The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-12-03

bcr than now. Last session the adjournment
was only effected by, passing such arcsolutlon
and working up to 1t. II We make up our
minds that the country demands q snort sss'
sion and that n short session Will DC lor INC
State we can do it. | call the previous qucs'
ton on the whole matter.
Mr.. Cooke said that no one realized tic m
portlncc of q short session more lhiIn nc ana.
While it might he that the gentleman rom
Anderson Clr. Murry) needed a laSh oyer
him TO bring him up to his duty, ne NMi.
Cookie did not need 1t and he dld not thlnk
the other member did. lie thought tlie IT,
solution might well wait for Il week or zen
days tin the amount of work before Tue Hch-
crnl Assembly could he estimated.
Mr.. Murray suggested that those VINO MINK
they need thclash least arc really those VINO
Thc uucStion was then taken on the motion
TO make the resolution the special order lor
December 3, and decided in the nrgallFc.
The yeas and nays were then taken on INC
adoption of the resolution ana occ'oco III
the Affirmative, 10y Il vote OF eStG@.
\ resolution rcpucstinTih ne JudlclafH con!-
mittce to report what LEGISLATION may DC nee.
cSSlry for the further rrotcctiono OF the paiioI
box, &c, WIS adopted.
TIE CHIEF JUsTICE-THE NITESTlARf-
TIE DEAD CONVICT.
ro,I.Nn1A. November @.-Thc discussion
of the matter of the election OF Il Chlcl Jus
ticc in the House to-day brought the suDlect
more prominently ~niOnOticc than ever. anu
the contest is beginning to bccolhe wiili.
Little or no doubt Is entertained OF Viewers
election, but as to what is TO come ncNt
everybody is apparently ut sea: IL IS even IN
timatpd that Chief Justice Willard can es-
t:lblish the claim that he was elected lot
term of six Years, and SO check all action: Ill
the event of the election Of Judge Mclfcr,
there will undoubtedly he Il hard light over
the succession. Governor simpsons friends
claim that his chances arc the best and prob
ably this is true, just now, the opposition DC.
ing divided among no less than SIX or cighI
gentlemen. When the weaker ones drop
away, however, and concentration take place
tits impossible TO tell what proportion Will
be attracted to the respective survivors,;
The fight over the P~cnitcnti:ryq question IS
rapidly developing. The first gun Will be
fired in tn House on Monday, probably ny
Mr.. Gonzalez, who will Introduce n Dill re-
calling all hands iirlncd out, ana prOrlulhg
for their employment in improving me san
tee canal and river. There lTno doubt lhath
large number of Senators are thoroughly;
earnest III the determination to have Il lull
and searching investigation.
January Lee, one OF the conVlctS whose
statement was published in the Netrs ana
Cn,utcr, has died since, and Il poSt-ln0rtell
examination revealed the existence OF severe
Injuries of the skull. evidently the effect OF
blows. There Is hardly q doubt that he re-
ccivcd these subsequently to his departure
from the Pcnitentiary to the stockadc. me
committee of ways and means harealm0st
completcd the supply and appropriation DIS,
which will probably be ready for preScrl;l-
ton early next week. There are no changes
of importance in the bill, but delay cnSucS
from The question of interest on the public
ed what amount to report for that pur.
pose. There will be IL consultation with
Commissioner Colt and the ComptrollcrtSen-
eral on Monday.