Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-12-09


to provide for the abatement of the same;
bill to establish uniform system ofLregistra-
ton of deaths, marriages and births bill to
regulate the time for holding the summer
term of the Court of General Sessions for the
Sixth Circuit
The bill to define the offence and fix the
punishment for duelling, passed a second
reading.
The bill 10 make. pay. certificates of teach:
ers of bublic schools receivable for county
taxes, was recommitted to the education conf
mttee.
The committee on the judiciary reported
favorably on the bill to provide for public
guardian of ESTATES Of minors. idiots and
lunatics and to define his powers and duties
and fix his liabilities. Also favorably on the
bill to ratify an amendment to the Cons'itu.
tion relating to the homestead law.
In THE House, joint resolution was intro
duced to provide for the completion of the
State House. 1t is estimated that 81 ,l00 900
will be required.
A bill to authorize county commissioners
to utilize the labor Of convicts in the county
iails by authority of the Court Of General
Sessions, was rejected.
The agricultural committee reported bill
to authorize boards Of county commissioners
to procure and establish in each county stan
dard scales for weighing cotton and all pro-
ducts sold by weight.
A bill to abolish the costs of plaintiffs and
defendants attorneys in the Courts Of Com
mon Pleas, and limiting those fees in the Sn
preme Court to fifteen dollars for an appeal
aud twenty-five dollars for an argument, was
rejected by vote of 70 to 49,
A bill amending the game law, so as to fix
the dates of prohibition between the months
of April and November, instead of March and
October. passed its second reading. s.,. ...
A bill to reduce the cost of dieting prison.
ers in the county jails of the State to twenty
five cents per diem, was rejected. -H
A bill to repeal the agricultural lien law
Was defeated by vote of rs to 29. ........
| The concurrent resolution to present the
Kings Mountain Military School with the
flag used by the State at the Centennial of
Kings Mountain. was passed. "'.
,,r.. SATURDAY, December 4.
In THE SENATE, the committee reported a
substitute for the bill to abolish the office of
jury commissioner.
The House bill to ra,ify the amendment to
the constitution relating to homestead being
the special order, the yeas and nays were
taken on the question Of passing the bill to a
third reading. resulting as follows: Yeas 26
Nays 1-the dissenting vote being that of
Senator Izlar, Of Orangeburg, who says that,
whilst he is not opposed to a constitutional
provision as to the homestead, he thinks the
proposed amendment is Objectionable, both in
form and substance, and equally if not more
Objectionable than the present constitutional
provision. /, .-..t. .... -
In TIE House, concurrent resolution
was adopted to adjourn on the 23d instant.
A bill to regulate the granting of divorces
was introduced. This bill seeks to allow di.
vorce only on the ground Of adultery.
A bill to define the crime Of burglary was
introduced, which makes the entering of a
dwelling house, or any clubhouse appurtenant
thereto and within two hundred yards of
the dwelling house, in the night time, with
intent to coWmit q misdemeanor as we'll as
to commit felony, burglary. .tY.: .
The judiciary committee reported, favora.
bly, on joint resolution to require the secre'
tary of State to cancel and return to j. M.
Lowry, certain deeds. ..., -..o.. '~-t..e (
The same committee reported unfavorably
on the bill to amend the law in relation to
dover The bill was placed on the calendar.
Joint resolution to appropriate $4,000 in
aid of the Cowpens centennial celebration was
taken up for a second reading.
Mr.. j. G. Black said as this celebration
was not to be held on the battle-ground, but
at Spartanburg Court House, and as Congress
has made an appropriation to erect The rnonu'
ment there, and us we are not able to appro'
pirate money to get artificial limbs for sol
diers of the lateAwar, move to strike out the
enactng words of the resolution.
Mr.. Blake spoke feelingly in favor Of cele.
brating the memories Of our Revolutionary
heroes, and he said that this appropriation was
intended to enable the State to suitably enter
tain the visitors who would come to the cele.
bration. This was probably the last Revolu.
tionary centennial that would be celebrated
in this State, and only workings Mountain
and Fort Moultrie-had preceded it, the first
of which was in York, Mr.. Blacks county, to
both of which the State had appropriated
money. ''
Mr.. Tolbert said there were now many
sufferers by the late war right at our doors,
and if We have any money to spare, We should
give it to them. and that we had better de.
vote this $4,000 to paying the debt Of the
State than to send it to Cowpens.
Mr.. Werner said he, perhaps, ought to
remain silent, as he felt personal interest
in this matter, having had great.grandfath
er, grandfather and three grand uncles in
the battle of Cowpens. But he could not
refrain from supporting the bill. How would
the State look to have this celebration on her
soil, with other States and Congress contrib
uting to 1t, while she contributed not one
cent? York county had had its celebration.
and now the member from York is unwilling
to come to the aid of Spartanburg's celebra
ton. The men of York did not do that
way 100 years ago. ,..,..
Messrs simons and seegers also spoke in
favor of the joint resolution.
On the motion to strike out the enacting
words, Messrs. Tolbert and Simpson called
for the yeas and nays, which resulted as fol.
lows: Yeas 19, nays rs.
Mr.. Murray moved to strike out $4,000
and insert 81 900.
Mr.. Seegers moved to lay the motion on
the table, but withdrew it to allow debate.
Mr.. Simpson favored the amendment. He
said he was opposed to the whole bill, but if
it must pass. he favored the smaller amount.
Mr.. Newton said that one of the chief
marks of civilization is the respect any peo.
pie pay to the honorable deeds of their fore.
fathers. He spoke very earnestly in favor of
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