Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-01-28
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.


The resolution to adjourn sine die, on the
18th of February, which was adopted by the
House, was laid on the table in the Senate
The indications at present are that adjourn
ment will not be reached before about the first
of March,
Senator White introduced bill for the re.
peal Of the law authorizing the designation OF
official newspapers. The bill has passed three
readings in the Senate, and IT is probable that
it will pass the House.
The seats of the sitting members from Lam
caster were contested by the Conservatives,
who were defeated by only twenty votes. The
committee on privileges and elections, on
Thursday, last reported in favor of the sitting
members, when the report was Immediately
considered and unanimously adopted.
The Senate has passed bill to repeal the
agricultural lien law, to take effect on and at:
ter the first day of January, 1876. The opin'
ion is freely expressed that the bill will pass
the House in the same shape.
The Senate adopted the unfavorable report
of the committee on the judiciary and rejected
the bill to repeal the acts requiring deposits
Of stocks and bonds in the State treasury by
insurance companies.
A bill has been introduced in the House re-
quiring all marriages to be recorded. The
bill provides that the minister or person per-
forming the ceremony shall report the fact to
the clerk of the court, who is required to keep
the record.
A bill has received its second reading in
the Senate, which authorizes the land COM
missioner to reduce the prices at which lands
purchased from the land commissioner have
been, or may hereafter be- sold to actual settlers.
An act providing for the specific appropria'
ton of revenues derived from liquor licenses,
was ordered to be enrolled for ratification.
The committee on finance reported unfavor-
ably on the bill to reduce the salary Of mem:
bers of the legislature, and limit the time OF
sessions
Messrs. Smith, Duncan and Whittemore,
on the part of the Senate, and Messrs. Bos-
ton, Hirsch, Curtis Trenholm and Guffin, on
the part of the House, were appointed com.
mittee to proceed to the county of Edgetield
for the purpose of Investigating the condition
of affairs in that county, and reporting the
same to the general assembly.
In the House, Mr.. Muller, of Lexington,
introduced concurrent resolution to adjourn
sine die on the 18th of February, which was
ordered to lie on the table.
During the past week, the following bills
and joint resolutions pertaining to Chester
county, were introduced: Joint resolution
making the certificates of jurors, constables
and officers of the court receivable for taxes
in the county of Chester joint resolution au,
thorizing the County Commissioners of Chester
county to levy and collect special tax, and
to regulate the manner of disbursing the
same; bill authorizing the qualified voters OF
Chester to vote upon the question of fence
law; bill providing for the payment of the
past indebtedness of Chester county.
A bill to prohibit a circus or any other
show from exhibiting for gain within any
county in this State without having first OBJ
tained license from the clerk of the court OF
said county, was read third time in the House
and passed.
A message was read from the Governor, re-
turning, with his disapproval, a "Joint resolu,
ton to ratify the amendment to the consttu-
ton Of the State of South Carolina relative to
the terms of Office of mptroler-general, Sec
retary Of State, treasurer attorney general,
and State superintendent of education" The
resolution was returned disapproved for the
reason that in the third line of the resolving
clause of the enrolled copy, it is stated that
the proposed amendment was "voted for by a
majority of the electors qualified to vote for
members Of the General Assembly at the last
general election while the constitution re-
quires that any proposed amendment shall re-
ceive a majority of the votes of "the electors
"a of tl,a
Assembly voting thereon" The Governor
says: II do not doubt that the error now
pointed out is the result of inadvertence, but
I think it my duty to return the joint resolu
ton, in order that no future question may
arise as to the adoption of the proposed amend
ment. Another joint resolution can, of course
be passed which will avoid the error contained
in the present" Another bill, in correct
form, was Immediately introduced and appro
priately referred.