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^r- ? ^-' ?ac?JDD(i^. <m.'a _" -; " - ,wriwoL'^vrotftk.*- v. i'iie Press and Banner. Br iln^h Wilson and II. T. Wardlnw. ' Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1880. i Tie Christian Neighbor aud the Horse t 1? Kacc. !} Oar esteemed contemporary, the Christian j e Xfeifjhbor, ltat week used some pretty strong 1I Jnriguilsc In reply to our remarks In reference' 1 to his proposition to suppress the State Fair, J liecuiKe horse-racing w.?s permitted on the; r grounds of the Fair Association. We know I ( that our good friend did not mean to mis> ep- t resent ns when lie said that we had become a tho "apologist ot horse-racing." The Pr?n I trrt'.l Iianner Is* no "apologist"' for evil of any !, kind. Wa,"yleld the jra'm to no newspaper In c cflorts to foster correct principles und pure t * morals, On the subject of horse-racing we c . ... are not well informed. Never having attended but two 01 three raccs, wo are indebted to rj hearsay for nearly all that we know of it. If we understand It, th<i moral and religious world does not base it# objection t > liorso-raclrg upon thehiere fact of a trial of t!:e anl- I mals speed, but upon the existence of the evil 11 *0 generally connected with It?that <>f gam-; s tollng?and theconaequent dcmora'izatlon. Ifj i We understand the matter, and have stated it > t fairl v. the onlv difference! between u> Is, as to ' s ."J, the best mode of abating or correct lug the] evil. Tlie Christian Neighbor would suppress j *. Vie Fair. Tlie Prttsand Banner wou!<l instil that higher moral principle which would rt-j Htr.dn men from participating In these evils.! If thIs mahes us an "apologist" of horse-ra-' clng, then wo admit that wo do not under-; Ktand cither ourselves or the plainest words j of tlie English language. The ChrislkiA Xeighbor snys: "The evil ofj . - _ "druukenness, A-c.,on Sale Day and political | 'meetings are incident?may or may not be?1 "and are:not in the programme of the occa-J1 "sion, as horse racing tva: In that of the Fair." \! ' 'True enough, Iriend, horse-racing was in the 1 programme, but the evil connected with it |1 ^vas only "incident," as drunkenurss is on 1 Hale Day, and.it political ocetlngs. Must the;' good peoplc'of the whole State remain at j4 homeaud deny themselves the pleasures and,1 tjcnefUs of asocial intermingling because per- j1 t chance a icw men cnoosc u> squuuui-i nm. , money on a horse-race, the biillnrd Mble, tlsc'1 l>ar-rooin or elsewhere? We think not. True! Christ Ianlly makes no such demand of us. Own up. Christian friend, were you eultlv.i- J f " " t ting that charity which lhlnl:c!h no evil of a H brother, when you wrote the following [ ara-( graph, and for t!ie reproduction of which we I) are compelled to ask thereader's pardon ? As'< a rule the I^rns* and /ia.mcr does not offend (t common decency by the use of *uch words as (l "buzzards," "carrion crow," and "every other j i uncloan bird," and therefore our readers are j < not accustomed to see such words, but com- j \ ing as they do, in this Instance, from a 1< arued j i uad dignified divine, they may be considered 1 f as orthodox. The ChrUihm XiighOcr s-?ys: 1 r "While horee racing is in and of itself not i ] as great a violation of the moral iaxv as sonic i, other ihings, yet It Is acknowledged on ail) liands ana "carcass''that invariably gathers jl together the "eazlcs"?the cormorant*, the "buzzards, the cart Ion crows, and every other . tfuclean bird that can hop or Hop its way to the least. And if soino of the more centcel . "feathers"?preachers, professors, congress- j mten, editors. cx-govcrnors. &? .?are present it I * \ only shows that, for that "course'' in tiic hill, i of lare, they have a "craw" which hi meal, t lime illustrato* the adage, "birds of a leather - flock together." It is a well known fact that about an equal tiumberof ladies and gentlemen usually attend the Fair and witness the races. For tills reason wo are greatly surprised at the cxpres- j ( sinus of the C'hriitifin Neighbor, and are at all loss to know by what rule of ethics our friend j' Is warranted in applyingcoar.se language to a , )argo concourse of ladies and gentlemen. Wo think his gallantry, to|| siy nothing of his sanso of Justice and hIs j j convictions of the proprieties of life, should ; i liavo restralmd him froin applying, even in-iJ ' frrontlally, vnlgar words to an assembly so ! largely composed of the purest anti best la- [ < dies of the State. Ordinarily an editor should j j consider well whether the facts will bear him I' ?>ut in tl)0 nseof the most disgusting words i known In the English language. J A Stritnjc Inconsistency. ii One of tho reasons which have been urged j 1 for a Constitutional Convention Is the fact i1 . that the Legislature cannot iibolish some of i the county ofllce3. Those of our readers who: j have kept up with tho legislative proc? edln^s I 1 cannot but be stru- k with the fact ihat at ev-! j w.'~\ . ery sitting of the Legislature new officers are I , created, and offlceis.too.w lio are needed to ad- j' vnnce the Interests of the State. For Instance,'1 the Fish Commissioner, the Railroad Cominis-! Klotfer, an Inspector of Phosphates, Master in < Equity, while tho establishment of oncor * two otherofflces is proposed at the prcsintsit- j i r" . ting of the Legislature. The legislation lu 1 this respect, ns a whole, we believe to be wise, j ( , r\and we do not mention the facts with any i view to condemn theaction of the Legislatnre j I 3 in creating these office*, but merely to show | j the Inconsistency of maUing the abolition ofl offices a pretext forcalling a Convention. We J think, however, the Legislature Is drawing It , fine when they propose to establish the office i of Weigher at every Railroad tank in the,' ? State. When they get that Job completed, we [ [ may expcct to see aSupe.-intendent of Itcnte j appointed in every county, whose duty itij nhull to to render assistance to impracticable | landlords who lack business capacity suTi-u dent fo collect their reals. If the number of,1 bills that are ofl'ored In his behalf, are any ln-L , ?lex, It would appear that the Interests of the j landlord are not to be neglected undcrany cir- j5 ?um?Uinci-n.The Maddox Murder. I! As will bo seen by nn advertisement In an- [ other part of the Presi and Banner Mrs. Clara j C. Maddox offers a reward of Five Hundred \ Dollars for flic murderers of her husband, j "William Maddox, which occurred 011 the night of the 17th of November list. We have no doubt but IhattheTJovormrof the Slate will I offer an additional reward for the same par-1 ties. This is one of the most foul murders j that have ever occurred within our borders, 1 and wo hope to see the perpetrators of the I erlme hunted down. This being the third in-; I stance in this county, of murderers entering the houses of o'd people for the purpose of: murder and robbery, il. has to some extent! treated a feeling of unsafely on the part of; fome of our citizens who live in isolated, places. We trust to see the guilty parties in ' j court, ana a proper cuorion me pun 01 unrui-, flclal*wHI doubtless bring about tbe desired | result. We need In (his State a much tnorej xtrinzent enforcement of the criminal Jaws of l iho country. Crime can only be suppressed i fey tbe punishment of the guilty parties. | The Greenwood and Aojosfa Railroad.1 We are pleased to learn that the work on I thl? road Is progressing most oatlsfactorily to tbe most sancuino friends of tho road. The JMrec'ors bas secured thirty additional convict*, and bave now a total of about tifty Ave 1 jaands actively at work. Tho bridge across J tho canal bas been Mulshed, the road bed Is i ready for tbe iron to the river, where the stone ... * piers arc ready for the bridge. Weare Inform- 1 i ' cd that those having the matter in charge! . , think tbe iron w ill be put down to the river {< t>y the mldule of January next. The Iron ' fcridge Is now In Augusta, and will bo put It) 1; jwltfon as soon as iho road Is ready to trans- i port to the place. The lrou has already been j1 Jaid for a short distance, and an engine and , ? train of carp aro now In use. This begins to I Jook like business. Wo aro truly g!ad at the success of tho pro- ! Jcctors of the enterprise, and congratulate miMlfl honArH/?forK IFinaucial Failure. j We notice In our exchanges, thefnllnre of the Piedmont and Arlington Life Insurance Company, which has done business In tlds! t county for a long time. We have noln'orma-! tlon as to the extent of the present business i of the company w 1th our citizens, but wenre', pleased to observe that there Is a probability : 1 liat the Insurers will lose nothing at nil, as It!' Is thought that tho lnsur<d will bo furnished policies In other companies to cover the time [ I for which they havo paid. At tho worst the'1 loss by the Insured will bo a mere trifle. Their J lives have been insured in the past, and the < lusuranco was at that timo all that it claimed , j to bo. Wc have not heard of any death claim (| lu this county, which has r.of been paid in full!' and those whose lives have been spared have ' no reason to complain?they oould draw noth-' ( ingfrom the comjmny so long us they lived. I t <? j; The Stock La;v. I 'Wc ore g'ad to notice that various sec Ions J of the State are making application for the v advantages of a stock law. This Is progress. ? Tie stock law Is bound to win wherever its r practical workings arc tried, and we are glad \ , tosoo its benefit* extended to new territory. J) It seems to us that Edgefield wants tho stock Jaw, but Is afraid to make thovoutuie. 1 Of one thing the people and the law-malu rs v may rest well assured. There Is no step back- { i ward on this question. Onee spcu;? to an a;;- i rioultural pe >i?;e the profitable results ?.f a t ptock law, and thev h-,11 u<.v.i coa.c-;t t.> arc- J, "turn iocld ways. ;c r k 1 V 'LII.UWH.HJW JCTiilfclP H l t, JW-tl ?>1 rilW^q A Wfimingr. "Tennessee Democrats divided on the debtmying Issue and allowed tlio Radical caudilate to sslp into the liovfrnor?hip, although n |is minority was tlftceu or twenty thousand.J Cxchuiige. That Is just what will be done !n this State, f the Constitutional Convention Is pressed on is. A divided Pomiwraey will lose in a con- i * est on the questlonof disorganizing the preis-1 at government of South Carolina. We have j :ad throe Constitutional Conventions ill thlsj^ ;tnte within the past twenty years. T'-e first, irought Secession, the fcccotid proiueed the Jlaek Code, the third gave uh Ne?ro SuflVa-je.; Its far as we have been ab'.e to discern, we see j 10 prospective Rood to eon?e from another n ,'onstltutiona! Convention to le held at this jr Ime. We think It about time for us to have j i rf'St on | oil tics. Let u^iiin our .'arms, build . j actories work In our .' hops, am] attend to the | 1 (tislnrss <'f our ofll'xs for a little while. Wc | iinnotall he politicians, and ?ct fitoft ices, l >ut we can make money ut work, ami be ltiiependent. ( The Constitutional Convention Tost- > pont'd. We are glad to notice that the I-opjUlature ' iai wisely postponed until the next session of j he General Assembly, any action looking '<> j t t Constitutional Convention. The public ; nind will be in a much better c >n<llti<,n at j but time for the consideration nf so ^rave a . . .. - .. I.. . . n.. Ihlc n/ltlAII ' 1 iiojcei. mail it ir> hi. | ir?nii. iij ve will bo allowed a year cf peace and rebt, j j vhleh will 110 doubt greatly contribute to our j material wealth un<l prosperity, a:id at tlie i au:e time glvca quieting eliect to any spirit | >f unrest which may at present esht among I >ur people. For this wise action of the (Jen:rnl Assembly we think the whole people owe ! heir representatives their sincere thanks. The Inaugural Address. j The newspapers praise the Inaugural ad ' Ire-s of Governor Hajjood. We also udd our ! estiinonial to its worth, lint we suggest that' I has more the appearance of a business-like I nessage to the Legislature, than of an iivin-j rural address,delivered in the presence of the >upicme Court, and a large a-r-cmbly of lalies and spectators. Soine of the flowers of rhetoric, and the utterance of a few pleasant iothlnc;s, would have been more in order than j i dissertation on the production of cotton and ll> cri-jisses. j '< Much has boon said in t!io r.egl-latnrcabout! i law prohibiting the carry hi;; of c meealcU j ,v en pons. The Isturenaviilc Ifcntld suggests j hat the title of nil such hills be, "To Prohibit he Carrying of Pistols, or o: her I)< ally Wrap- j ms, la uny manner whatever." Tills Is ccr ], alniy an improvement 0:1 anything that we j iavc seen. Wc would suggest as an improvenent on that, that if the petit juries of the ! rottn try could be induced to do their duty, it! vould do much to put a stop to murder in this | State. We have had such lawlessness In j jou h Carolina that we have retrograded at-j nost to tho condition of Texas or Mexico. Punis'-.rnent should he inflicted for assault j ,ipoi> the person with the severity that Is im >oscd upon ineu guilty of petty larceny. Ty an editorial In its issuoof November j: !0th, wc arc led to believe that the .Varum!: War is opposed to the vote of this .State bei eg 11 last for Garfield for Piesident. The Star dually speaks out in unmistakable terms. (.'rt'iiiiirnflil liems. Tito Senior and Junior Reading Clubs exit!.it a promising vitality. They readily :ommcnd tliemscivcs to nil int. rested iii j iteiary culture and social iittieniiit;s and le Incment. At the*l;i>t sesskci. :it the residence jf the Misses Bright, the literary and musical epctoivc was fit 1 and hilt-rusting. it is said i.y some nf the leading colored j [Indicate at tiiis place, tl.at tin- licpuhlicun f>aity, I.as a scheme on toot, t.> i?tibii->u u | ;arty ?Tgan in this county. It his not trans-1 nrcd 1'ioin what party it will tnake i!s <OI>ut ! it is just possible tl.at the icpjrt may oe taken :um ijruno still*. I Mr. L. sheppard last wcrk dr.