The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-12-07
The General Assembly.
COLUMBIA, December 2.

- '~f hSNSh Souttos
Less than one page of "A Calendar Of five
pages was disposed oi IN Il scssiun of four
hours.
The privileges of tn. lnnr were extended to
Judge Cooley, of Michigan.
President Mauidin appointed as the Senate
members of the JOINT committee to investigate
the Columbia Canal, Senators Sigh, McMas-
ter aud Patterson. Senator Sigh is against
the Canal, Senator McMastcr for it and Sena-
tor Patterson is rather neutral and Wouldn't
mind giving the work to the city.
Leave wus granted the Senate members Of
the committee To l cmain away from the cham
Der to-day and Tomorrow.
RESOLUTIONS.
Senator Erwin offered n concurrent resolu-
ton asking the support of our Scnators aud
Representatives In Congress for the House
bill establishing agricultural experimental
stations. Placed on the Calendar.
Senator Smythe proposed u concurrent re-
solution that the attorney general be directed
to collect the amount due the State on the
Judgment recovered against Corbiu i Stone.
Unanimously adopted.
a House concurrent resolution that q Joint
committee be appointed to investigate the
phosphate interests was referred to the COM
~inittee on mines and mining.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The judiciary committee reported bill to
repeal the Act regulating the admission Of for
eiRn surety companies to do business in this
State. This committee reported tavorably the
bill requiring the production Of State rcgistra-
tion certificates to entitlc persons t. vote ut
municipal, railroad or other special elections.
An unfavorable report was made on the bill
authorizing county auditors to destroy tax re-
turns after two yours, and IL WAS killed. The
committee on rules reported q new joint rule
to govern the General Assembly in their &C
ton on claims.
ATTACKING THE CALENDAR.
The only bill on the Calendar for a third
|. reading wus that providing for q rcusscssment
Of property i'll portions of Charleston, Bcrkc-
ley and CoIlctun. Ii passed unamendcd and
| without debate, and went to the House.
The Calendar OF second reading bills had
been greatly augmented since yesterday, and
new contained torty-thrce measures.
Combativeness was speedily developed.
Hardly u measure passed without debate, and
the work of the body was consequently. limit
The bill authorizing county trcasurers and
school commissioners to borrow money with
which to pay school teachers certificates &C.
casioned the first fight. 1t had been unfavuru-
biy reported by the committee.
Senator Patterson moved to table the COM
mittee's report and take up the bill, aud
supported his motion in u vigorous speech.
Senator AcMaster supported the motion,
hill and smythe. The motion was lost by a
vote Of Is to II, and the bill was killed.
The next debate was on the bill amending
tho charter Of the Blackvillc and Alstou Rail-
road. Senator Murray, to curry out the pro-
visions OF the proposed bill requiring the
presentation of State registration certificates
by all voters ut railroad or other elections,
moved to strike out II provision in the bill that
registration snail not be required AS a quail
~ticatiun Tor voting vt an election proposcd in
the measure. Senator Munro moved to table
the melton. LOst-yeas III, nays ~.
Senator foumans, speaking to the motion
OF the senator from Anderson, argued against
it, not because be had any interest in the rail-
road election, but because he thought it un-
wise to 10 any thing to stimulate activity in
registration. His reason would be- readily
undcrstuoy by the Senator. lie thought that
there MAS u political danger in the proposition
to compel registration. .Eilis.suggestion had
its effect aud Senator Murray's amendment
failed to pass BY a vote vi II 10 10. The bill
then passed.
\ resolution, recommended by all but two
members of the railroad committee, that tho
committee be authorized to employ u clerk,
WAS stoutly opposed by several Senator's, who
maintained that there was no need OF such m
assistant.
Senator Munro moved to table the rcsolu-
ton. Lost-yeas Is, nays ~.
senator Patterson prupusod an amendment
that the President app~int a clerk to servo
ON such committees as required his services.
This WAS adopted after debate, and in its
amended term the resolution passed.
The CHARLESTON horizunial salary reduction
bill passed with the following amendments by
the delegation offered through Senator
Snythe: The salary of the COZ onor is fixed ut
$4,000 instead of 81 ,SUU al proposed. New
sections were added pr"vidiuo a. that from
and after tho passage of tho Act NO witness or
nesses in any criminal cases in the County Of
Charleston, and gu that the Act shall go into
effect immediately upon its approval BY the
Governor.
The concurrent resolution carrying out the
memorial Of the City Council of Charleston in
regard to the Jetties was unanimously adopt
ed, with the addition Of an amendment 'by
Senator BUST that copies of the proposed
memorial to Congress and the President shall
be sent to the Governors OF the several States,
with = request for their co-operation.
Senator Woff0rd's concurrent resolution au-
thorixing the board Of agriculture to ervct
building and make an exhibit of the resources
Of the State at the proposed Interstate sum
was opposed by Senator Moody, who moved
to strike ont the resolving clause.
Senator WOffurd defended the resolution,
He stated that the board already had the
power to make the exhibit, but that it WAS de-
sired that this resolution should pass because
it would give the official approval uf the State
to the enterprise aud increase the prestige of
the Encampinent.
Senator Mondy retorted with q racy attack
on the financial methods of the department
responsibility for its expenditures and thought
that it should expend no money except ON ap-
preparations by the Legislature. He made an
a%llusion to the expenditure Of $1,000 ON The
New Orleans Worlds Fraud.
Senator Woodward spoke of the utility Of the
proposed exhibit, which was approved BY
The board and commissioner OF agricu-
ture:
After further debate between the three Sen
stors Senator Moody's motion was l~ost-yeas
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