The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-19
t 8 p. sI., the House adjourned.
MoNpAr, JANUARY 16, 1871.
SENATE.

The Senate met at IL NJ
The House sent to the Senate the following !:
A message that N1cssrs. Briggs, Whippcr and
Lee had been appointed COMMITTEES on the
part of the House, to meet Il similar committee
of the Senate, to wait upon the State Treasurer
and solicit information as to the expenditure OF
appropriation of S135,000; L bill to regulate
the right of traverse,
The Committee on Enrolled Acts reported as
ready for ratification an Act supplementary to
an Act entitled "An Act to authorize admins
traitors, executors, and other fiduclaries to sell
certain evidences of Indebtedness at public sale,
and to compromise in certain cases"
Bills to repeal so much of an Act entitled
"!in Act to organize and govern the militia OF
the State of South Carolina, MS provides for the
pay of IN Assistant Adjutant- )" and to
repeal an Act entitled "An Act to establish
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics" received
their third reading ANA were ordered to the
House.
Mr.. Whittemore introduced a bill to estab-
lish n Normal School in each Congressional
District in this State Also, bill to require
County Treasures to report to the General AS
scmbly. Also hsll to supply the deficiency
in the appropriation for the support and main
tenancc Of free schools for 1870.
Mr. Whittemore introduced concurrent
resolution, that all records, books and papers
now in the Office of the Commissioner of Agri-
cultural Statistics, belonging to the same, be
transferred to the office of the Secretary OF
State Agreed to.
Mr.. Whittemorc gave notice of a joint reso-
luton to make All appropriation for the main
tenancc of the common schools OF South Caro-
lima for the fiscal year of 1870.
The consideration of q resolution requesting
the Land Commissioner to inform the Senate
wllat lands have been purchased by him and
his predecessor, was postponed to January 70,
1871.
A concurrent resolution to afford relief to
persons driven efrom their homes in Union
/ County was referred to the Committee on Chari-
table Institutions. =,
A bill to provide for the maintenance of il
legitimate children, was referred to the COM
mittcc on Charitable Institutions.
On motion of Mr. Whittcmorc, the Senate
proceeded to the C.. c..nsidcraton of the rules and
practice TO be observed by the Senate as q court
of impeachment, which, after sundry amend
mcnts, were adopted, as reported by the select
committee.
On motion of Mr.. Whittcmore, it was re-
solved that the Senate sitas court Of inpcach-
mcnt in the trial of T. O.P. Vernon tomorrow,
ut p. NJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at ~ NJ.
The Committee on the Penitcntiary reported
upon that portion of the Governors message
relative to the Pcnitentiary. The report was
highly commendatory of the management and
condition of the Penitcntiary. The committee
stated that the left wing of the building WAS
fully finished, there being 25O cells fitted up
and about 300 prisoners now in ceniiement
The committee, among other things, recon-
mcnded that 100 acres of tilablc land conye-
nient to the Penitentiary, be purchased, for the
employment of short-time conyicts in that
branch of labor, with which they arc familiar
and also, that the Superintendent aS. vested
with the power of rcmitting sentences, when,
in his discretion, the behavior of the convict
merits such favor. The report wsss made the
special order for. Saturday, at o'c1ack.
The Committee on. Judiciary reported favor
ably on bill to cnable aliens to held property
in this State. Also, reported unfavorably on y