Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-08-19


- t CoLuup1A, August l3.
,Inthe Senate to-day tue House resolutions.
ia Interference to the death3of Thaddeus Stevens
were concurred in.
Whittemore offered resolution providing
that the Superintendent of Education shall
prescribe the text books, and that all institu-
tions of learning supported out OF the public
funds shall be turned over to the charge OF
the Superintendent of Public Schools and
placed under the direct supervision of the
School Commissioners of the several counties;
also, thatsasspeoialz committee of five be ap:-
pointed to Investigate the, outrages on Union?
men, and The number Of murders committed.
with.th facts showing the existence of7a, dis:
lsyai organization. The resolutions were. Or,
dsred for consideration. to morrog,I and mem.
bers were invited to furnish all the facts they
know bearing on the subject. The object of.
this measure s.to, furnish electioneerlng cap',
ilaf.
The Senate then proceeded TO the; consider:
ton of the. Bill Ito Reduce the: Bonds Of
Public Officers, and in connection With itthe
Message Of Governor Scott yetoingrit, and the
question. being put to the Senate, "Shall the
Bill pass, the objections Of the Governor not.
witbs,anding,," the vote, resulted Is ayes; so
the Bill, not having received the requisite.two'
thirds vote, was lost ...,. $3.50.
Those voting in the affirmative were Arnim,
Cain, Coghan, Dnacan, Hoyt, Montgomery,
Maxwell, Nash, Ovens, Rainey, RdtlandS
Swails, Wright ana Wimbush.. .
1 Those voting in The negative were. .Allc :,
'Biemap, Buck, Dickson, Foster, Hayes. Hayne
Jillson, Leslie, Ried, Rodgers, Sims and, Whit:
temore. ,-t -.
The Homestead, ,law, after along discussion
over an a'amendmeut- -makingit, retrospective,
was passed-yeas 90, nays c.. .-.--.s-s
|. In the House, ". E, Johnson. (coloredl of:
.fered resolutions deploring the: death Of Thad'
deus SteYens, and ordering the desks Of the
presiiing officers of beth HOUSES to be draped
with mourning forthiry DAYS, and the. flags
ito be hoisted at half mast till after the funer-.
Hal, :The.r resolution was adopted.
A communication was Received from, the
Secretary,pf State, giving the amount. Of 1aud
under tax executions by. the State, viz; 70,
z37 dcres. :. -. =. =. -,
OF. 5. motion, Of Crews, the bill preventing
,discriminatiens on account Of. race or color
by parties .nlder license, was laid upon the
table; also. Neaglslss sbflirepeaEng. the capita
ton tax. * ~; = =:
The House then went: into. secret session.
when it :was;announcsd that the Governor had
failed to negotiatea loan, and could not do
so iniif the passage Of the Tax bin. Mean
while, there are parties shaving theemembers
note, az thirty days at,twenty FIVE pet cent.
cdlscon9t. :. So ..ae..-~ II -,:@
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: :, --'"se.a ;aCoLuMB1A, August ID:
''Ethe House q Bill was t6 day introduced
10 FIX the amount Of the Bonds Of County
Officers. 1t makes the Bonds Of Charleston
County as follows j Judge Of Probate. $4,000;
Coroner, $4,000; Clerk Of Cou,t, $4,000; Sher.
iiff; S25, 900 The other officers to- remain. as
now required By law. The Loads of ether
coid6ties' are '6xed at ecrl spodding rates.
a Bill to regulate the tenure OF office pass
ed to its third reading.
- The rest 6f the time during the .sessi: was
devoted ',otlie consideration Of the Militia
Bill. The Democrats fighting. It with tie
greatest tpcrtipacity and using ali dilatory ms
.tions and other parliaTne entary tactics to stape
off actions. This created much feeling amongst
Republican members, and every effort wa
made to gag the Democrats, both BY the
members and Speaker Moses. 'Only three.
out of ninety sections were read, when the
In the DISCUSSION. on the bill to alter and
amend tbe charter Of the City Of Charleston
Mr. Oorbn moved to change ten days resi-
ueure TO tur1y Gays I1rat1e- moved sixty
but Corbin's amlndment prevailed: In the
c5urse Of the debate Leslie said that thpse
senators who voted for thirty days could not
be trusted. Corbiu excoriated him in his re
ply, and he vas censured by the Senate. The
bill then passed and was ordered to beer
crossed.