Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-02

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The correspondent remarks in this connec-
ton, that Gin some instances of course, the
judgment of the Court below was modified by
the Appellate Court
Legislative Commissions.
-- The Election Commission and the Con-
sttutonal Commission, appointed at the last
session of the Legislature to consider and re.
port what changes are necessary in the eec'
ton laws and the Constitution, met in Co.
lumbia last week. The Constitutional Com
mission elected Senator Wylie, of Lancaster,
as permanent chairman. Mr.. C. P. Sanders,
Of Spartanburg county, appeared before the
Constitutional Commission, his object being
to secure a change in the Constitution in
order that new county could be made from
parts of Spartsnburg, Union, and York
counties, with a Court House at Gaffney
City. Col. j. M. Ivy, of Rock Hill, and Mr..
w. R. Davie, Of Chester county, appeared
before the commissioners for similar pur.
pose, their ultimate desire being new county
from eastern York, eastern Chester and north
ern Lancaster, with the county seat at Rock
Hill. The reasons of these gentlemen for de.
string change in the Constitution, is that no
new county can be formed with less area
than 625 square miles, and no old county can
be reduced below that area. Neither the Con-
stitutiona or Election Commission reached
any definite conclusions, but adjourned to
meet at Greenville on the first Thursday in
August, when the various matters brought
before them will be fully digested and the
minds of the members fixed upon their line OF
action.
Thinks the Old Bible is Good Enough.
- The Charlotte Democrat thinks the old
Bible is good enough for those who really
want to learn the paths Of righteousness. 1t
says:
"The introduction of the modern or "new
version" of the New Testament is stab to
religion and an aid to those who have dis.
credited the Bible, that will take many, many
years to recover from. Keep your old family
Bibles carefully and previously, and don't
replace them with the new concern no mat
ter who fixed it up for the trade. Curiosity
only makes the "new version" in demand.
"But what are the new.book. makers, the
revisers, &c., going to do about the auathemas
contained in the 18th and 10Th verses of the
22nd chapter of Revelations:
".'For I testify unto every man that hear
eth the words of the prophecy of this book
If any man shall add unto these things, God
shall add unto him the plaques that are writ.
ten in this book : and if any man shall take
away from the words of the book of this
prophecy, God shall take away his part out
of the book of life, and out of the Holy City,
and from the things which are written in this
book
"People who believe the above words to be
literally and practically true, may be thought
unskilled in modern theology, and called ig.
norant, but that will not satisfy the Devil
wien he gets hold of those who have emascu'
lated the Bible and ruined the faith of thou.
sands in its correctness. and who were taught
by sainted mothers, fathers and preachers, to
rely on it as guide to all good"
The Situation at Albany.
~ The following Albany dispatch Of last
Monday, gives the latest intelligence we have
in reference to the Senatorial election in New
York to fiji the vacancies caused by the res.
ignation of Conkling and Platt:
Suggestion is made in some quarters that
the Legislature take recess until after the
November election, and then come together
again and vote for two United States Sena.
tors. 1t is said that then members can vote
more independently of the influences which
now govern them, for the reason that they
would know the disposition of their constit-
uencies toward them. If they were re-
nominated aud reelected, they would I'm.
derstand that their respective positions now
on the question were approved. If they
are not renominated, or not elected, they can
vote accordingly. This plan is attributed to
the stalwarts. Administrative supporters
laugh at this proposition as entirely INSULT
cient They say they do not want to consider
any plans Just now. All they want is vote
in the Joint session-no caucus, no plans, no
machine contrivances whatever. 1fConkling
and Platt cannot get the now requisite eig ghty
votes, they say they will accept their defeat.
They do not claim, as yet, that there will be
eighty votes against the resigning Senators:
The fact is, no one knows how the vote will
stand. The Administration section claim
every member who has requested that his
name be taken from the call for caucus as
an opponent of Conkling. The stalwarts' at
the start, put down some ninety names Of
members on their call for caucus, and
these names crumbled away until the list
contained only minority, or some fifty names.
But those who withdrew their names, or most
all of them, never signed the paper ostra
cising Conkling and Platt 1t is also claim
ed that administration men were jubilant
on Monday evening over fresh accesslons to
to their ranks.
PROPOSED NEW COUNTIES.
The following is the argument presented
before the Joint committee Of the Legislature,