The Florence tribune., 1895-06-15
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.

If the law classifying counties should be declared good law, there will be no need of electing men to the Legislature in the future, and that expense can be saved. It will only be necessary to get girl clerk to write out the law to suit herself. putting in or emitting such sections she pleases, and if the Gov cine. The fact is, that the law as it stands was never passed by the 18th Legislature and never would have passed except with the two sections that were omitted by the clerk IT. engrossing the bill. 1t would be very strange indeed if there were no method of Correcting or remedying such an outrageous proceeding as this.-tFlorence Tribune.
 Mir. Charles D. Reppy, the chief clerk of the House of Representatives of the late leg islature which passed the classification law, is the editor of the Florence TRIBUNE, and presumably the author of the foregoing ar ticle. Brother Reppy is like Brother Jas per- who preached to his congregation that " the sun do moye,p and not the earth. He is in the position of the lawyer who said to his client, They can't put you in jail for that, :" "yes. but they've already got me in jail"
 Mr. Reppy says, The fact is that the law as it stands was never passed by the 18th Leg islature,'' This in the face of the enrolled act, solemnly certified to by both presiding officers of the two houses, under their oaths that it was the act of the Legislature. Sim ply because some one says so cuts no figure in the case. The conclusive evidence of it's passage is the signature of the presiding officers of the respective houses, and the signature of the Governor is the evidence of the approval of the Exeeu- tive Department. Suppose the Governor after the law was deposited in the office of the Secretary should endeayor to plead the baby act by declaring that he had by mistake signed some other act than the one intended. Oh no, Brother Reppy the fact is that the conclusive evidence of it's passage by the Legislative Department, as well as its approval by the Executive Department, are the signatures of the presiding officers of the two Houses and the signature of the Cover nor. While Brother Reppy is talking about law" he must remember that it is flaw" which constitutes those certifying sigma lures, the conclusive evidence of passage and approval by these two departments of goyernment.-[Gra Guardian.
 The Guardian may be right, and the signatures of the governor and presid
 ing officers of the two houses consid- cred conclusive evidence" that the bill passed as signed by them. Yet the fact remains that it did not so pass and that two sections were left out by the lady clerk in expressing the bill. The TRIBUNE reiterates that it would be strange if there were no method in law of correcting such an error. This is as much of an opinion as it has ex- pressed on the subject, being no law yer. However, there is a right and a wrong side to this question which is in the province of everybody to discuss, and itis pitifn1 to ses newspapers and people 50 willing and anxious to take advantage of a technieality in order to get something they are not entitled to. It is not honest. They needn't worry themselves, however, as the Harrison act especially prohibits special legisla-