Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-12-19
FR1DAY. December 13.


thorize the Governor to appoint two addi-
tional Trial Justices in York county, was re-
ferred to the judiciary Committee.
The House sent to the Senate the follow
ing bills: To designate the officer by whom
sales ordered by Courts of this State shall be
made; authorizing and directing the Comp
troller General and County Commissioners to
levy certain taxes; to amend an act relative
to the pay of members to repeal the license
law; to amend an Act entitled can Act to
more efectually provide for recording con-
veyances." After which the Senate went
into executive session, and then adjourned.
In THE House, Mr.. Swails introduced a
Joint resolution to require County Treasurers
to receive jury certificates and audited claims
in payment for taxes.
The Senate Joined the House in a joint bal
lot for Judge of the fifth Circuit to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation of Judge
Melton.
The President made few Introductory re-
marks regarding the Office, after which it was
declared nominations were in order.
Senator w. H. Jones, Jr, of Georgetown,
nominated Hon. R. B. Carpenter.
Mr.. Green, of Georgetown, nominated
James D. Tradewell, Esq. Mr. S. B. Thomp-
son, of Richland, seconded the nomination.
Mr.. Robertson, of Beaufort, seconded the
nomination of R. B. Carpenter.
Senator Cain, Of Edge6eld, nominated Le-
roy F. Youmans. Mr. Hurley, of Charleston,
seconded the nomination.
The nominations were then closed, and the
balloting was proceeded with.
The vote was as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 142; necessa-
ry to choice, 70. Judge Carpenter received
81 votes, Mr.. Youmans received AZ, Mr..
Tradewell received II, and were scattering.
Those who voted for Hon. r. B. Carpenter are
Messrs Clinton, Corwin, Dickson, Dunn, Ford,
Hollinshead, Jamson, Jones, Maxwell, Smalls,
C. Smith, j. NJ Smith, Swas, Whittemore; and
Messrs. Artson, Barker, Bosemon, J. Boston, Bow
ley, Brennan, Bridges, Bryan, Cain, Cochran,
Cooper. Crews. Dannerly, Dix, Duncan, Dusen-
berry, Ford, Frazier, Can't, Giles, Gourdin, Ora
ham, J. J.. Grant, w. A. Grant. S. Greene, j. F..
Greene, Greenwood, Hays, Holland, Holmes,
Hough, Humbert, T. B. Johnston, Jones, Keith,
Peterson, Petty, Prioleau, Presley, Ramsay,
Reed, Riley, Robertson, Simms, Simons, Sim
kins, Smalls, J. A. Smith, Spears, Sperry. Sulli-
van, ,::Sumpter, Tate, Thomas, Tingman, Turner,
Wideman, Wilson, J. Young and P. Young-Sl.
Messrs. Cain, Cardozo, Donaldson, Duncan, Du-
vail, Hayne Holcombe, Hope. Jervey, Jeter,
Keith, Mcintyre, Wilson ; and Messrs. Adamson,
Andell Bascomb, Black, Bowen, Cannon, Comp
ton, Crittenden, Curtis, Ellison, Gather, Good
win, Hamilton, Herndon, Hurley, Lowry, Low
man, Meetze, J. P. Moore, T. J. Moore, N. B.
Myers, Mccullough, Ratchford, P. Simpkins, B.
NJ. Smith, w. w. Spencer, Tarleton, Tolbert, j.
Wallace, w. H. Wallace, J. Wilson and Wolfe-45.
Those who voted for James D. TradewCll ESD,
are--Messrs. Johnson. Lee, Nash, Owens, White;
and Messrs Collins. Davis, Gilmore, c. Green, J.
w. Johnson, l. Miller, Mills, Minort, S. B..
Thompson B. A. Thompson and Marley.
Messrs. N. T. Spencer and Vanderpool voted
for Mr.. L. c. Northrup.
The President declared that Hon. r. B.
Carpenter having received majority of the
whole number of votes given, was duly elected
Judge of the Fifth Circuit, to ell the unex-
pired term caused by the resignation of Hon.
S. w. Melton.
The tax bill was taken up, read a second
time, and passed to third reading.
The House then adjourned till Monday.