The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-12-21

"A Dill to regulate tho system Of labor
was referred to the Committee on
Labor and the Committee on the Ju-
dietary.
Levy presented the memorial of
the Charleston Chamber of Commerce
against tho repeal of tho usury laws.
Referred to the Coumittoe on Ways
and Means. Also, introduced a bill to
compel County Treasurers to receive
County orders for taxes. Rad and
referred.
Yoeum introduced a bill to regu.
late the mannec Of drawing jurors.
Referred to the Committee on tho Ju-
ditiary.
Tarleton introduced bill to pro.
vide for the protee,ioa Of the poor.
Referred to the| CJmmittee on tho
Judiciary.
Hum bert introduced bill to pre-.
vent persons charged with crime from
being tried when absent from Court.
Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Garoy Introduce bill to prevent
and punish vngranoy.
Carey introduced n bill to regulate
contracts for farm labor. Referred to
the Committee on Labor.
Sellers gave notice Of n bill to
amend can Act to provide for the
keeping in repair of public highways"
approved March 1870.
Reddish gave notioa Of bill to
alter can Act to abridge aud simp.
lify the rules and practice of tho
Courts Of the State"
Goodson introduced bill to pro
hibit exorbitant profits on sale by
retail dealere and others. Referred
to the appropriate committee.
Mobloy introduced bills to repeal
can Act to establish Police !" ro-
ferred to the Committee on Military.
ALSO, to repeal can Act to establish
a State police" and to authorize the
Governor to call out the militia; re-
ferred to tho Committee on Military.
Also, to prohibit the peddling Of
ardent spirits. Also, offered rcsolu-
tion that the Sergeant.at-Arms have
the gallery and steps covered with
silt .blo mating. Adopted.
Nuckles introduced bill to au-
thorize County Commissioners of GER
tain Counties to levy a special tax.
Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Frost gavo notice Of bills to con-
solidate the Offices of Land Commits
siopcr and Commissioners of Agricul-
tural Statistics. Also, to secure to
County officers tho payment of their
dues by County Treasurcrs.
The Senate sent to the House bill
to provide salary for the Lieutcn.
ant.Governor referred to the Com
mittcc on Ways and Means. Also,
bill to make an appropriation for
the payment Of mileage and per diem
OF members of tho General Assembly,
aud other expenses referred to the
Committee on Ways aud Means.
.Also, message informing the House
that joint resolutions to investigate
tho claims OF, school ol-tcachers, and to
appoint committee to investigate the
affairs of the Land Commission, were
!aid on the table. Also, q resolution
to appoint special committee to in.
vostigatc the matter Of the Land Com
mission.
A communication was received from
the Land Commissioner, stating that
he will submit his report us toon as
possible which was received as infor
nation.
A bill supplementary to an Act
entitled can Act to authorize ad-
ministrators, executors and other
fiduoiaries to sell certain evidences of
indebtedness at public sale, and TO
comprise in certain cases" was
ordered for athird reading.
Adjourned.
The Judicial vindication of tho
young lady clairvoyant in Bridgeport
Conn, who was arraigned under one
of the old blue laws of that State for
fortune telling, is likely to prove q
great comfort to Spiritualists, Mes
merists and the believers in prevailing
socialism generally. It seems the
young lady foretold events truly, and
thirteen credible witnesses take oath
to the fact. The Judge held that
the statute evidently applied to
fraudulent prophets and yagrants,
and with that view of the case he dis.
charged the accused. Under tho old
blue laws, as originally administered
the young lady would certainly have
been burned as a witch. .--Nem Yo,