Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-09-17


TIE SOUTH cAROLINABEGIsLATURE.
Much of the time Of the membersof the 'ttcafco'
Legislature, since onr last issue has been devoted
to the Ropublican Conventions which were in ses-
sion ii, Columbia ast week eekI Consequently We are
';s Rsss}a 1 ssas ( 1s1as has SssR done 'Aa'
The, TX Bill has finally passed both Houses
and upon the supposition that it viii receive the
Governor approval the tax payers viii have to
regard it as law. The County Commissioners are
charged with the duty Of assessment and as somet
time viii Be, required for them to perform this
duty, COLLECTIONS, Win not probably Be commenced
previous othe frt Of January next AS soon as We
can obtain copy of the Aet, we will at least, fur
nish our readers with the substance Of t",,I
= A Bit has been introduced into the Senate to
suppress ipsurrection,, It invests. the Governor
with authority to ysa out the whole militia of tie
State, seize the railroad and telegraph lines sus
pend the ha5eas corpus, and convert the State into
a military camp upon the most frivolous pretexts
The Bill is so preposterous that it does not seem
reasonable that it can pass. :; -;
: In The Housc, the Bal to eodfy the statute laws
Of the Stete, whfeh proposed to appoint Corbin,
Rutland and DeLarge lnego) as Commissioners
was, after violent opposition, re: committed to the
Committee with which it originated. This win
probably result in the adoption of Bill from the
Senate that gives the appointment Of Commis-
sioners to the Governor, when, of course, the ne
gro, .DeIarge, will be left out jn the cold,
The Judiciary Committee Of the House reported
fayorably on a "stay Law" Bill, somewhat similar
to the Act of the Legislature, which, under the
old order of things, was pronounced by the Su-
;preme Court, to be unconstitutional. The Bill h"al
lows plaintiffs IN acauses to obtain Judgments in
the manner prescribed by hW. reserFing to the de-
PENDANTS the right to claim exemption from levy and
sale in all leases in which judgments are obtained
on debts contracted prior to May, 1855 provided
the defendant annually. pays one7third the entire
amount of the judgment with interest, and pro-
yided fhrther that upon the failure, of the, defend
ant, to make such payments he shall forfeit all
claim to such exemptions but in no, case shall such
claims be collected in less thantwelye months after
the passage of the Act.n':c: ii anil eli r:75jl g.
IL On "Wednesday, Of last week, Bill to give State
aid to the Blue Ridge Railroad was under discus M
sion, and was opposed by no less parsonage than
the member from York-Dr j; 1, Neaglee.. From
report in, the Goaerisr the discussion seems to
have been quite racy, and as Neagle has o reputa-
ton among our readers, we give the C0aser's ac-
count of the affair, ~ lin. r...,, t.~a4.i,
-, sThe Blue Ridge Bill passed the Senate yester,
day without debate, but ip the House encountered nc
opposition from no less distinguished source than
the Great "Financial Light Of the State Mr.
Comptroller General Neagle This individual, who
aspires to the reputation of being the greatest f.
napcier iil the State without possessing sufficient
ability to Qualify him to teach the, primary lessons
of arithmetic, undertook to combat the Bill as soon
AS the first section had been read, on the ground
that South Carolina could not afford to lend the
Road her endorsement whilst her credit wass0 low
On this proposition he elaborated length; finally
winding up With the assertion that il was demon-
strable By the rne of three, to illustrate which he
her bonds were worth 50 then to increase the debt
81 ZOO, 900 would depreciate the bonds to rs: 1
mention his premises and conclusion, only as they
suffice to show that they were the best parts of hs
speech, and they were worth just nothing ut all
The funniest paufsofthe matter of this debate is,
that after sensible negroes like Ransier DeLarge
and Elliott had exposed his sophistries and pro-
found ignorance, the latter propeunded query,
which resulted in the following episode: ii +
Z Elliott-Will the gentleman from York allow me
to ask him question "a; . s.-s.t.i.: a,,. -
; sgle-Certainly: ...ao i.s.. .o,.,., -. "a.
Elliott-Are you not in favor of destroying this
Bill because you wish the road to pass through
Spartanburg? ..' .. 80 ~. :'... 90 '.'.''' d,
+ Neagle-I AMI not - 4jnJ -, b.; 70 nix:
ElEott-(With great emphasis lo / am sorry I
can't take your word for it. lGreat! sensation a
round the House. .,,-. ~" o.,. =, .ai.aft.u; :,
/ Speaker. Moses-The gentleman from Barnwell
tElkot( is out Of order .I,
Elliott am sorry, Mr.; Speaker, that my feel;
ings betrayed me In making the remark which
did, but when 1idid!so, meant it and stick toht.
: Neagle received this insult with burning cheek
and trembling voice, but as might have been ex-
|pected, attempted no rejolnder o.. ,..... .....s
The Governor, during the past week; gave his
approval to the following Acts: IAN Act to ex-
tend the time ip which certain County officers may
qualify; An Act to amend an Act to redeem the
Obligations of tie State known as Bills Receivable
Al Actto fix tie official bonds Of certain County
officers; and An Act to determine and perpetuate
the homestead. ,', -: ......1 .1..,,.,..
F. P. Stubs, a white member from Marlboro
District, who was elected as Radical, has resigned
in disgust and gone home to canvass his District for
sW weeks we ss ago. several persons interested in
North Carolina Railroads, visited Columbia for the
purpose Of securing iii charter for the Chatham
Railroad. Tie Project was opposed with eonsid
cradle ygor by some Of the Railroad me men i II 81 this
State. Rumsr says that the Chatham mem P or-