The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-12-01
The Legislature.

The Legislature met on Tuesday Of
the past week, and adjourning over for
Thanksgiving Day, has rs yet gone
very little into the business of the ses-
sion, AS usual we may expect session
of several months, with apostponcment
of the most important business OF the
session, until after the holidays.
Among this we may rank the election
of judges, circuit and supreme, which
will not come up until next year. Ihej
sweets of the Legislative position are
too pleasant to the members to be rash
| ly curtailcd. We trust, however, that
the desire to make capital at the coming
Fall elections will inspire them with
desire to make some show OF economy.
| The unanimous support Of the Cover
nor's veto might be regarded as nope
| full sign, but for the fear that the House
proposes to pass one equally o6JectlOha-
ble and more cQnsOlant with It's wishes.
Lieut-Govcrnor Glcaves in his address
to the Senate said:
There is, it appears disposition on
| the part of some to change the text
books of the public schools. The books
now in use in the free common schools,
I think, ample and sufficient for the
needs of the people, and any change
would be unwise and injudicious. 1t
is hoped that the General Assembly
will refnse to sustain the change pro-
posed" In reference to his executive
interference he 1isclaimed any lnten-
ton to assume preroSatires that did not
pertain to his Office, and stated his earn
est desire that his duties might be more
clearly defined by the General Assem-
bly,. ,,
Cochran, to appoint committee TO re-
port to the Senate rs soon as practicaolc
such amendments to the constitution
as they think necessary was adopted.
The President announced the follow
ing as the committee under MIR. Coch-
rams resolution to consider and report
amendments the constitution Messrs.
Cochran, Cowan, Greene, Keith, Max
well, Nash, G. Smith, Swails, and
WhittemOrc.
Mr.. Whittemore, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported unfavorably
on Il bill to amend section 55, chapter
l20 of the General Statutes, relative to
liens on crops and favorably on a bill
to limit the charge for advertising legal
notices by Sherifls, Judges Of Probate,
&c. a bill to provide for the indictment
of persons obtaining money under false
pretenses "a bill to amend sectien |,
chapter 143 of the General Statutes, re-
lating to inoucsts on dead bodies bill
to amend the law for the protection Of
useful animals; n bill relative to adlnis'
sion to the bar, aud bill to refer to the
4 x>f NHt,p pf f>f
fence law.
In the House, Mr.. Hirsch, of Will
iamsburg, introduced bill to fix the le
gal rate of interest OH contracts.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Greenville' intro
duced bill to amend all act relating to
offences against property also, a bill to
punish persons for obtaining property
by fraudulent intent or purpose.
bill to amend chapter =, title 10, section
$50, Code of Procedure; also, a bill to
fix the rate Of interest in the State and
prevent usury; also, bill to amend
an act to regulate the fcces of Probate
Judges, Clerks of Courts, Trial Justices
and other officers therein mentioned.
Mr.. Barnwell, of Charleston, intro
luced bill to amend chapter 81, section
|, of General Statutes, relating to annu-
al accounts of executors and admintra-
tors.
\ bill to amend the law relating to the
bonds of Shcrifls was amended SO rs to
make the bonds of the Sheriffs Of Spar
tanburg and Greenville Counties Sl5;OOO,
and passed to third reading.
AS soon as the bill providing for an
nual registration of voters was read,
half a dozen members jumped up to
make motions to kill it. Mr.. Crltten-
den rose and spoke to the bill, saying it
had been introduced in accordance with
the recommendations Of the Governor,
and moved that it be recommittcd to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
which was adopted.
Mr.. Brayton, of Aiken, introduced
bill to prevent illicit traffic i'll loose or
seed cottOnor corn.
Mr.. Guf1in introduced a bill to alter
and amend section 279, chapter ., title
S, part 9, of the General Statutes OF
South Carolina, relative to the appoint
ment of stenoghraphers.
Mr.. Widemln-A bill to repeal an act
entitled "An act for the better protec-
ton of land owners and persons renting
land to others for agricultural purposes,
and to amend acts relating thereto
Mr.. Goggins-A bill to require the
county commissioners Of Abbevlle
county to furnish medical attention and
aid to the poor of Abbevlle county.
Mr.. G. II. Holland-A bill to make it
a penal ohense for trial justices to
change their donicil 10 punish hus-
bands for abandoning theira wives and
children without sufficient cause.
The bill to prohibit traffic in seed cot
ton &C. was defeated in the House.