The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-12-12
.NoND.ll- DECEIHER 3, 1866:
SEN \ TE.
NE Senate met at l2 M.

The Senate met at : III.
Mr.. Tilman presented the petition OF
of Miss NJ. II. Buia, praying legisla.
ion TO provide for the education Of
the orphan children Of deceased SOL
diers.
Mr.. Brown offered Il resolution that
II Especial Committee of three be ap-
pointed from the Senate, to meet and
confer with a similar Committee from
the House of Representatives, OH the
subject Of purchasing corn to meet the
wants q? the people Of this State !:
which was agreed to.
A bill to repeal the usury laws Of
this State was taken up for considcra-
ion, aud after somc time, passed in
onsidcration thereof. the yeas and
nays were taken upon the question, AS
follows:
Yeas.-lTon. j. b. Kcrshaw, Prcsi-
dent 7'ro tcm., and NIcssrs. Arthur,
Brown, Riatton, Duist. Dozicr, Friev-
ton, Grisham, Henncryj SicCutchcn,
NIcDufic, Mcqueen, Richardson,
..hinglcr, skirTcr; Tillman, rcwncs,
Townsend, Tracey and Wcatherly
Nays-Mcssrs. Beatty, Charles, Fort,
Sullivan, Thompson, G. W. Williams,
Wilson, and Winslnith.
The bill was therefore agreed to,
and was ordered to be returned to the
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Townsend, from the Special
.'vmt Committee appointed to mature
a plan for organizing and establishing
II College, ETC., reported bill to car
ry into effect tho 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. ard regulate the publication
OF notices to absent defendants in
Equity
Mr.. Fort introduced a bilt to call a
convention Of the people Of tho State
Of South Carolina.
Mr.. Townes introduced bills to al
ter and fix the times Of holding the
Courts of Sessions an d Common Pleas
in this State /; to rep cal the Acts cs-
tablishing District Courts, and to
a5olSSh arrests and imprisonment in
civil suits at law except in certain
eases.
Adjourned.
HOUSE or RE PRES; ;fNTNTIVIIS
At IL o'clock, the Clork called the
roll, and tho proceeding were opened
with prayer by Rcv. Mr.. Boggs.
Mr.. w. \. Moore introduced bill
to extend tho limit to the number of
sUrcties now allowed on bonds Of Com
missionors in Equity.
Mr.. Subcr introduced a bill to
grant jurisdiction to the Ordinary in
certain cases of dover.
Mr.. Springs intrcduced a resolution,
which was agreed to, that tho Clerk
be authorized to receive the names of
such persons as may have been omit
ted in the collectors lists, in their
lato' fetiYrns, to, the Governor, who
have, been deprived Of their limbs. or
who wore permanently disabled in the
State or Confederate service during the
war, and that he be instructed to pub.
lish and file a list Of the same with tho
journal Of tho House, with the view to
q permanent record.
Mr.. Wagner introduced resolutions,
which wore agreed to- and ordered to
be semitic tho Senate for Concurrence,
thacft ID the SOLEMN duty Of a State to
provide a proper system of education
ifor hor children; that his ,Excellcncy
tho Governor be instructed TO appoint
F; a commission Of three persons to pre-.
pare and report to the General Assem-.
tbly syston Of common schools suita.
bio to our altered circumstances and
oho reauigomcnts of the times also;
chat the Committee on Education Of
both lHouscstropcrt at an carly day up.
on, reviying cus formor schools, with
additional provisions fer the teaohing
Eof our colored people, until the above
report Of the commission can bo had.
Va, Adjourned. ~ II
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