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EXECUTIVE

COLUMBIA, February IL, ISIS.
GENTLEMEN or TILE HOUSE OT REpRESES-
rArIvEs: I respectfully return to your hon
ornhIc body, without my approval. AN net
to authorize the employment OF ablr-hodirl
male prisoners confined IN Jail under sen
tcnrr To labor upon the public roads and up-
on the public streets of the towns and cities,
and the roads leading thereto of this State"
In my Judgment. by being RI past Jncfo in It's
provisions. it places dangerous power in tho
would If It became q law, be productive OF
great wrong and injury to our people. These
virwsn are submitted with great Difference, and
only from an imperative sense of duty on my
part.
WADE HAMPTON. GOVERNOR.
The Speaker then put the question, "SlIall
the bill be passed, the veto of the Governor to
the contrary Notwithstanding"
Mr.. MrmminGcr made Il few remarks on the
bill, cndcavoring to prove It's unconStitution
ality.
Mr. Gray replied in a short speech In favor
of the passage Of the bill, but while ne was
speaking, til" Srrgrant-nt-Arln announced
the arrival of the Senate, and Mr.. Gray took
his seat before concluding his
At | o clock, the Senators. headed by. PreSi-
dent Simpson and their Clerk, entered the
Representatives. chamber and took the front
seats on either side of the Speakers stand,
Lieutenant Governor Simpson took the
cllntr and called the Joint assembly To order,
stated that tho two houses had convened In
joint session for the purpose OF electinG six
Circuit Judges. and that nominations for
Judge Of the First Circuit were In order.
The following gentlemen were appointed
~trllrrS, and performed their OnrrOrS dut%s
with accuracy and dispatch: NcSsrS. Living
stone, ]. J. ficmplill and Gray.
Mr.. Samuel Dibb!c of Orangrburg. arose for
the purpose OF placing in nomination the
name Of Hon. +. G.. Presley, of Charleston.
lie paid 4 glowing tribute to Mr.. PrcsSlcy'S
; worth.
At the conclusion of Mr.. nibhle'S remarks,
the ballotlng WAS begun, and continued with
out interruption until NIL the Senators and
members had voted. when the following was
declared to be the result: Presley, rs votes;
Sheppard, ] vote: total number Of votes east,
lib; necessary TO n choice. -. Mr.. Presley
was thcrrupOn declared to be the duly elected
Judge of the First Judicial Circuit.
The Chair then announced that tho Second
Circuit would br taken up, and said nominal
tiOi;S We're in order.
Mr.. Buist IN IL very happy little speech.
the maine of Hon. y. =. .tidrich.
The voting WAS gone through with as before,
and the following result was announced:
Whole number Of votes cast. ll2; necessary
to Il choice, -: \. p. .Aldrich, ITO; y. l.. Wig
gin, Il: blank, !. Hon. A.P. Aldrich was de-
clarrd to be elected to the Judgcship In the
Second Circuit.
The Chair then Called for nominations for
Judge of the Third Circuit.
Mr.. SImOntOn, without any preliminary re-
marks. simpl.- announced as q candidate
Hon.. Al. shaw. Tho following was the re-
suit OF the voting. Whole number Of votes
cast, III; necessary tn ~ choice, -; a. ]. Shaw
was, therefore, declared to be reelected.
The Fourth Circuit being called, Senator
Mccall arose and placed In nomination Mr..