Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-02-21
Condensed Report Of LegislatisS
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The members of the General Assem-
bly, have refused 10 reduce their pay
from S., to SSS per day.
The Sen,te Committee, appointed Il
Investigate corbin, have submitted theil
report. They find that he bought his SO:
called election to the US. Senate, ane
RECOMMEND that the AttorHey Genera
institute against him such proceeding:
as may be proper.
Mr.. r. B. Rhett. member from Char.
lesion, moved recently in the House O
Representatives that all of the testimony
taken before the Investigating Commit.
tee be published. It was intended tc
.showby publishing the testimony, JUS
who have been engaged in plunderins
the State. Itwas opposed, however, ane
killed upon the ground that itwonld re
veal too much to parties against whom
proceedings will be instituted. There
are, nevertheless, some people who think
the report ought to have been adopted
thaa the people might know who the
Democrats are that have been too init.
naately associated with the corrupt Radi
Gals.
The House bill TO increase the number
or Trial Justices IN the State from S24 9
s54 passes.. the third reading. This Pre-
yides for 10 Trial justices in Edgefiels
County. as is now the case.
The Legislature has reduced the pay
of witnesses in State cases in the Circus
Court to so cents per day and s cents pei
mills for all necessary travel onesway, In
case the Circuit Judge will certify to the
,nateriahty Of tho witness. The pay Of
Witnesses in Trial justices courts il
criminal cases has been abolished.
The House Judiciary committee re.
ported unfavorably OH the following
Bill to encourage fish raising and migra-
tory fish in the water courses of the
State, rejected. Bill to make the OBJ:
tanning of gods by fraud and deceit
criminal, rejected. It would have been
W IL had this bill been enacted. Bill to
.pseFis3.s fas.a- sts.setsra { the Fifth
Judicial Circuit, rejected. Bill to pro-
vide forsthe arrangement and safe keep
ing of public records in the Offices OF
Clerks of Courts, Sheriffs and Registrars
of Mesne Conveyance rejected,
In this House bill TO provide for the
of Commissioner of I'm
migration was killed by avote of As to
81. Eli to provide for the use of con-
vict labor on the Blue Ridge Railroad
passed, and was sent to the Senate. Bills
TO repeal an act to provide for the pay
llent of past due school claims in the
several counties of this State, approved
March 3, 1871, ana bill to incorporate the
Chicago and South Atlantic Railroad
Company passed to tlird reading.
The University Bill and the School
Law have been postponed in the Senate,
for sonio reason ui othcr.
As regards Tie Report OF the Bond
Commission, it has not given general
satisfaction. Those who advocate the
of The consolidated debt dislike
the report, because it is adverse to GER
tain bonds. Others dislike it, because
the Commission made no definite recon-
mendation. They gave the status of the
bonds and haveleft the oasss of accept
ing or rejecting with the General Assem-
bly,.
The Appropriation Bill has passed the
House. This is as moderate IS possible
underfthe circumstances.
The Phosphate question has caused
quite an excitement in the House. AL
though the dry bones ON the coast may
nefer live, it's certain that the subject
stirs up a lively debate amongst the MEM
bera. 1t is barely possible to arrange
the whole master equitably, SO that the
State and the corporators and the farm
ers may all be protected in their varied
interests.
An election will be held by this legis-
lature forthree persons to codify the laws
This codifcation is required by the Con-
stitution every zen years. A number of
names OF distinguished lawyers are men.
toned as candidates.
Chief Justice Willard has written a
TetUrr-- -r,ts--Na--4--Sn Snnate asking that q
rigid investigation be mce<vsc011celT-1' 1iIH5 5
the charges made against him IN tnat
-body by Senator Gary. He courts the
most scrutiniying investigation:
There IS clause in the Bill now before
The Legislature Of South Carolina Tor .n'
prevention of cruelty to animals, Mn1e5
we observe in the proceedings ofth'
House on Monday the llth, that . bill tt
increase the pay of County Commission
ers OF Basnwell from 50 to 50 per day,
passed to third reading, after being
amended so as to include the Counties o
Fairfield, Aiken, Anderson, Richland
Edgefeld, spartanburg, orangeburg
Sumter, Beaufort, Kershaw, Marlboro
Union, Laurens, Abbesllls Darlington
williamsburg, Lancaster, Georgetown
Marion, Newberry and Clarendon. }
A bill reducing the salary of Circui
judges from $500 TO $1,000, has passed
the House and gone to the Senate, wher'
twill also pass.
The members of theSenate of Yirgini'
have reduced their salaries from 50 40 T.
81. go. Our legislators would do welltt
follow the example set them III this re
.spect. They ought to reduce the com
pensationto three dollars perday. Every
thing is as cheap now as it was before tn
war, and there is no reason why the ser
vices of a legislator should be wortl
more now than they were then: and
besides, the State, is not as abie to pa,
now as she was then. Follow the gener
aIorder of the day. gentlemen, and COM
down 10 three dollars instead OF five.
The bill spoken of above, to increas
tho pay of County O. -nmissioners IL
many Counties, was killed in the Senat
on Monday last.
There-enactmen of the Lien Law il
still before the Senate.
Tie Governor has vetoed the Chair
Gang Law, and his veto has been almos
unanimously sustained.
10 time has been tixede upon for ad
Jounnment. And as the long fight ant
twranslo over tho Debt Question has. no
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