The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-12-20
pRocFFD1NGg OF THE rEG1sLATURE.

The letter of our intelligent and well-informed
correspondent, which usually comes to hand on
Tuesday, failed to make its appearance this week,
and hence we are compelled to rely upon exchanges
for any information touching the proceedings OF
= the Legislature. The Columbia papers contain no
details Of legislation, and we GRE indebted for the
following summary of important measures to the
correspondence Of the Charleston Courier.
The House has been engaged in discussing what
is generally known as the Homestead Law, being
designed for the protection Of certain amount of
property from levy and sale of debts, but has at
tanned no definite conclusion.
Another measure of proposed relief is bill to
prevent the sacrifice Of lands st Sheriff's sale,
which proposes, in brief, that whenever any real
estate shall hereafter be sold, under or ty virtue Of
any final process issuing from ely Of the Courts OF
this State, the defendant in such process shall be
allowed, at any time, until thefrst day Of January,
1871, to redeem the premises so sold by paying or
rendering to the purchaser or any person claiming
under him, the full amount sor which tho property
was sold, with interest thereon at the rate Of ten
per cent per annum, from the day Of such sale
until the time Of such payment or tender.
The attention Of the House was largely occupied
on Saturday in the consideration of the Bill TO al-
ter and fix the times of holding the Courts Of Ses
sions and Common Pleas in this State, which was
finally ordered to lie on the table. The object Of
the Bill was to delay the collection Of debts by
postponing the sittings Of the Courts, making
them annual and thus deferring the execution Of
judgments for twelve months at least. Its effect
would have been equivalent to that Of Stay Law.
Il viii be remembered that tho same Bill was
passed by the House at the extra session Of the
General Assembly in September lest, but was de-
fcatsd by the Senate. 1t was renewed at this ses-
sion, and came to the House with the approval Of
the Senate. It so happened that at the time Of
the reading Of the Bill its friends in the House
were in minority, and it met with the fate mem
toned One hour later its partigans had rallied in
numbers, and On effort was made to reconsider the
vote by which the Bill was ordered to lie on the
table, with view to its ultimate passage. An an
imated discussion ensued, and for more than two
hours the time Of The House was consumed in di-
htory motions, which vera successfully propoun-
ded 70 accomplish the postpouement Of the Direct
question until Monday.
ABW for the relief Of the destitute people Of the
State has been passed by the House. It author
ICES the Governor to contract with responsible par
aes to bring into the State and offer sae, o. actual
cost, with commission not exceeding 2}per cont.
added, OF least one hundred thousand bushels Of
corn per month, If so muoh be needed, and further
provdes that the contractors repay this amount to
the State IS soon as the Governor deems that the
supply is sufficient and orders that the importation
be discontinued It also contemplates that Com
missioners of the Poor, for the several Tax Dis
tricts, should impose certain per centage upon
the last general tax, proportional to the number
Of paupors in their respective districts, for the
support OF such paupers. The Bill also provides
that the contractors be authorized and empowered
to sell at the credit Of the State one hundred thou
dard dollars worth Of cora to the necesstous, who
are not psupers strictly taking therefor their per-
sonal notes to be approved by the Comptroller
General and payable on or before the first day OF
December, 1867, provided that not more than ten
bushels Of corn shall be sold oany one person ex-
ospt in case of the heads Of families, who shall
have the privilege Of purchasing in addition to the
said ten bushels three bushels for each child under
the age Of sixteen years. This Bill will probably
pass.
In the House, on Friday, the bin dividing Pick
ems into two Election and Judicial Districts was
not agreed to.
The Legislature will adjourn tomorrow. W.
shall. publish the most important Acts in fall, ~
they are'reccived'