The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-03-24

ready a'law.t After souc furtl or
discussion the matter was referred
to the Judiciary committee to report
on the constitutional question involv-
ed. This proceeding relieves the
members from voting on the veto
message, and the bill will doubtless
be held to be law, but whcthor it
can be sustained in the oourts is
another question"
This Interpretation involves
manifest absurdity, either in, the
law itself or it's Interpretation by
the sapient Legislature. If this is
law, then in order to avoid tho ex-
pected veto Of the Governor, it will
only be necessary for tho legislature
ut any time to adjourn for four days
after sending any bill to the Cover
nor for his approval or veto. This
remarkable decision wrests from the
psoplo the greatest safeguard grant
cd by the constitution to their rights
the veto power of the Governor.
This Interpretation reveals the
greatest monstrosity in State policy
ever yet known. 1t stamps either
the trainers Of the constitution as
fools, or tho legislators as knayes.
Greenville County has no treasurer
because it has too mauy. Latimcr
and Runion both claim tho place
and the matter is in the Courts. In
two indictments brought against
Runion for misconduct as auditor,
Judge Cooke ordered tho jury to
find verdict Of not guilty. We
are having too much of this ordering
Of juries by judges. Judge Cooke
also charged tho Grand Jury Of
Grccnville to find a true bill against
tho pluoky Greenvillc Nows for
libel OF Runion. The Grand Jury
refused to find bill, and Judge
Cooke then ordered them to hold
over, day after day until they do
lind bill. The Nows, that nothing
daunted, dcfies the Judge. Ou,
sympathics arc with the Greenvillc
News in this matter, as they we're
when Jugde Cooke ruled the editor
for contempt. Tue attempt to gag
paper is an outrage upon free
speech, and should be promptly re.
4cntcd by the people,, in whose be
half the press does battle.
In New Hampshire both parties
claim victory. In a vote of II, 900,
the plurality Of the republican can.
didato for governor is but 100, while
tho 500 votes cast for tho temperance
candidate throw tho election into
the Legislature. Tie Scnntc stands
5 to S with no election in two dis
triots. The House is republican by
IL majority and this will give re.
publican governor. Tho democrats
elect majority Of the Council OF
che governor, and two out of three
congressman, n gain of one. As
Congress decides the national policy,
:his is gain for tho nnti-adminis
trationists. The democrats pollcd
1000 more votos than ever before.
Gordon and Lamar who spoke in New
Hampshire were much pleased BY
their reception, the warmcst Welcome
having been extended by ex Federal
soldiers.
Tho School Funds-A Crying Shame.
Tho Safe Superintendent Of Edu.
cation has apporticned out the
school fund In the distribution he
has given to Fairfield only the
bcggarly aum of three thous>
and ninc hundred dollars inst C a d
OF six thousand rs in previous
years. 1t has heretofore been the
custom to arp"rticn tho school fund
according to TIE number of children
In each Coun! y between the ages OF
SIX and sixteen years. But the lcgis.
laturc in its superlativc wisdom saw
fit to amend the law SO as to base the
| aDDol tiOnmcnt unon tho schnol ,+ton
d'ncc in each County. In consc.
quence to those. counties in which
the trustees have perhaps recklessly
established many schools, therch,
gaining large attendance of pupils
at tho expense of the public credit
urge sums havo been given, while in
others in which the number Of school,
was commensurate with the funds iu
hand, tho school fund is n miserable