Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-12-15

watchman at joint salary Of S4O0 year was
stricken out, and the Adjutant- General is left
to take care of the State property in his office
as best he can. The seventeenth section,
which provides for the appointment OF ten
aides by the Governor, was amended, SO as 10
leave it discretionary with the Governor as TO
the number of aides he should appoint. Sec
tion thirty-four which provides for the levy
of tax of ne-tenth of one mill on all taxable
property of the State outside the city or
Charleston, which is elsewhere PROVIDED 1or,
the proceeds from which shall be distributed
in counties where the taxes are PAID, 1er tne
purpose of improving the efficiency OF the vol
unteer troops of the State, one tenth OF the
amount raised to be given to the National
Guard in such counties where this organlZa-
tion exists. Mr.. Murray moved that this
section be stricken out Mr.. McCrady spoke
in favor of the section, and after debate, IN
which other members participated, for and
against, the motion was lost by a vote OF 81
yeas to SO nays.
The bill amending the General Statutes in
relation to the time in which actions may be
brought against executors and administrators,
passed it's third reading.
The bill repeating the lien law was made the
special order for Thursday.
A bill to fix by law the weight of bushel
of cotton seed was under discussion at the
time of adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, December I.
In THE SENATE, the committee on agrlcul-
ture submitted majority and minority reports
OH bill to repeal all acts relating to agrlcul-
tural liens excepting landlord and labor liens.
The majority report is unfavOrable to the pro-
posed repeal and the minority report favorable,
Ordered for consideration next day.
The bill to establish general stock law, and
also large number of other bills of local ma
ture, were received from the House and appro-
priately referred. -r
Mr.. Witherspoon introduced a bill to char
ter the Charlotte, Anderson and Atlanta Rail
road Company. Also, joint resolution au.
thorizing the county treasurer OF York to pay
certain funds to certain schooltrustees. Also,
petition for the relief of John l.. Watson.
for services as treasurer of ork county.
IN THE HOUSE, after the conclusion OF the
routine work, the special Order-being the
Convention bill-was taken up; but on mo-
tion of Mr.. Simonton the consideration OF the
bill was postponed until Monday. H3 - -
The House then took up the election law,
the question being a motion by Mr.. Parker to
strike out all of chapter l, relating to registra-
tion, except the first section. He called tor
the yeas and nays, which resulted-yeas, 90;
nays. so. Mr.. johnson then moved the post
ponement of the bill until the Goth instant,
which, after considerable discussion, was
adopted. . .,.s...j tt,,.t
The militia bill was then taken up, when
Mr. Jones, of York, moved to reconsider the
vote whereby the thirty-fourth section, pro.
viding for the levy of tax OF one-tenth o. OF
one mill for "the purpose Of improving the
efficiency of the volunteer troops" &C., which
had been passed on the previous day. Mr..
Jones said he made the motion to reconsider,
but did SO with no intent to diminish any
amount which should be thought proper to be
appropriated for encouraging and aiding the
volunteer system. He thought that as there
are counties where no volunteer organization
exists. it is unnecessary to levy general tax
applicable to those counties, when the aid de-
sired could be secured by an appropriation.
He disclaimed any wish or purpose TO dlmin-
ish, by one dollar, whatever was shown TO pe
necessary. a.s. -. 8" ..7I'I
A vote was then taken, and the motion to
reconsider was adopted by ayes, 54 nays, A.
Mr. Jones then moved to strike out the sec
tion. Mr.. Johnson spoke in favor OF retain
ing the section. Mr.. Black, of York, replied
to Mr. johnson, showing that the scheme OF
the bill in antecedent sections provides that the
militia organization of the State shall consist
of the volunteer troops and National Guards
and that the number of existing volunteer
troops and National Guards shall not De IN
creased, and therefore, there could be no rea-
son to raise fund by taxation from every man
in the State for purposes, which, undef tne
very letter of the Act itself, it could not De
made to apply. He also thought it an unnecII
essarv burden on the people in the counties
where military organizations do not exist, to
lew this tax. MI Murray also spoke in favor
of striking out the section. The motion TO
strike out the section was then voted on, ana
was agreed to- being reversal OF tine ]udg-
ment of the House on the same subject the
preceding day. .. SUE,
Section forty-sx was then stricken out, to
conform to the action on section thlrty-touf:
On motion of Mr.. Simpson, the power OF
Imprisonment for offenses against the Act was
stricken out of section 49, r. - ECO.
Mr.. Simpson offered a substitute for section
thirty-four which was adopted. 1t PROVIDES
that all appropriations made for the benefit OF
the State militia shall be distributed among
the counties in proportion to their representa-:
tion in the House of Representatives and
provided that in the case Of counties where no
military organizations exist that the fund
shall be under the control Of the AdJutant-
! General . ..-.., l. ~ -.-.ln 1891, -.
In the evening session, after number OF
bills of a private or local nature were read
third time and ordered to be sent to the SEN
ate, the special order, being Dill TO revise
the General Statutes was taken up, ana Che
reading thereof resumed at section 934 ana
continued to section ,072. The only materla
amendment made was section Oh, pertain
ing to the road law, which was amended so as
to make the ages between which persons shall
be liable to road duty from 16 to so, in all the
counties: and section 1912 was amended so
as to exempt from road duty teachers and
students of schools and colleges, ministers OF
the gospel, millers who are employed on mer-
chant mills working at least six days in the
week, and the warner for five days." ,..lr .e.
a" THURSDAY, December, 8.
In THE SENATE, the bill to provide for
general railroad law for the State; resolu-
tion from the House providing for recess
from the 22nd of December to the 10th OF
January and a bill to cede and vest in Mrs.
Susan A. Boylston all the right, title and IN,
terest of the State in that portion OF the canal
on Catawba River, which lies within the Doun-
daries of the land of said Susan A. Boylston,
in Chester county, were made special orders
for subsequent days. ,e" IN =.
Importance. ...-s-
In THE HOUSE, Mr. Alexander offered
| concurrent resolution to take recess on the
| 22nd OF December and resume ON the I'm OF
January, which was amended to read N'the
| 10th of january and adopted. =" .,3>E
The special order, being the general railroad
law, was discharged, and the bill for the re-
peal of the lien law was taken up. A lengthy
discussion ensued, in which MIR. Black, OF
Spartanburg, spoke in favor of the repeal.
Mr.. Barber, of Chester, spoke against the
repeal of the law. He said it was urged by
a class of men who farm well on paper but