The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-01-13
COLI NBI.i LETTER.

CoIIMrIt, S. c.. Jan. II, 1901.
Tie General Assembly meets Tues
day and everything about the capitol
is preparing for the session The
Governors message was completed
several days ago and the other officials
their annual reports, extracts from
some oi which have already been pub
llshcd III the papers.
There are number Of bills 1T over
from last year which will have prccc-
dencc on the calendar over new meas
urcs-lntil the new bills are pushed
ahead by special agreement. AS this
Is tho session just preceding the ben
NAL campaign, many OF the more am
bitlCus Legislators will have Il care how
they conduct themselves, with view
of making campaign material for use
during he summer.
Among the bills continued from he
last session are several affecting the
farming and cotton mill interests
Mr.. ToUle early in the session intro
duccd Il ELL to limit to 10 hours Il day
the time of work in cotton mills The
late Mr.. McMastcr had introduced IL
bill to extend TO employees of textile
mills the rights and remedies granted
under the constitution to employees OF
railroad cOrporatinns Mr.. Curwic, OF
AbbcvIlic, wants more stringent rcgu-
intons applying to the violation OF
farm labor contracts. Mr.. Cooper, of
I.aurcra, has Il bill to provide for the
recording of farm labor contracts and
to regulate prosecutions on contracts
10 i'id"Xcd. Senator JOhns0n'S bill to
provide Il penalty Tor strikes and lock
outs has come over to the house from
the senate where il was passed. There
are several bills relating 10 the lien
law and to the law regulating chattri
mort cages. Mr.. Wcbb's bill to cstab-
lish Il State fertilizer factory is still on
the calendar.
There are several bills relating to
the dispcnsary and several more may
Ic reasonably expected before this
session cnds--tho dis2cnsary being the
most prolific source OF legislation and
debate hat has ever been known in
tho general assembly OF South Carolina.
Another liquor bill is that introduced
by Dr. Doyle, of Seneca, and is entitled
n bill to prevent treating on cleo
ton" Mr.. Pollock has on tho calcn-
dar bill seeking to correct features of
the disDensary law which appear un-
favorable to the interests OF the insti-
tuition.
SPECIAL COMMISSIONS.
There are two commissions to re-
port. The commission on tho compile
tiOn of the State house has given no
lnkllng OF its recommendation or
finding but there ia the expectation of
something interesting. Senator j. g.
Marshall. who was Il member of the
commission to repair the capitol, has
nll along cOntendcd that the work was
shoddy and insufficient. but he was
regularly voted down on the commits
sion. Now legislative committee
has been appointed to investigate his
charges. un expert has been called in,
and Ills report sustained Senator Mar
shalls position i'll many respects, and
now 1t remains to be seen what tho
result will be. Senator Marshnll's
tenacity is quality for which he is
famous.
Tho other important commission
whose report will be- submitted was
instructed to investigate tho tax sys-
tenn of the State and tho expenditures
| and to find. if possible, h0w the am
nual deficiency Of $500, 900 can bp rem
cdind. This matter il really the most
important that can come before the
general assembly, ~ the State is now
doing business OH credit with no pres
enC prospect of ever paying up.
There will certainly bo some action
for tho better regulation Of tho judicial
system. The present number of Judges
and courts cannot transact the bust
ness and the system Of special judges
ls proving expensive and confusing.
A 1t 1s proposed to create two new cir
cults while the county court system is
favored by Attorney General Gunter.
careful study of the conditions. All
bills on these subjects we're referred
last session by the house to q commit
tee which will report it this session.
THE ELECTIONS.
However, none of these matters will
come up till tho elections are disposed
of. The terms of all the members OF
the board of directOrs of the dispen-
| sary and of the commissioner are out
and there are several vacancies also on
brarian is to be chosen and other Off
| ces flied.
MT. L. J. Williams, WHO has been
| chairman of the board of directors
| ever since it's formation and before
| that time member of the old beard
| OF control, will not stand for re-elec-
ti0n but will stand for Congress in the
Croft. Mr.. Il. II: Evans, of Newberry.
known rs +" Hub" now member of
the board, is u candidate for the chair
manship. No other candidate for that
particular place is known at this time,
! though there are several cut soT d
place on the board. Among these are
representative John Bell Towill, of
Batesbnrg. Joseph Wylie, OF Chester,
l.. W. Boylin. OF Camden, and there
arc likely tn he others for this job
which pays $4o0 year. Gen. Willie
Jones, of Columbia, Mt present mem
Der of the board, accepted the place on
the death of VT. Dukes on the under
standing that he would not seek tho
place at this election.
Commissioner. Crum is not candi-
date for re- election and the most nc-
tive aspirants for his place arc Repre-
sentative Tatum, of Orangeburg and
Capt. w. ID. Black, now bookkeeper
at tho penitcntiury and formerly
member of the hOuse.
The contest for State Librarian is
always interesting, inasmuch as the
ulQce ia filled by q woman and the WO-