Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-11-06

1865, occasioned debate. One of the strong
ct grounds taken against the passage of the
resolution, was that bill WAS now being pre-
pared for repeating the act authorizing the is
sue.
Mr.. Turner thought it was best to find out
whether there we're any bills in the treasury.
His colleague. Mr.. Artson, thought it was Il
duty to ascertain the status of the bills he
was in favor of acting Immediately in the prem
ises.
Mr.. Humbert thought if the money was Of
any account, it WAS best to let the treasurer
issue it. He thought the bills should be is
sued to relieve the farmers in paying their
taxes. He was opposed to issuing a million,
but was of the opinion that 100000 would
do great amount of good.
Mr.. Crews said no such bills as those in
question ought to be in the treasury. After
further debate, motion was made to lay the
whole matter on the table, and the previous
question was called.
Mr.. Hurley desired the House to put upon
the whole matter the seal of condemnation. He
would have committee ascertain the fact,
ifso-if any bills were in the treasury.
Mr. Minort thought the appointment OF a
committee to ascertain if there were any Of
the bills in the treasury was useless, as they
would find none. He thought the action of
the House the other day in refusing the bill,
showed plainly that the members did not de-
sire any pay for their services The motion
to lay the same on the table, was lost by a
vote of yeas 9, nays n. The resolution was
then adopted.
The Senate bill to amend section 81, of
chapter 42, of the General Statutes of South
Carolina, went over until to-day, and the
House resolved itself into committee of the
whole on the general situation, Mr. Boston,
ofNewberry, in the chair. The matter under
immediate consideration was resolution that
no bonds shall be paid until the holders there
of state under oath what they paid for them
also, a resolution for scaling the bonds at forty
cents on the dollar, with the exception of the
fraudulent debt; Mr.. Hurley believed all
those holders who came honestly in possession
of the bonds, would be perfectly willing to
name the price they paid for them those who
held fraudulent bonds, in most cases, would
not tell the truth about the matter. The COM
mittee then arose and reported progress.
Mr.. Green offered a resolution that when
the House adjourn Wednesday, it adjourn till
the 4th Tuesday in November, which was or
dered to lie over.
WEDNESDAY, October %.
In THE SENATE a concurrent resolution
was received from the House, authorizing suit
to be commenced by the trustees of the Agrl-
cultural College against H. H. kimpton, to
recover certain bonds, the proceeds of the
agricultural land scrip The same opinion
was held by some of the Senators as was ex-
pressed the day previous in the House, that
the trustees of the Agricultural College were
not the parties who selected Mr. Kimpton as
agent but the financial board. Mr.. Jervey
believed the trustees being a corporate body,
had right to compel the parties so show
where this scrip or the bonds have gone. Let
them 90 into the courts and compel show
ing as to where the scrip had gone. Mr..
Smalls had been informed that Kimpton left
on the 9 o'clock train last night, and was out
of reach he did not know that the postpone
ment of the resolution would let him get fur
ther out of the way After considerable de-
bate the resolution wasinde6nite!y postponed.
Mr.. Jervey introduced bill to repeal the
act providing for the issue of bills receivable.
Mr.. Swails introduced the following, which
was ordered to lie over "Whereas, there are
at this time many grave questions at issue i'll
connection and regard to the granting of IL
censes to retail spirituous liquors, and as to
the authority of the boards of county COM
missioners to grant the same; therefore be it
Resolued, That the matter be referred to
the judiciary committee of this body, and
that they are hereby instructed to prepare and
bring in such bills as may hereafter settle all
questions raised in the premises
The joint resolution authorizing and direct
ing the comptroller-general to re-convey GER
tain lands forfeited to the State for the non
payment of taxes, was taken up, and ordered
to be engrossed.
In THE HOUSE, Mr. Duncan introduced a
bill to repeal an act to provide for the issue
of bills receivable, in payment of indebtedness
to the State, to the amount of S5OO,0OO. Re
ferred.
Mr.. Giles introduced a concurrent resolu-
tion directing the attorney general to COM
mence criminal proceedings against H. H.
Kimpton for illegally, unwarrantably and
fraudulenty, obtaining possession of the
amount OF SlSU,UUU OOnQS OI tHe OLate vi
South Carolina, belonging to the trustees for
the State having control and management of
the agricultural land scrip bonds. -.
Mr.. N. B. Myers introduced resolution
requesting the ways and means committee to
prepare bill, at their earliest convenience,
to authorize the ptroller-general and
county commissioners to levy certain taxes.
A resolution, introduced by Mr.. S. Greene,
that the ways and means committee be, and
they are hereby, instructed to draft and pre-
pare bill to scale the bonded debt Of the
State, and report the same to this House on
Tuesday next, November 4, 1873, was adop-
ted.
The committee of the whole transacted no
business, and asked leave to sit again at some
future day.
THURSDAY, October 30.
In TIE SENATE, Mr.. White gave notice of
bill to require the several county treasurers
of the State to pay over any and all moneys
coming into their hands on account Of free
common schools to the chairman of each
board of school trustees in the several school
districts, and the chairmen of said boards be
required to give bond for the faithiel dsburse-
ment of the same.
Mr.. Smalls introduced bill to provide for
the sale of all lands purchased for the State