Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-12-07

properly expended, and taxation in every form
must be adjusted to distribute the burdens
equally. Glass legislation must be stopped.
Sinecures must be repealed. The lobby must
be starved out. -.
The Washington correspondent. of the New
York Evening Post says it is estimated that
there will be some fifty contested election cases
in the next Congress. ut has come to such a
pass, - he writes, 'that every defeated candi-
date, where the majority against him is small,
takes an appeal to his party in Congress.
Perhaps there would be less Of this if there
were fewer instances in which the losing con-
testant is reimbursed out of the public purse
for the expenses of the after-election contest.
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SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
The General Assembly Of South Carolina
met in Columbia at II o'clock NJ, on Tuesday
the 18th ultimo. There was full attendance
in both houses The House Of Representatives
was called to order by Col. John T. Sloan, clerk
of the last House. On motion of Mr.. Haskell,
of Richland, Mr.. c. II. SimOnton, of Charles
ton. was called to the chair The roll of the
counties was then called and the members were
| regularly sworn in.
| The Chairman state cd that the first business
before the House was the election of il Speak
| er.
Mr.. James Simcns, of Charleston. Mr.. f. b.
Murray, of Anderson. and Mr.. George john
stone, of Newberry. were placed in nomna-
| ton. The nominations were closed, and
The Chair announced that the House would
proceed with The election of Speaker, and ap-
pointed Messrs Mauldin, Croft and Farley to
act as tellerS. According to custom the cleo.
ton was held rira roee .e,Qn the first ballot the
vote stood Murray 20 ; tombstone rs Simons
II. One hundred and sixteen votes were cast:
necessary to choice SO. Hon. James Simons
of Charleston was declared to be elected Speak
| er
On motion of Mr.. Mckssick of Union, a
committee Of three was appointed to wait up
on the Speaker-elect and escort him to the
chair, where the oath Of office was administer
ed by Colonel SimontOn. The committee ap-
pointed consisted OF Mckissick, Ansel and
Massey.
On taking the chair Hon. James Simons ten
dered his appreciation of the honor bestowed
upon him by his fellow members in short but
well-conceived address.
When the chair announced that the House
was organized and ready for business, Colonel
Smonton moved that the House proceed to
the election of the subordinate officers. The
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reelected without opposition us follows John
T. Sloan. clerk John D. Brown, Sergeant-at-
Arms r. NJ Anderson, Reading Clerk.
Mr.. Simonton moved that a committee of
three be appointed to wait upon the Governor
and inform him of the organization OF the
| House and receive any communication from
His Excellency The motion was carried and
the following committee was appointed. ST.
monton, Lee and Mallldn.
Mr. SimontOn, as Chairman of the commit
tee to wait upon the Governor, announced
| that His EXcellency would submit his message
to the House on Wednesday.
| Tie drawing of seats was then proceeded
with and the delegations assigned their perma-
nent seats, when Mr.. Simonton moved that a
message be sent to the Senate informing that
body of the organization of the House Of Rep
resentativeS. The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Anse of Greenvile, gave notice of a
bill to provide for the regulation Of railroad
freight and passenger tariffs in this State, to
prevent unjust discrimination and extorton
in the rates charged for the transportation OF
passengers and freights, and to prohibit rail-
road companies, corporations and lessees in
this State from charging other than just and
reasonable rates and to punish the same, and
to prescribe mode of procedure and rules of
evidence in relation thereto, to appoint COM
missoners and to prescribe their powers and
duties in relation to the same. This bill pro-
vides for the appointment by the Governor of
three commissioners at salary of two thou
| sand dollars per annum each to be paid out OF
the State treasury, the commissioners holding
office for two, four and six years respectively
The term Of office of the commissioners snc-
ceeding those first appointed to be six years
The commissioners under the bill will have
power to prepare a schedule Of rates for the
re roi1r ,toc in hni
charges, and authority to compel the enforce
ment of the same This bill is framed on the
model of the Georgia BILL and it is claimed by
Mr.. Ansel that while the bill will secure to
the people their rights it will not operate with
hardship on the corporations
| The House then adjourned till 10 o'clock
| Wednesday.
The SENATE was called to order promptly
at II O'Clock, every member being present ex-
cept Williams, of Georgetown, and Redfearn,
of Chesterfield. All the newly elected mem
bers were sworn in but Redfearne. Gen. Harl-
! lee, of Marion, was unanimously elected presl-
dent pro tempore, receiving, as did the officers
subsequently elected, the votes of the Repub-'
elected Clerk, COl A. d. Goodwin Reading
Clerk and l.. r. Marshall Sergeant
The first two were elected unanimously. Mr..
Marshall was elected over 3. Il. Herndon, of
Abbeville, and s. J. McGinnis, of Marlboro,
each Of whom received seven votes on the first
ballot to Marshall's nineteen votes.
The committees were agreed upon in con-
ference of the senator's and afterwards an
nounced. Senator Hart, of York, son the fol-
lowing Commerce and Manufactures, Enroll
ed Bills, Judiciary, and Legislative Library,
of which last named he is Chairman.
Callison, of Edgefeld, introduced resolu-
tion, which was unanimously adopted, in
structing the Judiciary committee to inquire
and report what legislation is necessary to
restrain railroad corporations from unjust
discrimination and exhorbitant charges
The following bills were also introduced:
BY Senator Henderson, of Aiken, prohibit
ing the standing aside of jurors except for
cause in the State courts ratifying the amend
ments of the Constitution.
BY Mr.. Smythe, of Charleston, providing
for railroad commission amending the char
ter of the Electric Light Company Of Charles
ton; amending the charter the Eutaw Pfos-
phate Company.
Notice was given by Senator Muller, of
Lexington, of joint resolution providing for
a Constitutional Convention; by Mr.. Howell,
of Coleton, of bill modifying the stock law.
The Senate then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, November 29.
In THE SENATE, the proceedings were of
little interest. After the reading of the Gov
ernOr's message, it's different sections were
referred to the proper committees. An lnvl-
tation from the House. requesting the pres
ence of the Senate at the official count of the
vote for Governor and Observation-Disclosures
was accepted.
Mr.. Muller, Of Lexington, introduced a