Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-03-07
THURSDAY, February %.

In THE SENATE, the following acts and
Joint resolutions were duly ratified:
Joint resolution to pay A. S. Withers and
j. r. Alexander, of York county, tor SER
vices rendered act to amend the law in rela'
ton to drawing of juries act to apportion
the taxes on property transferred subsequent
to assessment act to amend the fence law
act to declare the powers and duties OF Cir
cult Judges without the circuits in which
they reside =; act to provide payment Of com:
missioners appointed to investigate the bona
fde debt of the various counties act to pre-
vent fishing with nets in fresh water streams
during certain seasons of the year; act to reg.
ulate the mode of conducting capital execu.
tions; act to amend the code Of procedure,
relative to the cost Of plaintiffs; act to re.
duce the pay Of witnesses in State cases; act
to secure landlords and persons making ad,
vances; to provide for the assessment of real
estate in the several counties of this State.
The bill to reorganize the State University
was debated until the hour of adjournment
without any definite result.
In THE HOUSE, the committee on educa
tion made favorable report on the bill to
provide for the payment of past due school
claims
Mr.. Hood, in behalf of the ways and
means committee, introduced bill to make
appropriations to pay the mileage and pei
diem of the members of the General Assem-
bly, and attaches, clerks, etc., amounting to
s57 800. ..
The consideration of the report of the bond
commission was resumed-the question being
Il - kl "a 81
olution should be stricken out Mr.. Brown
of Anderson, opened the discussion in favor
Of the report of the committee and in oppo
sition to the esnsolidatieH act. In the course
of his remarks, he said: "It has been said
that the Democratic party is solemnly pledg'
ed to pay every debt that is outstanding
against this State, but l emphatically deny
this. deny that we are bound to pay any
fraudulent debts. The Green campaign did
not bind US to pay these. Coming on down
to the convention in August, of which con
vention bad the honor to be a member, and
a member of the committee appointed to
draft platform of principles, let's see wha1
was done. At that convention an executive
committee was appointed, but they had nc
power to bind the people of the State by any
pledges they made They had no power tc
90 beyond the platform which was adopted
by the Democratic convention. 1t is true
the Wallace House passed certain resolutions
and great stress has been placed upon them
by those who have spoken on the opposite
side hut what was the state of the Country
when these resolutions were passed? The ob
iect uppermost in the minds of all the good
people of the State was to defeat Chamberlain
and his horde of thieves. We would have
been iusti6able in making any promises in
order to get out Of their clutches l would
have voted for anything to defeat Chamber
lain. But were these promises binding
Everything was confusion and commotion
Nobody knew what day would bring forth
At that time, in the rays of the morning sun
glistening bayonets were shining, upheld by
Grant and his minions. Can you tell me thai
anything we did then can bind US now
Why, we would have done anything to re
lieve our beloved State stand here to-day
pledged to pay all honest debts"
Mr.. Werner, of Oconee, next obtained the
floor and made vigorous effort in favor o
the act and against the report of the commit
tee. He said | am glad that am a South
Csrolinian. am glad | am from the noun
tains, and that can reply to the gentleman
from Anderson, who has labored 80 earnestly