-ve 50 head oi i :attic to Augusta. This don't indicate th.it ] the lenec law has seiicusly cut lulled the,' stock-product. insurance schemes of every kind, custc it lid plan, religious, tratcrnai and con.mereial, i lai.'y multiply, and Giccn.vood helps them ill. A Castle of th3 ICnlehts of the Golden Rule wit* recently Institute! at thisplace. It r.a< a membership of about in, with the pros- j pcet of a very tiatlciiiig itu nase. Cnpt Cabili.cngiiicerahd contractor. visited j Coke?bury la*>t week, and inspected the contemp ated short n ad connection v\i h ilodges j Depot. He ragards the enlerpnsj a-entirely |iraciicab!catasR):>ll cost. It '.tould impart it ivonderi'til impetus to the business of the kiwn and insure quick niail transit and freight transportation. Mrs. J. c. Maxwell was summoned to j Columbia Saturday afterno' n. by a telegram tnnonncing the tudccn iiinessof lion. J. C.l Maxwell. Mr. B. W*. Cobb has ijceT elected principal j if tiie IMnc Grove school for the ensuing your. .Mr. riarp Vance was in town last week in | Lhe intercut of his magic saponilier. lie w*s tho tuc.-t of Cupt. C. A. C WuUer. Crops of all kinds in Hits part of the county | ire belter than for many years. All classes of i, armers arc pro? pii oils, ami business I arocei'ds more sa'ely, anil we are J ,ruiy in the midst oi a remarkable era of , brut and substmilal progress. Mj thologists mav represent Cupid's bow as j ( >ei!ifi strung with bell-, but the young mm of;, Jieenu'ood arc not to be hoaxed by any sucii j ] liction. Two of them uiii have succuniued j lo hisdelt archery by the time this shall see , lljjht, anil been aecurciy b<und with tlie .ilUen bonds?Messrs. 'li.os. N. Parks unit . las. W. Uuckett. The Christmas turkey as !>? uulps his extra j "HUon, una philosophically contemplates inu j ( :be hundred part be i.s Uo.-ilnei to bear in ti e | [ loliday collation. Ko:ilo-|ul/.cs s.meul.at,! ifter this kitul. The lives ol' Christmas tur- j ( cic.sal! remind us, that we can make ourl( ives sublime,aud, beingroasted, leave behind j, as memories<>f the good uM time. j. Mr. Cba<. Crows has been aj pointed freight I njeht at isiJicty-SSx, vice ill*. 1' rank Cason re- j signed. A vagrant umbrella mender, turning a luiub-rof bis ribs Into currency, organized liaise.I into a syndicate with the detormlua- 1 .Ion to gobble up ilit) bar rooms Saturday . . veiling. Alter putting a few glasses under his , shirt lie felt great, like Alexander who thought i ] re bad conquered the whole wor.d, when ] ie really bad not conquered the sma'lst live-, iou of the smallest part ol It. The bulls anil . jears were too tough for him, ami disgusted ,. st the failure of this original att- inpt tit aj oilier, he was last seen trying to hire a!: sail, and prop(?e 1 to last forty days, if any!' ?ne would give him a s.quare meal to staitj1 in. Mr. Yoe. father of the yoing mm Who was Younded the night prior to the election, ar- < aUns my statement that the shooting was i icciilental as erroneous. li seems tiiat the ! ; vidence of malice in the penetration was|j iullicient to warrant Trial .lustice Tanatit in I ( >utting him under ootid to appear lor j i bearing at the Court of sessions, upon the ( ha^ge of malicious shooting. This mention ; s made in deference to the wish of Mr. Yoe, 11 vho apprehends that ihemisstatement might ; < lonstructively prejudice biscan^e. j s Mr. Jerome hell, one of the most dashing |( rrcsistible. of our eliivary, yields ea?-y , :oinpliance to a centrifugal fuice that con-' j lanily carries him oil" at a tangent toward ] ( N'inct.v-Six. lie belongs eminently t<i the i peerage of nobie fellows, ami richly merits to j emaln in the charmed circle ot illumina- ( Ion. !; The rcsld'-nco of Pr. A. I\ Booser with t ,hechangcsand additions iceently made, is t low one ol the handsomest in town. |, Kev. VI. C. Bniait, will remain on ti e si mo , ^orK next yct;r. Ho is an indomitable i .vorUcr. exemplary pastor andachurcli iinau- \ ;ier oi the tiist order ol ability. . ( The st?ain gins of Messrs. Ilardin and ,1] riiick. and Mr. Davenport, are working > regularly up to their utmost capacity. : ] There is, peibaps, no village in me state j ivhich is at ibis time attracting more atten- li :ion than Greenwood-Localanddistantcapiti.i ( ists,mercantilemenandtradesmeii.always on , ;be qui vivc to improve their condition, ai.d < rtal estate dealers, who never lail to haves their telescopes adjusted to the least flattering | pro! abilit.es, ure directing their inqulirrs in 11 this uirec.loti. 'ibis is by no means marvel-'j JUS for the liuth is. we are upon the , ( :>t witnessing one of those logitnuaieachicve- ( inents of commerce, w hleh are as inevitable < ?s tl.ey arearbltrary iu their solutions. Com- | incrce, like the great bodies ot water that ( traverse the continent, will plow its own!) channel. It is no etci l.trictargi nt of tiade | lhat has surveyed t!iis new line fiom Ail- , ?nsta to Oieenwood. thence to Knoxville .! ihe men whocouev:ed, iaaudshape<l thls-.i- i gantic stride of entorj risr. had an astute con- J L-eption of the wants of the pe< pie and the , urgent demands of t<adu. Willi judicious ( Hiortson the Dart of its citizens, the inime- , diate benefits ao-rueing to Greenwood as the i ^ho prtseut Northern terminus of ihis im- | Lortaut connection, are hardly computable, lo those in scarch of desirable climatc, in comparison with any located on a similar , belt of latitude, wo have one unp uvlMe.l hi health!illness and equal it* tcmpciature. Xsi educational facilities u is not surpased by < any town of same size in the Stat*-, and its , soiial advantages are not excelled by tin: most intelligent aud reilned (joinniunities , anywhero. To those in want ol clieau, pio- J duct 1 %o lauds, where lal.or 's abuudiint and . entirely amonablo to discipline, it pics nts j npportunities which but lew other commuui- j ties do. 'ihose who recignize the im|or-!] tant conservatism of the church as a prime , factor In thechoicoof a homo, sightly church edifices, large membership and a strong and i educated ministry, amply meet every cou- , sideration of this naime. To merchants who , do.sire to extend their businoss. no more eli?i- ( tile location could bo found. With sufficient , local capital to control the volume of cotton j ;radethat loglila eiy convcrgos to Ihis point, ( which with tiic Augusta connection will be; | laruly enhanced, Greenwood may easily be j nado ihe cotton and general mercantile; ( lepot of nne or the finest sections of country ( n the State. The business men heicare the t icions of a wealthy, intelligent and thrifty : j incvslry. They entertain and biurtiiy cn- , ^outage one common purpose, the building I g ip aud development of their beautiful [? 'illa.e. Merchats. mcchunlcs, and artizau?, irith means, skill and enwxy, who affiliate | kith them in this object are cordially wel- K K?me I. t The town is surrounded by fertile agilcnlttt- ( al districts with an adaptation loan Intinlto j. arietv ol products. La i ds though tirm, wi:h f n upward fendeiicy.eanbo had at reasonable j [elites. The cotton tia le shows a Inndsome , iiiuui'l increase, and exhibits for this season t ir^ely augmented iceeipts. Hie i;wal J ear | kinds'up n.?t only, without a single mer?an lie failure, but with a larger bulk of trade; v letter confidence in business circles, irreater _ irinnes" and stability, marking the intern la- v ion o!' merchant and firmer, and the profits- j o al men, ? ho arc always the last to leel tno j tied of a ;i*>:ug UuotuCter, show plethoric # I'Jhcyaors. 11 Our Xew Governor. 5 n c WE OATH WIIICII HE TOOK, A>'D I THE ADDRESS WHICH HE MADE. ? .Main and Practical, Without any Vain c Flourish of Trumpets. The People Still Rejoice la Eighteous v Eulers. ? [.Vcu'j and Cburter.) Columbia, Novemtx-:' SO?The Governor n'U Lien tenant-Go vernor-t-iect were iiiaiuu- t ftit? 1 to-diy sit 1 P. M. In the lla.ll of Kepre- .v ntaiivex in the presence ?>i a lar^e a--sem-j" ?'agc 01 cit.Z' iis. Long hofore ihe lu-ur ftp- 1 >oinwd the g -liery. the lobby and the ilnor of ' he ilome were fully occupied i>y hundred* t >: fair la lies with their escorts, \ri:o employ- t s i the spare time m listening to tho proceed- 11 !1?K of th<> UollSC. v l'unctuull.v at 1 o'clock the Sennte hra'lrd i' y s.na'or Witlierspoon, the president pro j11 ,cm.? Willi the oftlcers of the Senet" on his ' t^'iu anrl lift,, appeared at tho door of the 1 House and were received l?y the members I' .tan-ling. The president ascended to the.8 speaker's st:ind ami was received by the)0 Speaker. The members of Ihe Senate were i { <eati d on tiie rli:l?t and left of the Speaker's 1 itand in chaits i;es.-rvcd for them. A ntomei?t l ,-tter the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor " loot, acting Governor Jeter. Chief Justice jt Simpson, Associate Juki lees McGowan and j Mclver, Judues Hiiffh L. Bond and George S.I iiryan of tl.e United States Circuit Court. | JudgeFraser, no?r presiding ns Judge of the | Fifth ? ircuit. the State o/liccrs. incumbentt J; ind elect, and Mayor Courtcnay of Charles-j". ;on. escorted by the Joint committee of ai -! r; ;amemcuts, consisting of Senators Hcnder; >!) and Walker, and Keprc-cntativesSimon- ., ;on. Hemphill and Tindal, were announced!'' it the uoor of the hall by the scrgcant-at-arms ! * j?*:iritiii Hie niaco 01 .-.in ie. > nu juui t.im.. ? . ilo:ul: "ilis Exceilcncy the Governor-elect ? trid hise-cort." jj Tlic joint Arnoml'ly, at Mie order of thci speaker. r?>se and received them standing un- ' II they were sealed. The Governor and l.lcu- " enan!-U'?vi rnur elcct, together with theChief jc Ius:l e attired in his oHieinl robes, ascended i . l1 c stand, the other quests accompanying ' hem leitn: aecorde-l s?*als on the rl^ht of the ' Jesk on the door of the House. i 1 Tlie Assembly having been railed to order,! ? :heSpeakerannoune-d that the JIoii. John-!" >0:1 llagood, Governor elect, was i resent and !. -endy t?> qua lfy. The Governor cic-t t here- f iinoh advanced 11 the desk on the ri?lil of the |! 'j;. a!t( r. and t.he t'liief Justice proceeded toj iiiminister the co.ittituUonal oulli, as lol- IJ. oas : " |:, "Von do solemnly swear that you are duly ijualifh-d, according to the roustii ution of the I!l united States and the Constitution of this ' State, to exercise the duties of l/ie Olllce t-1 (' ivhieh you have been elected. That you will j raitiiiuily dl-ch:irge t-?the best of your ability j he do lies llicreoi. That you r<cgnize tliej )j|i!eni.icy of the Constitution and laws of the Unlie'l stales over the Con>tiunion and i laws of any State, and that you will support j undpiotiet and defend the Constitution oil' the Culled Slates and the Constitution of!) South Carolina as ratified by the people on', Anivl IMS. So lielu VC,U <iod." ! '1*1 jC oatli was administered ly tlie Chicfi' Justice jo'ciiiniy anil impressively, mid dui-i J in*; i:s ri eit11irtu tl?r? fall of n |'in could have j. b'-en hcnrd.so hushed \va< every sound. Alter ' subscribinc to the oath Governor Iiuu'ood ad-i', vanci d lo the front, mid di livt red his Inatijju- * ral address, as loll jus : The Inaugural Address. I f-'rnntors and Jv'rprcsrntnthrt: ft is Willi a pro- j J found souse* of !lie res| wsibiliiy im| os<-d that j ' I npj'O'tr before V'.u to-day to ft-snme, in olie-; 1 I t nee lo the behests of the peop.e, I he ejeeeu- j( live oftlce. You have been <ailed by the 1 same soxereiirn voice to the discharge of an 1 wjually imp-rt;?nt tiust, and in our hands is j1 nlueed lor the next two years much that al-<( fe.'ts the welfiirc of the Stale. Itclylnjr upon j1 yo'.r patriotism, and your wise co-operation, | < iind with a h^art single in its devotion to my j( state and people, I approach the duties as- < r.igni-d mi', and shall faithtully discharge them , J so .'nr as In ine lies. |' STATK i:XrKSDITt*KES. |, The honest, economic and efficient admin-!' istiati on of the Slate government, which the ' < party revolution of l>7(i pioiiiised, has been j 1 realized. rne orumaiy I'urn-iu <> i i the Si a: c government have been rod need to j s oue-folti th of wliin it. was untie r the manage- j J inent of li e Republican i arty, and havei1 nearly readied the minimum expend I ;ure ol11 the period betore the war. Kvery obligation i I o! tiic State is met bom tin; income of the Is li'cai jenr, and no deficiencies are inctirr. d. !l The accounts of tlir> stale are el. a:ed Irom all i ] c infusion or uncertainty, and there is laid be-! < f<-ro t o representatives of the people onecji mo!C, as is leqnired !>}, law. "a true and aeeu- I rate account ot theactuul state of the treasu- I ry." There la yet room for retrenchment: and j f as from time to time, without impairing the |< cllioieiiey of the government, reiretiehinent > i can be made In the executive, legislative and i; judicial depart inents, as well as in the iniseel- j < ianeous expenditures, each small in Itself, I Out abrogating a consid'-rablo amount, it I should be done. In my observation, however, tl;e patii of further reduction of the bur- i dens <if the taxpayers lies now lather in the]; e< unty levies,of which I will herealter speak, |] than in tho-e, which reach the state treasury -1 While the state levy is four limes less than it); was under the Henuhlican administration, the I i o dinary couniy Ie\y is the same now as it j: wa< then. j< Vou I ave, no douht, oo'-orved In the e.sti-! i inate of su| plies required for the support ofji the State, subniitte i to you at the In ginning j of your stbsion, tlio largo proportion of tlieji whole i:ecde 1 lor Hie peual and churl table in- j 1 stltutions of the Slate. Where lahor l? hi i valuableas it i.- Willi us. I do not sec why t!ic (s Penitentiary should not only t?e self-sustain- < ing. beta wun:e ol icveuiie. Considc:able < progse-s has been made in this direction un- I der the pre-ent able management of that In- I stitution, but the object should be kept stead- i iiy in view and attained at the curliest pos.