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discussion to discharge the obligation.
He called for the vote. It was l to
10 aosinSt the motion

l9 against the motion.
\ message was received from the
Governor rsc commending thst the ap
prapriation asked for by the Stat
Fair Associstion be ersnteG. TIL
communication of Mr.. L. D. Child
showed that the society had paid bacl
the loan Of las: year and that the bal
ance Of cash in the treasury was 10
s1tficient to enable the society to car
" out is plans this year. Tie mes
sage was referred to TIE Finauc'
Committee.
There was some debate on tie reso
luton 10 appoint committee to eN
anime into the Sinking Fund Com
mission. II wss argued By some tina
the atfsir had been argued enough
others thought that the mere fact oft
having come to the public through
the newspapers was argument for the
investigation by the General Assem-
bly,. The Senate passed the resolution
amending it to make the COMMITTEES
consist of nve instead Of three mem
belS.
On Tuesday on motion of Mr.. Arch
er 8 house bill to require al county
officers of the counties Of the State X
keep open their Offices during eact
week day was indefinitely postponed
Twenty-nine counties had asked TO be
exempted from the provisions Of the
bill before it was killed.
Mr.. Buist called for the special Or
Ger Of joint resolution authorizing
the State treasurer to issue tc
Samuel LORD, as receiver of the presi'
dent and. directors of the State bank,
or his duly appointej successor, con-
solidation bonds or stock equal II
amount to so per centum OF
the par value Of certain s per cent.
State bonds and interest thereon
(Which bonds were taken and LOST OF
destroyed by Federal soldiers during g
the late civil war, and to which the
said receiver by DEGREES of the court,
has been adjudged entitled), and to
permit the refunding of the same un-
der the acts for the redemption OF the
State debt.
Mr. Archer moved to Indefinitely
postpone the joint resolution. He
spoke nearly an hour along the line OF
that there was no proof that
these bonds had been stolen.
Mr.. Gaines spoke against the reso-
luton. Strenuous efforts" said he,
are made to impress this general
with tie idea that the courts
have investigated the whole matter
that the validity and business Of their
claim has been established beyond all
question; that our duty is simply to
take action to remedy a little legal de.
feet. Now to my mind ncihlng that
has transpired in connection with this
matter imposes even any equitable or
moral obligation upon this body. The
courts have simply authorized these
parties to come here and ask the gen
eral assembly to 60 outside Of the law
and make good their loss" Mr..
Gaines spoke along this line, and in
conclusion said that this loss was moth
ing more than one Of the casualties of
he war. It would be just for those
who mad lost their slaves and other
in the war to come and ask
,ay for such losses rs for these claim
lnts to ask for REIN orsement for lost
ponds.
Mr.. BUST, in the course OF his
speech for the resolution, said he
wished it distinctly understood that he
vas not interested either directly or
indirectly in the matter. As the SEN
stor from Charleston he had intro
iucsd the resolution, and after study
i the question he thought 1t should
BASS.
Mr.. Dean and Mr.. Ragsdale spoke
against the passage of the resolution.
Mr.. Henderson made clear expo
ition of tie matter in favor Of the
passage.
The aye and nay vote was taken, re-
ulting in the indefinite postponement
If the resolution by vote OF % to Z.
AL the senators voted in favor OF IN
definite postponement save Meesrs.
3uist, Henderson, Moses, Mower, Ra-
,in, Sloan and Talbird.
In the Senate on Wednesday when
dr. Browns bill to require all parents
>r guardians to compel their children
" wards to attend school for eight
weeks in each year was reached on the
he calendar. Mr.. Ragsdale moved
o strike out the enacting words, say
ng that it was going too far for the
State government attempt to superceoe
ne government OF the family. After
ome discussion Mr.. Ragsdale's mo-
ion was adopted by the following
7ote:
Aye-Alexander, Archer, Connor,
Dean, Dennis, Douglass, DuBose,
Gaines, Griffith, Love, Mcdaniel, Mil
er, Mower, ODell, Ragsdale, Turner,
Wallace, Williams--1S.
Nay-Brown, Buist, Mauldin, May
ield, McCalla, Moses, Norris, Petit
grew, Ragin. Sanders, Scarborough,
Sloan, Taloird-13.
Mr.. Moses bill to provide that all
suits arising between citizens OF this
State and foreign corporations shall
De tried in State courts and not trans
erred to the United States courts,
,licted some discussion when it came
up for second reading.
Mr.. Mower moved to strike out the
words. He did SO, he said !,
1ot because he was opposed to the oil,
out because he thought II would be IN
Of the United States
Constitution and laws and hence nu-
yatory. It would lead TO costly litl-
CATION, aud besides would become
/ dead letter.
Mr.. Moses in reply, said if there
vas doubt OF the bill being uncon-
then the benefit of the
loubt should be given to the State.
# this State was good enough for for
oreign corporations TO do business IN
hen our courts were good ugh to
1ave their causes tried in. he cited
Instances Of the cost Of trial IN United
States courts, and as means OF pro
ection against these great costs he
hoped me bill would pass.
Mr.. Mowers motion to strike out