The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-12-15

against it would be made on the third
reading. 1t is by no means sure Of sue
cess.
Senator Smythe's resolution barring
out all bills after Friday next, excep,
those introduced by standing commit.
tees, was adopted.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
By Senator Youmans, bill to exempt
manufacturers Of native wines in Barn
well County from the operations Of the
prohibition law.
BY Senator Moore, of Anderson, con
current resolution to refer all petitions
before the Legislature on the subject Of
Prohibition to joint committee COM
posed of the judiciary committees of
the Senate and House, and :hat such n
committee take into consideration the
advisability Of general law on the SUBJ
ject Of liquor licenses.
HOUSE.
COLUMBIA, S. c., December 8. 1885.
The House got to WORK promptly at
10 o'clock this morning and managed to
get q considerable quantity of routine
work out Of the way.
The first special order Of the day was
the usual perennial trial justice amend
ment bill, which came up in the shape
OF bill to authorize the appointment
of two additional trial justices in Lau-
rons. Col. Simonton the chairman Of
the judiciary committee. had it made
the special order so as to make it an
omnibus bill, and requested members
who desired additional trial Justices to
be ready with their requests when the
bill came up. The following arc the
changes effected by the bill:
Laurens. two additional justices, one
at the Courthouse and one at Waterloo.
Abbevillc, one additional in Due
West township, outside the town.
Pickens, eight trial Justices altogcth
er.
Georgetown. one additional justice at
School District No. 9, upper Waccamaw.
Next in order the bill to repeal the
Act prohibiting the leasing out of con-.
victs was reached. there was some de-
sultory discussion of the bill and food
OF amendments. but these were all vo-
ted down, tho sentiment Of the House
being evidently in favor of the bill. In
fact there can scarcely be any doubt Of
the necessity Of repeating the law in
question. Unless this is done, an ap-
Of 100000 will be needed
to support the convicts.
Mr. McCrady moved to amend the
bill 40 as to virtually kill it, and sup.
ported his motion with an earnest
speech, beseeching the House not to 20
back upon :ts humane action Of last
year for any consideration of retrench-
ment.
Mr.. Folk, Of Edgefeld, opposed the
mendmcnt.
Mr.. Lyles, Of Richland. said that the
sentiments of the gentleman from
Chares:on (Mr. McCrady) were shared
by every one. and the committee had
considered the matter. This
bill gave protection to the convicts, but
at the same time permitted their hiring
out.
Other gentlemen followed, and in the
course Of the argument it was claimed
that the mortality among the convicts
in the Penitentiary was greater than in
the convict camps, owing to the INSULT
cheney Of the accommodations and the
want of proper clothing. and it was
claimed, therefore. that the passage Of
this bill and the repeating Of the Act of
last year would be simple act of hu-
Mr.. Brawley said he voted for the
bill last year in the hope that it would
effect remedy for n very grievous
wrong, but the Act had not accom-
plished it's purpose.
Mr.. McCrady's amendment was ta-
b'ed-years, 81, nays 6. Messrs. Flick
en-. McCrady, Davis, Simonton, Macus-
kcr and Mikell voted no.
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment pro-
hibiting the corporal punishment Of the
convicts by the contractors.
Mr.. Lee moved to amend this by al
provision prohibiting the inliction Of
punishment by any one.