The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-16
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LEG1sLATURR OF SOUTH CAROLINA
MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1871.
SENATE.
THE Senate met at II M.


SENATE.
THE Senate met at IL NJ.
A-message was received from the House, sta
ting that the enscting clause had been stricken
ont of the following bills: To amend an Act
providing for the appointment of Trial Justl-
tices; 10 regulate the granting of wrlts OF no.
6eos corpus also, that the joint resolution to au-
sthorize the County Commissioners OF Spartan
burg to levy 8 special tax, had been LAID on the
table.
The House also sent to the Senate concur
rent resolution, authorizing the Clerks OF the
House and Senate to draw pay certificates to
March 7. Adopted. Alse, returned, with
:. amendments, the Senate bill to provide for the
more effectual recording of cenveyances OF real
estate. The Senate refused to concur IN the
amendments. Also o concurrent resolution
authorizing the commissioners to change Ger
tain text books in free schools. Laid on the
table. Also, a bill to amend an Act defining
the jurisdiction and duties of County Commis-
sioners, with amendments, which were con-
Cured In.
The Clerk was authorized to draw pay GER
tiicate of $1,000 in favor of the Republican
Rinting Company. .,
A Joint resolution authorizing the Governor
to engage a physician to visit lunatlc asylums
in other States, with view to making the
much desirable improvements in the State Lu-
natic Asylum was adopted.
= A Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
5 of State to contract with the Southern Gas
Company for the illumination of the State
House was ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
A bill to charter the Northwestern Railroad
Company passed, and was ordered to be en-
rolled.
A bill providing for the election of Justices
of the Peace, constables, and for other purpo-
ses, was postponed to the next session.
A resolution to authorize the State Librarian
to purchase fifty copies of Ramsay's History OF
the State was adopted.
A bill to provide for the appointment of
Trial Justices, &C., was made the special order
for day in next December.
A bill to determine the day OF election Tor
Mayor and Aldermen of Charleston was passed,
and ordered to be enrolled for ratification.
The enacting clause of joint resolution to
provide for the compensation OF the State La
brarian was stricken out.
The contract for the extension of the Luna
tic Asylum was received from the House and
approved of.
A bill to provide for right of way was passed
to third reading. Also, bill authorizing
clerks of courts to take testimony in certain
cases.
The consideration of the petition of Geo. R.
Tucker, of Union County, was postponed to
next session. As was also joint resolution to
suspend so much of the election law as allows
the commissioners time in counting the votes.
At 235 P. NJ, the Senate went into execu-
tive session.
EVENING SESSION.
Reports of committees to print ], 600 copies
of report of Commissioner of Agricultural Sta
tistics and to authorize certain County Com
missioners to subscribe to the capital stock OF
the South Carolina Central Railroad Company,
to issue bonds aud providefor interest and prin-
cipal, was laid on the table.
a Joint resolution authorizing the State
Treasurer to pay L. a. Bigger S12, 900, was in
definitely postponed.
The report of the Committee on Military, on
a bill to amend Section Is of an Act to orga-
nize and govern the militia was adopted, and
the bill ordered to lie on the table. As also
the report on concurrent resolution requesting
the Governor to return the arms to militia COM
panies.
A Joint resolution authorizing the State Au-
litor and the County Commissioners to levy
certain tax, was ordered to be enrolled for ratl1-
cation.
A bill to require an additional report from
the County Commissioners of Fickens and Oco-
nee, was postponed to the next session.
2 A bill to secure advances for agricultural
purposes was taken up and the enacting clause
stricken out.
: A bill to amend an Act to protect laborers,
and bill to amend Section of an Act to per-
petuate the homestead, we're postponed to next
session.
The enacting clause of bill to amend an
Act to ORGANIZE and govern the militia, was
stricken ont.
A message was received from the House, in
sisting on amendments to bill to more etfectu-
ally provide for recording conveyances for real
estate
The report of the Judiciary Committee, rela-
tive to Judge Thomas residing within his cir
cult, was taken up and read, when MIR. Corbln
introduced Mr.. Hamilton, counsel for Judge
Thomas, who was heard in defence. The tes-
timony being read, Mr.. Hamilton argued The
case before the Senate, and was followed by
Messrs. Wimbush, Corbin, Leslie and Nash,
when a vote was taken, which resulted IN his
removal, by vote of % to
Mr. Corbin submitted protest against the
passage of bill incorporating the CIahin Uni
Yersity and Agricultural College.
A bill to amend an Act to regulate the fees
of Probate Judges, Clerks of Courts, Trial JUS
tices, Magistrates and other officers therein
mentioned, was ordered to a third reading.
A bill to provide for the REIMBURSEMENT to
the United States, in certain cases. for sites for
light stations on the coast, was ordered to a
third reading
At 10 P. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The enacting and resolving clauses of the
following were stricken out Bills to regulate
all contracts for farm labor in this State to re-
deem certain obligation named therein ; to
enforce the collection of the poll tax; to alter
and amend an Act to provide for the appoint
ment of Trial Justices joint resolution author
izing Placidia Adams to take an appeal to the
Supreme Court Of the State, without executing