The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-12-06
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polnCeu from the Senate; to meet and
confer with a similar Committee from
the House of Representatives, on the
subject of purchasing corn to meet the
wants of the people of this State
which was agreed to.
A bill to repeal the usury laws of
this State was taken up for considera-
ton, and after some time, passed in
consideration thereof, the yeas and
nays were taken upon the question, as
follows
Ycas.-Hon. j. B. Kcrshaw, Presi-
dent pro tem., and Messrs. Arthur;
Brown, Bratton, Buist, Dozier, Frier-
son, Grisham, Hennery, McCutchen,
McDuffie; Mcqueen, Richardson,
Shinglcr, Skipper, Tillman, Townes,
Townsend, Tracey and Weatherly.
Nays-Messrs. Beatty, Charles, Fort,
Sullivan, Thompson, G. w. Williams,
Wi son. and Winsmith.
The bill was therefore agreed to,
and was ordered to be returned to the
House of Representatives.
Mr., Townsend, from the Special
Joint Committee appointed to mature
plan for organizing and establishing
College, etc., reported bill to car
ry into effect the donation made by
an Act of Congress to the several
States and Territories which may pro-
vide colleges for the benefit of agri-
culture and the mechanic arts.
Mr.. Tracy introduced bill to
shorten and regulate the publication
of notices to absent defendants in
Equity.
Mr.. Fort introduced bill to call a
convention of the people of the State
of South Carolina.
MIR. Townes introduced bills to all
ter and fix the times of holding the
Courts of Sessions and Common Pleas
in this State to repeal the Acts es-
tablishing District Courts, and to
abolish arrests and imprisonm ent in
civil suits at law, except in certain
cases.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
At IL o'clock, the Clerk called the
roll, and the proceeding were opened
with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Boggs.
Mr.. w. A. Moore introduced bill
to extend the limit to the number Of
sureties now allowed on bonds of Com
missioners in Equity.
Mr.. Suber introduced bill to
grant jurisdiction to the Ordinary in
certain cases of dover.
Mr.. Springs introduced q resolution,
which was agreed to, that the Clerk
be authorized to receive the names Of
such persons as may have been omit
ted in the tax-collector's lists, in their
late returns, to the Governor, who .
have been deprived of their limbs, or
who were permanently disabled in the
State or Confederate service during the
war, and that he be instructed to pub
lish and file list of the same with the
journal of the House, with the view to
permanent record.
Mr.. Wagener introduced resolutions,
which were agreed to, and ordered to
be sent to the Senate for concurrence,
that it is the solemn duty of State to
provide proper systom of education
for her children that his Excellency
the Governor be instructed to appoint
q commission of three persons to pre-
pare and report to the General Assem-
bly, system of common schools suita-
BILE to our altered circumstances and
the requirements of the times also,
that the Committee on Education Of
both Houses report at an early day up
on reviying our former schools, with
additional provisions for the teaching
of our colored people, until the above
report of the commission can be had.
Adjourned.