The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-10
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FRIDAY; August IA bill to organize and
govern the militia was reported ana mace sne
sspecial order for Monday The bill provides
f fbot for tenn Temporary purposes ihe militia shall
consist of q volunteer force ii R,o0O men, 10
he distributed amongst the 30, .ral counties OF
the State, according to their popuIatlon, ana
of such arms Of the service as the Governor
NAV prescribe. This force is to be deslgnated
as the National Guard, and is to consist OF
men between the ages OF eighteen , ano .s iorsys,
FIVE; but any person who shall have served
therein seven years is thereafter exempted.
The Governor, however, may call upon the
whole arms-bearing population Of the State to
| take the field il case Of an emergency;
Whipper (colored) introduced bill to regu-
| late the admission Of persons to praclce as at
tornevs, solicitors and couusellors IN the courts
| of this State: which was read q first time and
referred.
laid on the table:
Resoiced, That hereafter no persons shall be
recommended to Congress for the removal OF
their disabilities unless they have AIDED IN the
reconstruction Of the State.-
At the expiration Of the morning hour tne
House proceeded to the consideration OF the
bill to determine and perpetuate the home
stead.
The majority report having been previously
laid upon the table, the report OF the minority,
recommending the following amendment 70
section /: To insert after the word Court IN
the third line, the words, ''on contracts made
before and after the ratification OF the consul
tuition Of South Carolina" was considered.
Pending the consideration, at three T. ID.
the House adjourned until twelve NJ. to-mor-
row. =
N SENATE.
SATURDAY. August 8.-Nash (coiored) in
troduced bill defining the law OF contracts.
Randolph (colored) introduced a bill to en-
able laborers in certain cases to recover pay
for labor andfor other purposes. ?.
MIR. Allen presented the petition OF j. e. 1t
een for the remission Of fine, which was re-
fe1red to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Wright (colored) presented the memorial
and petition Of the Charleston and savannah
Railroad for loan Of half q million OF dollars
to rebuild and complete the road, and to pay
the arrears Of interest due on the si5 per cent.
bonds guaranteed by the State. Referred 10
the Committee on Railroads.
MIR. Swsils gave notice of q bill for the relief
of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad Com
papy- ,,, :.
favor of ;cint resolution for the rellei OF Mary
G.. Hobbs, was agreed TO-.
The House bill to provide private secreta-
ry for the Governor was read and ordered to o
The report Of the Finance Committee on the
House Joint resolution, fixing the salaries OF
the Judges, was on motion Of Mr.. Leslie re-
committed, with instructions to report salary
bill for ell the State officers.
The bill appointing O Board of Land CO a.
missioners was taken up on its second reading,
when Mr.. Leslie moved that it's further consld-
| eration be postponed until the next session, and
assigned as reason that the Senate were with
out information as to the condition OF the
Treasury, and to act on the bill without such
information would be utter folly and madness.
Rainey (colored) seconded the motion. ne
was averse to acting on the bill until the nee
essary information as to the condition OF the
treasury was before the Senate. Until such in
formation was given he was utterly opposed to
imposing any burthens on the State Treasury,
unless such as we're imperauvely necessary
The bill was also incomplete in not providing
any security from the persons who would have
The handling Of the large amount Of funds con.
nected with the business Of the proposed bu-
Ieau.
Randolph (co,ored) warmly opposed the post.
ponement as unnecessary, and as calculated, II
not intended, to evade the provisions OF the or
dinance. !,
uostponement, and vent very largely into the
merits Of the bill, and was replied to by Mr
Leslie and Rainey, when, on motion OF Mr
Whittemore, the further consideration OF the
bill was postponed until Wednesday next.
The Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
tiyes attended in the Senate chamber, when
the following acts were duly ratified:
An act to authorize and empower the Gov,
ernor to effect loan in behalf of the State OF
one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
An act to fix the official bonds Of certain pub
lie officers, and to impose penalties on embez-
element.
On motion of Wright (colored) the Senate
took up the report Of the Committee on the
Judiciary on bill to punish persons who may
attempt to hold Office under the laws OF the
late Provisional Government.
Pending the consideration OF the substitute
for section two, proposed by the committee, on
motion of Wright, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, August &C. D. Hayne (color-
ed), introduced the following, which vas
sdopted:
Bridges and Ferries be instructed to inquire
into the expediency Of working the roads OF the
State under general system Of contracts, with
leave to report by bill, or otherwise, at the next
regular session Of the Legislature.
DeLarge presented the petition OF John g.
Itgen, Of Charleston.