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An Independent Family Journal?Deroted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. HOYT & CO., Proprietors. ANDERSON 0. H., S. C, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 26, 1871. VOLUME 6?NO. 30. r - ? sa.-?? ? i LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Tuesday, January 17, 1871. SENATE. The Senate met at 12 M. The following papers were received from the House, with- a notification of concurrence : A Senate concurrent resolution, requiring the Re? ceiver of the Rank of the State to report; a .Senate concurrent resolution, to appoint a special committee to investigate the affairs and and operations of the Superintendent of the ^Penitentiary; a hill to regulate and determine what shall constitute a day's labor in the State. The Committee on Privileges and Elections reported upon the vacancies in the Senate in the Counties of Abbeville, Charleston and Georgetown^ and offered the following resolu? tion : That a vacancy of Senators exists in each Of the Counties of Charleston, Abbeville and Georgetown. Ordered for consideration to? morrow. The joint committee appointed to investigate the affairs, &c, of Superintendent of the Peni? tentiary, submitted a report, which was ordered for consideration to-morrow. The report is a Very meagre one, and merely embodies the statements ot ;the Superintendent as to the Charges made against him. He admits the charges as to the contract with Mr. Pope?rela? tive to the cutting of wood by convicts from lands of the State, which was leased to Mr. Pope,, and the sale of the wood again to the State for the use of the Penitentiary?hut claims that it was a bona fide transaction. Also, ad? mits to having employed convict labor in his own private Dusiness of making bricks and stone cutting, claiming a right to utilize the labor of the State, as he paid for it forty cents per day for each convict so employed. The Committee on Engrosser) Bills reported as ready, for a third reading, a bill to re-charter the Pompkintown Turnpike Road; which was passed aud ordered to he enrolled as an Act. The Committee on Finances reported favor? ably on a. bill to further amend an Act to pro? vide-for the assessment and taxation of proper? ty ; which was ordered to lie over under the rales. Mr. Arnim gave notice of a bill to amend an Act to regulate the licensing of insurance com? panies not incorporated in this State. A joint resolution, to withhold the last quar? ter's salary of School Commissioners who have not made an annual report except the School Commissioner of Newberry, passed its second reading. _At 1 P. M. the Senate resolved itself into a high court of impeachment, to sit upon the trial of Judge Vernon. The oath was admin? istered to the Senators by the Clerk. On motion of Mr. Whittemore, the House was informed that the Senate was so organized, and prepared to try the articles of impeach? ment against,' Judge Vernon, and to hear the managers on the part of the House in support thereof. The managers, Messrs. Whippcr, Wilkcs, Crews and Moses, accordingly appeared, the articles of impeachment were read, and a list of witnesses, on the part of the prosecution, ?were handed in to be duly summoned. Among the witnesses are Messrs. Baxter, Sil? ber and Paysinger, of Newberry; Wilson Cook, Mounce, and others, of Greenville ; James A. Dunbar, Sill, France and Abraham Solomons, of Richland, and a number of others. The managers then retired, and, on motion of Mr. Whittemore, it was ordered that a writ do issue from the Senate and be served upon Judge T.'O. P. Vernon, requiring him to be and appear before the court at 12.30 P. M., on Friday, until which time, on motion, the Sen? ate adjourned as a court of impeachment aud resumed legislative business. A resolution that certain Senators?Messrs. Arnim, Nash, Smalls and Wimbush?be order? ed.before the bar of the Senate to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt. The offence occurred during an executive ses? sion, "at which time it is alleged that the mem? bers above named refused to vote upon the call of the ayes and nays on the confirmation of a certain appointment by the Governor of a Coun? ty Treasurer?probably Sasportas, of Orange burg. Mr. Swails, who introduced the resolution suggested that the consideration of the matte, be postponed until some time when the Senatr was in secret session, as it necessarily involvce matters that could not properly be made public. Mr. Arnim earnestly opposed any such dis? position of the case, stating that the charge had been publicly made and published in the newspapers of tlie State, and he desired that his defence and the action of the Senate in the premises be equally public, in justice to him? self and the other Senators implicated. Mr. Hayne then demanded that the charges be specified as to time, place and manner, which being from the nature of the case impossible, the Senate became considerably befuddled as to what should be done. Mr. Corbin offered, as a substitute for the whole matter, a resolution that it was the sense of the Senate that every Senator was bound to rote upon the call of the ayes und nays. Con? siderable debate ensued, participated in by Messrs. Nash, Leslie, Corbin and others and finally the whole matter was laid on the table. