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General Assembly.
ANNUAL SESSION OF 1880.
FIFTH DAY.

FRITZ DAY.
Case Of The State vs.. Kane-Conntg
Commissioners Acr-The Landlord
Bill--The Inauguration Program m e
constitutional Convention.
SENATE.
COLUMBIA, November 20, 1890.
The Senate was called To order ut 70 NJ. by Hon. ].
y. Wltherspncn, tcmp1fary presiding officer.
Senator Smytbt, hoin the COMMITTEE on the Jud;ci-
ary, submitted the following rep"rts:
Favor ahh. on resolution rs to the duty " law Of
| Hcrrs of tho State in the matte. If the s.se Of the
State Us. Kaac and Others. which has been carried in.
to the United Sta'es Court with concurrent res"lr-
ton instructing the SUlicitOr Of the Eighth Circuit
In relation thereto. The report was considered inme'
dia,ely and the resolution adopted.
Favorable, with ain -ndmenrs, on o bill to m nd an
| Act to reduce oil Acts and parts Of Acts in relation to
the County Commissioners, their powers ard duties.
intn one Act. and to amend the saine, approved A Tril
Is, 1873. md all Acts amendatory thereof. Ordered
for consideration to. m"rruw.
Also, o report on the report OF j. c Colt,
Special Commissioner, with 8 resolution that a
committee Of three on the part Of the senate and -
on tn" part Of the House BIZ appointed " make the
investigation asked by him rs to hts funding bills Of
Inc Eank OF the state. The r. port was considered
immediately and the resolution adopted.
Favorable on bill to %appostion taxes between ven.
dor and vcndre.
OrHulUF hSlhiciopHs IL u vi ttlHIb y
with amendment, IN bill to secure landlords and per.
sons making advances. Ordered for consideration to.
morrow.
ouirirs as TO The powers Of Clerks Of Courts as tnthc
granting Of charters 10 companies seeking %incorpora.
ton.
senator wylie made an unfnvorable report Of bill
to increase the pay Of witnesses braud over In State
cases.
Senator Henderson, from the }oint committee MP
pointed to make proper arrangements Tor the inxugu.
ration Of the Governor elect, submitted the folluwii 6
report, which was adopted:
The COMMITTEE upon the pert Of the Sen1te and Ct
the House of representatives. CHARGED with making
proper arrangements tor the corelnonlx!s attending the
inauguration Of the, GovcrLor and the Li-lite1Rnt Gov
c; nor elect, respectfully submit the follow NJ
! PROGRAMME.
The House OF Representatives, being In session ut
| r. NJ, will BE- Joined BY the Senate In accordance
with the invitation given by the House and accept
by the Senate.
elect with the Governor, Chief Justice, the Associate
Justices Of the Supreme Cont, the Circuit Judges Of
thr United States and oi this State, whose Courts are
now II: session In Columbia. anG the State officers
Incumbent and elrc', will be escorted by The commit.
tee of Arrangements rom the Executive Chamber to
the hall Of the House Of Representatives.
As they approach Tho Ilouso the serge,nt-nt-arms
of the Il"use will announce "His EIcellency the Gov.
ernnr elect and his escurt!"
The Joint Assembly. at the order Of the Speak or,
will rise and receive them, standing until they ne
seated.
The Governor, the Governor elect and Lieutcr ant
Guv,rnor elect. mud the Chief Justice will be seat
upon the stage ut the desk. The other guests account
pnnyir. them will he seated at the right Of The desk
on the ,utue Roor with the members Of tho House.
The Assembly having been called to order. the
Speaker Of the House viii announce that Hon. Joha.
sun ~llagood, Governor elect, Is present and ready 20
qualify.
Thercupon the Governor eject will aivanc, to the
desk on the right If the Speaker, and the Chief Jus.
tice will advance to the desk Oh tho left Of the Speak.
The oath Of office will be- administered by the Chief
Justice to the Governor elect. and the inaugural al.
dress will he delivered or read.
At the conclusion OF the address the Speaker will nm
nounce that Hon. John ID. Kennedy, Lieutenant Gov.
ernor 81, ct IS pr' sent and rrndy to Qualify.
Whereupon he and the Chief Justice will advance
as In the case Of the Goyernnr elect and the Chief Jus
| ticc will administer The oath OF Office ~ the LIruten.
ant GGvrrn"r elect.
