Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14

passage Of this act.
SESArE.-h resolution was adopted, in.
sfruc'i"s the Committee Of Wavs and Means
TO report whether or not the Comulroler
General shall instruct Sheriff. 10 con,ipue
The sale and purchase ofIands sold for taxes
by order Of G"neral Ccnby.
a communication was received from tbe
Governor, announcing that be had approx
eel the Act to authorize the Governor to
negotiate loan Of sl25,oOO
a bill to provide for the poor indiffsren,
Counties was read the first time. Ii auth.
orzes the County Commissioners of Uor.
~, Williamsburg, Lexington and Orange
burg, wIe,e there are no County pnor
Houses, to buy tracts of land aud establish
'"r the poor; and tho Commissioners in
the other Counties TO make all sach arrano,
mcnts and provisions for the maintenance
aud care OF the poor, as they may deem
necessary.
liousE.-August 11.-The Committee
on hdrcat'on reported bill to provide for
The temporary organization of the Eluca-
t'onal Department Of this State: which
was read tho first time, aud ordered for con.
s'derat'on Tomorrow. The bill provides
that the State Superintendent OF f. ,ucat;on
shall hold Office for four years, ant, receive
salary of $4,000 per anum. lie shall
have his office in Columbia, and shall di-
gest all reports of the various School Com.
mlSs'"ners, including the enumcrations of
population, schooI-houses, &c.
The Committee Of Ways and Means re.
ported unfav orably on bill to repeal the
capi'a'ion lax. The report war ordered TO
lie on the table and the bill was read the
first time, and ordered for consideration to.
morrow.
The Committee on the Penitent,a,y made
report On the condition Of that ius,i,u-
uoo, embracing many details of which tho
public are rIready familiar. 1t covered
however, some complaints about barsh treat.
ment to prisoners, such as tying up by the
thumbs, blind folding aud then Causing
them TO run over obstacles placed in their
way, DC. The general arrangements Of
the lenl'en,iary in reference to hygiene
dieting and labor were. however, warmly
commended. The committee recommend
ed reorganization, contemplating the ap
pointmenL Of Board of Five Commission.
ere, who should elect an Architect. Super-
'ntendcnt aud Engineer, all to BE performed
ny one officer, tho employmt NJ Of a paid,
guard, under regulations such as obtain in
the United States amy, d.;
l"e report was re-committed, with in
structions to Tue committee to report bv
bill.
sESArE.-A resolution, requesting The.
odore Starke, keeper Of the State House.
to rrpo't what amount OF the appropriation
OF $4,000 made for filing mp the Hall for
the Legislature, &C., was un, expended, was
passed.
Also, resolution instructine the Clerk
OF the Senate tc prepare roll, with q view
TO the payment # the per diem and mil
cage, 10 date, OF the officers aud members
Of the Senate.
The Committee on E lucation reporteJ a
bill, similar to that inlroduc od by Tomlin-
son, In the House in reference to the TEN
porary organization of The Educational De
partner Of tue Stale, which was read the
FIST time.
Et The hill TO amend the charter OF tie ci,v
OF Charleston was reported with an amend.
ment, a"thor;z'og The Mayor to discharge
any member Of the police when, in his
Judgment, /! was necessary.
The bill TO declare the manner by whicl.
The lands or TIE right of way over the
lands Of persons, or corporations, may be
taken Tor construction and uses Of railways,
and other works ofinternal improvements
Was lead third time and passed.