The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-06-02
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS,
WEDNESDAY, May 80.
SENATE.

The claim of the 1VuU Street
"onr''a< was postponed till next
session.
The House amendment to the
mileage and per diem bill, to strike
out the words 'such per diem MS
will amount to $500" etc, ,and insert
instead tho words "S5 per diem" "
was adopted also, the amendment
as to excepting this special session.
Bill to utilize convict labor WINS
taken up for third reading and
passed.
The bill to prevent cruelty to
ANIMALS was postponed till the next
session.
Tho Senate concrlrrcd in all the
House amendments to the fence
law bill, except the one providing
for the taking up Of cuttlo by the
land ownor.
The report Of committee on iudi-
cary on resolution to inquire into
the violation of privileges of the
Senate in the arrest of Dublin T.,
Walker was indefinitely postponed.
A large number of bills, of local
or limited interest, were read q
second time.
The bill (House) to amend an act
supplementary to chapter Is, title
4, part /, of the General Statutes Of
South Carolina, relating to the
militia, and for the better organiza
ton and government Of the same
was read n third time.
The Speaker Of the House atten-
ded in tho Senate chamber, and a.
large number of bills were ratified
among them the bill to provide for
the 1illng Of vacancies in county
Offices the bill to authorize the
governor to appoint a trial Justice
resident at Blackstock the bill to
reduce and fix the pay of county
commissioners and tier clor]ss ::
and the bill to provide for rotation
of circuit Judges.
House concurrent resolution to
elect a judge for the fifth circuit
was referred to the judiciary commit
tee, with Instructions to confer with
the attorney general and report on
Thursday.
The appropriation bill was then
taken up, amended, passed, and
returned to the House.
Concurrcnt resolution (Housc)
authorizing tho governor to occupy
or. rent out certain property in the
city OF Columbia, was adopted.
Adjourned.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Several reports from committees
wore received, and laid over under
the rules.
The bill to establish uniformity in
the holding of circuit courts was
ordered to be engrosscd for u third
reading.
The Senate returned the fence.
law bill with immaterial amend
mcnts, which were concurred in by
the House.
MIR. j. j. Hcmphill introduced q
concurrent resolution directing tho
Senators and Representatives in
Congress to take such steps as will
secure from the general govern
ment such appropriations as will
deepen at least ono Of the channels
OF Charleston harbor and improve
other rivers and harbors in this
State Adopted.
l.. Is. Johnston, claiming o seat
from Sumter, came to tho bar OF
the House and was allowed an
opportunity to purge himself of con-
tempt, but instead of doing so. he
indulged in a brief speech, which
placed him in a worse position than
before.
On motion of Mr.. Simpson, the
House resolved, by n vote of G3 to
rs, to refuse to admit Mr.. Johnston
as member.
MIR. Petty introduced a resolution
authorizing the presiding officers to
issue pay certificates to members
for tho regular and extra sessions OF
this body, fixing tho pay for the
regular session ut $500 and mileage
and for the extra session at SIS Dor
diem and mileage. Referred
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 81.