Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-12-11
THIrRSDAY. December +

THURSDAY, December 4.
IN THE SENATE, among the new bills in
troduced was one providing for the licen-
sing of purchasers of seed cotton.
Among the bills passed to their third
reading Was one to amend the Code of Pro-
cedure in reference to extra terms of the
Circuit Courts of the State. The following
is the substance of the bill:
That Section % of the Code of Procedure
of this State be amended so as to read as
follows: Special sessions of the Courts of
Common Pleas or General Sessions may be
held whenever so ordered, either by the
Chief Justice or by the Circuit Judge at the
time of holding the Circuit Court of the coun-
ty for which the extra, term may be order
ed, of which extra term such notice shall
be given as the Chief Justice or the Circuit
Judge so ordering the same may direct !:
Provided, That if such extra term Of eth
er or both of the Courts aforesaid be order
ed by the Chief Justice, he may order any
one of the Circuit Judges to hold the same {:
PrOritled further, That no cause shall be
tried at any extra term Of the Court Of
Common Pleas for any circuit, unless the
said cause shall have been previously dock
eted upon some one Of the Calendars of the
last preceding regular term Of said Court.
At | o'clock the members of the Senate
repaired to the Chamber of the House of
Representatives to participate in the GER
emonies of the Governors and Lieutenant
Governors Inauguration. When these eX-
ercises were concluded the Senate returned
to its hall and was called to order by its
President pro ten1., Mr.. Izlar.
IN THE HOUSE, a number of bills were
introduced, read first time and referred
| Among those of Il general character were
several to amend the general stock Law !;
to incorporate the Charleston and EutaW-
Vile Railroad; to declare the law in rela-
ton to payment of Election Commissioners,
Managers, clerks, &C.; to repeal the Lien
Law; to amend the General Statutes in re-
lation to the powers Of Probate Judges.
Att p. NJ, the hour fixed for the ceremo-
nies of inauguration Of the Governor and
Lieutenant-Governor-elect having arrlv-
ed the Sergeant-at-ArmS proclaimed the
Senate in attendance, and the Speaker an
nounced the fact to the House. The House
arose and remained standing, while the Sen
ate, led by Hon. J. +. Izlar, President, and
r.. Stobo Farrow, Esq, Clerk, filed into the
hall, preceded by the Sergeant-at- Arms OF
the Senate, bearing the traditional sword OF
State, and the Sergeant-at- Arms of the
House. bearing the pOnderous and mag
nticcnt Colonial Speakers Mace.
Shortly after, the Governor and Lieuten-
t-GOvcrnOr were announced, and with
their escort, entered in the following order:
The Governor and Observation-Disclosures
elect, arm in arm; the joint Committee OF
Arrangements Of the House and Senate;
the Judges Of the Supreme Court; Judges
Bond and Bryan of the United States Cir
cult Court; the Judges of the Circuit Courts
of the State; and the Presidential Electors,
and Mayors Courtcnay of Charleston and
Rhett of Columbia.
After the Inauguration ceremonies were
concluded, the House resumed the regular
order of business, and Il number OF bills OF
local interest only passed their third reading.
FRIDAY, December ..
IN TIE SENATE, several unimportant
bills were introduced, and II number passed
to their third reading.
The committee on Railroads submitted
majority unflvorable and minority tavOra-
blc-rcports on the various bills to amend
the General Railroad law, which were Or
lered for future consideration.
The Special Order for l o'clock-report of
the Judiciary Committee on Resolution as
TO the preparation of Il Bill providing for
two additional Circuits in this State and
two Circuit Judges therctOr-Was taken up,
and resulted in the defeat of the bill.
SATURDAY, December 6.
IN THE SENATE, the bill to provide
remedy against the estate Of deceased per-
sons for tOrts committed during their life
time, which had been reported on untavor-
ably by the Judiciary committee, was the
first of the second reading bills called up.
\ motion to adopt the report and reject, the
bill was earnestly and very ably opposed by
Mr.. Patterson. His argument was master,
" and was listened to with intense interest
by all present, especially by the members of
the legal fraternity: -,
Ar Rnhn nnd nthnrs took iSSIln with Mr