-d- < Lie day. I < In connection with that noble charity, the 11 Luna:!.1 Asylum, I hesitite to speak of re- i tri nclmi'Mit: tlio clrcutiist-mees of our poo- < pic require, however, that Ustiould be restrict- i trd to its purpose and remain a charity. The pauper alone should rccoivo the bounty of iheSt'itc; those who are able to pay In whole ?r in pu; t for the benefits of the Institution ( should l e required to do so. I am not prcpnr- j s i to assert that the bounty of theStateis now 1 i*>uS' d in this particular, but It occurs to me 1 that an eflieieiit safeguard against such abuse \ is to return to the plan prevailing before the ' iv&r. and, instead of supporting Ihcpauperln- ' mates of that In-siitutioii by a gi neral Stato * impropriation, to require each county to sup- ' po. tiUov.u paupers in the Lunatic Asylum ' i s Weil as at home. This is entirely eonsUt- J cut with the scheme of our poor-laws. The rautity levies the fund for the millntcnaliceof:' Its sane ] anpers, aii'l It Is expended under lo- j J ral supervision. It should also levy and re- ' lain supervision of the fund applicable to ' thesupportof these nioro uuforiunnte per-!' Lons among lis indigent population. The J part of the state should be limited to nppr.->-|| priations for siic.h general purposes of build- j ! Inn and repairs as are neee-sary to make the;; nstitutlon availablo for its humane pur-:' poses. The revenues of the State are collected with 1J Honesty and fidelity. The inorto of acconnt-i, i"IK with the subordinate tax ollicers provided i: '?y law is rigid, and it is impossible to cover): ip fraud or neglig'-ncii on the part of these of- : leers, if the H-coutitini: is properly enforced < 1 li the comptroller's ?.(Ilce. When the money |: is'S t cached the Slate treasury, its custody and j lisburscmcnt arc Jealously hedged with strin-j ;ent provisions of the law. I kuow of no!, .nautical safeguard that is omitted. I; COUNTY F.XI'ENDITVItES. Hut with icwrd to the expenditures of the' i 'ounty revenues It seems to me that the law I s seriously detective. There is now levied!" ind expended in each county for county pur-! F loses a larger sum than it pays into the gen-l ral fund which reaches the State treasury,!f md is there surrounded with such careful J i irovlsions of th? law. 'I he county treasurerj' etalns the county funds in Ills hands, and is 1 e r regard to th' lr disbursement merely the f a. ;!iler of the county commissioners. In hisje inn.'"I accounting in this matter before thei' ounty-auditor an order of t.he county com- j ^ nissioners, diawn in accordance with the; I ronns ot law, is liis sufficient voucher. Upon 11 .he county e ?mmission?rs rests the rcsponsi-. \ diity of Hie faithful and Judicious expendi- I ,ure ot the fund; they are practically subji ct-! -1 :d to little or no supers lsion. It. is truethcy |v ire required lo forward, through the conip- j c idl er central, a detailed account of their. ransaetions, to be laid before the Legislature,! md II Is the theoiy of tip-law thai these ac-; ounts are by you examined. Fur the present t rear but four of the counties havo forwarded ! ,heir uccounis In time to be printed with tlio, c jomptroller's report. Others will,perhaps, be j f' aid before you in manuscript, during your jt cksIoii. and some will not reach you at all. 1 ['lie General Assembly does not. anil ncwsa-1 -ily cannot, efficiently discharge the duty im-[ insed ; and thu-the loose supervision of the| vunty expenditures Is in singular contrast:' .villi the rigid scrutiny enforced upon the j ?tnto treasury. Your expeilcnce and Judg-j nent will find t he pioper remedy. Itapprars| 0 me that tlie giand jury of the county is the j nost suitable body to he charged with exam-j f nins and auditing the transactions of the ;nunty commissioners. If aided l>y an expert i 'J iccountant, and the accounts arc published or public Information a sufficient time before .heexamination, it will ho as thorough as'd *nn be secured. The accounts should then he ; i orwa'ded to the comptroller general, to he I n him consolidated aud embodied in his i icxt annua! 101 ort as siatistical information, j i 1 hese commissioners should still he required, a is now, to submit to the General Assembly i-J - stiniates of supplies upon which to base the j it tnnual county levy. All that I have said In j i : his connection applies with equal force to the: r iishurscment by the counties of the school ? fund. a TIIE PUBMC DEBT. v 0 An adjustment of tho public debt has been t reached by legislative provisions, and by ade- o vision of the courts. There is no floating t Jet.t. The debt funded anil boing funded is a Jli.tMUTO. Of this the scrip of the AgricuUu-; c rul College, amounting to sild.NOii, is a per ma-' (. nent Investment; the deficiency bonds and | o sti ck, amounting to Sofi-l,S65, mature ! < 1?8; j 11 and t he consols, amounting to S.j^SL'/ilo, ma-ip Lure in I6SH. Tho whole debt beurs Interest ut I ti > per cent. jv In this connection I would very earnestly ! i, bring to the attention of the General Assem- j I: L>iy the annual delay In tho payment of inter- ! n CM. '1 he Interest Is payable before the taxes ] v levied to meet it are fully collected ; and thus 8 -nine of the public creditors are subjected to ! t. rloiay in receiving their dues. This can fccli, sort voted by providing an earlier day for the i pavment of taxes: or the Governor ami treas-i c urer might be authorized to anticipate their g :ollectlon, so /aras necessary for this purpose, n jy a temporary loan. | ? The consol bond? bear upon their faeo the contract of theStato to receive the coupons L lom the same in payment of taxes. During | b he period of adjustment of tho debt it was j u mpiacticable to do so; but now there is no!a e.isort why the coupons of the Brown consols I should not thus be received. It is also ad visible as to this class of consols, that the operas j lou of the law requiring Interest to he pnldjc n New York a* well as at the Stale treasury i ,, hould be resumed, hut It Is not practicable j s o pav interest to the holders of Green coiikoIs ! j, Isewhere than at the State treasury until af-. tl er the conversion of their securities. Tho I y nggestions made would promote thcronvsnence of the t"xpayor.and nodoubthasten the j eduction of thcconsol bonds and stock to a , g initorm ciiaracier. It is also desirable, ns tois loth corisi l and deliclency slocks, to adopt I v ho plan of I tie Hulled .stales Government j li villi regard to its rcgisteied bomlsand stocks -ut on the holder lurnishlng the treasury villi his postoill. e add re-s, the Interest due j' s forwarded by check upon eac h January and " Inly. The punctual payment oi Interest and f c very accommodatlou aud facility riven ia , si 'i collection cchanccs the value of the secu- ' Ity. Already uhder the management of the tutc tin ancestor !he last lour years Its bonds ave risen in the market from twenty-eight enls on the dollar to par. The financial tntiiK of our .State was once Its proudest oast. If we place It upon tho high plane It coupled before the lute civil war and keep It here, our securities will runic with any yov111 mental securities upon the market; and ( li<'ii the debt mature*, us it toon will do, It an he refunded at a much lower rale of inerest. A Wis"and i<i udent policy will ke<p his end steadily In view : and then Willi tho ncreaseJ taxable valuer, which Improved rodit und returning prosperity will bring, i hat is now a burthen may become an inapreciable weight to be borne or discharged , 111) equal facility. ELECTION* LAWS. The third section of the eighth article of he Constitution >>f this State, adopted twelve ears a^o, declares 11:tit "itshall tie the duly f the General Assembly t<> provide from inu-to tunc lor tne registration 01 un meows." This positive inn nil.ite of the Constlution has not yi't been obeyed, It Is one of he most obvious means of securing the purty of the balloi-hox; unci theiailuic to i?roide it was justly tir^c I in complaint against lic-se who controlled the State Government sr the eight years following the adoption of lie Constitution. Amid the numerous maters el.liming the attention of tlie General Lssemlily, and with the shortened sessions inee that lime, no registration law lias been nacted. In my judgment tlie discharge of Ills iinjicratlveduty should no longer bedetyed. Indeed, in many particulnis.our clcoion laws, as they now stand, are defective, nd their revision is one of tlie most imporiint subjects which demand your attention, EDUCATION. Our public school system demands and bonld receive the most careful attention, in irder that its development may meet the ne esMtics < '!" our oonciii kid. l ncsiaiesoi nun ,'nion wliia-li to-?l;?y stand first in population, ten I Mi I'tid polith-al Influence lire those in rhleh through ellicient public school systems :no\vl< d"e is most widely diffused among the ioiipie. Thesocial and political restoration if our State, and the development, to tlie fulist extent, of our natural resources, will snroy follow upon tin-establishment ol un ed nation a; system which will reach down to the Iti 11 oi the humblest man, without regard to ace or color, und qnulify him lor the duties if future citizens hi p. The property In Charleston known ns'the ;i:ndcl is still ill possession of the United States Government. It is of ( reallmportance o our educational Interests that it bo restord and devoted, as formerly, to the purpose of . Stat- Military Academy. Tart of the interest of the fund donated by ' 'onuicss f?r the maintenance of institutions .r insiiu. lion in agi icultnreaftd the inechano a> ts has been applied for some years to the liuhcr education of the colored youth of the :(ate In connection with Clatlln University, rhe South Carolina College of Agriculture n<l Mechanic Arts lor t tie s| eelai education if the while youth of the State in this eonlecllon was opened in October last, and Isulo supported hy the interest of tills fund. ;'he>e institutions deserve, as I nm sure they vi 11 receive, the fostering caie of the Geneial \ssembly The Coiistilullon of the State makes It the lUi.V Ot UIO liCUCrai . vsseillin.v lu |HII>|UC iui tie maintenance of the .South Carolina Unlci>ily. It is noi, perhaps within our power <> renew its sphere of usefulness at this time, nit the direction of tlie Constitution should ie obey oil it t us early a ilav as practicable. A iniversity of high grade, working In harmoly with the excellent co'leires now In opera.ion tn the .State, would have the clfcet of ulinuiating t duration In the public schools uni wou.d con.ji etc our eduational system. MATERIAL I'tlOGItK.S.S. Pliring tho two months of the recent polltC;il canvass, it was in y loi tune to pass tfirovgh very county In the Stall? except one. Devoid Tor the greater part of my life toiigrlculnral pursuits, aid familiar with most, pxrts >f the.stntc, 1 was suipris-'d and gratified at tie diversities! and nbundanl harvests I hat .vere everywhere wit nosed. Much of this ,vas duo to propitious seasons, hut It was cvltcnt that more was due to Improved methods jf culture and the hopetui energy and increased thrift cl? all ciusses of our people. To one ?oj:nizai.t only of the recent past In the ngrlmiUuic of the State, soino of the results are scarcely credible. I unv one tield of thiee lumlrcdand fifty acres which I have sifice carnal yielded this year, as It had done last rear, three hundred and titty halvs of cotton neighing 500 pounds each. Over a large area if the Milne counly the crops upon the upends were as luxuriant as upt.n the finest aluvlal soils. These uplands wore of the charicter usual thnuu'hout the middle belt of ilie <inii._ wliteli. in I heir unimnroved condition. tvoiild require three (>r moic acres to produce i bale. Our farmers, too, are diversifying Ihelr crops and paying more attention to live ?tock than formerly. Thcrcsnlts atlalneil In he smo;i grains?oats particularly?are equally sm prising. From seventy-Mve to one hundred bushels to the aeie oil uplands are credibly re| ort' d In many instances; and the ast fair of the State Agricultural Society exhibited the largest and host display of live ?!o<rk I have witnessed in the .State since the war. '1 lie development on the sea Islands In special Instances, hy me ins of tile drainage iiid fertilization. In the production of the peculiarly vaiuab'ceotton there grown, isequal|y woi thy of note. It has equalled four and live time* the results formerly attained. Near l harieston tour a:id a half tons per :cre of I'.erinuda hay have been grown this year upon light, sandy lands specially fertilized: and in another part of the Stale, upon illuvial lands not fer.ilized. a meadow has yielded for three years past an average of two And a ha't tons to the a *re of the same valuable l ay, equal, If not superior, in feeding quality to the best Timothy, and selling In tl o idjacent markets at from twenty to twentylive dollars to the ton. This improved condition of ourclilcf IndusI rial interest is in Iced gratifying, nnd illustrates the capabilities of our favored soil and diinatc. lid I our abounding resources s:|ll ttdly need development. Our mineral wealth '???