The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-09


Abie Address-Lieut.- Kennedy
Assumes the Presidency of tho Senate
Venerable State Relics.
Special Dispatch 10 fhe Nelcs and Courier.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Nov. 80.
The Governor and Lieutenant. Govern
or elect were inauguratcd to-day at ! D..
m. in the Hall of Representatives in tho
presence Of n large assembluge of citi-
IONS. Long before the hour appointed
the gallery, the lobby and the floor of
the House were fully occupied by hun
dreds Of fair ladies with their escorts,
who employed the spare time in listening
to the proceedings Of the House.
functually at o'clock the Senate
beaded by Senator Withcrspoon, the
President pro tenn, with the officers of
the Senate on his right and left, appeared
at the door Of the House and were re-
ceived by the members standing. The
President assembled to the Speaker stand
and was received by the Speaker The
members of the Senate we're seated on
the right and left Of the Speakers stand
i'll chairs reserved for them. A moment
later the Governor and Lieutenant. Gov
ernor elect, acting Governor Jeter, Chief
Justice Simpson, Associate Justices Nc
Gowan and McIver, Judges Hugh l..
Bond and George S. Bryan of the United
States Circuit Court, Judge Frazer, now
presiding as Judge of the F,.h Circuit,
the State officers, incum lent and elect,
and Mayor Courtenays of Charleston,
escorted by the joint committee of
arrangements, consisting Of Senators
Henderson and Walker, and Represen-
tatives Simonton, Hemphill and Tindal,
were announced at the door of the hall
by the Sergeant. alarms bearing the
mace of State. who proclaimed aloud :
Ills Exccllency the Governor elect and
his escort"
The joint Assembly, at the order of the
Speaker, rose and received them standing
until they were seated. The Governor
and Lieutcnant-Governor elect, together
with the Chief Justice attircd in his Off
cial robes, ascended the stand, the other
guests accompanying them being accord
cd seats on the right of the desk on the
floor of the House.
The Assembly having been called to
order, the Speaker announced that the
Hon. johnson Hagood, Governor elect,
was present aud ready to qualify. The
Governor e!ec. thcrc.Hcn advanced 10
the desk on the right of the Speaker, and
the Chief Justice proceeded to admins
ter the constitutional oath, as follows:
"You do solcmnly swear that you are
duly qualified, according to the Consti-
tuition of the United States and the Con-
stitution of this State, to exercise the
been elected. That you will faithfully
discharge to the best Of your ability the
duties thereof That you recognize the
supremacy of the Constitution and laws
of the United States over the Constitu.
tion and laws OF any State, and that you
will support and protect and defend the
Constitution of the United States and the
Constitution of South Carolina as ratified
by the people on the 10th of April, 1868.
So help you God"
The oath was administered by the
CHIEF Justice solemnly and impressively,
and during its recitation the fall of pin
could have been heard, SO hushed was
every sound. After subscribing to the
oath Governor Hagood advanced to the
front, an6 delivered his Inaugural ad-
dress, ns follows:
The inaugural Address.
Senator's and Representatives. 1t is with
profound sense of the responsibility
imposed that appear before you to-day
to assume, in obedience to the behests of
the people, the executive Office. You
have been called by the same sovereign
voice to the discharge of an equally i'm
portant trust, and in our hands is placed
for the next two years much that affects
the welfare of the Stale. Relying upon
your patriotism, and your WISE co opera
ton, and with heart single in its devo-
tion TO my State and people, 1 approach
the duties assigned me, and shall faith
fully discharge them so far as in me lies.
STATE EXPENDITURES.
The honest, economic and efficient ad-
minstration of the State government,
which the party revolution of 1876 prom
ised, has been realized. The ordinary
current expenses of the State government
have been reduced to one-fourth of what
it was under the management of the Re-
publican party, and have nearly reached
the minimum expenditure Of the period
before the war. Every obligation of the
State is met from tho income Of the fiscal
year, and no deficiencies are incurred.
The accounts Of the State are cleared
from all confusion or uncertainty, and
: there is laid before the representatives of
the people once more, as is required by
law, ca true and accurate account Of tho
actual state of the treasury" There is
yet room for retrenchment; and Us from
time to time, without impairing the eff
cier cy of the government, retrenchment
can DC HaQe III tue executive, Legislative
and judicial departments, rs we'll as in
the miscellaneous expenditures, each
small in itself, but aggregating consid-
erable amount, 1t should be done. In
my observation, however, the path of
further reduction Of the burdens of the
taxpayers lies now rather in the county
levies, of which 1 will hereafter speak,
than in those which reach the State
treasury. While the State levy Is four
times less than it wna under the Renmh-
lican administration, the ordinary county
levy is the same now ns it was then.
You have, no doubt, observed in the
estimate Of supplies required for the sup
port Of the State, submitted to you at the
beginning Of your session, the large pro-
portion Of the whole needed for the penal
and charitable institutions of the State.
Where labor is so valuable as it is with
us, l do not see why the Penitentiary
should not only be eself.sustaining, but u
source of revenue. Considerable pro.
gress has been made in this direction
under the present able management of
that institution but the object should be
kept steadily in view and attained at the
earliest possible day.
In connection with that noble charity,
the Lunatic Asylum, hesitate to speak
of retrenchment; the circumstances Of
our people require, however, that Il
should be restricted to its purpose and