The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-22

of the amendment is of vital IMPORT
ance to Fairfield, because by tho
present lazy sho has annually ly paid out
$4,000 for schools, and received only
$4,000 back. Tho amendment would
socuro to her tho whole amount.
TnE PUBLIC DEBT.
Fhc chiof discussion of tho mast
week has been regarding the pay
mont of interest on the public debt.
The Legislature is much divided on
the subject, somo desiring total re-
quotation others, an appropriation
Tor interest which is not to bo paid
until commission has decided tho
genuinencss Of a bond; ;'and othors, a
postponoment of an appropriatio on
TIL the validity of tho delt shall
havo been krst established. 1t will
bo remembered that several years
sncc, the Legislature rcpudiatod tn
Conversion Bonds and the Blue
Ridge Scrip, and funded tho balance
OF the debt at fifty conts on tho
dollar, making the coupons of these
consolidated bonds receivable for
taxes. There are now about ST..
ooO,000 in bonds already consolida-
ted, and perhaps q million more to
be thus funded. The discussion
lasted several days and evoked con~
siderable feeling. It was ut last
resolved to appropriate $27O, ,000,0
to meet this interest and to apx
point a commiSsion to investigate
the matter.
THE LIEN LAW.
The House has passed on act to
repeal tho lien law on and after tho
lst january, 1878. The Senate has
not yet considered it, and the result
Is Iii doubt. AS a substitute, it is
proposed to revive tho old law pro,
viding for distrcsa for rent, SO that
the land owner may be protected.
AS ho has had a hard time for tho
past ten years, the Legislature be-
hevos it is time to give him chance.
The fence law has not yet como
up. 1t will probably pass in tho
shape of local option law, by
which each county or township will
be allowed to vote on the measu re.
A. township or county that votes
''no fence" will have to build limo
fence all around it's limit and erect
gates on the highways. This is the
method adopted in North CAROLINA
and in other States. q -
NEW MEMBERS.
Gen. w. A. Walker, of Chester, has
been sworn in and is now in the
Senate No objection was mado to
his election. He makes tho six
teenth Democrat. There are now
seventeen Republicans, but White
more lis of, on q leave of absence
which it is believed will be perpe-
tual, and this gives lieutenant
Governor Simpson the casting
vote All branches of the govern
ment arc now in the hands of the
taxp ,ycrs.
Nlessrs. H. A, Gaillard and
Thomas s. Brice were sworn in as
members of the House on Wednes-
day. They have seats on tt he reai
row on tho right near, the middle
aisle. The left is completely filed
by the original melnbers of tho
constitutional House, and the
eleventh hour members arc COM
pelled to encroaoh on tho Republi.
can side. There are number of
empty chairs on that side yet.
Tho cases of tho Charleston, dole,
gates and Prince Martin havo not
yot been decided. Mossrs, Miles,
Barnwell md Jervey, Of Charleston,
are managing the case for tho Con,
servatives, and have hopes of exclus
ding the Mackeyitos. The final dis.
position of Martins case cannot vet
be told,
THE STATE OFFICERS
arc at work in their respective do,
pnrtmcnts. Col. Sins has appointed
MIR. NJ G, Robertson,..o of W:nnsboro,
chief clerk in the office of Secretary
State. Louis q. I,eContc, Esq, Of
tho law firm of McMaster and Le-
Conto, assists Attorney General
Conner in his duties. Superinten.
dent Thompson has Mr.. Tew, son
of the lato Col. G. G. Tew, in his
Office, while Mr.. G. II. Noise pro-
sides in tho Adjutant-and. .rnspectcr
Generals Office, in the absence of hia
brother BY the woy, Col. L. w.