The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-11-08
The Legislature.

Gov. Perry was On the first ballot, elected ..
S. Senator for the long term, by 100 votes. Hon.
J. L. Manning was elected by large majority
for Nle short tenn? Judge Dunkin was elected
almost unalsfToas;y to fill the Office made vacant
by the death ,ot Chief Justice O'Neall. 1t is be-
Iicved that Gen. Kershaw will be made Chancc!-
lor.
! Among the many prominent measures TO en-
gage the body, are the status Of the races; State
and individual Indebtedness, and the mode Of
payment; banks, their condition and currency;
police regulations; taxation Offices, officers,
salaries reorganization of Ike militia, etc. AS
Gov. Perry assures IL; that the U. S. forces are
to be withdrawn Nehcn the State is restoSed, we
hope the Legislature will consider the militia bill,
forthwith.
The Legislature will meet in regular session on
the -27th. The vote for Governor cannot be
cosnted until the first week of session. Gov.
Perry is elected to Congress. He must be in
Washington by the first of December. at thus
appears that before the new Governor takes his
seat, the present incumbent may vacate il. What
will the President do in that case-appoint an-
other, or declare the State no longer in rebellion
and leave hcr to manage her own affairs?
We shall cndcavor to lay before our readers
everything ofintcrest that transp res.
Legislative Jottings from an Occasional Cores
pondent,
EDITORS HERALD-The Legislature met at the
Eappointed time, and both Houses organized the
first day. In the House Mr.. Aldrich, who had
been speaker before, was elected to that's Office
without opposition, and Mr.. SltSrs the old Clerk,
was re- elected. In the Senate Mr.. Moses was
elected President pro tenn, and Mr.. Martin,
Clerk. .
More than-one weak Of the session has passed.,
without mach being done in the way of lie .isla,
ton This has been in consequence Of the pen
dency Of so many important electons-which
| is always clog upon business. Tie election Of
Scnators resulted in the choice Of Gov. Perry for
! the long term, and Ex-Gov Manning for the
short term The candidates were the two per-
sons already named, Mr.. Campbell Of Charles
/ ton, Mr. Trcscott member from Anderson, Ex.
Coy. Pickens, and Mf. Boyee, formerly Represcn-
tative in the old Congress, and lately in the Con-
! fedcraic Congress-
| On he first vote Mr. Perry was elected, bT
!
defer to him. On the second voting the other
candidates stood in the order I have mentioned
them. On the third voting .ExGov. BUnham
was voted for, Gov. Pckens having been With
drawn, but the other candidates having fully oc
| cupied the field before him, the vote was not
considered by has friends as test Of his strength.
On the fourth and last voting all the candidates
were withdrawn except Ex-Gov: Manning, and
Col Dawkins was run by his friends cut the for
! rner bad the inside track and was elected by d
clear majority,
An election was afterwards gone into for Chief
Justice to fill the vacancy occaSioncd by the
death of Judge 0'Neall, which resulted in the
election Of Judge Dunkin By an almost unani-
nous vote There are still to elect, Judge Of
the pDeal Court a Chancellor and TWO law
Judges, and if Jedge Wardiaw should be put on
the Appeal Bench, as lie no doubt Will, there
will be another Circuit Judge to elect, making
one Chancellor and three Law Judges-a fine
i field for electoneeTing, log rolling, &c. The t"m-
/ pcr of the House hewever, is not to go into these
elections now, and'it may be that they will mot
be gone into until next session, tho there is
strong feeling in favor of once more putting our
Courts into full operation, especially the ~crin-
nal side oft Crime is rife in the aand, and ex:
amples must be made for the protection OF the
lives and property Of the people.
The subject of greatest interest now in the
d Legislature is the negro code which has been
: prapared by Judge Wardlaw and Mr.. Burt under
e resolution of the Conveation. Their Report
evinces much thought and labor, and a just and
comprehensive view of the condition Of things
resulting from the abolition of slavery. But OF
couEse there are defects in it which will be the
subject probably Of much discussion. 1t is con-
sidered very important, IN view o! the early re-
storaton of the State to her former status i'll
&C, thara M lnu Slorion on
this subject, showing that the State has not only
acouiesced il the abolition Of slavery but that it
has enacted code Of laws for the protection OF
civil rights Of freedmen, and adapted in Al re-
Spects to the new order OF things 1t is believed
'by those who have lately conferred with the pow
e4s at WASHING ton, that such Legi-htion will be
regarded there as condition precedent to the
re Omission, of the State and the withdrawal OF
ethe T. s. troops from our midst. This measure
and the re- organization Of the militia are consid-
cred to be of primA importance, and hence the
disposition of the Legislature is to be continued
in session until the work is completed.
.AtaR early day the question was sprung,
whether the Legislature could enact law until
the new Governor was naugurated, in as much
as the new constitution gives him qualified
veto and requires his signature to all acts. 1t
WAS argued that the Provisional Governor tho
recognized as such, could not in view Of this
Constitutional aI4enQnleHt, oe CcfSIueFeu ao WV
c.nor and approve or di<approye Bills. com
rrttee Of both Houses raised to consider the
the question, and they. reported that in their
opinion, 40 Hjlicould become law until it was
submitted to the Constitutional Governors The
House has adopted this Report, and if the Senate
concur, all acts passed will have to be retained
for the actios f the new Governor. The men,
bers elect from your District all in their seats.
The question efthe right Of MIR. Darlington to
several DAYS before it was finally decided. He
) sent to the House communication on the sub
ject-stating substantially, that when he was
elected he considered that he had not been re-
stored to his Office as Adjutant General b? CON-
petent authority. That Gov. Perry's Procama-
ton, issued some time ago, restored only ,ciril
Offices. But that since he had taken his seat an
ordinance Of the late Convention had been brought