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resolution was adopted. Leslie will, probably, in
troduce his resolution tomorrow.
ARRAIGNMrST OF pEFAuLTERs

trOduce his resolution tomorrow.
ARRANGEMENT OF DEFAuLTERs.
In the Senate to-day Lunney introduced the
following preamble and resolution, which were
laid over under the rules:
Whereas, For the purpose Of maintaining order
and the preservation Of the rights OF the people
form OF government was established IN the
State of South Carolina, and for the purpose Oh
carving into effect the said government, tnc
people have from time TO time eIectea aIreIs puo
lie officers; and whereas, it is reported that some
OF the said public ofcers are de1auters anu nave
failed to account to their successors IN ONCE 0n-
der the present State Constitution Tor properly
and monies which have come to their hanas Us
such public servants; therefore. be it
ReSolred BY the Senate, the House OF Represen,
tatives concurring, that committee TO CONSIST OF
two on the part OF the Senate anu - on .ne .
part of the House. pe appointed to investigate the
cases of alleged aefaulterS in public onlces Oh tne
| State and counties and that said commlttee De
| empowered to send for persons ana papers, ano
shall report to the General Assembly at as early
day as possible.
TSo MANY WITNESSES.
Allen introduced in the Senate to-day copy OF
the presentment of the grand jury Of Greenville
Comfy. for the January term, which stated that
the Jury have been constrained to believe that
large number of witnesses have been unnecessarl'
IL bound over on behalf Of the State, which ne
cesstates large loss Of time and labor and ac-
cumulates the expenses Of the administration Oh
Justice, and they respectfully recommend that
magistrates be restricted in the number OF wit
nesses bound over except in those cases in which
the solicitor deems it necessary to issue his writ
ten order for others, as is done in the united
States Court 1t Is believed, too, that authority to
this court to require the prosecutor to pay the
the cost within It's discretion, would have whole
some effect In restraining frivolous and malicious
prosecutions.
1t is to be hoped that some attention will be
paid to the request OF this jury. This binding
over ffty witnesses 10 prove that Peter Jones
stole hen is not only an abominable but an eX-
pensive, nuisance; yet many OF our magistrates
commit acts in their official capacity which are
very much like that.
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
In the Senate, to-day, Swails introduced bill
to authorize counties and towns to make sub
scriptlons to works of internal Improvements,
which provides that any city, county or incorpo-
rated town shall be authorized to make subscrip-
tons to any railroads, or other works OF internal
Improvement, whenever q majority OF the legal
voters shall so determine by public election held
at the regular polling places OF the county, city or
town; that upon the petition OF one-tenth OF the
taxpayers OF any city, county or town, it shall be
the duty OF the authorities to order an election
for the purpose Of ascertaining whether or not the
proposed subscription shall be made; at such
election printed ballots shall be used, bearing the
words subscriptions and ''no subscription" !"
and if majority vote shall be for subscription,
then such subscription shall be made, and bonds
to the amount issued.
THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS ARRAIGNED.
In the House, to-day, q bill to provide for the
establishing OF system OF free common schools
In the State was taken up for discussion and dis
cussed most warmly and amid great confusion
for about two hours. DeLarge moved that Sec
tions 8, and S (Which provide that the school
commissioners shall select the books and the pub
lishcrs) be referred to special committee, and
upon his motion had great deal to say. lie
stated that it was rumored that there were
number OF book agents here endeavoring to get
the books of the publishing houses they represent
ed adopted; that they had 'Seea" most OF the
school commissioners; that before the introduc-
tIon OF this educational bill some OF the school COM
missioners had met in Columbia with the agents
of New York publishing house; what was done
then he would not say, but would leave the men,
bers to infer; 1t was known what the bill would
do before 1t was introduced; he was in favor OF
an educational bill, but he did not believe in one
that gave authority to the school commissioners
to select and purchase the books.
TIE LIE GIVEN.
At this point Mcintyre (who is a school commits
sloner) arose and sad If the gentleman (DeLarge)
intended by his remarks to impugn his (Mcln-
tyre's) character or intentions, he was IA base
liar" The Speaker Immediately raped Mcln-
tyre down. whipper moved that the offender be
arraigned at the bar Of the House; whereupon
DeLarge moved to lay Whipper's motion on the
table remarSing that the threats OF that little
fellow (llcIntyre) did not scare him. After some
further wrangllng, Mcintyre apologized to the
House, and all motions In reference to the mat
ter were Withdrawn.
SHORT SESSION.
After matters had become q little quiet Tom
lnson hoped that something would be done with
the bill; he had heard that 1t had been asserted
that the bill should not be passed by the House
unless coJent reasons were used. Ranser spoke
about the bill and the books, and stated that he
was opposed to giving the power. to the school
commissioners when such books as he would
read extracts from were purchased. He then
read: "Questlon: Who was Abraham Lincoln:
Answer: A Republican who was elected President
by the people, and who issued proclamation
emancipating the negroes, knowing at the time
he did it lie was doing wrong" After this Ran
sier read one or more extracts in which "negro
legislatures were referred to; whereupon WHIP
per remarked that there were eleven Democrats
among the school commissioners, who were per-
fectly willing to put such books upon the colored
schools. DeLarge's motion to refer sections
8, and to a special committee, was adopted
by vote of II to %, and the Speaker announced,
as the committee, DeLarge Sasport-s, Ezekiel,
Elliott, Dosemon, LomaX and Henderson-all
colored.
WASHINGTON AND HIS SERVANT
AS the colored members are not sa.sued with
the books furnished by the school commissioners,
would recommend to the State Superintendent
OF Education that he purchase and cause TO be
distributed small school history introduced in
the colored schools of Virginia by the Freedmen's
Bureau This history inculcated the doctrine Of
social, civil and political equality, and narrated
several anecdotes to show that the great men OF
the earth endorsed the doctrine perhaps Cover
nor Scott got from this book his .fact that the
Emperor Scrvius, who said 'LaborenluS'' was
colored man, Among these anecdotes was one
stating that after long days march General
George Washington rolled up In his two blankets
tl,a ,i,rht bn pI.a