The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-12-16
SUMMARY OF LEa1sIAT1vF PROCEEDINGS.

The Legislature has been .in session for nearly
four weeks, and the work just fairly begun. It
was gissn out in the beg inning 4cf the sessions;
that sixweeks would suffice 70 complete theneces-.
sary legislation. Now zths time is extended in,
definitely, and many think that the 1st of March
win fud the members drawing their six dollars
per lay. It is proposed to take recess OF two
weeks, fromthe 22nd December until the 9th OF
January, and we think it probable when the mem
bers set in with the New Year. that they will be
disposed to contract with the State for consIde-
rable term Of service. AS the proceedings have
been almost devoid Of interest, we have not given
them much space heretofore, and it is only neces-
-sary at this time to briefly outline some OF the
most important measures introduced within the
past week, in order that our readers may know
what has been so,fur proposed. 3ni~
Abil TO increase the salaries of the Justices of
the Supreme Court anaith Circuit Judges has
passed the Senate. 1t provides that the Justices
shall receive $4,000 per nnnum and the Judges
$4,000 s:s-'''f "@+7''''
!. Notice has been given of bill to, amend Gan
act to organize townships, and to define their
powers and privileges" This bill provides for q
thorough overhanling of the township system, and
reduction of the expenses by making the officers
perform the duties for less pay. ..,-.....-.s5
Notices have been given in both Houses that bills
will be introduced to repeal an act to incorporate
the Air Line Railroad This action is probably
contemplated in consequence of the fact that re-
Sfnfa
were elected from the rst-class passenger cnrs of
the Richmond and Danville Railroad, of which
Col. A. S. BUfoRp is the President, and that this
gentleman holds the same relation to the Air Line
Road Indeed, it rs charged by the Senator's since
THAR return that Col. BuroRD ordered their eject
ment, and assisted in executing the order. Tore
peal the charter of an important railway from such
motives is an exhibition of petty spite worthy of
the narrow-minded views of these Republican
legislators whose motto appears to be 'that Caesar
can do no wrong"
In the Senate, the ''bill TO establish and main-
tain system of free common schools" has been
under discussion.
A bill has been introduced which authorizes the
Governor to appoint three persons, who shall be
styled the jury commissioners of the State, and to
hold Office for four years these commissioners to
appoint deputy for each county, whose duty it
shall be, during his four years. term of Office to
prepare a list every year of such Inhabitants as
ore not exempted from jury duty by law. provided
that the list does not include less than one in
twenty, nor more than in ten, of the voters of
said county; for which the deputy is to receive
three dollars per day and five cents mileage in the
discharge of his duties. e q
A report from the county commissioners Of An
derson has been submitted 10 the Senate and ap-
proprately referred 1t states that they have
marked off the township boundaries according to
law, but had not placed the posts at the bounda-
ries and recommended that they be allowed: to
put up oak posts instead of iron or stone, rs re-
quired by law, stating that the oak would be much
less expensive and would answer the purpose
equally swell. ,.,..5.-5 -
A bill has been introduced to authorize admin
istra.ors, executors, and other 6ducaries, to sell
certain evidences Of Indebtedness at public sale
and to compromise in certain cases. This sprob-
ably intended to give relief in such cases as are
now pending, where administrators and others
cannot be discharged, in consequence of the diff
cultes in the way of settling or compromising old
debts.