The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-29


The bill introduced by senator Gaines
lii regard to the extension of the time
Tor the payment of taxes will be OF
general interest. 1t provides that
whenever the Governor and Comp
troller General shall extend the time
for the payment Of taxes, the tax de-
linquents shall pay a penalty of one
per cent. for each month, or fraction
thereof, during which their taxes re-
main unpaid. This plan, Mr.. Gaines
thinks, would force the large taxpayers
to pay their taxes promptly, while it
would not be great burden on the
small taxpayers who are generally the
ones who need the extension most. 1t
would, he says, also bring in plenty Of
money for the State to pay it's January
interest every year without borrowing.
The Schley resolution came up in the
House on Monday, and, after a short
debate, was rcc0mnlitted for amend
mcnt, being too radical for even the
most ardent Schlcy partisans. AS re-
ported by the committee it was sIbsc-
1ucntly adopted in both House and
senate, reading as follows:
Be it resolved by the House of Rep
rescntatives, tho Senate concurring,
that the thanks Of every patriotic
American citizen ia due to that great
naval chicftain, Winfield S. Schley, his
officers and men, for their gallant con-
duct III the barbor of Santiago on July
3rd, 1893.
TIE ELECTIONS.
The much talked of elections came
Oft Tuesday and the lobbies are not 30
actively populated. The judicial cleo
tions were held first, and Associate
Justice Ira B. Jones, of the Supreme
Court, and Judges Aldrich, Klugh,
Gage and Watts were reelected with
out opposition. G. G.. Dantzler, of
Orangeburg, was unanimously elected
Judge of the First Circuit, succeeding
Judge Benet, and ns the successor of
Judge Buchanan in the Third, r. O.
Purdy, of Sumter, was elected over II.
Is. Frazer, of Sumter, and George Gal
lotly, Of Florence.
Tx Senator w. b. Love, of York, was
Reelected director of the peniten-
tiary as was w. D. Mann, of Abbe-
vile, the opposing candidates being j.
0. Wingo, of Greenville, and w. C.
Vincent, of Beaufort.
A surprise was sprung in the defeat
of DIR. t. A. Crawford, of Rock Hill,
for reelection as Trustee Of Win
throp- He was defeated by John E.
Breazeale, of Anderson, who was legis-
lated off the Board several years ago
by reduction in membership. Col.
Willie Jones. of Columbia, was re elect
cd Winthrop Trustee.
The following elections we're without
opposition: Col. John II. Sloan, Co
lumbia, and Robert McFarlane. Oar
lington, Trustees of the South Caro-
lima College; L. A. Sease, Lexington,
w. d. Evans, Chesterfield, A. L.
Smythc, Charleston, and John s. Gar
ris. Spartanburg, Trustees of Clemson;
Orlando Sheppard, Edgefeld, to sue
ceed Bishop Ellison Capers as Trustee
of the Citadel; A. L. Dukes, Orange
burg, and Cole L. Blease, Newberry,
Trustees of the colored college; Miss
L. H. LaBorde, State Librarian.
Chairman L. j. Williams, of tho
State Dispensary Directors, and Com
missioner Cru@ were reelected with
out opposition, but H. II. Evans end
A. F. II. Dukes, the other two Direc-
tors, had hard fight which ended in
success. The vote at first. stood:
Evans 80, Dukes 90, Boykin "a, Theus
"a, McDermott 2S,. Dean 4S; but after
changes the vote as declared was:
Evans SO. Dukes 80, Boykin 70, Dean 81,
McDermott 90 and Theus is. This is
the contest which has caused no end of
talk and gossip in political circles.
Practically the whole of Tuesdays ses-
sion WAS taken up with the elections.
In the Senate there was short de-
bate on Senator Ilderton's bill to dis
qualify corporation attorneys for m9sn-
hership in the General Assembly. The
bill was finally killed by the following
vote on the motion of Senator Mayfield
to reject the bill:
Ayes-Senators Aldrich, Applet,
Barnwell, Blakeney. Bowen, Brown,
Dean. Dennis, Douglas, Glenn. Gray
don, Hay, Henderson, Herndon, Hough,
Hydrick, Manning, Mayfeld, Moore,
Mower. Raysor, Sharpe. Sheppard, Sui
livan, Talbird, Walker, Williams-27.
Noes-Senators Caughman, Goodwin,
Gaines, llderton, Livingston, McDer-
mott, Ragsdale, Sarratt, Stackhouse,
Stanland-1O.
Senator Aldrich has bill making it
a misdeamor FOR parents to leave chill
dren locked in house in danger of
fire. and Senator Sheppard proposes to
strengthen the law against kidnapping.
The Senate has killed the bill to
create the office of State bank exami-
ner.
Senator Graydon's hill remedvinc