Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-02-27

A Senate and House bill to make appro-
priations to pay claims arising under the
proclamation of the Governor of this State,
dated July 2Sth, 1871, being the unfinished
business, on motion it was made the special
order for 7:30 p. m.
The evening session was entirely consumed
in debating the report of the Committee on
a. bill to charter the Charleston Water and
Canal Company.
In THE HOUSE. the bill to prevent State
and county officers from holding more than
one Office was received from the Senate, with
the refusal of the Senate to agree to the House
amendments. The House receded from its
amendments to the bill, and it was ordered to
be enrolled for ratification.
The following bills and joint resolutions
passed a second reading and were ordered to
be engrossed: A Senate bill to amend an
act entitled Gan act to authorize the forma-
tion of and to incorporate the Spartanburg
and Aiken Railroad" Report unfavorable;
Senate bill to incorporate the Ne:wberry
Cotton Mills Senate bill to require county
coroners to report to the Governor in capital
cases a Senate bill to abrogate and sink all
that portion of the debt of South Carolina IN
Cured in aid of the late rebellion against the
United States a bill to explain or amend an
act entitled can act to authorize aliens to hold
property.
A Joint resolution to require the county
treasurer of Union and all other counties in
the State to receive payment of taxes in every
township, received its final reading in the
House and was ordered to be sent to the Sen
ate for concurrence.
MONDAY, February "a.
In THE SENATE, Mr.. Dunn presented the
report of the Committee Of Free Conference
on the House Bill to aid manufactures and
internal improvements, and reported lmpor-
tant amendments The report was laid upon
the table by vote of yeas, IL; nays. II.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the unfinished business, being Senate and
House bills to make appropriations to pay
claims arising under the proclamation OF the
Governor of this State, dated July %, 1871.
The Senate bill, to pay Major Louis Merrill
$4,000, was on the motion of Senator Jones,
indefinitely postponed. The House bill to
appropriate $4,000, if so much be neces-
sary, on claims arising under the proclama-
ton, was taken up for discussion, and after
several amendments had been offered and
voted down, the joint resolution passed by II
too.
In THE HOUSE, Senate bill to repeal sec
ton 4 of an act to relieve the State of South
Carolina of all liability for its guarantee of the
bonds of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company,
by providing for the securing and destruction
of the same, approved March 2, 1872, and to
repeal so much of section 72, chapter II, title
8, of the General Statutes as authorizes the
State auditor to give notice annually to each
county auditor of the rates per centum to be
levied for various State purposes, being un-
finished business, February Is, was taken up.
The substitute by Mr.. Robertson was on mo-
tion of Mr.. Hurley postponed to the next ses-
sion, and the original bill passed, and was Or
dered to be engrossed.
The Senate sent a message to the House,
that the report of the Committee on Free Con-
ference, on the same bill had been laid on the
table by that body. The Speaker thereupon
announced the Senate amendments lost, and
the bill as it passed the House, was ordered
to be enrolled for ratification.