The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-03-11


interest is paid
Mr.. Whittemore moved that the Ordi-
nance be printed and copies laid on the
tables of the members.
On motion of l.. S. Langley, the Ordi-
nance was made the special order for 4
o'clock P. NJ. Wednesday.
r. Smalls called for the unfinished bus
mess.
The unfinished business, which was the
consideration Of Article 5tll on Jurispru-
dence, in the report of the Committee on
the Judiciary, was taken up and passed to
third reading without debate. This Ar
ticlo, which comprises three sections, pro.
vides that the General Assembly shall
pass all necessary laws, and appoint some
suitable person or persons to revise SIM
pity and abridge the rules, practice,
pleadings and forms CT tie Court now in
use in this State.
Article 9th, on Eminent Domain, also
comprising three sections, gave rise to &
lively debate.
Mr.. Duncan introduced an amendment,
giving the Legislature such control over
all rivers and other streams as may be
necessary to keep them clear, and for
drainage purposes. This power, he urged,
the Legislature should have, as in many
parts of the State it had been found i'm
possible 10 keep the streams clear, and:the
lands in the low country especially were
constantly overfowed, prevented them
from being put under proper cultivation,
besides producing sickness.
Mr.. Bowen stated the first section made
full provision for such cases, and there
was no necessity for the amendment.
w. B. Nash objected to the first clause
of the first section giving the State con-
current jurisdiction on all rivers border
ing on the State, the United States hav-
ing decided, lie believed, in the case of the
City Council of Augusta, againat Shultz,
that the boundaries of the State of Geor-
ga came over to this side of the river
and he thought if this clause was passed
it would cause q conflict between South
Carolina and Georgia in regard to the Sa-
vannah river.
The question being taken on Mr.. Dun.
can's amendment, it was lost, and the first
section passed to its third reading.
Section I'd, providing that the title tc
all lands and other property heretofore
accrued to the State, shall vest in the
same as though no change had taken
place, passed to g. third. Seadng without
amendment or debate.
Section Sd was amended, on motion o
L. S. Langley. by striking out the words
ain ther sovereignty" so as to read that
''the people of the State are declared tc
possess the ultimate property in and tc
all the lands within the Jurisdiction of the
State" &c, instead of, 1.-The people of the
State in their right of sovereignty are de
cared to possess" sc.
The hour for tho special order having
arrived. being an Ordnance to divide tho
State into four Congressional Districts
on motion of Mr.. Duncan the considera
ton of the special order was postponed
until half-past ten o'clock Friday.
Article eth, on impeachments: compr
sing three sections, vesting the sole pow
er OF impeachment in the House of Rep
resentativus, was passed without debate
The President then announced the Ju
dietary Report, with the exception Of the
section reported by tho delegate from
Fairfield Mr.. Rutland) in relation tc
Courts Of Equity, passed TO third read
ing
On motion the report of the Committee
on Education was tal;on up for it's second
reading
Section 1st, providing for the election
by the people OF State Superintendent
of Education, with powers, duties and
compensation to be defined by the Geno
raj Assembly. passed to third reading
without debate.
Section I'd provides for the election by
the people of each District or County, OF
one School Commissioner the said COM
missioners to constitute u State Board OF
Education, of which the State Superin-
tendent shall be Chairman. The section,
after the adoption of some verbal amend
ments, passed to its third reading.
Section Sd confcrs the power on the
General Assembly to provide for liberal
and uniform system of Free Schools, and
the division OF the State into suitable
school districts. The section passed to a
third reading without debate.
The 4th section making it the duty OF
the General Assembly to provide for the
compulsory attendance at either public or
private schools OF all children between
the ages Of six and sixteen years, was
taken up.
r. C. DeEargc moved to strike out the
word compulsory.
Ii. Z. Hayne moved postponement of
the consideration of the 4th section, i'll
order TO. refer it back to the committee.
+. L. Carduza assigned as reason for
postponemcnt of the section, that one of
the members of the committee who pro-
posed to defend it, not having supposed
that the report of the committee would
come upso soon, was not prepared to dis
ouss it.
Mr. Duncan moved that the further
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