Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-07


EThat tbs board, as soon as practicable, adver-
tise for proposals for completing the peniten-
tiary, including the labor of the convicts
such contract, if entered into, to be ratified
by the next General Assembly. That the
convicts may be hired out to contractors with
in the State for any kind Of work except ag-
ricultural labor. The contractors are required
to enter into bond to the amount of $5O,OOO
for the faithful performance of the contract
and for the humane treatment of the convlcts.
The lien bill passed third reading. The
finance committee reported favorably on the
supply bill and the bill to make an appropria-
ton to pay the salary and mileage of mem
bers of the General Assembly, &C., with
amendments The amendments to the House
bill are not important, the tax levy remaining
at II mills. The amendments to the second
bill increase the pay of members for last and
this session from $500 to $500. Both bills
were laid over for consideration.
At the evening session the consideration OF
the appropriation bill was resumed. The vote
whereby Taft's amendment to appropriate
$4,000 for deficiencies in place Of the 9th
section having been reconsdered, Nash moved
to make this amount $50, 1000.
Bowen opposed the amendment, and thought
it dangerous to open the question of dehclencles;
The State couldn't pay allsuch claims, and should
not pay part: .., .,,:.
was fair and square. The payment Of this amount
would not increase the bill one dollar, as they
had taken that amount from the appropriation for
schools.
fair to discriminate in favor Of one class of def
ciencies. He thought the Senate was taking dan
gerous step when they sought to strike out the
fifth section. He was in favor of paying the in
was bound BY the consolidated debt and was
compelled to pay the debt. He considered that
the State was bound by the acts Of it's legally au-
thorized agents, whose actions were afterwards
reason for going behind this act. In order to sus-
tain the credit Of the State he was in favor OF au
thorizng the Governor to effect loan at once,
and then levy the $270 900 tax to meet this loan.
If this was not done, what incentive Wonid the
bondholders have to bring in their bonds
Swails was not only in favor OF levylng a tax
to pay the interest the public debt but also to
pay deficiencies. They were both debts, wnlch
the State was bound t" meet, not at some conve-
nient time in the future, but now. A new broom
should sweep clean, and the democratic party
should beware that they did not make fatal step
in their new departure.
Crittenden was in favor of paying every cent
of the pu blic debt after was investigated but he
proposed to do this by ajont resolution to author
ize the Governor to effect loan and not by levy
ing tax this year. He was willing to vote tax
to pay past due salaries, as debt which stood on
higher ground.
The vote was then taken on Nash's amendment
to appropriate 5000 to pay deficiencies on sala-
ries, in lieu of S270,OOO to pay interest on the
public debt, ,chich aVas adopted. ~.
Cannon moved to add the following as Section
IL: "That any balances by specific leves hereto
fore made and not needed for the same shall be
subject to the draft of the 6y
the approval of the Governor, to be used in the
payment of deficiencies in appropriations
Adopted.
The bill then passed to third reading, the
whole Senate giving notice of amendment on
that reading.
In THE HOUSE, the proceedings we're main
ly devoted to the discussion of reports OF the
majority and minority of the committee on
the Charleston election. The final result Was
the adoption of the majority report and the
exclusion of the entire Charleston delegation
on the grounds of fraud and intimidation.
WEDNESDAY, May 80.
INTHE SENATE, the report OF the committee
of conference on the bill to fix the per diem
and mileage of members Of the General AS
sembly for the next session showed that they
had agreed with the House committee in fix
ing the per diem at five dollars instead of three
hundred dollars a session, the time not to ex-
ceed sixty days. mileage ten cents both ways.
The Senate adopted this report. This does
not apply to last session or the present session.
The appropriation bill was taken up on the
third reading, but postponed without action to
SP. M.
The concurrent resolution to elect judge
of the fifth judicial circuit was referred to the
judiciary committee, with instructions to con-
fer with the attorney-general, and report to-
morrow. This matter provoked a heated de-
bate; Taft, Swails. Nash and others insisting,
without avail, to incorporate all the circuit
Judges in the resolution.
The Senate met at and Immediately took
up the appropriation bill. Gaillard (Rep.
offered the following amendment to follow
Section 9: "For the payment of warrants OF
the omptroler-general, issued for stationery
for the Senate committee rooms and clerks for
the regular session of 1876, $780," Adopted.
Taft, (Rep.) moved to amend Section by
adding a provision that the deficiencies be paid
pro rata Adopted. Maxwell offered an
amendment to Section 2, subdivision 5, pro.
viding for an appropriation of SIS, ,54S.25 for
the salaries of the professors of the University
past due, for the present fiscal year. Adopt
ed The bill then passed third reading, and
was sent to the House with the Senate amend
ments.
Several unimportant bills passed second
reading. and the Senate adjourned.
In THE House, the proceedings present
nothing of special interest.
THURSDAY, May 81.
In THE SENATE, the first matter of interest
was the announcement from the House that
that body had refused to concur in the Sen
ate amendments to the appropriation bill
and had appointed committee of conference
consisting of Messrs. J. j. Hemphill, Blue
and Simpson.
Senator Gary was very much moved by the an
nouncement of this committee, and very plainly
intimated that he considered the composition o
the committee cut and dried thing. He said
that. as the House committee was composed ell
tirey of those in favor of the interest sectlol ne
thought it only fair that the Senate committee
should consist entirely of those opposed to this
section The president appointed as the Senate
committee, Messrs. Jeter Witherspoon and
Nash; the first named being in favor or and the
last two named being opposed to the 5th Sectlon:
Gary was not satisfied with this committee, and
asked that Mr.. MeetZe Oe auoeu. Lie Snali
ruled this to be out of order, and Gary appealed
from the ruling of the Chair AS the committee
stood, he said, it was foregone conclusion that
the amendments made by the Senate would fall
to the ground; it was the same old Eight to Sew
en- business. He had the highest respect for the
impartiaity and integrity OF the president; but
he had evidently made mlstake this tune lie
coud not sit in his seat as the autocrat of the Sem
ate The mouth of the Senate could not he gag
ged by any parliamentary legislation. He would
oppose such action as long as he had the power,
saainp AZ he did, that it was a scheme to build