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 12 M. The Committee on the Judiciary reported favorably ou the following bills : For the relief of Samuel Cochran and others ; to vest in the heirs of Hugh E. Ogburn the right and title to certain lands sold for taxes; vesting the title to 100 acres of land in Fairfield County in the Fairfield Academy ; to regulate the fees of Pro? bate Judges, Clerks of the Courts, Trial Justi? ces, &c.; to perfect titles to certaiu town lots in Walhalla; regulating the appointment and ju? risdiction of Notaries Public; to empower Cir? cuit Judges to hold Courts in other Counties than their own ; regulating so much of the Act of 1839 as prohibits Clerks of the Court from practicing law. Mr. Wilson gave notice of a bill to permit Wm. L. Wood to adopt Napoleon B. Smith, and change his name to Wood. Mr. Hedges gave notice of a bill to regulate passenger fare on railroads. Mr. Smart introduced a bill to provide for the payment of improvements made upon the property of other people. Mr. Crittenden introduced a bill authorizing and empowering persons owning water powers to improve the same under certain conditions. Mr. Williams, of Greenville, introduced a concurrent resolution providing for an investi? gating committee to inquire into the condition of the Blue Ridge Railroad, to discover what disposition had been made of the funds en? dorsed by the State, &c, with power to send for persons and papers. Mr. Gary introduced a bill to regulate and fix the salaries and pay of-County officers and fijr other purposes. Mr. Henderson gave notice of a bill to re? quire the School Commissioners to build school houses. Mr. Dunnclly introduced a bill to allow pau? pers to draw money and remain at home. Re? ferred. A bill to repeal to much of an Act to orga nize and govern the militia as provides for the appointment and par of an Assistant Adjutant General, was referred to the Committee on Mili? tary Affairs. A bill to repeal the Act to provide for the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture. A concurrent resolution that all the papers and records of the Commissioner ef Agricul? tural Statistics be transferred to the Secretary of State was laid on the table. At 2 P. M., the House adjourned. Wednesday, January 18,1871. SENATE. The Senate met at 12 M. Mr. Whittemore introduced a bill to provide an appropriation for school purposes for the present year. The bill provides that $350,000 shall be appropriated for the maintenance of free common schools, $25,000 for the snpport of the University, and $8,000 for the Deaf and Dumb Institute. Ordered for consideration to? morrow. Also, a bill to amend an Act to pro? vide for the construction and keeping in repair of roads, bridges, &c. Ordered for considera? tion to-morrow. Mr. Arnim introduced a bill to prohibit the retail sale of spirtuous liquors at the County seats of the respective Counties of the State, except in the Counties of Riehland aud Char? leston, on sale days and during the sessions of the Court of General Sessions. Ordered for consideration to-morrow. Mr. Whittemore introduced a resolution, that the Clerk of the Senate be authorized to draw a pay certificate for $1,500, to defray expenses incident to the summoning of witnesses and other matters pertaining to the impeachment trial now pending. Adopted. Mr. Whittemore gave notice of a bill to au? thorize the County Treasurers of the several Counties to take control and dispose of the land purchased by the Land Commissioner in their respective Counties. A bill to regulate the tenure of certain civil offices received a second reading aud was or? dered to be engrossed. A bill to supply the deficiency in the appro? priation for thr support and maintenance of free schools for 1870 came up for consideration, and caused some interesting debate, participa? ted in by Messrs. Corbin, Whittemore, Nash, Leslie and others. The bill provides for a further appropriation of $40,000, to be made to pay salaries of teachers. It seems that $40,000 will meet all deficiencies, and there is now in the hands of the Treasurer of the State up? wards of $69,000, remaining over from the origi? nal appropriation last year of $50,000, and the amount raised from the poll tax, which was some $200,000 more. Nash and Leslie conten? ded that the amount required should properly be drawn from this fund in the hands of the State Treasurer, and that if he would not pay that, then neither would he pay, though another Act of appropriation be passed ; and they further suggested that a committee be at once appointed to wait on the Treasurer and learn why t.iis money was not paid out as directed by the law. Finally, however, the bill was agreed to and ordered to be engrossed, and, on motion of Mr. Corbin, it was resolved, that a commit? tee be appointed to wait on the Treasurer and gain the information as suggested by Mr. Leslie, as to why the unexpended school fund was not paid Out. The Senate received from the House the Sen? ate bill to provide for the public printing, with amendments, which were concurred in, and the bill ordered to be enrolled. Mr. Mclntyre introduced a concurrent reso? lution providing for the