Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-11-16

the Atlanta as at quarantine, and hopes are
entertained that'the spread of'the disease
may be prevented. ss.-. - 81. .-,s : =.
"a Observation-Disclosures. %
We observe that the Legislaturs has de.
termined totake recess until Z o'clock, !. on
Saturday evening previous to the fourth
Monday in this month. The proceedings,
'as received by US, for the.past week, are Of
but little interest, and We have concluded
not to give them in extenso as heretofore,
1t will bs remembered by our readers,
that toe Convention empowered Governor
PERRY toappoint q Commission toprepare
and submit to othe Legislature, code Of laws
for the government Of freedmen. In ao-
cordance Herewith, Governor PERRY very
judiciously selected Judge WARDIAw, and
Hon. A. BURT for the purpose indicated:
These gentlemen, impediately upen the as
sembling of the Legislature, through Gov:
PERRY, submitted their report, which EN-
braces ga Bill preliminary to the legisla.
ton induced by the emancipation Of slaves"
ga Bill to establish tho domestic relations
of persons of color, apd to amend the law
in relation to paupers, vagraucy and bas.
+tardy;" ssA Bill to establish District
Courts )" and ga Bill to amend the orimi-
nal law The report was immediately re-
fsrred to the Judiciary Committee, whotook
the matters under. advisement, and after a
few days submitted a report on the report
of the Commission, making only q few
changes, when the bills were passed through
two readings and were on.the eve Of becom-
ing law.
Atthis juncture Governor PERRY receiv.
ed telegram from President JOHNSON in.
forming bim that it was necessary for the
Legislature to ratify the amendment To the
Constitution Of the United States, abolish
ing slavery. As to this there was no diff.
Guilty, but the second clause of the amend.
,ment gives to Congress the power to enforce
the article of the Constitution referred to,
"by appropriate legislation" This gave rise
to the opinion among the members of the
Legislature that. under this clause Congress
might claim the right to regulate the status
of the negro, and it was deemed best to let
the matter Of the Code remain, for the pres.
ent, in an unfinished condition, take q re-
cess and await further developments. The
Message Of Governor PERRY, communica.
ting the correspondence between himself
and President JOHNSON on the subjec. of
the amendments, &C., to the Legislature,
may be found in another part of to:day's
paper. ....
We have had in our possession for some
time q copy of the Code submitted to the
Legislature BY the Commission, fbut have
:refrained from publishing any part Of it,
for the reason that we were apprehensive it
would be altered and amended by the Legis-
lsture to such an extent that its publication
would tend to oonfound instead of instruct.
ing the reader Those Who are competent
to judge speak, Of the code in the highest
terms. As soon as it becomes q law we shall
lay before our readers such. parts of it as
are likely to prove of inrerest to them.
| A bill to re-organize the Militia has re-
osived two readings in each House, but We
have not been advised gof its provisions. -
So far as We have observed, no law has beer
completed by the Legislature, at the extra
session, except the one to provide for the
election of Members of Congress.
The recess, it will be observed extends
to the Saturday evening Immediately pre-
cediug the Monday, provided in the Con
stitution, for the meeting of the regular
Session. This will make the Session con
tiuuous, and give the Legislature power te
complete the business that may be under
way, and not render it necessary to do owe,
what has been already done. 49,. -.
CRUEL.-At meeting of the City Coun
Gil of Charleston, few days since, Alder
man Honour submitted the following un,