Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-12-08

election laws and registration, with accom-
panying bills, was made the special order Tor
Friday at II o'clock.
The motion to strike out the enacting clause
of the bill to abolish the use of seals upon Ger
tain legal instruments, was, after lengthy
debate, lost.
The question of adopting the minority re-
port of the commission appointed to consider
and suggest amendments 10 the Constli9tlen m s
of the State which recommends the call or a
Constitutional Convention, was then taken
up ...
Mr.. Beatty argued that there is no necessity
for State Convention that the present Con-
stitution is good enough, and under the pres
ent political condition of things, every thing Is
moving along harmoniously. The commits
sion charged with the examination OF this SUD-
ject, had divided among themselves as to the
feasibility of calling a Convention. Ii they
were divided, after calm and dlspasslonate
consideration of the whole subject as to the
best mode of making the necessary changes IN
the fundamental law Of the land, it was GER
tain Convention composed OF the people
would have still greater differences of opinion
and would be unable to frame Constitution
upon which to base all the legislation of the
State He favored the severance OF State and
National elections and the submission OF
Constitutional amendment providing for such
a change in the laws to the people OF the
State at the next general election. 1t we
would say plainly TO the Northern people that
we want and intend to manage our State and
Congressional elections, but that they can
vote for whom they please for President, vote
by proxy if they choose, the compromise would
be accepted. They have resolved that the
South Shall not have any interest in the Ex-
ecutive control of the National Government,
and this generation will not see any participa-
ton of the South in the affairs Of the general
government In the speakers county there
were 2,2OO voters who vote on one side, and 400
on the other, but if any change is urged in the
Constitution in reference to such questions as
. the abolition of the Homestead law, &C., the
condition of this vote would be completely
changed.
! Mr.. Miller, Republican, said that the arm
of the law had opened schools to the poor
, white man and to the colored people alike,
and that no number of constitutional amend
, ments could deprive them of their rights If
, the present Constitution could be bettered he
was in favor of having a Constitutional Con-
vention if the Senate thought the existing Or
ganc law of the State should he changed and
amended.
, The vote was then taken on the adoption of
the minority report with the following result:
Benbow Bradley, Brown, Byrd, Callison, Hen
derson, Izlar, Kinsler, Lartigue, Maxwell, Mil
, ler. J. w. Moore, Muller, Shanklin, Williams,
: voting yea and Beatty, Coker, Crayton, Jeter,
, Mccall, Mcqueen, T. J. Moore, Patterson,
: Perry, Siegling, Smythe, Walker, Witherspoon,
and Wylie, voting nay. Yeas l6, nays Ia.
| The minority report was adopted. d,
, Mr.. Smythe moved to take up the majority
report recommending the amendment OF the
, Constitution by legislative enactment. The
yeas and nays were called with the following
result
Coker Crayton, Mccall, Mcqueen, T. J.
Moore, Patterson, Perry, Siegling, Smythe and
Wylie-yeas 10. ..t: 49,, arg
Beatty, Benbow, Bradley, Brown, Byrd,
Callison, Ferguson, Henderson, lzlar, Jeter,
Kinsler, Lartigue, Maxwell, Miller, J. w.
Moore, Muller, Shanklin, Williams and With
erspoon--nays 19.
After the conclusion of the debate on the
question of Constitutional Convention the rail-
J road bill was taken up. The main tight was
} made on the motion of Mr.. Perry to change
the bill so as to have only one instead OF three
commissioners. ......
An animated discussion followed and the
motion was defeated by the following vote:
Yeas Is: Beatty, Benbow, Bradley, Calllson,
Coker, Ferguson, Kinsler, Maxwell, Mccall,
Mcqueen, J. w. Moore, Perry, Williams,
Witherspoon and Wylie. Nays 16: Brown,
Byrd, Crayton, Gaillard, Henderson, Izlar,
Jeter, Lartigue, Miller, 7. j. Moore, Muller,
Patterson, Shankln, Siegling, Smythe, Wal
ker So the amendment was lost by one Vote
Mr.. Henderson moved to fix the salary OF
the commissioners at So, 100 each. Adopted.
Mr.. Moore moved to amend Section 3S of the
bill providing for the revision of rates of rail-
road corporations in case of any modification
in the rates of fare for the transportation of
freight or passengers. This does not actu-
ally provide for fixing the rates of railroad
companies, but it does so in effect. The
amendment was adopted and the further con-
sideration of the bill was postponed.
In THE HOUSE, the greater part OF the ses-
sion was devoted to considering general
fence law for the whole State. The considera-
tion of this question gave rise to lengthy
discussion. the bill being upon it's second read
ing A motion to strike out the enactlng
clause having been made, Mr.. Dargan, author
of the bill, moved to table the motion to strike
out, and vote by yeas and nays was demand
> ed and resulted Yeas, 20 nays, 40. SO the
House refused to strike out the enacting
clause This may be considered fair test
> vote and the bill will therefore become law
so far as the action of the House can make it
so, although it is probable that several coun-
ties will be exempted from it's provisions.
Among the bills introduced was one Dy MI.
Stewart requiring persons soliciting citizens
to emigrate from this State to first obtain
leave so to do.
By Mr.. Black, bill to incorporate the Shelby
and Broad River Narrow Gauge Railroad
Company. .'a $40
The following bills passed their third read.
ing: To amend the charter Of the town or
Chester by depriving the town council OF the
said town of the right to commit prisoners to
the county jail. TO limit the number OF trial
justices residing in the Court House township
of Chester county to one, and to fix. his COM
pensation and the compensation OF his consta-
BILE. ..... .. ...... .f.ga'.'
THURSDAY, DECEMBER l.
In THE SENATE, reports were submitted on
a number of bills of no general importance,
when the bill to provide general rallroad
law for the consolidation, management and
regulation of the railroads in this State, &C.,
after notice of general amendment, was
passed to third reading.
The following bill was read the third tlme
and sent to the House To punish any person
or persons who shall sell or dispose OF any
personal property on which mortgage OF any
kind may exist, without the written consent
of the MORTGAGE.
The following was ordered to third read
ing A bill to declare the law in regard to the
partition of real estate and to authorize the
convention of Judges to prescribe the rules
and forms therefor.
A concurrent resolution was received from
the House for the printing Of 5000 copies of the
Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture
for general distribution.
After protracted discussion the bill pro-
viding general fence law for the State passed
to third reading.