Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-02
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Synopsis of Daily Proceedings of House
and Senate.
FRIDAY, JANUARY y.

Synopsis of Daily Proceedings of House
and Senate.
FRIDAY, JANUARY S.
In THE HoUsE.-Mr. deLoach's bill
providing for biennial sessions of the
general assembly was reported un-
favorably.
Mr.. deLoach introduced bill pro-
viding for the carrying out OF the SET
tlement of the indebtedness Of Cher
okee county.
The Reynolds bill, providing that
the state printing be let out TO the
lowest bidder, was discussed at length
during the day, without decisive &C.
ton. 1t looked, however, as if the
bill would he killed.
The house voted As to 80 to repeal
the anti-free pass bill.
In THE SENATE.-Mr. Henderson's
bill to facilitate and economize the
enforcement of the criminal law, was
passed to a third reading as follows:
Section l. That the witnesses who are
in attendance upon the court of sessions
shall be paid as now provided by law, the
tickets therefor to be signed by the clerk
of court and countersigned by the circuit
solicitor, and no witnesses shall be paid
unless certified to by the solicitor.
Sec. 2. That the witnesses for defend
ants i'm criminal cases shall in no case he
paid by the counties, except in cases OF
felony, or punishment is death or lmprls-
onment for life, and no witnesses for de-
PENDANTS shall be paid in felony cases ex-
cept where the same is allowed by an
order of the circuit judge, and he shall
not permit the payment OF any such wit
ness or witnesses unless satisfied by atfi-
dayits filed before him that the defendant
or defendants is or are unable to pay said
witnesses, and for the ascertainment OF
such matters, on the opening of the court
of general sessions, it shall be the duty OF
the presiding Judge to call for and pass on
such applications Provided, however,
that he may hear such applications at any
other time during the sitting OF court as
it's business may allow.
Sec. 5. That all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act be, and the same
are hereby, repealed.
Mr.. Henderson's bill to do away
with the present county government
law and provide for government by
three county commissioners, instead OF
one as now, was debated at length,
with the result that special commit
tee of FIVE was appointed to draw up
a bill that will meet the views of the
senate on the question.
Mr.. Dennis's bill to make the draw
ing of juries public, was passed to
third reading.
In JOINT SEssION.-Among the i'm
rl Int
ratified during the day were the fol-
lowing:
To extend the time for the payment
of the Communication tax till March ],
1898.
To repeal section 1T of the general
statutes as to special returns by mer-
chants for taxation.
TO extend the time for the payment
of taxes for the fiscal year ending De-
cember 81, 1897.
To require the county supervisors
or county boards of commissioners to
furnish duplicate copies of all ap-
proved claims to their representative
when required.
SATURDAY, JANUARY %.
In THE HoUsE.-The bill to repeal
the anti-free pass law came up again
and an effort to have the bill recon-
mitted was lost. The discussion was
lengthy, heated, and at times amusing.
Mr.. Henderson's bill to require that
juries be drawn in public was passed
to a third reading.
The bill to exempt school trustees
from road and other duties was killed.
A resolution providing that Charles
B. Calvo be paid for such printing as
he had done during his brief tenure OF
the Office of public printer, was passed
without opposition.
Quite a number of bills were read a
third time; but none of them are OF
general interest, at least by title.
MONDAY. JANUARY 81.
The new redistricting bill was made
a special order for Tuesday in the
house.
Simpkin's local option bill was
favorably reported.
General Barber advised that the dis
pensary law be let alone that it would
stand as well as it is as with patches.
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