appointment of a special committee of two from the Senate and -from the House to visit the Counties of Union, Spartanburg and Laurens, and to report to the General Assembly whether or not it be advisable to call upon the General Government to maintain order, &c. Mr. Nash also introduced a concurrent rcso that whereas domestic violence exists in the State to an alarming extent, Ac.; therefore, be it resolved, that the Legislature do hereby call upon the Government of the United States to give to the citizens of this State that protection which is guaranteed to them by Section 4, Ar? ticle 4, of the Constitution of the United States, and that this resolution be sent to the Gover? nor, with instructions to forward it at once to the President of the United States. Both the resolutions were ordered to lie over Under the rales. A bill to amend an Act providing for the next general election and the manner of con? ducting the same, came up for consideration, and drew out some hot fire from Corbin, Leslie and Nash. By Section 1 of the bill, which was drawn up and introduced by Corbin, it is pro? vided that in the appointment of mauagers and commissioners, there should be one from each political party. This section met the most bit? ter opposition of Nash and the no less persis? tent disapproval of Leslie, while Corbin sup? ported it by the most irrefutable argument. The wisdom of the provision is so patent that it is not necessary to give Corbin's views in support of it, except that he stated that there not only had been suspicion of fraud in the late elections because of the absence of such a pro? vision in the law, but that he himself was per? fectly convinced that there had been gro^s fraud practiced. He also stated that to the fact that the people of the up-country thought them? selves chei'.ted out of their honest ballots at the last elections was attributable the lawlessness that prevailed in that section of the country. Nash opposed the section, from the fact, as he stated, that the Democrats, if they were in power, would not do so. Question by Corbin?Docs the Senator take the action of Democrats to be his rule of con? duct ? The bill was finally re-committed. Adjourned at 3 P. M. I HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 12 M. A bill requiring County Treasurers to attend j each polling precinct for the purpose of collec j lecting taxes, was referred to the Committee on County Offices. Mr. Wilkes gave notice of a bill to abolish the right of dower. Mr. Hayne introduced a bill to secure ad? vances for agricultural purposes* Referred. Mr. Wilson introduced a bill permitting W. L. Wood to adopt Napoleon B. Smith and change his name to Wood. Mr. Jervey gave notice of a bill to compel the collection of a poll tax. Mr. Thomas introduced a bill to vest in the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House the power to eull extra sessions of the General Assembly. Referred. Mr. Kennedy introuced a joint resolution, that Mr. Werner, the manufacturer of the Pal? metto tree in rear of the State House, be in? structed to repair the same, and thnt the treo be removed to the front of the building, and providing for an. appropriation for the same. Mr. Adamsou introduced a resolution that the hooks and papers borrowed from the State Library be kept no longer than required for the discharge of official duties, and that the Li? brarian charge for books not so- returned, and the amount be deducted from the pay of snch members as failed to return books at tiie proper time. Referred. Mr. Allen gave notice of a bill to regulato the salaries of School Commissioners. Mr. Jamision gave notice of a bill providing for the election of County officers. Mr. Reedish introduced a bill requiring a suitable egress from public buildings. Mr. Byas introucea a concurrent resolution that none of the attachees of the General As? sembly shall, if employed in more than one capacity, draw pay but for one; which was adopted. Mr. Frost introduced a bill to establish a State Normal School, and authorize the use of the building known as the Citadel, in Charles? ton, for the same. Referred. The Committee on Engrossed Bills reported a bill to provide fcr the publication of the Acts, journals, resolutions, &c., of the General As? sembly ; which was passed, with amendments, and ordered to be sent to the Senate. A bill to declare martial law in Union, Spar tanburg, Laurens and Newberry, came up for consideration, and caused some warm debate between Messrs. White, Whipper, Singleton, Byas, and others. Whipper strongly advocated the passage of the bill, while White, of York, opposed the measure, upon the ground that the State militia, composed as it was entirely of un drilled colored soldiers, was inadequate to meet the demands of the occasion. Pending the de? bate1, the hour for adjournment arrived, and the Houjc adjourned till to-morrow, at 12 o'clock. Thursday, January 19,1871. SENATE. The Senate met at 12 M. The Committee on Education, who were in? structed to inquire into and report upon the disposition of the appropriation for school pur? poses for 18G8 and 1869, reported progress and asked for further time; which was granted. Mr. Hayes introduced a bill to provide for the election by the people of County