The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-12-15


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This is Of mill less than the bill Of
the last session which the Governor We
tocd. and Il fraction less than the ono
he recommended. The House also on
Wednesday passed the bill to its third
reading which provides for the pay,
mcnt of certain claims (the big honan-
za) 1t levicS ! mill annually for fonr
years. The bill to pay certain indebt-
cdncsS (the little bonanza) will be re-
ported back from the Committee OF
WAYS and Means, to which it WAS re-
committed. 1t is expected to levy 1918
of u milt annually for four years. So
the whole levy will be. except for the
counties, within | mills.
Tlli. is regarded as Il triumph of the
moderate party and is owing to the. per
sistcnt efforts Of the Governor, and the
most discreet of the members. The
bill 3I mills county tax for Abbeville,
mill of which is to pay deiicienccs OF
the present year.
In the Senate, Il bill to repeal Section
50, Chapter CXN, Of the General Stat
utcs, relating to liens on crops, after
being amended so as to take effect on
the lst of January, 1877, was passed to
Il third leading.
\ bill to amend an act to establish by
law the voting precincts Of the various
counties of the State, after amendment
was passed to third reading.
The Judiciary Committee reported
favorably OH bills to amend the law in
relation to Instructions in streams; to
amend the law in relation to arrest,
commitment and bail to amend the
law in relation to Trial Justices in Go
lumbia; to authorize the foremcn OF
grand juries to administer 0aths to re-
lieve defendants in criminal cases from
attendance on the Supreme Court pend
ing appeals; to amend chapter 33 OF the
General Statutes, relating to quarantine.
In the House, " ere introduced bill
to repeal an act TO secure advances for
agricultural purposes, call the lien law
Il bill TO encourage the restoration OF
old buildings, and the erection of new
ones 4 bill to repeal an act to repeal
the usury laws Of this State, and to
limit the rate Of interest Il bill to tax
owners of dogs.
In the House, Mr.. w. NJ. Holland in
troduccd bill to compel merchants and
others Sanlpling cotton to return the
samples to the bale before weighing the
same; bill to repeal an act entitled "An
act for the better prott cion Of land
owners and persons renting land to 9TH
crs for agricultural purposes" and to
amend an act relating thereto, and bill
to establish a new judicial and election
county from portions of the counties of
Abbeville, Laurcns, Ncwberry and
cdgciicid, to be known as Ninety-SiX
County.
The election forjudges will likely not
come Off before the holidays. 1t will
probably be a strict party fight. a cor
respondent of the Nc'ps anl Courier
thus writes Of the various candidates.
FIRST CIRCUIT.
Whipper wants to he judge of the
| Charleston Circuit and no other circuit
will suit him. What his chances for
the position arc it is impossible to de-
lcrimiine yet. Hc will certainly be bit
!erly opposed by the Conservatives, the
Indcpcndant Republicans, and more
than probably by the least corrupt of
the Regulars. The biggest fight will
be made over this circuit, and the can.
didateS so far on the Republican side
are: Whipper, Collector Wor.hlngton
l.. b. Scabrook, A. b. Knowlton, and
last, but not least, Judge J. i. Reed
The Conservatives have. rs yet, no cam
didalcs i'm the field. y. B. knowlton,
of Orangcburg, is strongly supported
by Hayne, of Marion, and the Orange
burg delegation. Knowlton is in good
odor among the colorcd members, and
from this fact is Whippcr's main rival.
Scabrook is also strongly supported by
the independent Republicans Of the
Charleston delegation, and is by no
means weak among the Regulars. In
TIE SECOND CIRCUIT
the fight will be between Judge Mahel
and II. NJ. Thompson, of Williston,
Barnwell County. Thompson is Les
lies pet, and was the attorney for
B,ackville, in the Barnwcll and Black
vile case. Judge Maher will, Of course,
be opposed on the ground that he is not
Repuplican, but his election is put
down as among the certainties. For
THE THIRD CIRCUIT,
Judge Shaw, the present incumbent,
and Ex-Governor +. j. Moses, Jr., are
| the candidates. Moses ran for Judge OF
this circuit last year, and succeeded III
elccting Judge Shaw. lie is going to
try his hand apain for the same position
but he's not ut all fastidious-hc will
take any circuit he can get. 1t Is
thought that Shaw's chances for re-clec-
ton arc good. In
THE FOURTH CIRCUIT,
Judge Townsend is Il candidate for re-
election, and will be opposed 10y Elihu
! Baker, who is at present judge of pro-
bate for Darlington County, and who,
it will be remembered, was a candidate
for the First Circuit against Judge Reed
last year. Judge Townsend's re-clec-
, ton is considered safe.
! FIFTH AND SIXTH CIRCUITS.
In the fifth circuit Judge Carpenter
as yet has no opposition, and will pro-
badly not have any.
. In the sixth circuit Judge MackeV is
a candidate for reelection, and up to q
day or two ago his success WAS asserted
to be certain. But Walker, who was
recently pardoned hy the Governor up
on the Recommendation of Judge Mack
iey, who sentenced him to the Pcniten-
tiary, has since his release been actively
working against him. Who his oppo-
ncnt will be is not clearly stated. Mr..
w. II. Brawley, the former solicitor OF
the circuit, is spoken of. In
! TIE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
it is doubtful " neither Judge MoDtgom-
cry Moses will be a candidate or not.
! The Republicans seem inclined to drop
4, the old Judge as Il moral and physical