The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1869-12-03
THE LEGISLATURE.

and it is supposed, that they vii
close their work by Christmas.
With their immense majority, thu
Radicalsare able to carry any of thei
measures. In the Senate there arc
Democrats, 7 negroes, and Is white
Radicals. For the Senate from Alb
beville there are two claimants
Colonel Cothran, Dem.,) who wa:
legally elected, and Mr.. Gufin Rad.
who was defeated. In the House
there are Is Democrats, q negroes
and &c white Radicals.
The Senate Committee on Elec
tions have not yet reported upon tho
Abbeville election case. 1t is SAID
that the Committee will likely report
in favor of the claim Of Colonel
Cothran, but that the result in the
Senate is doubtful; and that they
will probably refuse to admit either
claimant, and declare the scat Va.
cant.
Apart from the titles of the bills
introduced, we have seen but little
to indicate the character of the
pending legislation. The most cx-
treme measure introduced seems
to be a bill to authorize the issue
of State bonds to the amount of
100000, to purchase homesteads
for the laboring classes.
Reports not very complimentary
to the present Land Commission
are in circulation Says a cores
pondent Of the Nesos: "They speak
of a prominent member Of the
Legislature, who bought tract of
land for $1,000 and shortly after sold
it to the commission for S22, 900;
Of a Judge who bought a tract for
$500 and sold it to the commission
for $1,000. Some Of these dele
gates have asserted that land (somc
of which are, during a portion of
the year, under water, and others
mere 'pino barrens,' have been
purchased by tho commission at
rates which only the most fertile
lands in the vicinity would bring,
and some of them pluiuly hint al
collusion between the sellers and
the agents of the commission.
Another report is, that F. L. Car
doza, (colored,) Secretary of State,
and member of the Advisory
Board of the Com mission, has re-
signed because of his disgust at the
corruption which existed in the op-
erations of the commission.
It is said that the recommenda.
ton of the Governor, in his mes
sage to tho Legislature, to stake
into consideration the propriety o:
authorizing the State Treasurer tc
meet in future the interest due or
the State debt in SPECIE" has oc
casioned if report be true, thu
Matching Of a bill to provide fo
the payment Of principal and inter
est of the bonds and stocks of tn,
State in gold or silver coin, ant
authorizing the treasurer to max,
the necessary exchanges through
the financial agent in New Yorl
70 carry the act into affect.
The election to supply the vsIan
cy in the Supreme Bench, occasion
ed by the resignation of Hog
has been postponed. The prom
inent candidates are Judges Orr
Boozer, and Carpenter, and th
Hon. Whipper, (colorcd).
In the Senate, notices.were givel
of'bills' to protect the rights o
parties lawfully in possession o
Aandssand tenements; to define th,
eflmloales jurisdiction and practie,
in;eonlfsssssa ss|,ipstice.; ..3 =" -
Not1ces were given Of bills t,
provide for msaleal aaeudanee fo
tho roor ids each county in'Itbi,
State TO amaDd an act entitled
= APP att e. nm End, ana aa is deGu,
the duties and jprisdietionfof coun
~ commissioners ;'''!lto.preyent til,
marrying Of frkt4 cousins; 70: pro
& teet' from 8 asfebt iany' 'cmeiaber o
athsIstats Polieefof any, alleged OF
; fenes committed byshini in Ahstdia
ohargetof his duties; to- amend al
Act entitled aAn&Aet to provide fol
> the temporary appointmentof mag
istlatec and to defiue their opowsrs
and duties" ~
Q We have some curiosity to see
qfhs provisions Of tho bill seaatinp p
to the State Police. . Ii it proposed
to elevate them above President OF
King-above all law, human or
divine?