The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-31
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
FRIDAY. August %, 186S.-Rogers gave no
tice of q bill to grant charter to certain South
Caro]inisns to build railroad from Columbia
tn Camden. from Camden to Cheraw, and from
Cheraw to the North Carolina line.
The Tax bill was taken up, some sections
added providing for taxation OF professions,
Sc. and the bill was passed to third reading:
and sent to the House, having received In the
Senate no less than ffty-four amendments. :
The discrimination bill was taken up and
laid on the table to take up the substitute Of
fered by Corbin. An amendment was adopted
assimilatinp it to the old bill; other amend
ments were offered. An angry discussion, In
which Leslie and Burnt District Randolph were
the principal actors, took place, and in the heat
of it the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Hayne introduced the following resolution,
Reso,ued, That tie Judiciary Committee be re-
oussted to inquire into the various acts incorpo.
rating railroad companies within the limits OF
this State, and ascertain whether this General
Assembly has power to establish q scheduie o.
prices for the transportation OF persons ana
property over the same, and report by bill or
otherwise as early as convenient.
resolution was adopted establishing joint
Committee to declare what shall be the duties
of the clerk of the Senate and stenograP8er OF
The Chair appointed Boseman, Neasle and
Shrewsbury. as the committee on the part OF
acknowledgements opinion on the bill closing
the operations Of the Bank Of the State, was
read. and the bill was made the special order
The following bills received their third read:
ing Bill granting charter to Chatham Railroad
Company. Bill reorganizing the Penitentiary.
Bill establishing Justice Courts.
The bill compelling owners OF stock to Keep
them within safe enclosures was indefinitely
postponed.
The bill to provide for the election Of Presi-
dental electors and members Of Congress was
passed to third reading.
Messages we're received from the Governor
conveying the bill to provides Governors man
sion with his signature, and communication
from the Comptroller General informing Mm
that the appropriation made by General Candy
for the contingent expenses Of the Treasurers
and Comptroller's departments was exhausted,
and asking for an appropriation OF $1,000.
The bill incorporating the Citizens Savings
Bank of South Carolina was taken up and oc-
casloned some debate. Tominson proposed
an amendment. requiring, the corporators to
pay up $50, 900 OF their capital. :,
ground that such requirements we're unusual.
Boseman supported it, on the ground that
the corporators we're the enemies OF the Leg1s-
lature.
some security to depositors wae necessary. =,
Rsnsier said that he was glad to see the bill
before the Legislature for several reasons;
among others, that some OF the gentlemen
asking the charter we're men who, outside, vii.
liaed The Legislature, and said it was an Illegal
and unconstitutional body, and this applica-
ton gave the he to the language which they
used outside.
The amendment was adopted. Other amend
mepts with the same object OF giving further
security to depositors we're adopted. Finally
the bill was recommitted. =,
Considerable discussion took place on the
joint resolution providing for per s;n, a!sem, &C.,
The Probate Court bill was taken up, and
during it's second reading the House ad-
journed.
SATURDAY, August 29, 186S.-Nouce was CIV
en- Of the following bills:
By Neagle-Bll to provide TOR election oi
comfy officers Of the County Of York.
By Bennett to amend the charter ol
the town OF Beaufort. 49,.
town Of Camden.
Baptist Church of Charleston.
By Gardner-Bill to punish persons pursuing
horses and other cattle With intent to steal.
The DER diem resolution was read the third
time.
A message was received from the Governor
enclosing petitions aud counter-pet itions rela-
tive to the charter OF the town OF Hamburg.
The amount OF it is that the negroes want IN Inc
charter repealed, and the white people don't.
THE petition OF the negroes was signed with
some thirty names all in one handwriting.
ALSO. o message enclosing communication
from G. C. Neil, Surveyor Of the port Of
Charleston, recommending the change of the
Quarantine station from the quarantine ship to
Fort Moultrie or Fort Sumter.
The bill to establish the judicial districts OF
Pickens and Oconee was read second time.
THE bill to alter and amend the charter OF
the Cheraw and Coalields Railroad, and change
the title to the Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad,
was reada second time.
The Probate Court bill was passed to third
reading.
The Wando bill was made the special order
for Wednesday.
y The Senate bill to FIX bonds CT county officers
was read first time.
The Senate joint resolution in reference to
per diem was referred to the Committee Oh
The ri bill establishing the Office of prosecuting
attorney was. made the special order for Mon
day.
The Governors Blue Ridge message was re-
ferred to the Railroad Committee, with In
structions to frame bill embodying the views
therein contained
Other papers from the Governor we're refer
red to the appropriate committees.
General David Hunter, the President OF the
Military Commission that tried and convicted
Mrs. surratt, is out in card, denying the
statement first made in Radical papers that be