Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-01-25


of the South, that a man was Kepuon,
can to secure their support of him, and
! these scoundrels had, by working upon
the credulity of the colored people, climb
ed into high places, and'had then betrayed
the colored men and plundered and IN
suited the people, until it was seen that
these white Republicans could steal as
fast as ANYBODY else. 1t was said that
negro governments, were failure; that
the whole system of reconstruction was a
allure, and that the negro had shown him.
self unworthy of the boon of freedom and
political equality that had been conferred
upon him but he declared that the ne
croes had been betrayed, had been out
RACED and sold out by the white scorn-
drels who had Rocked to the South, bent
only upon their own personal gam 'and
enrichment. The bill was finally advanc-
ed to third reading, with an amendment
proposed by Mr.. Whittemore, to the effect
that all books and papers pertaining to
the office of the Land Commission be
turned over to the Secretary of State, on
and after the passage Of this Act, and the
Secretary of State shall execute the duties
heretofore deSolvmgI upon the Land Com
missioner ?"
Wimbush introduced in the Senate his
bill to charter, in this State, the Raleigh
and Air Line Railroad Company of North
Carolina. 1t incorporates the company,
with the usual powers, and authorizes the
construction of railroad with. one or
more tracks from any point on the North
Carolina line, where the read may enter
the State, to such point on the boundary
line between this State and Georgia. and
near the City of Augusta, as the company
may select, the location OF the railroad to
be made on such route as the board OF
directors of thecompany, after proper sur
veys, may direct. They are also author
lied to construct branch roads from The
main rack to any other points or places
IN the State, said branches not to exceed
one hundred milesin length. The act also
authorizes any incorporated city, town or
village, which may be interested in the
construction of the railroad, or its branches,
to subscribe to the capital stock OF the
company.
Mr. Cardozo, from the Committee on
Charitable Institutions, reported bill re-
quiring county commissioners to remove
imbeclles from the lunatic asylum to the
county poor houses.
Mr.. Whittemore, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, to whom was referred
the petition OF the Bath, S. e., Paper
Company, praying to be relieved OF pay
menJ of taxes for the space Of FIVE years,
reported back the same, with recon-
mendation that the prayer CT the petition
ers be not granted.
In the House, the Bill to charter the
Independent Order OF United Brother
hood. or Scott ku-Klux, came up for a
third reading in the House to-day. 1t
provoked storm of amendments, but
nnaliy passed its third reading. Hurley
wanted to amend by striking out the name
/. of Esop Goodson, and inserting those Of
7. j. Mackey and R. K. Scott among the
corporators.S Whipper moved to strike
out the word independent" and insert
dependent" Having amused themselves
in this manner for about half hour, the
previous question was called, and the
Bill passed by vote of sixty-seven to
twenty-five.
There was very little other business
done in the House. Mr.. Wilkes gave no
tice of a Bill to grant aid to the State Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Society
The discussion OF the Investigating
Committees report was resumed. Whip
per, Jones, Bowen, Hurley and Speaker
Moses spoke.
Moses made speech defending himself
from the charges made in the joint fnan-
cial committees report, after which the
report was laid on the table, yeas sixty
three, nays eighteen.
Cain gave notice of the introduction Of
a bill to determine the ratio of represen
tation of the counties of Barnwell, Edge
field, Aiken, Lexington and Orangeburg.
Rivers gave notice of the introduction
OF bill 10 incorporate the Knights Of the
Circle Tie Wonder if Prince is one OF the
knights.
Mr.. Wilkes gave notice of the introduce
ton OF q bill TO grant AID to the State Ag-
mculiural and Mechanical Society, ana q
bill TO limit the tenure of certain State
and county officers.
On Thursday, the 18th, in the Senate
Mr.. Whlttemore introduced bill to pro-
vide for the publication of the general
statutes Of the State Of South Carolina
Mr.. Cardozo-Joint resolution relative
to amending the Constitution Of the State
of south Carolina in favor OF minority
voting.
The event OF the present session, the
judicial election, was accomplished on
Thursday after much tribuiation and
trouble. At one clock, the two branches
OF the General Assembly met together in
ioint assembly for the purpose CT gong
into an election The officers to be elected
were one Associate Justice, and eight CIR
cult Judges to serve for four years from
the expiration OF the present terms. In
the first, third, fifth and eighth circuits
there was no opposition, and the present
iucunbents were elected without trouble.
The first election was for Associate Justice
to succeed Judge Willard.
The elections resulted as follows
For Associate Juctice Of the Supreme
Court-A. j. Willard, reelected.
For Judge OF the First Circuit-R. F.
Graham, reelected.
For Judge of the Second Circuit-John |
J. Maher, elected.
For Judge OF the Third Circuit-John
7. Green. reelected.
For Judge OF the Fourth Circuit
Charles P. Townsend, elected.
For Judge of the Fifth Circuit-Samuel
". Melton, reelected
For Judge Of the sixth Circuit-Thomas
jefferson Mackey, elected.
For Judge OF The Seventh Circuit
Montgomery Moses, reelected
For Judge of the Eighth Circuit-James
L. On, reelected.
On Friday, the 10Th, The proceedings in
both Houses was tame and unimportant
In the House, Hunter introduced a bill to
establish Superior Court in Charleston
with original jurisdiction in all civil cases
no to FIVE hundred dollars, and in criminal
cases, less than capital. The bill also
abohshes the City Court, and deprives the
members of the City Council of Charles
ton Of all judicial and magisterial func-
tons.
IN the Senate, Mr.. Arnim introduced
tho following which was adopted: