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

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assault with intent to kill and man.
slaughter fer these crimes to have been
committed with a deadly weapon con-
cealed about the person. The bill was
made the special order for Monday next.
Several bills seeking to suppress the
sale of cotton in the seed have been in
troduced during the session, and three or
four of them have been killed. The COM
mittee on agriculture finding the public
so bent on having law OF this kind, re-
ported bill which they thought would
give the relief sought. This bill seeks to
require list to be kept for public inspec-
ton by the person buying seed cotton of
the persons he purchases from, the dates
of purchase. weights, &C., and provides
as penalty for violation of this provis-
ion fine of $50 or thirty days in Jail.
Pending the discussion Of this bill,
which Mr.. Rucker thought would only
occasion trouble without doing any good,
the House adjourned.
Monday, 18th December.
SENATE.
There wero seventy-nine bills on the
Senate Calendar to-day, Of which twenty
six wero passed or otherwise disposed of.
The interest OF the session centred in the
bills extending the time for the redemp-
ton of the Bank of the State bills and
for the prohibition of carrying concealed
weapons.
The 'two box bilr' was favorablY re-
ported on by the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections.
Among the measures introduced and
referred were the following:
Joint resolution to grant further time
for certain claimants Of State stock to
make good their claims.
Senator Smythe introduced concur
rent resolution directing the Attorney
General to inquire whether the charter of
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad was not forfeited by non-com-
pliance with the provision that they shall
unite their respective roads with the
South Carolina Railroad with track Of
the same width, and shall so manage
their affairs as that transportation of
freight and passengers from one road to
the other shall be had without obstruc-
ton or hindrance Of any kind whatso-
ever.
The House bill to extend the time for
funding bills of the Bank Of the State was
taken up out of its order and led to
protracted debate, in which Senators
Snythe, Henderson and Wylie favored
and Senators Callison, Miller, Perry and
Maxwell opposed the bill. The yeas and
nays were called and on the motion to
strike out the vote stood as follows: ::
yeas, l3; nays, Is.
The bill then passed to third reading
without debate.
The special order, the concealed wea-
pom bill, was then taken up. There were
two bills and committee substitute.
The substitute was taken up and the bills
laid on the table. The bill allowed the
carrying of weapons OH Il journey. After
debate the bill was made the special order
for tomorrow at 1880 p. m.
AT the night session of the Senate, Sem
ator Muller introduced bill requiring
all owners and keepers Of toll bridges in
the State to provide sufficient lights at
night OH the same.
The duelling bill was reported back
without change or recommendation from
the judiciary Committee and made the
special order for tomorrow at 1890 p. m.
Senator Smythe got the House concur
rent resolution instructing Congressman
to use efforts in behalf of civil service
reform, which the Senate laid on the table
the other day, again up before the Senate
for consideration, which was adopted.
The Senate adhered to its amendments
OH the revision Of the laws bill and asked
committee of conference. Twenty-four
bills were passed or killed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Prince, of Anderson, presented a
petition signed by 5000 names praying
the passage of an Act to prohibit the sale
Of liquor in South Carolina. The petit
ton, he said, was signed by ladies of
Charleston and Anderson Counties, and
they came, as it we're, on hended knees
praying such reliei and protection as this
honorable body in its wisdom may devise
and enact. He moved that the petition
from the Charleston ladies be unrolled
The motion was carried, and the Ser
geant-at-Arms with several assistants
had the petition unrolled. 1t extended
from the 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 a special
committee, consisting of one from each
Congressional District. The following
committee were appointed: Messrs.
Prince, Dargan, Summers, Blake and
Uutsou.
The Judiciary Committee reported
favorably on the bill to make the office of
Railroad Commissioners a State office.
anu the bill was made the special order
for wednesday also favorably on a bill to
determine and perpetuate the homestead
also iavorably on bill to punish persons
disposing OF personal property under
mortgage.
The question of seed cotton was agita-
ting tho House when it adjourned on
Saturday last, and the same question
came up as unfinished business iInlnedi-
ately after the morning hour to-day.
There wero two bills before the House,
one providing that list be kept of all
purchases of seed cotton with the name
of the person selling the same, and the
weights, dates, &c, and the other pro.
hibiting the sale of seed cotton in certain
counties exc pit for the purpose of manu-
facturc, in the settlements between land.
lords and tenants and in legal processes.
The provisions of tho latter bill were
adopted and incorporated with the title
Of tho first bill and made to apply to the
counties Of Laurens, Lexington, Rich
land, Chesterfield, Abbeville Edgefeld,
Sumter and Orangebnrg. The bill then
passed it's second reading. The bill pro-
vidcs punishment for violation of it's
provisions Of ten days to six months
Imprisonment, or $40 to $500 fine, or both
The bill so provide punishment for
carrying deadly weapons about the per-
son was next taken up, together with
several amendments offered by the COM
mittce. The bill provided that any as
sault or assault and battery or man
slaughter committed with q concealed
weapon should he considered aggravated
thereby, and in addition to the usual
punishment tho Judge trying such case
should intlict further punishment of
not less than three months nor moro than
twelve months, with or without hard
labor, in the Pcntentiary. The amend
ments of the committee propose TO attach
tho same punishment to the carrying of
any pistol, dirk, dagger. slung shot,
metal knucks, or other similar deadly
weapon used for the infliction of personal
injury concealed about the person. Also,
to give half of n fine of $50 to 500 to the
informcr.
The debate was continued at great
length, and the motion to strike out tho
cnacting clause of the bill was then voted
upon and defeated, and the bill passed it's
second reading with all the committees
amendments.