Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-12-16
THURSDAY, Dec. 8.

IN THE SENATE, the judiciary committee
reported favorably on bill authorizing the
appointment of additional trial justices in
Union county. The bill to authorize the fore.
man Of the grand jury of each county. to ad.
minister oaths in certain cases and to punish
false swearing, passed its second reading.
In THE HOUSE, Mr.. Spencer from the com.
mittee on engrossed bills, reported as duly
and correctly engrossed, and ready for
third reading, bill to raise supplies for the
fiscal year commencing November l, 1875.
After Mr.. Simkins, on behalf of the ways and
means committee, had offered certain amend
ments, which were adopted, the bill passed
without division. The bill levies as follows:
Salaries and contingents, one and one-quarter
mills; charitable and penal institutions, one
and one.quarter free schools, two; legislative
expenses, one and one.tenth; printing, one.half;
interest, two; deficiencies, one aud two fifths.
Total, nine and one.half mills. This is one and
one half of mill less than the bill of last ses.
sion which the Governor vetoed, and fraction
less than the one he recommended. The
House also passed the bill to its third reading
which provides for the payment of certain
claims (the big bonanzs.) 1t levies one.half
mill annually for four years. 1t is probable
that thirteen.6fteenths of q mill will be lev.
led annually for four years under the bill
known as the "little bonanza" This will
bring the whole State levy, exclusive of the
county taxes, within eleven mills.
The special order being the motion to re-
consider the vote whereby the enacting clause
of the "little bonanza" bill was stricken out,
produced considerable debate. and resulted in
the bill being recommitted to the committee
on ways and means with instructions to report
a substitute
The enacting clause of the bill to repeal
the lien law was stricken out and the bill to
amend the lien law was taken up. Mr.. Hirsch
defended this bill and stated its objects, which
were, in brief, that corn, bacon and meal suf-
6cient for family should be exempt from the
lien law. ",' 30
Mr.. Boston approved of it in q long and q
strong speech on general grounds. He said
it would be an injury to the people Of the
State if the lien law is any advantage at all
that it interferes with the liberties of Ameri.
can citizens to make contracts alike detrimen.
tai to the laborer and the farmer.
Mr.. Nesbitt favored the bill in speech, in
which be attempted to show the advantage
that would flow to the laborer from giving .
lien on his corn crop.
Mr. Hamilton opposed the bill, and CLASH.
fed it as companion Of the homestead and
bankrupt laws, which he denounced as frauds,
which were detrimental to the poor man.
The homestead law, he was persuaded, kept
men poor.
On motion to strike out the enacting
clause, the yeas and nays we're taken, with the
following result: Yeas 81; nays 46.
On motion of Mr. Livingston, it was recon.
silered, and numerous amendments were
adopted.
By vote to lay an amendment on the
table the bill was carried with it. 1t was
again taken up upon motion of Mr.. Whipper.
Mr.. Bamp6eld offered the following as q
substitute to section /:
SECTION /. That section So of chapter 12O
of the General Statutes be, and the same is
hereby, repealed. This section of the Gener.
al Statutes embraces the lien law.
Pending the consideration of which, at 8
D. M, the speaker declared the house adjourn.
ed until tomorrow, II a. rl.