The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-12-08
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


In the House ON Wednesday, goth ult.
nearly the entire day session was taken
up in the consideration Of the Stock
law, and motion to strike out the enact.
ing clause was lost by a vote Of 20 to 40.
On the following day the friends Of the
measure applied the parlian entary screw,
called the previous question, passed the
bill again to third reading by vote Of
~ 10 AZ, and then, TO clinch the matter
and place it beyond the power Of the
House, tabled a motion to reconsider.
The bill as it passed goes into operation
on the 18th Of March next, by which
date the counties Of Georgetown, Horny
and Williamsburg, three Counties not
included in the bill, will have to have
their county fences buii. Horry is
allowed TO use her boundary river as
fences. The bill is now being considered
in the Senate. On the consideration OF
the bill in the House, Mcssrs. Murray,
Rucker and Simpson, Of our delegation,
took part in the discussion.
At n meeting of the agricultural com
mittee on Thursday, it was agreed TO
make no recommendation for the repeal
OF the Lien law, and the repcalers open
ly threw up the sponge; but in the morn
ing session on Friday the committee
made surprising change of front and
reported to the House bill for the re-
peal Of this much discussed law, the
committee having had another meeting
and reconsidered their action Of the day
previous. While the repealers arc in n
hopeless minority, n very acrimonious
discussion is expected.
On Thursday the Senate cOncurrcd in
the House resolution authorizing The
State printer to print 5000 copies Of the
annual report of the State Commissioner
of Agriculture for general distribution.
On the same day bill introduced in
the House by Mr.. Ward, of Edgeiicld,
making it misdemeanor for "a laborcr
TO violate contract, whether such con-
tract be verbal or in writing" was killed
on its first reading. The present law
WAS considered ample protection for
every one.
A bill was introduced in the House on
Friday chartering the Townvillc Branch
Railroad Company.
A bill to prohibit the sale Of intoxica-
ting liquors in the town of Seneca City,
in Oconee County. received its final
reading in the House on Saturday. This
measure caused quite q lengthy discus
sion on Thursday. 1t had been reported
unfavorably by the committee, and was
backed by several petitions, pro and con,
the members from Oconee being divided
Mr.. Dendy supporting the bill and
Mr.. Werner against it.
The Senate and House both were occu-
pied nearly the entire morning session
in considering the Election Law bill,
which is, thus far, the most important
measure introduced This is the bill re-
ported by the special commission ap-
pointed at the last session to revise the
election laws of the State, the general
provisions u which were published in
the INTELLIGENcEn week before iasi.
1t has been amended in several unimpor-
tant particulars, and the prospect now
is that it will become law, notwith-
standing the fierce opposition which it
has met from some parties, notably Mr..
Parker, of the Abbeville delegation, and
Miller, the colored Senator from. Beau.
fort.
In consequence of the large number of
absentees on Saturday, none Of the i'm
portant measures on the calendar were
touched in the House.
A bill providing for the re opening of
the State Military Academy, reported
by special committee on Saturday
authorizes the opening Of tho Academy
by the board of visitors rs soon as
possession nf the Citadel buildings can
be obtained. Povision is made for the
FREQ education and maintenance of two
beneficiary cadets from each county in
the State for two years after the open
ing, after which time the beneficiary
cadets are to be apportioned among the
counties in proportion to the represen-
tation in the lower house of the Cen
eral Assembly. All benefciaries are
required to teach after graduation for
two years in free public schools of the
counties from which they are appointed.
Ten thousand dollars is appropriated
for the repairs of tho buildings and the
purchase of the necessary outfit, and
$4,000 for the support of tho Academy
during its first academic year. The
Academy Is to be deemed and taken as
branch Of the South Carolina Uni
'ersi sub 'ct however to the sole
ntrol and nrvision of the board of
visitors, OF IA the Governor is ex-
ofic:o president. The bill will undoubt-
edIy meet with strong opposition, but its
friends will make an equally sticng fight
for its success.
The bill introduced hy Mr. M=:::.aayy oi
which mention made was last week, 10
require the construction of fishways across
the dam on the Savannah River near
Augusta, was reported favorably on Sat-
urday and enrolled.
On Monday there was no session Of
the Senate, that body having adjourned
on Friday until Tuesday, and nearly all
of the Senators being Mt home visiting
their families. In the House there was
a very slim attendance, and the bills to
amend the election laws, to regulate the
railroads and remodel tho Constitution