The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-12-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

A Long Petition to put down the
Liquor Law-The Amended Seed Cot
ton Bill passed to a Third Reading
The Concealed Weapon Bill--The Tax
Levy.
The House met at II A. y.
Prayer by Rev II. 9. Judd.
The House refused to concur in the Senate amend
ments to bill to provide for o ~revision Of the statute
laws.
House concurred in Senate amendment to nmend the
law in relation to executors and administrators
BILLS INTRODUCED, NOTIONS, &C.
MI. Barksdale-Bnl to amend an Act to incorporate
the Green vile and Laurens Railroad.
cuARLrsroN AND ANDERSON LADIES on PROHIBITION.
MI. Prince said:
Me-. SpEAxkR-I have the honor 10 present tn this
honorable body the petitions Of the ladies' Of Charles
ton and Anderson counties, which petitions arc signed
by upwards Of eigh: thousand persons, principally 10
dies. These petitioners Set forth grievances and evils
which are the outgrowth Of the increasing sale of these
arden. spirits, and they come, as 1t wsre, upon Bonded
knees, praying such relief and protection no this hon.
orable body In their wisdom may devise hnd en1ct.
Mr. Prince here sent the petitions To the Chair and
said: l move that the petitions DO unrollsd In the
presence "f this House. / believe that the unrolline
Of them would a tnle unfold whose slightest touch
would harrow ~: the soul and make the very hairs up.
on our heads stand upou end rs quilts upon tho fretiul
porcupine. .
rolled. 1t W IS thirty yards long, written on white ps
per and bound with red. The other petition was ten
Mr. Prince moved that they be reft rred to a commit
tee c~'mposed Of one from each Congressional District.
Adopted.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Prince, Dargan, Sum-
mers, Blnke and HuisUn.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Way. and Means-Unfavorably on bill to require a
State liquor license, ms being already prosid'd for. Bill
Fayorably on bill to amend On Act to regulate the
keeping and distursihg OF funds by certain officers.
Ways and M~cans-Repnrt.d n statement from the
Comptroller General IS to the amount OF past due tax.
es OF phosphate companies.
BIZ to further regulate the sale OF seed cotton was
taken up for O second reading.
1t was amended SO rs 10 apply to the counties OF
Abbeville, Edgsteld, Sumter, Ornngeburg, Lsurens,
Lexington, Aiken, Lancaster, Richlaud, Chester and
Fairfield.
mir. Ward moved to make the bill apply only to guam
titles less than $40 pounds. Not adopted.
Mr.. Tolbere suggested that o provision should be In.
serted after each county saying what quantitiesshonld
he sold 10 that county. For Edgefeld be would sug-
The bill was passed to a third reading BY q vote Of 30
to Al. :,
The bill prohibits the selling Of seed cotton .aved
from the freehold In the counties named, except for
manufacturing purposes where lint cotton would not
do Is well, and except by legal process or by order OF
Courts. or in settlements between landlords and ten.
ants, under q penalty OF imprisonment In 1a,a from ten
days tn six months, or hne Of from 80 to $500 or both.
one half OF the hne to 60 to the ipiofmer and one'hnlf
to 60 to the public schools. 49,,
The general appropriation bill was then read a third
time, amended in sDme minor particulars and ordered
~ be sent tO the Senate.
Bill to prohibit the carrying OF concealed weapons
WA taken UP.
Mr. Rhame moved to strike ont the e~nacting clause.
Then q long and d~esultory debate ensned, wherein
windy statements concerning .whiskey, dueiing,, race
wars and down'troddrn Ireland were made, and the
upshot Of the business resulted in Mr.. Rhame's NO.
ton not being adopted.
Ing.
THE BILL As n NOW STANDS.
The bill snacts that carrying q pistol, drink, dag.
ger, slung shot, metal knuckles, or other similar dead.
" weapon usually used for the infection OF personal
injury, concealed about the person." shall bea mis-.
demeanor, and upon conviction. the guilty parry shal!
forfeit the weapon and bs fined firm &20 u $SCt, Or
be imprisoned for from Two to twelve months OF Dsth
that It shall be the duty OF every peace officer to cause
all persons violating the Act to b. prosecuted; that
one-hal: u The nne go to the county Treasury; that the
Act shall not apply 70 peace officers while In tho act r
concealed weapons on their own premises: that " any
person be convicted OF assault. or sssaulta nd battery,
or assault and battery with intent TO Kill, or man.
committed with . deadly weapon concealed, then the
Judged shall ,ifi;t additional punishment BY con-
dnement in the penttenttnry from three to twelve
and Imprisonment.
The House then took q recess until 7. 30 Pm.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Jobnstonc, for The Committee Of Ways and
Means, submitted the supply bill, which WAS read the
first time.
Tbe bill makes q State levy Of II mills and q county
tar OF 8 mills In all the counties except the following:
Aiken, IN which the levy shall BIZ q. Chesterfield
II Clsi endon Il Darlington 81 Edge6eld 81 6rceuville
81 Marlboro 81 Newberry y ,Oconee 81.
Other county taxesare soleyied, varyingin the df-
ferent counties.
Ons dollar poll tax is levied on all taxable poilsIbs-
tween the ages Of q and 6O years.
Two mills are ais levied In all the counties for
public schools.
The Gov rnur and State Treasurer are empowered to
borrow not more than 5000 ono to pay interest On the
d debt, In anticipation Ut the collection OF
these taxes and the coupons on tho Brown Bonds, are
made receivable for taxes.
CALENDAR.
The following were read q second time:
A bill to amend an Act ~ require County Treasurers
the several coun,its within this State to attend ut
certain places for the collection VI taxes.
A bill to allow the State Superintendent OF Educa-
ton to use fifteen hundred dollars OF the sum received
run the Charleston Charitable Association nf the
state Of South I,arohDs for the benedt of the free schoot
iund for the purpose Of conducting the NORMAL lnsti'
during The year 1881. !.
!. 4 bill to IrUyids for the disbursement Of the unex-
pended balance Of the appropriation Of twenty thou
dollars for ~pr'vidirg artificial limbs for oil citi-
who loet their limbs In The military service OF the
during the years 1851, 1852. 1858. 1854 and 1866.
Bill to amend all Act to divide the State into i've
;ongre ssional Districts WIS continued to next session;
blu to repe.l m Act u' provide Tor The usp Of the
Assea,,ssrs. a.assss lsnd. l.