The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-02-05
LEGISLATIVE,

past week present nothing OF special
interest.
The result of the election in joint
Assembly for trustees of the Agricul-
tural College at Orangeburg was the
choice, on the first ballot, Of A. 0.
Jones, F. i. Cardozo and B. f. Whit
temore.
In tho Senate, the following bills
were reported upon favorably'
Bill to provide for the establish.
ment and support of State Normal
school.
Bill to aid and encourage manu-
factures and internal improvements.
Bill to amend Section Z, Chapter
104, Gas to tho duties Of the sheriff of
Richlahd,) of the General Statutes.
Bill TO make clerks Of courts ex-
officio trial Justices.
Bill to fix the time for certain State
and county officers to report.
Bill regulating the execution of the
death sentence.
Bill to prevent the obstruction of
harbors and navigable streams.
Bill to punish any person who shall
obstruet the inspector of phosphates
in the discharge Of his duties, with
an amendment requiring the inspector
to pay to the State Treasurer Ill fees
collected by him in excess Of seven
thousand dollars.
In the House the following bills
passed, and were ordered to be sent
to the Senate!
Bill to amend Section II, Chapter
55, Gas to work on public highways
of the General Statutes,
Bill to amend Section 33 Of the
school law.
Joint resolutions to purchase a lot
and erect building for the State
Orphan Asylum.
The Bill in relation to the services
of legal processes passed, and was
ordered to be enrolled.
In the House, Meetze introduced 9
bill to fund the Slate debt. 1t pro.
vjdes for the issue of $5,000,000 con.
version twenty year seven per cent
bonds, 10 be used in purchasing and
retiring all valid outstanding securi
ties which may be offered for conver
sion at not more than thirty per cent
of their par value, the interest cou
pons of the new bonds to be receivs
BILE for taxes, and special tax to be
levied each year to pay the Interest
of the new bonds, Referred to The
committee on ways and means.
In the Senate, the bill requiring the
county commissioners to offer re-
wards in capital cases, was reported
with a substitute by the committee
on. the judiciary. The bill providing
for The encouragement of the arts
and sciences was reported on favora
bly by the committee on agriculture
The bill referring the question of tht
county seat to the voters Of Barnwel
County, and Nash's bill to amend the
act to construct a court house ir
Riehland, were debated at great
length, and fually received theil
final reading. and were ordered to be
sent to the House.
The Governor has approved tho
following bills;
House: Bills requiring bonds o.
county missioners before they
enter upon their official duties
amending an act for the renewal Of
the charters of certain towns; joint
resolutions authorizing the State
treasurer to cancel the notes issued
for paying the cost of furnishing the
House committee rooms, &c !; ratify
ing the amendment to the Constitu
ton of South Carolina relative to tho
increase of the State debt ratifyine
the amendment regarding the time Of
holding elections; the bill changing
the name Of Henry Hash to Henry
Hash Shiver.
Senate. Bills for the payment O
mem bers of the General Assembly
and other officers allowing VIM. II
Wynn to change his name to VIM. h
Backman requiring the State ans
county officers to qualify within thirty
days; extending the time given off
GERS to qualify; and q bill repeating
certain sections of q bill regarding
estates in dover.
In the Senate, the following bill'
were read a third time and ordered
to be enrolled for ratification: II
amend the Act Incorporating certain
fire companies Of Charleston 10 in
corporate the Union Mariners churcl
of Charleston; to amend the Ac
granting, renewing and amending tn.
charters of certain towns and vii
lagos to incorporate tho Williamson
Female College; to Incorporate the
Harmony Circle, of Charleston t.
incorporate the town of Hodges
Abbevile County; to incorporate tb'
Draymen's Benevolent Association
to incorporate the Grant and Wilson
National Guards, of Greenville; te
incorporate the Phoenix Hook ane
Ladder Company, No. l, of Camden
to incorporate the Florence E Educa
tional Association j. to incorporate the
Union Assembly Society, Of Charles
ton; and the following were passed
and ordered to be sent to the House
Bill to amend the Act for the incor'
poration of Georgetown; bill to in.
corporate the Carolina Orphan Home
bill to incorporate the Antipedo Bap'
tist Church, in Georgetown; bill to
incorporate the village of Fort Mills,
York County.
In the Senate, Mr.. Ho!linshead
offered It concurrennt resolution, that
whereas $4,000 has bees appropria'
ted for the payment Of publishing
| tha Acts Of the Ganeral Assembly of