The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-30
PROCEEDINGS
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
PRO TEN.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
OF TIE
SlYTY.EIGIfTH DAY.

HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
A resolution, giving Speaker Moses
$500, in addition to his per diem. and
mileage, us n gra'nly for his distinguish
ed services, was adopted.
The bill to provide for the collica-
ton OF the statute laws oi The S ate was
received iromtlc senate. am"nd.d &oas
to give the appointment rI hr c.mmS-
sioners to the Govrrn,r. Tie amend
mcnt was disagreed t." AID Committee
OF Conference apromlr!. The Ilrusc
wishes the commissioner, to be elected,
50 as to provide ","i place for Whip.
per.
A resolution wna offered to appoint
Ben Byas, Il mula'I", custodian Of the
property (abouL $40 worth Of stationery
and 200 cllairS) Of ,Ir General Assem-.
bly,, until the regular session. AZ il per
diem Of 81 lis confederation was post.
poncl until lo-mvrrnw.
The following bil!> were Rad the
tllrd time and lh.l,lIrs ordered TO be
changed to Acts:
Abill to proviaH for the government
of the South Car,lina pcntontiary.
n bill to regulate tho admission of
attorneys and solicitors to practice.
a bill 10 provide for the transient
poor of the State.
a bill to authorize the Governor to
release convicts from the pcnitrntia-
ry who were committed for rctty lar
ccny, for SerEs less tGan six months.
X bill to regulate the manner Of
disposing Of lands purchased by the
State for non paymcnt of taxes
SENATE.
The following Acts were ratified
An Act to quiet rights vested under
military orders.
An Actt suppress ilisurrcction and
rebellion.
An Act to Gx The salary Of the At
torncy General.
An Act to determine the right of
way, &c.
A resolution WAS adopted, authoriz-
ing the Governor to cali tic regular
session of the Legislature to meet i,y
Charleston.
The rest of the proceeds gS possess
cd no public interest.
sEvENrIETII DAY.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
. Vhe Hf'owinS bill, were rca.E s,c.
oud time and passed
bill 10 regulate arrests
a bill lo regulate The practice OF Cir
cult Courts.
a bill to prescribe rhc Kramer Of
drawing jurcs.
Messages were received from the
Governor announcing The approval of
,hc following Acts:
An Act to supply II temporary va
cancv in The ogirr Of Governor.
w Whlpprr offered Il resolution for The
punishment, by fine and imprisonment
OF any person who might try TO collect
or make suit for any debt contracted for
| the purchase Of slaves.
Also, rcsnln'inn 70 s!ay all sales Of
property Under cXccninn until the REG
ular session ofth General M<scmblv.o.
SEN ATE.
Fire rcsigna'io" "l B. IL. Whillcmorr.
as Senator from Darlington, was read
and accepted
The bill to provide for the relief of
The transcicnt poor Of the State was
passed, after having Icrn amended So
as to reduce the appropriation to SIS.
| 00O.S
The same is true as TO The bill pro.
posing to authorize The Governor 10
release from the Prnileniinry all priso,,-
crs now under selr cncn for prlil hrec-
ny, and confined for terms oflcss than
| SIX months.
a bill to regulate fhn practice Of Cir
cut Courts, and IA bill TO allow the Gov.
crnor to leave the SAFE, under certain
circumstances, were each read second
time and passed. The latter simu,y
contcmp atcs the probability OF Gov,
Scott visiting l|c North and West,
alter 1journmrnL Of the legislature.
tor The purpose Of soliciting, personally
subscriptions 10 The Blue Ridge Rail.
road
So - o.,
How RAMSEY PAID Ills RENr-Wit
is sometimes worth money, but then
1T is quite essential to have GOOD
customer to deal with.
When Allcn Ramsay, a wel.known
Scotcl! poet, tbcgam life, bcwas SO,
poor that he could not Meet lis first
years rent. After it became duo lie
met his landlord and explained his
circumstances. and expressed distress
at ;.... his failure to meet his obligatiops,
Inc jolly landlord Was quite Kind ro.
nm, and said that as he was n lad of
some genius he would give him a
ehanco tocanccl his debt without pay
ing shilling. elf" said tho croii-
tor. "you'll give inc rhyming answer.
to four questions iN' a% many minutes.
Ia quit you tic rent altogether .
Allen said he would try. rlie oucs-
tions wcro: "What does Cod love .