The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-12-01
News from the State Capital.

News from the State Capital.
The code Of practice presented by
Whippcr, Montgomery aud Corbin
was referred to the Judiciny Com.
mittoc. Aie.olnion to give tho en-
q ossing to the Sec, ctary Of State was
laid over.
a motion WAS ndop'c cd that the
standing committers remain as or
ganizod at the last session.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House WAS called to order BY
Speaker Moses. aud prayer offered
by Adams, (tol,red
Ninety members were pros cut.
Speaker Moses seized this o; portu-
nifty to unburdcn himself Of II long
and bombastic address. He com.
mcnced with some lachrymo>c allu-
hicns to the legislators who had diod
since tho last Se,sji;Pn., After admit
tipg @the, Se)Ecyidcnt4 fact, ithat3ahe
Legislatuto4Wasi utterly destitute Of
political wisdom, tles srbiBgaahd sagaci.
,ty, he magnnnimously attributed to
Providence the legislative triumphs
which had been achieved. He point
cd out what ho considered had been
the wondrous advancement Of the
State since the day Of emancipation,
and, after declaring that his ory could
show no parallel TO the great social
aud politic'l revolution which lad
been wrought, lie compared the en-
{c.,n ~ Ia Icn ,T -,
dcliveranco Of tho children of Isreal
from Egyptian bondage, modcstly lcav-
ing them to infer who had really been
and who deserved to be recognized as
their - Moses. After IL passing
puff to Governor Scott, (whom Speak
or Moses piousNy hopes to succeed ia
the gubernatorial chair,) he procc cdcd
to viudicate at some length tho man
ncr in which the State finances had
been managed, and wourl up by com
plimenting By name, and in very full
some style, the Secretary of State, the
Auditor, tho Superintendent of Edu-
cation, the Attorney General, and
(not unmindfnl of tho mammon Of
unrishtcousness,) The Comptrollcr-
General and Treasurer Parker. To
make the burlesQuo complete, he grave
ly told them in conclusion "Schemes
of doubtful, and perhaps unnecessary
expenditure may be urged upon you
but trust that al such will meet an
unyiclding barrier in Jour high sense
of duty, in your honesty of purpose,
and in your unswerving fidelity to
your trust"
Thomas Il. Sullivan and i =. Guf.
fin, of Abbeville; James Il. IIagood,
(Dcm.} Of Pickens; w. w. Runsoy,
(colored) of Sumter; J.C. Beatty,
(Dom.) Of liorry; William Adamson,
(colorcd) of Kor haw, and James A.
Bowlcy, (colored) of Georgetown, ap-
pcArcd, took the oath aud their seats.
j. II. jerks, S. J. Loo, (colorea,) }
and Griffith Johnson, (colored,) were
appointed committee to wait on the
Governor. The unfinished business of
the last session was referred to the
committee.
j. II. Fcrritor, of Sumter, gave no
tice that tomorrow he would offer a
bill to regulate tho sale of cotton
The bill provides for ct mmissionor
for each county, with an Office at tho
county scat, and all cotton purchased
shall bo weighed by him or his depu-
ties; q register to be kept of the sell
lcr and purchaser. The person sell
ing or buying cotton not passed
through the hands Of tho commission
or to be subject to a fine Of $500 or
ono years imprisonment in tho pcni-
tontiary.
DcLarge gave notice that he would
shortly introduce bill to lopcal tho
township law.
The new code of practice was pre-
sentod and referred to the Judiciary
Committee. ~ '@
Two divorce cases on the calendar
were made tho special order for Fri
day. The resolution to give tho en-
crossing to the Secretary Of State was
rejected.
The House then adjourned.
The Supreme Court met this morn
ing, Judges Willard and Moses being
present, and adjourned until 5 p. NJ,
when commenced the argument in the
Averill flour inspcotorship case.
George w. Addison has been an.
pointed o magistrate for Charleston
County.
At two O'Clock the committees from
both houses called on the Governor,
who Informed them that tho message
would be road at twelve O'Clock to.
morrow. FE
The Labor Conrention meets at Jan
ncy's Hall Mt 4 =. NJ. Tomorrow
About half of tho delegates arc NOM
bers of tho Legislature. ,t
A row occurred in Abbeville on
Saturday at gathering Of negroes
who wore addressed by Judge Hoge..
Flo recommended that the laborers
should take not less than half the crop.
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