Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-15


~ see it by the light of his lamps,
and it was voted down. 1t is probable,
therefore, that unless some means arc
taken ID secure the wherewithal TO cash
the certificates, TINT an adjournment vii
not take place rs soon as was expected.
In tho House, the days session was de
voted to the Charleston Metropolitan po
lice bill. S. j. Lee. Of Hamburg. ca
deavored to shsv that. while OF gener ..
principles the metr ppolitan police schem
was the best measure ever devised by
legislative wisdom 1or bec:ghted and
recalcihant community, this particulAi
bill was the worst that was ever 1ram2,.
and only sought to give the County q.
Charleston into the designing hand
that arch enemy OF Governor Scott ane
Ku-Klux Klans, Mr.. G. Q. Bowen. l.
fact lie submitted that the bill should -,
entitled ga bill to further the future po-
ltical projects of c. c. Bowen ana II
gave notice that he would move ior sl,c4
q change of title. Mr.. Lees remark.
were not OF character that was calcula-
ted either to instruct, amuse or entertain.
and during their delivery the members
of the House disported themselves inSa
rious playful attitudes, and on The whole
paid such little attention TO hin that the
member from EdgcfelG was forced sey
eral times to call the assistance o. Tic
Speakers gavcl in order 70 enforce 81
lence.
The rest of time was consumed by
Hunter, Hodges, Jones and Elliott, witt
arguments pro and con upon the merit
of the Bowen bill.
On Wednesday, the rtii, the Sena5
adopted concurrent resolution, in:.u-
duced by Corbin, requesting Congress 4
establish new judicial circuit, - c.p.
sist of South Carolina, Georgia and 81
ida, and to appoint i aew circuit jude
thereto; also, to appoint ne" &. a:ie
[;utl ,e for the western district o. SJue-
Carolina.
The Senate passed the bill TO incoryo-
rate the Beaufort Manufacturing and I'm
;provement Company. Tie 5uins Eesoiu-
ltion To provide ior registering all tie
bonds and stocks OF the state ,"a' dcba-
tied by Leslie, Whittemore and others,
without result.
In the House there WIS long debate
on Bowen's metropolitan police bill.
Jones, MoDley, Cain and Janison spoke.
The enaotins CLAUSE Vi .-o Dill vas anal
fy stricken OUT Dy q vote O. siXty-niTo
TO twenty-one.
In the senate, on Thursday, the St.,
iWlnltemore introduced an aIenGmeut
TO the Constitution Axing the sale eiec-
zion on the same Gay Is tne PRESIDENTIAL
3elecLlon.
Tie following resolution, introduced
by Mr.. Arnim, was adopsed:
Rexoiyed, That the Railroad Committee
bf the Senate oe and tney are hereby a.
kected and instructed to examine ana IN
&esti late the late sale OF tne opartanuOrg
Ind Union Railroad, ana tue hauilili,s
'bi Tie ioIaIe through I'D ""iiHSCtiO'l s4icIe
with: with power To seld -oI- persons ano
bapers, anu Will lnstst.esluils 10 repoltto
%his body our4iie 40 ss.esei.y avssioti-
4 In tne House d specisli n4e.s;.sc was IL
:eived from the Governor enclosing the
aepofi OF the St4te Auoisor upon the sale
t the spartaL oufg ana Union hai,roao.
hat "thcer 5t;itcs V.is!.l ,ice5i tse.!ce y itn
lis sInStructions ~ pl5cee,.oo 20 .As. s'lle,
Snd 5id in the fsodd .ol "a, safe az ;6l0,-
sj0, aud thsu he urew aM@iian1 Oh ho
late Treasurer ior the cash portion vi he
8urcin,se money required by the terms
tilerale, 5000. But that the warrant
Z az .'es, i-ed, With siie assertion that it
= !, III 1.r ST auc.loIi, anu lbat some person