The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-02-23
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LEGIsLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY is, 1871.
SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY is, 1871.
SENATE.
The Senate met at II m.
Mr. Whittemore sent to the desk of the Pre-
sdent, and had read, despatch from R. G..
DeLarge, Land Commissioner stating that ne
had been severely wounded by gun-shot and
could not make his report agreeably to the
concurrent resolution of the General Assembly,
but that he would be in Columbia on Sunday,
and would report Immediately.
The Committee on Finance reported unfa-
vorably on bill to authorize the County Treas.
hrers to attend at election precincts to collect
taxes.
The Committee on the Judiciary reported
tnfavorably On bill to prohibit DISCUSSES.
The following bills passed and were ordered
to be- sent to the House: Tocharter the South
Carolina Phosphate River Mining Company !;
to amend an Act to define the criminal juris-
diction of Trial Justices to alter and amend
the code of procedure.
The special committee appointed to wait
Upon the Governor and inquire what further
action is necessary on the part of the General
Assembly for the preservation of the peace and
protection of the lives and property of the peo.
pie of the State, in certain Counties, reported
chat the Governor would communicate with the
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that Joint committee of discreet persons be
sent by the General Assembly to Washington,
to Law before the President the condition of
affairs in this State
Mr.. Whittemore gave notice of bill to pro-
vide for board of supervisors of the State
Treasury. Also, introduced a resolution that
the State Financial Agent be requested to an
swer, by the 10Th instant, the inquiries tele-
graphed to him few days since, relative to
the Agricultural College land scrip; which
was adopted. AS was also resolution that
H. Fl. Kimpton, State Financial Agent, be re-
quested to answer the following inquiries:
l. Have the bonds issued for the purchase of
land by the Land Commissioner been sold?
2. If so at what price,
8. Has the entire amount of the proceeds OF
such sale been appropriated to the purchase Of
lands7
A. What was the aggregate amount realized
on sale of said bonds
The following message was received from the
Governor:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBIA, February Is, 1871.
To the General Assembly:
GENTLMEN: In response to the inquiries OF
the Joint committee of the two Houses of the
General Assembly as to what further legisla-
ton is necessary, in my opinion, for the sup
preston of outrages and the protection of the
people from violence have respectfully to
say, that know of no further legislation in
addition to that already suggested in former
messages, and to which would again call your
attention.
1t is evident that the recent deliberate MUIR
der and massacre was perpetrated to hide !uthe
graves of the victims the traces of the assas-
sins in former crimes, by preventing the recog-
nitiop of thOco wh N wpr oppqppd them IL
is of the utmost importance that measures
should be taken not only to deter the turbulent
from committing crime, but to punish, with
the severest penalties of the law, those guilty
of such outrages upon civilization as have re-
Gently chafacterized portion of our State, in
cited either by spirit of revenge, or for the
purpose of putting out of the way those who
might become dangerous witnesses when con-
fronted with those suspected OF participation
in previous murders. Of these measures, l
deem none of such paramount Importance as
the election of an efficient presiding Judge, in
place of Hon. T. o. P. Vernon-a portion of
whose District and some of the adjacent Coun-
ties have earned such unenviable notorlety for
their turbulence and recklessness. For this
purpose, would suggest REIMBURSEMENT OF
those Counties by which they would become
consolidated into one Judicial Circuit. 1
would earnestly appeal to the Legislature that
in their choice, all partisan prejudices or per-
sonal preferences should be laid aside, and q
man selected for that highly responsible posi-
tion whose character IL guarantee for his
faithful and fearless discharge of his duty. A
high-minded and honorable Judge will always
sink Che partisan in the patriot when sitting in
Judgment on the lives and reputation of his
fellow-ctizens and the character and welfare
of the State 1 have forwarded the concurrent
resolution of the General Assembly calling
UPON the President of the United States for
troops to suppress domestic violence, and to
protect peaceable citizens from the lawless and
turbulent who are now infesting that unfortu-
nate section of country and l have little
doubt that their request will be promptly COM
piled with by sending sufficient force to gar
rison leading points in the unprotected section
of country, and if the Legislature should give
the authority asked for in my recent message
dence that the civil law will be amply sufficient
to give protection and quiet to the country.
Very respectfully,
ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor.
A House concurrent resolution, to appoint a
Joint committee to proceed to Washington to
procure Federal troops to protect the lives and
property of citizens of the upper Counties of
the State, was taken up for consideration, and
caused considerable debate.
Mr.. Arnim opposed the resolution, on the
ground of its being unnecessary, from the fact
of our having representatives in Congress
whose duty it is to consult the interests of the
State a1t<make such representations to the
President as the condition of affairs in their
State warranted. And as to the request for
troops, the Governor was the proper party
through whom it should be sent; and he had
already forwarded such request, agreeably to a
concurrent resolution of the General Assembly.