The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-09
Saturday, 4th December.
SENATE.

Saturday, 4th December.
SENATE.
The House bill to ratify the amend
ment to Section so, Article 2, Of the Con-
stitution relating to homestead, passed.
Ayes 26, nays l. Senator 1zlar.)
The concurrent resolution from the
House for printing 300 extra copies of the
report Of the Superintendent of Educa-
ton, and $50 copies of that of the Comp
troller-G General, provoked lively dis
cussion, and was finally passed by vote
of Is to 0. A motion to have 1000 addi-
tional copies of the report on agriculture
printed was also adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following measures were intro
duced:
A concurrent resolution that the Gen:
eral Assembly adjourn OH December 23d
instant Adopted.
A bill to regulate the granting of
divorces. This bill seeks to allow divorce
only on the ground of adultery.
A bill to define the crime of burglary.
This bill makes the entering of DWELL
ing house, or any clubhouse nppurtenant
thereto and within two hundred yards OF
the dwelling house, in the night time,
with intent to commit misdemeanof rs
we'll as to commit felony, burglary.
a bill to amend the charter Of the Bel
ton, Williamson and Easley Railroad.
prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors
in South Carolina. This is about the
sixth bill of this kind which has been in
troduced at this session. Most of its pre-
decessors have been rejected on unfavor-
able committee reports
The first matter among the general
orders was upon the joint resolution re-
ported by the Committee Of Ways and
Means favoring an appropriation Of 81 600
for the Cowpens' Centennial. Several
speeches were made on this resolution,
some favoring and some opposing its
passage. Mr.. Murray moved to amend
by reducing the proposed appropriation
to 81 900. Mr.. Simpson spoke in favor of
the amendment, but upon the vote being
taken it was lost by vote Of 81 to 40.
The resolution then passed its second
reading, providing for An appropriation
of 50 900.
Several bills then passed their second
reading, when tho House adjourned
until Monday 10 O'Clock.
Monday, 9Th December.
The Senate still keeps up with It's work,
clearing heavy calendar to-day, while in
dulging in an hours debate OIL one bill.
Almost q third Of the seats were empty,
many senator's not having returned from
bills has subsidized and no notices were given
to-day. The following was introduced
Bill to amend Section 10 of en- Act to
regulate the costs of fees of courts Of Pro-
bate Judges and other officers.
The Calendar came up, and the two bills
for the revision and codification of the laws.
which were the spesial order for to-day,
were made the special order for tomorrow
at two o'clock.
The substitute offered by the judiciary
committee for bills establishing the Office
Of Muster in Colleton and Pickens Counties
was laid over under the rules. 1t provides
for Masters for all the Counties
The reports (majority and minority on
the seat of the Hon. r. B. Jeter was, OH ac-
count of the absence Of senators interested,
made special order for tomorrow.
The following bills passed second read
ings:
Bill relating to the duties Of county COM
missioncrs Changing the time for their an
nual reports from September to November
The report of the agricultural committee
on the report OF the State Agricultural So:
ciety wus adopted. (This allows the usual
$1,000 appropriation from the State.
The House bill ratifying the amendment
to Section 32, Article of the Constitution,
relating to the homestead, was passcd-yeas
Is, nays none.
The bill amending the Act prohibiting the
traffic in seed cotton, while only making the
Low init nd
contest on its second reading to-day. Sena-
hibiting the SALE Senator Wylic thought
that would operate against those who did
not make enough to pack bale and kept
landowners from taking seed cotton for
Isat 1t was too sweeping remedy.
Senator Perry thought the present law
was nullfied by thieves selling in daylight
what they had stolen Mt night.
Senator Fishbu1nc moved the indefinite
postponemcnt of the prohibitory amond.
ment. 1t operated against the poorer
classes, was unjust and totally uncons(itu
tional They might US we'll prohibit the
sale Of corn or other agricultural products.
No law which was too harsh could be en-
forced.
Senator Perry then withdrew his amend
ment.
Senator Mlllcr then opposed tile Dill III
toto, as great hardship on the people of
Beaufort County. at least, whcrc cotton was
raised in small lots.
Senator Wylc said that restrictions for
moral reasons were already placed on the
sale of other commodities, and if this pro-
hibition diminished larceny it would be 4
boon to the people.
Senator Miller's motion to strike out the
prohibitory clause was defeated.
Senator Lartigue moved to rccommit tho