The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-16
PROCEEDINGS
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
PRO TEN.
tl' THE
FlFTY-SlYTIl DAY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE kS.
,rnslcy introduced bin to establish
Il Bureau OF Agricultural Statistics, for
the encouragement oc industrial enter.
rrlscs and TO invite capital to South
Carolina.
Boscman offered II resolution to an.
point n Joint committee Of the Senate and
House OF Representatives to nrovidc for
the publication Of the Acts and rcsolu.
tlons IN such newspapers of the State us
may be deemed necessary, and also in
pamphlet form Referred to the Com
mittcc OH Public Printing.
Dennis offered Il resolution providing
that all statutes now in force in this
State IN reference 10 The licenses of in
8'rancc companies shall apply to all
foreign companies also, and that The re-
turns Of such companies shall DO made
annually, instead Of srmi.annually, as
heretofore, the fees remaining the same.
Referred to tho Committee on lncorpor.
atoms.
The bill to organize u commission to
codiiy the otatl;c laws, was rccommt.
ted, il being evident that the House
could not agrco to its passage, us long
M nc name al the negro Whppcr was
IN II as one ol the commissioners. IL is
probable that the Senate lill in refer
oncc to this matter will be agreed on
ltgivcs tho appointment Of the commits
sonors to the Governor.
The Blue Ridge Railroad bill was
made tho special order for Wcdncs-
day.
SENATE.
The resignation OF j. NJ. Rutland, as
Senator from Fairfield, was read and
accepted.
The House bill to rc-organizc the
Pcnitcltinry was laid on tho table. a
substitute, giving the appointment OF
commissioners, will be passed.
An unsuccessful effort was made 10
strike from the calendar all private and
other bills not absolutely necessary to
be passed at this scasion.
The account OF p. +. Frazcc for
$2o.5o, for draping the Senate in
i. mourning on The occasion of The death
ol Thad. Stevens, was ordered to be
paid.
Corbin introduced bill to suppress
'nsorroetionsor rebellion. 1t provides
that in the event Of tho Governor find
ing it impossible to execute the laws by
regular judicial proceedings by reason
OF any combination or insurrcction, he
may call out the militia, seize tho tolc.
graph lines and railroads, and all their
shops, Offices, Sc, make thcm part Of
military establishment and subject to
military regulations; suspend tie writ of
hdoeds corpus, and when so suspended,
there shall be power to compel the mill
tary commander, who may have pris.
ener in charge, to produce him.
The Gll to authorize the sale Of the
Columbia Canal was passed.
The bill to enable tho Chatham Rail.
road to extend its limo to Columbia was
made the special order for o'clock
10 morrow. The bill will undoubtedly
pass.
The tax bill was read another timo
and ordered to bo enrolled for ratif;co.
tion.
The Senate then adjourned.
FlFTY-EIGHTH DAY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following bills were each read a
third time and passed:
A bill to extend the time within
which certain County officers may quail
a bill to amend anAct entitled IAN
Act to authorize loan TO redeem the
obligations knoWnas bills receivable of
the State Of South Carolina"
Notice was given Of a bill to provide a
len on buildings and lands to parties
materials thereon.
Tho rest of the day was consumed in |
ltc discussion ofthc first two sections 81
lie Dill to aid tho Blue Ridge Railroad, !