The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1889-12-11
For ,hesn~'
THE LEGISL tTURt.

t'e has been done nI public Interest,
AT this stage OF legislative proc,sdinvs :,
1t ia impossible to say what ha. bpsA
done or what viii! be ione--some .,
acts have been ratified by the idfs
Assembly, and none Of these arse .
any general importance.
The marriage license bilgtAyhj.k
passed the House, has hcen uhfsvorS
bly, reported ON by the judiciary Com,
m'ttee of the Senate aud may met
with premature death -
The hill to reduce the salaries .of
State officers narrowly escaped b. DO
killed in the Senate on Saturday. b,
the President of that body ca sting 4is
vote in favor thereof. -
A bill I" limit the rate of iptenst
upon money loaned, to 8 per cencby
special Contract, instead Of 10 yser
cent "S is now provided by aw, has
passed the House.
There was caucu, "f both branches
of the General Assembly on last TNSrs.
day night, "n the advisability ofssall-
ing Consti,uii"nai- Convection
while he caucus decided Nin favor of
nsk,gk the call!yTxdsr ,B nA tha6,
"f hr'C"nstitntion Of tie Aratts , sssf,.
a call requires n twd third rote, in
both branches of the Legislature, such
being .be case, there is no prospect Of
securing that vote and hence no Con.
vcnti"n will likely be called by the
present Legislature.
The time q! elccling Commission
er and five m emhers of tie board of
Agriculture and two directors of the
Peniten'i"ry has been fifed for the
llth Instant the election 0f Jud pes
has been postponed until the 18th
irsinnt.
The joint committee Of the iudicia
ry Of both Houses, to whom was re-
ferred the legal status of the railroad
commission, have decided that hcre is
only one vacancy on the board and
that members ofthe Legislature, are
not eligible to the position. This mat
ter will come before the House to-day
for consideration and il is passible
that the House will not adopt the re-
port of the Committee.
A bill "to give the c,unties and
townships which have allied in the
construction of rsilrosds, by Issuing
interest bearing bonds, all tunds there
III collected by taxation from such
railroads for State purpoes and to
provide for tho disbursement thereof.
after an able discussion WIS killed in
the House by vote of71 % 40.
Upon the petition If the Town
Council Of the Town of La easter and
number of the ci'lz ms, 7 have in.
tr"du ced bill to amend tie Charter
oI said t"wa. Sn as to ,xtepd the
term nf office of Council to two years
;"sAs SSsrirs III :
election. for saiH officer, srhis bill
does not apply to the present Council,
no further explanation is deemed nsc-
e'sary at present. as to the dss,ils of
such amendment. will gt.' 1he full
text of the bill in my next lefer.
Your humble servant has also in.
tr"duced a bill t" establish n Ladiclal
district at the town Of KenY Nv and
vicinity, said district to exle,d four
miles each way from the town as a
centre. The compensation Of the
Trial Justice to be Que hund4d dol.
lars, and his constable the sams salary
three fifths of which lancaster
County is to pay and the Other two
ffths tn he paid by the County of
Kershaw. All fines and eSsts in
criminal cases are required to Ie turn
ed into the county treasures IN pro.
portion to the amo unt of salaiy paid
By each county.
The bill 10 amend an Act ofcertain
counties in reference to the tmffic in
seed cotton. in which Lancaster Coun.
ty was included, was reportss unfa-
vornbly and killed by Consent, in or
der to allow me to amend a different
bill, which had precedence Nd also
to save printing, so we have arranged
to have this county come uHler the
provisions of said Act, uulses he Sen
ate wills otherwise. -
The hill of Gen. McCrady relating
to the hiring and leasing Of -rnnvicts
and the establishment Of sS$npineer
bureau with the smendmets In !,
relating to working of prisnJf,s con
fined in the County jaIls was up for
consideration on Saturday a.d has
been continued until 10, n The
bill contemplaies the ieasEeSf con.
victs to County Conmission0rsto work
on public roads, under the spnery;s