*? u'litiii* nnu'ni'c t ho nrnfliiMlx nf r?in* fnri?Qt? an r agriculture it sell, have scarcely boon touched. "The harvest is plenteous, but. the laborers?rc fow." C)ik* of tlio most pressing needs of tno Slate Industrially Is the advent >i* nil intelligent and thrifty immigration. I joinmend this subject to you; andi com mend :o your care Ihorecci.tly established Department of Agriculture, which, widely coixluct d. I nin persuaded will t><* n nio?t valuable igent In advancing all of the material inter* cstsof the State. CONCLUStOJf, These happy results?this restoration of Ihc state to the methods of pood irovei nmeiit; his hopeful industty of all classes of our peo)Ie and rapid advance in prosperity, arc due, itidor the providence of God, to the resumption of the chief control of our local allalrs >y that portion of our citizens In whom the capacity of self-government is an Inhcritancu Icrived from a thousand years of a free an estry. It stands in striking contrast to the >v retched period of riotous misrule which preseded it under tlie domination of the lately Miiranchised freed men. south Carolina caniot and will n<>t again become a prostrate state. The God-giveil right of self-preserva lividuals. It is higher Ihan law and older :han constitution?; but the problem with us o-day I-, to preserve the 1 if - of thcStatc wlthii tlic coutiitions that surround us. It Is true hat never bc.'ore lit all their history have 'ree institutions been subjected to such a itrain as the Reconstruction Act* of the Naiontil Government placet upon them here; jut the political equality of nil men In South ,'arolina is now as lixed a feature In her poll:y as is the Ulue ithlge In her geography. It :an neither be suppressed nor evaded. The olntion ot the problem requires the wisest bought, the gravest counsel. It seems tome hat I see it in firmness, moderation, Justice. >ct these characterize every aetof legislation. It is my duty as Governor to "take care that he laws are faithfully executed in mercy." 1 cpeat the pledge made before my election? luit In the ili.-ciiurge of this high trust I shall enow neither white man nor colored man, >nt only <Itizcus of South Caroliua, alllco uncnable to her laws and entitled to their >ro:eetion. The add i ess was delivered dearly and in ncasurcd tones,and was heard with undlminshed attention throughout. At Its close a >uiht .if applause shook the buildin?, and :avo evidence ot the feeling of deep thankulness that for the next two years the I literals of South Carolina would be in the keepng of one of Carolina's most prominent cons, vhose sole aim In the future would be, as it md been in the past, to promote the peace, ho prosperity, the general welfare of her vhole people. The Speaker then announced that the Hon. ohu I>. Kennedy, Lieutenant-Governor rlect, I ..?,1 I,, A. in I hi* ast;of Uio (iovcnior, the constitutiotiai oalh vas administered by the Chief Justice. The Senate then returned to tlie Senate hamber, escorting the Licutennnt-G'ivrrnor o his scat as presiding ofllcer of that body. The large andiencc which had witnessed the cremoniesintiieHou.se hud now tilled the :allcrics, and many ladles with members <>1 he House and prominent visitors shared the loor with tho senators. Aftern minute's inermlssii'n employed by the I.lenteiinnt-Govirnor in donning liis purple ro'-e of office he vas escorfd to ilie front of the president's lesk t?y t lie president pro tem., Senator J. D. iVitherspnon , who in a few pleasant words Inrodueed iiiin to the bo'ly over which lie was hereafter 10 preside. The Lieutenant-Ooverior tlien with his aecustomcU grace of exircssion spoke as follows: fhc Lieutenant-Governor's Address. fienmorg: nnving uscn circicii m un> uuicu if Lieutenant-Goserimr, and being required <y the Constitution ?>l' tlie fstato io preside iver this body, I appreciate (lie respon^iliiliies imposed uunn inc. In tho discharge of lio till lies of this oflicc I shall bring to hear II thi; impartiality and ability that. I possess, he party to which the majority of the .Sen,le belomrs has a a rave responsibility devolving upon it, :ind nowhere does it rest with tiore weight than upon Mils General Assembly, of which you are a component part. If, ,s has been asserted, and with which lagree, i e are by virtue of oursupeiiorqualiflcalions if intelligence and property tiie custodians of he best interests ot nit classes and conditions if the people ot .South Carolina, let us prove o the country that wo appreciate this lact, nd by our legislation demonstrate it. Let iitr legislation continue tc. bo above partisanhip or narrowuess. Let it be bioadandcalhlic, and, while corrective, at the same time nogrcssive. Let us rise above political conidciations and direct our efforts to promote 0 the fullest extent the interests and tho lellare of every citizen of tho Stato. Let us, iy stimulating industries and losterlng our uaterial development, seek to allay political gitatton and bind more closely the bondsI 1 tiieii should unite all our people. Tho re-1 ponsibility is all the more imperative beauso of the great preponderance of or.epolltuat party in this General Assembly. I have such confidence in your w sdom, ourago of conviction and devotion to the tiite, as to beiieve that you will meet the idlest requirements of your responsibilities r.d duties and legislate accordingly. Invoking the blessingsof Heaven upon you, nd asking your kind indulgence in the task efore me. I pledge myself to promote to the Imost harmony and efficiency in thedclibcrtious of this body. <ZT7 Tho public virtue of our fathers ifi fast delining. It grieves every citizen of the State > know thai the legislature has been In ses. Ion a whole week, and .Mr Muilcr of Loxingin, has not oll'ercd his usual bill- toreduco fie pay of membors to three dollars a day. yhat are we coming to Carolina Spartan.' Convict Labor.?The Greenwood a Anusta Railroad will, through its Directors, on aturday next, claim possession of tho .'to conid >i voted them by lite Penitentiary lioard i June Inst.?Columbia Yeoman, Dec. 3. A new Railroad combination is now scekic communication wlt.li the Atlantic by Rami Gap. The Northwestern Road of Georia and ihe Augusta and Knoxville Road are Kkencf as tho tonnccilone.?JPickcn* Sennet. General Assembly. ANNUAL SESSION OP 1880. FIFTH DAY. Case of Thd Slate vs. Kanfc?County Commissioners Act?The Landlord Bill?The Inauguration Programme ittinnnl rnnvi>nlinti. BENATE. Columbia, November 29,18S0. The Prrmte was tilled to order at 12 M. by Hon. I. D. Wltherspoon, temporary presiding oilicer. Senator Smvtht, trout the Committee on tbe Jtidlcinrv, submitted th( following reports: Kaviiialih! on resolution as to the duty of la* officers of tho State In thu matter of the e.se of the State fx Ka:>e and others, which has been canted into the United Sta'es Court, with concurrent res-dution instructing the Solicitor of the Kiuhth Circuit in relation thereto. The report was considered Immediately and the resolution adopted. Favorable, with tttn-ndmonts, on a bill to i tu nd an Act to reduce p 11 Acts and parts of Acts in reunion to the Conuty Commissioner*, their powers aid duties. Into one Act.and to amend tlie same, approved April IS, 18T5. nnd all Arts amendatory thereof. Ordere.l lor consideration to-morrow. Al??, a report on the report of J. C Colt, Special Commissioner, with a resolution that a comuiltteq of thr. e on the part of the >< nate and on th- part of the House bo appointed to make tbe Inve-tlpation asked by him as to his fiuidlti* bills of the Haiik of the stato. The r< port was considered immediately nnd the resolution adopted. Favorable on bill to apportion tuxes between vendor and vendee. Senator Henderson, Bubtnittcd a favorable report, with amendment, on bill to secure landlords and per sons innking advances. Ordered for consideration tomorrow. Also a report on the resolution making cerialn inquiries as to the powers of Clerks of Court* as to|the granting of charters to couipauie* staking incorpora ti?n Senator Wylie mar'o an unfavorable repoit of bill to increase the pay of witnesses bvuud over in State casts. Senator Henderson, from tbe Joint committee appointed to make proper iiirangumenis for tbe Inmiguration of the Governor elect, submitted the folluwii g report, which was adopted: The committee upon the part of the Benite nnd ?.f the House of Representatives. charged with making proper arrangements lor tbe ceremohlnlsattendlngthe inauguration ui thejGovcri.or and the Li-nte iant Got* c;nor elect, rcsDectiuIly submit the follow ng ' rcocnAvME. The House of Representatives, being in ses'lon at i P. M., will be joined by the Senote In accordance with the invitation given by the House and accept d by the Senate. At that hour the Governor and I.ientenantOovei nor elect with the Governor, Chief .fustier, the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, the Circuit Judges of 111- United States and of this State, whose Courts are now ii: session In Columbia, and the Stnte olliccrs incumbent and ehc, will be escorted by the committee of Arrangements proin the Executive Chamber to the hall ol the House of ICepieaentalivert. As they approach I ho House the Sergennt-at-armb of the House will announce "ills Excellency tbe Governor elect. and his escortP Tin* Joint A**t-nil]lv. at the ordnr of thefiiieater. will risa und receive them, standing until they are seated. The Governor, the Governor elect.and Lieutcront QoVtrnor elect, a"d the Chief .Justice will be peat, d upon the fitnit- ut the def-k. The other cm-sts accompanying them will he seated ut the right of the desk on "the sntne Boor with the members of the House. The AbSemlily having been called to order, tile Speaker of the JI-iUHe wi.l announce that Hon. Johnson llagood, Governor elect, I# present uud ready to quality. Thereupon the Governor e'ect will advance to the desk on the right of the Speaker, and the Chief Justice will advance to the desk ou tho left of the Sp;skcr. The o.'ith of office will he administered by the Chief .Justice to the Governor elect, and the inaugural address will be delivered or lead. At the conclusion of the od-Iress the Speaker will announce that il?n. John I). Kennedy, Lieutenant Governor eh ct, ii pri sent and r.-ady to qualify. Whereupon he and the Chief .Justice will advance as in the care of the Governor eleet. and i he Chief .Tus tice will administer the oath ol office to tho Lieutenant (it/veriior electWhen the Lieutenant Governor has concluded such acknowledgment as he may be p'eastd to make, he will announce that "the Senate will now return to their Chamber." Thereupon the ceremonial will close, and the Joint Assemble be dissolved. The folio wins bills, rcsolntloiis, &c., were int'.v ducod and referred to their appropriate committees: By Hcnnter Crayton?Joint resolution requesting Congress to make tho ltepartinent of Agriculture one of the regti'ar department* or the national governm 'lit and 111" Commissioner u Cabinet officer. By Senator KUbburne? B II to repeal all Acts allowing the Directors of the Penitentiary to farm out COIIV 1-19. By SenatorSmythe?Concurrent resolution appointing a commission to inquire into 1 he calling of a ConI hiitutloiinl Convention and for oth'-r tnaUers, and to | repot t to thu next session of the General AssemI biy. | lie it Iicsolvrd, by the.Scnateof Sonth Carol Inn, the House n( KepresentaiivtS concurring. That a commission of three from tlie Senate and from the IIoiuc of BcproBentallvc* be raised, to sit during ilie recess of the General Assembly; that the members of said commission shall be elected by the Senate and Hou--e of Kcpresentnllves, respectively; that all joint resolutions or other measure* proposing amendments to the Constitution of tlie State,or matleis connected with the elective franchise. which have been ! or shall !>e Introduced Into the General Assembly 11 j this session, be referred to said commission without I further ac:ion taken thereon, that the s-id con mir' Men shall examine the same, and sJiall also eona'dt-r ;be whole Mibjeet of the propriety ol caJlinjr a "onst.tutional Convention to prepare n new Constitution lor this State, or of submitting to a pi pu'ar vote pio|.n*-d amendments lo the present Consul-lion, and In what palllettlai'B the same should be amended; and shall further esaminu and consider what, if nny. chances or alterations are necess; ry or a I visable in the laws governing the exercise of the eh c ive franchise in this State; that, tlie said commission shall prejiare their report on or before the *6! h day ol September, I8SI; that printed copies of said report shall be placed In the hands of each member of lhe Gen-ml Assembly on or b I'oie the first day of <>eiob-r, 1SSI; to this end that five hundred copies of said report be printed by the Public Print*-, and tint tnelr report be j submitted to the General Assembly at it* regular session in Novembur. 18SI; that the fir?t srsftlon of Iho sai l commission sln.li be held -jn the ft'srday of Febrit ry, 1 SSI, at the State House, in the city of i'nlutnliia, ami its further loeetlngs shuli be bad at snob oilier time and p'am as the said Coroinrssloii may, Irmn time to tin e determine. The Senate then proceeded to the cons'd 'ration of the geneial orders on the calendar to wit ; I Bill to repeal Sections 2 and 3 of Chaper CV, Title I I, Par' 111, of the Kevlsed Statutes of this State, I In regard to vacating erroneous judgm tit<. Senator Calli o:i moved to strike out the en.ictlng clause. Atter debate, pa-tlcinaled In by Senat vs falliso*', | Wylie, Henderson, Miller, Smythe a:d JJar lee. the I quest on was taken on >i?reelng to motion ol 111 j tlenI ator from Kdgefleh: and derided in the negative. I T'lobill then received its second readliil', w is considered as in c -mm'ttco of the whole anil by sec'.lons, pasned and ordered to be engrossed for a third readimr. Kill frt urrvrnt hp r i!Tp/i>ii1? I On motion of Senator Smyth", who i??nteil that h? vra?i nfivorot the moa?iTe and made IliA ntnt<?n III ! the lnteiest thereof. th- Mil was recommitted to the | Committee on Kallronds. Concurrent resoution (House)). oklue to redutrlctine the State into (Jongresslonnl Districts?ttcpendint.' question being a motion to amend the resolution by striking nut the word "redisirict" anil inserting: the Words ''tuke Into consideration the propriety of redistricting." Senator Flehbuine moved to lay tho amendment on the ti.ble. After debate, nartlcip ited in by Senitors Gaiilard and Fishburne, the hitter withdrew his mot'on, when the Senator limn Fairtield moved thai the Senate refuse to concur in the resolution, which motion Was adopted. The Senate then, at 2,25 P. M., adjourned. Office of .Master in Ab bcville County ?The Homestead Act--Scarcity ol Fish in the Suvnnnnh aatl Saluda Rivers?The Fencc Luw--The Liquor Question--C(itton Weighing. HuUSE OF RKI'UESENTATIVBS. Mr. Parker?Bill to amend an Act to amend the Code, Boas to establish the office of Master In Abbeville county. I Mr. Sawyer?Joint resolution for the relief of J II, Johnson as surety lor the appearance of F. Staliiuger. Mr. Murray?Resolution that the Judiciary Committee be instructed to |> epare a bill to carry into effect tlieconstittKlonafanicnilmeiitielatiiu! to the homestead, r.nd to consolidate in one A?t all the statutory provisions rusting to the homestead. Adopted. Mr. Ituoker?Tho report of the officers of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Si elety. lieferred to the Committee on Agriculture and ordered to be printed. Mr. Murray?llesolulion that !he Fish Commissioner I e instructed to communicate to the House tho I reasons for tbe scarcity of mitrratorv flah it. theSaluda and >avannah Ktvera and tributaries. On motion of Mr. S. E. W ick, the resolution was 1... ..Mi-,. r?..?...l ....1 Tho nillt'lllll-U I'J owuiii 1/1...... iiiiu lawinuMiis, ? resolution was then adopted. Mr. Murray --lri s<>liiti->r: that acomml<s|onof throe fitrsons bo elected by tlm General Assembly at this session to consider the amendments neccsstry to Die ec?n.