The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-12-12
TIE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Among the bills rejected were Mr..
Watson's bill to repeal the Concealed
Weapon Law" and also a bill to reduce
the privilege tax to ten cents per ton.
The Senate bill, to provide mode of
ascertainiDg the names Unregistered voters
convicted of disqoalifying crimes, and
requiring their names to be erased from
the registration, went to third reading.
In the Senate, Senator Murray intro.
duced bill requiring all railroad com.
panies, operating or controlling any rail-
road over fifty miles, to run at least one
unmixed passenger traiu daily.
The following were also offered:
Bill allowing Judges, in criminal cases,
to charge juries IS to matters of fact.
The following passed to third read
ing:
Bill to amend general corporation law.
Bill to amend an Act incorporating the
City of Anderson.
The Charleston railroad bill, and the
bill forbiddipg the working of children
under certain age in factories, have Gre
ated a widespread interest, and were the
subject Of discussion for several days..
When. the House opened on Wednes.
day there were one hundred and sixty.fve
bills on the Calendar, and its days work
only amounted to reducing this number
by only six, one being killed and FIVE
passed. Among the new bills introduced
were as follows:
To provide for inspection of scales,
weights and measures, and to provide
punishment for the making or use of
false scales, weights or measures.
To regulate the annual settlements of
County Commissioners and County
Treasurers, for County and school taxes.
To amend the Law as to penalty for
carrying concealed weapons prescribing
six months in Penitentiary as the invari.
able punish.nent). Introduced by (Mr.
Watson.)
A bill to provide for voting in call
meetings Of stockholders in all companies,
or corporations chartered under the laws
of this State.
The most important measure of this
session was introduced on Wednesday by
MI. Haskell, it being bill to refund the
State debt. It provides for the issuing of
bonds to take the place of the Brown
Consols, which will mature in 1898, and
these new bonds are to be exchanged by
the Treasurer for the Brown Consols.
They are to run fifty years and are to
bear four per cent. interest. In addition
to the faith and credit of the Stste, the
bonds are to be further secured by pledg.
ing the Phosphate Royalty for the pay
ment of the interest. This is wise
measure, and, if passed. will save about
one hundred and twenty thousand dollars
to the State each year.
The amended usury laws passed its
second reading. Itreduces the maximum
rate to be charged for money on written
agreements to per cent.
The bill forbidding the discharging Of
firearms on public highways, except by
officers in the discharge of their duty,
passed to third reading.
In the sensts a very important measure
| was introduced proposing constitution
al amendment. making the Supreme
Court to consist of four Associate Justices
instead of two. Also, a bill amending
Section 1856 of General Statutes, SO as to
make it the duty of the Clerk of Court to
test the weights and measures of mer.
chants, butchers, factors and cotton buy.
ers at least once in six months.
The Calendar was taken up and every
bill passed without discussion.
On Thursday number of bills were
killed.
The 18th inst, was fixed as the day on
which the election of Judges Of the 1st,
End, 4!h and 9th circuits will be held.
The bill amending the ustiry Law
(reducing the rate from ten to eight per
cent? was passed and sent to the Senate;
also, the bill forbidiDg shooting any
fire arms in or upon any public highway.
In the Senate bill VAS introduced to
provide for the calling of g constitutional
convention.
A bill to amend the Jury law was
reported favorably by the committee, but
bill to repeal the ellen Law" was report
ed unfavorably. The following passed
their second reading.
A bill to provide for the more efficient
working of public roads in certain coun.
ties. (Anderson in the number.
A bill to require railroads to run un.
mixed passenger trains.
A bill to require the building and
maintaining of q union depot at Ander-
son.
A.billto compel the 9. & q. R. R. to
bridge certain streets in Anderson.
Fridays proceedings we're character.
lied by resolutions and eulogies pronoun-
ced upon the life and character of Hon.
Jefferson Davis, whose death was an.
nounced to the House by Mr.. Haskell in
an eloquent speech, and who offered a set
of resolutions commendatory of Mr..
Davis. The resolutions were seconded
in beautiful and patriotic speeches from
several members, and finally adopted,
after which the House adjourned in honor
of the distinguished dead.
Other work done by the House
was as follows: The adoption of
resolution endorsing New York city as