The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-02-12
VOL. Will
Legislative Proceedings.
SEN Il


dent Glcaves iu the Chair.
A bill to authorize certain commit
tees to exam inc the accounts and de
mands ag ainst certain Counties, and
for other purposes, was passed and
ordered to be sent to the House.
The cnac,iug clause was stricken
out Of bill to renew and amend the
charter Of the town of Chester.
HOUSE OF REPRESE EN- TATlNES
Simmons introduced bill to amend
Section u uf the Code Of Procedure
relating to the jurisdiction Of Trla.
justices, 50 that an action for almony,
wh'n the amount does not exceed
ST. ~, where the wife is living apar,
ty reason of d.scrtion, brutal treat
ment, or adultery, may he entertained. t.
The bill went to the Committee on the
judiciary.
=, Simkins offered resolution,
which was adopted, that the judiciary
Committee inquire and report the
nature and extent Of the exemption
from taxation claimed by the South
Caroline Railroad under their charter,
whether the privileges therein grant
ed can be curtailcd or modified, and
whether said Company claims cxcmp-
tiou from any species Of property not
within the proper construc ion of
their charter, and, if SO, what legisla-
tion is necessary to protect the inter-
ests Of the State, with leave to report
by bill or otherwise.
J. A. Smith introduced a bill to
require tho County Commissioners Of
the respective Counties Of this State
to turn over to the County Treasurers
all fines aud licenses collected by
them, the Commissioners to be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor for neg glecting
or failing to comply with the Ac',
punishable by fine not exceeding
$500, and impri onmcnt in the Coun.
ty Jail not ex ;ecling two years.
Altman introduc bill to regu-
Late the system Of farm labor for
wages which divilcs farm laborcrs
tut, five classes each, to be paid ao
cordingly. The FIRST class, those vino
take care of the stock and look
after the lands and crops to re-
ceive $50 per month. Glass two,
those able to plow an acre and a half
of land per day, cutting and making
$50 rails, hoeiug an acre and half
Of cotton, picking $50 pounds of Sc ed
cotton, etc., etc. All classes to re-
ccivc one peck corn meal or rice, two
and half pounds bncon, ono quart
syrup or their equivalent in money.
Eight hours in winter and nine hours
Mt all other times to constitute u days
labor. Laborers to be paid for extra
work-:heir wages to be prior lieu
upon the land, crops and stock one
half of monthly wages to be paid at
the end of every north, ETC., etc.
The bill was referred to the Commit
tee on Laoor.
Hurlcy-Rcsolution to require the
State Treasurer to publish state
mcnt of the number, character, series
and amount Of bonds aud stocks issued
from the Office of the State Treasurer
during the last four years. 1t re.
quircs such staten cnt to be made with
in six weeks after adjournment, and
to be published one moash 10 q news
paper in Columbia, Charleston and
New York.
Hamilton gave notice Of his intcn.
tion to amend in the third reading the
appropriation bill relative to the
contingent fund of the State Treas
urer.
The House ooDcurred in the con.
current resolution authorizing pay
certificates to be drawn for the
balance Of pay Of members. Sever.
al other bills we're received from Sen.
ate.
A large number Of bills and reso
lutions reported by the several com
mittces were ordered to lie over.
Cannon introduced resolution
that tho Committee on Printing b,
instructed to report on a bill to re-
peal an Act to regulate the publica
tion of all legal and public notices
Adopted.
Tho Senators returned 70 their
chamber and the Representative dis
cusscd the appropriation bill unit
adjournment.
SENATE.
The Senate met at l2 NJ,
The Judiciary Committee reported
Il substitute for tho bill to ALLOW
Coroners to offer rewards for capita
offenders.
Dickson from tho Comm ittee OF
Agriculture, reported favorably on
bill to encourage agricultural and me
chanical societies.
A bill to authorize certain commit
tees to examine the accounts and de
mands against certain Counties, AM
for othor purposes, was road thir
time and passed, and sent to th
House.
Haync--Bill to amond an Act on
titled "An Act to grant, renew an'