The Newberry Herald

The Legislature.

The General Assembly met pursuant to adjournment on Tuesday last, and satisfied with the holiday, already had the body proceeded to work at once without a further adjournment, which heretofore has been its custom. The business of the session is not being pushed, however, and the probability is that March will be reached ere adjournment. That the session will be a long one-thirty days having already been consumed-is very evident. We were much struck with the listlessness of the Senate on Friday last. Senator [name] had the floor and that was all, for no attention was paid to him; of the members present only one seemed to be listening, the rest were scribbling, reading, talking and promenading up and down the carpeted hall. Whether the subject was interesting or not we could not tell from the confusion of sounds which prevailed. If this is the way business progresses the session may continue until April. Certificate grabbers are in the field, the Blue Ridge Scrip is still on docket; Conversion bondholders are alive and kicking also. As to the Bank of the State a bill has been introduced in the Senate which seeks to remove its affairs from the courts and place them under the care and protection of the State. Among the matters of interest in the House is a bill by Representative Boston to authorize and require the Commissioners of Newberry to levy and collect a toll of 1 1-2 mills, and other matters therein mentioned.