Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-08-19
,onocrats WAS nav as vou co. This bill

Democrats was "pay as you CO." Inls bill
required, an outlay by the State, and neither
he nor the State were prepared for it: The
fact was, if these men," pointing to Cain
and Randolph, expected to become legislators
or to hold office, they must commence to ex-
hibit their tact and knowledge, but at present
he was surprised at nothilgat6ey said or did:
The Republican party was showing g3itself to
be a great sst:o asses.
Randolph. shewin furious passion, and
called the Barlweit. senator to order ;wauted
to know if.by the, word asses, he meant
"jack asses, because if 50, be was NOT I'M that
category. ~ y
The chsirssustained the point of order.
Col. RS. Sims (Democrat) quietly re-
marked that he SAW nothing inappropriate in
the language used, as it was emphstically ap
plicable.
Leslie defended himself by saying that the
idea of2colored men knowing anything about
finance was simply preposterous, and be had
nc. confidence whatever:in. the report that had
been made. The Republican party, on fit5y
different occasions, had done enough toruin
themselves, and if they Kept on he thought
they; ;.Meuldssucceed in the attempt
After very acrimonious debate, the Senate
finally postponed Che consideration OF the
subject until Wednesday.
COLUMBIA, August IL. =
T The House Judiciary Committee reported
fayorably on the petition of Johu G: Itgen, ef
Charleston, for permission to let stand a.
wooden house erected in the Lower Wards.
The .Connittee on Education reported
Bill to proyide.a temporary organization of
I the educational department, with superin.
tendent, whose salary shall be $1,000, who
shall have his Office in Columbia, rand shall
~llGest. tle reports Of School Commissioners,
enroll ALI males befwee6 the ages of 5 and lS
years. School Commissioners are 70 bepaid
+ So per day when employed; :.
-1'he Committee onthe Peni;entiary report
ed that Institution IN good condition as re-
cards health and diet. The comfort of priso-
hers we'll provided for !. l55 cells completed
and 235, con9icts ID confinement, S0;nf whom
are TO be discharged this month. There We're
Some com pi,nts of harsh treatment. by the.
eauard. The committee recommend reor
ganizatiou by tile appointment BY the Cover
T6r Of three Commissioners, who shall elect.a
Superintendent and provide guard, controll'
. ed. by the'arny. regulations,
In the Senate. the Committee on IHcorpor,s,
atiens reported Bill to amend the charter Of
Charleston SO as to give the Mayor power to
.remove .po!icernen when he shall; inr.his jad =
ment, doem it necessary to the public good.
.;.John' Heart, formerly of the Charleston
Mereury, has bcenappeinted. Private Secreta.
,ry to3Goyernor Scott. 81: -
/. Major General O. O.. Howard ,;of the Freed.
mems Bureau, addressed the Legislature to"
night. !: His speech was, Conservative. HE
congratulated them on the condition Of peliti.
cal prosperity apparent in the State, and. said
that it was,a. mistaken. notion that labor, was
scarce. ..!There was plenty Of labor. all. that
was wanted was capital. He also urged the
work Of building mp schools aud. educating.
.t6e children. = - rA.. 't,cS
), The argpmeut-in tie. 9ao .Raa1'anto,srit
,seryed, ,enC Coroner-M W alker wasseontirued,to.
dsy ~ ne oonnseLfied aspetition to transfer
the case to. .the,.U nited States Court. This
was argued by ,Messrs.. .Fickliug, Pope and
3 sFradewelt for the, petitioner, and, Chamber
;lainrfor>the State. Willard 'oHerruled- the
petition, and the counsel then pat in aenew
plea, maintaining that Willard. has no right
to issue a-writ, as no..Judge of=.the-S e-Supreme
Court, or Chancellor sitting in.'oambers,
.eoIld7do so,s..se .S.9S ~ 49,. ~ o -;
!. The argument wasyvery warm.lon both
sides. The case with be continuetto-morrow.
" - ~! e. 49, ~ -a's
-'s.s IS ~ c6bgs11gA, August 12,
In the Senate. the Bill 10. Incorporate, the
Wando Company was engrossed. ). s.,,g
The Comimiuee on Rail Roads made a sfs-
5orable report cp. a;BiA to extend, relief to
the Savannah and Charleston Rail Road.
'The Finance Committee reported unfayor
ably on the petition Of certain merchants to
have the taxes, paid by them on. gross sales
refunded. s-.< s.s--.s. - 4
In the House ,Iha Judiciary. -Ganaa.iteer-
made an unfavorable report on the Bill 10
prevent determinations Oh account Of color.
oy persons doing business under license. The
report was laid on the table. ,ae..-4
The. Committee Of Ways and Means report
ed a Tax Bill, which is very voluminous, but
moderate. -. 49, N
The-Bill regulating the admission Of Atior
Deys at Law. to Practice, passed. Without
amendment. 49, -. ~ -
The Bill to repeal. the scapitation tax was
discussed to the hour Of adjournment. The
debate Was very spirited.
The argument ia the Quo Warranto; case
was continued to-day. No new striking points
have been raised. > es,..o -.
Governor Scott sent the following veto to
the, Senate this, morning. 1t created. a pro-
found sensation, though not unexpected. No
action has been taken yet. Its regardedscer
tain that the Senate will sustain the Cover
nor, though strong party pressure rs being
brought TO overrule theveto. A caucus of the
Republican members was held for this pur
pose to night: 49,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
...,.. Columbia, August II, 1868.
20 tie President and Gentlemen Of the Senate:
I have the honor tc return to the Senate,
in whichit originated, an Act to fix the amount
of official bonds of certain public officers, and
to impose penaltieson embezzlements, without
my approval, which Fam constrained to With
hold for he following reasons: The public
credit must be guarded at every point and
the enbarrassments encouuteredi in the inall
suration Of, our new State Government will
be best overcome BY proceeding in such
manner as VIII coul luIanU iIoW tne AtSh lue
confidence Of capitalists.
In the financial policy of the Safe, any
measure appsaringto scountenance relaxa-
ton Of the precautions with which.the State
guards its funds, will impair the public credit
such measure now would be,a blow struck
at the financial standing of the State at
time when all important considerations de
mand that it should be vigilantly and yigor-
ousy upheld To reduce at this time the
bonds Of these to whom the public funds are
entrusted for safe keeping, seems to me to be
dangerous TO the public credit. Many of the