Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-12-19
Legislative Proceedings.


exception of the election of U. S. Sena-
or. for an account of which we refer our
readers to the first page of to-days pa
per.
The Senate Committee on the Judicia-
ry, reported back Bill to authorize Pro
bate Judges to perform all tile duties per
formed by Commissioners in Equity as
defined ON the lst day of January, lso9.
The report of the Committee recoin-
menas the rejection Of tie Bill for the
following reasons:
Tho Bill Is tho same in substance as
others previously introduced, ana IN
vnriably regarded as impracticable,. IN
iuiicious. and reported upon adversely.
commissioners in Equity were the au.
inncts and appcndages of the Court o.
Equity. which was abolished by the Con
stitution. The office cannot be restoreu,
or the duties of the Office imposed upon
another officer, without nlarring the sfs-
tenn OF civil procedure adopted III Ills
State. ,,..,a orc-
oessor of the Court Of Equity, ana an
canses nendinC in the Court OF Equity
at the t{me of its abolition have Deen
transfarred To the Court OF Common
pleas eycept such causes rs are c,eil-
zahle in the Probate court, when nave
or ought to have been transferred 10 'n"'
The transfer of causes. rs thus proxI1-
ded for in the Circuit Court, Act OF looo'
carried all the incidents OF those causes
as we'll a. matters then In the hanos u
Masters aad Commissioners Ia EquHy'
as in the Court OF equity.
Ir wonld he legally Impossible now -
say that Probate Judges should succeJu, .In
or be regarded rs the successors ot .ne
Matters in Equity. That Once DelnE
abolished, the duties that peFsuh W ~
are gone. The Code Of Procedure Pr Pr,
yides for the administration Oh Jusa.SS
without distinction between LAW ali1
equity. and the Committee caanot re, to
gard it az wise thus early TO attehips ana
radical changes, az the one Pfopoo0N
would be. NM
In the Senate the following new biiis
werc introduced: A bill to fix the tune
OF holding the April term OF the supreme
Cont; q Bill to provide for pubic Aa-
mynistrator a Bill to incorporate the
Grand Lodge of Abstinence Of the state
of South Carolina
Mr.. Hope introduced the following
resolution, which was taken up at once
and adopted: :,
Whereas, it has become customary II
not authorized by statute law, that con-
testants for seat in the Legislature
both draw full pay from the beginning
of the session till final decision in the
case; therefore.
peso1oed, by the Senate, the House oi
Representative concurring, THAI the
defeated contestant receive no pay OUT OF
the Treasury. 4
In the House Mr.. Middleton introouc-
ed the following resolution, which was
adopted Immediately:
RESOLVED, That the thanks ofthis House
fs due, and are hereby rendered 70 tne
South Carolina Rail Road Company ioI
courtesies extended to the members VI
the same.
Upon the call Of counties the follow
inc new Bills were introduced:
A bill to confer upon the Judge" o.
Probate Of this State authority Is issue
writs Of injunction in certain oases. :.
A Bill compelling parents to send shei'
children to the public schools.
A bill 10 require all births. deaths ano
marriages to bs recorded in the Office o
Clerk of Court OF the several Counties
of the State.
MI. Levi Lee introduced Bill 10 au
thorize Circuit Judges and the Judge o
tho inferior Court of the County Of Char
lesion to grant fees to counsel assigned
to defend indigent persons charged VIII
offa,ces in said Courts-which Bill il
evidently dodge to create incomes Io'
some of the impecunious latter. day
limbs of the law in the City by the Sea
On Wednesday, the 1lth, the Senat'
proceedings were unusually dull, moth
ing occurring beyond the usual routine
OF business.
In the House, the Bill to prevent Coun
ty Commissioners from being interested
in contracts given out by them, or IL
public work performed under their su
perrin 'endence, received Its second read
ing.
The Bill to amend an Act entitled "Ai
, Act to define the duties Of County Treas
urers," was recommi,ted.
The Bill to fix oilice hours for certain
county officers of this State, was passed
Both Houses met in joint session ant
confirmed the nomination of Patterson
for the United States Senate. The fol
lowing Executive appointments were
confirmed i,y the Senate i'll executive
session
TRIAL Justices-Thos. W. E;rsterlin and
J.H. Leland, Charleston; A. NJ. Agnew'
Abbeville; ]. D. Allen, ]. NJ. Hall and
G. Holland, Barnwell; J + Hagood and
Ell. Burton, Pickens. L. 2. RlNchie.
Jury. Commissioners for Abbevlile; Al
ired .T;lleson, Auditor Tor Sparsanburg
The GoSo,nor sent in q message stat
ing that he had 10 knowledge OF any
settlement with Kilnpton.
In the House, says the Colunlbia
Union
During the debate upon the tax bila
the procee, llng- were suddenly interrupt
ed ty the sound Of blows, which brought
members to their iert " look i'll the di,
rec.ioa from which the sounds proceed
ed. 1t proved To bnan encounter between
Rev w. NJ. Thomis, member from
CoIleton, also member OF the last Gen
eral Assembly, and Thomas Hamilton.
q member from Beaufort county The
assault. ~ viewed from the Speaker =
stand, where several persons were stand
ing, was characterized ~ very daStar,lly.
Mr.. Thomas bled proiusely, but after
having received several blows, managed
10 get ont of his seat and defend himself
Friends of the parties rushed III and Tor
the space of three or four minutes the
scene was one OF confusion. Compare
tive quiet having bi.cn restored, MIR.
Thomas arose T." question oi privilege
during which he characterized his as
sailant ,ls y brute and Il coward. and ask.
ed the House to decide the question: be-
tween them, incidentally stating, that ~
gentlemen. ten PAGES and le~t was II
prompt remedy. Other members gave
their views upon the subject, and the as
saulting member begged the pardon of
the House for having committed the as
salllt there.
During Mr.. Thomas remarks, he in
timated that he ha,lsaid something about
the vote OF Hamilton on the previous
day. and being asked by him, said, :" he
meant what he had said" Then came