The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1885-12-23

the county. He referred to the failure
of the efforts to punish Illicit liquor
selling.
The bill was further discussed by
Senators Moody of Murion, and lIowcil
of Collcton, who spoke against it. The
motion to strike Out the enactiny clause
of the bill was-Yeas Is, and mavs l6.
SO the bill was killed.
The census bill passed bv the House
came up OH the 10th inst. After some
discussion the Senate rejected the bill
by a vote of 10 to IA.
w hen the concurrent resolution rel
ahvc to Federal aid to education WAS
reached on the Calendar Senator You.
mans noved to strike out the rcsolv-
ing words. After brief debate be.
tween himself and Senator BUST, the
senate voted on the question. There
were IA yeas and 10 nays. A motion
to make the resolution a special order
for Friday was lost Dv Il vote OF - to
~. The resolution was then adopted
yeas IS, nays 16.
n concurrent resolution was passed
and sent to the House providing for
adjournment on the 24th inst.
Senator Smythc'S concurrent rcsolu-
ton providing for the return to Asher
Palmer of his stoves, &c, which the
Senate refused to pay for, was, after
some discussion defeated by Il vote of
10 to Is.
The Columbia Canal bill appropriatcS
$4,000 out Of the State treasury, TO
be returned from the surplus earnings
of the penitcntiarv. Ii passed the
Senate by a vote of 20 to IA.
The bill to compel the charge OF a
minimum tuition fee of $40 in the
South Carolina College, caused some
debate, but was killed by II vote IS TO
16.
a large number Of bills, ofloca! or
limited interest only, were passed to
their third reading.
The canal bill passed its third read
ing without opposition. Senator j. Il.
Moorc's bill to make the appropriation
$4,000 only, was Killed.
The House bill CDR. Popc's) 10 reg
ulatc lawyers costs was killed bv a
vote of Is to 10.
The bill to reduce the Railroad Com
MISSION TO II member, appointed bv
the Governor, was passed to its third
reading by Il vote of 2G to I.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The bill to provide for the compile
ton Of the State House was passed to
its third reading. 1t appropriatcs
$S3 ,6il.3S, and provides for the COM
plction of the contemplated work
before the mex session of the General
Assembly.
The bill to provide for the infection
of corporal punishment was Killed,
The bill to authorize the sinking
fnnd commissioners to invest such
portion of the fund in their posses
sion rs they may deem advisable in
the purchase and Improvement of
lands for the use OF the State Pcnitcn-
tiaary was indefinitely postponed.
The Scnotc amendments to the bill
to utilize the labor of convicts were
agreed to. AS the bill passed the House
prisoners sentenced to one wear or
less imprisonment were made liable to
work on public works. The Senate
fixed the term at sixty days.
The ways and mcan committee of
the House submitted II report on that
portion of the Governors message re-
fcrring TO the lost tax year. The com
mittce suggest that the State treasurer
be authorized to borrow $4,000 and
the county trcasurcrs omc-ihird the
amount licvcd for county purposes.
They say that in their opinion there
are but two ways in which the def
cheney caused by the failure to levy Il
TAX in 1876 can be supplied. One is
to raise the money the money BY extra
taxation, and the Other to amend the
constitution so as to permit the issuing
OF bonds to cover the amount. they
cannot recommend this latter proceed
ing. They think that an extra tax of
one half Il mill for two years will sup
ply the deficiency. The report was
laid upon the table to be considered
later in the session.
Gen. IIemphil's bill to apolish free
tuition in the South Carolina College,
caused a long and warm debate. Mr..
Simonton moved to strike out the
cnacting clause, and spoke in favor OF
free tuition. MesSrs. Scudday of An
dcrson, Spencer of Chcstcrliicld, Lylcs
of Richland, Aldrich of Aiken, Ravsor
of Orangeburg, Haskell Of Richland,
and llutson OF Hampton spoke ON the
same side. Messrs. lIcmphill of Alb.
bcville, Wilson OF Spartanburg, Petit
grew of Darlington, Donaldson and
Anscll of Grcenvillc, and Pope ofNcw-
berry, spoke in favor of the bill. The
yeas and nays were called on the notion
to strike out thu cnarting clause, and
resulted: Yeas 80, nays 80. So the
bill was killed.
The House adopted a concurrent res.
olution looking to the purchase by the
State of the old "Slar Fort i'm Able
vile county, near N~incty>Six. The
secretary of State has been directed ia
inquir" upon what terms the p;"pcrty
can be purchased and to report 20 the
y resolution has also been adopted
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