The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-09-26
From the South Carolnian
THE LEGISLATURES.
INTERESTING DEBATE ON THE
STAY LAW.

After the disposition Of the usual cur
fent business Of the House, the following
report and bill we,e taken up for consid
staiion:
Tbs committee to whom were referred
f1pdry resolutions in relation to the iu
dsb'edness Of the coGhtrv. growing ou, of
t!e resulls Of ,h. war, and the necessity
"f remedial legislation, ask leave to re-
port that they have considered the resolu
tions referred to them. Tn. committee
are OF the opinion that the CHANGED con
d'''on OF the country. resulting from the
war, requires efeat ShSnges in tie law.
and are impressed with ths Importance
Of adopting remedial measures to NEE,
the necessities of the people in their new
eopdition. They believe ,ha, many il not
all the measures which the resolutions
proposed are demanded bv the exieencies
o. the times. But, after considering these
measures, they have come TO the concln
sion that, to mature them all "a they
should be. would require much more time
than they can now devote to them, with.
out pro!on eing the session to An exfsn,
not anticipated when the Legislature met.
Besides. 'hev believe ths, the more i'm
ftisdihte and pressing wants Of the people
NAV be provided for wi,hou, acting upon
a.
all the propositions contained IN the reso
iutions, when il is consdeted that. NJ An
Early dav. the Lesislatuis. will assemble
again. in regular session, when the who'e
suhjec, can he taken up and more annie
time allowed for its consideration They.
there'ore, rec ommeni that. at this session.
the sittings Of ,bs Courts Of Law and
Equity he pos'poned; and that the law in
relation TO arrests under mesne bfocess be
smended. These measures, in the opin
ion OF the committee are Of urgent neces
sity. They also recommend that the
committee u ave leave OF further time. nm
I'll the next regular session, to report upon
the other subjects embraced in the reso
buttons.
They rspor, .wb bill, to the House:
ono to After anil fix the Times Of Hold
ing the Courts OF Law and Equity in
this State" and one to Amend the Laws
in relation to Arrests on M.sne Process"
aud recommend thsiArsssags.
A. q. GARLrNGToN, Ch'mn.
a BILL to Hller and ix The times Of mold
ing the Courts Of Common Pleas and
The Courts OF E1nity in this STATE.
BE it enacted ly the Senate and uou,e
OF representatives, now met and sit,ir.,
70 General Assembly. and hy the aurnof,
ty of the same, that from and after the
ratification Of thin Act, the Judges Of the
Superiur Courts OF Law in this State
shall bold ibe first and mex, sitting OF The
Court OF Common Pleas, fnr The trial of
civil cases srising er conirociu in the sew
eral Circuits now established hy law in
this S,a:e, after the lsi Jan. next. at the
Times and places in each Distric, already
fired by law
That all writs and other process. OF the
said Coura Of Common Pleas, me.n. and
hnaI, now made returLsbIe 30 the Fail
Term heretofore established, except me.ne
process iD cases Of tort, shall Us returna
he to the Spring terms Of the Court. in
the year OF our Lord one thousand sight
hundred and sixtyseven, rs If already 40
directed, and that the same rules Of i'm
:Psrlsnce. and the same order Of proceed,
ings now existing. shsll apply 10 the
Courts established by the frs, section Of
this Act.
That all writs in cases Of tort sh all he
,re'urnsble s heretofore provided by law
to The regular Terms Of The Courts "a now
established, and il shall he the dn,v Of
the Clerks OF thu Court Of Common Peas
TO prepare dockeis Of all case. Of tori ior
the regular terms Of their respective
Courts.
That no Court of Equity shall lie held
In this State before ,he fr.t day Of Feb
ruafv. 10 the ysar Of our Lord one tbou.
sand eight huedTed a,d sixty seven -
Provided. that nothing herein cohrained
shall be 90 construed as to prevent tho
hearing Of motions or cases at Chambers
rs nov provided fer by law.
Mr. Darlington said, Mr.. Speaker, no
ons will deny tho importance Of aIleyia
Ting the evils Of the community growing
out OF the impoverished condition Of the
country. There ars some portions Of the
State. and perhap. ChsrleHon !. one of
them, ths, may not have been disturbed
ny the general distress, bu, in my opinion
there 's sesrceiy part Of the State that
will not sofser severely from an enforced
collection o. deb:.. The prosperity OF
Chsslesion derend. upon ihs revival Of
the industry Of the sia,e. Luca legal
process Be enforced under present circum !
stsnces, we shall witnep greater pros