Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1877-05-17

find himself "voting with the solid Re-
publicans against the solidDemoerats- :
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7. May 9Th, 1877.
Condensed Report Of legislative
Proceedings. .sS =
10TH DAY-FElDAY. MtY II.
i SENATE.
! Mr.. Meetze presented Communication
from his Excellency o. B. Vance, relative
to fish culture, which was referred to the
i Committee on Agriculture. 4
At l:30 P. Nj, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OFsREPRESENTATNES. {
Mr.. Aldrich presented resolution oi
the Abbeville lar recommending that The
Legislature make provision for an inter-
change of circuits by the Judges.
Mr. Callison introduced y resolution to
eferitto the Judiciary COMMITTEE To inquire
into the present Trial Justice system, and
report. q uniform system of inferior msgis-
tracy for the State. 81
The House agreed to the Senate amend
ment to resolution invoking Executive
clemency by vote Of rs to s.
The House also concurred in the Senate
resolution to elect Chief Justice on
Tuesday, at o'clock. .---.,,-; .;=-;,,.,i
wsls Mr. shsppasd from ted S 10
suppliessssfe=l.I Is77 On mGtlSh .of Mr.:
I Sheppard, fhe bill was made The special
orItr: daily Immediately after the appro-
p-mtion bill till disposed o..
Mr.. Minort, from the committee ap-
pninicd to inves j "a the conduct Of AS
ciate Iusics Wright, submitted a report,
and moved that the House go into secret
session during the reading OF it.
Messrs. Hamilton, Myers and Andrews
opposed the motion to go into secret ses-
SION.
Mr.. Brady sad ;Forprudential reasons,
the committee thought 1T best that the
evidence submitted, with their report,
should lie read i'll secret session. iof the
] House
The motion was adopted by G3 to 10.
Mr.. Andrews moved that the newspaper
reporters be not extIu led. Not agreed to.
The House then went into secret session.
1t is not known what was done in the
secret session., but the report Of the
committee recommended the impeachment
Of Judge Wright.
A bill to amend sections 65 and 56,
chapter 120, Of the general statutes, rela-
tive to liens on crops, was taken up for a
second reading
Mr.. Gantt-I am proud 10 see that this
House is now disposed to protect the
farmers and make them stand on their
own responsibility, and learn how 10 make
and to keep what they make. 1t is our
duty to make such laws as to bring our
people up to sense that they must take
care of themselves, and not take what
they make to the stores and sacrifice it
there. The sooner they understand how
to get along without this lien law the
better.
Mr.. Green-If man don't want to
take lien, why he need not do 1t. And
those that can't get along without giving
lien, lot them give one. In my county
the crops have been washed away and the
farmers have spent all the money they
had On that crop, and how, in the name OF
sense, are they going to plant another
without they get credit. Talk about
taking away a mans horse or cow! Why,
if you use mans money to the value OF
your horse, don't you expect to give him
the horse? It's his horse and not yours.
Mr. Hamilton protest against the
passage Of this bill, not because it will
prevent man from giving lien, but be-
cause it will give the lawyers more work.
The liens are printed and can be bought
for ten cents, and man can sign it him
zaelf~Busifgthe assssEhesyill, have s'
to draw him a mortgage, | am opposed
to this bill on the same principle that |
oppose the usury bill--that if q man has
not got sense enough to take care of him
self he ought TO be destroyed. A man Is
not obliged to borrow money if he does
not wish it. He is not seized and locked
up by the man who has money to lend
and forced to take the money and sign a
lien. The borrower seeks the lender.
Mr.. Aldrich This subject has been be
fore the pui lie mind so long that every
body is prepared to decide for or against
It. think that this lien law has done
more to ruin the country than almost
ANYTHING else. A broken farmer vii tell
YOU that ne is ruined because it took all
he had to pay his liens. A broken mer-
chant will tell you that he is ruined be-
cause he gave loo much credit on liens. |
object 10 the law, also, because it encour
ages extravagant living. 1t encourages
dishonesty in making representations on
the part of the farmer to the merchant.
The repeal of the lien law will help to
compel system Of credit based on per-
sonal integrity, and that is the best Sc.
curity after all. Such system would tend
to make men try 10 build up cha, acter
of personal honesty. - :,
Mr. J. j. Hemphill-This lien law has
ruined many men not only in property.
but in character. Men have been ruined
Just because they could not calculate the
interest they were paying the merchant.
Many time, between the sheriff, clerk
ana the lawyers, both the merchant and
the farmer lose all they expected to get
out of the benefits Of lien. 20
Mr.. Connor-The lien law have al
ways looked upon as the poor mans
friend. The misfortune OF our people is
that they have nothing to pledge as sscurl-
ties. Men can't lend money on low IN
terest when the security is poor. | can
get men as much money as they wsnt at
per cent if they will give the right
kind of collaterals This law ls to enable
tn m TO pledge their future crops.
Mr.. R. r. Hemphill-I agree with MIR.
Connor that the lien law is one Of tae
best laws we have. 1t was passed when
the country had just been ruiz e ! by the
war. Nobody had credit or property.
One Of the strongest arguments why we
should not repeal it is that the Mickey
House attempted TO do so.
Pending Mr.. Hemphill's remarks the
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