The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-22

my, which came over from last ses-
sion, but it went over for the present.
The only bill given actual consider.
alton was the one repeating the restric'
tions as to the sale of cotton seed in
Florence County. The delegation
continued its division, and Mr.. Fink
lea again tried to have the measure de.
feated, but the other members of the
delegation prevailed on the Legisla'
ture to pass Mr.. Ilderton's bill. The
bill now goes to the Senate.
Comparatively few bills were intro
duced yesterday, but some of them
were of general importance. Among
them were the following:
A bill by, Mr.. Tyler to provide
against hog cholera and proposes a
commission in communities where hog
cholera is reported to examine the
hogs. and if found to have cholera to
kill them and burn the carcasses.
By Mr.. Carroll: To punish servants
or laborers who violate their verbal or
written contracts.
By Mr.. Carroll: To provide that no
action shall be sustainable in the
Courts of this State for the killing of
any dog found depredating on the
premises of another person than the
owner of the dog.
Bv Mr.. Magi1l: To amend Section
2,373 of the Revised Statutes of South
Carolina of 1898, substituting the
county supervisor as a member OF the
board of jury commissioners, instead
of the clerk of General Sessions and
Common Pleas.
Among the bills on which favora-
BILE reports were made were the follow
ing:
To regulate the attendance OF coun.
ty treasurers at various places in the
collection of taxes. .a,..
To provide for changes of venue in
certain cases, with an amendment.
To declare the rights Of married wo'
men. ... ....,
Relative to. surety companies and
the extension of their going on bonds.
The only unfavorable report was
that of the judiciary committee on the
bill proposing to repeal an Act as to
the foreclosure of certain mortgages.
It is announced that there will be
meeting of the House and Senate jul
dietary committees to consider the pro
position to increase the number of cir
cults in the State to ten,. and to gener'
allyoutline a bill to meet such changes
as may be agreed upon. It is announc.
ed that there is some opposition to the
plan of increasing the circuits "a ten
or of making any changes in the terri
tory of the Judges.
The following new bills were intro
duced: ..-.' g..
Mr.. B. J. Johnson has two Sunday
bills. -
One bill provides that it shall be un'
lawful for any railroad corporation
owning or controlling railroads operat
ing in this Safe to run or permit to be
run between the hours of IL O'Clock
Saturday night and IL o'clock Sunday
night any freight trains. The viola
ton of this Act shall be fine of one
hundred dollars, collectible in any
Court in this State.
The other bill provides that after
the passage of it any person who shall
pursue his ordinary work or do any
labor on the Sabbath day, saving and
excepting work of necessity and mercy
shall be guilty ola misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall fo1
each offence be fined not exceeding
one hundred dollars, or Imprisonment
not exceeding thirty days.
Mr.. Mitchell, of Fairfield, has bill
which provides that when any person
or persons are convicted before any
magistrate Of any county of the State
the magistrate shall send such per
son or persons direc: to the officer Of
persons in charge OF the convicts o1
such county.
THE SENATE.
In the Senate Thursday the follow
ing bills were introduced: .'.
Mr.. E6rd: To provide for the for
nation of new counties and the chang
ing of county lines and county seat!
and consolidation of counties.
By Mr.. E6rd: To declare the law ir
reference to commissioners and mana
gers of election, boards OF canvassers
Congressional, Presidential and pri
mary elections. -. ,
By Mr.. Efrd: To re-enact the law
pertaining to crimes concerning cleo
tons and violations of elections ant
registration laws by such officers.
The following bills come up for
second reading:
Bill to declare it misdemeanor TO
any person or persons, after actua
notice or knowledge of the existence
of any mortgage or lien thereupon, II
dissever, detach or remove from tn
freehold Of any lands upon which an.
such mortgage OF, other lien may exis
any building or fixture without tn
written consent of the mortgage o
holder of such lien, and to provide
punishment therefor, which was kill
ed. Mr.. Miller. .'."' ..,
Joint resolution to provide for tn
printing and sale of copies of the Con
stitution of the State, ratified Decem
Der 4th, 1896. Passed to a third read
ing.
Bill to provide for the appointment
of magistrates and to define their jur
isdiction, powers andduties. Passed +
a.third reading:
| Bill to provide for the organization
of the Supreme Court, to define ii
powers and jurisdiction, and to pre-
vide,.for the appointment of its officer
and 10 define their duties. Passed t
a third reading.
| Senator Norris moved to indefinite
| ly postpone his bill to prohibit schoo
officers from being agents for schoo
books.