The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-02-22
OUR COLUMBIA LETTER.
Columbia, February 20, 1908.

has been for an adjournment to be
reached after midnight of the last of
the forty days. This Legislature pre-
pared for the end several days in ad-
vance, instead of leaving mass of
matters to be attended to- on the last
day. Nevertheless, it was busy time
during the last day or two, and many
measures that had not got through be
fore, were rushed through in II hurry.
The most of t'..sG were local meas
urcs that were insisted on by tho in
tercsted delegations.
in the senate, however, imere ""ro
several of the most important meas
urcs that had come over from the
House and had not beer acted upon,
and among these was the bill, intro
duccd by Mr. Patterson, to establish q
reformatOry or industrial school for
Youthful criminals. 1t was called up
In the senate by Senator Mauldin, who
made a vigorous speech in its behalf.
1t was defeated by one vote, the senate
voting as follows:
For the bill-Scnators Brice, Brooks,
Carpenter, Christensen, Hardin, !lOl-
liday, lluGson, IIydrick, Manning,
Marshall, Marldin, McCowar. Mcleod,
Raysor, Won Konitz.
Against the hil!-Senators Bivens,
Black, Blake. G. l.. Blease, Brown,
Davis, Douglas, Earle, Hay, Hood,
I!ough. W. +, Johnson, Pcurifoy,
Ialbert, Warren, Williams; u to 1G.
There is hardly any doubt that this
bill can be passed next year il the wO-
men who lave started tue agitation
will manage the matter judiciously.
For u new proposition the support
given it ut this session was remarka-
be.
The senate also killed tho Foole bill,
the bill which passed the House and
H. Il. -
should have the right to vote out a
lispensary. a similar bill by Senator
Brice had been rejected by the senate
by vote of 1S to II, but the ToOle
bill was voted down by only three
majority, the vote being. as follows:
For the bill-SenatOrs Brice, Brooke,
Brown Butler, Earle, Hardin, Hood,
Hudson, w. E. johnson, w; j. john
son, Marshall; Mauidin, Mclyer, Tai
Against the bill-Senators Bivens,
Black Blake, c, l.. Blease, E. $. Blease,
Carpenter, christensen, Davis, Doug
lass, Etird, Hough, Hay, Hydrick,
Manning, McCowan, Peurifoy, Raysor,
Stackhouse, Warren, Williams 20.
The Senate and uouse had very lit
tic trouble agreeing upon the appro-
priation bill. Several changes were
insisted upon by members of the Sen
ate. but when the bill finally got to
| the free conference committee the
only item that was cut was the appro
| priatiOn for tho South Carolina College,
the Senate having added So, $50 for ad-
| ditional teaching force.
Tho tax levy for the year ia five and
| one half mills, the original levy fixed
by tho ways and means committee of
! the House.
An interesting matter in connection
with tho adjournment is the announce
ment OF the joint committees which
are to work during the year and report
| at the next session. The commission
to investigate Inc dispensary manage
composed Of Senators Cole l.. Blease,
OF Newberry, j. r. Hay, of kershaw,
and Niels christensen, of Beaufort,
| Representatives CASTOR of Chester,
Fraser of Sumter, Lyon of Abbeyille.
and Spivey of Horny. The general
opinion is that this commission will
not make startling report.
The House has committee to eX-
anime into the status of the biennial
sessions legislation and to report what
| statutes or amendments are necessary
to carry the biennial sessions plan into
etfe Ct. The members of this commit
tee are Messrs. Fraser Morgan and
| Prince.
The joint committee TO examine the
| noOhS VI lilo Olalc OlllCIHtS IL 0S 1Ol-
| lows: Senators Butler and Douglass,
| Representatives Richards, Beamguard
| and TOOle.
The joint committee to investigate
the oyster and terrapin industry is
composed of Senators Christensen and
Mcleod, Representatives. Seabrook,
Doar and Haskell s5G
Tim closing of the session was mark
ed in each House by an unusual degree
Of friendly feeling among the mem
bers, the representatives joining hands
and singing "Auid Lang Syne,n The
! usual resolutions OF thanks were pass
ed by both Houses.
| To sum up the session, it may be
said that the Legislature has done
nothing sensational, which is to some
people evidence that it has done moth
ing at all. But it has worked we'll and
n'good conscience 30 far az anyone
can judge the motives of others. II ia
not ali unusually strong body, but it
| seems to be conservative and not
reckless, not extravagant. A criticism
that n young man wSuld offer il that
there are too many young men in the
general assembly, too many who have
not found themselves" politically. In
another session thoy may do better
work, as experience isa great teacher
ana 1t takes q session for n man to
chow what is in him.. The Senate, u.s.
ualiy regarded as the elder body, has
,sseveral very young men and the House
has large proportion. The legisla-
ture is, therefore. immature in a senae,
but with twelve in..iltlls to'consider
the things that have been done. and
the things that have not been done
more substantial results may be ex-
pected o. this general assembly--whieh
may be the last to meet under the an
nual system. & s5t.s ,.I.4 !. 4
Among. the measures that will be
presented at the next session are the
perennial dispensary. fight, the COM.
pulsory education bill, the ,reforma-
tnry, the jury law amendments and
others that did notget through this time
and whose advocates hopeNfor better
thiAgs IN the future. J. a. II 81,
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