Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-12-09

man appointed the following physicians to
prepare the work as above, viz DR.. j. R.
Bratton, from Yorkville; DR.. Thomas Craw
ford, from Rock Hill; DR.. G. W. Campbell,
from McConnellsville, and DR.. Charlie Adams,
from Bethel.
The meeting was then adjourned by the
chairman until the FIRST Monday in January,
1881, who impressed upon the minds of those
present the duty of calling upon and Undue,
ing their neighboring physicians to meet with
us at the above stated time.
A. l. BARRON, Chairman.
THos. CRAWFORD, Secretary.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, November %.
In THE SENATE, the resolution asking that
committee be appointed to investigate the
conduct of J. C. Colt in connection with the
funding of the bills of the Bank of the State,
was agreed to.
The bill to prevent the charging or receiv.
ing of compensation for weighing cotton in
bales, except by legally appointed weigher,
was killed.
A bill was introduced to repeal all Acts
allowing the directors of the Penitentiary to
farm out convcts.
The concurrent resolution looking to re-dis-
tricting the State into Congressional districts,
was defeated.
The judiciary committee, to whom was re
ferred an investigation of the powers Of clerks
of court to charter corporations, &c, made a
report showing that all churches, companies
and societies could be chartered as we'll by
clerks of court as by the General Assembly,
and recommended that all bills providing for
such charters be declined, thereby saving
money and time to the State. .. =.
The bill to increase the pay of witnesses in
State cases was killed.
In THE HOUSE, resolution was adopted
instructing the judiciary committee to pre-.
pare bill to carry into Ell; ct the constitution.
al amendment relating to the homestead, and
to consolidate in one Act all the statutory pro-
visions relating to the homestead.
A bill was introduced to amend the fence
law, so as to give trial justices jurisdiction in
prosecutions arising Hereunder.
A bill was introduced to make it misde-
meanor to entice or persuade laborer to VIC.
late his contract, or to employ laborer under
contract with another.
A bill was introduced to prevent the sale of
liquor, by retail or otherwise, outside Of in-
corporated cities and towns.
Mr.. Werner introduced bill to reduce the
salary of school commissioner.
Mr. Hemphill introduced bill to provide
for the registration of all the voters of the
State.
A bill was introduced to reduce the cost of
dieting prisoners in jails and bill to submit
to the qualified voters of Spartanburg county,
the question of license or no license
A message was received from the Governor
stating that he had loaned flag of the
State to the Kings Mountain Centennial As
sociation at the request of the association, and
that the flag was borne in the procession at
the celebration and carried by the Kings
Mountain Cadets. He recommended that, in
consideration of the eminent services of Col.
A. Coward in preparing for and conducting
that celebration, the flag be presented to him
as a banner for the cadets of his institute.
On motion of Mr.. Massey, the message was
received as information and referred to the
committee on the military.
The bill to require clerks of courts, sheriffs
and probate Judges to keep. their offices open
during certain hours each day, was rejected.
The committee on interpretations submitted
favorable report on the bill to incorporate
the Rock Hill Cotton Factory Company.
The judiciary committee reported tavora-
bly, on bill to repeal so much of the charter
of the town of Chester as empowers the Town
Council to issue bonds.
Mr.. Hemphill introduced bill to provide
for the appointment of commission to amend
and simplify the mode of assessing and col
lecting the taxes in this State. This bill seeks
to raise commission of FIVE to consider the
present system of taxation and assessment,
and report to the General Assembly, at its
next session, a simpler and less expensive
scheme, if practicable. The bill offers no
as to what the plan should be.
TUESDAY, November 80.
In THE SENATE, a joint resolution was in
troduced to require the secretary Of State to
cancel and return certain title deeds to j. NJ.
Lowry, Of York county.
The bill to apportion taxes between vendor
and vendee on sales of real estate, passed its
second reading with an amendment.
The bill to provide for the revision and
codi6cation of the Statute laws of the State
was opposed by Senator Callison, Oh the
ground that new Constitution, which was
almost certain to be had, would cause the
labor and money for the preparation of
Code to have been expended for nothing.
Senators Harllee, Miller. Izlar, Gaillard
and Wylie, spoke in favor Of the bill, alleging
the immediate necessity for such a work as
was contemplated, the laws of the State he.
ing in fearfuly muddled condition. Miller
said that it wasn't so certain that there ,UouM
be new Constitution, and that the great
present need was book of laws that plain
people could understand Pending vote,
message from the House announced the ap-
proach of the inaugural ceremonies, and the
Senate proceeded in body to the hall of
In THE HOUSE, bill was introduced to
prohibit persons from living together in adul.
terv, and to define the crimes of adultery and
forDication.
A bill was introduced to afford relief to in
solvent debtors. This bill seeks to allow per-
sons who fail in business to give up such prop
erty as they have, with the exception of GER
tain articles named, and be allowed to start
business anew.
The following bills were rejected on unta-
yorable committee reports: Bill to regulate
,he salaries of school commissioners, county
,uditors &C. bill to amend the school law