The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-09

present thereto az friend to either ono
Of the principals In such duel, and that
will not during the term OF Office to
which have boon elected (or appointed.
principal. or aid and abet in such duel ~
setond, or friend to either principal or
otherwise TO which shall be added in
the case OF all officers charged with the
| preservation Of the peace. tho following
"And l will 10 tho extent or my ability
enforce the "enn!tics prescribed by law
against dr. ig.. and will not fall TO
bring to o all violators OF the same
that may como within my view or
knowledge"
SEC. 4. Any failure or refusal to take
tho foregoing oath shall disuualily the
officer or member OF tho Legislature so
refusing, or falling, from entering upon
tho duties OF mis- Office, which slall there
| upon be deemed vacant.
"A motion to strike out oil OF section
3 after the words 'prescrvation and
peace elected considerable discussion,
the motion being finally rejected by a
vote OF Il to 8. Tho supporters of the
measure were jublant over It's success.
Bill TO make pay certificates OF teach
ers Of public schools receivable for coun-
ty tnxcs also created considerable discus.
sion. II was rccOmmitted 20 the COM
| inittce OIL education.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Among the new measures introduced
were the following:
A bill to incorporate the City of Spar
tanburg.
Joint resolution to provide for the
completion Of the Statc-IIousc. tThe
estimate for this work, as Oh file in tho
office Of the secretary OF State, is 81 100.
| OO0)
Bill to authorize county commissioners
| to utilize tho labor Of cOnvcts In tho
1 I'LL. ~ Al.
| General Sessions was rejected on an I'M.
favorable report.
| Tho agricultural committee reported q
bill to authorize boards of county com
missioncrs to procure and establish in
each county standard scales for weigh
Ing cotton and all products sold by
| weight.
The first matter among the general or
| ders which Occasi0ned any debate was n
| bill seeking to abolish the costs of plain
tiff's and defendants' attorneys in tho
Courts of Common Pleas and limiting
those fees in the Supreme Court to fifteen
| dollars for al appeal and twenty five dol
| lars fur an argument.
Mr.. Simpson of this County favored
the bill. The costs in civil actions wcro
| entirely too high. They were in most
instances ruinous, and he hoped tho bill
would pass. 1t was killed by vote OF
| ~ to 49,
| III LiiC iIDuI StSSiOI va tbc the
time was engaged mostly i'll a alenghthy
discussion over the bill to repeal the lien
law. Mcssrs j. c. Wilson, Barber,
Crawford aud Murray favored killing
tho bill, Oh tho ground that the present
| lion law was necessity to three-fourths
of the farmers of tho State, and that the
timo had not yet arrived when it could
safely be repealed.
Mr.. Tndall favored the bill, taking the
| ground that the lien law was extraOrdi-
nary, and adopted at n timo when tho
people wore impoverished by war and un-
able to secure credit by reason of the
| unsettled condition of affairs. Tho State
is now prosperous and in State of peace,
and he thought that the people would DO
| far better of without the law. They
would DO encouraged TO build up credit
on their own business integrity, and
would not no forced to accept tho ruin
ous rates charged for supplies by the por-
| sons making advances.
Tho concurrent resolution 10 present
tho Kings Mountain Military Institute
with tho flag used by the State mt the
Centennial Of Kings Mountain was
passed.
Saturday, 4th December.
The House bill to ratify tho amend
ment to Section so, Article2, OF the Con-
stitution relating to n homestead, passed.
Ayes 26, nnys l. (Senator Izlar)
The concurrent resolution from the
Housn for printing 800 extra copies of the
report Of the Superintendent of Educa-
ton, and $50 copies of that Of tho Comp
troller-Gcneral, provoked u lively dis
cussion, and Was finally passed by a vote
OF IL TO o. motion TO havo 1000 addi-
| tionnl copies of the report on agriculture
| printed was also adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| Tho following measures wero intro
! iuced:
| a concurrent resolution that tho Cen
| sral Assembly adjourn OH December 23d
| instant. Adopted.
a bill to regulate tho granting Of
divorces. This bill seeks to allow divorce
only on the ground of adultery.
a bill to define tho crime Of burglary.
This bill makes tho entering of dwell
ing house, or any clubhouse nppurtenant
thereto and within two hundred yards OF
the dwelling house, In tho night time,
with intent to commit inisdemeanor as
we'll as to commit felony, burglary.
~ bill to amend the charter of tho Bel
ton, Williamson and Easley Railroad.
MIR. Prince, of Anderson-A bill to
prohibit tho sale Of Intoxicating liquors
| In South Carolina. [This Is about tho
sixth bill of this kind which has been in
troduced at this session. Most of its pre-
deccssors have been rejected on unfavor-
| able committee Yoports.]
The first matter among tho general
orders was upon tho joint resolution re-
ported by tho Committee OF Ways and
Means favoring an appropriation OF s., 900
for tho Cowpens' Centennial. Several
speeches were made on this resolution,
somo favoring and sOmo opposing itA
passage. Mr.. Murray moved to amend
by reducing tho proposed appropriation
10 Sl,Ot Mr.. Simpson spoke in favor oc
the amendment, but upon tho vote being
taken 1t was lost by vote Of So TO 20.
Tho resolution then passed its second
of 1900.
Several bills then passed their second
reading, when tho House adjourned
until Monday 10 o'clock.
Monday, 9Th d. -cmber.
SENATE.
The Senate Ill keeps up with lis work,
clearing l,cavy calendar to-day, while in.
dnlging in an hours debate on one bill.
Almost third of the seats were empty,
many senators not having returned from
their Sunday trips home. The influx of
bills has subsidized and no notices were given
to-day. The following was introduced:
Bill to amend Section 10 oi an Act to
regulate the costs of fees Of courts of Pro-
bate Judges and other officers
The Calendar came up, and tho two bills
for the revision and codification Of the laws
which were the special order for to-day
wcro made the snecinl order for tn,nnrrnw
| ct two o'clock.
The substitute offered bysthe judiciary
| committee for bills establishing the Office
| of Master in Colleton and Pickens Counties
was laid over under the rules. 1t provides
! for MnatH.e Tc. :!. ..i:c .i:cc CCoo;;::T1..:oS
the sent Of the Hon. #. b. Jeter was, on &C.
count &C stt,5 nj s,t,uit,rx Interested