The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-02-05
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Whittemore intr"1nced n bill to
punish persons FIR obtaining money,
chattc.s and valuable securities, by
false pIetcnces.
Jamis"n, from the Com mittee or
Cvu"ty "iiices anl ofhssrs, rtp,rttl
unfa""rably on bill t. prevent
County Commissioners from being in
scfested i'll contracts given oat by
them: Also, faVorubly on bill to
make the county Auditor Clerk
of tho Board vf County Commission.
erS.
Jcrvcy presented the petition uf
the mechanics Of the ,ity Of Charles:
ton praying that uctioN he taken for
;hc. relief u the burnt district Of that
city.
Donaldson off red concurrent
resolution that the State Trcasutcf
report what amount Of the hppropria-
s'on for public printing has been paid;
to whom and f'r what. Laid over.
Mcintyre offered uM amen,lment,
that the Stat. Tire .sMrer furnish to
the General Assembly the number Of
Treasury notes received, aud from
whom also, the number Of Treasury
Dotes that may be recrived by him
purporting t. have hech received for
said purpose : whith WAS refused by u
vote Of 8 TO lS. The resolution Mas
then passed and ordered to bc enroll
cd.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Ths House met at II ~; Speaker
Lae In the Chair:
W. ~. Grant II -ose to Question of
privilege, relating to an article in the
Chai lesion News, upon thu eleetiun Ut
Senator Patttrson atll the Charleston
| a'leSation. Grant said he voted FOR
the Senator because he was the best
man in the field.
Hurley followed Oh i question Uf
privilege, end stated that he never
was asked to vote for any gentleman
for the Office Of Unitcd States ScnaI
tor, and hc hat nrver pledged himoclf
to any individual, believing the oilicc
should seek the man and not the man
seek the Cilice: liz believed the
| Charleston delegation same HERE IS
look after the best Ili;urcsts Uf the
State.
Artson m1ted that the onmnni:
cation be stewed down and gagged
down the throat Of the author. He
thought thcre had been too much
prcmIntnce given the matter.
Turner arose to Il question of privi-
Iege, and believed that the posses,
sor uf The bommtitlication had better
keep it to HIMSELF tte had ID right
t" vo'e for *hom ht plcased. If the
press was TO dictate to him who to
vote for, he would like to have ~
earl communication upon the cut .ut.
Brennan Was Sorry that tho matter
had been introduced at all, ahd
thought It beneath the dignity Of tho
MuhaiIeaton ael"gatin, to nnt;re it,.
There was another object In tho com:
Intimidation. No nan had evet up.
preached him to vote for Patterson.
ilc believed the charge was made to
i,.huence the United States Senate:
lie bclitved it vas deep laid plot
to impeach the Governor, &c. The
News lived iha glass house lived by
torrattion:
The Speaker prescitod the pbtitioti
OF citizens protesting against tonviuts
Of the South Carolina Penitentlatv
working Ii, the streets of Columbia.
Cochran-A bill to provide for the
registrat ion of bonds, stocks and cou.
potIs Of the State, and to investigate
the financial condition of the State
referred.
&c. Wllsoh-A joint restitution to
exempt certain dogs from taxation.
Hamilton--A joint resolution to
provide for an investigation ofthe bon.
ded debt of the State and to mako an
appropriation to defray the expenses
Of the same.
Speafs-A bill to ,meud the law il,
relation to the liceusc and rcgistra.
tion of pharmaceutis,s.
The House tfen proceeded to the
consideration OF the. calendar bills
until the hour of adjournment, tho
general appropriation bill occupying
tho time.
Deaths.
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