Treasurers and County Auditors; which was read the first time and ordered for consideration to-morrow. Also, a bill, by Mr. Whittcmore, to repeal an Act to provide for the appointment of a Land Commissioner. The report of the special committee to in? vestigate the conduct and affairs of the Super? intendent and Directors of the Penitentiary? a synopsis of which we gave upon its first in? troduction a day or two ago?was taken up for consideration. The report is based solely upon the affirmations of the Superintendent, and at? tempts to exonerate that officer from all crimi? nality. Upon motion that the report be adop? ted, Leslie rose, and said that the report was about in keeping with such as had been hitherto palmed off upon the General Assembly aud the public, and that as it was such a beautiful specimen of a white-washed report, jho hoped it would be adopted. Not one witness had becu examined, but Mr. Stclbrnnd's simple state? ments taken as sufficient in an investigation instituted against himself. For his part he thought the investigation had as well not becu made. Here was a charming little fraud, by which the State was mulcted to the tune of from $6,000 to $8,000, and all within a stone's throw of the Penitentiary. Mr. Pope goes to the Governor and tells him that there is a strip of land lying down near the Penitentiary be? longing to the State, which he desired to lease andput in a condition for cultivation. The Governor, without the shadow of authority, agrees, and doss lease this land for the sum of $100 per year. Scarce was the ink dry upon the paper, ere the sound of the axes of Stol brand's thieves could be heard felling the tim? ber on this land, and he enters into an agree? ment for the purchase of the wood. Could any sane man doubt what should have been Stol brand's course as an honest official ? The wood was in stone's throw of the Penitentiary; he knew he needed wood; he had the thieves to cut it and the land belonged to the State. But in? stead of proceeding in the way his duty plainly pointed, he slips in Pope, and through the in? strumentality of the Governor, concocts apian by which he and Pope succeeded in swin dlin* the State out of thousands of dollars. It would not do to attempt to excuse Mr. Stoibrand, by saying that he was ignorant of the fact that the land belonged to the State. He did know it; and he further knew, as did the Governor him? self, f >r he was surely not a fool, that the lease to Mr. Pope was not worth the papier on which it was written; and if he had possessed one particle of regard for the interest of the State, he would not have deigned to notice it. This Mr. Pope was a particular friend of Mr. Stol brand, and it was as plain to him as the nose on a man's face, that this was a partnership job to cheat the State. In proof of the fact that Mr. Pope was a very special friend of the Su? perintendent, and that they were intimately acquainted, he would inform the Senate that within a few days past, the Superintendent had rescinded a contract with a third party, where? by beef was furnished the Penitentiary at eight cents a pound, and entered into an agreement with Mr. Pope at ten cents a pound. Mr. Les? lie closed, by inquiring if the committee was not a joint one, and that they had reported without consultation with the committee from the House, which being 6howu to be true, the report was ruled out and the original resolution recommitted. A committee from the House presented itself to iuquire into certain irregularities on the part of the Senate towards the House. The mat? ter of complaint was that after the appoint? ment of a joint committee, by a concurrent reso? lution to investigate the affairs of the Peniten? tiary, the committee on the part of the Senate, without notice given to, and without the knowU edge of the committee on the part of the House, had proceeded to an investigation and made out a report. The Chair informed the com? mittee that the Senate had just ruled the report proffered as null and void, and that the resolu? tion had boon recommitted. A bill to authorize the County Commissioners of Darlington County to borrow $2f>,000, to pay off the present indebtedness of the County and to issue bonds for the same. Mr. Whitteiuore, in the course of his re? marks in support of the bill, pitched into ? cer? tain gentleman whom, he stated, had made himself very officious in prejudicing the minds of Senators against the meawure, by asserting that the passage of the bill would ruin the County, about the welfare of which the person in question cared no more than be did for who was Lord Mayor of the moon. That person, he said, was prime mover iu an injunction against the County Commissioners, to restrain them from paving out money upon acontract to build a court house. That the individual in question (evidently Mr. Spain) had been actuated solely by political enmity, was hostile to the present administration, and had been ordeeed to show cansc why he should not be ruled for contempt to the Supremo Court of the State. And had, time and again, been heard to boast that he was an unalterable, unpardoned and impeni? tent rebel; and that it was the pride of his life and the noblest heir-loom he could leave to his children, that his