The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-09
INAUGURATION DAY.
IMPOSING CEREMONIES IN THE CAPI-
TOL AT COLUMBIA.

Toll ar COLUMBIA.
The Scene In the Hall of Representatives
Large Crowd of Spectators-Distln-
guished Participants-Gov. Hagoods
Able Address-Lieut.-Gov. Kennedy
Assumes the Presidency of tho Senate
Venerable State Relics.
Special Dispatch to the -Ne,vs and Courier.
.. COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 30.
The Governor and Lieutenant-Govern-
or.elect were inaugurated to-day at l p.
m. in the Hall of Representatives in the
presence of a large assemblage of citi.
zens. Long before the hour appointed
the gallery, the lobby and the floor OF
the House were fully occupied by hum
dreds of fair ladies with their. escorts,
who employed the spare time inlistening
to the proceedings of the House.
Punctually at ! o'clock the Senate
beaded BY Senator Witherspoon, 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 ascended to the Speakers stand
and was received by the Speaker. The
members of the Senate were seated on
the right and left of the Speakers stand
in chairs reserved for them. A moment
later the Governor and Lieutenant Gov.
'ernor elect, acting Governor Jeter, Chief
Justice Simpson, Associate Justices Nc
iGowan and McIyer, Judges Hugh j.:
Bond and George S. Bryan of tho United
States Circuit Court, Judge Frazer, now
presiding as Judge of the Fifth Circuit,
the State officers, incumbent and elect,
and Mayor Courtenav' 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-at-Arms bearing the
mace of State, who proclaimed aloud !:
ellis Excellency 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 Lieutenant. Governor elect, together
with the Chief Justice attired in his Off
cial robes, assembled the stand, the other
guests accompanying them being accord
ed 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-and ready to qualify. The
Governor elect there1pon advanced to
the desk on the right of the Speaker, and
the Chief Justice proceeded to admins.
ter the constitutional oath, as follows:
"You do solemnly 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
duties of the Office to which you have
been elected. That youywill 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-
ton 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 18th Of April, 1868.
So help you God"
The oath was administered by the
Chief Justice solemnly and impressiyely,
and during its recitation the fall of a pin
could have been heard, so hushed was
every sound. After subscribing to the
oath Governor Hagood advanced to the
front, and delivered his Inaugural ad-
dress, as follows:
The Inau.: rcl ADDRESS.
Senator's and Representatives: 1t is with
profound senseeof the responsibility
imposed that I appear before you to-day
to assume, in obedience to the behes.s OF
the people, the executive Office. You
have been called by the same sovereign
voice tostbe 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-
ton TO my State and people, l 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.
ministration 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-foursh 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 the income of the fiscal
wear. 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,"a true and accurate account OF the
actual state of the treasury" There is
vet room for retrenchment; and as from
time to time, without impairing the efti.
cheney of the government, retrenchment
can be made in the executive, legislative
and judicial departments, as we'll as ln
the miscellaneous expenditures, each
small in itself, but aggregating a consid-
erable amount, it should be done. In
nv observation, however, the path OF
further reduction Of the burdens of the
taxpayers lies now rather in the county
leyies, of which will hereafter speak,
than in those which reach the State
treasury. While the State levy is four
: times less than it was under the Repub-
lican administration, the ordinary county
levy is the same now rs it was then.
You have, no doubt, observed in the
estimate of supplies required for the sup
- Se tbo Ctofa euhnitfed tO Won at the
beginning of your session, the large pro:
potion of the whole needed for the penal
and charitable institutions of the State.
Where labor is so valuable as it is with
us. I do not see why the Penitentiary
should not only be self.sustaining, but a
source of revenue. Considerable pro-
press has been made in this direction
11nder the present able management Of
that institution but the object should be
l-ont steadily in view and attained at the