Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-01-26

ures were introduced: By Mr.. Lartigue-bill
to repeal an Act to prohibit the sale Of spirit
uous liquors in the town Of Graham in Barn
we'll county. BY Mr.. BenbOw-Petltion OF
citizens of Clarendon county against the gen.
eral Stock law. BY Mr.. Moore-bill to incor-
porate the Sea Island Manufacturing Company.
BY Mr.. Henderson-Bill to authorize the
trustees of Chester to sell certain property.
BY Mr.. Bossard-Bll to amend All act to in
corporate the Georgetown and North Carolina
Narrow Gauge Railroad, so as authorize said
company to construct either broad or narrow
gauge over any portion Of the road.
A number of bills relative to phosphate min
ing on certain streams Of the State, and con-
ferring upon certain persons privileges and
rights to mine phosphate rock, were tabled.
The following were passed to the third read
ing: Bill to incorporate the Florence Railroad
Company. Bill to createa voting precinct at the
town of Inman, Spartanburg county. Bill to
prohibit the sale of spirituOus OF intoxicating
liquors, within the corporate limits of the
town of Seneca, except by druggists.
The bill to authorize the county commission
ers 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, of the coupons upon said bonds,
and the coupons upon bonds issued by said
county in aid of the Cheraw and Chester Rail-
road Company, maturing in lSS0, passed its
third reading and was ordered to be enrolled
for ratification.
The evening session was devoted to the
reading of the Code.
In THE HOUSE, Mr.. Murray offered a reso-
luton that no bill or joint resolution be intro
duced after the 23rd instant, except by COM
| mittees.
Mr.. Hemphill presented petitions Of citi-
zens of Chester against the sale OF intoXlca-
ting liquors in that town.
| The following bills were reported on favora-
bly, by the respective committees to whom they
had been referred Bill to provide a local op-
tion law for the cities, towns and villages of
this State. Bill to prevent the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors in the town of Chester. Bill to
enable persons to recover possession OF crops
seized under the lien law. Bill to incorporate
the Camden and Chester Railroad. Bill to
incorporate the Georgetown and North Caro-
| lima Railroad, so as to authorize the construc-
tion Of either broad OF narrow gauge road.
Unfavorable reports were made by the judi
ciary committee on Mr.. Marshall's bill to re-
peal the license fee of 500 to the State, pro-
vided in section of the Act to regulate the
sale of Intoxicating liquors and also Mr. Bis
sells bill to exempt portions of Colleton coun-
| Iy llOlu GLlc OltldllOllS VI odlu 1ASV' oooii
reports were adopted.
The committee on agriculture reported un-
favorably on the bill to permit tenants to re-
move the manure raised by them at the expi-
ration of their lease.
The Senate bill to authorize the cOnsolida-
tion of the Atlantic and French Broad Valley
Railroad Company, and the Edgefeld, Trenton
and Aiken Railroad Company, under the name
of the French Broad and Atlantic Railway
Company and to allow counties, cities, towns
and townships interested to subscribe to the
capitol stock thereof, passed a third reading
and was returned to the Senate with amend
ments.
The railroad bill was taken up, and after the
adoption of certain amendments, was passed
to third reading.
The bill creating the new county of Berkeley
was passed to third reading and also the
bill to provide for the preparation of rolls OF
troops furnished by the State of South Carroll:
ma to the army of the Confederate States, and
of the militia of the State in active service
during the war between the Confederate and
the United States.
The evening session of the House was occu.
pied in the discussion of the bill to exempt
Charleston county from the operation OF the the
liquor law. A lively debate ensued upon this
question, during which the liquor law was
discussed in all it's 4mifcations, but when the
vote was taken it resulted in the defeat of the
bill by 63 to 30.
The following special committee was ap
pointed by the Speaker to consider the election
law: Messrs. Johnstone, of Newberry; Muir
ray, of Anderson Williamson, of Darling
ton; Spencer, of Chesterfield; Simonton an6
Dennis, of Charleston; Hemphll of Chester
Massey, of York; Aldrich of Aiken; Wood
of Barnwel Messrs. tombstone, Spencer
Dennis, Aldrich, and Massey are understood
to be opposed to the bill, and the other five il
favor of most of it's provisions.