The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-26
HOYT, & CO., Proprietors.
OF SOUTH CAROLINA
TUESDAY, JANUARY II, 1871.
,.i,s.f. SENATE.
The Senate met at II


The following papers were received from the
House, witffia notification of concurrence
Senate concurrent resolution, requiring the Re-
eeiyer of the Bank of the State to report; 8
Senate concurrent resolution, to appoint
special committee to investigate the affairs and
and operations of the Superintendent OF the
Penitentiary !; q bill to regulate and determine
what shall constitute days labor in the State
The Committee on Privileges and Elections
reported upon the vacancies in the Senate IN
the Counties of Abbeville, Charleston and
Georgetown, and offered the following resolu-
ton: That vacancy of Senators exists in each
of the Counties of Charleston, Abbeville and
Georgetown Ordered for consideration to-
morrow!
The joint committee appointed to investigate
the affairs, &C., of Superintendent of the Penn,
tentiary, submitted report, which was ordered
for consideration tomorrow. The report is a
yery meagre one, and merely embodies the
statements OF the, Superintendent as to- the
charges made against him. He admits the
charges as to the contract with Mr.. Pope-rela-
tive to the cutting of wood by convicts from
lands of the State, which was leased to Mr..
Pope and the sale of the wood again to the
State for the use of the Penitentiary-but claims
that it was "a bona fde transaction. Also, ad-
mits to having employed convict labor in his
own private business of making bricks and
stone cutting, claiming right to utilize the
labor of the State, as he paid for it forty cents
per day for each convict so employed.
The Committee on Engrossed Bills reported
as ready fora third reading, a bill to re-charter
the Pumpkintown Turnpike Road; which was
passed and ordered to be enrolled as an Act.
The Committee on Finances reported favor
ably on a-bill 10 further amend an Act to pro-
i G Al md TOW of
ty which was ordered to lie over under the
rules.
Mr. Arnim gave notice of bill to amend an
Act to regulate the licensing of insurance COM
panies not incorporated in this State.
A Joint resolution, to withhold the last quar-
ter's salary of School Commissioners who have
not made an annual report except the School
Commissioner of Newberry, passed its second
reading.
At P. NJ. the Senate resolved itself into a
high court of impeachment, to sit upon the
trial of Judge Vernon. The oath was admin
istered to the Senators by the Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Whittemore, the House
was informed that the Senate was so organized,
and prepared to try the articles of inlpeach-
ment against, Judge Vernon, and to hear the
managers on the part of the House in support
thereof,
The managers, Mcssrs. Whippcr, Wilkes,
Crews and Moses, accordingly appeared, the
articles of impeachment were read, and list
of witnesses on the part of the prosecution,
were handed in to be duly summoned.
Among the witnesses arc Messrs Baxter, Su-
Der and Paysinger, of Newberry; Wilson Cook,
Mounce and others, Of Greenyile; james A.
Dunbar, Sill, Frazee and Abraham Soomons,
Of Richland, and number of others.
The managers then retired, and, on motion
of Mr. Whittemore, it was ordered that writ
do issue from the Senate and be served upon
Judge T.. o. P. Vernon, requiring him to be
and appear before the court at 1890 T. NJ, on
Friday, until which time, on motion, the SEN
ate adjourned as court of impeachment aud
resumed legislative business.
A resolution that certain Senators-Mcssrs.
Arnim, Nash, Smalls and Wimbush-be order
ed before the bar of the Senate to show cause
why they should not be punished for contempt.
The offence occurred during an executive ses-
sion, at which time it is alleged that the men,
bers above named refused to vote upon the call
Of the ayes and nays on the confirmation of a
certain appointment by the Governor OF Coun-
ty Trsasurer-probably Sasportas, of Orange
burg.
Mr.. Swails, who introduced the resolution
suggested that the consideration OF the matte.
be postponed until some time when the Senatr
was in secret session, as it necessarily involvee
matters that could not properly be made public.
Mr. Arnim earnestly opposed any such dis
position of the case stating that the charge
had been publicly made and published in the
newspapers of the State, and he desired that
his defence and the action of the Senate in the
premises be equally public, in justice to him
self and the other Senators implicated.
Mr.. Hayne then demanded that the charges
be specified as to time, place and manner, which
being from the nature of the case impossible,
the Senate became considerably bcfuddled as
to what should be done.
Mr.. Corbin offered as a substitute for the
whole matter, a resolution that it was the sense
of the Senate that every Senator was bound to
vote upon the call of the ayes and nays. Con-
siderable debate ensued, participated in by
Messrs. Nash, Leslie, Corbin and others and
finally the whole matter was laid on the table.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at II NJ.
The Committee ON the Judiciary reported
fayorably on the following bills For the relief
of Samuel Cochran and others to vest in the
heirs of Hugh E. Ogburn the right and title to
certain lands sold for taxes vesting the title to
100 acres of land in Fairfield County in the
Fairfield Academy; to regulate the fees OF Pro-
bate Judges, Clerks of the Courts, Trial Justi-
ces, &C. to perfect titles to certain town lotsln
Walhalla regulating the appointment and Ju-
risdiction of Notaries Public; to empower CIR
cult Judges to hold Courts in other Counties
than their own regulating so much OF the Act
of 1889 as prohibits Clerks of the Court from
practicing law.
Mr.. Wilson gave notice of bill to permit
VIM. L. Wood to adopt Napoleon B. Smith,
and change his name to Wood
Mr.. Hedges gave notice of a bill to regulate
passenger fare on railroads.
Mr.. Smart introduced a bill to provide for
tine payment of improvements made upon the
property of other people.
Mr. Crittenden introduced bill authorizing
and empowering persons owning water powers
TO improve the same under certain conditions
A. Williams of Granville, introduced q