The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-12-22
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THE MEASURES CONSIDERED IN I'll
FOURTH WEEK or III SESSION.
Both Houses Get Down to Hard Norl,-
What Was Done and what Was ,,f
undonc.
Inc following new bills were intro
duccl:
Bill relating to agri cultural contract.
and prescribing Il punishment for inter
ierrlng with such contracts; to rcduc,
taxed costs iii certain cases; to amen,
oection 2,lbo, General Statutes, ~rrlatin,
10 the crlmlnal law; to regulate the rat,
OF interest upon loans; establishing ,
college OF agriculture and the mcchani,
arts, and to dcvolve the duties of the de-
partmcnt of agriculture upon It's boarC
of directors; relating to the collection O,
delinquent taxes; authorizing tic refund.
ing of the taxes paid by farmers ON cot.
ton listed for taxation in 1856 from tn,
crop of 1850; to amend Section | Of an
Act to change the time of listing prop.
orty for taxation; relating to actions 70,
the recovery of real property; relating
to the maintenance OF bastard children;
providing fortho admission of deaf mutcs
and the blind to the South Carolina In
stitute for the Education of the Deaf.
Dumb and Blind; bill amending the
charter of the town of Brunson.
AUDITORS y TREASURES.
The bill to require the Governor to
appoint n and the same person to the
Office of county treasurer AMI county
auditor, and to provide salaries for the
same III each county, came mp as un-
finished business. Senator howell led
an attack upon it, and the chief burden
of its defence fell upon Senator pattcr-
son
On Senator Moody's motion to in
definitely postpone the unfavorahle IL.
port OF the. committee the vote resulted:
lcas-Senators Alexander, Austin,
Byrd, Edwards, Erwin, Field, Moody,
murray, Peterson, Sigh, Smith, Tai
bert, Williams, Wingard and Wohord
-l5.
Nays-Scnators Bell, Bicmann, Black.
Crews, Howell, Kennedy, McMastcr,
Noise, Munro, Reynolds. Rhnmc, Sink,
Ter, Smythc and Youmans-li.
Senator Moody's bill to require the
Governor to appoint one and the same
person to the office of county treasurer
and county auditor, and to provide sala-
rics for the same in each county, of
course provoked II tight. II had been
unfavombly reported. Senator Moody
moved to table the report and take up
the bill. y general discussion cnsucd,
which was suspended 10y the considcra-
ton of the first special order for the
day, and the bill was afterwards post
poned till the session of 1887.
THE COLUMBIA cNNNl..
There was quite Il fight over the Co
lumbin Camui bill, which was the special
order for the l3th inst. Without objcc-
ton Senator McNIustcr secured the
adoption OF amendments allowing the
whole appropriation OF 81, 1000 to be
drawn from the State treasury and re-
funded out of the surplus earnings o. the
penitcntiary.
Senator Sigh offered an amendment
providing that the pcmitcutiNry authori-
tics build n check dam at tic present
head OF the Cana To preserve the work
from injury by irc-hcts; tiat the City of
Columbia have the option until May |,
1887, Of accepting the States interest in
the Canal; that the State grant to the
city one hundred convicts for the period
of three years, the city to pay for the
food, clothes, guards, &c, required by
them, provided the city give bond to
supply the pcnitontiary with 5O0-horse
power on the completion OF the Canal,
and further assume the States liability
for furnishing Col. S. a. Pcarcc the
500-horsc power due him by contract
upon the completion OF the Canal.
Senator Byrd moved to table this
amendment. The vote resulted:
Yeas-Scnators Bell, Byrd, Erwin,
Field, Howell, IZlar, Mccall, McMaster,
Noise, Moore, Murray, Patterson, Rcy-
nolds, Smith, Smythc,, Williams, Win.
gard, Woodward and ~loumans-l9.
Nays-Scnators Austin, Biemann,
Black, Crews, Edwards, IIcmphill, Ken.
ncdy, Moody, Munro, Sigh, luibcrt and
Woilord-l2.
Senator Sigh next offered an amend.
mcnt providing for the connection of the
old and new canals ut Il cost of 50, coo,
with q view simply to furnishing water
power TO the pcnitcntiary.
Senator Byrd moved to table. ADOPTED
by a yotc OF Is to -. The only change
from the preceding vote was that SScna'
tor Erwin voted no
Senator Sigh next moved TO strike on
the appropriation OF $4,000 and insert
one OF $50,
Senator Howell moved to table. Car
ried without a division.
After further debate Senator Talber
moved to strike ont the cnacting CLAUSE
OF the bill. Senator Murray moved tc
table.
Ycas-Senators Bell, Byrd, Field
Howell, Izlar, Mccall, McAlaster, Noise
Moore, Murray, Patterson, Reynolds
Smith, Smythc, Williams, Wingard
Woodward and Youmans-lS.
Nays Senators Austin, Biemann
Black, Crews, Edwards, Erwin, Hemp
hill, Kennedy, Moody, Munro, Rhamc
Sigh, Talbcrt and Woitord-Jl.
Senator Tnldcrt then moved to dis
charge the bill and make it the specia
order for to-morrow. Senator Smyth'
moved to table. Carried by a vote o