The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-15


Alter nnimportant business, the
House adjourned un'il IL IN. to-day.
PROCEEDINGS o. rnE THIRD DAY.
SENATE.
The Senate was called 10 order 1T IL
o'clock
Praye: by the chaplain, Rev. Ell.
Adams, colorct1.
The minutes Of Yesterday were read
and confirmed
The Prpsiden, pro ten,. announced the
standing committees.
Mr. Joel Foster, Senator elect from
Spar,anburg, appeared and quail.
fed
On the motion Of Mr.. Montgomery, Of
Newbcrry, permission was extended Mr..
Foster to record the vote he would
have cast on the question Of conslitu-
tlonal amendment, had he been present
yesterday, but Mr.. Foster declined to
vote
Mr. WhiItem IRE, of Durlington at
the request Of the President p,0 tcm..
took the Chair, when Mr.. Corbin gave
notice that tomorrow he would intro.
dnce bill to organic, the County
courts, and n bill to validate the laws of
the provisional government of South
Carolina
The first bill divides The State into
rlglt circuits, which. Of course, will ne.
cessltate tho election OF eight Circuit,
Judges. II also provides for three terms
in each County. eact year, of the
Courts OF General Sessions and Com.
mon pleas; also tho times Of places Of
holding those courts in each County,
The Jurors summoned to attend the
Courts OF General Sessions, shall also
attend the next ensuing Court of Com.
mon Pleas, except in the County of
Charleston.
r. II. Cain offered the following
resolution, which was seconded by Mr..
Hoyt:
ltcso|ced, That Committee OF Five
be appointed by the President pro tcm.,
with instructions to report whether the
Senators who voted in the negative
III the ratification of the amendment OF
the United States Constill.tion-havc,
or have not, violated their oaths and
committed perjury, and if So to recon-
mend what course should be adopted by
the House to vindicalc the purity of lis
organization.
On motion Of j. J. Wright, The motion
was laid on the table.
On motion ofW. B. Nash the Judi
clary Committee were directed to rcport
whe'her the State Solicitors arc rcuuir-
cd TO attend during the session Of this
General Assembly. b. T.. Randolph
offered tho following resolutions, which
were referred to the judiciary Com.
mittee:
Resol,ed, That all Offices now held by
persons who are disirarthsed by the pro.
posed four centh article or amendment
OF the Constitution Of the United States
be, and they are hereby, declared va
cant.
RESOLVED, That the Governor, by and
with the consent of the Senate, be an
thorlzed TO I'LL such vacancies until clrc.
tions shall be ordered.
Alter some nnimportant business,
the Senate adjourned until II m. to-
morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House was called to order at
l2m.
Mr., T. M. S,ophe-, one of the Nom.
bers elect from Marion, appeared and
qualified
Resolutions were adopted appointing
a COMMITTEES Of Five to make arrnnge.
ments for the Inauguration of Governor
Scott. tomorrow at IL o'clock.
The rest Of the session was spent
in violent discussion over the pro
pricty Of admitting the delegation from
Anderson, against whom there is a pro-
test.
Without definite action tho House
adjourned to IL m. to morrow.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH DAY.
The House Of Representatives was
called 10 order at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
After the call Of tho roll and read.
ing Of the journal. tho report OF the
Committee OH the Inauguration Of
the Governor was received rs informa
ton.
The committee appointed to suggest
how many officers would be required to
transact the business OF the House, and
10 nominate suitable persons for such
positions, made . report, covering the
following nominations:
Sergcant-at.arms, j. p. +. Camp
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, b. Byas
Door-keeper, John Fi'zsimmons; AS.
sist Door keeper, Lewis Pirkus; Chief
Messenger, r. A. Crews; a sesistant
Messengers. T.. B. Thompson, A.
Ruflin, and A. r. Atterbury Clerk. H.
o. Jones Assistant Clerks J. A. Hen
dirk, James Just and g. = Tuckesber
ry; Recording Clerk, j. II. Frost; Pa
yes, Ben. Simons and Charles Brown.
The committee further recommends et
that no chaplain be chosen, as there
were number of reverend gentlemen
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