The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-12-22
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IA, e1S7O.
...,..,-.,. SENATE. -.:.it.s -
The Senate met at .12 m.

|. General which were LAID over lot consluelar
ltion tomorrow; also, instructing the comp;
| trolief General t6'insure the State property ln
| the Capitol, which was indefinitely postponed:
A resolution, by Mr.. Hayne, that dthe Ser:
geant-at-Arms be instructed to report what dls;;
position has been made of furniture removed
from the rooms in the Capitol, under the con-
troll of the Senate; was adopted. -. =
The Committee on Privileges and Elections
! reported on the protest of B. J. Donaldson,
against the right Of G. W. Duvall to q seat in
the Senate and recommended that the contes-
tant be allowed time to procure evidence to s'is:
tain his case. i-3o.' go =
| "A resolution to inquire into the expediency
of heating the Lunatic Asylum, BY means Of
steam. was referred to the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings.
Adjourned. 80 = e.;:;- i';''i =
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
The House met at 12 m. Ig.-s.. fis< s''e.
The Committee on Roads, Bridges and Fer
ries reported favorably on bill to re.charter
the Pumpkintown Turnpike Road, IN Plckens
County. The bill was ordered for second
reading aa.
Mr.. Kuh gave notice of bill to regulate the
payment of township Indebtedness. =, H.. -.
Mr. Hedges introduced resolution, that
ssanding committee of five be appointed on
commerce: Adopted Also, gave notice OF, 8
bill to extend the limits oofl Charleston. Also,
obtained leave of absence for FIVE days,
Mr. Whipper, from the special committee mp.
pointed to Investigate The official conduct OF
Judge Wernon submitted a report recommen-'
ding that he be, Immediately suspended and
impeached for high crimes and misdemeanQrs.
Mr.. Wilkes had recorded on the Journal the
following: Upon the resolution to impeach
TIL T ,ofa fnr that
/ do not. consider the evidence sufficient to put
him upon his defence. I think that more than
one witness to the same fact should have been
examined. T do not doubt the yeracity of any
witness who testified before the special COM
mittee. NV. objection above relates to the
quantity, Of evidence. ~. ,....s,, ..q..,..... -.
THE testimony given before the committee
was read by the Clerk.
MR.. M: Smith made some remarks against
the adoption of the report, asserting that Jadge
Vernon had done nothing but what be was re-
qulired to do by law, and that he believed the
resolution was intended to suspend the writ OF
habeas corpus, and that it would have that ef-
feet, if hurried through. He protested against
the Legislature stepping in between the cin-
zens of the State and their great ciyi! right
the writ Of hd6eas corpss. He said that II
Judge Vernon was impeachsd for issuing these
writs. nc; other Judge would dare to. issue
another. while the General Assembly was sito
ting. He,hoped the Houe would not pander
to the ,Dreiudices and wishes of few, who are
pressing them ON for political purposes. - =.
!. A coiored member asked him, as a kind OF
justification for pressing the matter, II the po-
litical rights Of the people were not their most
valuable ones?
He replied, to this senseless question, thatnot
having enioyed political rights lately, he was
not prepared to answer it.
He was repeatedly interrupted during his ad-
dress by MI. Crews and other Republican
members, but. they did not succeed in preven-
ting him from expressing his opinion on the
question. ..'s
Mr. Smith moved that the consideration of
the report of the committee be made the special
order for tomorrow, at1 o'clock, and that the
proceedings of the COMMITTEES and the evidence
taken before them be printed. : : :, =
Mr.. Mobley opposed the postponement OF the
resolution said that he had heard that Mr.
Smith was closely connected with the Ku Klux
Klan, and moved to lay on tho table the mo-
tion to postpone. Adopted.
The question was then taken ON adopting the
report of the committee, and the yeas and nays
were called, resulting-yeas SO; nays 49,.
Mr.. Byas offered resolution, that "a COM
mittee of five be selected to appeal at the bar
of the Senate, and announce to them that the
House had impeaehed Judge Vernon and
would present in due time articles Of impeach-
ment. Adopted. Messrs. w. J. Whipper, F.
J. Moses, Jr., w. d. Wilkes, A Logan and
JOS. Crews were appointed said committee,
A resolution was adopted, providing for an
adjournment of this body, from December %,
1870, to January 5, 1871. i
Mr. Crittenden introduced an amendment
| providing that the members be not permitted
to draw their per diem during the recess, which
was indefinitely postponed. :
Mr.. Ford introduced a bill to enforce the
fence law. Referred to the Committee on Ag-
| riculture.
Mr.. Andel introduced bill to amend an Act
| to appoint Land Commissioner. Referred to
the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Maddocks introduced bill to enforce
the building of fences around cultivated land.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture
MI Humbert introduced bill to amend "An
Act tn proyide for the assessment and taxation
Of property" ,..4
Standing Committee on Retrenchments be ap-
pointed, which was rejected.
Mr.. Thompson introduced bill to amend
can Act to authorize the sale of the Columbia
Canal" ~ II; ,
Mr.. Mobley introduced bill To- repeal AN
Act to prohibit peddling ardent spirits"
Mr.. Nuckles introduced a resolution that the
Committee on Ways and Means report bill to
! maintain order in Union, Spartanburg and
Iaurens Counties Referrerred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Hayne introduced bill to provide fol-
the publication of papers of the General AS
sembly. Read and referred to the Committee
on Public Printing.
| 1l,a Co,n m ittpe nm Enurosged Acts reported