The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-01-28
OUR COLUMBIA LETTER..


by the Legislature this w~rck-aftcr
Two weeks OF the session the assembly
Is Just getting down to work and there
IL yet II day of elections before the
members. Elections have to be got
out OF the way before the Legislature
can do any real wark.
There have been several Interrupt
ions this week. Monday being Lees
birthday, was Il legal holiday and the
Legislature made q trip to Rock Hill
to visit Winthrop College. Tuesday
the elections for Chief Justice and
Superintendent of Penitentiary we're
held, Associate Justice Y. j. Pope
being chosen Chief Jsutice without
opposition and Capt. D.. j. Griffith
being re-elected Superintendent of the
Penitentiary unanimously. The fol-
lowing Directors of penitentiary were
also reelected: DR.. 81. q. Rowland.
Spartanburg, John G.. Moblcy, Fair
field, and A. X. Sanders, Sumter.
wednesday was taken up with the
ceremonies incident to the inaugura-
ton of Gov. Hayward and the intro
ducti0n into Office of the other new
officials. The exercises were elaborate
and u large assemblagc attended. Very
little business, and that Of smalliInpOr-
tapcc: was transacted by either house
that day.
Thursday the Senate was in session
hardly half an hour and the House only
ton minutes, from which it IS plain
again that nothing was done.
Friday was the day set aside for
memorial exercises in honor of Gen.
Wade Hampton, the Grafton being
delivered by IT, late generals war
lieutenant an senatorial colleague,
Gen. NJ. c. Butler. These exercises
again drew a large crowd to the CAPT
to-, the exercises being held in the hall
OF the House of Representatives. Be-
sides Gen. Buffers grafton, Senator
Robert Aldrich delivered q fine tribute
to, Hampton in presenting resolutions
which had been prepared by Col.
Leroy F. YOumans, who was IIaInp-
toms Attorney General. The chief
paragraph OF interest in these resolu-
tions is this: "That his services to the
State deserve to be commemorated by
a monument more enduring than brass,
which shall keep forever green the
memory of the life and virtues of Wade
Hampton"
On this day, Friday, the Senate was
in session only an hour and the House
no longer. The Senate adjourned until
s o'clock tonight. but the House held
n session Saturday and then adjourned
until noon to-day. The House on
Saturday had the first debate of the
session and it was on the same old
questionable dispensary. Mr.. Holman
brought up lis bill to make the county
dispensaries and boards OF control
elective, q proposition that at once
elected discussion er1ing in defeat
for the measure. In tie course of the
debate II. Y. Williams, an original
ulspensnry man., criticized the State
N0ard of Control for their alleged at
tempt to influence elections through
H. county boards and the distribution
OF %whiskey.
The House sustained the action of
the Governor in vetOing the Act pass
eel last year requiring certain county
auditors to do the work of the pilOs-
phato commissioner. The bill also
provided for the doing awny with the
office OF phosphate commissioner. The
vote was u in favor OF the bill as
against Be in favor of the Governors
veto. but it required 81 votes to nullify
the veto and the bill failed.
MIR. Lotions bill to grant the federal
government right andjurisdiction over
certain lands along the waterway be-
tween Charleston and McClellanville
was the first bill given third reading in
the House this session.
A child labor bill will get a favor
able report in each House. The bill
by Mr.. Webb, of Aiken, will be re port
ed tavorably in the House and that of
Senator Marshall in the Senate. It ia
thought that tho latter will probably
pass both houses.
The Senate has q biennial sessions
bill before it and another strong fight
will be made on this issue. The bill
simply provides for the submission of
q constitutional amendment to the
people, but this requires q two-thirds
vote to pass.
The proposition to establish two adj
ditionai circuits will also be presented
bate.
Tuesday n successor will be chosen
to Judge Pope al Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court. The gentlemen
in whose behalf the most active work
ia being done is c. A. Woods, of
Marion, Senator Robert Aldrich, of
Barnwell, Sd. Simpson, of Spartan
burg, Joseph A. Mccullough, of Green
vile, james L. Tribble, of Anderson,
Duncan Bellinger, of Barnwell, and
others are also mentioned with more
or less authority.
AT the same time an election will be
held for Code Commissioners succeed
w. II. Townsend, who has resigned to
become assistant to the new attorney
general. StObO FarrOw has withdraw,
from the race, and the candidates re-
naming are VIM. Elliott, Jr., of Co
lumbia, Edgar C.. Haynesworth, OF
Sumter. j. f. Mcclure, of Chester, and
r. II. Dominick, of Newbayry.
Jas. A. Hoyt, Jr.
- The Senate committee on mil;tarv