The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-08-05
PROCEEDINGS
OF TIE
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
PRO. TEN.
pRocEEDlNas OF THE HEsEvENrEENTH DAY
SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 M.

Nash presented the following resolu-
tion, which was referred to the FL
nance committee:
Resolved, That all public officers
entrusted with the keeping of public
funds, shall make deposits of the same
within five days after their reception,
in some National Bank, to be dcsignat-
ed by the Governor and that all
checks, drafts or warrants for the sum
of $500 and upwards, drawn on the
National Bank so designated for
moneys so deposited, shall be counter
signed by the Governor of the State.
A bill to enable tho corporate au.
thorities of town and cities to lay and
COLLECT taxes on agricultural and farm
lands within their corporate limits,
and to provide three rates of taxation
on real property within the same.
Randolph introduced "bill to es-
tablish Board Of Commissioners of
Public Lands, to define their powers
and duties, and to authorize the issue
of bouds or stock for the purchase of
lands," which was read first timo,
and ordered to be printed for conside-
ration tomorrow.
The consideration of the bill to in
quire as to the propriety of reducing
the amounts of tho official bonds Of
the State Treasurer, &c., and after
some immatcrial amendments, the
bill was passed
The Senate then adjourned until IL
o'clock to morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the usual preliminary business,
the Judiciary Committee made an un-
favorable report on the petition of
McClausin, Of Ahbcvillc, praying the
removal of his political disabilities.
The report was ordered for considora.
tion to morrow.
A resolution calling upon the
Comptroller G eptral to make full
exhibit of the affairs of his Office, MAS
passed.
Notices were given of bills ssto pro-
tect the right of suffrage :" ssto pre-
vent fraud and for other purposes :"
and "to repeal the capitation laws now
in force, and for other purposes"
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections made an unfavorable report on
tho bill regulating the election of Off
GERS in Incorporated towns ana cities"-
the grounds Of the committees objections
to the bill being:
/. Thatit would be extremely impracti-
cable, if not impossible, for these. or
other popular elections to take place IN
the State within anything like the time
prescribed by the bill, because, among
other things, in order to secure the free
expression Of all the qualified voters, a
judicious selection of Managers of Elec-
tion should be made, which could not
take place in the prescribed time.
2. Because large number of persons
Who are qualified under the new Consti-
tntion to vote, are disqualified by the
terms of the charters Of said cities and
towns, (this refers especially to that
feature in tho several charters which I'LL
poses local capitation tax
3. That the municipal authorities, or
more properly the Legislature, ought to
elect or appoint Managers of Election !;
and general Election law should be
passed, regulating the details of any
election previous to its occurrence.
The bill was taken up for its second
Feeding.
DeLarSe moved that the report of the
committee be printed; which motion was
indefinitely postponed
After despltor1 debate, and mum.
Der Of dilatory motions, the repor. OF the
committee was, on motion OF B. F.
jackson, adopted by vote of 70 yeas
to 81 nays--which tabled The bill.
The Chair announced that three bills
had each received three several read.
ings, and stated that whatever amend.
ments might be made to these bills
they could not be returned to the Ser:
ate, as they had passed from the posses
sion Of that body. o a.
On motion OF Mr.. Kuh, the bills wers
referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
ElGHTEENTH DAYS PRocEEDtNds.
g'a.n Fa NATE. a.s
The President presented communi.
cation from II. p Hammett, ESQ.
President of the Greeuville and Colum.
bia Railroad Company, inviting the
members to participate in an excursion
which would start for Greenville,
to morrow, and return Oh Monday
! After considerable discussion, the invi
ton was accepted, with the understand
ing that no adjournment would be made
for tho purpose, and only such member'
could 60 who could find it convenientt tt
do so. g. ft.f $ ,,..
A communication was read from tn,
Speaker ofthe House, transmitting {
protest Of T. Harvey and Consart
against the adKilSsi0n of II. NJ. Sims, a,
Senator from Lancastef; which was re
Iferred to the CbMnittee on Elections. 8
i'he ComtHittee OH Public Building
made report on the resolution propos
ing to authorize the Goyeffiof to nyit,