Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-12-14
WEDNESDAY, December c

and the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, December 6.
In TIE SENATE, a bill to incorporate Wad
malaw Island was reported unfaYOrably upon
by the committte on interpretations, and the
bill rejected.
Among the bills introduced and referred tC
the appropriate committees were the follow
ing:
Mr.. Wallace-Bill to provide for the more
speedy development of the Columbia Canal.
This bill provides for the use of at least two
hundred and fifty able-bodied cOnvicts during
the year 1883 and the appropriation OF 81, ,OO(
from the income of the Penitentiary, over
and above the amount necessary for the sup
port of that institution, for the employment
of skilled labor and engineers and for the
purchase of machinery and materials.
Mr.. Henderson-JOint resolution invoking
Federal aid for the better promotion Of the
public schools in the State.
The hour having arrived for the election OF
United States Senator in joint session, the
Senate repaired to the House of Representa-
tives.
At y NJ. the Senate took up for consider
alton the bill providing for the amendments
to the general railroad law. This bill provides
for the appointment of three railroad com
missioners by the Governor. 1t had beer
favorably reported from the railroad commit
tee, with few pro tornla amendments, and
now came up for it's second reading as the
special order. Several amendments to the
bill, as reported, were adopted, and the bill
passed it's second reading. General notice OF
amendment on the third reading was given.
The following measures passed third read.
ing and were sent to the House
Bill to ratify the amendment to Section II,
Article H. of the Constitution of the State OF
South Carolina, relating to the time Of hold
ing elections.
Bill to ratify the amendment to Section s,
Article VII, of the Constitution OF this State,
respecting the disqualification OF electors.
Bill to declare and define the law rs to the
right of the State to stand aside jurors on the
trial of misdemeanors.
Bill to amend Chapter LNNNlll Of the
General Statutes of the State, 1882 entitled
''Of masters, apprentices and labOrers."
IN THE HOUSE, after the disposition OF
some unimportant business the two Houses
met in joint assembly to aggregate the vote OF
United States Senator. The vote OF the two
Houses was announced, and it appearing that
Hon. NJ. G.. Butler had received Il majority OF
the votes cast, he was declared duly elected
United States Senator, to serve six years.
from March, 4th 1888,
Mr.. McCrady's resolution to refer all bills
resolutions, &C., relating to the election laws
to special joint committee of the two Houses
was taken up, and the resolution was placed
on the calendar.
The House agreed to the Senate concurrent
resolution petitioning Federal aid for the bet
ter promotion of public school education in
this State.
The following bills passed a third reading,
and were sent to the Senate
TO amend Section 254 of the General Stat.
utes of this State QSS2), so far as the same re-
lates to the time of meeting Of county boards
of equalization.
To prescribe and regulate the Calendar for
the Court of Common Pleas.
Mr.. Mckissck's bill to amend and declare
the law in relation to the empaneling and chal-
longing of jurors was recommitted to the judi
Ciary committee.
Mr.. Marshall, of Richland, introduced con-
current resolution providing for joint COM
mttee to consider the highway law of the
State and to recommend 4 uniform system OF
repairing highways in this State, the commit
tee to sit during the recess and to receive the
same per diem and mileage as members of the
General Assembly.
Unfavorable reports were made on bill re-
lating to the completion Of the Blue Ridge
Railroad bill relating to mortgages on
growing crops bill to repeal certain sections
of the Lien law, and Il bill relating to chattel
mortgages and liens.
The vote by which the bill to amend the law
with reference to the seizure OF crops under
liens was rejected was reconSidered on motion
of Mr.. Ingesby, of Charleston, and the Dill
was placed on the Calendar.
A favorable report was made on bill to
abolish the bureau Of immigration, also on a
bill to repeal the Lien law, and also on a Dill
to iucorporate the Southern Land Loan Asso-
citation.
The bill to repeal the Lien law, together
with the other bills relating to this general
subject, were placed on the Calendar. In con-
nection with the favorable report of the COM
mittee of agriculture for the repeal OF the law
majority report was submitted by Messrs.
Jerre Smith, w. Z. Wideman and }. Is. Nc
Laurin. of the committee on agriculture, re-
commencing that the bill do not pass.
The Speaker announced Messrs. Livingston,
Croft, Ingesby and Scuddy as the committee
ON the part of the House, under the concurrent
resolution previously adopted, providing Tor 4
Joint committee to consider and devise plan
for the establishment of Inferior Courts, or to
recommend changes in the trial justice system.
Notice was given of the introduction OF
twenty-one new bills, of which only the iol-
lowing are of general Importance By Mr..
Farley, for the better support OF the puollc
and graded schools of the State, and to au-
thorize the levy and collection of a local tax
for the support of the same. BY Mr. Morris,
to amend Section / ,2SS Of the General Statutes
in relation to interest Oh money.
THURSDAY, December !.
In THE SENATE the bill incorporating the
Southern Land Loan Association was taken
up. The bill had been reported on untayora-
Div by the committee on interpretations,
and was on the calendar for second reading.
An effort was made to secure its postpone
ment, but Senator Gaillard, who had intro
luced it, insisted that he would rather be
)eaten squarely at once than have it contin-
led on the calendar. The measure was then
discussed at considerable length, after which,
IN call of the yeas and nays the bill was
'ejected by the following vote:
Yeas-Brown, Byrd, Clyburn, Coker Earle,
Eerpuson. Field, IIarlee. Henderson, Howell.