The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-24
his divorced wife or her divorced hus-

his divorced wife or her divorced hus-
band.
OFFICIAL. BONDS.
The bill to facilitate the giving Of
bonds required by law provides that any
company with Il paid up capital Of not
less than $250, 600, incorporated and or
ganizcd under the laws Of any State Of
the United States for the purpose Of
tranSacting business as surety on obli-
cations of persons or corporations, and
which has complied with all the require
mcnts Of the law regulating the admis-
sion Of such companies to transact bust
ness in this State, may, upon production
of evidence Of solvcncy and credit salts
factory to the Judge, head of depart
mcnt, or other officer authorized to ap-
prove such bond, be accepted as surety
upon the bond Of any person or corpora
ton required by the laws Of this State
to execute bond ). and if such surety
company furnish satisfactory evidence
Of its ability to provide all the security
required by law, no additional surety
may, in the discretion Of the official au-
th"rizcd to approve such bond, be re-
quircd and such surety may be released
from its liability on the same terms and
conditions as are by law prescribed for
the release Of individuals, it being the
true intent and meaning Of this Act to
enable corporations created for that pur-
pose to become the surety on bonds re-
quired by law, subject to all the rights
and liabilities Of private parties.
TIE NlLIrIA.
The bill to abolish the Office Of Ma
jor- General and staff is intended to make
the State Adjutant and Inspector Cen
eral The ranking officer in the State 1t
provides that the Governor, upon the
application and nomination of the Adiu-
tant and Inspector-Gcncral, may appoint
not more than two assistant Inspector
Generals with the rank Of Lieutenant
spcctor-Gencral in the inspection Of the
militia Of the State. 4 section also pro-
vilcS that the number Of dcs-dc- camp
to the Governor shall hereafter not cx-
cced five, but the present aides are not
to be removed.
COLUMBIA, December 15.-The first
attack was made upon :hc appropriation
Of $4,000 for maintaining the militia
organizations, by a motion from Mr.. W.
b. Wilson Jr., Of York, to strike out
the clause.
Mr.. Haskell said that the reason gov
crning the Committee was that they
found the existing law required such an
appropriation. If the clause was reject
ii it would in effect repeal that law.
Mr.. Wilson said that he Ind made the
motion in full view OF the effect sug-
gcsted, but while one Legislature had
the right to make a law, it imposed no
binding force on another to make the
appropriation. He assaulted vigorously
the policy or utility Of the expenditure
for such purpose as contemplated.
The discussion was entered into by
Mcssrs. MclIugh, Kennedy, Nc yer,
Ancrum. Simons, Boykin, Davic, A. NJ.
IoumanS, Schumpcrt, Lee and O'Bryan.
The yeas and nays were demanded on
question and resulted: yeas %, nays 81.
When the item appropriating $2O,om
for the support of the beneficiary cadets
Of the Citadel Academy was reached,
Mr.. Dantzlcr moved to strike it out
Mr. Pope supported the motion, be-
cause he felt that he was not bound to
vote for all appropriation for the Citadel
as it was unnecessary,
Mr.. Dantzler said he opposed the ap-
preparation, on the ground that the i'll
struction there given could be had at the
State University at a much less cost to
ccssity for any military academy in the
State.
Mr.. Rutland at one time thought he
would be opposed to the Citadel Acad-
emy appropriation. but upon further cx-
animation he had become satisfied that
there was a necessity in tIis State for
military education, and that to suspend
this Academy would be TO lock the
wheels Of progress and put the State in
the position Of endorsing cruwtish
policy.
Mr.. Prettigrew thought the statement
made by the opponents Of the measure,
that there was no need OF military cduca-
ton, WAS one Of those unsupported as
sertons which would hardly control the
votes Of members who, like himself, be-
lievc that such necessity now existed
and would always exist, and if the de-
mand for it is not met hero it woul be
sought by our young men outside Of the
State.
Mr.. Brookcr simply called attention to