Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-03-02
Legislative Proceedings.

On Tuesday, the 21st. inst, another election
was held for Judge of the 7th Judicial Circuit,
and Col. Montgomery Moses, of sumt0r, was
again elected. The Senate voted almost unani-i
lnously for Genl.. Nc Guwan, of Abbsyille. Col.
Montgomery Moses is a brother Of Chief Justice
Moses, and an pnce of the Speaker Of th,5house.
The reign of Radicalism in South Carolina'has,
therefore, lifted the Moscsfamily into high places,
and put money in their purses
The judiciary Committee of the House have
reported fayorably upon the bill to vest in tho
President Of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House, power to call extra sessions. of the Cen
eral Assembly. What's the wisdom of this
Mr.. K;mpton, the Financial Agent of the
State, has handed to the Clerk Of the Senate his
reply to the interrogatories prOpounded him by
the Senate in reference to tho land Scrip and
| Land Commission bonds. He says that the bonds
issued by the Land Commissioner, for the pur-
chase of lands, still remain unsold, and have
been used as collateral security for advances made
ON account of State Trcasurer's drafts. Also,
that the Agricultural Land Scrip was sold to Mr..
J. Thompson, of the First National Bank OF NEW
York, on tho 25th cf October last, OF 72a cents
per acre, cash, and the prOcecds invested in State
bonds, which arc now in his hands.
The Railroad Committee has submitted Re-
port granting to the Greerville Railroad guar
anteo by the State of One Million Six Hundred
Thousand Dollars for repairs, and Ten Thousand
1 ;Io or
the grand scheme of the session for further plum
dering the people of their money and impairine
thsir credit. New York spectators are at the
bottom of it, and to further their plans, they keep
an open bar in the Judiciary committee room
where the members of the House are invited tc
drink and smoke free of charge.
Gov. Scott, il is said is resolute in his stand
against this scheme. He declares he will stick a.
nothing to defeat all bills which, for any pur
pose, increase the State debt
The Luxurious and extravagant fitting up OF th'
House of Representatives has been the theme o
much comment and rcproach. The latest upor
this subject is that the House has adopted the re
port of its committee appropriating Ninety Thou
| SanQ OOllHIb sueiA 1A".i' ~ ~
said on the floor that certain parties would make
Forty Thousand Dollars by this job. More steal
ing Everlasting stealing! Senator Arnim, how
ever, has introduced resolution, which has beer
adopted by tho Senate, protesting against thu
payment of this ninety thousand dollars.
The attempt to re-establish the Usury law me
its death on Friday last in the Senate. The en-
acting clause was stricken out by an almos
unanimous vote.
The iniquitOus Greenville Railroad bill wal
passed to third reading in the House, on Fri
day last.
The bill for establishing the new County o
Aiken, which passed the House some ten day.
ago, has also been passed to its third reading il
the Senate. There is but little doubt that th'
new County will be established. In this case
we lose, if we are not mistaken, Hamburg, Gran
itcville, and the line of the S. G. Railroad. Ant
here we will be left, stuck off on one side ofa still
hugo District.