The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-02
PARKS ELECTED
PUBLIC PRINTER.
A Change Made in the Midst
Of the Legislative Session.

Of the Legislative Session.
Columbia, Jan 27-In joint ses.
sion to-day the two houses of the
general asst oily declined to ratify
the appointment Of MIR. Charles B
Calvo as public printer to the unex-
pired term of his father, recently
made, aud elected instead for the
interim Mr.. j. T Parks of Orange
burg. The history of the recent ap
pointment following the misfortune
of Mr.. Charles A. Calvo, the public
printer is familiar to all. The State
company has been doing the work
under contract for Mr.. q. B. Calvo,
and the change is made despite the
fact that there is but little more to
be done and the change has to be
made in the midst of the session
The detection was held yesterday
following the action taken in the SEN
ale on Wednesday night The joint
session began yesterday at l0p N
When the senators had been seat
ed. Lieutenant Governor McSweeney
called the body to order Tie reso-
luton under which the election was
to be held was read. and then the
president of the senate appointed
Senators Aidrich and Love tellers
on the part of the senate. Speaker
Gary appointed Messrs E6rd, De-
Loach and g. w. Davis on the part
of the house.
Nominations for public printer to
fiji the unexpired term of MIR. c. A..
Calvo were declared in order
In few words Senator McCalla
nominated Mr. j. T Parks of Orange
burg. Mr.. Dukes seconded it.
Mr. Pollock then rose and said they
had met there TO select State print
er. Mr.. Charles A. Calvo was elect
ed for two years. and be would have
been serving now but for his nisfor-
tune He was proceeding to detail!
the circumstances Of the appointment
when Mr. j D Kinard rose to state
that he was chairman of the house
committee on printing. and had not
acted in making the appointment.
Mr. Pollock said Mr. Charles B.
Calvo had the work we'll and satisfac-
torily done He had heard no CON-
plant as to any of the work The
season was nearing it's end In two.
certainly not more than three weeks.
there would be nothing else to do.
He thought it would be very unwiee
to make any change.
Senator Archer at this juncture
rose to point of order, asking if
they were there to make nominations
or to discuss the advisabili.y of max
ing change in the matter of the
pubic printing
The president said they had met to
elect
Mr. Pollock said be was aware of
the pupose of the joint assembly, and
was simply giving the reasons why
it appeared to him that the general
assembly should be fair and just and
extend the term of Mr. Charles B.
Calvo to it's proper expiration.
Mr. Jno. P. Thomas. Jr., seconded
the nomination "on behalf of the wife
and children of him upon whom God
had placed heavy hand"
Senator Ragsdale thought that on
every consideration of right and good
faith the general assembly should
elect Mr.. Charles B Calvo.
Senator May6eld said that re-
cognizing the past services of the
elder CaIvo to the State and believing
that his son ought to hold on as pub
lie printer until his term had expired
he seconded the nomination.
Senator Gaines and DR. Thinner
man seconded the nomination of Mr.
Parks along with others
Mr.. Crum took pleasure in second.
ing the nomination of Mr. Parks and
expressed the hope that they would
get printer who could give them
the reports of the comptroller general
and superintendent of education
sooner than the incumbent
Senator Dean and Mr.. Mccullough
seconded the nomination of Mr. Calvo
aud then nominations were closed
The vote was then taken resulting
in the election of Mr.. Parks The
total vote cast was l42, Of which
Mr.. Parks received SO, Mr. Caivo So
and the Bryan Printing company l.
State.