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

bill 10 the committee, with an amendment.
allowing traffic in seed cotton in tie duy
time only To licensed vendors.
Senator Cailison offered substitute that
no porSon deal in seed cotton in less utianti.
ties than five hundred poun,is between the
LIST Of September and tie LIST of Jannary.
Senator Miller said that this was class
legislation of the worst kind.
Senator Fishburnc moved The indefinite
postpOncInent Of amendments.
Ihcn there WAS Il good deal Of personal
sparrinS and several personal explanations
hclorc the bill was finally rccommitted to
| the corUnittee wit!. all the amcndu.ents
This was the first time that The Senate
has seemed warmed up this session.
HousgoF REPRESENTATIVES,.
During tho Speakers absence Mr..
! Sinionton occupied his chair.
Among the new measures introduced
wcro the following
a concurrent resolution that 10. 600
copies Of the report OF tho Commissioner
of Agriculture he printed for distribu-
ton. Adopted
bill to amend the Act of 1878 amend
ing thc school law.
bill to change the present system OF
| working the roads.
bill To establish uniform system OF
registration Of deaths, marriages and
births in South Carolina, and bill regu-
i"ting tho licensing of physicians and sur
SeOns. These bills are Introduced at tho
instance OF the State Board Of Health.
a bill to prevent double taxation Of
real property. This bill seeks to exempt
mortgages on real estate from taxation.
The Committee on Privileges and Elcc-
tons recommended that the bill to reds-
trict the Congressional Districts of tho
State be continued TO next session. The
| report was placed on tho Calendar.
The CHmlnittec of Ways and Means
| submitted majority and minority reports
! on the bill to simplify the collection OF
taxes.
The concurrent resolution providing a
| commission to amend the State Constitu-
ton. and the bill to provide for the mp
pointmcnt OF commission to consider
and suggest amendments to the Consti-
| tuition OF the State, which were made
| special orders to como up together to day,
were postponed until Wednesday next
This action was taken in consequence Of
the absence of certain members specially
| interested in these measures.
Ihe bilis which passed second rending
on saturday passed third reading and
wero sent 10 tho Senate.
Thirty-eiSht measures on the Calendar
were disposed Of without debate OF inter
est. Among these the following wore
killed. Bill to amend an Act for the fur
| thcr protection of landlords in the collcc.
tion of moneys due by tenants for rents
and advances bill To amend tho Act to
| alter and amend tho school law 40 as to
reduce the salary or school commission
ers bill to regulate tho appointment of
| trial justices and To limit their iuristlic-
| ton as to tho trial of causes.
Among tho bills which passed second
readings vas: y bill to amend an Act
to prohibit persons living together in
| adultery and fornicatinn and TO define
thesu crimes. This bill was supported
by Messrs. Dargan CT Darlington, Muir
ray of Anderson, anu Robinson (colorcd)
of Beaufort. 1t provides Il fine of from
500 to $500 or Imprisonment up to ono
year, or both, in the discretion of the
court.
The bill to reduce the salary of the ad-
jutant and inspector-g general was tabled,
! and the bill 10 cornpcl executors to give
bond was indefinitely postponed.