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

! present tncrctO AZ irlcnu 10 cltncr ono
| Of the principals In such duel. and that
will not during the term of office to
| which have been elected Cor appointed
! as tho case may be- engage In q duol as
principal. or aid and abet in such duel ~
! second. or friend TO either principal or
otherwise" TO which shall be added in
the case Of all officers charged with tho
preservation of the peace. Tho following !:
"And Will TO the extent OF my ability
enforce the penalties prescribed by law
against duelling, and will not fail to
bring TO justice oil violator. OF the same
that may como within my view or
knowledge"
SEC. 4. Any failure or refusal 10 take
tho foregoing oath shall disuualify tie
officer or member OF tho Legislature so
refusing. or falling. from entering upon
| tho duties Of his Office, which shall thCrc-
upon bc deemed vacant.
a motion 10 Striko out all OF section
peace elected considerable Discussion,
| the motion being finally rejected by n
vote OF II to 8. The supporters of the
measure were jubilant over its success.
Bill 10 make pay certificates OF teach
| ers Of public schools receivable for coun-
| ty taxes also created considerable discus
| zion. 1t was rcconmitted 10 the com
| inittee on education.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| Among the new measure introduced
were the following:
A bill TO incorporate the City of Spar
| tanburg.
| Joint resolution to provide for tho
completion of the Statc.I House. (rhe
estimate for this work, as on flo in tho
| Office Of the secretary Of State, is 81 ,iO0,-
| OO0)
Bill to authorize county commissioners
| to utiliZo tho labor Of c0Dvicts in tho
| county jails by authority Of the Court of
| t.fp pI
favorable report.
Tho agricultural committee reported q
bill to authorize boards Of county com
| missioncrs TO procure and establish in
each county standard scales for weigh
| ing cotton and all products sold by
| weight.
| The first matter among the general or
| dcrs which occ;isioned any debate was n
| bill seeking to abolish the costs OF plain
tiff's and defendants attorneys in the
Courts of Common Pleas and limiting
those fees in tho Supreme Court to fifteen
| dollars for an appeal and twenty-five dol
| lara fur an argument.
Mr.. Simpson of this County favored
tho bill The costs in civil actions were
entirely too high. They were in most
| instances ruinous, and he hoped tho bill
would pass. 1t was killed by vote OF
II to 43.
| In tho night session OF tho House the
| timo was engaged mostly i'll "a lenghthy
| discussion over the bill to repeal the lien
law Messrs J. c. Wilson, Barber,
! Crawford aud Murray favored killing
tho bill, on tho ground that the present
| lion law was necessity to three-fourtLs
| of the farmers of tho State, and that the
timo had not yet arrived when it could
safely be repealed.
Alr. Tindall favored the bill, taking the
| ground that the lien law was extrnordi-
nary, and adopted at timo when the
people were impoverished by war and un-
! able to secure credit by reason of tho
unsettled condition Of afIairs. Tho State
| is now prosperous and in n State of peace,
md he thought that the people would DO
far better OIL without the law. They
would DO encouraged to build up credit
| on their own business integrity, and
would not NO forced to accept tho ruin
! ous rates charged for supplies by the por-
sons making advances.
Tho concurrent resolution 10 present
tho Kings Mountain Hillary Institute
with tho flng used by the State ut the
Centennial of Kings Mountain was
passed.
Saturday, 4th December.
SENATE
The House bill to ratiry tho amend
ment to Section 32, Article 2, OF the Con-
stitution relating TO homestead, passed.
| Ayes 26, nays l. (Senator Izlar.)
The concurrent resolution from tina
| House for printing 3C0 extru copies of the
| report of tho Superintendent of tduca-
| troller-General. provoked lively dis
| cussion, and wa3 finally passed by a vote
of IL 10 o. a motion to havo 900 addi-
| tional copies of the report on agriculture
| printed was also adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| The following measures were intro
duced:
/ 4 concurrent resolution TINT tho Cen
eral Assembly adjourn on December 23d
instant Adopted.
divorces. This Bill seeks to allow divorce
only OF: the ground of adultery.
! a bill to defne tue crime of burglary.
| This hill makes tho entering of dwell
ing house, or any clubhouse nppurtenant
| thereto and within two hundred yards of
| the dwelling house, in tho night time,
with intent to commit n misdemeanor rs
wei; az to commit u felony. burglary.
~ bill to amend the charter of tho Bel
| ton, Williamson and Easley Railroad.
| MIR. Prince, of Anderson-A bill to
| prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors
| In South Carolina. [This IL about the
sixth bill of this kind which has been in
| troduced ut this session. Most of its pre-
| decessors have been rejected on unfavor-
| able committee roports.l
The first matter among The general
| orders was upon tho joint resolution re-
ported by tho Committee Of Ways and
, Means favoring an appropriation OF 81, 900
| for the Cowpens' Centennial Several
| speeches were made on this resolution,
| somo iavoring and somo opposing ita
| passage. Mr.. Murray moved to amend
| by reducing tho proposed appropriation
to 81 GOO. Mr.. Simpson spoke in favor of
the amendment, 5it upon tho vote being
taken :: was lost by vote OF 81 to 40.
Tho resolution then passed its second
reading. providing for an appropriation
| of $4,000.
Several bills then passed their second
raeuing, when tho House adjourned
mill Monday 10 O'Clock.
Monday, 9th December.
sENATE.
| The Senate still keeps up with It's work.
| clearing heavy calendar to-day, while in
| dulging in an hours debate on one bill.
| Almost u third of the seats were empty,
many senators not having returned from
their Sunday trips i:o;He. The influx OF
| bills has subsidized and no notices were given
today. The following was introduced:
Bill to- amend Section 10 Of an 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 special order for to-day,
were made tie special order for to- morrow
c. .%o c'ci,occaa G
The substitute Offered blythe judiciary
committee 'r bills establishing the Office
of Master in Colleton and Pickens Counties
was laid over under the rules. 1t provides
for Masters for all tho Counties.
reports innj jurity ana minorityy on
the seat OF the Hon. T.. B. Jeter was. on nc