Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-12-01

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THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
The General Assembly of South Carolina
met in annual session IN Columbia, at II NJ,
on Tuesday of last week, 22d ultimo, nearly
all the members of each branch being present
at the opening.
In THE SENATE, after the Clerk had called
the roll and a quorum was announced, the
President delivered a short address, when then
usual committees were appointed to inform the
Governor and the House, that the Senate was
in session and ready for business.
Mr.. Moore, of Hampton, submitted the re-
port of the commission to revise the militia
laws of the State, with bill for the same pur-
bill and report were referred to the military
committee.
Mr.. Smythe submitted the report of the joint
committee on common carriers, together with
a bill in Connection Herewith, which was read
the first time, placed on the calendar without
reference, and made the special order for next
day at / o'clock.
Mr.. Wylie submitted the report of the joint
commission on constitutional amendments,
which was made the special order for Friday
at O'Clock.
Mr.. Smythe introduced a bill to amend the
law in relation to the assignment of insolvent
debtors. The amendments are as follows:
/. Any assignment of an insolvent debtor of
his or her property, in which any preference or
priority is given to any creditor over other credi-
tors, shall be absolutely Dull and void.
2. Any attachment sequestration, seizure or
execution or transfer of any property OF an lnsol-
vent debtor made within - days before the
making Of the assignment, with a view to give
preference to any creditor or perons having
claim against the assignor, is declared void, and
the assignee may recover the value of the prop
erty. This provision, however, is not to be con.
strued 30 as to invaidate any loan of actual
value or the security therefor made in good faith
upon the security taken in good faith on the oc-
casion of the making of the loan.
8. Whenever any debtor shall assign his or her
property for the benefit of his or her creditors, it
debtor either by simple contract. specially or in
any other manner, to institute proceedings against
the said debtor either to attack and set aside the
said deed of assignment or to enforce the provls-
ions thereof, for any other purpose whatsoever,
without first obtaining and entering up judgment
against the said debtor upon the claim or demand
so held by said creditor or creditors.
Bill to repeal an Act to amend an Act en-
titled can Act to utilize the convict labor of
the State,' and to prohibit the hiring out of
convicts for agricultural purposes; also, bill
to repeal all Acts allowing the directors of the
Penitentiary to farm out convicts, and bill
to further regulate the hiring or farming out
of the convict labor Of the State. These bills
were introduced at the last session, and on
motion of Mr.. Smythe, were ordered to be
continued on the calendar and to be reprinted.
In THE HOUSE, the dispatch OF business
was commenced without any unnecessary de-
lay-Speaker Sheppard in the chair. The roll
being called and quorum announced, the
Speaker delivered short address, after which
committees were appointed : to inform the
Governor and the Senate that the House was
in session and ready for business.
Mr.. Ward, of Edgefeld, presented the petit
tion of 1900 citizens of that county for the
passage of stock law.
Col. Simonton, in behalf of the commission
on Constitutional amendments, submitted
report embodying six joint resolutions, intend
ed to cover the proposed amendments. These
are as follows
/. An amendment to substitute an article for
Article T. relating to the Judicial branch Of the
government. The chief changes proposed is that
Judges of the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts
are to hold office during good behavior.
2. An amendment to Section 10, Article /, OF
the COnStltQtlOn, respecting tn6 SUMMARY
and punishment of misdemeanors.
3. An amendment to Section 2, Article 10, so
as to provide for State board of education and
the appointment of County School commission
erS.
4. An amendment to Section 8, Article re-
specting disqualification of felectors This makes,
in addition to treason and murder, "burglary,
larceny, perjury, forgery, duelling, or any other
infamous crme' disqualification to vote.
s. Article II to be added to the Constitution.
ma nf office officers
the State Government and of the members OF
the General Assembly four instead of two years.
6. An amendment to Section 3, Article 2, max
ing the limits of new county 40o square miles
and 25. 600 inhabitants.
On the joint resolution providing for Con-
stitutional Convention, the commission report
unfavorably. The whole matter was made the
special order for Friday next.
Mr.. E. B. Murray, from the joint commits
sion, submitted the report on the election
laws, which was ordered for consideration
next day. The substance Of the report is pub
lished on the first page of this issue OF the
ENQUIRER.
A resolution was adopted referring all bills
and resolutions on the calendar, back to their
appropriate committees.
Mr.. Haskell, from the joint commission on
Railroads, reported bill to provide "a, general
railroad law, which was read by it's title.
WEDNESDAY, November %.
In TIE SENATE, Mr. Perry submitted the
report of the joint committee on election laws,
with several bills from that committee. The
bills were read the first time and with the report
made the special order for Friday at 2 7. M.
The committee on interpretations reported
favorably on bill to incorporate the Associate
Reformed Synod of South Carolina.
The repOrt of the Joint committee relating
to common carriers, with accompanying bill,
was made the special order for 1890 on Mon
day.
The Governors annual message was received
and read, and the various matters therein
treated of referred to the appropriate commit,
tees. The full text of the message ispublshed
OH the first page of this issue of the ENQUIRER.
A bill to regulate the licensing of physicians
and surgeons, the principal object of which is
to put a stop to the business ofitinerant quacks,
passed to its third reading. The bill was