name was enrolled" as a signer of that second declaration of indepen? dence, the Ordinance of Sea ^sion. The speaker proceeded to read an itemised statement of the Countv indebtedness, among which appears some $2,000 or ?3,000 due to the deflation of a certain collector, a Mr. Goodson, whose bond, Mr. Whittemore stated, was not worth a cent. Mr. Leslie inquired if this statement had been published for the proper information of the Senate and the public. Mr. Whittemore replied not, and stated that if his word could not be taken, the Senate might as well vote down the bill at once. Mr. Leslie wanted to know why it was that if the County was so deeply in debt, they had un? dertaken to build an expensive court house, and thus involve the County still more. Mr. Whittemore stated that the County Com? missioners of Darlington had been threatened with a presentment by the Grand Jury for not furnishing suitable accommodations for the Court, and that they had been ordered by Judge Rutland to build a court-house, and to have it finished by October. Mr. Leslie thought that explanation too thin; for if Judge Rutland had done so, he had bet? ter go home and stay in bed. The idea that a Judge would order County Commissioners to build a court house was simply absurd, and un? til the County Commissioners made a proper report, he would oppose auy measure for their relief, and in any case would oppose the bond? ing of any County or town debt. He had been reared a Democrat, and had retained at least one good principle of government from his early training, and that was, that taxation should follow close upon the heels of appro? priation, so that the people might know and feel precisely'and immediately what the burden of their indebtedness was. In conclusion, he [ moved that the whole matter be postponed un? til a full report of the receipts and expendi? tures and the indebtedness of the County be made by the County Commissioners?printed and placed upon the desks of the members of the Senate; which was adopted. The following Acts were ratified and ordered to be sent to the Governor for approval: An Act to re-charter the PumpKintown Turnpike Road; an Act supplementary to an Act to au? thorize administrators, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries to sell certain evidences of in? debtedness and to compromise in certain cases ; an Act to provide for the State printing, &c. A bill to compel County Treasurers to receive the orders from County Commissioners, in pay? ment of taxes, was read the first time and re? ferred. A resolution to request the Judiciary Com? mittee to prepare a bill to enforce the prompt and thorough collection of the poll tax, was adopted. The following bills were read by their titles, as a second reading, and referred: A bill to amend and renew the charter of Anderson ; to regulate the right of traverse; to require the County Treasurers to report to the General As? sembly; to establish a State Normal School in each Congressional District; to regulate and determine what shall constitute a legal day's labor in this State; to amend an Act to provide for the construction and keeping in repair of the roads, bridges, &c.; to prohibit the retail sale of spirituous liquors on sale days, and du? ring the sessions of the Courts. The report of the Committee on Elections, declaring vacancies in the Senate from Abbe? ville, Charleston and Georgetown, was ndop ted. Mr. Swails gave notice of a bill to authorize and require Clerks of the Courts to discharge all the duties hitherto performed by the Com? missioner in Equity. At 3 P. M. the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 12 M. The Committee on the Judiciary reported ou a bill relating to marriages, recommeuding amendments. Also, on a bill amending the second clause of the eighteenth section of an Act to abridge, simplify, &c, the forms, rules, pleadingsnnd practice in the courts of the State. Also, on a bill to permit Wm. L. Wood to adopt Napoleon B. Smith and change his name to Wood; all of which were ordered to lie over for a second reading. The Committee ou Education reported on a bill to provide for the maintenance of public schools and to make appropriations for the same, suggesting amendment to the same, and that it be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. So ordered. The Committee on Privileges and Elections reported favorably on a bill to submit the ques? tion of the removal of the Couuty seat of Barn well to the voters of that County. Air. Wilkes introduced a resolution granting leave to Wilmot G. DeSaussure to withdraw a petition from the files for the renewal of certain State stock and bonds. Also, introduced a bill to abolish the right of dower. Referred. Mr. Davis introduced a joint resolution de? claring certain Counties of the State insurrec? tionary. Referred. Mr. Jervey introduced a bill to enforce the collection of the poll tax. Referred. Mr. Smart gave notice of a bill to provide a right of way where lands are surrounded by other lands. Mr. Shanklin gave notice of a bill to charter the Tugalo Railroad Company. Mr. Frost gave notice of a bill requiring Clerks of the Courts to perform duties-hitherto discharged by Commissioners in Equity. Mr. O'Connell introduced a resolution, that