The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-12-03
SENTINEL.
legislative Notes.

Mr.. James L. Orr, of Anderson, is mem
Der of the committees on interpretations and
privileges and elections.
Mr.. R. W. Simpson, of Anderson, is mem-
ber of the committees on enrolled acts and
legislative library.
Mr.. H. R. Vaudiyer, of Anderson, is mem
Der of the committees on public lands, and
banks and insurance companies.
Senator Cochran, of Anderson, is chairman
of the committee ON commerce and manutac-
lures, and is member of the committees on
mines and mining, the legislative library, and
medical affairs. Mr.. Cochran qualified and
| entered upon his duties on Saturday last
Mr.. Cannon, of spartanburg, has given no.
tice of bill to impose tax upon circusses
and other shows exhibiting for profit.
Joint resolutions were introduced in the
Senate and House to ratify the amendments to
the State Constitution, voted upon at the re-
cent election.
Mr.. Muller, of Lexington, has introduced q
bill to regulate the pay of the members of the
General Assembly, allowing S4O0 during the
session and ten cents mileage.
Mr.. Orr, of Anderson, has introduced bills
to consolidate the Offices of county auditor and
county treasurer, and regulate the compensa-
ton of the same; and provide for the inter-
change of circuits by the circuit judges of the
State.
Mr.. Simpson, of Anderson, has introduced
bills to amend the election law to amend an
act for the better protection of land owners
and persons renting land to others, and to pro-
vide for the registration of the qualified elec-
tors of the State.
Mr.. Livingston, of Oconee, has introduced
bills to define and make uniform the fees of
trial justices in this State; to consolidate the
Offices of auditor and treasurer in certain coun-
ties of the State and to regulate the fees of
said offices in others.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Greenville, has introduced
bill to amend the law so as to require bonds
of $4,000 from the County Treasurers, except
in Charleston County, where the bond shall be
$780, 900, and the bondsmen are required to re-
side within the respective counties.
A resolution was introduced ON Saturday to
authorize the Speaker to appoint janitor at
salary of four dollars per day. Speaker Elliott
ruled the resolution out of order, as the office
of janitor was not provided by law, and he
would not exercise the power conferred by the
resolution, even if it passed.
A number of bills have been introduced in
to the House of Representatives, providing for
the registration of voters, amending the gener-
al election law, giving the election of justices
of the peace to the people, abolishing the Of
flee of trial justice, and giving the election of
county auditors and county treasurcrs to the
people.
A resolution has been adopted in the House,
and concurred in by the Senate, to appoint
Joint committee to investigate the expenditure
of s47 900, appropriated in 1871 for the benefit
of the Lunatic Asylum, provided the investl-
CATION would cost the State nothing. The
committee is required to report within ten
days. The debate on this resolution indicated
an earnest desire to forego any useless expen-
diture of money, and at the same time will
inrness to unearth fraudulent transactions OF
the past.