Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-12-03
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

| We condcnse from our Columbia exchanges oil
the Legislative proceedings of general interest,
beginning with Wednesday, 25tl November, Mt
closed.
SrxATE.-Pursuant to notice Mr.. Mor'!ecai in
troduced bill to repeal the laws against usury,
aud for other purposes. The bill received the first
reading, and was referred to the Committee on
| Finance and Banks, and was ordered to be print
| ed.
! Mr. Cain gave notice that tomorrow he will
ask leave to introduce bill to punish assaults
with concealed weapons.
! Mr. McCaw presented the petition Of citizens of
| Yorkville praying for q repeal Of the Act OF In
corporation of that Town, also, counter petition
on the same subject.
HorsE.-Mr. f. B. Bryan, from the Special
Committee appointed at the last session to consid-
cr so much Of Message No. /, Of Ex-Governor .Ad-
ans ms referred to the opening of the slave trade.
| made favorable report thereon, and }. Johnston
Pettigrew nm unfavorable report upon the same
subject which were made the special order for
Wednesday next, at p. m.
| Mr. Easily gave notice Of a bill to reduce the
compensation of Tax Collectors.
The following bills were introduced, and read
the first time: 4 bill to authorize the banks to
nav out at their counters the bills of other banks
of this State. 4 bill to increase the penalty for
secretly trading and trafficking with slaves.
bill to sell the labor Of free negroes in certain ca
ses.
THURSDAY, Nov. 26.
| SgyATE-Mr. McCaw presented the petition OF
Mackey Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, No. 10,
and of Lebanon Council of Royal and Select
Master Masons, praying acts Of incorporation.
! Pursuant to notice, and with leave Of the Sc
nate, the following bills were introduced; which
were read the first time, and referred to their ap-
propriate committees:
By Mr. McAliley: 4 bill to make the owners
of dogs liable for killing sheep. bill to make
the owners of hogs liable for damages done by
them to cultivated crops.
By Mr.. McCaw: A bill to punish assaults COM
mitted with concealed weapons.
By Mr. Cannon: A bill to regulate the COM
missions of Tax Collectors.
HorsE.-Mr Black presented the petition of
supdry citizens OF Yorkville, praying an amend.
! mcnt to their charter.
/ Mr.. Moore presented a counter petition upon
the same subject referred to the Committee on
interpretations.
FRIDAY, NOV. -.
/ SExA1E.-Mr. Middleton presented the report
of the Committee on Finance and Banks, on bill
to repeal the laws against usury, and for other
purposes, recommending that the bill be not pas.
sed. Also the report of the Committee on bill
to repeal the laws against usury, recommending
the passage of the bill, with amendments; which
we're ordered for consideration tomorrow.
Pursuant to notice, and with leave of the Sem
ate, the following bills were introduced, which
were read and referred
BY Mr.. Darlington: bill to amend the law in
relation to trading with slaves.
By Mr.. Marshall: A bill to alter and amend
the law in relation to banks and to provide against
the suspension of specie payments, and for other
purposes.
The Senate proceeded 10 the General Orders of
the day, ard considered resolutions providing for
the amendment of the Constitution of the United
States. so as to prohibit and punish the issue Of