Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-11-20
Lesislative Proceedings.

&Mr. COrWlN lntrOuUctSs COncurTent Eeo-
olution, thar committee Of seven be ap-
pointed to report the amounts, in whose
favor and the holders Of pay certiscates
now outstanding, and to frame bill to
provide for the payment of the same.
Mr.. Hope introduced q resolution. that
The Committee ON Education be directed
70 thoroughly review the Free Srhooi
Aots, and amend the same by bill or
otherwise.
The concurrent resolution to invesn-
gate the affairs of the Bank Of the State
was indefinitely postponed.
In the House. the joint committee ap-
pointed to wait on a. II. kimpton, FL
nancim Agent of the Stn;e, iu relation to
thsAgricultural College Land scrip, asked
that, they be authorized to send for and
examine all persons und papers as, in
their judgment, will secure the most
thorough knowledge Of the subject COM
united to their charge, az well rs gem
eral investigation af the bonds and Sc
curities OF the state. which was agreed to.
soul yive," III his letter OF the 10th.
to the Ne@s d Courier, says:
It has leaked out that there was a ter
rible wrangle in the party on Friday
night Last when they met in caucus to
discuss the recent decision OF the Supreme
Court of the United States upon the bills
Of the Bank OF the stare. Speeches were
made by Elliott. Mackcy, Cardozo and
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harmoniza matters, hnptd "the boys"
would stick together AMI weather the
storm, for. IN the grandi;osluent language
of Judge Mackey, tho Ilspablican party
in this crisis, like Nelson said of the En-
glish at the battle CT Trafalgar. expects
every man to do his duty. Tim was call
ed on for reply, and he went for Judge
Mackey and the administration and the
judiciary In q way, my informant says,
that was sad to see. Hedid not care what
Nelson had said at Trafalgar, for 1T die
not bear upon the question at issue. What
he wanted to know was what was to be
In Columbia. He pitched into the judl-
clary with uuHloved hands, and charged
that the two whito members OF the su
preme bench hnd reccivcd, the one S25,-
GOO, and tho other SO, 900 for the nlanda
mus decision, and the "poor Niger" was
roped in and got nothing ~ usual This
speech, it Is said, created
AN IMMENSE FTRoRE,
and il was moote.l that the judges would
have him indicted for sc1addium mag
7,ot,iln. He says ne defies them and dares
them to carry the matter into the courts
Inths Senate, on Tuesday, Mr.. Owens,
from the committee on finance. reported
favorably bill to pay the claims of the
South Carolina Bank and Trust Com
psny, with list OF said claims.
The resolution relating to revision and
amendment Of an act TO establish and
maintain a system of free schools was
referred TO Its appropriate committee.
Mr.. Jervey gave notice Of bill to re-
pudiate the S450, 900 issued under the act
authorizing State loan 70 pay interest
on the public debt, which have been or
dered cancelled by the financial board
On account of some "alleged omission" f"
Tho report of the committee on print
ing on the bill to make appropriation for
the payment Of the expenses Of printing
caused debate, during which Mr. Nash
proposed to criticise any report; he
would have it understood that he was
responsible, as senator on this floor,
and outside, as man; he meant no of
fense by mentioning the names Of the
committee, but If the gentleman from
Marlboro thought he meant any ins:lt
he has address.
Mr.. Maxwell said NO words OF the
senator from Richland could insult him.
and that would end the matter, 80 far as
he was concerned.
The report was further debated upon
relative to the amount required to pay
for the collection and publication Of the
immigration statistics.
Mr.. Donaldson was in favor Of paying
for what had been done, and letting the
matter lie over.
Mr.. Duyall opposed the bill. and said
thatSit was vol known he had always
opposed every printing bill.
Mr.. swails said that was just what was
the matter. While they had on the stump
told the peop ple that they were in favor Of
education, they, in every instance, did
all they could TO keep them in ignorance.
The lack Of education was the greatest
curse to South Carolina; the greatest
blot upon her escutcheon; that party
gave thrust to education in every place
and every manner, and now they would
come here and siultify themselves.
After further debate, the bill was
passed to third reading, a number OF
notices to amend on the third reading
being given.
The great it5m Of fintsrest in the House
onthe llth, wss the passage, on Its sec
ond reading, of the bill to make appro-
priations to pay tho claims of the South
Carolina Bank and Trust Company. a
wordy debate sprung up on it at the
morning session and continued until ad
journmsnt. The bill consequently came
up in the evening session as unfinished
business, and after some spirited discus
sion was finally passed.
In the House tho following bills were
passed 10 third reading and ordered to
be engrossed, Wig: Bill to authorized spe
cial tax Of three mills In Edge6eld Coun-
ty; bill to incorporate the Town Of Al
lendale, In Barnwell County; bill to in
corporate the Colonel Agricultural So
ciety of Abbeville; bill to incorporate
the Clarendon Agricultural and Progress
sive Association; to incorporate the Pee
dec Young Mems Planting Club; to
regulate the manner Of conducting town
elections in the Town OF Marion, and
bill to authorize David Hemmingway, Of
York County, to redeem certain forfeited
lands.
The bill to declare all outstanding bills
Of the Bank Of the State issued subse-
quont to December 20, 1860, to have been
issued In aid of the rebellion. was made
the special order for Friday, at p. NJ.
The enacting clause was> stricken out
of the bill to amend Section 8 Of the act
to repeal tho usury laws.
On the 18th there was but little done
in either house, the State Fair absorbing
the interest of tho Legislators as 1t did
that Of most everybody else.
The House discussed the bill to reduce
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