When the Lieutenant Governor has concluded such
acknowledgment rs he may BE- Pleased 10 make. he
will announce that 1.-THE Senate will now return TO
their Chamber"
Therrupon the ceremonial will close, and the Joint
:. Assembly be dissDivei.
The following bills, resolutions, &C.. were intro.
dhccd and referred to their appropriate commit.
tees:
By Senator Crayton-Jnint resolution rcquo sting
Congress to make tho , department. If Agriculture one
nf the regular departments OF the national govern.
mrnt and tn" CnInmis siuIer q Cabinet officer.
BY Senator Fishburne-Bl II to repeal all Acts NJ
lowing the Directors Of tho Prniten,iary to farm cut
cony cts.
By Senator Smythe-Concurrcnt resolution appoint.
ing 4 commission to inquire into The calling Of . Con.
stitutiolal Convention and for other matters, and t.,
report to the next session Of the General Assem-.
bly.
BE il Resolved, by the Senate Of Sonth Carolina,
the House Of Representatives conciirring. That o
commission of three from the Senate and - from
the House Of Representatives be raised, to sit during
the recess Of The General Assembly that the mem
beers OF said commission shall be elected by the Senate
and House 81 representatives, respectively; that all
juint resolutions or other measures proposing amend.
mrnts to the Constitution Of the State, or matters con
nrctcd with the rlrctIve franchise. which have herl
or shall De introduced into the General Assembly It
this session. be referred to said commission withnrt
further action taken thereon, that the sid con mir.
sirn shall examine the same. md shall also Guns DE- :
he whole subject of the prnrric,y Of calling q const.-
tu,innal Convention to prepare n new Constitution
Tor this State. or OF submitting to y popular vote pro-
tossed amendments TO the present Constitution, and In
what particulars the same sl,oald BE- amended and
shall further examine and consider what, II my,
changes or alterations ARE necessary or nl 'yiSable in
the law, governing the exercise Of the Fl, c.ivr fran
CHS. IN this State; that the said commission shall pre-.
pare their report 0n Or before the l5!h dny oil Srptrni.
, Der, 1851; that printed copies Of said report shall BE-
placed in the hands "f each member Of The General
Assembly on nr b fore the first day Of uc,o5tr r, 1851
to this end that five hundred copies of said report b.
printed by the Public rrints', and that their report br
submitted t" the General Assembly at its regular srs.
sion In November. 1851: that the first session o. The
sail commission shall be held On the a. st day nf Feb.
rnary, 1851, at the State House. In The city Of C"lum.
lila, aud lis further meetings shall he had at snol nth
er time and place ns the said commission may, from
time to tine determine.
The Senate then proceeded to tho cons'd ration
Of the general orders on the calendar to wit
ELL 10 repeal Sections 2 and 8 of Chap<r CIV, Titlr
I, part III, Of The Revised Statutes If this State,
J In regard to vncating erroneous julcin nts.
Senator CALI OF moved TO strike Oui the ~cnaGtirg
clause.
After debate. participated in by Senator'S Ta!Isor.
Wylie, Henderson, Miller, SmytEe n.d IInrlee the
quest on WAS taken on nerrring to motion oi III, SEN
ator from E,lgr6clt. and decided in the negative.
The bill! then received its second reading, WAS con.
side red Us in c mm'ttce nf tho whole anu by sections,
passed and ordered to DC engrosscd for 4 third read
inr.
Bill tn prevent discrimination By railroads.
On motiUn of Senator :'nythe. who stated that he
was n favor of the measure and made his mo,tun In
the interest thereof. the hill was recommitlrtl 10 the
Committee on Railroads.
Concurrent rcso utinn (Honsc) looking to rrdi s,rict-
ing the State into Congressional Districts-ttc pend
ing question being u motion to amend the Resolution
by striking out the word 'redistrIct" and inserting
the words take Into consideration the ~propricty Of re.
distrie.ing."
Senator FIehbulne moved to lay the amendment on
the table.
After debate, participated In By Senators Gaillard
and Fishburnr. the latter withdrew his mot on, when
the Senator from Fairfield moved that The senate
refuse to concur in the resolution, which motion Was
adopted.
The Senate then, at a,95 P. NJ, adjrurned.