The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-24
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The Cnmmjttee on Interpretations
made q favorable report on q bill 10 re.
charter NewberTy College, spd tney re-
commended that tho tSio f6llowiSg be
referred 70 the Judiciary Committee:
Bill to create marriage license law In
this State and bill TO authorize the ap-
pointment of an official stenographer for
the Fifth Judicial Circuit.
| Dir. Compton, Of the Committee on
| Grievances, submitted favorable report
on bill TO prevent steamers from deliv-
eriniy ffeights on the Sabbath day.
Nj, Myers, OF the Railroad Committee,
reported unfavorably on bill prohibiting
all railroads in the State from running
freight trains on the Sabbath day.
| The revolutions Of Mr.. Haskell in re-
lation to the bonds were the next on the
calendar.
Mr.. Haskell said that since the resolu-
tions had been offered he had consulted
with some of the gentlemen who compose
the bond commission, and that one of
them had suggested that it would be un-
wise to pass the resolutions at this time !;
he, therefore, made motion to table the
resolutions, which was adopted.
The other resolution proposed by Mr.
Haskell, that the Governor be asked to
instruct the Solicitor OF this circuit to
investigate tho conduct of the officers OF
election for Sumter in the matter Of an
election for member Of the House, was
| then taken up.
Slr. Orr moved to lay the resolution on
the table, and Mr. Ferriter demanded the
yeas aud nays on this question, which
were taken, with this result yeas 64; nays
80.
The bill which is popularly known as
the Mofett whiskey punch law was taken
up, being the last business on the calen-
dor.
It elected a short discussion, but was
finally postponed until Wednesday, Feb.
l ruary /.
SATURDAY, Jan. 10, 1879.
The principal business OF Importance
in the Senate was the consideration of
the report of the judiciary Committee,
recommending the passage of IA resolu.
tipn to declare void the election of judges
held on the 10th day Of December, 1875.
This opened very spicy debate between
Gen. Gary and Hon. J. b. Campbell,
which gave the former gentleman an OPP
poltunity to repeat his views of Judge
good sense to lay the whole matter on
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Yeas-Bird, Bowen, Buck, Campbell,
Cannon, Carter, Coker, Collins, Counts,
Crittenden, Duncan, Fraser, JetsT, Kirs.
Ter, Livingston, Manning, Myers, Todd,
Williams, Witherspoon, Wylie-2l.
Nays-Butler, Gary, Howard, Lips
comb.
In the House, Mr.. Orr introduced O
bill to authorize the appointment of q
State Mineralogist bill to constitute the
Town OF Anderson q special Township
for all purposes.
The enacting clause Of bill to pre-.
vent steamers on the Safifee River from
delivering goods on the Sabbath was
| stricken out.
Mr.. Aldrich, of the Judiciary Com.
mittee, made q favorable report on the
concurrent resolution to inquire into the
cause of the determination of fish in the
fresh water streams in this State.
MIR. Simpson, of the Committee Of
Ways anu Means, reported favorable on
6 bill to exempt from taxation the
grounds Of the Furman University; un.
iuvoInbiy OH II ju.nt resolution u author.
ize the County Treasurers to pay out GER
tain moneys.
| Mr.. Watts, Of the Committee on Agri.
| culture, submitted favorable report on
bill to protect the growing crops from
being levied on and bill to amend the
existing fence lava.
A joint resolution to amend the cousti-
tuition as to the meetings, of the General
Assembly was next brought up for con-.
sidcration. This resolution provides for @
biennial session of the Legislature. It
was not we'll received by the members,
and ELECTED o spirited discussion.
Mr.. Wells moved to strike out the re.
solving clause.
Mr.. E. s. Allen objected to this motion,
and gave his reasons, some of which were
very strong, why the resolution should
pass. He thought that once every two
years was often enough for our Legisla-
ture TO meet
Mr.. Wells npined that if this law should
pass the State would gain nothing, as the
sessions 5f the Legislature would bs twice
as long as they now are. He insisted
that the members ought to sustain his
motion.
Mr.. Haskell took different view. He
thought the resolution should be passed,
and addressed some cogent arguments in
its favor. He insisted that it could only
be productive of good results, That It
would save the State thousands of dollars
annually; that b:eanial sessions were
often enough that this law had worked
well in other States, and that $lO0, 900
would be saved in one year. ,
at the conclusion of Mr.. Haskelps ar.
gument, the yeas and nays were called on
the question as to whether The resolving
clause should be stricken ous. and the
vote stood-yeas "a; nays 25; thereby
killing the resolution.
lV MONDAY, Jan. 81, 1873. 4
In the Senate, Gen. Gary rose to
question of privilege. He read from the
Columbia Register, of Sunday (yesterday.)
the following article, which appeared in
the editorial columns of that paper aud
Ihioh was based upon his remarks in the
Senate on Saturday last: ~
"If Chief Justice Willard ia the corrupt
official Gen. Gary would n Ake the public
believe, Why does the Sena or frcru Edge.
field not furniah the prooff'
Gen. Gary said: "In reply have this
to say The information that Judge
Willard was bribed, while associate JUS.
,tice of.the Supreme Court, was communi.
Gated to me as Senator. / reported it to
Senator John r. Cochran, the chairman
of the joint investigating committee, and
fuEniHhed him with the namea Of the
witnesses. Three Of these witnesses were
Republicans and. one q Democrat Sena.
tor Cochran assured me that he would
give it his attention and report tho mat.
ser to the General Assembly. / have stil
in my possession the names vs those wit.
nesses and additional names tesides, and
am ready to give them at arly ine. /
consider it my duty TO the General AS.