The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-30
The General Assembly.
COLUMBIA, November 2;

to-day without any revolutionary de-
velopments. In the House the Pope
movement somehow did not seem to
natcrialize, DR.. Pope receiving only II
out of the ll8 votes cast for Speaker.
All the old officers were reelected,
including Speaker Simons, c. II Sloan,
Sergeant-at-Arm Brown anu Reading
Clerk R. M. Anderson. To the last
three was no opposition. No bills were
introduced in the House.
The Senate unanimously reelected
Gen. Izlar president pro tenapore.
There was sharp contest for the clerk
ship. Of the four candidates Messrs.
Gaillard of Fairfield, Schumpert Of
Newberry. Evans of Marion and Martin
of Anderson, the two last named drop
ped out, and on the nineteenth ballot
ex-Sentor Henry A. Gaillard was cleo
ted over Representative Schumpert,
receiving 20 votes to the latter's l3.
Sergant-at- Arms Marshall and Reading
Clerk GOODWIN were unanimously re-
elected, and nearly all the other officers
Of the last Senate were reappointcd by
the Lieutenant -Govcrnor-elect.
The most important Senate committees
retain the chairmen which they had in
the last Leginlature, and as far as can be
Judged the committees are so arranged
that there is no likelihood ola prepon-
derance of extreme views in any Of them.
The Senate so far appears to be con-
servatively inclined. DR.. Mauldir, the
Lieutenant Governor elect. occupied q
position on the Presidents platform at
the side of President pro tenepore 1zlar.
The small space in the chamber left for
spectators was crowded during the ses-
sion.
SENATE.
The following were introduced:
By Senator Smythe, bill to amend
Section 2,O37 Of the General Statutes
relating to certain rights and liabilities
of husband and wife.
BY Senator McMaster. bill to amend
the various Acts in relation to the Co.
lumbia Canal. (This bill appropriates
$4,000 out Of the surplus income Of the
Penitentiary for the prosecution OF the
work, and provides that if it be neces-
sary in order to carry it on the board
shall draw out Of the State treasury
dollars, to be refunded out Of the net
income Of the institution.)
Mr.. M. F. Ansel, of Greenville, OBJ
tanned the floor and announced that the
pleasant duty had been deputed to him,
of placing the namo Of Hon. James
Simons in nomination. Mr.. Ansel
delivered quite an eloquent speech. Mr..
Speaker Simons, he said, was we'll
known to the people Of the entire State.
He had no equal as a parliamentarian,
he said. and no superior in industry,
punctuality and ability.
Mr.. Irby, of Laurens, nominated DR..
Sampson Pope, OF Ncwberry, who he
said, was entitled to the highest con-
sideration of the people Of the State, for
the reason that in the last House he had
been foremost in the ranks of the strict
economists.
No further nominations being made, a
ballot was held with the following result:
Simons, lO7; Pope. IL.
Those who voted for DR.. Pope are
Messrs. WIN. Austell and T.. l.. Archer,
of Spartanburg; Joel Bearc, of Oconee;
l.. s. Bingham, d. F.. Miles and Jas.
Norton, Of Marion; G. F. Boozer and u.
B. Purifoy, Of Edgcfcld; J. J.. NJ. Irby,
Of Laurens; j. T.. Keitt and f. Chal-
mers, of Newberry.
When the result of the election was
announced Mr.. Irby, Of Laurens, who
nominated DR.. Pope, moved that the
election be made unanimous, and, the
motion having been adopted, a commit
tee, consisting of Messrs. Ans"l, Maher
and Wilson, was appointed to escort the
Speaker to his chair.
WEDNESDAY, November "a.
SENATE.
A drizzly and disagreeable morning
for the second day Of the session, but
notwithstanding the weather there seems