opponents hands
down. Reading Clerk. Withers, with.
out opposition, and Wilson. of Lancas-
ter, wins as Sc"geant-at-arms. Rev. f..
faJme Hutson, Chaplain. These are
The principal officials in the law max
ing machinery.
A Bill was introduced by Citizen
Ashley, OF Anderson, extending the
time to March lst Tor paying taxes:
Senator Sheppard "a Bill to
ton the representation in the House.
BY this Bill the counties gaining one
member are Spartanburg, Lexington,
Aiken and Greenwood, and those losing
one are ~Edgctield Beaufort, Berkeley
q Charleston. The other counties
will stand as follows:
Abbeville 3, Aiken 4, Anderson 5,
Bamberg 2, Barnwell 3, Beaufort 3,
Berkeley 3, Charleston 8, Cherokee 2,
Oh 'ster 3, Chesterfield 2, Clarendon 3,
Colleton J, Darlington 3, Dorchester |,
Edgetield 2, Fairfield 3, Florence 3,
("p0rDptOUn y (,rlnnvi1ln x Gn,a, mood
3, Hampton ?, Horny 2, Ke,shaw 2,
Lancaster ,, Laurens 3, Lexington 3,
Marion 3, Marlboro 3, Newb,rry 3,
Oconec 3, Orangeburg 5, Pickeus =,
Richiand 4, Saluda 2, S]partanburr 6.
Sumter ., Union 2, Williamsburg 3,
York 1. y
We are sorry to see ''old Ed gefield"
so cut down-Sampson shorn OF his
locks.
In the House Laurens serves on the
following Committees:
MCGOWAN: Judiciary, and Cngrossed
Bills.
Nichols: State House and Grounds,
Pen%itentiary.
Cooper: Ways and Means, Legisla-
tive Library.
McGowan introduced Bills with re-
terence to contracts of employer and
employee, Laws of municipalities, Rail
80" a'h'o VI IdltIcllS county,. MI,
Nichols introduced Il resolution for a
special committee TO report all yacan-
cleS, which was adopted. Mr.. Cooper
spoke upon Josh Ashley's resolution ia
Vorlng extension of taX-paying time. II
passed the House and will go to theSen-
ate, where it will have a hard time,
but we think it wi run the rapids.
Senator Goodwin introduced a Bill
anthorising cities, towns, school dis
tpl.tS ntn 10 ..,,N ~-.
bonds to retire existing bonds.
Senator Goodwin has a bill to re-
qulre lands in incorporated towns and
outeide to be returned for taxation
separately. Mr.. Cooper's Bill amend
ing the law OF labor contracts has been
unfavorably reported. Bills are pend
Ing to sell the ~Penitentiary farms
they are likely to pull hard, stall, and
go over to next session. Legislators
pull in resolution and as a rule wait a
convenient season" a live question is
st OF children working in the facto-
a.. SSachusetts manufacturers are
likely beh,Hd the matter. Where-C. r.
you hnd humanitarianism you will like
y, hnd a Yankee capitalist at its heels.
The State House is being rebuilt with
the Sinking Fund and the front of the
cepito! is closed. the boys entering
from the East and West ends. Tillman
VIII be reelected on the 18th inst
Elections for the 18th and 5 h Judicial
Sircults will come OIL on Friday and
Saturday. Townsend, incumbent, of
this Circuit has Col. Ferguson, Hy-
drick, Sanders a I'd Graydon opposing
him All the ms in the State are
hghting for the Incumbent, as thew
doAt want their lines broken. Ferpri-
son should win. We thought Reform
meant rotation. Judge Gary, of the
9th circuit, has no opposition and
walks over the track. A State Libra
rlan Is to be elected INT twenty women
are candidates. God bless them all. A
Superintendent and three Directors
for the Pcnitentiary will be elected.
me incnmbents will be re-chosen
Gov. McSweeney and the Comptroller
General extended the time for paving
taxes until the lst o. February.
"A Bill is pending to re-arrange the
Congressional Districts, but it will
need much nursing and will hardly
pass at this session.
Inc elections will be off by the last
in earnest.
The House is largely composed of
young statesmen, but the crime of be-
Ing young has een well answered lone
ago: at twenty five Pitt was Premier
OF England, retired Napoleon. the mas
ter spirit OF the time, and set the earth
on It's legs for this century, and it still
rev0!ves after a hundred years in exact
time and order agreeable to his touch.
mere are three veterans among these
young fellows known to the writer
who have been through the mill and
they may temper the hot blood of tho
young Clceros, now dominating the
State. Hon. w. Fl. Parker. of Able
vile, who did the State service before
the war, Col. II. A. Thompson. of
Oconee, who was a co-labOrer in Ian
rens when the writer cOuldn't afford a
m0ustache, and Hamden Brooks, of
Greenwood, formerly of sold Edge
held q gallant veteran and YOUNGER
Drother OF Preston ) Brooks, famous in
American history,a chastising Charles
sumner, of Massachusetts,, in the II.
), Senate for s~landering South Caro-
lima. They are like the faithful Caleb,
who vent over with Joshua, and re.
ported fair, and at a second Jubilee
when The cities were again divided
showed like Absolom, young, sprightly,
fresh as a May morning and strong 10
40 battle for his country.
Senator Goodwin offered a resolution
proposing to amend the Constitution
relative to jurisdiction of MAGISTRATES
Representative Nichols represents
Laurens on he Special Committee on
roads, bridges, etc.