Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-12-24

Commissioners Of Public Buildinps ns <V;, -
liamsburg District, to sell certain nort;on &c
apublic square bill to facilitate tha CO..
closure of mortgage; bill in relation 10 con-
missions of guardians, protectors and nd
ninistrators; bill to amend the law in relation
to shcrifss Bill toenlsrgcthe powers Of Com
missoners in Equity in certain respects . hin
to utcrthe ldw and authorize the formation ~
limited partnerships; bill to amend tho ohnrt
or of tile town of Camden; bill to cxemnt
students and teachers from the perforwnnr,
of road duty; bill to regulate the amount of
bond of Tax Collectors; lil to require Com.
misSoners of Public Buildings in the several
districts to furnish court ruomis, i'm wintcr
with fire .pluccsand stoves and to supply them
with fuel bill to alter the time for countinr
the yutrs for Tax Cul.cctorin Orange Parish.
bill to provida for tho formation OF "A rcri.
ment of rifles in the city Of Charleston bill
to repeal the twentieth aud fifteenth Sections
of an Net establishing certain roads, BRIDGES
and ferries passed i'm 1916 and 1856 Tho
bill crcatcdaa animated debate, which WAS
participated inby Mcssrs. Screven, Venninr,
McCIclhnd, Gadbcr.y and TO .icr, but which
We arc obliged to forcgo for the present
Dec. l2-Senatc-Thc special order of the
day WAS then taken up--A bill to amend am
u.
Mr. lickliug offered an amendment. to-
strike out all after the cnacti"Y ciuwsc, and
Insert an amendment to the effect that the
Comptroller General be authorized to sub
scribe So O 600 to the stock of the Glue Ridre
Railroad Goa pany for the completion of the
road to Wahnn. That the claims of this
State against the General Government. for
services during the Revolutionary and Flori
dA wars, l,c made liable for the interest of the
bonds, and that all the money subscribed Lc
applied to the completion of the road to Wal
haih.
Under motion of Mr.. Mnyck. the special
order made the special order for to-mor-
row, at p. NJ, and tho amendment ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Mct'aw moved reconsideration of
bill to establish separate Court of Appeals.
Yeas 25 ; nays 10.
The Senate was summoned, and the bill
put and agreed to, Yeas ~ nrys21. Or
dcrcd to the House. ssgsE
Tho general orders were taken up No3g
-Rcrort of Committee ON bill to allow ap-
prals ON bills Of cXccption-agrccd to- No.
4l-Rcport on bill to alter and amend tho
tenth section OF the first article of the Const-
tuition. Favorable, with amendments. y
Amendments accepted. Yeas and nays were
taken, 1T being constitutional question:
Icas 32; nays TO- No 43-l'nfnvoublc
report on prcscntmcnt of Grand Jury for York
agreed to. No. 44-Fuvorabe report on
bill to alter tic course of proceedings in ac-
tions ut law. Had ,hcir second reading
Mr. Moscs,-I beg leave to cnll the attcn-
ton of the Senators to this srcrort, and which
includes the whole argument, as far as it is in
my power to present. The present course of
proceedings is now known to ALL We wish to
change all the course of actions, so that all
actions may be commenced by summary pro-
cess. Now, 10y the summary process, the
plaintiff is restrained to SS5I3. For all
above that sum, you can never get judy
mcnt at the first court. If any man will sat
! iSfy me that there 10 sensible difference be-
tween he who has n claim for $50 and he who
has claim for sS6 / will vote against this
bill. 1.-THE case is within the summary pro-
cess, the citizen is informed of it ut once, hut
met so if it is above it. Again, itreduccs the
cost of litigation. In the present system, the
foes of the attorney are from S1l to Sl2 but
if there is no litigation at ALL the charge for
argument is So which brings it to $1i This
will facilitate the progress of Justice in your
courts. The right of trial By Jury is still al-
lowed TO the citizen, but if hc chooses lie mry
dispense with the Jury.
The bill was agreed to and or Tered to the
House.