The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-19
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IL &ENATH.
l. Tie Senate met at Ia M, President
IanSier In the Chair.
n M. Yhitt6more introduced q bill 10
FRroyid4 foe the publication OF the pene.
raj statutes OF the State of South Caro-.
lnhh IlA2 ,i3NElIS9
Mr.. Barber-A bill to require the
Land Commissioner to issue titles to
Faotual settlers on lands of the State of
South Carolina. III Fairfield County.
Mr. Cardozo-Joint resolution rela-
I've to amending the Constitution of the
state OF South Carolina in favor Of mi
nority voting.
The following bills were passed: A bill
TO incorporate the Young Mems Free
Enterprise Council, No. /, OF George
town, s. O.; bill to amend an Act en-
titled San Act 20 Incorporate the Trus-
fees Of the;WaIEefpo GRO Male Academy q
bill.to charter the Union Savings. Bank,
Fof Columbia.
s.A JOINT resolution to authorize the
STATE, Librarian, to repair the lower floor
OF the State House, was passed. "
!. "a number Of bills from the House
we're received. read aud referred.
sAt1 O'Clock P. NJ. the Senate attend.
ed IN the House, for the purpose of going
into joint election for an Associate
Justice and eight Circuit Judges. The
senate returned to their chamber at 5
O'Clock, and adjourned until tomorrow,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Ths House met at IL NJ, Speaker
Moses in the, Chair.
A number OF claims were reported in
favor OF certain physicians for medical
QRE01haQ
the 6ense Of the House.
"A report in fnvor OF the payment of q
claim OF - Brown, of Fairfield, was
laid on tile table. ~
A favorable report upon the claim of
Fl 4. Stokes was adopted,
MIR. Wilkes introduced q bill to grant
aid to the State Agricultural and Mocha
nicnl Society.
Mr.. j. N. Hayne-A bill to renew and
amend the charter of the town Of Will
listou.
Mr.. Holmes-A bill providing for the
election OF Justices of the Peace.
A bill to make Jury certificates pre-.
ferKed claims on County Treasurers re-.
oeived it's first reading.
At l, p. H., the hour for the meetipg
OF the joint Assembly, for the purpose
Of electing the Circuit Judges. and an
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court.
The Senate was received in the
hall OF the House. Lieutenant. Govern
or Ransier took the Chair and announced
that the first election would be for an
Associate Justice .Dstq a
Mr.. johnson. Of Sumter, after few
enlogistic remarks on the character and
ability of his nominee, nominated Judge
Willard for reelection. rdsn'ao'4
Byas. OF Orangeburg, seconded the
nomination, but said he did SO, not be-
cause he thought Judge Willard alto
gether Qualified, but because he thought
him the best man that could be obtained.
In answer to an inquiry of Beverly Nash
as to what was the nature of his obiec.
tion to Judge WilInrd, he said that
: ndge Willard had made discrimination
IN favor OF white men. Nash wanted to
know what kind of discrimination the
gentleman referred to; for, if it was So
elal Discrimination, as he presumed to
be the case, it was matter with which
the General Assembly had no concern.
Byas did not reply.
June Mohley arose and stated that he
wished to nominate one OF South Caro-
iina's most distinguished and ablest citi-
zens. the Hon. Benjamin Byas, of
Orangeburg. This created general
laugh, and Byas indignantly declined
the nomination.
Jamiaon nominated 8. L. Hoge, but
his name was afterwards withdrawn in
fnyor OF Judge Willard.
A ballot was then taken, and resulted
as follows: Whole number votes cast,
l3O; for Judge Willard, 1913; scattering, 7.
The Assembly then went into the
election OF Judge of tho First Circuit.
Jamlson nominated Hon. r. +. Cru
ham. There was no other nomination.
aud Judge Graham was unanimously re-
elected. The announcement of the re-
suit was received with considerable clan
ping of hands and applause.
For tho Second Circuit, Hayne, of
Barnwell. presented the name OF J. J.
Maher. Tho nomination was seconded
by Jones, of Williamsburg. The latter
gentleman spoke in extrayagant terms of
the qualifications OF Alr. Mahcr. and
urged MS an insurmountable objection to
tho election of Judge Farmer, who had
not yet been placed in nomination, that
ne refused to qualify before the Supreme
court, because there was a negro on the
bench.
Holmes. OF Colleton. nominated Judge