The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-08-05
Legislative Proceedings.
COLUMBIA, July %.

COLUMBIA, July 20.
In the House q joint resolution wal
adopted appropriatnig twenty five hun
dred dollars for the repair of the Execu
tive mansion.
Barry gave notice of bill for tho repca
of the usury laws, and to establish specific
interests.
Gray gave notice of bill to rebuild the
bridge between Johns Island and Wad
malaw.
Neagle gave notice of resolution mp
pointing committee to attend to the In
terests of the Catawba Indians.
The bill forming the new County Of
Aiken was postponed to next session.
Ransier gave notice of bill repeating
the act requiring bonded officers to file
their bonds within thirty days after theil
election, on pain Of forfeiture of Office
with Wow to extend the time. Adjourned
In the Senate, Wright presented Pc.
tition from the citizens of Beaufort, pray.
ing for remedy against depredations.
The bill creating land commissioners
was favorably reported, substituting for
the first section provision that the COM
mission shall consist of five members, one
from each Congressional district, and tho
Comptroller 6 Genoral to be elected by the
Legislature for four years.
The following salaries havo been re-
ported by the Senate Committee for the
special session: Clerk, $500; Assistant
Clerk, S100; Reading Clerk, $3.50; Mes
senger $3.50; Doorkeepor, $3.50; Assistant
Doorkeeper, 5000; Pages, $50.
The committee reported favorably on
the bill regulating tho keeping and dis
bursemont of funds by public officers.
Montgomery gave notice of q bill sub
iecting agricultural farming lands within
cities and towns to taxation.
Randolph gave notice of bill extend
ing the timo of county officers to qualify.
The election Tor Judges of the Supreme
Court takes place tomorrow. The can
didates are Corbin, Orr, Willard, Moses,
Rutland, Hoge and Boozor Corbin is
ahead.
The negroes are making trouble in the
interior. The whites ask for troops, or
say they will defond themselves.
A great Democratic torchlight demon
straton took place tonight. The town
was Illuminated. Speeches were made
by Gems. Wade Hampton: Kershaw,
Chestnut, MCGOWAN and other distn-
guished persons.
COLUMBIA, July 20.
Immediately after the call of the roll
and the confirmation of the journal OF the
preceding day, the Senate, in accordance
with q Joint resolution to that oftoct, re-
paired to the House Of Representatives.
for the purpose of uniting with that body
in ballot for Chief Justice and two as.
sociute justices of tho Supreme Court, and
after return thorefrom without the trans,
action of further business, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tho bill to incorporate the Langley
Manufacturing Company of Edgefeld was
reported upon favorably by tho Commit
toe OH interpretations, read second time
and ordered TO bo returned to the Senate
The samo committee reported buck the
bill to incorporate tho Cheraw Hook and
Ladder Company, which had been
amended, and which was road Il second
time and passed to third reading.
Leo presented series of resolutions
which ho said had been adopted in
Charleston by meeting of Republicans,
and which he had been requested TO hand
to the Chair. They were strong ly con.
demnatory of tho action Of the delegation
from that Comfy, in voting against the
bill to regulate municipal elections in In
corporated towns and cities, and the read
ing of them gave rise to great excite
ment. DeLarge and others, who were
consured by the resolutions, endeavored
unsuccessfnlly, to gag their reading, and
the criticisms of the course, as continued
in the paper, occasioned much laughter
and bantoring amongst their cotempora'
ries and colleagues. Finally, on motion
of Elliott, who condemned tho resolutions
as disrespectful to the House, because they
wero couched in the interests of party
and not of the State, thoy were ordered
TO be returned to the member who intro
duoed them.
AT this stage of the proceedings, the
Senate was announced, when, in compii
ance with joint resolution. the two
Houses proceeded to ballot for q Chic
Justice Of the Supreme Court.
Tomlinson nominated ID. L. Corbin
Senator from Charleston, and Unltee
States District Attorney; Coghlan nom
mated Judge F. j. Moses, Sr; Hoyt nom
mated Colonel A. j. Willard, late Chic
of the Military Bureau of Civil Affairs
under tho administration of Gen. Candy
Tomlinson requested and obtained leave
to have road from the Clerks desk, sectloI
two, of article eight, section one, of article
fourteen, of the Constitution of the State
and section thrco, of tho constitutions
amendment, all Of which indicated nds
putably that, if elected, Judge Moso
would be disqualified from taking hi
seat.
A motion was mado that tho opinion
ta oul. oil