The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-12-23
Legislative.

.mnortant business 'of the ,oession Is
deferred until after the recess.
In the Senate the Committee of
Conference on the appropriation bill
reported, recommending that the Sen
ate concurin the House amendment
to appropriate sl35,ooo, instead Of
$4,000, to pay the expenses of the
General Assembly, which was adopt
ed.
The following bills havc been intro
duced: 81
Bill authorizing the Goyeuor to ap-
point a sheriff in tho county Of Green
Vile, to fill the unexl:ired tirm of a.
B. Vic!Sers, deceased; bill amend an
act entitled can act to revise, simplify
and abridge the rules; practice, plead
ings and forms of courts in this State:"
bill to extend the jurisdiction Of Pro-
bate judges Of this State; bill to de-
/ fine the law in relation to certain case
mcnts, and for other purposes; bill to
amend an act entitled '.An act to de-
fine the jurisdiction and regulate the
practice Of probate courts: bill to en-
powcr the State to maintain the ben
cficisrics in tho Lunatic Asylum, in
stead of the several counties; bill to
amend an act entitled can act to
REVISE, simplify and abridso the rules,
practice, plcadiugs and forms of courts
iu this State" bill to alter and amend
the CHAPTER and extend tho limits OF
the City of Columbia" approved Feb
rpary rs, 1870; bill to enable juds-
ment debtors to sell thoir real and
personal property,a and to confirm sales
already made, upon conditions there
in specified; bill to repeal an act ell
titled 'An act to secure advances for
agricultural! purposes" md to amend
an act entitled IAN act 10 protect
labolcrs and persons working under
contracts or shares Of crops
The House after passing an amend
ment redtting the amount Of the
general State tax to five pills on the
dollar rec onsidercd the matter, and
fixed the per centum at eight mills
on tho dollar. The county tax Ill
Charleston and Beaufort was fixed At
three and half mills on tho dollar !:
that Of Richland, Georgetown an d
Laurens at four mills on the doll ar,
amp that Of the other counties IN the
State at three mills.
Two bills havo been introduced in
the House, which if adopted, will give
the State two additional counties.
'Oae provides for tho erection of a
new county from the counties ef char
lesion, Coilc;on, Barnwcll and Oran &C.
burg: with the Court House at Georges
Station. The other provides for the
Formation of q uew cornty from por-
tons Of Anderson. Oconce and Pick
ems. to be known as Pcndleton, with
the Court House at Pendleton. The
latter scheme was proposed some
years ago, but not carried out tor
some reasons unknown. .
In the House, the bill repeating the
act prohibiting the peddiing of ardent
spirits has beea killed.
A printing bill is pending, which
proposes to give to tbs Clerks OF the
Senate and House FIJI! power to con-
troll and manage tho whole work in
other words, it proposes to virtually
make them tho State printers. The
bill passed through the Senate with
out much opposition, but it may yet
hang fire in the House.
The judiciary Committee of the
House has reported unfavorably on
bill to regulate and secure to Clerks
Of Courts the payment of their fees !;
favorably on u bill to. protect tho
rigts of parents and prevent the car
rying away from the State children
under twcnty-one years of age; ia
vorably on joint resolution to au-
tho "izc Mrs. Adams 20 institute On
appeal to the Supreme Court. without
payment Of costs; unfavorably on q
bill to prevent persons from being
brought TO trial for crimes when ab-
sent from Court; unfavorably on a
bill to regulate the pay Of jurors.
In the House, resolution has been
adopted, that each board of county
commissioners be required to furnish
the General Assembly with the fol-
lowing information, to be furnished
1by the first Monday in February,
1871: /. The amount Of all cash
money in their respective county
treasures; 2. The total amount OF
taxes collected for county purposes
during the present year; 3 The total
amount Of expenditures during the
years 1858, 1869 and 1870; 4. The
total amount Of debts now due by
each county; 5. The total value OF
all taxable property in each county