The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-12-26
The General Assembly.
DECEMBER 18.

on the calendar aud nothing Of general
interest came up until Mr.. Magill. Of
Abbeyilie. INTRODUCED the following
resolution:
Whereas, tbesPfsesaeBss of the
United States and: party are now visit
ile 10 our State. aud
Whereas, The General Assembly lii
nov IN session aud deeires Co extend TO
she President and she gentlemen &C
tompanying hin, that courtesy due bis
exalted character and official position.
Be It.
.Resolyed. BY. the House, the Senate
coDcurring. that an invitation be and
Is hereby extended TO the President Of
the United States aod the gentlemen
composing his party. to visit the Gen
eral Assembly nov in session and ac-
cept the privileges Of the, floor OF the
two Houses
Dr.. Wycbe, of NewOerry moved to
received them, as Information.
Mr.. Duncan, Of Newberry said !:
s.I hope this matter viii not be- dis
posed Of in this way. am opposed to
extending such courtesy to President
for whom We justly entertain so little
respect. therefofe move to table
these resolutions.
Speaker Jones said that; as the presi-
ding officer. be doubted the .propfiety
and policy Of adopting such motion as
Mr.. w scbe had made
Mr. Mapaiug, Of sumter. said that
the matter had come before the House
and any ac,ioo looking to receiving 1t
as information would have bad appear
aDce The ouseoughs 90, to do that.
neither ought it TO lay i on the table
I. ought noe to 60 into Journal. He
saoogbt thar the best .hisg. that could
be done. was for the author TO with
draw il.
Messrs. Patton. Watson. Ts.tum, and
Raiasford, the latter three, leading
Reformers, spoke in favor Of the adop-
ton Of the resolution aad urged the
House to pay the reepoct due the Office
Of President
The resolution was adopted without
dissent,
Mr. Dasis's bin to change the system
of practice 10 trial justice courts was
discussed at length.
Mt. a. K. Sanders's.bill to regulate
the foreclosure Of mortgages on real
estate came up with amendments and
unfavorable minority report. and caused
the most important discussion of the
day
Mr.. Pattoa moved to strike out the
enac.ing words. The bill changed
materially the laws Of the State relating
10 mortgages and vas aimed par.icu-
5 lsr.y a. Scotch mortgages. Mr Wink
lsr made siroog argument in favor of
the bill, aud offered substitute bill, a
little more carefully wosded. Mr.. Skim
nes opposed it as did Mr. Gadsdsu aud
others. Then the substitute vas killed
on motion of Magill.
The bill vas then passed. as amended,
in this shape !:
Section /. That form and after the
passage of this act no sale under or by
virtnre Of aug mortgage or other IN.
ssruement 10 writing. intended as secue-
iny for debt shall be valid to pass the
sisle of the laud mortgaged unless the
debt for which the security is given
shall be 6rst established by the judg-
ment of some court Of competent juris-
dic,ion; aud all sales shall be
made by the officers Of the court as
noy or hereafter provided by law, or
nnless the amount Of the debt be coz
sensed to in writing by the debtor cub
sequen. to the maturity Of the debs.
such consent in writing to be re-
corded in the Office of the register Of
mesne conveyance, where the mortgage
or other Instrument 10 writing given TO
secure such debt is. or ought 10 be, re-
corded.
When Mr.. Manplng's Australian
ballot bill '.to promote the indepeod.
eoce Of electors and to enforce the
secrecy of the ballot" was called up. Mr..
Manning said the bill was most in,-
porsant one. He had introduced it in
response to what he believed to be de-
mapd for honest elections. He realized
that it could not pass at this session.
The bal'os needs puri6casion. The Aus
tralian system was no experiment.
Many of the countries Of the world and
the States had adopted it. ALI he
wished to ask vas that the special re-
port of the committee to continue it till
next session. be adopted and urge every
member TO take It home With him and
give i, careful consideration. The bill
was thes continued 70 the next session.
At the night session Mr.. Duncan
attempted to revive the Cleveland mat
ter. but was promptly sat down on BY
the house.
Tha raw l;anor lav vas taken mn and