The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-24
LEGISLATIVE E2THs.

WEDNESD3s, JAnuery &c, 1S!
The bul mess In the Senate to-day vas
unimpoE.ant.
Is The House the Sumter ssi.ee..:on case
came up. A very lengthy report was
submitted by the Election Commissioners
of Sumter County, in which they brought
to the attention Of the House the fact
that few nights after the election had
been held persons to them unknown en-
tered the Office Of the Clerk and stole
four Of the ballot boxes. They, there
fore, regarded the election rs void, and
asked that the whole matter be inyestiga-
ted by the. Legislature.
Mr. Aldrich offered q resolution that
MIR. j. A. Mills be sworn in as a member
Of this House from Sumter County, but
his resolution found no second.
Dir. Curtis then offered as substitute
that Mr. Thomas b. Jol nston be sworn
as member Of this House from Sumter
County.
Mr. Orr said he did not think either
claimant had primn jacic right to his
seat, and the House should investigate
the matter bcfor seating either Johnston
or Mills.
DIR. Andrews demanded, in loud and
bitter speech, that Mr.. Johnston should
be seated. He said bloodshed would re-
suit if member vino was fairly elected
should be denied his seat.
Mr. Haskell moved that the matter be
referred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
MIR. j. Hemphill proposed an amend.
ment that the committee be instructed to
report as early as practicable.
The original motion of Mr.. Haskell,
embracing this amendment, WIS put and
CARRIED.
The following were then introduced:
Mr.. Orr-JOint resolution TO authorize
the Treasurer and County Commissioners
of Anderson County to pay the past in
debtedness Cf said County with any
money that is now in the treasury.
Mr.. Sloan-Bill to require the Ju.licia-
ry Committee TO ascertain what Difficult.
ties are in the way of collecting taxes
due the State from the Blue Ridge Rail
road Company.
The following were called up from the
calendar and continued till tomorrow :
Bill TO regulate tho costs and fees of
plaintiffs, defendants, Clerks of Courts
and other officers therein mentioned :;
bill to alter and amend the school law of
South Carolina; bill to further reduce
and fix the per diem and mileage of
members Of the General Assembly.
a bill TO authorize the Secretary of
State To confer with the South Carolina
Monument Association and to select a
spot within tho State House grounds for
the erection of q monument to the Con-
federate dead, and in behalf Of the State
to authorize the same, wasrcad O second
time and ordered for third reading.
THURSDAY, January IL.
In the Senate the following matters of
Importance were presented:
Bill to grant aid TO the State Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Society was referred
to the Committee on Agriculture.
Report (iavorable) of Committee on
Penitentiary on bill to allow the Green
wood and Augusta Railroad Company to
pay their indebtedness to the State for
tho hiro of convicts in the stock of the
said company Mt par WAS made the special
order for TO- morrow, at l p. m.
a resolution was adopted requesting
the United States government to restore
to the State tn, Citadel Academy and
grounds in Charleston, and TO pay the
State for the use of them rs o garrison
post since the war.
In the House Mr.. Orr submitted the
report of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections in reference TO tho returns
of the Election Commissioners of Sumter
County. The report is very lengthy
one, and winds up by recommending that
Mr. L. B. Johnston be seated as q men,
ber Of this House.
1nis report was productive Of long
and animated discussion, in which Messra.
j. ]. Hemphill, Orr, Werner, Haskell and
others engaged.
During the debate es to whether Inc
report should be received, the chairman
of the Committee oL Engrossed Bills
asked leave to submit report. His re-
quest was granted, and the following were
reported as prnnerly engrossed for third
reading, all of which were passed and
sent to the Senate: Bill to amend the
charters of the towns of Williamson,
Bolton and Honea Path; joint resolution
TO authorize the State Treasurer TO ex-
tend the time for payment of purchase
money for lands bought OF the Land
Commission; joint resolution to allow
tho residents 0s 0ss Fort Mill tho benefit of
the fence law.
The Speaker announced that the report
OF. Committee Or Privileges sud Elections
was again befL. d the House for consider
alton.
Mr. Ferriter'cal for tho previous ones.
ton on the whole matter, which, call was
sustained.
The question was then put-Shall the
report be adopted? which was carried by
q large vote.
Mr.. Simpson, of tho Ways and Means
Committee, submitted favorable report
ON joint resolution to enable the County
Commissioners and Treasurer of Ander-
son County to draw and pay the past in
debtedness OF said County out Of funds
now on hand; unfavorably on all the
in reference TO the passage of
tho law imposing an additional liquor
tax.
Mr.. Haskell then offered resolutions
concerning the public debt, aud asked
that they be printed and laid upon the
desks Of members, and be made the spe.
cial order for next Wednesday, at l
o'clock. They are as follows:
WHEREAS, reports and unauthorized
ctatements with regard to the action of
this General Assembly in the matter of
the debt of the State have been circulated.
to the great detriment Of the credit of the
State, and have weakened the faith ip
the honor of her people; and whereas
the committees appointed TO investigate
the public debt, with q view to the detec.
tion Of forgeries, duplicates, bonds Issued
without authority of law, and the report.
ing of the actual Indebtedness of the
State. have, by reason of. the magnitude
OF the. work. been unable to compleke
their report as early as was expect-i;
now, for the purpose of quieting all such
ungrounded fears. and of putting a stnn