so much of the rules as requires the House to adjourn at 3 p. m., be suspended for the re? mainder of the term. Adopted. The committee appointed to wait on the Sratc Treasurer, in conformity to a concurrent resolution, to inquire of him why the salaries of teachers had not been paid, reported that they were informed by that functionary that no exception had been made in their cases, but that the failure to pay resulted from a lack of funds. Received as information. A bill to declare martial law in certain Coun? ties came up for consideration aud caused some earnest debate. The bill was sustained by Jonen, of Georgetown, and opposed by Crittcn den, O'Connell, Briggs and lim Hurley. The temper of the great body of the House has cooled down to a remarkable extent since the return of Gov. Scott, but a few hot-heads, like Jones and Whipper, arc clamorous for an op? portunity to display their military prowess, or to get up a fight at least. O'Connell remarked, in the course of his speech, that it was ? noticeable fact that the farther from danger the members lived, the louder they were in the support of this bill; hut that thoBc who lived near by, and who would have to bear the consequences of any ill-advised action irr the matter, were not so anxious to have their throats cut rtrrd a whole? sale murdering instituted, as would surely be the case should the Legislature declare martial law in the Counties in question. Pending the debate, at 3.30 p. m. the Bowse adjourned. Friday, January 20, 187L ' SENATE. The Senate mot at 12 M. The Committee on Enrolled Acts reported the following Acts as having been sent to the , Governor for approval: supplementary to an Act to enable administrators, executors, trus? tees and other fiduciaries to sell certain evi? dences of indebtedness, and to compromise in certain case3; tore-charter the Pumpkintowli ! Turnpike Road; to authorize the County Com ! miasioncrs of Oconee to levy a special tax; to ! authorize the County Commissioners of Wil? liamsburg to levy a special tax; to provide for the State printing, etc. Mr. Swails introduced a bill to authorize and require the Clerks of the Court to perform all the duties hitherto performed by the Commis ioners in Equity, up to January, 1869; read first time and ordered for consideration to-mor? row. ^ Agreeably to previous order, at 12.30 the Senate resolved itself into a court of impeach? ment, for the trial of Hon. T. 0. P. Vernori; for high crimes and misdemeanors. A riotice was served upon the House, that the Senate was ready to proceed with the trial, and the mana? gers on the part of the House, Messrs. Moses, Whippcr, Wilkes, Logan and Crews, presented themselves. Notice of service ?po? T. 0. P. Vernon of summons to appear was given. Col. J. D. Pope appeared for the defence. The managers announced Messrs. Worthington and Elliott as assistant counsel for the prosecution, and asked that they be furnished seats on the floor, which was so ordered. Mr. Whipper, on the part of the managers of the prosecution, read the several articles of im? peachment, to all of which a general plea of not guilty was made for the defence, with the usual reservations. Mr. Pope requested for further time till Tuesday next, to summon the witnesses on the part of Judge Vernon ; which was assented to by the managers, and so or? dered. Upon an inquiry by Mr. Pope, whether or not the witnesses for the defence would be paid by the State the same as other witnesses, an order providing therefor was put to the vote'to test the sense of the Senate. Mr. Corbin op? posed the order, upon the ground that in no J criminal court of which he knew were the wit? nesses of accused parties paid by the State. Mr. Leslie advocated the adoption of the order, claiming that the Senate, in its present capacity, was not a criminal court, but a grand inquest to investigate the official conduct of a public servant of the State, against whom cer? tain charges were made. He hoped the Senate would have the fairness and justice to adopt the order, for it was well known that Judge Vernon was a man of but limited means, and if the Senate should refuse he would himself, from his own pecket, defray all expenses inci? dent to the summoning of witnesses for the de? fence. The order was voted down by a vote of 17 to 7. At 1.40 p. m., the Senate adjourned as a court of impeachment, to Tuesday next, and resumed the consideration of the ordinary business. A bill to make an appropriation for the sup? port and maintenance of free schools for the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1870, was rend by its title and referred to the Committee on Education. Mr. Hayne made a motion, that when the Senate adjourns, it adjourn to Monday next, at 12 m.; which was agreed to. The following were read by their titles and appropriately referred: A bill to provide for an election by the people of County Treasurers and Auditors; a joint resolution authorizing the County Commissioners of Lancaster to levy a special tax ; a bill to repeal an Act to pro? vide for the appointment ot a Land Commis? sioner, and to define his powers; a bill to com? pel County Treasurers to receive County checks in payment for taxes ; a bill to regulate the call of the docket of the Supreme Court. The Senate then resolved itself into execu? tive session. