The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-12-15
General Assembly.
ANNUAL SESSION OF 1850.
ELEVENTH DAY.
Opposite Views of the Secd Cotton
Blll---Bills Relating to County Com.
mi>siuncrs 49, The Landlord and
Homestead Bills.
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CrIrMrIA. December c. 1-So.
The Srnat. was c,!lrd 10 "lGrr 1T |. VI. by Hon. j.
u. k~cnl,1S. PRESIDENT.
3 Ihr roll was called, and. 4 quorum bcin" present,
he srna'c lJ,c,t ird to busiics-.
Tm t. ding NJ the journal "i saturday was, on mo-
iiun. dispensed with.
The lu.l.win. were introduced. read the first time
and .rfriirl 10 appropriate Commuters:
Hy :, n,,ur L.arligur--Bll u require certain County
officers 20 keel, certain t""ks; hill to amend Section
IL q: an Act entitled An Act /" requisite The COSTS al
ll,intiils and defendants attorneys ana me cus's ah1
ices If Clerks al Court, P,"lm:eJnd.' $. Sh"riiis, Trial
Justices AMI other officers herein mentioned, approved
Ev senator Wiiliams--BM to Incorporate the Allen
! University Of the African Methodist lhifch vi Sou'"
Chr"l.i"a.
Fas orahle report If Committee on the Judiciary on
bill to am md an act rntit ed An Act To prohibit The
! sale Of seed cotton b tween thr tim" Of The setting and
! the ri,i . of the sun. and To regulate the snlc oil seed
cotton" approved June ), l>'i
- rator Perry moved To strike ont the words "hr.
tw, en- the hours ui SHUTDOWN and sunrise, the ell, CT ni
winch would Ne To prohibit the sale Of seed cotton ut
scra;ur wyiie thought the amendment too sweep
iu., rs tllr,c were niany l.clS"ns IN tile state VII" 81"
not uIaNc Il sufficient quantity OF cotton to make Jpn
bales.
Senator F~i.hhnrnr moved to indefinitely postpone
I the amendment, Is he Thou hit il would Operate against
The Interests oil poor people. Yum might ~ We'll, lie
sid. prohibit Il man f,"ui selling \ husirl OF corn.
Senator Perry said it MAS not his desire 1" di crimi-
nate again-t the lr'or man. but his object was I" rr'Ie'
d, Il glrat evil. Seed Gotten was stolen nj night time,
slowed away, and as SuOn rs The sun rose II as taken
out and sold. He then wi hdrcw the amendment.
Senator Ferguson. who introduced the ill, stated
that It, o jet WAS To so AIM nj the Act rs Ia enable
the solicitor I" draw up al Indictment ard secure Ii
convection unh, l. its provisions, for ~ the law stands.
il is II cooperative By Reason oil certain ineNpic'thrss "l
words.
soma or Miller moved To amend so as to make the
J section read that it Shalt, instead I'll shall not, he law
fml - sell and bug seed cotton. &c. lirM cuci ut some
length u;on villa, he Declined the unjrstncsS of the
law: said that 4, hnl worhvd i. jury to n large number
OF the rvupir in his l5, auiort) county, who generally
were not addicted to thu practice Of stealing srcd cot
ton; and If they were, they could be prosecute in 'hr
court, in the same manner rs in other cases "t Il'"it'
He thought that it was in violation Of the provisions
of the Constitution of tn. United states Tor the Stale
of south Carolina ~ attempt To abridrc the ri.hi OF an
American citizen 10 Sell or barter anything grown oi
manufactured upon the roll of the Sintr.
Senator Wylir said that from time iInmcinorial mere
: hai been !, clslation against the sale uf mrhv products
of the soil, M u ioninc, III an example, the laws agar 81
the sale OF apple brandy, Produced by the laruler, ana
arsenic manufactured 10y the druggist. tie moved I"
indrfi Ill, ly postpone the amendment proposed ny the
Senator from lS, au.ort.
Senator Lartigue offered an amendment providing
that no party shall buy or sill seed cotton unless he IL
rrcisterrd with n Iriai Justice rs u dealer In the same.
senator CALI on pgoposrd an amendment to the Ct.
feet thu; ;. ell cotton shall not be sold in less quantities
than 800 pounds between Juuaary LIST and September
LIST.
senator Miller objected.
SENATOR Williams offered m amendment that the
law shall not apply to Georgetown county, ana Stnato;
Miller that it shall not Apply to Beaufort county.
After further drlrl;c. the bill, with the ans llIncrts
PROPOSED, was recoInuiltcd 10 the Judiciary I oIhniit-
tee. ,
The following were read Il second time and ordered
To be -ngrussrd for q third reading:
Bill 10 abolish the Office Of Jury commissioner, with
IN amendment to the effect that it sl,I be Of force on
IL 81 far IL II lie county is concci ned.
Bill to co!latu into one act the modes prescribed l"r
the tribute OF deeds and other instruments IN writing
I ,.l,,b n.y., Lao. l. ~ rIp fFElt Al lmi pDlIltI
Bill To amend an Act entitled AN Act to amend an
Act to reduce al Acts and parts Of Acts IN relation to
County Commissioners r.. their powers and duties int"
one Act and to amend the same.
The following irlor 3 Of committees were adopted
Favorable report with amendments If COMMITTEE. on
PrtntiIi. on concur. mt resolution (l"usrl pIovi ing
for the printing of the State Constitution Tor the usr
of the General assembly
Hcrurt ct the Committee on Agriculture on report
of the officers of TIE State A:r;cul TrIl Society, re
ommcu:in: I'll" usual appropriation Of w" thousand
fv.. hundred d"llIrs by The State in aid Of said s,cicty.
The tplIowin. were +, nd the third time:
Bi!l To regulate the penalty ol bonds t. he given by
Cnunty Commissioners in the various counties Of the
STATE.
Bill to avTortioa the taxes to be pail rs between the
vendor and ycndre upon the sale of rcal estate.
Bil To ame:d nn Act entitled AN Act to SECURE land
lortS rna Iersn.s lunking advances"
Bill llIn!lS . rati!y the amendment to Section 30.
Article l., OF the Constitution "f the State OF South
| Carolina, relating to Il hunt stead.
4 large number ni papers was received from tie
IlOuSr Of RcprcS, natives, read the first time and re.
frrrrrl to committees, alter which tie Senate, ut 22u
7. ~, adjourned.