The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
Brief Mention of the Important Measures
Introduced and Acted Upon by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State.
Tuesday, 9TH December.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The time of the Senate to-day was
taken up in great part by the discussion
upon the seat of the Hon. T. B. Jeter.
The following were among the now
measures introduced:
Bill for the better organization and
government of the volunteer State troops.
Concurrent resolution referring all
memorials and bills relating to the dis.
elimination by common carriers, to q
joint committee to inquire and report at
the next session.
The special order for 1890 p. III. was
then taken up, being the reports of the
judiciary Committee on the seat Of the
Hon. T. b. Jeter.
The reports were read, and on reSolu-
ton offered by Senator Witherspocn that,
in the Judgment of the Senate his seat
was not vacant, the debate began. Sena-
tor Wylie, fer the minority OF the Judi
ciary Committee, who favored Mr.. Jeter's
retention of his seat, made an argument
of an hours length, covering most COM
prehensiveiy all the niceties OF The case,
and celebrating the points made in the
minority report.
Senator Smythe replied for the majority
report, favoring the vacation OF the seat.
He spoke twenty minutes, clearly, logi'
cally and vigorously, devoting himself to
the constitutional requirements OF the
treatment of the problem.
The ayes and nays were called on the
motion declaring the seat not vacant,
with the following result: ayes, II; nays,
10.
). The minority report was then adopted,
land its provisions seating Senator Jeter
carried out.
An election for President pro tenlpore
was next called. Senator Jctcr nomi-
mated Senator Witherspoel,. Senator
Smythe nominated Senator Jeter very
gracefully, but he declined the pomina-
ton, and there being no other Candidates
Senator T. D. Witherspoon received all
the votes cast, %, and was sworn in.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
Among the new measures introduced
to-day were:
Bill to repeal Sections 80 and 81, Chap
ter 25, of the General Statutes, so as to
abolish trials by jury i'll civil actions be-
fore trial justices.
A bill for the incorporation Of the
trustees Of the Presbytery Of South Car
olina.
Bill to establish uniformity in the as
sessment and to facilitate the collection
of taxes generally.
The first protest of the session was re.
ceived to. day from E. F. McCuthen and
Alex. ,Mosely, white. and j. Fl. Legare
and Geo. w. Murray, colored, of Sumter
County, claiming seats i'll the House
from that couRty. Referred to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections.
The bill to repeal the Act to utilize the
convict labor or the State was reported
on unfavorably, and the bill to provide
for the expenditure of the balance of the
$4,000 provided for supplying MANNED
ex- Confederate soldiers with artificial
limbs was reported on tavorably.
The only matter reached on the Calen-
dar to-day was the bill to extend the time
for funding the bills of the Bank of the
State aud to provide the mode of fund
ing the same, which passed its second
reading after being amended 30 as to pro-
vide that on and after tho 1st of July
next all actions, rights of actions, claims
or demands arising out of the obligation
of the Bank of tho State be thenceforth
forever barred.