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short hauls, and8for joint hauls over
more than 4 road, and to preyant
discrimination. Tho people aTag
an appealst to the Courtsa from the
decisions on the Board There are
a$number of Observation-Disclosures laoks.
ing \ Conform the BILL 70 The Gsorss
lgiaSl law sg
sENATE. The bill to- abolis6 the
costs OF atttorneyssWas killedds
The bilIto repeal The lien law wasI
laid on the table by vote i 90 i 7.H
The bill to provide for county
medical examining boardsw passed
o iittss5 third read ;iiEE. $3.50 asEST
The, billto authorize county and
municipal authorities oSemploy penis
teNnpttiiaaryy ssoppyicts upon Highways end
streets caused q spirited debate.
Senator Smythe moved Indefinite
postponement..} 9 Z aS ext tass cum +
that IL it was expected to derive any
revenue from the penitentiarys the,
passage Of the bill was the surestS
way TO preyentit, and the bill was
opposed to sound priEciplea of
administration. Senator Wilson on.
tended that the provision M Uf 81 II NY
bill was similar to that of the law Of
North Carolina, and that State was
noted az possessing the best public
roadsSof any State in the South, by
reason of the use of the conyicts,
Senator Evans opposed the bill. He
was Q near neighBor Of the Norths;
State, and had travelled much over
the roads in that State, and his obsera
yaticm and exper;oTTo5 led him Eto
conclude that they were hard roads
to travel, and that the public roads
in TINS State were in Tar DetJer con-
dition. If those roads weSa worked
BY conviots he had never seen 1t 3 ii
heard of it, and if such q law existed
in North Carolina it must bela dead
letter. The motion to postponeSw as
put and lost, and Senator Snaythe
offered an amendment, making the
hiring of convicts discretionary with
the Board of Directors, and not
mandatory as required by the bill.
Tho amendment was adopted ana
the bill ordered to aSsthird reading.
WEDNEsDAY,, december iT.At
noon the House and Senate met ms
joint assembly to elect q Suporintens
don't and three Directors Of the
State P~enitentiary. Nominations
being made, the vote stood as fol.
lows: Total vote, 1853, necessary @to
choice, X; of which w. Ut. Talbert
received 1I2; John r.. CASTOR, IN:
u. w. BROKER, 10; Henry Massey,
4; j. r. Earle, 8, and 4. j. Lipscomb
l. Mr.. Lipscomb was not nominated
but was voted for by Senator Dozier
anyhow. Mr.. Talbert was accord
ingly declared duly elected.
The, joint assembly then proceeded
to elect three directors Of the Ar snis
Tertiary. aSS2
Total vote, 100; Of which Mi. vs.
IA. Neal received 81; Mr.. r.. 81. Cnns
ningham, 90; Mr.. Henry Oliver. los,
Mr.. Anderson, 40; Mr.. Gaignard, 43;
Mr.. Rainey, SO; MI. Horn, 10.
Messrs. Oliver, Neal and Cunning
ham were declared duly elected Di
r~ectors Of the Penitentiary.$
Mr.. Oliver is the well known
Charleston contractor and builder
who has erected some of the finest
buildings in Charleston. Mr.. Oliver
has every reason to feel gratiaed az
the very large yccte he 3 $500 s.
Mr.. Neal, of Anderson, Isl large
and successful farmer, who Isl young,
energetic and q good man of bust
ness. I'll
Mr.. Cunningham, Of Clhsster, IL
also a large and successful farmar.
He is President Of the Chester
County Alliance and is q prominent
and progressive man in his county.
In}the House the considerations sc
the appropriation bill consumed most
Of the day. 1t was, passed to It's
third reading with notices Of further
amendments on third reading SSsE
Quite an animated discussion oc
cured on q motion by Mr.. John
Gary Evans that certain important
bills, known as Observation-Disclosures
be taken up ahead of their plaoes on
the calendar and made special orders. Y
The motion prevailed.
In ltho Senate an unfavorable re-
port was submitted by Senator
Moore on the bill to change the law
regarding the Board of Visitorrs4SSfSooff !
the South Carolina Military Acadeas
my. The unfavorable report Was
adopted,
a favorable report was received
from the Judiciary Committee regu4
lating the terms Of office Of Trial
Justices; in this Site. It IS n con
formity to the suggestioi, IL the Gov
ernor in his inauguralAlnaking the
terms commensurate with the terms
Of the GoYernorb BY whom app9intTsd
and when vacancies are to be filled
the aPPointmsnt slaissihi t 10 foTS shoo uiI-S
expired term. The Secretary of
State is to issue the commissions to
apgointees without fec therefof, and
Trial Justices are forbidden TO ap92
pear as attorneys in any court Iii
cases tried before them.
The bill TO abolish the agrie 6ltural
department was passed to t third
reading.
Tho New discovery.