Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-01-21

rate would insure the retention OF silver III
the country for change.
The 8. C. Legislature.
--The crowded state of our columns pre-
vents US from giving in detail our usual daily
report Of the proceedings, and for this week
we are compelled to present only disconnect'
ed summary.
The bill introduced to enable u landlord to
eject non paying tenant more expeditiously
than at present, was defeated on its second
reading.
In the House, Simkins, of Edgeield, intro
duced bill to provide for the protection of
certain laborers in the county Of Edgeheld,
lately employed on farms, and who have been
discharged from such employment because of
having exercised their political rights and
privileges. The bill provides for levying a
tax ON EdgeAed county of two mills on the
dollar to support persons who could not obtain
employment on account of their political opin.
ions, instructing the county commissioners to
find out such persons and pay them the sum
of six dollars per month. In order that mon
ey may he obtained without delay, the bill
empowers the county commissioners Of Edge
field to borrow the sum of $4,000 from any
person or persons, corporation or corporations
that will make such loan, which sum shall be
apportioned out to said unfortunates in GER
tain forms in the same bill presented. On
motion, the bill was referred to the committee
of the whole without going through the regu-
lar channel. Subsequently the bill came up
for consideration in committee Of the whole,
when resolution was adopted "that the bill
be laid on the table, and that the committee
on the judiciary be instructed to ascertain If
combinations, such as are named III the pre-.
amble Of the bill can be punished by existing
laws, and if not, to report what additional
legislation is necessary to reach the case"
In each House, a bill was presented to levy
a special tax in York county, to retire bonds
issued in aid of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow
Gauge Railroad Company, and for other pur-
poses relating thereto. The committee to
which the bill was referred submitted IA
vorable report and recommended the passage
of the bill.
Reports were submitted on number of
bills which had been introduced, proposing to
extend the time for the payment of taxes and
suspending the penalties attached. The re-
ports were unfavorable in every instance, for
the reason that the powers intended to be
conferred were already vested in the comp
troller-general.
The bill to require the county treasurer in
each county to set aside and retain out of the
State taxes collected by him in each year, the
amount Of the free common school funds OF
the State apportionment to that county by
the State superintendent of education, was
rejected for the reason that the bill is in con-
fict with the provisions Of the constitution and
laws referring to the subject embraced therein.
The enacting clause was stricken out of the
bill consolidating the office of county auditor
and treasurer into one office.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Couch, to
authorize the county commissioners of Chester
county to apply the surplus fund now on
hand in the said county, known as the ku.
klux fund, to the payment Of the past indebt.
edness of said county. Also bill to amend
the charter of the town of Blackstocks.
Col. Beatty has presented the memorial OF
citizens of Rock Hill asking an amendment to
the charter of said town.
On Saturday last resolution was introdu-
ced proposing to adjourn sine die on the 18th
of February, but its consideration was post
poned until Monday when the resolution was
adopted by the House.
The President on Louisiana Affairs.
-Agreeably to Senate resolution Of the
9th instant, the President, on the 18th, trans:
mitted to that body special message on the
subject of Louisiana affairs. He commences
with review of the turbulence which it is al
legged has existed in that State since 1866
cites the Colfax massacre and the later affair
ut Coushatta last August; refers to the scenes
enacted in New Orleans on the 18th of Sep
tember, when the effort was made by D. P
Penn to usurp the State government explains
the object of Sheridan's mission, and says "nc
party motives or prejudices can reasonably be
imputed to him but honestly convinced by
what he has seen and heard there, he has
characterized the leaders of the White
Leaguers in severe terms and suggested sum,
mary modes of procedure against them, which
though they cannot be adopted, would, if
legal, soon put an end to the troubles and dis.
orders in that State" Thus paliating Sheri'
dams action, and at the same time deploring
military Intervention, for which he contends
Congress is blamable, the President concludes
To summarize: In September last an armed
organized body of men, in support of candi'
dates who had been put in nomination for the
Offices of Governor and Lieutenant. Governor,
at the November election in 1872, and who
had been declared not elected by the board Of
canvassers recognized by all the courts to
which the question had been submitted, un.
dertook to subvert and overthrow the State
government that had been recognized by me
in accordance with previous precedents. The
recognized Governor was driven from the
State-house, and but for his finding shelter in
the United States custom-house in the capital
of the State of which he was Governor, it is
scarcely to be doubted that he would have
been killed. From the State-house, before he
had been driven to the custom-house, a call
was made in accordance with the fourth Sec
ton, fourth article of the constitution Of the
United States, for the aid of the general gov
ernment to suppress domestic violence. Un-
der these circumstances, and in accordance
with my sworn duties, my proclamation of
the 18th of September, 1874 was issued.
This served to reinstate Governor Kellogg to
his position nominally, but it cannot be claim
ed that the insurgents have, to this day, sur
rendered to the State authorities the arms be-
longing to the State, or that they have in any
sense disarmed On the contrary, it is known
that the same armed organizations that existed
on the 18th of September, 1874, in opposition
to the recognized State government, still re-
tain their organization, equipments and COM
manders, and cen be called out any hour to
resist the State government Under these cir
cumstances the same military force has been