-tltinl?in nnrl report at the n- xt se.-alon ; said to he accompanied by a Joint resolution embodying the i atiieli'inent* proposed and said commission to recetvo J their aetnal expenses, to bo properly hem'Sed in I pio.'Crly probated ncemints. Lalu over under the rul's. Mr. Murray?Rill to amend an Act to charter the Savannah Valley Railroad Company. Mr. Hmpson?Bill to amend an Act to anthorlzit County rominission. rs to submit to ehctors the quest! n of fence law, so as to giro Triaf Justices jui Ifdlet'oii In cases arising thereunder. Mr. ijimonton --Bill to regulate appeals from Trial Justice Courts in criminal esses, j Mr. Simons?Bill to amend and cnlargo an Act to ' authorize ihe City Council of Charleston to prevent II itorments 'vltbin tho city limits without a cortMcuto of tho diseases from which the paitiesdied. Mr. Hemphill?Bill to provide for the appointment ' of a commission to amend and simplify the law ol as| sesame nt and collection of taxes, j Mr. Hemphill?Bill to (provide f.r the appointment | of a commission to consider Mid suggest amendments | to the Constitution. Mr. Ward -Bill to regulatfl In certain cases tho silo I aud transports1 Ion of c tton produced in this State. I Mr. Ward?Bill to amend an Act t-J regulate costs j of attorn*)sand oiMeers. I Mr. Strom--HI 1t? make It a misdemeanor to entlco 1 or persuade a labor to volate Ills contract or to employ I a laborer under contrac". with another. Mr McMaster? Bill to amend an Act to amend j Chapter 45 of General Statutes, relating to repairs of highways and bridses. Mr. Hutson -Bill to prevent the salo of liquor, by I retail or otherwise, outside of Incorporated cities and towns. Mr. Karksdale?Extract from the presentment of the grand Jury of Laurens county In relation tir the carrying of concealed weapons. Mr. Johnstone?Bill to amend the law In relation to granting letters testamentary. Mr. Vertier? Bill to amend Section 2S of an Act to amend the school law of South Carolina, approved Maicb 22. 1676, so as to reduce the salary of School Commissioner. Mr. Hemphill?Bill to provide a registration of all tho voters of th? State, Mr. Crawford?Joint resolution to make school claims receivable for tuxes. Mr. Allen?Bill to reditco the cost of dieting prisoners In Jails. Mr. Massey?Bill to punish persons who cntlcoawsy the laborers or sorvants of others. iir.SSAGP. FROM TUB GOVKUNOK. A message was received from the Governor statirg that he had present, d a Hag f the State to the King's Mountain Centennial Associn'ion at the rt quest of the Associat'on, and that ilieti.ig was borne In the p'ocess- ] ion at the celebration and carried by the King's Mmiii- ] tain Cadets, lie recommended that, tn cotisideiation | of the eminent servires of Ct lottel A. Coward I" pre-' paring for nnd conducting that celebration, the flag be i presented to him as a banner for the cadets of his in-j siltute. I On motion of Mr. Ma?nty, the mcMitgff was received off os lntorinatluu and refurrvd to tlio Cofrfmitlee tm on Military. troBTS or oosoiittim. ^ The following committees reported aa follows : . i Judiciary?Favorably on bill to ainund on Act for gf tbd protection of nscfnl animal*. an Judiciary?Unfavorably on a bill to amend an Act to regulate the onk) of liquor, approved March 9, e,.< Placed on.calendar. Wl Medical Committee?Unfavorably on a bill to amend an Act to provide urtltlcol 11 iuLin. Placed on eulen- tit dur. Medlcsl Committee?Unfavorably on another hill to y( amend an Act to provide artificial litnba. Bill re Jectod. vn Judiciary?Favorably on a bill to amend an Actio reduce the tiino for the redemption of forfeited gt land*. Railroads?Unfavorably in a resolution In relation x, to the management of railroads. The committee art" of of opinion that the olj-ct proposed uiay be more effectually reached bv amendment to the Act creating (;, the t.liico of Uailroad Commissioner. Resolution rejected. co Mules? Unfavorably on a resolution to provide for |n :i drawing foe seats. Mr. Sawyer mnved that the report be Considoted Immediately, On this motion a |u division was taken and resulted ayes to, n^es 8!>. So the report was taken up for c moderation immediately. 0f Mr, Verner moved that the report und resolution he recommitted to the Committee on Kules with lnstruc- nf Hons to prepare and report a rule fcrr the government 0f of the House in the matter of drawing for seats. Mr. t,n t>awyor moved to amend Mr. Vernet'B motion so on to cU instruct tlie committee to report to-morrow. Mr. Verner accepted the amtndraont and the motion was th adopted. a. Judiciary?Unfavorably on a bill to require Clerks ?ti of Courts, Sheriffs and Probate Judges to keep tlielr m oftireis open during certain hours each day. Bill re- to jetted. Commerce and Manufacture??Favorably on a bill ru, ti> prevent the paying or receiving of compensation fur weighing cotton in hales, except by a regularly ap- th pointed weigher, and to regulate the prices lor weigh1 inc. th Agriculture?Favoi ably on bill to amend an Act to qti provide drainage iu Anderson and Beaufort. at Agileiiliure?F.iVorab'y on Joint resolution toaiitborize the County Commisslonei 3 <rt Abbeville county fa to apply to the payment of ordinary expenses the to balance of a special tax levied for past indebtedness tn and lor erecting fences p| The special committee charged with making ar- gt mngeinents for the Inauguration submitted a programme. which wan adopted and which apucars in the ||> senate proceeding.1. st TtlX CALKXOAB. li Rill to regulate th ft recoidln^ of doeds and other In- .. truinents inwritliig, being the unflnishod business of yesterday, was takon up. On motion of Mr. Simonton il was amended by adding a provision that it was not to ailed the law in relation to proving deeds con- . tsined in General Statutes. Chapter 23, In eases where a subscribing witness Is deail or absent. The bill was ' ben paused to ?third reading. _____ y, SIXTH DAY. . ? County Commissioners Bonds?Codij fiuntion of the 3tntutc8?-Licutcn- iu ant Governo'r Address. J*. BKNATE. , Columbia, November 80, 18S0 F*vorab!e report of llie Committee on the Judiciary ,,, on a bill to regulate tb<< penalty of bonds to b? given el by (Jourty Commissioners in the various counties In ? tnls State. The bill n eel veil its second rcadlnr, wan Amended, ,r rmsied aiid ordered to be engroseed lor a third read- i] ng. 0 Favorable report, with amendment, of tbo Committee on t- e Judiciary 011 a bill to apportion taxes 0 between vendor and nde?- on hales oi real estate. ft u'J hu bill was vend the second time, amended, passed ^ and ordered to bti en<r?vcd for a third reading. * Favorable report of the Committee on the .Judiciary i on a bill to provide lor the revision nnd codification p of tlie statute laws of the State of Smith Carolina. u Senator Callls >n. In view of the probability of a c iisiituliomil convention bepa called at an early day, moved to strike out the enacting clause. Senator llarllvo hop?d that the motion of the '1 r-enator fiom Edgefield would not prevail, called attentlon to the many pressing in cessans for the proposed work, and argued ut some length In tavor ot Its pass: ge. ft nator Miller also spoke In favor of the bill. Senator CHlllson said that ho only desir.d to save th State the expense of having the work dune now and then asaln two years hence. Senator Izler argued that it was very Important that the codification should be made now, as there I was a general and pressing demand for ft. Senator GailLrd also supported the pnssnge of the p bill. He saiil that ih- work of a conver>tlon would he principally confined to t.jo changing of the orgtnic n laws of the Mite, and that, In all probability, the a statute laws would not be inateitally affected thereby, a anil he did not think that the proposed cod Heath.n. wi.itn v.u3 gr.i.-imit uomukcii m uu a mcai mt.o.-nj, o should be madi) lo await ibc contingency of a constitutional convention. o H. nator Wy lie called attention to Article V. Section b 3, ol thu Constitution, whieh nuthorlzus am) diject* c that the Legislature shall make provision, every ter> s years, to "revise, digest and arranso itn ler proper her ds the body of our law#, civil and c.luiinul, and a ft rm a penal c >de,'' Ac. i IV-mling Senator W\ II \s remarks, the hour of 1 P. Nf. barine an l ed, the Senate proeei ded In a body to J the halt ol tho House of Kepresfi.tatlves to witness ? the inauguration of the Governor and Lieutenant I Governor elect. I At 1.50 I'. M. tho feint; returned to Its cbamhnr and was called to order l.y tho temporary presiding I1 oitlcer. who introduced to the Senators tho lion. John j J D. Kenneily. Lieiitenant Governor and ex officio l'ie?ident of tho Senat.% s Whereupon the I'rerldent took the chulr and spoke > as follows:. Sn-iTons: Having been elected to the office of > Llentetant Governor. ?nd behiz-required by tire Oonstitntion ot the State to preside over this body, t laopreclate the respons bl ltles Imposed npon tne. In the discharge of ihe duties of this office, I shall v brirn: to bear all of the Impartiality and ability ihat 1 j 1 possess. The pirty to which '.he in:ij rtv of the Sellit.. h..Iin? n craw r,.?n, ,n,i V,i 111 v <1, c.vi n if nr.nn it. w;d nowhere does it rest with more weight upon I tb s Genenl Assembly of which vou an-a component = p.irt. If, as lias been uss- rteil, and with whbh 1 airrce, ' we arc by virtue of our superior qualification.* of Intelligence ami property the custoilianft of the people i of South Carolina, let us provo to the country tTir:it we appreciate this liter and by oil rl.-gi station demonstiate it. Let our legi-Iation con-tlinie to be above partisanship or riniTtrwness. Let it be biowl ami cathol c and while corrective at the mime time progressive. | L'-t ii* rise above poliical considerations anil direct IJ our ff irts to promote to the fullest e.xicnt the interests j and the welfnie of every citizen of tho State, l.et tie' l-y ctlmiitiitlng irwlnstiirs and fostering? onr ina'.crlul ! * development Berk to allay po Okal agitation, and j bind inure cloSi ly the bonds which should ui.fic a 1 of our people. The responsibility isall the more iinpcr- ' alive tiecause of the great preponderance of o ie political party in this General A.itemblv. I I ave Mich confidence; 1n vour ?iidotn, courage of cnnvletlon and devotion to the state a* to bellev? Hint you will , meet the fullest requirements of vo ir iig.ioiioi^illilca j and duties, and legislate accordingly. Invoking tr-e bless'ngsof Providence upon yon, ami . asking youi kind Indulgence in the iask before nie, I I pb-dc myself to proino'e to the utmost harmony ui d cHlcl riey In the deliberations of this body. On motion of Senator Wltlurapoon, the Scnite tiien, at 1 A'i., adjourned. School Certificates not Receivable for ] Taxes?Anunal Assesment on Ileal Estate KejectecU-Thc Homestead j Amendment Passed. i HOfSE OF I'.EI'CESKSTATIVES, 1 The House met at II A. M. I BIU.<, AC., INTRODUCED. Mr. BrooVer?Bill to amend nn Act to prohibitj p;r.ions Ivlng tegelhor in adultery. Mr. Illake?Meiuorn! In relation to the battle of 1 Cuwpcim, Mr. McKlssick?Bill to afford roliaf to in.iol*eut j ilibiora. Mr. Dnrgan?Piill to extend to Darlington county 1 tie provisions of an Act to e!k>w voters to vote on 1 fence law. - ' Mr. Tjllinchnst?Bill to authoriz" the Governor to appoint Commissioners to Investigate the debt of 1 Hampton county. Mr. Haskell?Bill to provide for a revision of the Sta-ute I.aws. Mr. Massev?Bill to amend Section Oof Chapterl03, Revised Statutes. Mr. fimonloti?Concurrent resolution that the two Houses meet in V'fnt as-einbly on Thursday, December 2, to elect a Judge for the Fifih Circuit. Adopted. Mr. Neol? Petition of W. P. Kennedy and A. K. Watson for relief In relation to the l)e La Howe , fund. Mr. W. If. Porker?Bill 'o amend an Act to pro- , Tide for drainage tn Anderso-t and lientrfort. i Mi*. Newton?Bill to provide a stock law for Marl- ] joro. , Mr. J. O Black?Bill to rcduco tho salary of the Adjutant and Inspector Oeneral and to reduce and fix | the salaries of the clerks of certain nlfic -rs. . Mr, Simonton?Bill to apportion the taxes to be i paid as between vendor anil vendue of real estate. j Mr. Alston?Cla'm of J. Sessions. , from the Senate?Keports of Judiciary Committee ( and colic irrent resolution relating to Mr. CroP.'a report, 1 On mo'lon of M'. Haskell, the non?e eonenrred. and it was resolved that the committee on tb? part of | the House consist of five members. i Mr. Simonton moved to reconsider the vote whereby i the House adopted the nn favorable report of rhe i Judiciary Committee on a bill to amend the law in relition to distress warrants, and that the bill bo re commuted t?? mr *I U'lii'iarf * (iiiiimi iee. miupirti. Mr. Aldrlch?Bill for protcctlun of holders of insuranee policies. r.EroiTt or committers. Judiciary? Favorably on the following : B>ll to change tlie tlrrsifor holding courts In the Sth Circuit; bill ?o amend an Act to report certain sections of thi- Code so as to cs'nblUh the office of Master; bill to provido f.?r the nppMntmi nt of a commission to suggest amendment' to the c<>n.?tltut! *n. Ofiicers and Otlic a?Favorably on bill to require ? County Commissioners. Auditors, Sheriffs and School Commissioners to make an annual report to thr Court of Sessions. Jndlcl 'ry-'-Unfaroi-Rt lv on bill to reduce the cost of d fttlnjr prlsone s In jails. Placed on enlendnr. Jud'ciiuy?Unfavorably on bill to regulate the salaries of County Auditors, School Cnnimi.