The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-11-30
The General Assembly.
COLUMBIA, November 26

The committee appointed on Wednes-
day to provide for the opening OF the
proceedings Of the House with prayer
presented DR.. O. A. Darby, of the Column
bia Female College. who offered n brief
and appropriate petition for the Divine
blessing.
The most interesting business Of the
day was, of course, the announcement Of
the standing committees. The Speaker
had spent all Of Thanksgiving Day and
nearly the whole Of last night in making
up the list, which shows hat clear and
judicious Judgment that has character
lied all the official acts Of Speaker
Simons.
Out Of tho twenty-six committees
twenty c~hairinanships fall to old men,
bers, who are. Of course. more familiar
with the routine Of business, and are
r2ore likely to facilitate the business Of
the House. The ~chairmanships Of the
committee on public buildings, accounts,
Penitentiary. printing, engrosscd bills,
Legislative Library are entrusted to new
members. The Charleston members get
three chairmanships. Mr.. Brawley heing
chairman of the committee on privileges
and elections, Mr. McHugh Of the mill
tary committee, and Mr.. Ficken Of the
committee on Lunatic Asylum,
Mr.. Parker is chairman Of the Judici-
airy. and also q member Of the commit
tee on Rules.
Each Of the other members from Alb
beville are on two committees. as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures and Elec-
tons. and Enrolled Acts.
Mr.. Neutrality-suspicious. and Com
merce and Manufacturing.
MI. Young,-Lunatic Asylum. and
Education.
Mr.. Barmore.-Public Buildings and
Engrossed Bills.
THE STOCK LAW AND THE FARMERS.
During: the monrning hour quite a
number Of petitions were presented. in
Guiding the usual number for the exemp-
ton of certain townships from the opera
tons Of the stock law.
Mr.. Tindal preser ted the memorial of
the Farmers Association covering the
platform adopted by the recent Conven-
ton, and asked that the memorial be
printed.
Mr.. Ansel, of G~reenville. said he
would have to object. The custom was
for memorialists to print their petitions
themselves if they desired them print
ed.
Mr.. Tindal said that the matters in
cluded in the memoria! were Of interest
to a very large body Of the citizens of
this State, and it was very necessary that
it should be laid before the members.
The motion to print vas agreed to on a
division, by o vote of 20 ayes, the navs
not being counted. The memorial was
then divided up and referred to the
various appropriate committees.
The petition of F: w: Dawson and
others for a charter for the News and
Courier Job Printing Company. was
referred to the committee on corporation.
NEW BILLS
During the morning hour a number of
new bills were introduced. The follow
ing by Mr.. Parker.
Bill to amend Section 80 ofthe Code.
relating to judgments; bill to amend
the homestead law; bill to amend Sec.
ton 2,O37 Of the General Statutes, rela.
ting to contracts Of married women; bill
to regulate the suit and collection Of
bonds of defaulting officers. &c; hill to
amend Section 2,428 Of the General FIAT
utes, relating to the costs and fees OF at.
torneY and other officers.
SENATE. .&
There was little for the Senate to do
TO day. The Calendar contained only
one bill and that did not cause. debate.