Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-01-04
THE SOUTH cAROLlNA LEGISLATURE.
SAruRDAY DecemberI16 6

THE SOUTH CAROLlEA LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY. Decemberl16.
The SENATE met at II M.Sa full quorum
being present. The DemocraticsenatoB were
present, but took NO part in the proceed edings
After prayer, the reading of the journfl, DC,
Swails, who bosses the machine in the absence
of ex.Lieutenant.G Governor Gleaves, announ-
ced concurrent resolution from the sHouse,
providing that the Governor be requested to
communicate to the General Assembly the
circumstances under which a acomnission was
issued to T. H. Cooke as Judge of the Eighth
Circuit. Senator Gaillard objected TO theim-
mediate consideration Of the resolution, and
it was accordingly laid over under the rules.
Whittemore introduced bill to prevent,
punish, &C., any person or persons setting nop
q State government in opposition tosthe legit.
innate aud legal State government. - +
No report was made BY the Judiciary com
mittee concerning the communication from,
Lieuteuant.G Governor Simpson, aud the com.
mittee were not even SUMMONED together.
The BAYoNEr HoUsE|met al 81 few mins
utes past II o'clock, and forty .si1spssseas an:
swered to their names. I
Miller, of Beaufort, sb chairman OF the
committee on contingent accounts then intro
duced resolution eulogi4ng =. ". M:Mack- x
ey, for bis nuble and da ring conduct during
the irving period through which he had passed
and providing for erstu ityto be paid him Of
$1,000 for said noble conduct, 6c. 4,
Keith said it was a iob| aud opposed it, and
m tho calling Of the ayes and nays it was dis,
covered that there we're ofly forty-fonr 10 the
hall, fact which had been known to the Hsz
porters from the first The body then, sitter
vainly trying to collect sohe Of the crowd, was
compelled to adjourn till Monday at II A. NJ.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL HOUSE. s
The CONSTITUTIONS Hotse met ct Y M., to.
day. A quorum was present. and after pray,
er and the reading of the journal Of 5yester-
day, the regular days proceedings were en-
tered upon. .,s
introduced, after which tie balioslng for ual.
ted States Senator was resumed A quorum !,
not voting, further balloting WIS postponed
and the House adjourned untll1 p m.' %
Monday. Z s9.
,- - MONDAY, December Is. 3
The SENATE met Ut no9n. run quorum l'
including eleven of the DemocFstic senators,
was present. .s 80,
t;on 10 resc;nd the concurrent resolution where.
by the General Assembly fgrIe.d to adjourn
on the 22d instant, and providing that the
General Assembly take feces from the "a
instant to the 2Othof Feb fusV. unless called
together soonerlby the Goserqor, and tina. II
reconvened sooner thap the 2eth OF February,
that the senator's and fmsInbes receive only
the pay of six-huudred follrs allowed Oy
law. Laid over for to-mdrro'.
Nash, from the fnanc4 ceamlttee, repor.
ted favorably on the supply w. with amend
ments that increase the wi DOL tax levy of the
bill to l6s mills, exclusi} ef the Big and
Little Bonanza bills, and thf additional tax
in counties. The bill wa$ I'D over for con-
sderatiou tomorrow. Afjdhed:
The BAYoNET House. mbtat ll:So. The
bill to prevent any person flon setting up an
opposition government TO tas legai govern
ment, passed third reAdiny.
The resolution to give hekey one thou'
sand dollars gratuity came pp, and created
first class row. Palmet m8sed to make 1t hve
hundred dollars Keith opposed the resoiu-
tion. Reed and Well, al d opposed the res
olution, and Miller, Stakey and humoert, fa'
vored it. Keith moved to lamend the resolu-
tion by inserting anoihind 10 place of one
thousand dollars. Reed made speech
against the resolution akd charged Mi!ler
with fraud. Miller said| Reed was g liar,
but such things are so common tnat TINS
elected no remark OF retdse from 1dackey.
CAN'T accused Milletof making aH agreement
with Mackey to intoduca the resolution IN
consideration Of beiu9 Dlsded on the commit.
tee of ways and means. Miller said CAN'T
was liar, and again no notice was taken.
After chaotic confIiion fof hall an hour, the
resolution passed bJ awoH ot N 70 H..
Holland introduced feaolutlor authors
zing the Governor 10 appoint cofstaouiary
force of hundred rneu to Protecf the wit.
nesses from Aiken before the congressional
committee. Humbert said one. .huhdred was
not enough, and moved 70 make the num-
ber FIVE hundred. 5Insupport OF ahis motion,
he said that 10 two months there would not
be fifty of them left. The resolution finally
passed, amended so as t. give he Cover
nor power to appoint any numbef Of consta- ast..
bles in his discretion.
THE coNsrrUsTIofAL Hoq1sE.
The CoustitutionaI Hlse me at 10 M.
A quorum was present. After THE routine
work, the House went int "a ballot for United
States senator. No quorum yoted. The Speak.
er announced thst;there was; iio Election. snti
further balloting vas: Ipo1sd tntil f tp,ndur:
row. ~. ~ : z.s IS, IS IS:
A communicating wss sead froIh r. llsol.l
the Superintendent Of tie Lnnasic syluiI i
setting forth the disttassing condition 81 he