-sioners, except In Charleston. Bill reject'-d. Roads, Hrfdges and Ferries?Favorably on bill to require tho County Commissioners of Barnwell to fi opt'n a highway, nls<\ favorably on bill to require tho ti ! County Commissioners of Clarendon to give out the s building of bridges to lowest bidder. Judiciary?Unfavorably on blllto repeal the Hen t law. Placed on calendar. fi (Committee on Claims --Fnvornbly on claim of M. C P. DeBrohl. Education-- Unfavorably on bill to amend the school J I law In relation to con tracts by school trustees In escess o j of fnnds. Wsvs and Means-.-Unfavorahly on bill to make tt I school certlflc itea receivable for taxes ; placed on calendar. Also, unfavorably on bill to provide for an A annual assessment of real estate ; bill rejected. Also, n on bill to provld" fur the funding of certain bills of hi the Batik of tho State. and recommend thatthe title of tho bill be changed t? a "Rlli to extend tho time for el funding thoso bills." placed on calendar. ct Judiciary?Cufavoratdv on bill to amend the law In ol relation fo costs ; placed on calendar. Also, unfavorably on bill to utillzo the labor of prisoners In jail ; 01 bill related, si Engrossed Bills --Bill to ratify the Con?tltntional hi .iTnendni''nt relating to the homestead. This Sill was tl read the third time, and passed by a vote of 118 to 1. r* MKS9AGE ri-OM TIIE GOVERNOR. j A messrtfje was received from the Oovernor transmitting the report ol tho South Carolina University. Itl pi a SEVENTH DAY, ?r se The Duelling Bill-Hill to E*tnbli?rh ? Voting Prccmcts?Pny of Witnesses un State Cttses-Charters of Incor- bl m po rut ion. Fi SENATE. 16 Coi r.MBtA, December 1,1RSP. to The Senate tran called lo order at I'J M. by lion. John D. Kennedy, President. st The Committee on the Judiciary reported : tli Unfavorably on abill to amend Section 3. Ch ip. 1-10. ; ^ of General Statutes, relating to trials In criminal cases. | ' The report was considered immediately and adopted i and the bill rejected. i>.vor&M)", M'itU amendments, on bill to define thr; ? * enee and fix tho prinlahment of dne'llnp, whlcb wa nou teml lor consideration to-morrow, by ( F.ivo ably, with amendments, on a concurrent refr is] itlon In regndto iha culling of K Constitutional und nvontlon. Ordered for consideration to-inorrow. <jue Senator Wyllo present'd a communication fr?rn the wjs ?t?* Keporter. addressed to tlie I'rwKUmt of Senate, u|>o nounrliig Hint two volumes cf the decisions of the bun ?te Supreme Court h id been publishedelnc? the last not ssion of Oeoerul Assembly. Tb? Communication 0f t is rem! and referred to the Judiciary Commit lee. p The following bills were Introduced, read by their wm les arrd referred to tbe'npriroprikte committees) moi Senator J. W. Moor<?'Bill to umei.d the law inrcfa- 0r c >n to the drawing of juries In Trial Justices' Courts: >r|l By Senator Mcyucrn?Kill (o establish by Uw the gui ting precinct* In the various oounties of the State,' ?inBy Senator Bradley?B II to amend the General g ututes In relation toluboreit' c ntraets. m*i By bemiior Waifeer?Bill to reirulate proctlre ii? otti< lul Justices' Courts anil aFjo to regulate the practice pi,appeals therefrom. tbe By Senator Pel ry?Bill to abolish the ofllco of .Jury t>af| imiuissloner. Ive Hy nenaor B"S?ar<1?Pet'tlon of citizen* of Sumter out] uuty, asking that a joint committee be appointed It ns t vesiiuate Inegiilui ltics und discrimination by tbv nf. utb Carolina, Norlhoisloiii and Wilmington, Co- wll mbia and Augusta Iiailroads. ber Tlie following papers were received from the llouse prl Uepresenlatlves: tori Senate concurront resolution for the appointment p?| a joint committee to Investigate the act* and dMngs prti lion. .J, O. Coit ns Special Commissioner, accom- f,-fc nieil by the announcement that the House had con- g|ln rred. the The President, In accordance with the terms of e resolution,appoiatcdSeiiaioiB^elglinz, Henderson per d Brown ua the co n mlttee on the purl of the Sen- not s, mid a message was sent to the il<>ii,e accoidl gly. tha II to ratify the Constitutional amendment Id relation y tbo homestead law. oat The above bills were read by their titles and refer ]>( d to tbe appropriate Committer!. the The Semite then proceeded to the consideration of def e general orders on the calendar, to wit: S Bill to provide for the revision and eodifkatlon of the e nullum mm 01 iuc atiu: in omnu viiumu?? ?? i>iirttion pending tlier.on belns( the tnotiouof the Sen- 'i ui from Kitgi fielil to strike out the enacting tlanso. of Senator Wy lie took tbo floor and spoke at length in ml' vorof the passage of the bill, ile cnlhtl attention 1 the provisions of the Constitution on the subject, the id said that It w^s the duty ot the'Legislature t.j com- |ng y wit ) the mandatory requirements of .be Con- c itution in reference thereto. cor After further debate, participated in by Senators Col- tht ion, Maxwell, McQueen and Wylle. the motion to i rike out tbe enacting clause was decided In tbo liogL- on: re. tht The bill then, with rarlotts amendments, received wh s second reading and was ordered to be engrossed for tin third reading. Notices were given at amendments rjoi ?tin third rtttding. pal Unfavorab e report of the Committee on tbe Judl- Ju ary on a bill lo increase aiid regulate the pay of wit- wh :srtes bound over in State cases. lie Monitor Wyiie moved that the report be adopted. , Senator Mnllei hoped that motion woit.d vol pre- am til. lie said there was (treat complaint everywhere ! the small pittance of jU cents per day at present lid to wi.ucsjes, and hoped that the bill would become A law. Senator Perry spoke In f?vor of the Adoption of the iportol thecoiuiiittlie. lie thought that the present w was working well enough. 11 said that if a man as able to arteud comt ami p?y bin own expense*, the 'inundation of CO celits a day was uot much ot aa I'lct f obi in. The rejioi t of the committee was tben adopted and lie hill rejected. Favorable report, with amordoM>nt, of the Comllttee on the Judiciary oil a bill tcr amend no Act Milled " An Act to secure landlord* and persons lakinu iidvaiicrs." Senator Henderson, on behalf of the commltttee, mile u brlei explanation of tlie object of (hebill,which ten roCoived its second reudlng u d was ordered to to o engrossed for a third readii.g. . Hi Keportot the Committee on the Judiciary on res- re] lutlon directing the Judiciury Committee of the Sente to inqulic uiid report on the powers of tlio Clerksol lolirtsin regard to granting charter* of Incorporation. rhut class ol charters should lie ucted upon by Mid an leiks, and wh.tby the General As*, nibly andwh't owersibe H .ardo of County Commissioner* hitvb 01 s to granting chart" rs to roads. 'i he repot t was read and received a* Information 3, L'lic Election Laws?Repairing Iligh' po ways and Bridges?Abbeville Jail Prisoners?-Tlie Do La Howe Fund 2. -?The State Witness Act Killed? Revision of the Statutes. lh HOUSE OK liEPltlbENTATIVES. ?,' The Chair submitted the annual report of the State tcpoiter. C Mr. Newton?Resolution that the Sergeant-at Arms in Tenure screens for the door mid ti.e sores. Adopt* d. .Mr. Simps.iU?Joint n solution to provide for a con.- at ilisslno to anggeM amendments to the election law so la * to prevent iraUii* and li regularities and to suggest llleluluienta to lt?r Constitution. m Alt. Hiuiouton?Resolution thnt 11 ?; Clotk procure or UMiotitry lor llie engros.-irg iieporuneiir. AtMpien. Mr.Siiuontoii? Bill to auiiiid Section V, Chapter lob, of f the Oeiieral !itatute?j< milled "Of Latio.ers. Also, lu till to uh*;Cl tile Statu Treasurer to Isoiie to C. VV. coll, Jr., a cotisulMa.ed bund lor bunds lust ur detri'} r(l. Mr tiiny?Bill to prohibit the driving of cattlo and P1 Mowing tlieiii tu roam at larne iruiu .North Curoiiua Mo cei luin counties ?i tuia s?tat<*. "] Mr. \V. B. liice?Bill to amend an Act to nw.t " litres uf l'robate el^ible to the otlice orMaS.ey, |>l0iiln.g lor a Master lor suviral new cuuiiUid; bill to 'u in pose further duties oil County CoNiilll?8ii>licrs us to he mode of irpaiilllg l|ighwa>s mid biiilgeS. Mr. McKisslcl;?Bill to aiuciid an Aet Un tln> fui tb?r e* irot< ciioii ol landlords in the collection of money <luc rl r rents and advances. c, Mr. etroiii?Bill to author zo the County Commts- sl loiieru ol Abbeville tu euiploy |?ri?Miicrs in jail under enteuee in repairing highways and bridges. " Mr. Allen?Bill to regulate the weighing of cotton i.tloiliei commodities. c' M..? oan?Bill to excinnt frmn taxation certain iwido of I lie Agricultural so'cicty of South Carolina. 11 M . l'oliiS'U?Biil to provide lor the disbursement if thy uiiexpandeu balance ot the f:W,lh;U a, propriatcd or artificial limbs, _ tj Mr. it. II. i:icc?Kill to provide for a convention. y Mi. Siui'.iiioii moved to reconsider the vote where- () i) tli<- bi.l to protect Iuii.i in Uenufoit couiiiy lioiulive y tuck w?s rejected, and lo r< commit llic bin to the Juliciury Committee. Ad pud. Mr.'Denny?11.11 to protect the land* and crops in n lOgi-Ueid c.<ui ty Irolil trespass by il-e sloe*. j. I'.KI'OttTS OK COMMUTERS. el Tbc followfne c.inmltu-es reported. ^ J iid Iciioy ?Favorably on the following: Bill to Huiiiurize the UoVe.nor to ex< cute the bond " fi|liiiv<i by Aetof Congress for low guiuitud Carriages ' ur the Mui ton AHileiy. Kill to piovide l??r tin- s.fity and protection of holdrrs ol IMfUlalico policies. Kill to uuinid an Act to autboilze County Conimis '' lionets to submit tile i|U> si loll of lelice law to vole.lt, j * hi ns to give Trial J usuevs Jur:suicliuu ill prosecutions t * .hereunder. Um.-.vo.abiy on bill to alTird relief to insolvent d bt>rs. PUc* d oil tile CaltlHlar. Ulilavoiubiy on peiitluO of W.- 15. Kelimdy Mill A. j ' K. Watson in reference to llic l)e ,U? Uowe funii. IV- i 1 Ulion njecttd. IT UnfaVor..bly on bill to Apportion tuxes to be paid a? 6 k-tween vendor mid ven tee. 15 11 rej cteil. . Unf.ivoritb y on bili to repeal Section ? of ChapUr t U8 Kevised statutes. liill rejected. 1 Unfavorably on bill to provide a revision of the Statute law, as uiiuttier bill for the Same purpose is before j * Lite House. I'luc. d on eiilendur, I Kiiv..rul.ly on i ill to make it a misdemeanor lo en- j'' ili'.. in n. r.^ir.i'tr lubuieis to violate their eoutiuets. or I " to employ a .abi-ivr Limer contract with another. UniaVorubiy on bill in punish nersoiis who entice tWsiy tU?s Lboreis or savants of others. iilU ic(ec id. UiituVornbly on till to prohibit the sale of cotton In ' Seed, Placed on calendar. Judiciary?Favorably on bill to amend an Act to ^ir?liil>il persons iroiu living together in aduitery. c Favoialoy on hill to am<tiid the law lit relation to . tp-aiulng tellers leninineniaiy. Fav?iably on a bill to provide a stock law for Mail- '* boro c iw.iy. | Agriculture?Fnvorab'y on u bill t?> amend an Act to provide lor diainage in Anderson and lVatt.'ort. . Medical?Favorably on biil lu cnla:({e 6h<* Act to " lulltoi uc the prevention of int.-rui- nts in i harleatoii-. " MiUwvy?in. iLu lioveruoi'a Me.-s. p-, li.? committee recommend the adoption of a conuuj.ciK ivso.h- f Lion tnat i lie Kinu's Mountain iLg be picseuud to ^ L<o ioncK'oward 1' I hi? cad? ta. Utiles?Unfavorably on a concurrent r<solution 1 m-1 3 Ititii.' the time for the liiliuiaietiosi of b.ils. Kesolu-I Lion lejectid TUMP RKABJr?S. | ? The Committee on Kngrosgt-d IJlil* reported bill to'; c :oliaU- I mo one Act the l.iWa ul rccoi di u j; dcena. The Jill whb rend ihu tbiid titlie. .1 CALKMDAR. !' Thefillowing were lead a second time: li liill to regulate tlm per diem a <1 imieuge of witness- a ;s in 6tal? eases Was taken up for a SeC'lid rcniliou. u Sir..Murray moved to stllkeout the enacting clause, einarknig that before the war witnesses s<r*ed with'! o >ut | ay, and that since the war the fvns ?t witnesses |] bad become a lVuitliil source ol corruption. The en c iciing clalisu was stricken out. n liili to provide lor the revision, dlgist and Arrange Illt-nt of the slat lite laws of the Mate was taken up lor i second reading. 'J he bill as p issed provid. s foe the |] ippollliuirllt, by a CoflVeUtiotl of tile Judges of the ?U- ? urine and ( lieuit Courts, of tliri'o rommbsiotieis to h lijiest the laws, said comiiltsshdiers to be paid J'3,000 ji lach and have $.'00 lor clerical H'id oilier expenses. 8| Mr. J. M. Johnson moved to amend the bill so as to r< iuvk one commissioner instead of three. ni This provoked soino discussion, Messrs. Johnson, | u lluison and itucker couteiidmg that mie man could do J tl he work better than three, und Messrs. Veiner, H*s- j ui cell, liemphill, Siuioiiton and Aldrich Insisting ILat pi hreecou d do it belter than one. G Ihe motion of Mr. Johusou was not adopted. b Th? bill, as aun-aded on recommendation of ths J k iommittee, provided for the pa* mo:.tot +3,u00 to each ji >1 the commissioner.*, Uut tills was ciiaiigi-u 10 ?s,?wi n: hi mutton ol Mr. Murru^, tt ter s u.e discussion, in <]. ?bieh Mr. Murray favored $'.2,000 uiid Mi nsrs. llarguii, ci lutson and Johlisloiie favored $3,U>0. Tlio motluli of rfi Jr. Murray was adopted liy a vote of 71 to W. fl III EIGHTH DAT. a t* ! ?f juns for the Marion Artillery-?Kill h< to Dcflne the Oiiirncc and Fix the!r,. P tat of Duelling. bt " ? ' ca SENATE. w Colombia, December 3. 