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 12 M. The Committee on Engrossed Bills reported a bill to regulate the manner of drawing jurors; which was passed and ordered to be sent to the Senate. The Committee on Ways and Means reported a concurrent resolution authorizing the State Auditor to instruct County Treasurers to stay actions in the collection of taxes. The Committee on Labor reported unfavor? ably on a bill to protect laborers and others working for shares of crops. Also, a bill to regulate all contracts for farm labor in the State. Air. Hurley introduced a concurrent resolu? tion to provide for the investigation of the charges made against Gov. Scott and other State officials in the New York Sun, and in the Char? leston News, of July 19. Laid ou the table. Mr. Davis introduced a joint resolution to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in certain Counties. Referred. Mr. Humbert introduced a bill to Authorize the State Auditor to cause to be levied and col? lected a special tax. Mr. Smart introduced a bill to provide the right of way to and from lands surrounded by other lands. Mr. Sellers introduced a bill to amend Sec? tion 14 of an Act to organize aud govern the militia. Mr. Jamison" introduced a concurrent resolu? tion, that the State Treasurer be required to re? port why the appropriation for the support of free common schools, and the amount raised by poll tax, had not been applied to that purpose; which was adopted, Mr. Singleton otTereda concurrent resolution, that a committee be appointed to investigate the books of the financial agent of the State aud to report upon the same. Indefinitely postponed. Mr. MoMey gave notico of a bill to prevent persons from carrying arms, who are not en? titled to do so. Mr. Frost introduced a bill to impose itpou Clerks of the Courts the duties hitherto per? formed by Commissioners in Equity. Mr. Briggs gave notice of a bill to empower the County Commissioners to bind out pauper children. The consideration* of a' bill to declare martial law in certain Con-n-ties was resumed. Mr. Wilkes, of Anderson, took the floor, atud op? posed in feeling and eloquent terms-tbepassage of the bill, showing it unnecessary, unwise and inadequate to efleet the objects desired. He favored instead the appointment of more effici? ent civil officers and a strict and prompt en? forcement of the laws. His speech was Well received. Mr. Hough and Mr. Allen, both Re? formers, followed on the same side. The defeat of the bill was manifest, when the more radical member? commenced to fi'Jli buster, And detained the Honse until f>.40 P. M., when* it adjourned.till to-morrow, at 12 M. A Comparison.?The farmer who-refuses to learn from the better practice of his neighbors, and depends solely upon his own' experience, may be compared to the little spring bubbling from the earth?always the sanre; while' the farmer of more enlarged mind who adopts the better practices of his neighborhood and profits by aft the provements around him, may be likened to a noble river, which is fed from many fountains, and which bears upon its bo? som * the accumulated wealth of experience. Weigh well the contrast here presented, be? tween the narrow-minded farmer, who is ex? hausting the riches of the soil which Provi douce designed for his posterity, and the pro? gressive farmer whose labors are adding mil-j Hons to products of the country. From the YorbnUtEnquxrVi Education. Id some respects the Southern people are well educated; in others they are not: The : great defect in the education of antat man is that it is not practical. The system of educa? tion, which has been inaugurated and practiced in America, is a strange one; In our schools and colleges, pupils are taught, or pretended to be taught, everything in art and science. In the short space of four years they are taken tu rough - a curriculum of studies embracing Latin, Greek, and sometimes several modern languages; mathematics, from simple arithme? tic up to the most intricate calculus; natural and moral philosophy; physiology and meta? physics, together with a great many other things, useful and ornamental. Any man of sense knows that no boy can get even a smat? tering of these things in four years. The truth is, there is a good deal of humbug about the whole thing. Our educational system needs to be remodeled. Our children must be educated with some object in view. As it is. young men leave school to enter upon the duties of life about as well prepared for one thing as anotb* er, and practically, unprepared for anything, They leave college thinking themselves well educated, but to their utter astonishment, they soon learn that the course which they have pursued was eminently fitted to make them jack of all professions and master of none. It not uni'requently occurs that when a young man, after having graduated in a college of good standing, commences the study of a pro? fession, he has to commence at the very begin-1 ning. He has to learn to read and write and spell. To his amazement, he discovers that he has not attained the fundamental principles of a common English education. Such thing* I reveal the fact that there is something