The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-21
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 90, 1871.
SENATE.
ltc met at 12 nj

SENATE.
The Senate met at IL NJ.
The Committee on Engrossed Bills
reported tue following bills: TO regulate
the tenure of certain civil Offices; passed
and ordered to be enrolled; to authorize
the County Commissioners of George
town to levy special tax; was passed
and ordered to he enrolled; to supply
the deficiency in the appropriation to
pay salaries of school teachers; being
amended, was ordered to lie over under
the rules.
The Committee on Enrolled Acts re-
ported the following Acts as having
been sent to the Governor for approval:
to incorporate tho Hedges Light Guards,
of Edisto; supplementary to an Act to
enable administrators. executors, trus-
tees and other fduciaries to sell certain
evidences of Indebtedness, and to COM
promise in certain cases; to re-charter
the Pumpllintown Turnpike Road; to
authorize the County Commissioners Of
Oconce to levy a special tax; to autho-
rize the County Commissioners of Will
llamsburg to levy special tax; to pro-
vide for the State printing, etc.
Mr.. Swails introduced bill to autho-
rize and require the Clerks of the Court
to perform nll the duties hitherto per-
formed by the Commissioner in Equity,
up to January, 1869; read first time aud
ordered for consideration tomorrow.
Also, joint resolution, that the titles to
certain lands of Isaac Mcknight, sold
by the State for taxes, be vested in his
heirs
MIR. Whittemore gave notice of bill
to provide for general form of incorpo-
ration; also, of q bill to authorize the
County Commissioners of Marlboro to
levy special tax.
Mr.. johnson introduced Joint resclu-
ton to provide for the re-shelving the
State Library.
Agreeably to previous order, at 1890
the Senate resolved itself into court of
impeachment, for the trial of Hon. T.
0. p. Vernon, for high crimes and mis-.
demeanors. A notice was served upon
the House, that the Senate was ready tc
proceed with the trial, and the mana
gers on the part of the House, Messrs.
Moses, Whipper, Wilkes, Logan and
Crews, presented themselves. Notice of
service upon T. o. 2. Vernon of sum-
mons to appear was given. Col. j. ID.
Pope appeared for the defence. The
managers announced Messrs. Worthing-
ton and Elliott as assistant counsel for
the prosecution, and asked that they be
furnished seats on the floor. which was
SO ordered.
Mr. Whipper, on the part of the
managers of the prosecution, read the
several articles of impeachment, to oil of
which general plea of not guilty was
made for the defence, With the usual
reservations. Mr.. Pope requested for
further time till Tuesday next, to sum-
mon the witnesses on the part of Judge
Vernon; which was assented to by the
managers, and so ordered.
Upon an inquiry by Mr.. Pope, whe-
ther or not the witnesses for the defence
would be paid by the State the same as
other witnesses, an order providing
therefor was put to the vote to test the
sense of tho Senate. Mr.. Corbin op-
posed the order, upon the ground that
in no criminal court of which he knew
were the witnesses of accused parties
paid by the State.
tho order, claiming that the Senate, in
its present capacity, was not criminal
court, but u grand inquest to investigate
the official conduct of public servant
OF the State, against whom certain
chnrges were made. He hoped the Sc
nate would have the fairness and Justice
to adopt the order, for it was we'll known
that Judge Vernon was O man of but
limited means, and IL the Senate should
refuse he would himself, from his own
pocket. defray ell EXPENSES incident 10
the summoning OF witnesses for the de-
fence. The order was voted down by O
vote Of II toT.