Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-01-24
[ALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JANUARY ID, 1878.

within the Stato~ House grounds for the
erection of - monument to tho Confederate
dead, and in bchalfof the State to authorize
the same, was road for the first time.
Tho rcmaiaipg bills on tho calendar not
being printed, the House adjourned for the
day
In tho Senate, tho following bills from
tho House wcro read for the first time: Bill
to make taxes levied by the City Coun-
ell of Charleston specific lien on tho prop
erty taxed.
Bill to incorporate tho South Caroliua
Immigration Association.
Bill to further provide for the settlement
of tic bonds Of the State known us "Fire
Loan Bonds"
Mr. James McCutohen, the newly elected
member from williamsburg, was duly sworn
aud seated
A message was received from the Cove
nor announcing that he has approved the
act,c csati3ire 5o'innpent taxes for the last
fiscal year.
Senate adjourned.
CoLUMRIA, January 17.-Mr Werner
offered resolution relative to convict labor
on tho Bluo Ridge Railroad
Mr.. Dibble (S.) introduced bill to
prohibit tho holding Of two or moro public
Offices by same person at same time.
The majority and minority reports of the
Committee on the judiciary in relation to
the Trial Justice system were received and
read. The majority report included bill
to amend the law in relation to tho Circuit
Courts OF this State; bill to reduce all acts
aad parts of acts reuting to the trial justice
system to one act, and to amend tho same.
The minority report included bill to create
county courts in lieu of trial justice courts,
and bill concerning tho Office and duties
of magistrates, and to define thoir jursdio-
ton. Those bills were read tho first timo
and referred, and the reports wcro made the
special order for Tuesday.
The Committee on Privileges and Elc-c
tions reported in relation to the elactioun
Sumter County, that it appearing to time
from tho returns, that Mr.. j. B. Johnston
(Kep.s hnd received majority of the votes
cast, he had prima facie right to seat
and the committee recommend that he be
sworn in.
Mr.. Aldrioh presented the contest of
j. A. Mills.
Mr.. j. j. Hemphiil called attention 10
the fact that tho citizens Of Sumter have
presented a memorial to this House, showing
that the whole election was fraudulent
ono and should be set aside.
y protracted discussion ensued. Mr..
Haskell denounced the loss of the boxes in
Sumter as an infamous fraud aud they who
had attempted to perpetrate it now wanted
the House to do tho dirty work which they
had failed to accomplish The evidence
was conclusive that Mr.. Johnston had been
elected BY an overwhelming majority AS
aoon as this WAS asccrtnincd that Johnston
still had majority, they were left convent.
emily unsuardcd, and that night as many
moro disappear us are necessary to give tho
Democratic candidate bare majority Of So
votes. It wns as fraud and he should
vote against rccommttng the question us
proposed. Could it be possible after all the
fair promises so lately made, that such an
affair II DC countenanccd for moment2
What guarantee hive we that it will not be
repeated again and again. 1t should be
settled at once.
The bill to secure advances for agricutu.
III supplies (tho lien law in dsguise) was
taken up, and after short discussion as to
its status was rejected oy a vote of yeas 40,
nays So
The whole matter was then endeavorod to
be clinchcd by a motion to reconsider the
last vote and motion to lay this motion on
the table.
This effort failed, the motion to table tho
motion to reconsider being by voto Of 44
yeas to 81 nays.
The matter being thus reoponed for
reconsideration, Mi. Simpson moved an
ADJOURNMENT aud called the yeas and nays.
Result, 81 to 81, so tho house refused to
adjourn.
Hamilton moved to reconsider the vote
by which tho bill was rejected. Orr
whispered Simpson in stage tones to call
the yeas aD5snays again, whici, was done,
resulting yeas 60, nays as. Tho motion
was agreed to, and the question being aguiu
whether the bill should pass It's third read
ing and De sent to tho Senate, Mr. Brown
moved that it be made special order for
Monday next, in order to allow time for the
passions OF members to cool and their
Judgments to clarity.
y colored member moved to recommit
the bill! to tho..committee. The chair ruled
this motion out of order
Mr. Sawyer offered as all amendment that
tho BILL be printed. This out Of order.
"A motion was then made to adjourn,
Fifteen niputes not having elapsed this, too,
was out of order Some one moved to tablo
Mr.. Browns motion to make the bill tho
special order for 2 O'clock Monday. This
was voted down.
After further skirmishiog tho bill was
rccommitted to tho Committee on Agricul--
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