The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-02-15

In the House Mr.. lOIDert 1ntr0euceQ Dill |
in relation to peddlers, prohibiting the peddling
Of goods through the State, except under cover.
of license, to be issued by the County Com
missioners in consideration Of the sum of $50
per annum- under pain Of fine and imprison5
ment and forfeiture of goods.
COLUMBIA, February To-. 1872.
Tire monetopy of the ordinary legislative
routine was somewhat relieved yesterday morn
ing by the discussion of joint resolution to
pay to Mr.. C. Werner, of Charleston, the sum
of So, 900 for completing the iron Palmetto
tree, which, in dilapidated condition, now
stands in the. rear of the State House. This
beautiful work of mechanical art was designed
and in part completed by Mr.. Werner in 1858,
and is intended as monument to the gallant
sons of the State, the members of the Palmetto
Regiment, who sacrificed their lives on the bat
tie fields Of Mexico. The monument was part
l,ly completed in 1858, but time and the rough
treatment of war have somewhat defaced its
beauties, and hence the resolution to provide
for its restoration.
Upon the meeting of the House Friday
morning, Jamison, the noisy little member
from Orangeburg, took the floor and made q
long speech against the movement. Mr.. S. NJ.
Small, of Fairfield, Radical member, and
soldier of the Mexican war, urged the passage
of the resolution in very feeling speech, and
he in turn was followed by Mr.. Yocum, of
Chester, who made quite an eloquent and able
argument on the same side, Dir. J. N. Hayne,
of Barnwell, colored man, was also in favor
of its adoption. He said that he, for one, be-
lieyed that Democrats had some rights which
were bound to be respected. He was sorry to
notice that whenever project, resolution, or
measure of any kind came from the other side
| of the House 1.-THE Democratic side) it had to
be voted down by the Republicans. This was
| q grand mistake. He said that he had known
many of the young men whose names are re-
corded on that monument, and that every man
on the floor, whatever his politics or race should
take pride in doing honor to these heroes OF
many battles. -.
Byas, who had on the previous day spoken
against the resolution, now arose and withdrew
his objection, and made one Of his characters
tic and brilliant speeches in its favor. He was
in turn followed by Hurley and Levy, both of
whom spoke on the same side, and lastly the
Speaker, F. J. Moses, Jr., who had temporarily
vacated the Chair, took the floor. He made
| very eloquent and telling speech, saying that
he had left his post of duty, and took the floor
| for the purpose Of preventing, if possible, the
| fair fame of the State from being sullied by an
appeal to passion and prejudice. We do not
| in this measure, said he, lead any to suppose
that we are legislating for Republicans or Dem
ocrats, but simply for the honor and good name
of the State, perfecting monument which
shall stand when we are gone, to tell the story
of the past. Many nations have no history but
their monuments. We have seen France lately
changed from an Empire to Republic, yet
her people cherish her monuments as insepera-
Bile from her honor ard her life, whether these
monuments were reared before or after the fall
of Napoleon LII. And so you must not tear
away one link of the history of your State
Other monuments besides this have been erect
ed in your State. They should not be disturb
ed they.tell of whatever there is.of grandeur
and devotion to conscientious convictions in
those who have shaped the destinies of our
commonwealth; and this can say for thepeo-
pie of this State, they always fought for the
system of State Government under which they
lived. When the tocsin of war sounded they
marched to battle as bravely as any men on the
face of the earth.
We sit here as Legislators, to do our duty to
all the people, and for one would not take
one iota of honor from any class of the people
of the State. would rather advance the hon
| or of all. and make South Carolina take front
rank in the Union, State that it will be an
honor to be citizen Of Do your duty to your
State, cherishing all her works of art, all her
productions of genius, all her monuments of
noble deeds, and your names shalllive after you,
cherished as gratefully as those we will honor
by our votes to-day.
This last speech did the business most effec-
tuallv. and the resolution was adopted by an
almost unanimous vote, Sc to 2, the two mega
tive votes being Jamison and the Reverned
Representative from Charleston, Hunter.
The rest of the day was consumed in the dis
cussion of the city of Columbia bond swindle
"a Bill authorizing the City Council of Col
umbia to issue $S00,000 eight per cent bonds.
This discussion occupied the House till five
o'clock, at which time it adjourned until Mon
day.
In the Senate the only new measure of i'm
portance introduced was concurrent res0lu-
ton by Mr.. Smalls, looking to the relief of the
people of Beaufort. The subject is a pressing
one, and demands immediate attention. The
restoration of the Beaufort lands is an act of
Justice which has been long delayed, and the
resolution is eminently proper and public spir-
| ited
THE FREE SCHOOLS.
Among the thousand and one Bills to amend
the Free Common School laws of the State,
several have been reported this week, which
embody somewhat important changes in the
law. The first provides that if the inhabitants
of any School District, at their annual District
meeting, shall fail to provide for the raising OF
such tax, then the County School Commission
er of the County in which such District is sit,
uated, shall be required to withhold from said
District that part of the State appropriation
derived from the revenue of the State; and to
apportion and distribute the same to the other
Districts of the County, which have complied
The second changes the law so as to make
the pay of the various County School Com
missioners $500 per annum, including mile