The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-01
PARKS WAS CHOSEN
PUBLIC PRINTER
"A CHANGE MADE IN THE MIDST OF
\ THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
How Tho Several Members Voted-What
q WAS Said by Those Who Made tho Noml-
.g * h nations--AIr. Parks an ORANGE
"G~t5as .rr burg Man. ...-.....
(Tho State, 29th.)

Mr.. Charles Is. Calvo as public
printer to the une. ired torn cf his
father recently made, and elected
instead for tho interim Mr.. j. II.
Parks, Of Orangcburg The history
Of the recent appointment following
the misfortune of Mr.. Charles A.
Calvo, tho public printer, is familiar
to all. Tho State company has been
doing tho work under contract for
Mr.. G. B. Calvo, and the change is
made despite tho fact that there is
but little more to be dono and tho
change has to be made in tho midst
Of tho session. ~.
The election was held yesterday
following tho action taken iii tho
Senate on Wednesday night. Tho
joint session began yesterday at 1.1O
p. m. .......- .-....
When tho Senators had boen seat
ed, Lieutenant Governor McSwcency
callod the body to ortlcr. Tho reso-
luton under which tho election was
to bo hold was read, and. then tho
president of tho Senate appointed
Senators Aldrich and Love tellers on
the part Of tho Senate, Speaker Gary
appointed Messrs. Efrd, DeLoach
aud @. W. Davis on tho part of the
House
Nominations for public printer to
fill the unexpirod ter v Of Mr.. Q. A.
Calve wore declared in ordor. .
In a few words Senator McCalla
nominated Mr.. j. T. Parks, Of Orange
bnrg.NMr. Dukes seconded it.
= MIR. Pollock thon roso and said
they had mot there to eject q State
printer. Mr.. Charles A. Ca'vo was
elected for two years, and he would
have beon serving now but for his
misfortune. He was proceeding to
detail the circumstances of tho ap-
pointment 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 APP
pointmont.
Mr., Pollock said Mr. Charles B.
Calvo had the work woll and sotis.
factorily done. He had hoard no
complaint as to any Of the work.
The season was nearing it's end. In
two, certainly not moro than three
weeks, thore would be nothing else
to do lie thought it would be very
unwiso to make any change.
Seoator Archer at this juncturc
roso to point Of order, asking if
they were to mako nominations or to
discuss the advisability Of >oaking a
change in thematter Of the public
printing 49,.
The president said they had met
to elect. t..,
Mr.. Pollock said he. was aware Of
the purposo:of tho joint assembly,
and was simply giving tho. reasons
why it appeared to him that tho gen
eral,a sombly should be fair and
Just and extend tho term OF Mr..
Als.Charlos B. Calvo to its proper oxpi-
ySsSssafsSon. ':..
sSsdfS% ~ *Jno. p. Thomas, Jr., seconded
4siSsSStt&tlon "on behalf of the wife
ne no'n',"stFs s s,s: <.ss>y,oon whom God
nd children So,
1ad placed hoavy hand.%&I\ -, q
Senator Rogsdalo though@' @'n"' 81,
very consideration Of right aiN soo,'
faith tho general assembly sh&su''
elect Mr.. Charles B. Calvo. w
Senator Mayfeld said that recogNS
uizing the past services Of tho older \
.Calvo to the State and believing that
his son ought TO hold on as public
p%inter until his torn had expired,
he seconded tho nomination.
Senator Gaines and Mr.. Thinner
man seconded the nomination Of Mr..
PARIS along with others.
Mr. Crnm took pleasure IN second
inq the nomination Of Mr. Parks and
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