Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-12-23

of this place, moved few days ago to his
farm in Spartanburg county. On account of
i'll health, he was unable to attend the recent
meeting of the Annual Conference. ECO.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, December II.
In THE SENATE, memorial was presented
from the graduates of the Citadel Academy,
looking to restoration of that institution.
The bill to define the offense and fix the
punishment of dueling, passed it's second read
ing.
The bill to provide for public guardian of
the estates of minors, idiots and lunatics, and
to define the powers and duties of such guar
dian and to fix his liability, received it's third
reading.
The bill to create and constitute the board
of county commissioners of each county OF
this State Il court to try and punish road de-
faulters; and the House bill to allow tenants
of leased premises for agricultural purpose to
remove manure made by them at the eXpirt-
tion of their lease or contract, were rejected.
The bill to repeal the lien law was also reject
ed.
In THE HOUSE, the supply bill passed its
second reading. The State tax remains at
~ mills exclusive of the constitutional school
tax of two mills. The county tax for York
is fixed at 3 mills; Chester, r mills. The
time for paying the taxes elected some debate,
but was finally fixed as follows: First install.
ment from 1st of May to 1st Of June; second
instalnent from the 18th of September to the
31st of October.
At the night session of the House, the bill
to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors with
in the State, came up for consideration. The
bill was warmly favored by Mr. Prince, OF
Anderson, Mr.. Blake of Spartanburg, and
others. Mr.. Prince made an earnest speech
in favor of the BILL He had hoped he said
that after seeing the petitions from the ladies
Of Charleston and Anderson containing over
5000 names, all tear-stained from the suffer-
ings and heart burning of the women OF Caro-
lima, that there would not have been man
upon the floor who would have dared to raise
his voice against the measure before the House.
There was no question in morals or politics
that would come before the present Assembly
so fraught with tile veal or woe OF the people
of the State. The use of liquor impedes the
progress of civilization, dwarfs and impairs
all of our attempts at education, acts as a
stumbling block to the advancement OF Chris
tianity, acts as an embargo on commerce and
agriculture, balks and hinders the operations
of government, burdens the people with taxa.
tion and debt, and sits down OIL society like a
mighty incubus. 1t was, he said, the duty OF
the Government to throw such protection
around the individual and around the whole
of organized society as would enable it to
move onward in the path of progress No
people on earth could reach and maintain this
grand estate of moral and civil attitude with
this corrupting influence scattered broadcast
over the land. Mr. Prince went on, elOquently
depicting the cruel wrongs, the dire suffer.
ings, brought about by the licensed use OF III.
toXicating liquors. The State was able to deal
with the subject and society demanded a
prompt and efficient remedy. He hoped the
bill would pass.
Mr.. Murray moved to take up the other
bills relating to the same subject from the
Calendar, and on motion of Mr.. Scarborough
the bill to further regulate the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors in the State was placed before
the House.
This is the bill reported by the ways and
means committee, and provides for State Ii
cense of 800 for all liquor dealers in addition
to other licenses now paid by them, and pro-
hibits the granting of any licenses for the sale
of liquor 10y county or municipal authorities
until such tax is paid
Mr.. Murray moved to make the license $500.
Mr.. Johnson thought that an increase OF the
Mr.. Murray thought that if the bill was
either to act as hindrance or produce revenue
to the State, the license was too small He was
himself in favor of making the license $500,
but fearing to prejudice the bill, thought $500
a happy medium. Such tax would, in his
opinion, decrease the number of barrooms.
A decrease in the number of barrooms would
decrease the opportunity for drinking and pro-
pOrtiOnately decrease the evil of drunkenness
in the State. Mr.. Murray's amendment was
adopted. The bill was opposed by Aldrich, OF
Barnwell, and Seegers, a whisky-seller OF Col
umbia, and a number of Others The bill was
finally made special order for Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY, December Is.
In THE SENATE, the immigration bill,
which provides for an exemption from taxa
tion, except for school purposes, of the real es-
tate and invested capital of immigrants into
the State for five years from their settlement,
passed it's second reading.
The House bill making it misdemeanor to
entice a labOrer to leave the employment OF
another, or to employ one under contract with
another, passed a second reading.
In TIE HOUSE, Mr.. Massey introduced a
joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution reducing the area required
for the formation of new counties to four hun
dred square miles.
A bill to determine and perpetuate the
homestead, and a bill to amend the act Great
ing the office of railroad commissioner, passed
their second reading:
The first matter of interest to-day was the
consideration of the bill to regulate the sale
of intoxicating liquors, which was under con-
sideration at the adjournment Of the House
last night.
Mr.. Simpson moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the House had increased the license
from S100 to 5000. His object in so doing,
he said was to reinsert the Sl0O license recon-
mended by the committee. The motion, after
Il warm debate, was adopted; but a majority
finally voted to postpone the bill to the next
session, by vote of 81 ayes to So noes.
At tile night session Of the House, the bill to
prohibit the sale Of Intoxicating liquor in the
State was tabled.
The bill to allow freight trains to run long
enough on the Sabbath to reach their terminal
points provoked a long debate. Messrs. Stewart,
Werner, Murray, Dendyand Hemphill opposed
the bill Oh the ground that the State had no
right to license any corporation to violate the
Sabbath Messrs. McCrady, Haskell, Tilling-
hast. Sloan and Tindall favored the bill on the