The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-18

cent legislation in this country IS an J"
ct.nre What say is not governed al
4. nolitical feeling, but is said as cltl- \
~ for the preservation of the true II
rinciples of government" n
senator Butler then spoke OF the az N
ons of the majority in the last mousse 81
: CONGRESS in trampling the rights OF IL
20 minority and said that the brigahos q
ndnr those rules, could transact ousi-
CSC at least under the pretence OF rlShe. =
10 ssked, twas there ever such j
ravesty under constitutions govern, e
neut.'' He referred to it as one-lnan
nile, spoke of the system OF counting
he opposition, making false RECORDS I
md carving out the pr visions OF the
,au, horn doctrine OF majority rule,
rhich is brute force and usurpatlon'
A 9 same of the results of this rule rev.
,nue measures were passed Whlch !
rnhbed the people of 81 ,0So,OOO 600.
Ha referred to the cloture rule IN the
senate and said it was wanted because
nower and spoil were wanted. lbsse
are matters of history, he SAID, ana oe-
Sarye 60 criticism. He said they were
violations of the letter Of the constltu-
tion and inimical to liberty.
The sneaker said that he did not at
fret like the word "filibuster," but re
found tilibustering good thing 10 ueo
feat great wrongs. In that IL was InS
nroper weapon of defence. ne nau
Seen it stand like a stone wall ioi
months against the direst consplracies.
# II was. asked how could the majority
rule with these tactics as stumoiihg
blocks he would say by not delegaIllg
he mower to any one man but let the
majority keep its majority present.
In advancing these ideas, the speaker
| sois he would incur the criticism o,
corruscating statesmen, but ne asaeo ~
t:,e attention of the yor g men OF Cue
land to them, and pointed out the uah-
gers of majority rule in the style spohen
of. Great talents Will oe useo ~ 0f
hold these ideas: En-
The great parliamentary body OF III,
oland had been appealed d4 - 81
the rules Of tha 50 = sustain
spasiksasf1s - { Sci1ate and house. The
se.sepeaKer thought it dangerous for free
country to rely on the rulings of a par
lament Of a monarchial government.
Even in England's parliament there
had never been such transgressions Of
power as in the last congress. Cloture
in the house of commons was adopted
after long, heated acrimonious debate
and after many nisgivings. He de-
nounced the force bill as the direst bill
ever offered.
The rules in congress were startling
enough to put the people on notice. If
the dangerous ideas of the majority
were continued, the usurpers would
seize upon as much power as would be
allowed and the result would be beyond
telling.
The speaker closed by quoting some
of his remarks in the senate in which
he said a we'll defined constitutional
government was being replaced by a
parliamentary government.
DIR. HOLLANDS REPORT TO THE SEMI
NARY BOARD.
During the session which closed on
the 10th inst, four students were en-
rolled-2 Juniors, irregular, and /
senior. Mr.. w. X. Sigh, the senior,
has been reading the prescribed course,
and practically received no instruction
from the faculty. Mr.. J. D. Shealy,
the irregular student, recited with the
junior class, consisting of Messrs. :. L..
Nease and 0. B.,Shearouse. AS far as
lay in the power of your instructors,
instruction was given to these young
men in Sacred and Church History,
Dogmatics, Exegesis of New Testa-
ment in Greek, Biblical Theology,
Homiletics and Pastoral theology, He
brew and German.
1t will not be possible for your in
structors, in addition to their college
| duties, to do even as much work in
| your Seminary another session as they
| have done the past session. The labors
exacted Of US in College and Seminary
have been too continuous for US to do
satisfactory work.
One Of two things must be done:
!. Either you must take immediate
steps to provide Theological Professor,
2, Or you must ask your present in
structors to confine themselves to the
junior years course.
In the event of your being able to
secure an acceptable Seminary Pro-
fessor, the session of 1872 would in
all probability open with 3 seniors,
middlers and 2 juniors.
In case you do not provide said Pro-
fessor, members of the middle and
the senior class must 60 to some other
school of theology.
Two great difficulties are in the way
of your securing a Seminary Professor,
(a) Finding man who will meet the
wants of the meagre salary the church
is able to pay, and (b) the inability of
the Board of Trustees to sustain the
College apart from the Seminary fund.
The synod has placed the Seminary
fund at the disposal of the College Trus-
tees. and any action that you take rela-
tive to the election Of Professor must
be ratified by said Board.
The relation of the Synod of South
Carolina to the United Synod of the
South, in the matter of a Theological
Seminary for the Church South, also
presents a perplexing aspect to the
question before you.
Praying thst you may be Divinely
guided in the important matters before
you, am yours fraternally,
G. w. HOLLAND,
Chm'n Faculty.
MEETING OF TIE BOARDS.
The two boards of trustees of the