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Debate on Bill in relation to Viola
ton Of Contract and Entlcing OF
Laborcrs--Thc 5. v. Il. *. co.
Charter.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
The House met ut II \. N.
HILLS. INTRODUCED. MOTIONS. &C.
Mr.. Don .),ss-Em to make abusive language peril,
MIR. Ailisun-ibill to amend the GENERAL statutes rs
to trial by jury In civi! action in Trial justices
Courts. .
Mr.. Fickca Bill to transfer to the Department OF
A"r culture certain duties LOW drvolred on t!c
Coln:tr"llrr General rs To phosphate rs.
Mr.. Flahd-Bil To regulate t.c sale OF seed colt n.
NJ. MurriSon-liil! to provide u Board To revise ii.
militia laws memorial "f thr Savannah fivrr i'"p-
list Association Tor The prevention OF tile sale OF liquor
in this State.
Mr.. Sca~horn-Bll to prevent the sale Of seed c"t.
ton in Ahbrvillr. Nrw!'rrry, Elsrtieid, Sumter ard
Orungrhur- coun'irs.
inc mnr,gn.e1 personal properly. .
Mr.. Owens = Bill to brt,er protrc, personal making
advances.
Columbia and Lexington Water Power Company.
Erro: T; OF COMMITTEES.
A"riculturr-tnfnvurnbly on till to prohibit the
sale Of seed cotton at certain seasons in lees Quantities
thar Bon pounds. Placed on calendar.
Uni. worldly an bill to better prevent the tiatiic IN
seed cotton. Placed on calendar.
Judiciary-tn!arorably on Till TO ainchu the Ia"
in regard to the Vacation Of cr, oarons judgments.
Favurlblv on L!ll to AMEND an Act to secure persons
maxi: z advances.
llaN lH- w Y 's' 49, So
tion. Eli rejected.
Favorally on! bill to regulate the granting OF d.
rUrcrs. -
Also. luvurnhly on the TIA, 10 bills recommended by
he State Beard Of Health. SO.
Enilro,ds-.E, commend substitute for bill to prohibit
the running Of firigEt trains on sunday.
CALENDAR.
Bill to provide for n commission to suggest amend.
mcnts to the Constitution WIS read u second tine
aud passed.
Bill to make it \ mislcmcanor 20 cntice q laho'rr t"
violate 4 contract was taken urf"ra second reading
MIR. Braslcy moved t., strike ont the enactin- claus.
Mr.. Str"in sI,oke in favor ii the bill. and SAID That II
WAS needed bv the a.ricul' urnl portion OF society.
Mr.. Dcnd, said that the present law, which makes
u party re. pOnsihlr in damage Tor violation ol con-
tracts. is not sufficient, ~ it cannot reacl parties "h'
have IN property. lie favored this bill.
Mr. Etc&,r a!sn suokc in favor "f III" hill. II"
said II world tend I" :, tile la" or, and It nd to Inev'Et
young men l. avins agriculture and going Int" lilr-
suits for Which they ara not fitted, rs they are doing
now OIL account OF the unsettled c"ndi ion OF labor.
Mr. McKis$ick said he WAS culio"s to know where
the gentleman cam" from WHO moved To strike ont the
cnacling clause of the till, FIR he eur, y did not Know
the condition of affairs in ; nth Carolina
Mr.. v ard said 1t WAS almos u daily occurrence that
Irresponsible parties with oily tongtcsar ~ sweet prom
Uses. 20 upon farmers premises ahd enticc their 10
bnrrrs to violate their contracts.
Mr.. lIrmrhill said this bill was in he line OF :hc
law already on the statute looks, and it provides for
the Punishment Of persons still r.caner than th"sc
who S.O,atp their contracts, tlIlt Is OF IcTSohs I" ~
,icc them to do so. lie WAS strongly in inv"r Of the
tili-ii WAS badly needed.
ON mott n to strike out the enactin@ clause the ayes
and noes w"rc taken aid resulted avtsS S, noes 81.
Mr.. CAN'T (cn!nrcd) said that the bill would not Work
we'll IN ,h"low country, and If it. were ~nrcdcdin the up
country it should not BE- forced upon the low county.
If an employ &c WIS 81 wcakminded rs to BE- induced t"
violate his contract, that employee wasa good rtddnnce.
He moved to post polIe tie further consideration oi
tn. bill till Monday ncx', Not adop' cd.