1350. "J The Committed on Emirossod Bills reported the j y illowingas duly and correctly engrossed and ready j"1' ir m third reading,and the same were orderid 'orcon- Sl I deration to-morrow : nr I til I to Authorize anil empower the Govirnor toesrnte the bond required by Congress as security for * mr giiii? for the uso ol the Marion Artillery ofi?' Charleston, j Bill to lepeal Sectionn 'i and 3 of Chapter CY. Title , I'.irtlll, of Kevlsrd s-taiute In regard to vacation! 11 r rmiiHOUS illilirmellts. ISill to iiic.uiporate the Marlon Artillery of Charles- *" >n. Hill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to reduce nil eta and parts of Acts ill relation to County Com- P3, iIsslon> rs, th?lr powers and duthw. Into one Act, and tnoud the same," approved April 13, 18S?>. On motion of Senator tiaiilnrd, the Senate rrconsid- ?'i red Us vote of yesterday whereby the bill for the | ' iditlcatlon of the laws of the South whs passed and I'" rdered to t>?engrossed lor a thlid reading. j The Mil was luld on the table, nnd S< nntor Galllard.' ' " I behalf of the Ju'lltfary Committee, introduced n j n" lbstltute entitled "A bill to provide for the revision ! id coaiffcatloi of ihe Statute Laws of the State," and ' it same was placed upon the calendar fur a second j ad in?. 'a; The Senate then pnv eeded to tlio consideration of ic (tener.ilorders on the calendar, to wit: ' lieport (favorably with amendment) of tlio Com- C01 Ittee on thuJtldiciary on concurrent resolution aplimine a Commission to inquire into tho calling of Constitutional Convention, and for othir matters, id to ri port at tho next teaslon of tho General As oil t'ibly. The resolution, with various amendments, wa? rr| rreed to and ordered to be si nt to the Iloute of ' enresenlatives f?>r iM concui rence. Kivoiable re|io:t of C minittee on Judiciary on , II to amend' An Act to provide for the establish ent of two new school districts in the County of J airfield, and to authorize the levy and collection of a of ieclal school tax therein," approved 23d December, ' rr*j. Ar The bill received its second reading anil wis ordered ' be engrossed fi>r a third reading, - |3'' U< port recommending the following Mil as a sub- i "" Itat-of Committee on the Judiciary on bill to define . o offense and to tlx the piiniahmeiit of dtielini; ' DILL TO tlEFIXK THE OFKK.NHB AND FIX TUB PUNIKIIMENT OK blT.LlNO. j Tin it cnncfcil by the Smalt and JTnu.tr of 1 ' prcjintatuc} of the Slate of South Carolina, j let * *-jr- - * v - w r ? hi j titling in General A mrnbly, and he authority (if the tame: KCTio.il. Woocver ibiill flKlit a da?-l In this SUte all f.ertoni preient, aiding and nbettln* in snch I, a? second, friend, or coonic I'.oprincipal or otber< , i*Iiall b. dwcmcil iruilty of* miadeineanor, and n cnvcilon, shall be fined not leaa than one dred^li>llarr,nrfmpri?onedln the .State Penitentiary K'sr than tlx monti.a, or both at tbe <ib?urectioa he .Jndse. rx. 2 Whoevershall kill another la duel, or Inflict lnrla upon hlifl from which he shall die witliln tlx ltlis fioin Bald duel, and all perrons present, aiding (betting In fnch duel, as second, frlmd, or coun or to eilb> rprinclpia], or otherwise. shall he deemed ty of murder. anil,' upou euuTlctlun, shall suffer punishment of dratfi. et, 3. Kroin Mid after the pisMje of tills Act *11 libers elected to the General Assembly, and all :ers now required 16 take ?!nf subscribe the oaih seribed in Act If, >ectii n 80. 6f tR? Constitution of State, nbali, in addition thereto, take the following l> before entering upon the duties of t. el? reapectortlree, to bo adm nl.-tciod in' like Wnwner a* the !i now n-qrlred: "1 do solemnly (-Wear (or ofllrm, lie cuse may be) that I hive not since the lost day ! tnoary, A. I). IfSil,encased in a duel wfibin or hont the S t:\te, either as principal or second, or n present thereto aff a triend to elt&.-r one of the icIpaU in such duel, an*! that I will not during the n of oflice to which I have been elected (or ap* uted, ai the case may be), engage In o duel as iclpttl, or aid mid aUtln such duel ?s second, or nd, to ether principal or otherwise." To which II be added In the ca?e of all cliteer? charged wltu preservation of the peace, the following > And t will to the extent of my nbllity enforce the isltfcs prescribed by law against dueling, and will fall to bi (.-lie to luu.ee all violators of the. same tnnvcmiw witu'n my view or knowfodfre." kc 8. Any failure or refusal to take the foregoing h shall disqualify the oftjr.er or member of the risltture so refusing, or failing, for entering upon datiitof lrfs utile.-, which shall thtroiipjD be med vai ant. enator Ur.nUev objeetod to Its Consideration. and bil weut over, under the rule*, fin- ctrtisitkratlon morrow. ce imiowine papers wi*re rccervea ironi me n?uw Koprescnuilves and referred to uppi oprlute cuuittees: Jili to collate Into one Act the mod>-s preacilbed for probate of deeds ami other Ins'rnwenta in wiltwhlch are by law required to be recorded. Joncurrenl resolution providing for tbe printing of ties of ilie Constitution of the Stole for tile use of : members of the General Aeacmblv. I'he calendar bavin? been cleared ol the (fenernl lers And there bein< no further bonnes!, the senate n, at 1 '2.45 1'. M., to?k a rece?s until 1 o'clock, at icli hour It reassembled ai d. In accordance with i provisions ol the Hpcciul order, proc. e.ted In a ly to the hall of the House of iCrprt-seninllves to r'lcip.ite In the election by joint assembly of a dse for the Fifth Judical t'l.-cult?the lesult of ro i election w til be found in the proc.-edings of tLe IUS.'. \t 1.55 P. M. the Senate returned to Its chamber J liDuudiately adjourned. ppointmcnt and Jari.sdictlo? ol T'ial Justices?The De Ln Howe Eslate?Judge Kershaw Re-elected ?Fencing in the Whisky-Sellers? TlicJ Soldiers Relief Bill?The Seed Cotton Selling Rills JKcjccted in a Lump ?The C nal Conrention Postponed till Next Session. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Messrs. Siinwiton, W. II. l'arker( Uutfon and Ne?' n were appointed a committee on it* part of tin uset'i uci on Ihu Joint Committee on tir. CroftV port. billl :NTi'.onrcz0, notions, *o. Mr. Cornwall? Hill turecuhte the appointment sn< il jurisdiction of Trial Justice*. Mr. W. II 1'arkrr?iolnt resolution for tho *polnt tnt of truHtPciti.f IV La IIn?v estate. Mr.Thoms!"U il t-? cxtcn<i t he proria ons of Sccttoni 4. 5, 6, 7 ihhI 8of the fence law Act to townshipi in?U?r Fullflt'li! couiitt without an election. Mr. J. M. Jobi'don?Bill to r>quire a lesurvey of t irtiixi of the line between North anil South Caro IB. Mr. Slmontnn?Bill to amend Seclun 111. Chaptei of l-lif Geileril Statutes, being the Code. a? to tin ne for commencing action for rail property: bill u nenil t hnpter 12$, Geneml Statutes. and provide foi o tiUI and ptinti>hment of persona guilty of hotni le wliefe the deceased \raa- injured in one count} id died In another. Mr. Ueveieaux? Bill to anthorlie the Governor iimptroller Geni ral and flate Treasurer to borrow nney to pay Interest on public del t w! ere necoftry Mr Mcl'rail}*?Con-irrn-nt resolution that our Sen or* and Kcpr'-sentatives in t'orijtiesshe requested U k* measures for the reformatio.i of the cUIl service Mr. Newioii?Bill to nllow tonanta to remove tb< nil a re made by thrill at the expiration of their lease; contract. Mr. Huskell?K'so'iiti^n that the Suporintendrn ' the Penitentiary furnish information uatucouvleti aned out. rkpouts or coiiumcrg. Way?and Means?Introduced, a resolution to ap 'oprlute f2,llfi0ln aid of the Cowpeni celebration. iJudlcia y?Favorably on bill to amend an Act ti :ikc th' judjfc of l'robate eligibW to tba office o ;iSter. Also, fiforaWg on bill to amp nil an Art for th uther pr? t< cilon of landlords in the collection u uneys f.ir rents and advances. ' Also. recommended ttmi tho bill to provhfe for invention be continued to mf session, as in th .ifitoiiof the committee the subject of amending in natiunion should be refcried tu a commission i tilurlnsr the re re fa. Adopted. Agriculture?Favorably on bill to extend to Pat tifcton eonntv tbe piovislons or the new fer.ce law 1!?1 roails-Favoial.lv on bill to amend an Act t larier ihu savannah Valley liailrn&d Company. Judiciary?Favorably on bill to amend tbe law so a > compol vxiuutois to give bonds. joint asstmdi.t, The Senate csnte luto (be ball of the ITome and th oltit Assembly was called to order by Ueu'enar overnor John l>. Kennedy, who announced tbal II bj -ct was to elect a Judge (or tbe Fifth Circ&it, an int nominations were in order. Mr. Wylio said : 1 be honor has be<*n devolved on to nf placing I omiutitloii fur the nice of Circuit Jud^e on tli ittli < ircnltof South Carolina one whose raine an haracter has been In the past and is now mj we nown to the people of South Carolina that any e: ,'iidi d worils wonkf be Inappropriate on my parti lasting tbe nomination which I now propose to uinki propose to bring before this General Assembly on till Ins n ' -II IIl'M luillliaiuiv mm i.vtioiauij wi ected nlih tho military, kgMa'lrc and Jurtrci isloiy of goii'.h Caro-ina. I Uafe the honor to plu< ii nomination the lion. Jiiceph B.- Kershaw. i lerMmw county, for the position of Judge of til 'If:h Circuit of bout!) Carolina. Mr. Ma.-sey suld: It affords mc ureal pleasure lo'Sff'ond the nnmim l.ui of Judge Kershaw for election as Judge of tl ''ifthCticniL 1 h.nl the honor to nominal- bim f liia Important poshintr four yeais ngo, si d I nm pro?: i> ray that l>?* has gfven SstUfuctton. I hope he wi f unanimous!? re-elected. Senator Walker nnd Messrs. Alston a< d J. < Vilson were appointed teller*, and tile joint assetnbl iroc-rdtd to ballot 11(5 votes were cast. Judge Kershaw rccelycd HI Cattering f. Judge K-rstiaw was accordingly declared elect# r lour year* from tbe expiration of bis present ten I office. Tim Senate returned to Its chamber. calendar. Bill to regulate the Bale of intoxicating lienors so i o prohibit their sale outside of cilies and towns wi aken up for a second reading. Mr. llasfceH moved to strike ont the enactir lMtse, Mr. Tillinghast saM it was well known to the f.irn nsr Interest that within the last lew years at almo very cross-mad there have been put Bp what ai nown as doggctlei?, where whisky is exchanged i II hours of the day and night for seed cotton whlc mil been frani!s>*tly appropriated, and It was vn inportant that the triifSeshould be suppressed, An ne who wanted liquor could send off and obtain 1 'lie bill Is Intended io-?top rows al erofs-ronils ai.d I op tli** steal.ng of e<<tton, to protect tbe lianl eari lU'S of the fcirresr froin beitie taken In thlS|way,- an 0 save tfie lives at d constitutions of sotne of the bei onns n'en in the Sue. Mr Talhert said lie was not in ftvnr of prog sbo[ rany of the evil* leferred 'o by Mr. Tillinghas tit he op|K)Sed the bill beenuse It w< nld discrimlnal ca nst pi oi-le In the country, and, thercfuM, be ui on.-lltuilonsl. Mr. Simpson moved to rerominit the bill to Wsv nd Means Committee, ns ther is unoiber biH no efore them for the same pm pose. Adopted. Dill to pay to p rsons wounded in the i;it? warani ijured to an extent equivalent to the loss of a leg ? 1 in, the amount of money which Is paid for a leg c is?. was taken np for a second rending. Mr. Gary moved that tbe enactlngc'ause hestrieke tit. He said that it would be impractical J?> to curry ot lie purpose ol the bill, as mere wn# no scale in mtd Ine or surgery by w liicb to estfnmite tbe damage frui #oihi<1 Mr. Tnlbert raid: Mr. Speaker and membprs of this House, it Is fr he benefit ol soldiers who ? e so much disableil b ounds received In the late u'a.'as to render them a e p'ess as i' one of their limbs were off tha^ I bav itroduced this bill, and fw cbem 1 would beg a snta pproprl ition and that they be placed upon the gam jIi with that true and trie'd band of heroes with on rm and leg. Tl'ere are some In all parts of our Stal ho should r> ceive help, and they can i stabits ie fart by lurfteorts* iifld physicians' cerli/lcates, wit t many competent witnesses as wouM be ri quired, s revalled in the first rectlon of the Dili offered ertlemen of this body, these are the issues presentei efore yon. Ton must pac? iipon Jht m.- i do no now the verdict you will render, but Rt me tell voti t me drife upon yon, that sysivarh? demands at'ou Huh sometiiing for this das*. JUst'Co and' righ mandit. fea, nn-re th-n tliat, the reward that al inntries In all ages have paid their sons for true valo mi >ndj that we should look after them as long a ley live, that we should give them a decent ant Mtorable burial when dead, scatter wreaths of llowen [ion tli-ir graves and mark them with tnoMimvntt i enduring as marble and as lasting as brass, so tha - of our eimntrv inav be stimulated h itve their country, seeing the roworda and hon?ri ftpfil- trpon a true soldier. Mr. McCindvsaid: I don't th'nk the gentlemar allies what ibis bill amounts to. If th?