The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-02-14

| LEGISLATIVE.
In view of the proposed adjournment
of the Legislature on the 10th instant, a
feeble attempt has been made to do
something with the enormous calender
Of the House but without avail. There
are 155 Bills awaiting their second read
ing, of which 81 are private incorpora-
ton Bills. Ifit is intended to dispose Of
this calendar, an adjournment by the
10th will be simply impossible. 1t will
be remembered that the resolution to I'D
journ is still pending in the House, and
will not be considered until the l4th.-
At that time it is probable that the reso-
luton will be amended so as to fix the
day of adjournment on the 1st of March.
The engineers of the Blue Ridge swindle
will demand this, as they will not have
time to perfect the little plans by the
10th. If they are disposed to- pay for it
|liberally, there is no doubt THAI the Cen
eral Assembly will consent to remain in
session q reasonable length of timo lon
ger.
In the House there was long debate
on Bowen's metropolitan police Bill
Jones, Mobley, Cain and Jamison spoke.
The enacting clause Of the bill was final
ly stricken out by vote Of sixty-nine to
twenty-one. @5
The Senate adopted concurrent re-
solution, introduced by Corbin request
ing Congaess to establish new judicial
circuit, to consist of South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida, and to appoint q
new district judge for the western dis
trict of South Carolina.
Governor Scott sent to the General AS
sembly special message. enclosing me-
MORALS from the Charleston Chamber of
Commerce and Board of Trade, and from
the Mobile Board of Trade, in. favor Of
the refending of the cotton tax. He ad-
vises the General Assembly to memorial
ize Congress for the same object.
The Governor reports that large de-
fciency has appeared over the appropri-
alton for current expenses and interest,
He states the amount of the debt-bearing
interest to be sll, 1894, ,sOs.es, and insists
that a tax of four mills will be required
to raise the interest alone.
| It Is rumored that Bieman, Burroughs,
Holcombe. Duvall and Wilson will re-
sign their seats in the General Assembly.
In the Senate, the following bills re-
ceived their third reading:
A bill to amend an act entitled San
act to provide for the construction and
repair of public highways" Sent to the
House.
A bill to amend an act entitled Gan
act TO ohaater the town of Hamburg."-
Ordered to be enrolled.
| A bill to amend All act entitled "An
act providing for the general elections,
and the manner Of conducting the
same"
A bill to repeal an act entitled, "An
act to authorize the Financial Agent o,
the State of South Carolina, in the city
of New York to pledge State bonds as
collateral security, and for other pur'
poses." Sent to the House,
i A joint resolution ordering that the
Hon. w. NJ. Thomas, Judge Of the Sixth
Circuit, be allowed compensation 70,
holding extra courts passed, and was
sent to the House.
A joint resolution to provide for the
registering of all stocks and bonds of the
Estate passed and was sent to the House
A bill to divide the State into five Con
gressional District was made the special
order for P. NJ. Monday.
A bill to provide for special elections
and the manner of conducting the same
was read q second time.
In tho House the following were intro.
duced and read the first time:
A bill to regulate peddling in the
State.
A bill to incorporate tho Greenwood
Cemetery Company, of Abbeville county.
A bill relating to the bonds of the
State.
A bill relative to the Financial Agent
of the State in the city of New York.
| A bill to charter the town Of Orange
burg.
A bill to authorize the Columbia
Water Power Company to construct a
dam across the Congaree river, at Co.
lumbia.
A bill to amend an act to provide for
constructing and keeping in. repair the
public highways and roads.
In the Senate resolution was adopted
ordering the committee on railroads to
investigate the recent sale of the Spar.
tanburg and Union Railroad. The Sen
ate voted to strike out the enacting clause
of the bill to define the time of commen-
cling civil or criminal actions. The bill
to incorporate the Charleston Pawn
broking Company was indefinitely
postponed. Whittemore proposed an
amendment to the State Constitution
providing that the general State elections
shall occur on the same day as the Pres.
idential election.
The House passed the bills to create a
board of examiners, and to impose Ger.
tain duties upon the comptroller and
treasurer; to charter the Spartanburg
and Augusta Railroad, and to require
the commissioners of Barnwen County
to construct a jail at Blackville.
i MAKE HOME ATTRACTIvE.-Nothi
adds more to the handsome appearance
of ho.,na aud "a, tc al, II oot