The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-02-17


commission. The moment WAS cXcit-
iiIk when MIR. Raw lln,un began To ap-
ploarh toward Mr.. johnson, bat inr
STiaktt iapit ii the InciubcIs to Older
Alr. johnson declared the report Of
tins commission which sat behind clos
ca d0oIs 10 have been daInnablc IN
suit to South Carolina In reply to
MIR. Patterson he said that there had
been no division in the building com
mission except for one dissenting mem
Der, who had been permitted to be
win the investigating commission.
Why not the other eight? They arc
honorable gentlemen, all of them, and
any statement to the contrary ia an in
famous lie.
Mr.. Williams-"Do you mean to ap-
ply that to the members of the com
mittce?'
Mr. Johnson" -"rou have heard what
| have said"
Mr. Willams-"Do YOU mean to ap-.
ply that to me; it is very easy for you
To say"
Mr. Johnson-.Tf it fits you, wear
1t; just wear it,"
Mr. alright, sir"
Mr. CASTOR made the point of order
that tho discussion was all out Of
order.
Mr. Mauldin, in the chair, ruled that
the memorial was a matter for discus
sion.
Mr.. Johnson, continuing, said that
the joint committee was nO.mOre fit to
pass upon the government architects
work than the building commission
was 10 pass upon the work Gil the State
House. Mr.. Johnston continued that
;ho damnGble suggestions in the re-
port were absolutely false.
Mr.. Williams, very calmly rising in
his Reat az MIR. johnson concluded and
pointing his finger at Mr.. johnson,
said with dclibcration:
"Thcre is absolutely nothing in the
report which even intimatcs that any
member OF tho State House Commits
sion has been in cOllusion with any
body to rob any body and any body who
says SO is liar"
Mr.. JOhnsOn--"DO you -"
at this point several members sprang
up, expecting to see trouble, and the
sergeant at arms took up n position be-
tween the two members of the House,
who stood glaring at each other.
This incident was one of the most
| exciting that has occurred in the South
Carolina Legislature in IL long time,
but 1t Is even more interesting than
appears on the surface when it is
known that the two gentlemen have
not been on the most cordial terms
since tho fight in tho General Assem-
| bly, on the Virginin-Caroln Chemical
company few years ago, in which Mr.
johnson took leading part against
! the trust.
WHAT SHALL BE DONE.
From the actions of both Senate and
House it seems that action will be in
stltuted to recover from the architect,
MIR. Milburn, and the contractors,
Messrs. McIlvaine, Unkefer g. Co.,
while the State House Commission
will be permitted to make such state
ment as they desire, which will be
printed in the records. The suit is
not to be brought by the Attorney
General but by counsel to be selected
by two managers, one to be appointed
by the president of the Senate, the
The Legislature, while this State
| House matter has been distracting,
! has nevertheless done lot of work
| this last week. Night fsessiOns have
been the rule. The House even met
Friday night when President Benja-
min Sloan of tho South Carolina Col
lego was giving Il reception to the
I."gislntnre: but there was no session
OF either House Tuesday night when
Floradora drew u tremendous crowd
to the opera house.
The House has passed both the aD-
preparation and the supply bills, max
ing only few minor changes in each
The general lovy for 3 State purposes
remains, as for some years, at mills
and the appropriations are about the
same for all purposes. This levy has
heretofore proved insufficient to raise
the amounts appropriated and the only
hope for tho State to pay it's expenses
is to get more property on the tax
books or to increase assessments on
property already taxed. The joint
committee appointed last year for that
purpose reported several measures on
this line but tho only one that has met
with favor is that which places Il tax
on corporation franchises. To be sure,
both houses have passed a bill to levy
n tax of so cents per head on all dogs
in the State.
| CONTESTED MATTERS