Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-12-22
WEDNESDAY, December II.

routine work was disposed Of. ..- ....s
The following bills were read the third time
and ordered enrolled for ratification Bill tt
limit the number of trial justices residing in
the Court House township of Chester to one
and to fix his compensation and the compenSa
tion of his constable. Bill to establish and
charter ferry across the CataWba River'be'
tween the counties of York and Lancaster
and to vest the same in James NJ. Ivy, his
heirs and assigns. Bill to confer upon the
Court of Common Pleas authority to heal
and determine any issue affecting the validity
of the original contract of marriage. Bill to
provide artificial limbs for all soldiers of the
State, who lost their legs or arms during mill.
tary service during the years 1861 to 1865, and
who have not been supplied under former Acts
of the General Assembly.
A message was received from the Governor
transmitting the petition of Hon. T. }. Mackey,
as the memorial says, '"late Circuit Judge,
and of Hon. A. J. Willard, late Chief Justice,
recommending the payment OF the balances OF
the salaries of the petitioners.
The concurrent resolution providing for a
recess of the General Assembly from the 22nd
of December to the 18th of January, was, on
motion of Mr.. Henderson, amended so as to
make the date of adjournment the 20th OF
December, and agreed to.
A night session Of the Senate was held, at
which a number of bills were passed to third
reading.
In THE HOUSE, a number of bills of local
interest only passed third reading and were
sent to the Senate.
Reports were also made Oh a number OF bills.
A message was received from the Governor
conveying communication from Hon. L. j.
Mackey in relation to unpaid portion Of sala-
ries of himself and Justice Willard.
The railroad bill came up on it's second read
ing and was discussed at length, several
amendments being proposed, and each propo-
sition to amend eliciting warm debate. One
bone of contention was over the section OF the
bill nthe discrimination by railroads. The
section provides that "It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons engaged in the transpor-
tation of property to charge or receive any
greater compensation for carrying, receiving,
storing, forwarding or hauling articles OF the
same character and description for shorter
than for longer distance in one continuous
carriage" Tie Senate amended ny adding
the following proviso: ''ProVlded nothlng
in this Act contained shall be construed so as
to require any corporation or combination OF
corporations to regulate their charges for
shorter distances by their proportion OF through
rates between terminal OF functional competl-
tive points. On this proyiso warm discus
sion ensued, and the motion to strike out the
proviso was then voted upon and lost. A mo-
tion was then made to strike out the whole
section, which motion was also lost by vote
of yeas, 25; nays, 73. On motion of Mr.. Tin.
dali. the number of commissioners was reduced
from three, as proposed in the bill, to one
Mr.. Simonton moved an amendment making
the commissioner an officer to he elected by
the people at each general election, instead
of appointed by the Governor, which was
adopted. At this point further discussion OF
the bill was suspended. ,,,
At the evening session a number or Dllls
were read a third time and sent to the Senate,
among them the following Bill requiring all
persons who are or may become engaged IN the
traffic of seed or mpacked lint cotton to keep
Il register of those from whom they purchase
Bill to make appropriations to meet the ordl-
nary expenses of the State government Tor the
fiscal year 1881.
The second reading of bill to revise the
General Statutes of the State was resumed at
section ITO, chapter LXIII, and continued TO
section 2046, chapter LXNlV. Pending the
reading motion was made by Dritfie, colored,
of Colleton, to strike out section 1888, prohlD-
iting intermarriage of races, which motion
was laid on the table.
The election bill was received frsm the Sen
ate, but on motion consideration OF the Dill
was deferred.