Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-12-21
LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
TUESDAY, December r.
In THE SENATE, Mr.. Smythe's bill modify.
ing the Usury law came up, being placed on
the calendar at his request for second read
ing In It's original form 1t changed Section
l,28S of the Revised Statutes so as to read as
follows "No greater rate of interest than 7
per cent. per annum shall be charged, taken,
agreed upon or allowed upon any contract
arising in this State for the hiring, lending or
use Of any money Or any other commodity, un-
less greater rate of interest than per cent,
be agreed upon in writing and such writing
signed by the party or parties to he charged
Herewith" &C., sc. There was no extended
discussion of this bill. Senator Perry moved
to amend by inserting the words "but not
greater than 10" between the words "seven"
and ''per cent" Senator Smythe opposed
this. He said that if any limit was made to
the amount of interest to he charged of course
every one would charge the full amount allow
ed.
Senator Henderson offered an amendment
to Senator Perry's amendment, allowing con-
tracts to he made up to the rate of II per cent.
Senator Callison moved to lay this amend
ment to the amendment on the table. Adopt
ed without a division.
The vote then recurred on Senator Perry's
10 per cent. amendment, and the yeas and
nays being ordered, it resulted
Yeas-Beaty, Benbow, Callison. Ferguson,
Field, Hart, Leitner, Maxwell, Mccall, Moore
of Anderson, Moore of Hampton, Moore of
spartanburg, Munro, Perry, Redfearn and
Shanklin-lG.
Nays-Brown, Buist, Coker, Earle, Gail
lard, Henderson, Howell, Lartgue, Muller,
Patterson, Robinson, Simmons, Smythe, Wal
lace and Williams-15.
So the amendment was adopted. Senator
Maxwell then moved to strike out tho enact
ing clause of the bill On this the vote stood !:
Letner, Moore of Anderson, Moore of 11amp-
ton, Muller, Munro. Patterson, Shanklin and
Wallace--12.
Nays-Beaty, Benbow, Buist, Coker, Earle,
Ferguson, Field, Gaillard, Hart, Henderson,
l.artigue, Mccall. Moore of Spartanburg, Per-
ry, Redfearn, Robinson, Simmons Smythe
and Williams-19.
Senator Maxwell was paired with Senator
IZlar.
The bill then passed it's second reading with
out a division.
The bill to pay certain circuit Judges por-
tion of back salary, claimed to be due them,
was defeated by a vote of II to 14-Senator
Hart, Of York, voting with the minority.
The bill reported by the committee on edu-
cation to authorize the school districts of the
State to levy and collect special tax to sup
plemtnt the State school tax. came up at
1.30P. NJ, as the special order for that hour
and elected lengthy debate, and on the vote
to strike out the enacting clause, the bill was
defeated by % to Ex-senator Hart, of York,
voting yea.
4 number of bills passed their third reading
and were sent to the House.
The bill to regulate the right Of dover was
killed on the third reading by u vote Of lS
tc Is.
Several other second and third reading bills
we're continued.
The bllto amend the Usury law was in
troduced several days since by Mr.. Morris,
of DarlinitOn, and provides for the amend
ment of tie existing law by making the regu-
lar rate ofnterest in this State I per cent,
except upn written contracts, wherein, by
express ageement, rate of interest not ex-
ceeding l02er cent. may he charged.
\ motto. to strike out the enacting clause
was defeatd by a vote of ~ to 36-all the
Representatives from York voting in the atfir-
NATIVE.
Mr. Boh of Spartanburg, then moved to
amend the ill by adding the following Sec
tion: ''Tht any person or corporation who
shall receit as interest any greater amount
than is helm provided, forfeit also double
the sum so oeceiyed, to he collected by sepa-
rate actionor allowed us a counter claim to
any acion brought to recover the principal
sum-"
With TIL amendment, the bill passed to a
third readig by vote of 10 yeas to 40 nays.
The bill { incorporate the Southern Land
Loan Association was then passed to third
reading.
The folwing bills ware rejected: To
amend theIeneral Statute relating to legal
holidays amend the General Statues re-
lating to glrdians and wards and minors to
abolish thetfice of county auditor.
4 bill toatify the amendment to the Con-
stitution Hating to the time of holding
elections, ri the bill TO ratfy the amendment
| to the Conitution relating to the diSqualiti-
cation of ectors, were finally passed upon
the call ofhe House. On these questions
Messrs. Rkett. CAN'T, Mills, Pinckney,
Ravenel, bbinson, Andrew and James Sim
gleton, anGoultre, all colored Republicans,
voted in thnegative.
4 numl, of bills and joint resolutions
passed tfd reading and were sent to the
Senate-aDng them a bill to require persons
erecting Ebed wire fences to build them
with a plat Oh top
WEDNESDAY, December 13.
IN THE ENATE, Senator Smythe presented
the petitiCof d. II. Corbin and VIM. Stone,
praying Fl relief of a Judgment rendered