Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-01-19

on bill to incorporate the Bennettsvlle and
CAMDEN Railroad Company. The committee
on agriculture also reported unfavorably on
the petition of citizens Of Sumter county to
provide relief for persons suffering from fall
ure of crops. The report was adopted. The
petition asked that the Legislature should
devise some scheme for making advances to
such persons as may have suffered from failure
of their crops, and the committee report that
they have been unable to suggest any plan ny
which the relief prayed for could be furnlshed
by the State.
The bin to authorize the sreopening of the
Citadel Academy was rejected by g, vote OF
55 to 80. s..::5lsI. i! j+!-
Parker stated that he had given the matter
deliberate consideration during the recess, ana
his previous conviction in opposition to regis
tration had been confirmed !; and he now
moved as test of the views of the House,
that the End section, requiring registration,
should be stricken out.
Mr., Haskell spoke in favor Of the registra-
tion feature, but would feel constrained to
vote against the bill on the final issue.
The vote was taken, which resulted in re-
tanning the section by a vote of yeas, 53;
nays, 81.
III,
change has come over the views Of members OF
the House, it was apparent that a conference
was necessary and he moved that further
consideration Of the bill be postponed. The
question of postponement was put and carried.
The railroad bill was then taken up, pend
ing discussion of which, the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, January IA.
In THE SENATE, the session was almost
wholly taken up by debate on resolution
introduced by Mr.. Smythe to suspend therules
for conducting business in the Senate, as TO
the bill for revising and consolidating the
General Statutes of the State. Mr.. Smythe
maze long and carefully prepared argument
| in support Of the resolution. After general
discussion, on motion of Mr.. Henderson, the
whole matter was laid on the table by vote
of % TO 6, so that the Code will now have to
be read section by section until the entire vol
luminous matter is disposed Of. a.ar
| The claim of Hon. j. G. Sheppard for ser
vices as Acting Solicitor of the Fifth Circuit,
was taken up, and after long discussion, was
passed.
Among the new bills introduced are the fol-
lowing BY Mr.. Miller, to repeal the general
Stock law which was passed before the recess.
By Mr.. Harllee to make it a misdemeanor in
a clerk of the court or judge of probate, or
master to allow any record to be taken from
their respective offices and to prescribe a PEN
alty for the same. BY Mr.. Muller, to repeal
an Act entitled s'An Act to provide General
Stock law and regulate the operations Of the
same,'' approved December 20, 1881.
at the night session, the reading OF the
Code was resumed, and proceeded without IN
cident until the hour of adjournment. .a"t4t
IN THE HOUSE, Mr.. Prince presented ape
tition from the citizens of Anderson asking
the prohibition of the sale of liquor in the
town of Anderson. Mr. Murray presented
counter petitions on the same subject.
Mr.. Hemphill presented petition against
the sale of LIQUOR at Chester Court House. 'ii'2
Mr.. Werner presented bill to exclude the
mountainous portions of Oconee county from
the operations Of the Stock law. .a;if,;
Unfavorable reports were received on the
following bills: To allow forfeited lands 10
be sold at private sale On the bill to amend
the act to provide for the assessment and Gana. a
tion of real estate. On the bill to repeal the
Act recurring the State Treasurer to publish
monthly reports, with a substitute bill looking
to the same end. - -
ON the bill to repeal the usury law taVora-
BILE report was received, and also minority
report against the passage of the bill. 81
The committee on agriculture reported un-
fayorably on the Governors message on the
Stock law, and asked to be discharged from
the further consideration Of the matter. The
committee say that they are of the opinion
that any supplemental legislation will annui
the operation Of the law which the Governor
in the first part of his message admits Will be
a great benefit to the State. Ihe report was
adopted without debate.
Mr.. Johnstone moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the bill to reopen the Citadel Acade-
nv had been rejected. The motion was adopt
ed. when aftera lengthy debate the bill, amend
ed 80 as to reduce the appropriation for the
support of the institution from 600 to
$4,000, passed to a third reading. The House
then adjourned until Monday. ' "'
...... w.. .... MONDAY, January 16.
In THE SENATE, the bill to establish the
new county of Berkeley was passed to third
reading. ... ..... ......u...,,!i.,
A number of Bills passed their third read
ing, among them bill to incorporate Kings
Mountain Military School at YOrkvile. Bill
to authorize the county commissioners OF
Chester county to apply the money now in
hand, which was collected for the purpose OF
retiring bonds issued by said county in aid OF
the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Rail-
road Company, to the payment of the coupons
upon said bonds, and the coupons upon bonds
issued by said county in aid OF the CheraW
and Chester Railroad Company maturing IN
| 1880. r.. ....... ........ ~. a, =. ia.
In regard to the message of the Governor
recommending supplementary legislation on
the Stock law, the committee Of agriculture
of the Senate say in their unfavorable report
that, considering the gravity of the subject
and the high source from which this recon-
meniation sprung, they have given this matter
their most careful consideration, and are OF
the opinion that if the General Assembly would
adopt the suggestion of supplementary legis-
lation recommended by the Governor, that
such action would tend rather to increase than
diminish the difficulties that may arise in the
practical operation of the law" !" ..........,-...
Mr.. Murray introduced a resolution that the
Judiciary committee be instructed to consider
and report to the house bill to establish
county court for the purpose OF reducing the
jurisdiction of trial justices and relieving the
Circuit Courts of portion OF it's business, II
| in the Judgment of the committee such meas
ure will be beneficial to the public interests.
The Election bill was discharged for the
dav. and the railroad bill was taken up and
discussed to the hour of adjournment.
| The chairman of the commission on the
code made report relative to the assessment
and collection of taxes, which was ordered for
future consideration.
| Mr.. Witherspoon introduced bill to pre-
vent the sale of spirituous liquors in the town
of Yorkville. :ie a.-..
In THE HOUSE, Mr.. Prize, of Union, intro
duced bill to declare the law in relation 10
| liens
Mr. Hemphill, a bill to incorporate the Ches-
| ter and Camden Railroad Company.
NNErY-S1x, S. c., April Ia, 1872.
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