The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16
Proceedings of the Legis lature.

Phosphate Bill, which was passed.
Tho Committee on tho Judiciary
reported in favor Of tho prescusmont of
the Grand Jury of Marlboro County.
and recommended that there be legis-
lation in regard to dieting prisoners
in Jail.
Dickson introduced bill to author
ize and empower the County Commits
siners of Clarendon County to sub
scribe to the capital stock Of the South
Carolina Central Railroad, to issue
bonds, and to assess tax to pay the
interest thereon.
Nash introduced resolution to
require the Judiciary Committee to
report on bill in relation to the re-
moval of the county seat Of Barnwcll
County.
Corbin, the chairman of tho COM
mittoc, said the bill had never beon in
his possession.
Nash charged Leslie with having it
locked up in his iron chest, and say
ing that it could not come out till the
Assembly adjourned.
Tho Senate refused to concur in tho
House concurrent resolutiun to meet
in joint assembly on Friday, February
]. to clect an Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court for the torn of six
year,. .m,,...
In the House, yesterday, q Special
Committee recommended the passage
OF. Q bill to regulate the rights and
powers of railroad companies.
The House passed and ordered to
the Senate bill to amend the charter
Of the oity Of fGrecnville.
Wells introduced q bill to allow
George Waterhouso to build wharf
and colleot wharfage in Beaufort
County.
A resolution was tabled in regard
to fining members 81 for being absent
without sufficient reason.
Notice was given of matrimonial
bill.
The Phosphate bill, as amended by
the Senate, came into tho House, and
was referred to the Committee on
Mining and Manufactures.
A bill to amend tho charter of the
Granlteville Manufacturing Company
was ordered to be ongrosscd.
Sections 3, 4 and s of Senate bill
to establish and maintain q system of
free common schools for the State of
South Carolina was the occasion of a
vast amount of quarreling among the
colored members, during which Elliott
charged Bowling with boing absent
during the distribution of very es-
scntial article in a legislator--yiz.,
common sense.
Bowling protested against E!liott's
reflections OF, him, but tho Speaker
decided that Elliott, was right.
Wheroupon, Bowling empbatically de-
clared his character tmpeachable (pos-
sibly he meant unimpeaohable), when
the debate closed, and the sections
passed to third reading.
A bill for, the better protection OF
laborers under contracts for service
tbeinga substitute for bill to provide
for the better protection of laborers
and for tho appointment of Commits.
s,oners OF Contracts In each county Of
the State) was made the special order
Ior hal1-past | to-day
On motion to postpone 4 hill to
regulate the rights ana7powors Of rail
road companies, tho Houses spont two
noisy hours. in calling tic yeas and
nays and moving to nd journ. oat
1t was suggested thot if the Speak
or had applied his gravel to the heads
OF certain members instead Of his
desk,l he would have succeeded more
promptly ih securing order.
CuLuMpiA, Fob. ll.-The two hous.
cs mot in joint assembly at | o'olook
to elect. judge for the Fifth Circuit,
Senator D. Y. Corbin, presiding.
a very large number of persons
were present. a. ''. ''s
W3.::Whipper nominated Colonel
s. W. Melton, of Columbia. The
following wero also nominated; Scott
Mmray,-of Anderson; wv. Il. ,Earle,
of Greenville; Coy Wingo, oolored,,1
Of Spsrtanbprg; Thompson H. Cooke,
of Orangeburg; Leroy T. Youmans,
Of EdgeGeld; G. w. Montgomery, of
Newberry, and D. T. Corbin.a :. f,
Long speeches were made in favor
Of Tho 'different candidates. 'H2' 7 .
Upon the first. ballot the vote stood 4
Melton 66, Murray DC, Earle 8.
N1ontgouery52, IIvingo I.l'<H 'aa
Wien the ballot Vas announced and
it was found thai. Melton had not q
majoritysthe agents Oft Moray INDY!
ed around among the members, pay.
ing them to chahge theif ivotos in favor
of Melton, .elooting him on the next
ballot,y ,.e,t.,b st,d,o hta arr r93Ha|
There was great exeitement before
the vote was amounted, and attompts
were made to dissolve the Joint as
sembly.. = ,ths,,s III .sq<sGa As 81 l,ss,rI
Charges ,of bribery and corruption
were made against the friends Of Muir.
roy, anda committee Of investigation
'rtgh h II 3 8 y az
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