The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-12-12
Legislature &c South Carolina.
S.tTURDIy. DEfE.HBE.2 /, 1896.
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The .3ruatr mr, 1T II N.

S'EN y E.
The S"uatr me-, ut II H.
y uwss,gc was received from the
House, concurrng in the Scnalc's rcSo
fnIion asking he app,inlmrnt Of Com
mitlae on the part 81 the House, to con.
fer with the similar Cpmmilirr appnin,
ed by The Srnatr, TO inquire ustl report
| what arrangements and provisions shoIs,
! hr mad; tJr tl.c rluciuM hereafter Of
SrnatnrIGnn this. State III the Con.
SrrSs Of tie United States, in view OF
the r"G'Mrm"n's Of I'm Act to regulate
the iiu,''S and m'nn"r Of boiling rl"c
lion, OF Senators ip Congress, approved
July -. 1865 The House app ,in,ei
! MvSsrS. M@i!ns, Haskell AMI Richard.
son Ia. Committee.
Mr.. Sullivan in,roiuccd bill to pro
vide for dock"ling. constitutional cases
in the Court II Errors
y nir4sagr was received from the
ttunsc .! Representatives,, and ,!,e Sen.
nc returned i n'cssagc OF cuiicutrrhcc,
asking the S,'natr t" Yormt reference
"t the following resolution to the Joint
Special Commute in relation to election
Of Senators Of til" United States, TO wi' :
Whereas this Sale is at present OK
cludcl from the representation in Con
gr"ss to wh,cIi she believes herself cou
sIi,u,ions|ly entitled; and whereas at
tins time an election wG,3lf havc to be
! made in entire ignorance Of The pnfitScal
issues in whi.k the Stale would bril<
! tercStcd at the time when, kf any ap
parent probability, she would be permit
led TO exercise her right ofrcprcsenta
ton; therefore, be it.
"RssolDca, riat, in the opinion OF
the Genera? MSsrlnN,ly oe.llis State, i,
is incxpcdicnt 10 prnccrti it this session,
10 rlrcl Senator for the next Senator.
al term Of six years, commencing on the
II tn Of March next.
y bill to provide E,r the admissionin
evidence Of Wills made in the execution
OF a power, received the third reading,
It's title vars changed TO ar Net, emltt
was returned to tho House Of Rrpfcstlr
tativcs.
Mr.. Buist introduced a bill for the
encouragement and protection Of Euro,
pcan immigration, and for the appoint.
mcnt Of commissioner and agents, AMI
for other purposes therein expressed.
At h-lfpast " o'clock p. M, pursu.
auto orders previously made, the Sen
ate proceeded to 'tho FEonse Of Repre-
,sentatives and voted for Secretary Of
ST ,tc and Commissioners in Equity in
certain Districts, which resulted as fol-
lows: Secretary Of Stale--Gcn. Ellison
Cap.rs. Commissioners in Equity
Abbevillc, Wm IT, Parker; fesln,,ton,
II a. Mccizn; Marlboro G. p Town.
send; Pickcns, r. a. Thompson; Hor.
rs, r. r Sessions; Newbcrry, Sias
Johnston Clarendon, D. W.. Cutlino; /;
Fairfield, II. a. Gaillard Sumter, J. II
| Kcndrick.
| Mr.. Thompson introduced bill rela.
tive TO legislation induced by tho oman
cipation Of slaves
Adjourned.
TOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The S .pato returned 10 the House,
an Net to alter and amend an acl cnti.
tied AN Net 70 alter and amend the
| law iw relation to- tissamethbl OF count.
ing votes III all elections by tho peo.
rir;' which wero committed to the
Committee on Engrossed Acts.
| Mr.. ---- introduced bill to estab.
lish an additional class Of -four. to be
called Family -four.
Mr.. Hutson introduced bill to exs
tend the tir,n inwhich to record lost
'instrgnientssins sins@fititR;" also, a bill to
provide fofs d9clseting Constitutional
Cases in tho Go5Jirt Of Errors.
Mn varley introduced a bill to
lamend All Act entitled "4Nn Act for the
lfelief Of prosecntors and witnesses in
criminal cases{riot capital =. s$a
4 Mn. HanckolI introduced q sresolu-
tions which was, Sent to Tho Senate for
concurrence, that accounts Of ,SheriHs
for die ting prisoners shall bo.: audited
isby the qonptrollsr at the rate Of. fifty
oonts a day 5 & 4 8
Mr. Parry Introduced d hill to
further extend tho time allowed to the
Greenyillo and CoIpnbia RAILROAD
\ Company TO CONSTRUCT a branch Of
the;y road from ssorns poirs ION theif
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