wrong in some place, and that a reformation is needed. Much is said, in these days, about chemical manures. Planters are liable to be swindled by these preparations. Designing men?and there are not a few of them?are ready to take take advantage of the ignorance of the tillers of the soil. What safe-guard have our plant? ers against the manufacturers of commercial manures? None, only the recommendations of some interested person, or of some one as ignorant of chemical laws and chemical chang? es as themselves. Ignorance begets prejudice. It exposes us to the trickery of some heartless monster, and then we array ourselves against every discovery of any and every kind. In the South we need educated farmers and mechanics. It is not necessary that the farm? ers and mechanics be graduated in some litera? ry college ; but these men ought to be well versed in those sciences which have immediate reference to the practice of their profession/ That old and, we may say, foolish and absurd notion that the laboring man has no need of education ought to be frowned out of existence, That is a delusion as baseless as a phantom, which leads any one to advocate the doctrine that ignorant men make good enough, farmers and mechanics; Such ideas are silly. They* blockade the road to agricultural and mechan? ical progress and development. Such notions shut the door to all improvements in these avo? cations of life. We are not at present prepared to advocate separate schools for imparting practical in? struction in agriculture and mechanics; but we do advocate that these sciences, together with every other useful branch of learning, be practically taught in all our schools. The farmers in this country depend on their mus? cles and not on their brains. Physical strength is everything with them ; scientific knowledge is most frequently despised. The same is true with the mechanics. Wno needs any educa> tion to be a blacksmith ? is often asked. Any man, it is frequently said, and more frequently thought, with a good pair of arms, will make a good blacksmith. Such notions are worse than foolish. Their tendency is to cor,sign one of the most useful men in any community, to oblivion. Iron has an intrinsic value far' greater than gold. How could society exist without it? Why. then, in the name of com? mon sense, should not the blacksmith be amongst the most learned, respectable and re' spected meu of every community ? He would, were he educated. ?' But as it is, men, until their natures are changed, cannot respect mere brute force. "It is the mind that makes the man." We are heartily sick of that system of education Which inculcates the doctrine that the idler and gentleman of leisure is a more honorable man than the individual who slings the sledge or pushes the plane. Such a system is fatal to the best interests of society and will forge the chains which hick the wheels of pro? gress. The Fruit of Patience.?The Winnsboro Nett? gives an admirable article under the above title/ of which the following are ex? tracts : "The people of Sotfth Carolina need to be reminded, at this time, of the above very sim Clc truth. Three-fourths of them have made, y a year's hard labor, ? debt, in some eases, a debt * involving ruin and bankruptcy, as the only result. They have, however, now at last, we trust, got fully down to the bottom, and henceforward will begin to rise. They have learnt that they must manage, first of all, to feed themselves and their stock, before they can begin to calculate upon profits. The dis' cipline through which they have been taught this- lesson,- has been severe, but it has been ne? cessary. The system of speculative planting that haa cursed our State, could not have been uprooted in a day. It is not uprooted yet, for one-half and more of our farmers are goine to speculate again during the coming year. But the wiser half have learnt, through their tribu? lation, that their only security is patience. Aud the result of such patience will surely be a measure of success for the present, and a bright er hope for the future. "We avoid reference to po'iitics. Politics is, to be sure, at a low ebb in South Carolina, but really most of our evils arc not at all connected with politics. On the contrary, they are social, and can be remedied only by the prevalence of more intelligent views as to our material con? dition and resources, and by the growth of bet? ter habits of thrift, economy, industry and vir? tue." ? On the battlefield of Champion" Hill, near Vicksburg, a remarkable peach tree is growing. The leaves aud fruit of this tree are of a blood red color. The cause of this phenomenon is romantically ascribed to the lact that during the battle mentioned a Gen. Tighlman was; killed, and that his blood drenched the soili upon which the tree subsequently grew. This origin of the tree's peculiarity is, we fancy, more beautiful as a romance than true as a fact. ? "What are you disturbing the whole house4 with your yells in this way for?" demanded at Saratoga landlord of a guest whom he fouud late at night seemingly in active pursuit of in? visible foes, and yellinir at the top of his voice/ "Fin -shouting the battle cry of nea-dom," an~ swered the guest, as he went ahead with. his., search and his yells.