The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15
Legislative Proceedings.
SENATE.

Janison presented petition OF II en-.
r. JohUson, praying fe:refercnoe Of
h protest and petition to Committee
on Privileges aud Elections received
hs information.
Jcrvcy presented petition of
tho Chumber Of Commeror, Of Char
lesion, praying that the bill to amend
the insurance law Of this State be re-
jccted referred to Committee on
Commerce and Manufactures.
Cardozo, from Committee on En-
crossed bills reported as correctly on
crossed and ready for third reading,
bill to make North and S h VIM
bee Greeks, ia Beaufort County, navi.
gable streams.
Whittcmoro introduced resolu-
ton, that tho State Treasurer be re-
questcd TO inform tho Senate if,
within his knowledge, any lands or
property belonging to tho State have
been rented to the United States
Government, and if sv, on what torms
and to whom tho samo has been paid.
Agreed to.
Jorvcy introduced a concurrent
resolution, that both Houses do moot
IN joint convention on Friday, Janua.
ry 10, at o'clock, to elect Judge
for tho Eighth judicial Circuit, to Gil
the vacancy caused oy the resignation
of Hon. james l.. Orr, which was or.
dored for consideration tomorrow.
A bill to amend an Act entitled
"An Act to moro etFcctually provide
for tho recording of all rcal ostato,"
was indefinitely postponed.
Report with substitute) of Com.
mite on Finance on House concur.
rent resolution to inquire into the
amount Of bonds in the Treasury Of
tho Bluo Ridge Railroad Company
and amount of scrip issued in lieu
thereof, was ordered to bo returned
to the House.
Concurrent resolution that the
General Assembly adjourn sine die
on Saturday, January 25, 1878, vas
indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL NJ, Speaker
Loe in the Chair.
Minort introduced resolution to
meet in joint assembly, on the llth,
for tho purpose of eleoting a Judge
of tho Eight Circuit, oocasioned ty tho
resignation of Hon. j. l.. Orr.
Minort-Joint resolution to pro-
vide for the payment of tho balance
due on pay certificates issued in Dc.
oember, 1872.
Ramsay-Jo oint resolution to au.
thorizo County Trcasurcrs to receive
school certificates in payment Of
taxes.
Joint resolution to authorize
County Commissioners to levy and
collect special tax to pay past in.
debtedncss in certain Counties.
~ bill to repeal IN Act entitled
Gan Act relating to the Financial
Agent of South Carolina" was under
discussion when, at 3 p. NJ, tho
liousc adjourned until tomorrow, at
I'm
The Senate met Mt ~ ~, Prcsi.
dent GleavcS in the Chair.
Gard ozo, from Committee on Chari
table Institutions, reported favora
by on q bill for the better protection
OF religious worship.
Whittemorc sent to the chair q con.
current resolution to require the
Sinking Fund Commissioners to re-
port their transactions to tho Geno-
raj Assembly, including sales, and
how the receipts have been applied to
tho liquidation Of the State debt, tho
report to be made within twenty
days after the samo is passed. The
resolution caused short debate, tho
principal ground being that many
similar resolutions have already pass
cd without effect, and that a compe.
tent lawyer should be employed to
lock into the matter and enforce the
meaning of the resolution. Referred
to judiciary Committee, with direc.
tons topreparc bill on the subject.
Donaldson, from Committee on
Enrolled Bills, reported as ready for
ratification joint resolutions to au-
thorizo the levy and collection of n
special tax to pay the past indebt.
edness of Ncrshaw to authorize tho
County Commissioners of Abboyille
to levy and collect an additional tax
OF two mills upon the dollar.
Jcter introduced resolution that
tho time for the collection Of the
present taxes DO extended to the LIST
of March next but it was afterwards
withdrawn.
a bill to repeal Sections SIS and
Sc of Chapter CXX, Title 4, of the
Act for revising and consolidating the
General Statutes Of tho State, ap-
proved February 1872, after consid.
cradle debate, was cngrosscd for o
third reading.
Wh!ttomorc introduced bill to