The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-02-13
COLUMBIA I.it,I it,7IIvjrER.
What Our Law Makers arc Doing ut
the State Capitol.
Fi'om Om, O~n T",,1sponIcnf.


lslatirc III support of the policy OF the
administration. 1t is not very likely
to pass, though It is in sympathy with
the views OF at least nine tcnths Of the
members Of that body, so far as we
can learn. There is genuine regret at
the course that Senator McLau,iu bu,
pursued, Tor lie is very popular person
ally. The passage OF IL resolution such
~ the one offered by Representative
McMastcr, of Richland is REGARDED as
100 drastic. 1t is generally preferred
!" s"!!!" ;;jT,, viii the Senators nj
the ballot box. l'lirlrarra "a whole host
OF good and worthy sons Of >oull, Caro-
lima who are lookiD. forward to meet
ing the tiliiiIi Innncrnt ~, ~" hust-
InSs and run il into him before tir
sovereign people. .lnun:; the number
that lEnnur says is 10 BE- in tIn fight is
representative IatIncr, of Andcrson
who has made q very cnvinblc rcpllta-
ton IN Congress and who has made :,
point oi winning the hearts Of such
South Carulinians us came within th,.
sphere OF his influence. Mr.. I.aiinlcr
is one Of lie few men whose head has
moi been turned by being in Washing
ton, and better still, his heart is in the
same place that it was when he first
went to represent the plain people Of
the third district. Another man :Ii;it
rumor says will be very much in evil
dcncc in the fight is Speaker Steven
son, whose newspaper friends have
been grooming linn for the race quite
awhile. l!c isa strong man and has
made such good use Of his office of
Speaker that he will pull II long vote
when the time comes. lie will divide
the strength Of The Pee Dee with Nc
Laurin, and get the longest end of the
string.
The session is very evidently draw
lnS to close. There is the rush and
hustle Of the home stretch in every
thing. The debates are getting more
pointed and words are not wasted for
effect rs they always arc now in the
early days Of the session. Members
are nil working now AMI the cngrossing
department is under extra head Of
steam.
Among the things that have been
decided by HE past week $ work is that
the State will not be rcdistrictct. also
the day FOR the lease of convicts is not
entirely past, neither will there be com
pnlsory education this year.
Among the Acts of general import
ancc ratified are the following:
The appropriation for the Charleston
Exposition: to prevent sale of goods
within II mile of CAMP meeting
ground; to require county commissions
crs to show the nature of the claims
paid in tho reports: requiring n bond
tor peace officers in al unincorporated
town; the bond amendments to the
constitution voted on at the last cleo
tlon; to require courts to take cogni-
zance Of the ordinances of towns and
cities.
The Legislature has lodged nil gen
eral legislation that could we'll be got
ten out of. They made big bluff at
iirst about settling the county govern
ment law so that it would meet the
demands of all people and be IL perfect
instrument, but when it came to the
scratch this, and everything of like
nature was quietly continued to next
year. 1t is not that tho law makers
arc lazy, but prev 'sly noted in this
th:. ave stricken with
with almost stringent form Of conscr-
vatism. They just hated to upset any
thing.
The Legislature has not been mig
gardly if it has been conservative. The
appropriations for this SESSION will he
about S250,000 more than those last
year. These appropriations nrc divid-
cd among the various State offices, be-
ing an increase of salaries to en-
ployces averaging about :iO0 to each
office and $4,000 for the attorney gen
eral to prosecute trusts with, nppro-
prlations for new buildings Mt the VA
rious State colleges and the 100000
proposed for public schools, which has
passed the House but may be again
Killed in the Senate, the $50, 900 for the
Charleston Exposition. bonds and in
tcrest little increase, and completion
of the State House, $4,000 lighting
and insurance. Pensions 100000. A
total increase of appropriations of
S:2S,21l. On tho other hand there ia
an offset of $7S,0iO which was spent
Ior number Of items last year that
are not called for this year, among
them being elections, Sl7,7OO, tho $35.
600 for Winthrop, $4,000 for n negro
building at Cedar Springs, various cx-
penses of State Offices and miscellane-
GUS items. There is an increase of
four and lalf million in taxable
property, which will cover tho addi-
tional expenditures. The State treas-
ury is in good condition 1t has not
been depleted but it is not a bottom
less pit by any means.
This week will see tho end of the