The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-02-07
Legislative.

Legislative. ... ..
The most important matter before
the Senate during the past week, was
tho bill for. the registration of State
Bonds and Stocks, which, after debate.
was postponed to Wednesday Of the
present week. biz sens.
II the House, Hunter, of Charles.
ton, introduced the tax bill which au'
thorizes q tax levy of sixteen mills for
the, State and threo mills for the
connties. a2 The last years tax was
seven mills for the State and three for
the counties. 49, .
Nehemias introduced abill to reg
ulate the payiof theimembers Of the
General Assembly It gives thom. a
fixed salary of $1,000, payable quar-
terly, and twenty cents mileage.
Ehe following bills passed: bill to
alter tho mode Of appoint ting one
free student from each county to the
University of the State of South Car
olina. zauEtrrsrsh 20 ..ss.,s.--. g.. f.
A A(Senate) bill to approve, adopt
and Of force the general statutes OF
the State, prepared under the direc-
tion and BY authority of the General
Assembly. -o5L s~7.H. q. c.es.., ...
In the Senate Arnim introduced a
bill to amend the election law. 1t re-
quires that the ballots be- counted I'M
mediately that tho polls arc closed,
and chat the certificates of the result
be hlod on the Tuesday after the
election; also that one commissioner
of1election in each county, and one
manager for each precinct, shall be
chosen from the opposition party.
Yocum introduced bill to appoint
another, financial investigating com.
mitteo, with power to sit in Charleston
during the coming summer.
Singleton gave notice Ola new bill
to cancel the liability of tho State on
the guaranteed bonds Of tho Blue
Ridge Railroad. 80 ,sr,'5i -
In : the Senate further time was
granted to the committee to inyesti.
gate the returns male to the State by
phosphate companies.
Whittemore introduced another
amendment to the general election
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The bill toabolish the Office of State
auditor, aud confcr the duties o. that
ofico .upon the comptroller-General,
was passed and received its third
reading. :, +
In the Senate two bills to amend an
act providing for the general elections
and the manner Of conducting the
same, were taken up together, and
after t. short debate made the special
order for Saturday at 1890 P, NJ. .t.
Amsssago was received from the
Governors stating that he had received
and signed tho act 70 f2Ircpeal an act
creating a bureau of agricultural sta
tistics and for the encouragement Of
industrial pursuits, and inviting capi,
talifor the development ofthe resour'
cos of the State ~, Z g.. :, 5ma sali
A bill to provide for tue speedy ap'
portionment Of State appropriations
made .forthe5snpport and maintenance
Of free common schools. . 's..;, . q p.
Albill to mako appropriation for the
payment of the per diem and mileage
of the members of the General Assem-
bly,, and the salaries Of the subordi
nate officers, and, for other purposes
incidental thereto, received its third
reading, passed and ordered 70 be en-
rolled for ratifcation.g1.a..a,!. 800 =.
Aeoncurrent resolution, relative to
the publication of@the Incorporation
Acts, was made the special order for
Saturday at Jpn. 81 q: I'D ~
eMr. yGoggins introduced a bill to
amend, sectionl Of an act amending
aut act defining the Jurisdiction and
duties Of County commissioners, rola
tive aoa AbbeyiHe county. Referred
to the Committee on County Offices
and oficers:eauis bisS a9r ..JHh - :.
Mr. Maxwell from ont the e. !r'e'rlnnit Committee
on5Ineorporations, reported favorab'3
abilito oamend the charter Of the towr
OF Cokesbury. sslesBs eii aIzTi - "aT q
SAD, AecrDENg.-,We regret TO an
nounee q sad accident, which inflicted =
painful wound upon Master Edward