Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-09-20
subject of Stay Law; and the same were
raferred IN tho Snec ial Committee.

subject of Stay Law; and the same were
referred to the Special Committee. .
A Bill to enable white emigrants to pur-
chase, hold and convey real estate, and to
give them the right of dover, was ordered
to be laid on the table
A Bill to enable alieus to purchase, hold,
inherit and transmit real estate, was read
the second time, and was ordered to be
sent to the Senate. .-..........
The report of the Committee on Officers
and Offices, on a resolution relating to
payment of costs of District Offices, was Or
dered to be laid on the table. The resolu.
ton was taken up for consideration, and
was ordered to be laid on the table.
A Bill to give Tax Collectors until De-
cember 1st to make their returns, passed
its second reading, and was sent to the Sen
ate. The object of the bill is not to bene-
fit tax collectors, but to aid the people, by
giving them a chance to realize the pro-
ceeds of the coming crop to enable them to
pay taxes.
On motion of Mr.. Darlington, the Spe-
cial Order, as to Bill to amend the Law
in relation to arrests on mesne process; also,
Bill to alter aud fix the times for holding
the Courts of Common Pleas, and the Courts
of Equity, IN this State, was discharged,
and the same was made the Special Order
of the Day for Tomorrow, at quarter.past
l o'clock P NJ. "..a
A Bill to make plaintiffs and defendants
in all cases competent to give testimony in
such cases as other witnesses, was read the
second time, and was ordered to be sent to
the Senate. I'D. .-ra.
A Bill to amend the law allowing dis
counts to be plead in actions at law, was Or
dered to be laid on the table.
Mr. Trescot, from the special committee
appointed to take into consideration that
portion of the Governors message referring
to the necessities of the people, reported
that they were not prepared to suggest any
permanent legislation without further IN
formation until the next session, but that
satisfied some legislation was necessary, they
reported bill.
The bill authorizes the Governor to issue
bonds sufficient to realize by the negotiation
thereof an amount not exceeding $780,
OOO 100000 of which shall be appro.
priated to the purchase of corn for the sup
port of the poor, and $50, 900 shall be held
as fund, out of which the Governor may
indemnify the Commissioners of the Poor
for any extraordinary expenses incurred by
them for the support of paupers. The Gov.
crnor to appoint agents to negotiate these
bonds, and purchase as soon as possible, the
requisite amount of corn, for which services
the agents shall receive 81 ,200 District
agents may sell the corn to INDECENT per.
sons, not paupers, in quantities not exceed
ing five bushels, and take obligations, pay
able in one year, the price of corn to be
sufficient to cover cost of charge and deliv.
cry. The bill was made the special order.
THURSDAY, Sept. l5.
INTHE SENATE, the Special Order of the
day, for l o'clock p. m, was the Report of
the Committee on the judiciary, 90 ga
Bill to alter and fix the times for holding
the Courts of Sessions and Common Pleas
in this State" After some time spent
therein, the Bill was put upon its passage,
and the yeas and nays having been ordered;
they are as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Messrs. Beatty, Grisham, Kershaw, Reid,
Richardson, Skipper, Tillman, Townes,
Weatherly, j. H. Williams, Wilson and
Winsmith.
Those who voted in the negative are:
Messrs. Arthur, Boozer, Bratton, Buist,
Dozier, Frierson, Hemphill, McCutcben,
McDufie, Mcqueen, shinger Sullivan,
Thompson, Townsend, Tracy, and George
W. Williams. In the affirmative, IL. In
the negative, 16. The bill was, therefore,
not agreed to.
ga Bill to secure advances for agricul.
tural purposes" was put upon its second
reading, agreed to, and ordered to be sent
to the House of Representatives
In THE HOUSE, the Committee on the
Judiciary made report on the Bill to make
parties, plaintiffs and defendants, in all ca
ses competent to give testimony in such Ca
ses in like manner as other witnesses which
was considered Immediately. The Bill was
read the second time, and was ordered to
be sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Price introduced Bill to suppress
the distillation Of spirituous liquors from
any of the cereal grains of the State which
was read the first time, and was referred to
the Committee on Agriculture.
A Bill to declare the law in regard to the
liability of purchase of slaves was read the
first time, and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Notice was given of Bill to obviate the
necessity for multiplicity Of suits to ascer.
tain the real consideration of contracts,
made between January 1862, and 18th
May, 1865.
Notice was given of "A Bill to provide
for the resumption of Specie payments by
the Banks of this State or for their dissolu-
tion." e