The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-16


not hampered he would mako the militia
an honor to the State. Wo expect this
oincer TO improve the State militia. and
~ would he false economy to cut down
tnis appropriation and deprive him Of
the means OF carrying out his plans.
Aiter several speeches both for and
against the amendment by other mem
bcrs, 1t was laid on tho tabio. The only
amendment adopted Of any Importance
was an appropriation Of s., 500 for the
State Agricultural Society. The bill then
passed its second reading.
Tho Legislative appropriation bill was
noxt considered and passed it's second
reading with 40 changes OF interest.
Ihc two most troublesome bills Of the
session have therefore passed the siouse,
aud unless there is some unexpected
delay In the passage Of the supply bill
mere Is no reason why the General AS
sembly should not adjourn sine die ON tho
23d.
Dil! TO provluO q punishment for car
rying concealed weapons was taken up
With substitute bill by the committee.
Ihc bil! proposed by tho committee socks
10 punish with fine and imprisonment
the carrying of concealed deadly wea.
pons, and also to make 1t an aggravation
oi the offences OF assault and battery and
assault with intent to kill and man
slaughter for these crimes to have been
committed with deadly weapon con-
cealed about tho person. The bill was
hlade the special order for Monday next.
Several bills seeking to suppress the
sale of cotton in the seed have been in
troduccd during the session, and three or
IOnr or them have been killed The COM
mittee on agriculture finding the public
30 bent on having law of this kind, re.
ported iii which they thought would
REQ dire list 10 be kept for public inspec-
ton by the person buying seed cotton of
tho persons he purchases from, the dates
oil purchase. weights, DC, and provides
as penalty for Il violation of this provis-
ion fine of $50 or thirty days i'll Jail
fendIng the discussion Of this bill
which MIR. Rucker thought would only
occasion trouble without doing anv good.
the House adjourned
Monday, 18th December.
SENATE.
There wcro seventy-ninc bills on the
Senate Calendar day, Of which twenty
SIX were passed or otherwise disposed of.
The interest Of the session centred in the
bills extending tho time for the redemp-
tion of tho Bank of tho State bills and
weapons.
The 1.-TWO box bill' was favorably re-
ported on by the Committee on Priyi-
leges anu elections.
Among tho measures introduced and
referred were the following:
JOINT resolution to grant further time
Tor certain claimants Of State stock to
make good their claims.
Senator Smythe introduced q concur
rent resolution directing the Attorney
General TO inquire whether the charter of
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad was not forfeited by non-cnn,-
pliance with the provision that they shall
unite their respective roads with the
South Carolina Railroad with track of
the same width, and shall 80 manage
their affairs rs that transportation Of
freight and passengers from one road to
the other shall bo had without obstruc-
ever.
The House bill to extend the timo for
funding bills of the Bank of the State was
taken up. out of its order and led to
protracted debate, in which Senators
Smythe, Henderson and Wylie favored
Maxwell opposed the bill The yeas and
nays wero called and on the motion to
strike out the vote stood as follows !:
yeas, l3; nays, Is.
The bill then passed to n third reading
without debate.
The special order, the concealed wea-
pom bill, was then taken up. There were
Two pills and committee substitute
The substitute was taken up and the bills
laid on the table. Tho bill allowed tho
carrying OF weapons OH IL journey. After
debate tho bill was made the special order
for Tomorrow at 1890 D. m.
At the night session OF the SENATE. Sem
ator Muller introduced a bill requiring
ail owners and keepers Of toll bridges in
inc state to provide sufficient lights at
night OH the same.
The duelling bill was reported back
WITHOUT change or recommendation from
tho judiciary Committee and mado tho
special order for to- morrow at IL. 80 d. IN.
senator Smythe got the House concur
rent resolution instructing COngressnlen
to use efforts in behalf of civil service
reform, which the Senate laid on the table
Inc other day, again up before the Senate
Tor consideration, which was adopted.
Tho Senate adhered to it's amendments
on the revision of the laws bill and asked
committee Of con ference. Twenty four
bills were passed or killed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Prince. of Anderson, presented n
petition signed by 5000 names PRAYING
the passage of an Act to prohibit the sale
OF liquor in South Carolina. The petit
tion, ne SAID, was signed by ladies of
charleston and Anderson Counties, and
they came. rs 1t were, on hended knees
praying such reliet and protection as this
honorable body in its wisdom NAV devise
and enact. He moved that the petition
from the Charleston ladies be unrolled.
AHo 'hotioh WAS CaFFieu, ana the Ser
geant.at-Arms with several assistants
had tho petition unrolled. It extended
from tho Speakers desk to tho door of
the hall and back again, distance of
about thirty yards. The petition from
the ladies of Anderson County measured
about ten yards, and contains nearly
5000 names. On motion of Mr.. Prince
the petition was referred to special
committee. consisting of one from each
Congressional District. The following
committee wero appointed: Messrs.
Prince, Dargan, Summers, Blake and
Hutson.
The Judiciary Committee reportcd
favoraely on the bill to mike the oifice of
Railroad Commissioners q State office.
anu the bill was nude the special order
for Wednesday also favorably on bill to
determine and perpetuate the homestead ::
also favorably on q bill to punish persons
dlsposing OF personal property under
mortgage.
The question of seed cotton was apita-
ting tho House when it adjourned on
Saturday last, and the same question
came up as unfinished business iinmedi-
ately after the morning hour today.
There were two bills before the House.
one providing that list be kept of ali
purchases of seed cotton with tho name
c! shS i;c-sc:: selling t,is saTIie, and tho
weights, dates, &c, and tho other pro.
hibiting tho sale of seed cotton in certain
countIvs exc pit IUr tine purpose or mann :
factnre, In the settlements between land i.
lords and tenants and in legal processes
The provisions of the latter bill were
adopted and Incorporated with the title
OF tho Iirst Dill ana maze TO apply to the
counties or Laurens, Lexington. Rich
land, Chesterfield, Abbeville, Edgefeld.
Sumter and Orangeburr The hItI ,h,,