The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-22
PROCEEDINGS
sgS M n %SOF THE ga
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
y PRO. TEN. 81
ETaITn DAYS pRooEEDlNas.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
.'' The Senate was called to order at III
o'clock. ,.. ,
~ Hon. Lcmuel Boozer, lieutenant.
Governor elect, appeared and quail
fed. :
Under the previous order, the Senate
then proceeded to ballot for Senator,
to fill the uncxpired short term in the
United States Senate, with the follow.
ing result: Thomas j. Robertson re-
colved % votes; Benjami r. Perry 5;
A. G. Mackey |.
Thomas. -. Robertson having rcceiv.
ed The requisite number of votus was
declared The choice of the Senate. The
Democratic members voted for 3. r,
Perry.
The Senate then proceeded to ballot
Tor Senator 10 fill the unexpired long
term i'll The United States Senate, and
came to choice OF the fifth ballot, she
vote then standing: Foi Frederick A.
Sawyer Is votes; A. G. Mackey 8;
Mansfield French S.
In this election, the Democratic mem.
bers all voted for Hon. j. B. Campbell
on tho first ballot, but on tho second.
changed their votes in favor of T.. A.
Sawyer, with the exception Of Senate,
Bieman of Oconee, who continued to
vote for Mr.. Campbell. until the fifth
ballot, when he united with his Demo-
cratic colleagues upon Mr.. Sawyer, and
SO secured his choice.
The Senate then adjourned until IL
m. to day.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House was called to order at
i12m.
The roll was called, after which the
Speaker announced the following as the
standing committees Of The House:
7 On Railroads Elliot Crews, De-
Large, Thomas, w. NJ; Ferriter,
Miller, Lang MoJloy and Stephen
Brown.
On the Judiciary Whippcr, Moore,
McKinlay, w. j.; Swails, Jenks, Nc.
Intyro and Keith.
Internal Improvements-Crews Bro
die, Ezekiel, jackson, Humphreys, Jer-
vcy, Cain, L., and Woolley.
Ways and Means-DeLarge, Nc
Kinlay, w. j.; Hayne, j. H.; Milford,
Bullock, Chcsnut and Root.
M,lltary-Stolbrand, Stoeber, Dennis,
Gray and Rivers.
Vacant Oliices-Cook, Dusenbury,
DeMars, Berry and Doyle.
On the Ordinance Of the Convention
to establish Land Commission Pet
tingill, jerks, Hyde, Henderson, Nea.
gle, James and johnson, S.
Gricvances-Wilder, Sasportas, Gard
ncr, Spythe and Goodson.
Agricultnre-Sloan, Grant, Tinslcy,
Thompson, b. a. and Purvis.
County Oficcs and O(licers-Mc,
Kinlay, W. j Rush, Smith, Smons
and Scott.
Lunatic Asylum-Duval, Little.
john, Haync, G. D.; Ferri,y and
Hayes.
Incorporations-Pu Purvis, Harris, Lee
Sanders, Nelson, Ezekiel, Turner and
| Lewie.
Education -Tomlinson, johnson, D. j
j.; Johnson, w. E.. Knh. Lee, Wild
cr and Wilson.
Claims-Neagle, Mayer, Grows, Len
nox, Wilder, Stewart and James.
Public Printing-Boscman, Haync
Woolley, Kuh and McDaniels.
Neutrality-suspicious., Cain, e. j.
Boston, John; Bishop, Ncagle, Bryan
and Collins.
Engrossad Acts--Martin, Wright
Jacobs, Hudson, Mead, Duflo and Bur
ton.
Legislative Library-O 'Connell, Fel,
and Whipper.
State Honse and Grounds-S,ubbs
Bennett, Prendergrass, Smiley, Smith
l.. M. Valentine and Boston.
Privileges and Elections-Ransicr
Martin, Cook, elliott, Bullock, Chesnu
and Thompson, Il. B.
Federal Relations-Jackson, Saspor
tas, Clyburnc, Shrewsbury, O'Conncl
Farr and Holman.
Roads, Bridges and Ferries ebb
Morrison, DeMars, Mickey, Mays, Nea
gle and Pett,ngill.
Public Buiidngs-Lec, Woolloy
Nash, Nuckels and Perrin.
The SPECIAL Committee appointed t,
consider the matter Of tho protest mad
against the admission of the delegate
from; Anderson, reported that they ha,
done SO, and recommended the House
as q matter Of economy, and to avoid
discussion which, IN committee, woul
be fruitless and interminable, to take tn
matter directly under its consideration
and # necessary, send for persons an
papers.
The House tLen took reoess until
1850 a. m. u.
i RECESS.
Upon the expiration Of the honr Q
recess, n call ofthe House was ordered
and 1913 members answered to ,hei
names.
The House then proceeded to tn
election OF q Senator to fiji tho unexpir
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