Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-12-03
MONDAY, November 80.

In THE SENATE, a concurrent resolution
was received from the House, introduced by
Mr.. Nelson Davies, proposing to appoint a
committee to investigate the expenditure of
forty-seven thousand dollars, appropriated in
1871 for the completion Of the lunatic asylum.
The resolution was adopted with an amend
ment requiring the committee to report within
ten days. On the part of the Senate the
matter was entrusted to the "committee on
charitable institutions" and Messrs. Davies,
pointed committee on the part of the House.
The president laid before the Senate the
petition of sundry druggists and apothecaries,
praying an amendment to an act passed at
the session of the general assembly, 1884,
entitled can act to regulate the sale of iutox-
icating liquors, and to alter and amend the
law in relation thereto which was referred to
the committee on the judiciary.
Joint resolution to ratify the amendment to
the constitution of the State of South Carroll.
ma, relative to the terms Of office of comptrol-
Ter general, secretary of State, treasurer, at
torney general, adjutant and Inspector gener-
al and Superintendent of education; joint res.
olution to ratify the amendment to the con-
stitution of the State of South Carolina rela-
tive to the boundary line of Pickens and Geo.
nee counties; joint resolution to ratify the
amendments to the constitution of the State
of South Carolina, relative to the increase of
the debt of counties cities and towns, were
read by their titles and referred to the COM
mittee on the judiciary.
In THE House, after the call of the roll
and the reading of the journal, the chair an
nounced the appointment of the standing CON-
mttees. Col. W. G.. Beatty, of York, has
been appointed Chairman of the Committee
on the Judiciary; Nelson Davies, chairman
of the committee on lunatic asylum, a men,
ber of the committee on claims, banks and
insurance companies, and ways and means; L.
K Bates is member of the committee on
interpretations and also on ordinance Of the
convention to establish a land commission
Henry Steele, a member Of the committee on
labor.
Immediately after the reading of the list Of
committees, Col. w. G. Beatty, Of York, rose
and inquired of the chair whether he had un-
derstood it correctly that he had been appoint
ed chairman of the judiciary committee, and
being informed that he was correctly Informed,
requested that he should be permitted to re-
sign, because of his declining years, and his
long habit of repose after the hours of night
he felt that he would hardly be able to dis
charge the duties Of so important position.
He felt much fattered at the appointment,
and, while anxious and ready to perform all
the work that might be assigned to him, he
felt compelled to ask the indulgence Of the
house. He had been member Of the house
forty years ago, and a member OF the senate
thirty-eight years ago, and he we'll remember
ed the laborious office Of the chairman of that
committee. From what he saw, he had rea-
son to believe that the work of that committee
was not much lighter, and he felt that, how
ever ready to discharge his duty, his great age
might interfere with it, and begged the house
to permit him to resign. After some little
discussion and some ruling by the speaker, to
the effect that the committee might sub-divide
itself, and that, at any rate, the gentleman
from York could Indicate the chairman of the
committee in his absence, the house, upon a
call of the ayes and nays, refused to accept
the resignation. So Col. Beatty, who is by
much the oldest member of the house, and
who is as much respected for his private worth
as for his venerable years, remains as chair
man of one of the most responsible committees
Of the house.
Upon the disposition of this matter, the
speaker announced the list of the attaches,
which, according to law, are limited to twenty
three.
Mr.. Orr introduced bill to consolidate
the Offices of county treasurer and county au-