Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-05-10

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The President ruled that the point was we'll
taken.
Mr.. Crittenden suggested that the terms of
the resolution be changed, instead OF refer
ring it to the committee.
Mr.. Witherspoon expressed great surprise
at hearing the language used by the Senator
from Edge6eld, and opposed the reference of
the resolution.
Mr.. Gary said that the Executive, Legisla-
tive and Judiciary departments we're separate
and distinct, and he didn't think the Cover.
nor should use his power and position to put
corrupt carpet.bagger in office. He thanked
God he was not made Of any such material as
that, to cringe and surrender principle for a
momentary policy. 1t is doing this very
thing which has kept US under the heel of
the Republican plunderers for the past ten
years. see in the Register this morning that
the Governor intends to support Willard for
Chief Justice, and I say, with deep regret,
that consider that he is departing from his
high constitutional position when he seeks to
elevate this mean, corrupt carpet-bagger to
position once occupied by Rutledge and
O'Neal. can respect the Republicans who
fought us squarely and went down with their
colors, but despise this man who clung to
his party as long as it fed and clothed him,
and like rat deserted the sinking ship. He
came here as the judge advocate of General
Sickles, and brutally placed in prison eighteen
of the best citizens of EdgeGeld county, in
cluding your humble servant. From the
hardsbips endured in prison, several of these
gentlemen died, and is it to be expected that
|, or my constituency, can ever forget the
cowardly acts of this mean, corrupt carpet
bagger? No, never!
Mr.. Bowen pressed his point of order, and,
after some further discussion, the resolution
was referred, upon call of the yeas and nays
by vote of II to Is, Gary being the only
Democrat voting for the reference.
The bill to reduce the pay of commissioners
and managers of elections and their clerks,
passed its third reading. The bills to reduce
the pay of county commissioners and their
clerks; to require county commissioners to
apporton taxes for specific purposes: to re-
peal an act to protect the State in the matter
of interest in guaranteed railroad bonds and
to reduce and fix the per diem of members of
the General Assembly, passed their second
reading.
In THE House, the memorial of the Board
of Trade of Anderson, relative to discrimina-
tion in the matter of freights on the part Of
certain railroads, was referred, with instruc-
tions to the committee to report bill for
enuali,ipo freiphts on railroads.
Bills were introduced to create the office Of
county judges in lieu of trial justices, and to
define their Jurisdiction, &C.; and to establish
the new county of Palmetto out of portions of
Beaufort county.
A resolution that the judiciary committee
be instructed to examine into the acts of in
corporation of different railroads in this State,
and to report as to the power of the General
Assembly to legislate to regulate freights, was
agreed to.
The Senate bill to reduce the pay of the
commissioners and managers of election re-
ceved its first reading and was referred. The
bill to abolish the Office of county auditor was
rejected.
FRIDAY, May 4.
In THE SENATE, bill to require all school
claims and claims for teachers pay to be
sworn to; and bill to repeal an act for the
relief of widows and orphans of persons killed
because of their political opinions, received
their third reading and we're ordered to be
sent to the House.
The bill to regulate the rate of interest on
all contracts arising in this State, was ordered
to third reading.
The committee on interpretations reported
favorably on bill to amend the charter of
the town of Yorkville.
In THE HOUSE, much of the session was
occupied in the discussion of the bill to regu-
late the compensation of county treasurers
and auditors This bill seeks so to reduce
the pay and expenses in the Offices of county
treasurer and auditor as to save the State from
$4,000 to 100000 per annum. Mr. j. j.
Hemphill thoughtth Office of county auditor
ought to be abolished entirely. Mr. Shep-
pard stated that such was the intention of the
committee, but they had found they would
have to change the whole system of collection
of taxes, which could not be done at this ses-
sion. They had determined, therefore, to
reduce the expenses of the officers to the same
point as if the office of auditor were abolished.
Simpson, Blue and R. R. Hemphill spoke also
in favor of the BILL The bill was then passed
to second reading with amendments. The
county treasurers, by this bill, will not receive
over $500 year, except Charleston, which is
allowed $4,000 The auditor of Charleston
also gets $4,000, and in other counties the
pay ranges from $500 down to S400. The
bill further provides that these officers shall
do their own work, have no clerks, and shall
not be allowed any additional sum for the
assessment of property.
SATURDAY, May 5.
In THE SENATE, Mr. Cannon introduced
bill to authorize the County Commissioners Of
the several counties to hire out convicts.
Bill to require the Boards Of County Com
missioners throughout the State to apportion
taxes, annually, for county purposes, amongst
the specific objects for which said taxes are
levied bill to reduce the pay of County Com.
missioners and their clerks; aud bill to re-
duce and fix the per diem and mileage of the
members of the General Assembly, were
passed and sent to the House of Representa-
tives. -.-...t s--..
The judiciary committee, on the House
resolution, to 60 into an election on Tuesday,
9th, for Chief Justice, reported first That
said resolution is not in due form, and fur
ther is defective in that it does not provide,
as required by the Constitution, that the elec-
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