The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1869-12-24
Legislative.

crnor has signed tho House bin for
paying the interest Of tho State bonds
i'll coin, The bonds have already
gone up In the New York market to
lT2.
A joint resolution is pending, direc-
ting tho Auditor of the State to levy
a tax of one-half of one per cont. on
tall taxable property in the State to
meet appropriations for the fiscal year
1869; and tho county commissioners
of each of the counties to levy tax
not exceeding three mills on q dollar
OF all taxable property in their res
poctlve counties to meet tho expenses
of the said counties for the fiscal year
OF 1869, except tho counties Of Beau
fort and Pickcns in the former the
tcounty commissioners may levy tax
tof five mills on dollar, and in the
latter seven. if in their Judgment 50
much be necessary.
In tho House, joint resolution for
tho appointment of fish commission.
crs bill to change the location OF
the county seat Of Barswcll to Barn.
we'll Village; bill to rccharter the
Blythc's Gap Turnpike Road a bill
TO designate what officers shall soil
proporty; Il bill to incorporate the
Unity Friendship Society of Charles.
ton; a bill giving to Dickinson tho
right of way over tho Savannah and
Charleston Railroad, received their
third reading and wero scut to the
! Senate.
Some time ago Nash introduced in
the Senate bill to protect tho State
police from arrest for alleged Offences
committed by them in the discharge
of their duties, which provided that
they could not be; arrested upon any
alleged offence whatever, and also
providing that any magistrate who
issued warrant for the arrest Of any
: one OF them upou any alleged offence
should be fined or imprisoned. The
, bill Was reiUrrcd to tho Judiciary
Committee, Which reported unfavora-
bty. The report was taken up in the
; Senate and adopted without dissent.
, lug voice. SO ends the bill. There is
! some talk Of abolishing tho police
between the constabularv, and the
negro ''mclish" we prefer tho formor
the frying pan to tho fire.
A bill has been introduced by Nea.
gle providing that thero shall he
appointed by the Governor d Judge
for each county, *ho shall serve for
, four years, and receive feos like JUS
tices Of the peace, and who ehall have
jurisdiction over all cases Of bastardy
all offences less than felony, and tc
decide and set aside all contracts be-
tween employers and employees
There will be considerable opposition
to this bill.
Two bills are pending, giving cor
tain persons therein named, tho cxclu
sive right of digging phosphates il
the beds Of navigable rivers of tn.
State. There is much opposition te
these bills in and out Of tho Legisla
ture-and very justly. They are Do
jsigned to create an pyergrown mo
nopoly y-to benefit tho few at tho, OK
.iscnse of the many.
A joint resolution is pending, re
commencing that the. timo withir
which claims. Of teachers for servicel
rendered during the year commencing
October 81, 1867. shall be presen:c.
j for payment, be extended to the first
day Of March, 1870, received its secont
! reading in the Senate -; .alSe
Johnstone's resolution, providing tha
j the Treasurer Of the State bc author
ized 70 pay tho accounts of schoo
! TEACHERS, for services rendered in til,
year 1869, at a rate not less than fvt
cents per day for each scholar.
i The bill to provide for tho bette,
protection of l:.borers was postponed
to January G. 1t is thought that i,
will not pass.
Noticc:was given Of the following
bills: By Brodic, the repeal Of the
4:aft appointing tho Land Commission
! by R"nsicr, providing that the rene
dy i'll all cases, civil or criminal tina,
may bo carried to tho Courts of tic
State heretofore applying to white
persons oanly,: undsr The old statutes
shall apply to. aAl without regard to
! race, &c. ...... :, -...,.,...
A resolution appointing n commit.
zee to prefer. changes against Judge
! hutland WAS Feferred to tho Judiciary
HamlWittaq.ia !.,n,.,, 3 ,,.. !
l,h Eho1 Legislature. have .ggreed to
take: no po'r diem from the 23d Of De
feemIer to tho 9th Of january,
n@- Mcssrs. Miller & Robertson