Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-31

what amounts each of them collected and re-
ceived by virtue of their Office, and what dis
position was made of the same, and that he
report to the next General Assembly.
The following passed third reading: Bill
to prohibit the unauthorized absence of ofti.
GERS bill to reduce the price of dieting priso-
ners bill to punish fraud in the sale of pro-
duce !; joint resolution to pay the balance of
Chief Justice Moses salary to his widow.
In THE HOUSE, the special order for noon
being the joint resolution to ratify the constl-
tutional amendment to levy tax of two mills
for school purposes was taken up, and after
some debate the further consideration of the
matter was postponed to the next session by q
vote of So to 33. The debate, which was par
ticipated in by Messrs. Petty, Simpson, Shep-
'pard, Hamilton and Wells, showed the House
to be divided in three different respects upon
the question. The Republicans were, of course,
all in favor of the passage of the resolution.
The Democrats were also mostly in favor of
it; but a good many we're opposed to its pas
the House had already incorporated in the ap-
preparation bill an amount equal to the
amount which would be raised by the levy of
the two mill tax, say 100000, and as the
appropriation bill has passed out of the hands
of the House, the House, of course, cannot
alter or amend it, and now to pass the con-
stitutional amendment would virtually be ad-
ding 100000 more to the amount of the tax
levy. To alter and amend the appropriation
and supply bills at this late day of the session
to make them conform to the proposed con-
stitutional amendment, would necessitate the
adding of four or five days to this already too
long session. Besides these reasons there is
faction who are absolutely opposed to the
passage of the resolution at all from reli-
gious standpoint, taking the ground that un-
der its provisions the Bible, will in course of
time, be excluded from the schools entirely.
The other side favor the passage of the reso.
luton on the grounds that the people pledged
themselves at the polls at the last election,
holding that it will give permanency to the
schools, and will, in the present depressed
condition of finances, give $4,000, which
will, with economy, carry on the schools for
three months. This side, during the debate,
advanced the following statistics: Last year
52,2S3 white and 70,802 black children at
tended schools. The State appropriation was
100000. The poll tax realized 1000, and
the local tax was S146, 900, making the total
fund for 1876 $4,000, or So. 80 for each child
at school, For this year the State appropria-
ton is 100000, inclusive of the poll tax
giving for each child S162 This amount, it
was urged, would, with the strictest econo.
my, run the schools ouly about two months.
The several divisions of sentiment upon the
matter rendered it impossible to secure the
requisite two-thirds vote, and consequently
many of the friends of the measure voted for
continuance, in order to save it from being
killed at once
WEDNESDAY, May %.
In THE SENATE, communication was re.
ceived from the State treasurer showing the
balance in the treasury at the present time to
be S59,2S287. The treasurer further states
that he finds no evidence of any funds re-
ceived in the State treasury from any of the
late Chamberla county treasurers.
A message from the Governor was received
announcing that he had approved of the fol-
lowing acts: To reduce the pay of commits
sioners and managers of elections; to repeal
the act to protect the interest of the State on
guaranteed railroad bonds to repeal the act
for the relief of the widows and orphans Of
persons killed for their political opinions.
The Senate adjourned until Friday at II
NJ.
In THE HOUSE, the bill to reduce and fix
the price for dieting prisoners to thirty cents
per day was taken up and amended 80 as to
give the county commissioners and sheriffs
power to hire out convicts in Jail to work on
the streets, &c. The Republicans consumed
about an hour in debating motions in opposi
ton to the bill. The bill was read third
time, then reconsidered and recommitted to
the committee
The House adjourned until Friday, at II
A. M.
FRIDAY, May 25.
In THE SENATE the bill to provide for the
interchange of circuits of the circuit judges
was returned from the House with some i'm
portaut amendments, which were concurred
in, and the title of the bill then changed to
an act The bill provides that within sixty
days after the passage Of the act, the Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court, or presiding
Associate Justice, shall cause to be made a
roster of the circuit jud ges of this State, and
shall assign each Of said judges to hold the
fall terms of the courts of one of the circuits
for 1877, commencing with the First Circuit,
and the Judge of the First Circuit shall con-
tinue to be assigned to the other circuits in
regular order as the circuits stand in their
numerical series, and the other circuit judges
shall be assigned to hold the courts in other
circuits as the Chief Justice may select them,
so that the circuit judges shall regularly ro
tate in holding the terms of the courts in all
the circuits of the State. There is also a
provision in the bill that where a circuit
Judge shall, by death or otherwise, be pre-
vented from holding term of court in any
circuit, the Chief Justice shall appoint q
member of the bar of this State, of unques-
toned standing, integrity and eminence in
his profession, who shall hold the terms Of
the courts of the said circuit, and shall be
obeyed and respected during his term Of ser
vice as circuit judge, and shall be paid, &C.
cording to the actual time employed, at the
same rate as provided by law for the services
of circuit judges.
Mr.. Bowen, chairman of the Woodruff
Whittemore committee. presented report
from that committee, which stated that Mr..
j. NJ. McCay had admitted to the committee
the possession of certain book containing
information of great value to the committee,
that he had been summoned by the committee
and ordered to give the book up, that he had
gone to Abbeville to get the book, and instead
of turning it over to the committee, had, in
contempt of the committees authority, placed
it in the hands of another party. The CON-
mittee, therefore, asked that Mr.. McCay be
dealt with as the Senate saw it Mr. With