The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-02-26
fore the war. Tn the First and Fif

importance are constantly arising
which have an immediate and mo.
mentouR bearing upon the interests of
the people Of the whole State, and
thu labor OF the Judges in these cir.
cults is gcucfally more arluons than
are those of the other Judges, render
ing the aid of the stcnographcr in
dispensatle to the efficient di<cha-ee
of their important duties. Suitors il,
the courts save 1n time and expense
more than double the amount OF the
small fee that has to be paid by the
party "cast" in the suit, and in
the paym0nt. of jurors aud
Witnesses in the Courts of Common
Pleas and General Sessions, tie Coun
ties in these circuits save a great deal
more thau the balances they are
usually required to make up. After
thorough examination of the pre- mi. .
ses, it is my deliberate Judgment that
the true economy which we have
promised to the people will be
best subserVed by the law as it now
stands.
On "a call of the yeas and nays, the
veto was sustained by vote of
twentyaseven to fifty, on the Question:
"Shah the bill become law, tho OBJ
jections of the Governor howithstaul-
lug %
Th:e'ri>ho ,D... to revise and
amend tic Act relating to the home
stead was read a" third time, passed
and ordered to be ;tGrolled for ratifi-
catio on.
The cohcurre.nt resolution from the
Senate for the appointment of COM
mittee to investigate the disburse-
ment of S47.c0o appropriated
for the completion OF the Lu-
natic Asylum was concurred in.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 1873.
SENATE.
The Senate met at IL NJ, Fresi.
dent Gleaves in the Chair.
Whittcmore, from the Judiciary
Com mittee, reported, with amend.
mcnts, bill to alter and amend the
code of procedure, being Title S, of
the General Statutes; to remedy and
supply the loss Of fpublic records, and
to perpctuate testimony in regard to
burnt records in Abbe,l lille also, on
the joint resolution to provide for the
In'chHso of lot Of land for the u.e Of
;"5 r":ltoi''''ry. to be postponed
"niii 81" iHHt session, and the fol-
'o"i"& ""'!;H"rcnt Resolution be adopt
eli, VIZ: ynAt -" Attorney-G
iai /" Authorized aud instructed to
examine ln;u thc claim of title by
whicA 'he S.,tc NOV holds the lands,
and also into the ncce sity of the
purchase of q ccrtaiu tract, the title
Of which is in dispute: Nc.
The bill to Provide for the pur.
chasers OF lands that have been sold
Tor taxes was received from the
House, passed aud amended, was con.
CURED in, and the bill was ord cred
to be eurolled for ratINcatlon.
y communication vas Received
from the State Treasurer stating that
about $4,000 Of old certificates had
been presented for pnyment.
The Senate conhurrcd in Hurley's
resolution to make prober prebAra.
tion for receiving the p csiacnt of the
United States, should he visit here,
and the President appointed as the
committee Messrs: S. a. Swails, j. J..
bamison and Rpbert Smalls.
Owens, from Cou tnittce OH r7inante
to whom was referred the House con-
current resolution to appoint COM
mittee to examine TIC Trcasurer's DC.
count, reported the same unfavotably.
The special order was cllled up,
being d bill TO charter the Charleston
" atcr and CauaI Company. a de-
bate followed, in which u number of
Senators participated:
The Senate concurrcd in rcsolu.
tion to adj urn sine die on the 26.h.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ES.
The House met at il Il. NJ,
Speaker Ice in the Chair.
The mittee on the Judiciary.
by Meetze, reported favorably bills
to require County Ccrcners TO report
to the Governor in capital cascs, and
to amend Section 3, Chapter CXI, of
General Statutes.
The following we!e read a thi.d
time and PASSED, and we're ordered
to be engrossed bill to provide for
placing in possession purchasers of
land where sold for taxes bill to
amend Section 6, Chapter LMII, Of
the General Statutes bill to charter
d certain steam ferry company be.
tween Charleston and the sea islands.
A resolution was introduced by
Green and adootcd, to adjourn s,ue
die on the 2Gth inst.
a paper was received from the
Senate giving notice that the body
had laid on tho table the bill to
charter Latineau's Ferry. Also a
message that on the committee to in .
vestigate the appropriation of S47,.
600 for the Lunatic Asylum, it had
appointed Senators Mcintyre, Nash
and Cardozo, on the part of the SEN