The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-24
ritz aENgRAL ASSEMBLY i
lwHAr TtIEY Ans n6iNd AND wHAr
THEY ARE Nor D6INSs.

SynopsiB OF tho Proceedings OF the Senate
and tho House, in tho Fourth wcek of
~ the Session. An' .'"'' -.
+ The Senate passed the bill to repeal
the Act prohibiting the sale of spirilu-
pus liquors in Oc0nee Acounty. The
bill to revise the usury law was killed.
There was no opposition whatever 10
The bill to permit the s,;lo of domestic
Wines manufactured in the State)
Without license. The bin to amend
Section ! ,O21, General Statutes, reIat-
ing TO disbursement of poll tax, was
killed.
g. Tho House bill to require tho board
Of agriculture and the directors Of the
penitentiary TO pay into the State
treasury all moneys collected by them
from any source had been unfavorablv
reported by the agricultural committee,
VINO considered that it would hamper
these departments in expenditures
which were proper but could not be
anticipated by the General Assembly
. In its appropriation bills. Other Sena-
tors objected to 1t because it would
place both departments at the mercy
OF legislators. 1t was speedily dis.
posed of when it came up for its
second reading. Senator Moody moved
20 indefinitely postpone the unfavora-
Pie report of. the committee. Senator
9oumans moved to table this motion.
Ihi: last motion prevailed by the fol.
lowing vote: Yeas 20; nays II. The
bill was then killed.
Ihe House bill to repeal tho Lien
Law came up in The Senate on th, 14th
ddst. Senator Earle moved TO strike
Il ont the enacting words, and made n
speech In favor Of his motion, Those
who spoke In favor Of repeal were
senators Woodward, Sigh and Lett
ner, ana they were opposed by Sena-
tors Earle, Moody aud Wallace. Those
Young yea were Senators Relf, Ben
DOW. Coker, Earle, Field, Howell, Nc
Call, Moody, Moore, OF HAMPTON.
simmons, Smith, Wallace, Williams
and Wingard--14. Those voting mo-
We're Senators Biemann, Black, Bobo,
Buist, Clyburn, Izlar, Leitner, Maui.
din, Maxwell, Moore, of Anderson,
munro, Patterson, Redtearn, Sigh,
Smythe, Todd and Youmans-17. Sen.
ators Byrd and Woodward, who would
neYe Voted mo-" were paired with
Senators Talbert and Reynolds.
Inc motion being lost, the question
recnrred on the passage Of tho bill.
At this point the House appeared to
participate in the ratification of Acts,
and the bill, with the other special
orders, was postponed until the next
day "''>'
On the following day the discussion
was resumed. On the motion to PASS
the repeating bill, the vote stood:
1cas-Biemann, Black, Bobo, Buist.
Clyburn. LILA, Leitner, Moore, of An
derson, Munro, Patterson, Rcdfea.n.
Sigh, Smythc, Todd anal Woodward
10. Nays Bell, Bcnbow, Coker,
Earle, Field, Howell, Mccall, Mauldin'
Maxwell, Moody, Moore, of Hampton,
reynolds, Simmons, Smith Wailace.
williams, Wingard and Yuumans-l8'
a motion to reconsider, and to table
That motion was lost. So the matter
was left still opeu.
The Senate Killed the bill fixing the
priority OF liens-giving the landlord
tho first lien, the labUrcr the second
The matter came up again on tho 17IL
INST, when the bill to fix the priority
OF liens was rcconsidered, and passe6
On the 18th the bill was passed to il,
tl!rd reading, IN the following shape:
"SECrIoN !. That from and after tie
passage or this act the landlord Shall
nave lien upon the crops Of his tenant
ior his rent, In preference to all other
liens. That laborers who assist In
making any crop shall have "A lien
thereon to the extent of the amonnt
due them for such labor, next in priori.
~ 10 the landlord, aud as bet wccn such
iaoorers there shall be no preference.
ihat all other liens for agricultural
supplies shall be paid next after the
satisfaction Of the liens of the landlord
and la00rers, and shall rank i'm other
respects as they do now under exist
ing laws.
"SEc; 2. That no writing or record
ing shall be necessary to create tI,r
liens of the landlord, aud of the labor
or, but such lien shall exist from tl,e
nate OF the contract, whether the Same
DO in writing or verbal.
"SEC That all acts and parts of
actslIconsiStent with or supplied bv
thls act 6e, and the same are hereby,
repealed" ''
This bill docs not affect liens for
supplies, but places such liens subordi-
nate TO landlords and laborers' liens,
Senator Patterson endcayorcd To
have reconsidered the adverse vote of
the Senate OH the bill authorizing the
payment OF expenses of county school
:. commissioners incurred in attending
meetings called by The State supcrin-
tehuclit OF education. He was sun.
Porteu by Senator Buist, and opposed
SchA'or 1oumans, upon whose
molten the reconsideration was refused
and the bill finally killed.
The bill! to regulate the hiring out of
conVicts caused Il long debate. This
oill removes the restrictions imposed
Dy the Act of 1884. AS amended,
however, it provides that any con.
tractor or any other person or persons
VINO shali violate the provisions of any
law regulating tho hiring nf oo,,,,;.,yy
shall be held guilty of misdemeanor.
and upon conviction shall be punished
by imprisonment not exceeding five
years or by fine not exceeding $500:
ana mall such cases any convfot shall
DC & e competent witness for the State.
committee to repeai tile BarnweiI
county Prohibit>rY Act, came M for
is Seeond reading. Senator Smvthn
SAID that ithad been introduced 81 the
request of tho Senator from BornwniI