Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-12-03

bill to require the Master Of Elge.
field county to transfer the records in
the office of the late Commissioner
in Equity to his office, and to label
and index the same.
General Hemphill, Of Abbeville,
has introduced bill to abolish the
Office of Supervisor of Registration
and devolve the duties of the office
upon county auditors.
Mr.. R. D. Lee, of Sumter-A bill
to provide for taking State census
Col. Folk asked for and obtained
leave of absence for his colleague,
Capt. j. P. Blackwell, to enable him
to attend a reunion of the 9th Ohio
regiment at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and re
turn to the regiment its flag cap
tured by Capt. Blackwell during the
war. Col. Folk paid very pretty
tribute to Captain Blackwell's gal
lantry, when as a mere boy in Vir-
ginia he distinguished himself by hie
splendid courage. The leave Of alb
sence was granted unanimously.
The following letter from General
Capers explains the object Of Capt
Blackwell's visit to Ohio, and is tit
ting tribute to the services rendered
his State on a great occasion
GREENvILLE, S. G.,
November 2i. 1885.
My Dear Sir-I have agreed to re-
turn the flag Of the 9th OHIO Vol
unteers, captured by OIL, regiment at
Franklin, on the 30th inst. The sur
vivors of the 9th NEE; at zlueaville,
Ohio, on that day toreceive their flag,
and 1 wish you, as one Of the parties
Immediately concerned in its capture,
to bear it to them in my name and
in behalf of the Oath South Carolina
Volunteers. They ffave sent me the
most cordial invitation, and extended
the same to any representative Of the
oath whom may designate.
It will be impossible for me to go
to Zanesville, and as l particularly
wish some one Of the regiment to
represent it on so interesting an oc.
casion, knew of no one more suit
able than yourself, who, with the gal.
liant Tillman, Anderson, Walls, d. E.
O. Carpenter, and others, took the
colors of the Ohioans from the hands
Of their lagman. If it is necessary
for this purpose that you should OBJ,
tain leave of absence for few days
from the sessions of the Legislature,
l am sure that honorable body will
readily accord it to you especially as
you 90 to do honor to South Caro-.
lima on the soil tf Ohio. Telegraph
me your consent. Most truly yours,
E. CAPERs.
ToJ. P. Blackwell, Columbia, South
Carolina.
The New Tax Bill Killed.
The tax bill was taken up but it's
consideration had only been resumed
for few minutes when Senator Earle,
of Sumter, moved to strike out it's en-
acting clause. He maintained that it
was inquisitorial, that it's provisions
seemed designed to reflect upon the
honesty OF the taxpayers, that it was
complicated and did not simplify ex-
listing laws, and that it was unneces-
sary in a State which paid 9S per
cent. of it's taxes. In order to save
several days of useless consideration,
he made the motion to kill at this
time.
Senator Bobo said that the very
characteristics of the bill which were
objected to by the Senator from Sum.
tr-ec,m.r Sled ittqRm. II trust4
ID in the honesty OF the people of
South Carolina, more than in that OF
my other people, but he claimed that
f this inquisitorial process" ss" would
,ring to book one tax dodger it ought
o be passed. No honest man could
'bject to telling the truth about his
Senator Smythe said that the bill
vas no child oil his. He objected to
Is provisions and if they were not
hanged would vote against the bill |
N it's final reading. He did not like
ONE features which had been termed |
inquisitorial." But there were o'her
eatures which commended themselves
o his judgment and which he should
Ike to see adopted. He thought that
would be unfair to the trainers Of
he bill, who had done their work
cry carefully, and unwise for various
easons to kill the bill before the
enators had had time 10 examine it
nd improve it.
Senator Earle said that he had
lade the motion to save time and be
ewing that the question might as
,ell be settled now. But in view of
he desire Of certain Senators to ex-
mine the bill more carefully he with.
rev his motion.
The consideration of the bill had,
owever, hardly been resumed when
enator Earle, at the request Of sew.
-al Senators, renewed his motion to
i'll. There was no further debate.
he opposition to the measure had
een carefully organized and was
'nfident of its strength. The vote
as az follows:
Yeas-Benbow, Blcmann, Black,
yrd, Clyburn, Earle, Leitner, Max,
ell, Moody, Moore, of Anderson,
eynolds, Simmons; Sigh, Smith,
odd, Talbert, Williams, Wingard
I'd Woodward-19.
Nays--Bell, Bobo, Buist, Field,
cCall, Mauldin, Moore of Hampton,
unro, Patterson, Smythe and YOU {