Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1869-01-13
FRoH COLUMBIA.

"e -'Aonsret Lr,tsiataro assembled again TN
Tuesday, thc 5:h. ffem ,he correspondents, cf
tlo chafiestuu Neea and Courier Nc ga,hcr ,h4
s.Ii ,iasd account of the Legislative proceedings.
There was no quorum ip the Senate
1u tho House, Whirper, ffou. The COMMITTEES
On the Judiciary, repss,ai uulayorab,y on tie pc
titi'a OF the Edgcfeid Bar FOR the continuance of
the Court of Equity. Tho report was adopted.
whipper, as chairman Of the Judiciary Com
ni;'cc, acknowledged ii. reception of Il copy Of
the s'h volume Of l;icLa d,on's Equity Reports,
and sid that Mr., Richartlsoa's services as State
Reporter have acqaired for him an enviabie repu.
tation, not even limited by the continent on which
ws'liyc.
The bill to amen d the charter of the .Toxn Of
E';geGskl was made the special order for January
ai3.
Ai a meeting Of proru;nonl Republicans Mon
day evening" it was agreed /, uni in an effort 10
have South Carolina represented in General
Grants C,tinet, aadto recommend for tho posi-
tion Dr. A. &. Mackey. It was decided, I learn,
that the application should be made through Tue
hited STAKES Senators, one Of whom, have
'V.ry reasoa to believe, farors the movement
aiS" learn that this step has been taken without
any previous knowledge of Dr.. Macl,cy or con-
az ta;ion with him.
Ills reported that Senator T. j. Caghlan, of
Sumter, Was badly beaten, last Sunday, by an
Eng'ishman named Reed, which accounts for his
absence from his solt mt the present time. The
difficulty, it is s.id, occurred in a barber skop
while Mr c1ghlan was being shaved. He was
severely injured in the head, and will probably
not make hit appearance for several days. The
Cause OF tho difficulty WAS u dispute about some
passages in the book giving m account of Major
De'aney's life and services. Mr.. coshlan was
rack While sitjns in the chair with his head
'-z'.is.ss6 back AMI r,lab:e to defend himself.
Il is reported t.lat the Chatham Railroad Com.
pany will be on hand again this session with an
application for ai'i by endorsement # their bonds
to the amount of two millions of dollars.
On Wednesday, the 9th, the proceedings were
void of interest In tie Senate, Leslie introduced
bill to establish rates Of ferringc across Sand
Bar Ferry, near Augusta also, bill regulating
Justice of the Peace Courts.
liayne introduced 4 resolution which was the
strongest of any ever heard Of II is as fol.
lows:
Resolrrd, That leave OF absence BE- granted to
Francis DeMars from the commencement. of the
p;e:cnt session to the 2lst Of December, 1868.
How can a leave Of absence be granted for Il
number Of days which have rolled away into
eterniy? How can the House Of Represents
tivcs go back into 1S6S md grant leave of alb
scncc when we are now living in the year 1869 !?
The State answers, to squander my money.
tbs resolution was adopted, and DeMars will
receive his Der diem and mileage, though he rem
dered no service US a member. His excuse was
that he had cut his foot. From This it appears
that heroafterlhe State must pay for all misfor
tunes TO members.
A Bill to provide for the election Of Justice Of
the Peace, and defining dutios Of the same, was
introduced, read the first time, and ordered fer
consideration tomorrow.
On the Tth, the decision WAS readcred in the
Ra"aomus case Of the Charleston Mtyoralty.
Associate Justice Willard delivered the opinion
. Of thssGourt The order is that peremptoiy
N0aRomus will issue commanding the rcspon.
dents to declare the election This will probably
be done in the next day or two. Judge Moses
read separate opinion, concurring, however, in
the result. 1t is impossible to send the synopsis
Of the opinions without destroying their force,
they are already much condensed.
Ansis.S A W -s5cTlon has been served on Governor
scott, restraining him from issuing bonds TO re-
fund the Bank of the State Bills
In the House Tomlinson presented the memo
rial of the Dean and Faculty Of tho Medical Col
lege of South Carolina, against the proposed
modification Of the Medical Department of the
University of South Carolina. It was read and
referred 10 the Committee on Education.
Whippcr introduced Bill to provide for the
widows and orphans of men murdered for politi-
cal opinion. 1t gives s3Ol annually to each widow
for life.
In tbs Senate, Rainey introduced Bill to
requisite ba1is in liquidation. 1t allows them to
cssfate as banks of discount and deposit, with
an assumed capital of 100000.
Hoyt introduced Bill to organize Courts Of
Arbitration.
The Bill to organize tho Militia was made the
spcclai otucr LOT rrluay. over tnls tnero Will
probably be fight.
Tomlinsion introduced resolution to pay The
widow of Martin, of Abbeville, the per diem that
would have been due Martin if ho had lived.
Nothing ofimportance was done in either House
on the Sth. Twenty-Five sections of the Militia
Bill werc read. In the Senate Leslie made
fiery speech, saying the Bill was an abomination,
and amounted to declaration of war.
Notice was given of Bib TO increase tho sala-
rics Of Judges of the State.