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pensary, rejecting upon Inc oInclals
threof from its enactment, Therefore
be it
Resolved, That committee of five,
consisting cf three members from the
house and two members from The SEN
ate, elected by the respective houses,
the duty of which committee shall be
to investigate said charges and insin-
uations, and, further, that said com.
mittee shall have full power to send
for persons and papers, to administer
oaths to witnesses examined, to sit at
such time and places as they may
deem convenient, to employ an expert
account to aid in such investigation
as they see proper, and to report to the
house of representatives and senate at
the present session, or the next ses-
sion hereafter, or to the governor
should neither house be in session
when such committee wishes to make
a report whether such charges and in
situations be true or untrue and any
other thing they believe would be
wise and expedient.
The reading of the resolution did
not seem to create much of stir in
the house. A few members listened
to it. After long wait Mr.. Kinard
said it was an important matter and
it would be well, perhaps, to let it 60
over for day at least. Ten members
rising slowly one by one finally caus-
ed the resolution to 60 over until to-
morrow.
PASSED A FINAL READING.
The house was not able to tackle its
calendar until II o'clock. Then these
third reading matters were taken up
and ordered to be sent to the senate:
Mr.. Bacot's bill to amend the act to
authorize and empower cities, town,
townships and other municipal corpo
rations to issue negotiable coupon
bonds for the refunding or payment
in whole or in part of bonded indebt.
ness and any unpaid past due interest
thereon existing at the time OF the
adoption of the present Constitution.
Tie senate bill to amend the act to
regulate the election of mayors and
intendants and wardens and aldermen
OF towns and cities. with amendments.
When Mr.. Anderson's bill to re-
peal the anti-emigrant act came up on
the third reading, Mr.. o. P. Goodwin
moved to recommit the bill, holding
that to pass the bill and repeal the law
would be detrimental 10 the farming
interests of the State. He gave the
house Laurens county's experience
with emigrant agents. Hundreds OF
negroes were taken away after the
had begun. These agents
took them away and made them vio-
late all contracts, etc even after their
taxes has been paid. He was willing
for them to leave when they are not
nnder contract. He did not wish to
keep the negroes here if they did not
wish to stay. The present act did not
interfere with the negoes leaving if
they wished to 60.
After some discussion Mr.. Thomas
moved to indefinitely postpone the
bill. The vote on this motion was as
follows, the bill being killed: Aye,
80; nay, "a. Those voting with Mr..
Anderson were Messrs. Asbill, Bacot,
Banks, Bethune, Burns, Fairy, Gads-
den. Gage, Harvey, Hollis, Humphrey
K-ibler, Livingston, Meares, Miller, j.
e.; Mishoe, Moore, Nettles, Patton,
Player, Pollock, Prince, Pyatt, Rog-
ers, Russell, Sanders, Skinner, Smith,
E. D.; Sturkie, Stevenson, Thomas.
w. H.; Williams, Witherspoon and
Wyche.
MIR. Wingo's bill licensing carrying
concealed weapons, about which there
had been much wrangling the preced-
ing day, was taken up and killed by a
vote of 81 to 43.
When Mr.. Timmerman's bill to re.
quire all county officers to give bond
in surety companies was reached, Mr..
Rogers moved the adoption of the un-
favorable report Of the committee. Mr..
Zimmerman defended his bill, saying
that in nearly every county there had
''been misdoings on the part OF coun.
ty officers" They could not legislate
honesty in man, but they wished to
fx the barrier so high that it could not
be- surmounted.
Mr.. Thomas remarked that there
was no such company doing business
in this State.
MIR. Crum was opposed to the bill.
He explained the present law and
pointed out the hardhips that this bill
would work.
Mr.. Rogers said they would put it in
the power of one or two companies to
dictate who should hold Office in this
State.
Mr.. Kibler wanted to know if there
were any companies in the State.
Mr.. McWhite said the bill would
just put in the hands of one or two
companies to say who should hold
bonded offices. 1t would defeat the
will OF the people.
The bill was then indefinitely post
poned, and the House adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
The first business on the Senate cal
endar was the veto message of Cover.
nor Evans in the matter of removing
The objections raised by
the governor to this act, it will be re-
were that he had not the
power to remove magistrates, neither
could he appoint them save by the
consent of the senate. On these two
grounds the act was vetoed.
Senator Mower. author of the bill,
was the only one to speak on the veto.
He said that the bill, as first introduc-
ed by him, gave the power of removal
for cause to the governor, but after
looking into the matter further he OF.
fered an amendment taking away