Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-12-21
ed, and also the supply bill. The rate of coun-
ty tax for York county was fixed at three
mills.

SATURDAY, December IA.
In THE SENATE, the following measures Of
public interest passed third reading: Bill
to repeal so much of the General Statutes as
provides that the Gevornor shall be member
of apd &c otfcicio Chairman of the Board Of
Visitors of the State Military Academy bill
to amend the code Of civil procedure relating
to the holding of the Convention Of Judg-
es; bill to reorganize the School Board Of the
city of Charleston, to provide and to give it
the power of providing liberal education for
meritorious pupils.
The Columbia Canal bill was then passed
and ordered to be sent to the House. AS the
bill now stands, it provides for the use OF 200
ahe-bOdied conyicts and an appropriation of
S20.0U0.
Mr.. Maxwell, for the Committee on HUI
name Institutions, introduced bill to regu-
late the admission of beneficiary lunatics to
the State Lunatc Asylum. This bill provides
I, that no lunatic shall he sent to the asylum
as BENEFICIARY unless on the recommendation
of the County Commissioners, County Auditor
and County Treasurer in other respects it is
similar to a bill which has already been before
the Senate.
Senator Callisens bill to provide for the
payment of the Commissioners and Managers
of election and their clerks at the last general
election and all general elections thereafter
was continued until next session. s..,.
The general appropriation bill was received
from the House and made the special order
for Monday at II O'Clock.
\ number of bills passed a second reading
and were ordered to be engrossed for a third
reading-among them a bill to abolish the
office of superintendent Of immigration and TO
devolve the duties thereof on the commission
er of agriculture, and the bill to incorporate
the Southern Land Loan Association.
In THE HOUSE, there was another active
skirmish on the Railroad bill. Mr. Murray, on
account of the large accumulation of matter
on the Calendar, and with view of disposing
of it so rs to reach an adjournment on Friday,
moved to discharge the Railroad bill until
Monday. This brought out Mr.. Inglesby, who
stoutly protested against the delay. Mr.. ST.
monton favored a postponement of the bill un-
til Monday, and MIR. Murray's motion was
adopted.
The bill to provide for the exemption of
general Stock law was then called up and was
discussed at great length and with much
animation. Messrs. Montgomery, jeremiah
Smith, HASKELL Spencer, and others strongly
advocated the bill, which passed second
reading with a number Of amendments. The
provisions of this bill have already been pub
lished, and as it passed the House the counties
of Beaufort, Clarendon, Georgetown, COlleton,
Marion, Williamsburg, Chesterfield, Kershaw,
Pickens and OcOnee are exempted from the
operations Of the general Stock law under the
conditions named in the bill.
After the disposition of this matter the
Supply bill was taken up, and passed it's sec
ond reading with few amendments.
The taxes are made due and payable in two
equal installments, the first payable from May
lst to June 1st, and the second from Septem-
Der lst to October Goth, 1888. 1t is left to
the option of the taxpayer to pay the first in
stallment in May or to pay the whole amount
in September or October, with penalty Of five
per cent. on the amount of the first INSTALL
ment.
A night session of the House was held, and
the following business disposed Of:
The bill to provide for the payment by
County Commissioners for the services of
Commissioner, Managers and Clerks of elec-
tion.
Un motion Of Mr.. Simonton, the bill was
amended so as to provide for the payment Of
accounts of Supervisors of Registration for
advertising and stationery.
Mr.. Croft offered an amendment providing
that Commissioners and Managers should
receive one dollar per DAY while actually en-
ployed and mileage of five cents per mile for
necessary travel, and clerks of election one
dollar per day while actually employed. This
amendment Mr.. Croft supported with an elo-
qupnt speech as to it's reasonableness and
justice. -----------~.-....
, Mr.. Murray opposed the amendment on the
ground that it would not improve the service,
but injure it and cost the State considerable
sum of money. The amendment was support.
ed by Messrs. Gary and Talbert and opposed
by Messrs. Mclver and Culp and was finally
adopted by a vote of SO to 81, and the bill was
ordered to a third reading.
The bill to rebate to liquor dealers portion
or license taxes paid in 1881 was killed, as was
also a bill making the real estate Of bondsmen
of County Treasurers liable for the obligations
of such bonds.
The Committee on State House and Grounds
reported bill providing for All annual appro-
"riation of $50, 900 for the completion of the
State House.