Mr.. Rue (cUlUrc,) moved to amend 81 that the bill
would not Apply to Beaufort county. Not
Mr.. Moultrie (colorcd) also opposed the bill on the
same grounds as those taken hy CAN'T. lie thought
that this law would wmk hard On the lhhorers. lie
moved to except GEORGETOWN from the operations OF
the till. Not adopted.
MIR. McKiss;cks said the hill was not intended to pun
isl, the E,hurcrs, but it looked u the punishment OF the
white scoundrcls whn would cnticc them to do wrong.
Mr.. lIulson moved to amend the bill ~ as to make
Il apply l." written contracts only.
MIR. ". II. Parker said that 1t WAS almost impossible
to get n b"rrr to put his contract In writing now.
He opposed Mr.. Illusions amendmsnt. but Thought
that the bill should he so amended as to make 1t apply
only to contracts made in the lrcserce Of witnesses.
MIR. Robinson (culnr"d) favored MIR. %liutsoIs
amrudmcnl, though he would prefer that the bill
should not pass al all He said the bill would make
it harder to get labor than It is now.
Mr.. Newton favored Mr.. Parkcr's amendment. lie
said Mr.. Illusions amendment would emasculate the
the till. lie thought the measure Was II pretty harsh
one and he SUPPORTED it with many mi>givinss. He
ibt i'''"' W. wv We ~
needed in some 81 ctiuns Of the State.
Nj. llu sons amendment WAS rejected. Mr.. Par
kcr'S amcn!ment was nd"ptsG. Mr.. Haskell moved
On passing the bill to n third reading the nyes and
noes were taken and rrsaltcd ayes -, noes &c,
Bill to amend un Act 10 charter the Savannah Valley
Railroad Company WAS taken up for . second reading.
EVENING SESSION.
On motion Of Mr.. Haskell tho vote whereby the
unlavorahIr r, port on the claim Of the Carolina Ma
ti0nal Bank Wa, nd"L ted. WAS rcc0nsidercd, and the
report and calm were placed on the calendar.
The consideration of n bill 10 amend an Act to char
ter the Savannah Valley Railroad Company, and to
graft aid thereto. having been taken up in the morn
ing. WAS resumed.
Tins bill was discussed for nbout two houls. The
discussion related principally to the provision which
proposed to furnish convict labor to the road. The
advocates Of th. bill dwrlt TN the advantages to come
from the road. while It's opponents advcrtcd to the
cruelty Iructiccd on conricts hired out.
Mcssrs Murray, Werner AID fucker spoke strongly
in favor of the till.
Mr.. Simpson had opposed the bill in the morning
Session.
Mr.. Haskell spoke earnestly against the section
providing for con, let aid To railroads.
Mc,srs. Robinson and nriile (colorcd) also opposed
this section very earnestly.
The bill WAS finally passed and ordered Tor q third
reR aiding.
The House then adjourned till 10 A. NJ, to.nor-
row.
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
The measure providing for q commission to cX-
anime the piUIusrd amendments to the constitution
and to report to the General Assembly ut its next ses-
siuh, al came up together us special orders.
Thsu matters, including u concurrent resolution from
the Senate, were all tabled in order that q "bill to pro.
vide for the appointment OF n commission to consider
and snrr,s st amendments to tho Constitution Of the
State" might IL taxi up. The bin passed It's second
reading without debate. As the matter is Of supreme
importance 1t may be interesting t" publish the bill
rs amended and passed by the House:
a BILL to provide for the appointment of n Commits
si"n to consider and suggest Amendments to the
Constitution of the State.
Whereas, complaint is made of the inequality and
injustice of many OF the provisions of the CoEstitu-
tion of this State, and It is deemed %eEpelient to alter
the same; and whereas. It is important that any
amendments to the Constitution should not be con-
Trajectory Of other portions thereof, but should cob =
form thereto, now. therefore;
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-.
%sentatives OF the State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority
OF the snlne;
SECTION /. That q commission consisting Of five
members on the part OF the House of Representatives
and-on the part Of the Senate bo appointed by the
Speaker of the House Of Representatives and the Pres.
ident of the Senate respectively, curing this sitting
of the General Assembly, TO whom shall be referred
all proposed amendments to tho Constitution Of this
State.
SEC, 2. That it SHALL be the duty OF such commission to
consider al such proposed amendments and t0fr me
thar, In ,,r,,,sr farm I'm hu eubruiIfItl tn this General