* Slate ui< I], to pen-ion all the Confederate soldiers I wonlc i very glad to <lo so, but I scarcely think ihe Slato ri do that. In one regiment that I know of there aa more wounds than there were men. This bfl Mild cover at least one ba'fof the Confederate army, in rust of artificial limb* is 1-10. Tiler* were out 60.000 troops in the Confedrrate army from this ale. About 12.090 Were killed. At present there e about 30,000 survivor*. At least ](y!9t) of these >ul,I come tinder this bill and would haro to bo paid 0 each, airregiitlng f-lon.OOB. t scarcely think tbe ato Is prepared to pay that amotvn?. Dr. Black said that the bill shuitld be rtfected beuse the State was not able to carry ontlts'provislone, won-d a'so open a domtotlie appropriation Of more in f 10(',<M0. and he 'fas af aid it Would bo too easy set the certificate of physicians and cltlaens required the bill. Mr. Bissel opposed Ihe bill, and said he wonld rather us a bill to pension the widows and orphan*. Mr. Barber said he thought the State ought to pay debt before pushing this bit'. Ho was conttltuliuny opposed to ma' ing new debts. I>r. Neel said that inasmuch as the State ban already dged Itself to furnish artitlrml arms and legs to n who needed tbein, he v/a< In favor of doln_' so, t he thonabl thut whs an obligation the State ought t to have inrurrert, and he was opposed to the piis:c of this bill. All who had lost arms or lees hail t yet received the benefits of the first Act, and the ite ought to see that Act carried out befure underling this one. I'lie enacting clause was s'rlcken out. \ second bill on the same subject took tb: saaie irse. ttekino sEraro*. The Committee on Engrossed Bills reported the lotting, which were read a third time: Bill to amend tbe Code as to action for real propyl! to provide for revision of the statute laws. CALENDAR. The following wer? rend i sneond lime : Bill to authorize Masters to practice In tbo Court Sessions. [Sill to amend an Act to provide for dratnago In iderson and Beaufort. Joint resolution to empower the Connty Commlsnersof AMievllle to apply to ordinary expenses > unexpended balance of the special tax for past int> dness and fences. Hill to allow L. K. S.mis et nl. to erect a wharf on vannah l'lver. I'he following were rejeeled : lit:I to ili flue the punishment for petty lurcenv. 15)11 to prohibit the sale of seed cotton in quantities i than two hundred and fifty pounds. * v * ?Bill to prohibit the baylnf tod lelll&g of cotton Id tUe need. NINTH DAY. Memorial front (he State Board of Health?Another Seed Cotton Bill ?Redemption of Forfeited Lauds. SENATE CoiCMMi, Do?i?mT>er 8. 1SS0. Th? fo'.lowlmr p??fr? were Inuodt)ced, r*ad the flr>t time cud referred to' tLvIr >|>prujiriate cuuiuii-. Ires: By Scnatnr Kindfr1? MoiMnriol of the State Board Ill Ht-UIIU, OUUIlJIfctllJp UIIU 11 IVlKllirilfllljpC IUU IVIIUWtnp bills: Kill t" declaim what shall te dm inert uul-' 83neej injurious to health and to provide fur the abatement of the mint*; bill to regulate the licensing of physicians and surgeons; bill t? establish a uniform' system of registration of deaths, marriages and births. By Senator Singling? Bllto amend an Act to redoco all Act* ?nd parts of Acts in relnt1?nto'Coonty Com-' mi sioneis, their powers and duties,Itiurone Act,"and' to amend the same; By Senator T. J. Moo.-e?Hill to charter the Greenwood, Laurens sud Spartanburg Ballroad Company' and to repeal an Act to char.er the same, approved1 February 20, 1S30. . By Senator l.artigno?Bill to repeal the Act in retrnrd to Lens on crops?said repeal to take effect in' IS^l. By Senator I'oker?Joint resolution to refuse to approve a conditional certificate of purchase of 410 am? of land irr Liiurecs couuty, made on December 24, 1877, by tire Secretory of State to L L. Youcg and others. By Ser.afor Fergnson?Bill to amend an Act to prohibit the sale ot aeeil cotton between the time of the. setting slid rising ot tbe suuand to regulate the sale of s?-irt cotton. liefortaof committees were called for and submit t?'<l ICS follows.By committee oA th* Jodicl'rv?Favorably on till f.i amend SiCUon 81 of Chapter 25, Title 6, of the GAierai Statntt s. In tela'jon to the manner of drawing Ju rics In 1 rial Justices' cuorts; bill to i rovlde for ipab lie guardian of estates Cf minors, idiots and lunatic* and to d. line hi* power? and duties and fix his llabllItlfS; bill to ratify on an* ntfni?nt to section 32, Article 11, of tbii Constitution relating to tbo homestead law. By Committee on Offlccs and Officers?Favorably on bill to establish the office of public weigher in this town of Atksn , Bi.l to repeal Sections 253. 296, 279 and 486 of th* Codo of Prucrdarrj so ss to sboitsb the ute of Keferees and establish the office of Master in the various counties iu the Sfclte, to Ox the fees of Masters nil' umku Probate Judres elfctiMe t? said office. The following bills were read the third time. Bill to authorize and eft?power the Governor to execute the b<>nd required by Act of Congrtsa as security for four guns and carriages for the u?e t.f the Ma-' rlon Artillery, of Cburk-sion, Kotiib Curo.ina. Fas*ed. Bill to repeal Peettons 2 ami 8-of Chapter CV., Title" I, Part 111., of the ictised Statutes of ibis State,i tin regard to the vacation of efrone- ni? judgments. Senator Mcf'all tfiovrd that U be amended so at not to effect existing judgments or pending CMi'\ Mr. Hender??n srcomleif t}* amendment, ?nd isid that such was Ifc-ortgiiiul Intention of the bill, but, to ^ plare tile ?jneS'lon b-y?nd civil, ke Uo[ied the amendment would be adopted. The amendment was then agreed to. B.ll to Incorporate tUe Marion Artillery of Charleston. Bill to amend an Act entkled "An Act torednce ?lh parts of Aetata relation to foamy Commissioners, their powers and duties, into one Act anil amend the-' , flume, approved April 18,1SS". Bills for a s< eond raiding were then taken op for j cnrsl eraiion, as follows J L'eport (reComaieftdiftf another bill at a anbstitntey of comin ttee e.n the Judiciary on bl'l lodtflno tbe offers* and to fix the punishment of duel> ling. The bill wis then entered to be engrossed for r third reading, getieisl notice of amendments being ^ givtfn. The following wi re also ordereA to be tngroased for a third reading: Bill to amend an A et entftled "An Act to extend th* time of r di inptlon of forfeited lands." Bill to require the County Commissioners of J>ar.Ilngtun coniiiyMo conform the Ibies of the t?wn?shlps In s.ild comity to the school districts ibereof. A Grand Figbt over an Amendment lo the Act Regal&tiftg Court Coat?r nnd the Amendment Killed?Tbe [ Lien Lqws Iiolda. ' HOUSE OF EKPBESE5TATIVES. .* Mr. Hay?Bill to ntnend tbc General SUtntes U to s n-patr of.route and brides, oko, bill to authorize ib? Cotnptrolli-r Gi-n. rai to make compulsion wllb tb?' t BorriU* of Samuel Place. a Mr. Allf'ot ?Bill to provide for the publication of all the<tecbloD< of the Supreme Court. _ Mr. McKae? Bill to farther rt-giilale tbe sale of wed cotton i Mr. HuUon?Bill to amend th" law ai to dower and inbrritnnc?: also, bill to prevent awine from running' ? at l*i p?- in Bo.infnrt. f Mr. F^an- Bl'i to amend tbe lien law. Mr. McKown?Resolution to refer It to th? Jndle clary Committee to report wbat leglilatloi, la neec*>1 >ai y to enable pa <rtiaa?ra at d-liuquent ralea to obtain possesion of tiroperty. a Mr. Neel?Bill to amend an Act to reqnireConntr e Trtasureislo attend at certain blucea to collect tax e es. o Mr. J. C. Wilson?Bill to amend an Act to prot*et lands In Bv.inlort, Newberry and Laurens r?m '* stock. ' Mr. J. II. Wlloon?Bill to ptotect Uriels In Sumter u from stock. CAM??A*. TheMlowing were read the second time. Bill tn aov nd an Act to protect useful animal*. *, Bill to require rellroad compiiBk'S to keep stock-' ? e guards when- ttclr linelernss any fence. it ' Bill toameod '.ho Act regulating costs <o that at? tnimys shall ha+c no cost* except In the Supieme d Com t, wus taken up for a second reading. Mr. blinontuu moved to strike out the em.ctlng eluuse. n Mr. Ward " aid th-t the man who made that motion 10 must be a lawyer; That thU bl I wns intended t<>' d prevent lawyers ffmn taxing Bp costs unknown to" 11 cl:en(?and gittlng |*rhiips twice as much as they bad t- contracted to do the work lor. n Mr. I>endy said that the impossibility of foreseeing' how much n bill of cmte would amount to arose froii* e the Impossibility of fort teeing what steps wi 1 be ' taken in a case and was not the fault of the Acts on "I the su*') ct The amount now allowed Is low enou.'h, :e as low as it wus before tbe war. "I Mr. Verner?'1 be theory ?f costs Is that the party e who wiong fully e nses tbe action to be brought' ahull piy u p> r,it}ty Tor it. The reflection cast upon tlic lawyers Is not rijkt. Their tone is lb high as * * those hi any State. >e Mr. Ward disclaimed any intention to attack tbe >r bouor of the lawyi re. id Mr. Dargan?The Interests of all parties can be?t btf rll itccoini ll?h>d by adhering to the well considered ter bill now on ths books, w hich was modeled on ibat ?(' P. 1M9. Costs are a just penalty, which a i-aity ia leIf qn.red to pay fur r.ot keening I.is eot.troct. Mr. Newton?I think thau.nj inan who expects W> : attain suceett iA' tbis world l.as enough to carry without denouncing men of any other class. It Is as'd much as any man ran do iteh to ligb' bis own battles. This bill Is evidently Intended as a ihrnst at the bar, but ft fills short ot its aiu>,- anil it wi.] recoil upon tho.-e it professes to benefit. Its iffict will be thatwhen s* man sues for a Just dikt he will have to p?y his own counsel fee and also the penalty which tb?i is man ought to pay who forces bin to go u Court. >s Mr. Ithume opposed the bM on similar grounds to those taken by the other gentlemen who opposed it ig Mr. Gary iaVored the bill b- cause the present lav et?.ibles a shyster lawyer to underbid a gyod lawyer i- by r> ason of the costs he can g?t. st Mr. M'-Kissick spoke a? inst the bill with great' rr earnestness ttv said be was tbe author of the pres- nt bt law on the snbjcct, and he bid trained it in tbe interill ests of tire farmers as Well as tine lawyers. ]Je was a r lawyer no?vblit he had bee ft a former, and the farmer* ij> lmd ouahled linn 10 learu wnai Be anew nixim iaw oy i. electing hint Clerk of the Court, Iii which capacity he:o had been studying Costa forsixteen y< ?r? 11 thought i- the p-fSi'ivt law mm good' Enough, with a few except d ti?>rts. st Mr. B. H. Floe faVored H?i Mil bceans* ihe law might not to flrthe juice9/ ? lawyer's bborsny more' 8 tlun tbe price of a b.Wiel of corn. t; Mr. ltw-her favored the bill He tald he was tlje t? repicsentatlve of three or four seta of minora, and he I- avoided a settlement from the fact that tixed costs' would eat ny their Mule ??tate?. Pdo not per>ecut<f s ihe lawyer or* any other dun, but thl-re Is something w wrong. It is evident that tbu plaintiff pajs and Itiu defendant pays. The man that gues'lrto Court now i la like the little boy that went to mil! fur tiie flrsV ir tlin?, an* wheiv tbe mi ler pnurt d out the corn andir took toll he ran away, crying to his lather that tbe miller had taken all the corn and was giving bim arl race tor the bag. it .Mr. J. M. Jotnson and Mr. McCready opposed the I- bill for rea on* all etwly given, and said tbe lawyer* ft weio not a'I'tboni (i set of men, as seemed to be the opinion of the friends of ihu bill. A respectable law-' yer would always take the costs Into coonlderatloh; >r when charging a foe, and it no costs were allowed' y him he wottld charge so much more as a fee. 3 Mr. SltnpS'iD favored tbe tillH lie said that in his - rnnn;* lawvers would refuse to co Into Trial Justices' I) Courts bi-cau w no costs Wi re allowed there,and wonld a advise their clients to suffer Judgment by defaali ?nd c Appeal to ti e Cliemt Couit to thai they might get the e costs there. While our Statu expenses have been It reduced, why are our County expenses the sutne T li Becauso of the exorbitant expense of trying thew j little case?, that ought to be disposed of by Trial L Justices according to equity and justice. A .Mr fclmotiton?Although thegentleman from Edge-' t field fa.-is eald that I show I; rtl a lawyer by making i, the motion 1 did, I don't think that in making that r motion I reprefent the Interests of the lawyers at all.t But 1 xm fiath.led that we must put souie terror on I men who will go Into Court *.o bring wrong casus or tu r uiuke wroi g defenses. The gentleman (roui Anderson a told me tbat-onu o tbe grievances of tbe county was I that meil would refuse to pay tbelr laborers, and s would put thi m off from tine to tfcae till tbe luborersi I Were compelled to compromise. Now, what greater t j Inducement can be given to snch men than to let i them go free from payne costs when they are sued for II money which they oivcht to pa)-, bat wht.-h they keep | and get Interest on while they are being sited, Take i the c?e of the f5?ntlemun frona(Jh-.*.ter. 8 ippose that i! the infant wards attempted to Arry him Into Court h| and he knew that he wolild not be compelled to pay 11 co.-is while they Woiild be put to expense, is not that nn inducement to him to go into Court? Tbe present I law Is a protection to tie poor man. Co?ts ure In-' tended to'putacheck on men who will go into' ' Court Wrongfully, or wronglully forco other* to carry i them there.i (>n the motion tosttIke out the enacting clause tho vote was 72 ayes to 43 noes: I Joint resolution to make teaebfrs'school certificates and order ?n sc> ool fund for kich'and county sinco' Novell ber I, 1SS0. receivable for taxes, was tuken up' for * secoi'd reading. Mr. Baffcell moved to strife" ont the enacting clansa' because It would anticipate in one year tbe taxes of the next, and because it would borrow from one year' to another. Adopted. lUII to reduce thecosta of dieting prisoners was rejejted. EVZKING BW8WH. Bill to repeal th* Hen !?ff was rejected by rote of ! 76 to 29. I Rill to provide f?ra Master in the counties of BarnI wt?ll, Colleton and AbW-vllle wa? read tbe second time, j Resolution to present King's Mou-otain flag to Colon'! Coward was adopted. I Rill ti> atnrml and Act to proride for drainage in ! Anderson and Reauforl counties Was recommitted toi tbe Judiciary Committee. TENTH DAY. Tho seed Cotton Bril on another llaid?Ditto tho Conrity Commissioners, Vendor and Vendee, andLandlord DH1?. SENATE. Reports "f committees wore submitted. By Committee on tbe Judiciary?Favorably on the ! fullnwinu: ! Rill t? amend the General Statutes In relation tcj laborers' liues. Kill to abolish the office of Jury Commissioner,: with substitute, ! Rill to amend an Act entitled '"An Act to amend an Act to reduce all Acts and part* of Acts in relation to' County Cummin-loners, their powers and duties, Into' ' one Act, nnd to amend tbe same." | Rill to collate into one Act the in?de prescilbed for ; t!ie probate of (Veils and other Instruments In writing! , which are by la* requited to be recorded. j Rill to xo-.tri au Act mUtled "An Act to prohibit