The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
TWO SUPREME COURT JUDGES
ELECTED IN SESSION.

ELECTED IN SESSION.
Bench and Justice Pope Reelected
Other Business Transacted by the Senate
and House.
On Thursday Mr.: Hough offered q
resolution, providing that the house
stand adjourned after today's session
until Tuesday at 12 o'clock, in order
to allow the members to be at home
on February salesday-Monday next
He asked for immediate consideration
of this resolution, but 10 members OBJ
jected and the resolution went over
for consideration.
Mr.. Fowler then offered the follow.
ing resolution:
Resolved by the house of representa-,
tives, the senate concurring, That we
have heard with pleasure and interest
the eloquent and patriotic speech of
our junior senator in the United States
Senate, Hon. B. R. Tillman, on the
29th inst, and we desire to say that
by all we are and hope to be, we will
sacrifice our lives if necessary in re-
sisting tyranny and oppression, be-
ieving as we do that resistance to ty-
rants is obedience to God.
IN m oofinr, of nr W-,Le IL. .os-
luton was referred to the committee
on federal relations.
The Senate returned Mr.. Sturkie's
bill to require county treasurers to at
tend at certain convenient places in
the several counties to collect taxes,
with an amendment which struck Out
all after the enacting words and sub
stituting another bill, which left il
optional with the treasurers whether
they would attend these places or not
After some debate, MIR. Sturkie stating
that the object of his bill was nullifed
the house refused to concur, and 8
committee of conference was asked
for.
Mr.. Shuman's bill to provide for the
appointment of constables by magis
trates and prescribing their duties and
term of office and for removal of same
was taken up. Mr.. Shuman put in
several amendments. Then Mr.. 1der
ton had a slight amendment made and
the bill was ordered to its third read
ing. As the bill passed it provides
that each magistrate in this State may
appoint separately or conjointly one
constable to execute writs and process
es issued by him; that a record must
be made of the appointments; that the
constable must take the constitutions
oath and give 5000 bond; that the
constable shall serve all writs and pro
cesses, both criminal. and civil, except
writs and processes IN cases of which
the court of general sessions has ex
elusive jurisdiction and he shall serve
writs and processes in such cases, un'
less such magistrate shall direct the
same to the sheriff of his county to be
served by him.
Mr.. Whitmire's bill to amend the
law relating to boards of equalization
was called up and there was some dis
cussion. After a few slight amend
ments had been put in, the bill wa;
fordered to a third reading. The bill
requires that the boards shall not re
ceive pay for more than five days nc
matter how long their session.
At this juncture request was read
from Mrs. Virginia D. Young, presi
dent of the State Equal Rights associa
ton asking permission to address thu
house at night on the subject of presi
dental suffrage for women.
Mr.. Patton offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the use of the hall ot
the house be rendered to Mrs. Young
president of the Woman's Rights as
sociation, for the evening of Jan. 80
for the purpose of addressing the
members of the general assembly OF
the subject of suffrage for women.
Before the adoption of the resolu
ton, during the discussion over thu
matter, some one asked Mr.. Pattor
what would be the time limit of thu
address, and Mr.. Patton exclaimed
"Why, the time will be indefinite, o.
course; who ever heard of telling
woman how long she should talk9"
Later Mr.. Weston called attention
to General Rosser's lecture and to pre-
vent a conflict the time for Mrs
Young's speech was fixed at 6 80 I'm
The distinguished Virginia veteran
Gen. Rosser, having come in with sew
eral gentlemen, Mr.. Floyd rose and
after making some appropriate refer
ences to the distinguished visitor
moved that the courtesies of the house
be extended to him. This was unani
mously agreed to.
At 1 o'clock the members of tht
senate, headed by the president and
clerk arrived and marched in. Mr.
Breazeale, who was in the chair gave
way to the lieutenant governor, who
called the joint assembly to order ano
stated that the object thereof was tc
elect two associate justices of the State
supreme court. He declared that nom
nations were in order for the election
of Justice to succeed Justice Pope.
Mr.. Floyd took the floor and nomi
mated Justice Pope to succeed himself.
| The nomination was seconded tirs1
by the delegations from Edgefeld and
Charleston.
Messrs. Barnwen and Brown, on the
par5 of the senate, and Tatum and
Wyche, on the part of the house, were
appeinted tellers. There being nc
further nominations the roll was call