The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-01-21
OUR COLUMBIA LETTER.

getting 10 work. Organization cannot
be perfected in Il day and no ;lntil the
second week of the session does the
machinery Of law making get into good
working order.
Today there VIII be- no session Of the
general assembly, the members spend
ing the annual holiday-Lce's birth
day-with the wlnsOIlc ono Of Win
thiOp. a special train has been pro-
vidcd for them. a number Of Column
bia people will accompany the legisla-
tive party.
work at noon tomorrow. There will
be n mum boz Of second reading bills on
the calender, and by "Wednesday the
work of the session. Tho house is pre-
sided over by Hon. NJ. l.. Smith Of
Camden, who was elected speaker by
81 out of 1lS votes, practically unani-
strongest and best equipped men in tho
house. MIR. Smith is pursuing the
policy OF Andrew Jackson. and has re-
mcmbcrcd his friends and supporters
in forming the house committees.
These appointments insure safe and
satisfactGry. Legislation. Speaker
Smiths q ricnl associates are such ~
ness. Col. Tom G.. IiaIner, who was
reelected clerk, has held this position
four years. He has ever been studi0us
or me requirements OF the members
and has always sought to be of every
assistance in i!anding the records so
that there should be no discrimination
and no delay. Mr.. j.. Wilson Gibbes,
whom Col. IIamcr recommended for
assistant clerk, is one OF tho most com
pctent moi i'll tho State. When in
newspaper work he was very success
ful and this training has been of great
service to him in making his official
records of the days proceedings. The
journal clerk, MIR. w. +. Cook, of tho
Florence Times, has held this place for
hand. lie has a worry nice system for
recording tho introduction and final
disposition of bills.
CHILD LABOR BILL.
= great deal of interest was mani
tested in Speaker Smiths selection of a
committee on commerce and manufac-
ture. The members of this committee
which will consider child labor bills,
compulsory education, etc, are II. f.
siaekh1 " j of .i Marion, C.. G.; r :; W " 1t, Of
Tor OF Fairfield, j. X. Halle of York, j.
W. King of Florence, Is. Il. Carey and
j. E. Herbert of Charleston, ID. ID.
liarrolsOn Of Horny, md jesse Mahaf-
fey of Spartanburg. Tho indications
arc that Il bill prohibiting OF restrict
ing the labor Of little children in cotton
mills will bo enacted at this session.
a bill to limit the hours OF work in
cotton mills has been introduced. 1t
ID proposed to cit the limit from IL To
10 hours.
There have been quito Il number of
bills introduced in tho house. Some
are measures of merit, some are freak
ISL, and some have Ornamenteu tho
| TluUn0 ff fh. tNton <n1nrrlnr f,-
only to meet with defeat each session.
Finances, roads and the system Of tax
alton are questions which will require
the earnest attention and the thought
OF the general assembly.
There are 70 new members of tho
house, and in this new blood are some
strong men. There are several Young
men Of promise in the lower house and
this ia expected to be nh eventful SEES
sion.
TIL SENATE.
Tho weeks work in tho senate is
ended, and beside perfecting q per-
manent organization little has yet been
accomplished except tho introduction
OF about q dozen bills, tho majority Of
which are still in the hands Of the re-
Of ali the former officers adds greatly
to the facility O.. the transaction OF
business,. besides being a high compli-
, ment to those who have served 30 faith
fully in the pact.
Lieut.. Gov. Sloan, after the inaugu-
ration. will become the president Of
!! the aenate and will mmeaistoiy onto7
Upon the discharge of his duties with
the hearty cooperation as vol! 40 the
esteem OF every senator in the body.
Long service In the general assembly
mas fam1lfarized him with the rules of
| the senate and he ia reGarded nv thoaa
VINO know him we'll az q good presiding
,, officer.
CHILD LABOR B1LL.
Senator Marshall's child labor bill
is perhaps the most important meas
uro that has come up this session.
The measure ls. now in the hands of
b committee of commerce and man
ufactures and already three promi-
nentm mill presidents have appeared be-
fore the committee and expressed their
satisfaction with the MEASURE and will
not oppose it. Another meeting of
this committee will he held Tuesday
evening and all interested are invited
to be present and state their objec-
tions, il any, why the bill should not
be reported favOrably.
OTHER NEW MEASURES.
Mr.; Raysor's compulsory education
n biennial session; Mr.. J. w. Rags.
dale'e railroad relief department, and
MIR. Hydrick'a railway employee, also
his telephone companies' bill will
doubtless cause much discussion whom
these matters como squarely before
the senate.
ELECTIONS.
Tuesday at 11.30 n. III. the senate