The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-07

teuhsr Ih TO date sl29, ,29O 90
| Amount or rills Receivable signed $4,000 90
Total receipts to October 81, 1868 s279,7o &C
| Amount paid out as vouchers and -,
| receipts. ts..................... e-oo'7-7 ~
Balance on hand to October 31....s 26.2s5 OF
Rev. R. H. Cain introduced the following,
which was agreed to: ,.,r.
Resolred That the Committee on Public
Lands be requested to report to this body. what
action has been taken on the joint resolution
offered at the last session, to inquire and re.
mort to this General Assembly the amount OF
land in this State sold for taxes and purchased
by sheriffs Of the different counties, in the
name and to the credit of the State, under
| General Orders by Z. R. S. Candy. -,
Rev. R. 81. Cain also gave notice that he Will
ask leave to introduce bill to punish magls,
trates and other public officers for unlawful
| Imprisonment, without trial, OF citizens OF this
State, and for recovery OF damages by citizens
| for false i'm risonme,t by any otflcer or lntof-
mant, when such causes OF action are not sus-
| tanned.
Mr.. Allen introduced the following:
Resoiued, as the opinion of the Senate, Ihat
| il IS inexpedient and improper for any lndvl-
dual to be appointed to or to hold more than
one county Office at the same time, and that
the Governor be respectfully requested to con-
form his action to this opinion.
t~NoSS
be respectfully requested in this resolution.
Upon the question of agreeing to this resolu-
ton, quite lively and interesting debate fol-
| lowed.
Rainey, of Georgetown, said he did not OBJ
ject to the tenor OF the resolution, but thought
some provision should be made e. to meet the
| exigencies in certsip counties OF the State. 1t
had been found impossible to get competent
persons to take the Office of sheriff and dis
charge it's duties unless the Office of county
treasurer was also attached to it. The reason
assigned was that the Office Of sheriff alone did
not pay. This had been made obvious to for
mer Legislatures of this state, and they com
bined the two offices. He hoped if the resolu-
| ton did pass that some provision would be
made to meet cases Of the kind he had men,
toned. -
MIR. Allen said the resolution was not at all
binding on the Governor. Ii there was any
town or county where proper person could
not be found, unless two offices were offered as
an inducement, the Governor could still exer-
cise his discretion as to appointment. He had
never yet seen an Office vacant but what there
were plenty of competent men willing 10 take
| : md discharge the duties of one 't.ice, be-
lieving that half loaf is better than none at
all. He thought most men, if they filled one
county Office and had seat in the Legislature
besides, would have just about as much as 'ney
could do. One Office properly filled had fire.
two improperly attended to.
R. Ii. Cain suggested to the senator from
Georgetown that if he was deficient in men in
his section, Charleston County was crammed
full and had enough to spare.
Wimbush hoped the resolution would
not be adopted. His reasons were these !:
After the adjournment OF the special session OF
the General Assembly, on going home he spent
some eight Jr ten days running round among
the citizens Of Chester County, begging and
pleading with them to accept the appoint
ments tc be given out by the Governor. he
found himself suubbed on every side. But one
man was found willing to accept position,
and he recommended that party for two offices.
There were then some eight or nine offices
| open for appointments. He went to the most
| prominent citizens of the county, but could get
none of them to accept. He at last applied to
the former district judge, and he believed, but
for the assistance of the judge, many OF the
told the Judge he did not want incompetent
men, but desired to get good men for the Of
fees, irrespective Of their political views.
Wright hoped they would remember
that magistrates were county officers, and 1t
was certainly not the intention or desire OF the
General Assembly to exclude them from hold
ing any other county office which they might
be able to fill with advantage to the public.
The question being taken on agreeing to the
resolution, the yeas and nays were called for,
which resulted-yeas TO- nays ten.
The president voted in the affirmative, and
the resolution was agreed to.
In the House to-day, Whipper reported unta-
yorably on bill to allow minors and others to
! recover property, slocks, MONIES, &c., that
were converted into so-caled Confederate
bonds, stocks or monies.
On motion of Smalls, the report was adopted,
and the bill indefinitely postponed.
DeLarge introduced bill to incorporate the
Ashley Bridge Company.
Wbipper introduced bill to punish sheriffs
and other officers tor violating the homestead
law. Read the first time and referred.
Ezekiel introduced the following concur
rent resolutions, which, on motion OF Mr.. S. b.
Thompson, were referred to the Committee on
Political Disabilities
ResoLred BY tho House OF Representatives
the Senate concurring, that this General As
sembly do most respectfully request the Con-
press of the United States TO remove the politl-
cal disabilities of William Whaley, Esq, OF
Charleston, s. G.
Rescued, That his Excelency the Governor
| is hereby requested to forward certified copies
of this resolution the President of the Sem
ate aud.Speaker Of the House Of the United
States Congress-.
| rent resolution:
Resolued, by the House of Representatives
the Senate concurring, That this General AS
semLly will not provide for any division OF
| seyering ut territory from any county or judi
cial district, for the formation OF another
county, until the propriety OF so doing shall
| have been submitted to vote OF the electors,
at some general or special election, held in the
county or counties effected by such proposed
division, and q majority of the votes of such
electors shall have been cast in favor thereof.
The motion to make it The special order for
Friday next, ut P. NJ, was agreed to.
Drif1e introduced the following resolu-
| tion which was referred:
Resolued by the House Of Representatives,
the Senate concurrlnS, That it shall be the
duty of the Commissioners OF the Poor to for
ward to the Comptroller General, within twenty
days from the adjournment of the Court OF
Common Pleas, at it's Fall Term, certified
copy of their annual report to the said court,
setting forth the names and number OF pau
| pers in their respective counties and the
amount expended for their support.
Mr.. Ferriter introduced the following pream-
Bile and resolution, which on motion OF De-
Large was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary with instructions to report on Mon
| day next:
Whereas, by section 1G, article 4 OF the CON
stitution, the Courts of Equity heretofore es-
disposition of causes pending therein at the
whereas one OF the Chanccllors of said court
chancellor CARROLL has really granted an Or
der in case not upon the docket, or in any
manner before the said court at the time above
stated; therefore, be it
EResolued, That it be referred to the Attor-
ncy- General Of the State to inquire and report
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