Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-12-15
CHE Aurkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE. s. c.. i:
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. Is, 1881.
THE LEGISLATURE.

THE LEGISLATURE.
For our summary of the proceedings OF the
Legislature, we feel constrained to make our
Acknowledgements to the Charleston NeTs and
Courier and the Columbia Register, which pa
pers furnish comprehensive reports of each
days proceedings. AS may be seen, very lit
tie public work Of Importance has as yet been
completed. The bill for the repeal of the lien
law was effectually killed by the House of
Representatives ON Friday; and though the
opponents of the lien law threaten to bring up
bill in another form for it's repeal, it is safe
to predict, from the vote of Friday, that let
the measure be revived in ever so questionable
shape, the lien law will be left on the statute
books substantially in the form under which
it has given majority of the people Of the
State general satisfaction ever since its enact
ment. Our private advices from Columbia are
to the effect that The agricultural committee
We're equally divided on this bill, and the chair
man decided it's fate before the committee by
casting his vote in favor of it's repeal This
led to minority report in opposition to the re-
peal, signed by siy members of the committee,
among them Mr.. ones, of York. On the final
vote before the II )use, of the York delegation,
all voted against the repeal excepting DR..
Black, who voted aye.
On the subject of general fence law for the
State, which excepting from its provisions two
or three counties, has passed the House, the
Senate will probably be about equally divided,
and the fate of he bill before that body is
somewhat doubtful.
The registration bill, which has passed the
Senate, will be strongly contested in the House.
While the low country generally desire this
law, opposition to it comes mainly from the
counties in the up country. The latest phase
of this question is thus given by a correspon-
dent of the Ne,rs and Courier, under date OF
last Sunday:
A majority of the State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, at their meeting in Columbia
last week, agreed to recommend the adoption
of law providing for registration pure and
simple the severance of Federal and State
elections, and the reduction of the number OF
boxes to four instead of eight, as provided in
the bill now before the General Assembly-one
box for the State, one for the county, one for
the legislative and one for the Federal offices.
The committee think that the adoption OF such
u bill will harmoniZe the different views OF all
the counties and secure a very fair settlement
of a most perpleXing problem.
1t is not improbable that the two houses will
finally agree upon bill modelled upon the sug-
gestions thrown out by the State Democratic
Executive Committee as above indicated.
In the Senate, on Monday, the bill for the
repeal of the lien law was indefinitely post
poned. The committee of agriculture of the
Senate, to whom the bill providing for a gen.
eral stock law for the State was referred, met
on Monday evening for the special considera-
ton of the bill. This was the third meeting Of
the committee on the subject. After consid-
ering the whole matter, the committee deter
mined to report the bill back to the Senate
without recommendation. Three OF the COM
mittee favored the passage of the billand three
were opposed to it. The seventh member was
absent: The advocates of the bill claim that
it will pass the Senate by very small majori-
ty, while the opponents of the measure are al
most equally confident of defeating it's passage.
A conference of the Democratic Senators was
held in the Senate Chamber on Monday night
to discuss the esistration and the election BILL
Mr.. Jeter was called to the chair, and Mr..
Beatty was appointed secretary The confer
ence was held with closed doors.
In the House, on Monday, Senate concur
rent resolution urging the members of the
General Assembly to accept the invitation to
visit the Atlanta Exposition and go in body,
leaving Columbia on the Goth instant, was
agreed to after sharp debate. There is diff
ference of opinion as to whether this resolution
binds the General Assembly to go, as the reso-
luton to adjourn, for the recess, on the 2lst
instant has still been unacted upon by the Sen
ate. The majority of the members are very
anxious to go, however, and if cheap railroad
fare can be arranged the probability is that the
Legislature will adjourn on the 10Th and large
number of the members will go in body, to-
gether with the Governor and the State officers
as an official representation from the State.
Under the resolution the members are to pay
all their own expenses.