The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-10

The Speaker laid before the House the me-
mortal OF the City Council Of Charleston. coun-
tersigned by the Mayor Of Charleston and Clerk
Of Council praying in behalf Of the Chlef and
all the officers of the Fire Department, that the
present organization be left undisturbed, and
| be exempted from the operation OF any bill
about TO be passed by the Legislature.
On motion Of DeLsrge, it was referred to the
Committee on interpretations. ,.,.
Ransier (colored) presented petition OF
Niagara Fire Engine Company of Charleston,
praying incorporation.
was agreed to:
Resolced, That the Committee on Ways and
Means be requested to consider and report a
hill for the more convenient and e1pedluous
transfer of State stocks than that now govern
ing the State.
Sheriff of Edgefeld for preparing copy OF ,s. ta1
| lists for the General commanding Second MILL
tary District. Referred to the Committee on
| Claims.
The Senate informed the House that ]: NJ
Allen (coloredj and j. 81. Rainey (colored) had
been appointed q committee to investigate ana
report upon the disturbance of Saturday night;
and Rainey (colored) and Rose (whitel to e1;
anime into the account of Comptroller General
Leaphart. ~ :. Ill ,,,,
| SSAANSAAAS>-S
me State of South Carolina.
]. N. Hayne (coloredl gave notice tnat ne
| will introduce bill to extend the provisions OF
an act entitled Gan act for the relief OF the
Charleston and Savannah Railroad Company
DeLarge presented q memorial and petltlon
of the Savannah and Charleston Railroad Com
pany. Referred to the COMMITTEE on hal-
roads. =.
Mr.. jerks introduced the following joint
| resolution, which was agreed to:
Resolued, by the House of Representatives,
the Senate concurring, That joint committee
Of five, to be composed Of three from the Sen
ate, be appointed whose duty it shall be 10 de-
termine upon Great Seal for the State, as ls
reouired bv section 18 of the Executive Depart
ment of our constitution.
The unfinished business, being the conslde-
ration of the minority report OF the Commlttee
on the Judiciary on bill to determine and per
petuate the homestead, was taken up, ana tne
House proceeded to it's further consideration,
On the adoption, the yeas and nays were call
ed for, and are as follows Yeas 81; nays IA;
absent and not voting, 26. So the report was
aaRprsa. Rpnsier requested that e following rea
for bis vote be recorded 6n the journal:
Although he does not believe that toe tLe
amendment proposed blythe minority OF the
Committee would bind the Courts to decide as
it directs, and therefore unnecessary, yet as a
Republican, now believing that it is pretty gen
erally understood by the people of the State,
upon representations made by us as party,
that the homestead provision of the constltu-
ton was intended to have Retrospective lper..
alton, and therefore all laws on this subject
ought.to so provide; and that such being the
case, we ought to act in consonance with such
representations. I. therefore, vote. yes.
The second section was passed to third
reading, and the whole bill was finally passed,
as was the bill to provide public adminis-
traitor. 80
a blu to punish assaults made with deadly
weapons was indefinitely postponed.
Bills to incorporate the Sumter Fire Compa-
nv and the Union Star Fire Company Of Charles
ton we're read a second time.
Bills regulating the manner Of keeping and
disbursing funds by certain officers, and to es'
tabGsh State police, we're read first time:
rS Ths Senate oers Dill s smsndd s and sa read %
passed to third reading.
The House then adjourned.