Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-17


$3.50 for House committee, and $500 for fuel
for both houses The bill repeals the act rela-
tive to the contracts for the executive depart
ment, State government and for the General
Assembly. 2Hnsq j! 4nils b!.5 si,!ass1&a
II, The bill to authorize the Governor to ap-
point trial justice for Blackstock, passed q
second reading. r..q.
In order to take part in the proceedings Of
Decoration Day" the House adjourned until
Friday. o "" sat1,'t sd iro s1t.2R faa
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THURSDAY, May 10.
In THE SENATE, after the routine business
of the morning hour none Of (which ia import
ant, Senator johnson, of Sumter, moved to
reconsider the vote whereby the resolution in
voking Executive clemency in behalf of polit-
ical prisoners was lost. which motion was car.
ried by vote Of Is to IL. Senator Cochran
then offered the following as substitute:
Whereas, in the opinion of this General Assem-
bly, the people Of this State earnestly and sincere
ly desire to cooperate with the good and virtuous
citizens Of all the States of this Union to promote
general reconciliation and good feeling, and to
harmonic the different States with the General
Gnyarnmentln eYarY affnrt lookinRt to that end
and whereas, there are now numbers of the Giti-
zens Of this State, Of one political party, under
bond to answer charges in the United States
Courts for alleged violations of law Immediately
preceding the last general election, said offences
arising perhaps from the heat and violence ofa
great political canvass, and most of these persons
being poor and unable to meet the delay and ex-
pense of judicial trials. Therefore, igl 'lglsmls
Resolved, That his Excelency the Governor be
requested to communicate with the President of
the United States in reference to the particular
cases alluded to above, and to ask for such Exc
cutive clemency as the circumstances will war
rant, upon the assurance that the State OF South
Carolina will not prosecute any other person or
persons of the other political party forany partic
ipation in the same offences for which clemency
requested to mol. pros. all cases already COM
menoed, or that may hereafter be commenced
Ia support of the substitute, Cochran said
that he had introduced it for the purpose of
securing peace and harmony al over the
country. He knew that if persons Of one po.
litical party were prosecuted in the United
States Courts, others Of another political par
ty would be prosecuted and convicted too, in
the State courts. ..r II - .a.m !Higjaa
n Swails, Green and Taft bitterly opposed
the adoption of, the resolutions, johnson,
colored Republican, said that he would vote
for the resolution for the purpose Of bringing
about harmony Id the State. He felt assured
that if the Democratic prisoners were prose.
cuted, there would be hundreds of Republic
cans prosecuted in the State courts for, the
same offences. ,,,,,,,,, arfr..r la;d,..5- J,o,c
Sammy Green said he knew that the Re-
publicans we're set of towards, but he, for
one, was not willing to admit that fact how il,
The weakened state of their party by voting
for the pardon Of the men who had bounded
down and murdered them in cold blood, &c.
He alluded bitterly to the Investigations now
going on against certain senator's, and intima-
ted very plainly that he considered it an at
tempt by the Democrats to secure majority
in the Senate. - '''o. 1..1NH ."ot
Mr.. Witherspoon made an earnest speech.
He indignantly denied the imputation that
Democrats were using unfair means to secure
majority, and then compimented, johnson
highly for the spirit he had shown in rising
superior to party, although the party whip
was being cracked over his head. Tie adop-
ton Of the substitute was then agreed to BY
vote of 5to 10, and the resolution: as amend.
ed, was then passed by vote of is to 12.J,,
Swails then moved to adjourn, but this waa
lost, and the concurrent resolution to 60 into
an election for Chief Justice on Friday, 18th,
after being amended to Tuesday, tie 18th,
was taken up. tl1'',!'. N''S 7sHf'1:E TOY 3i2'
swails moved to lay the resolution on the
table, which was lost by vote of'14: to.A.
The president voting no. The resolution was
then adopted by the same vote, the president
casting the Nd vote in favor of it,, passage.
The bill to provide for the election Of coun-
ty treasurers aud auditors, was postponed to
the next session. '..'.'"'-''; not $ "a" s's'otI
b The concurrent resolution to inquire into
the constitutionality of the election of circuit
judges, was referred to the judiciary com.
mittee. 70 r..,a.sr, .,.o,-.... 49,.
Other matters on the calendar were referred,
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lar .!,gl>nj .s7n.,ai. aAi FRIDAY. May liz
In THE SENATE, the bill to regulate the
appointment of county officers passed its
third reading.
'' Whittsmnore, from the Judiciary committee,
to whom was referred the resolution iheuiring
into the election of circuit judges, reported,
in Substance, that there had been mo legal
election for said CIRCUIT judges, that the seats
of those new holding such positions, be de-
clared vacant, and recommending that new
election be ordered at such titnneG I as the Gen
eral Assembly may see ft to determine and
appoint. u lH.H 42.i =. 5s2Ie.-1 ,.'e lsoe
In THE House, the concurrent resolution
from the Senate to authorize the Governor to
invoke the cemency of the President of the
United States, in behalf of the political pris-
onera, was concurred in by vote Of, 70 to 8.
The Senate concurrent resolution to 90 into
an election for Chief Justice On Tuesday, The