The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-17

On motion of Mr.. Corbin, the message was
referred to the Committee on Public Lands,
and ordered to be printed.
A bill TO regulate the formation of corpora
tions was taken up for second reading, tWen-
ty-two sections adopted, when, on motion OF
Nash, the Senate adjourned.
Ix THE HOUSE, Purvis, from the Committee
on Interpretations, reported favorably on
bill to alter and amend the charter Of tiiia
Town OF Edgefeld; also, favorably on the poti-
ton of Susan E. Brown, accompanied by bill
to renew the charter Of Stony Bluff Ferry
over tie Savannah River.
Mr.. Tomlinson introduced the following
!oint resolution:
Resolped by the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatives of the State OF South Carolina, now
met and sitting in General Assembly, ana oy
the authority Of the same, Ibat the executor N
or enforcement Of the provisions OF section z OF
the act entitled San act to close the opera
tions OF the Bank of the State Of South Caro-
lima. ratified September Is, 1868, be and the
same is hereby postponed and suspended until
the Governor OF the State shall have obtained
the real and personal estate, assets, choses IN
action and books OF accounts OF the Bank OF
the State, as provided in the first section OF
said act.
mittee on Ways and Means.
mir. jerks introduced the following concur
rent resolution, which was adopted, ana oruer-
ed to he sent to the Senate:
ReSolue,t, by the House OF Representatives,
the Senate concurTilg That the specla! COM
mittee to whom was referred the suoIec1G VI
securino q safer and more convenient building
for the meeting Of the General Assembly, oe
instructed to ascertain and report to this BODY
the most favorable terms on which the Dulid-
ing now used as Nlckerson's Hotel can be
leased for the purpose above specified.
Also, the following concurrent resolution,
which was adopted, and ordered to be sent 10
the Senate
Resoircd, by the House of Representatives,
the Sanate concurring, That committee OF
two on the part Of the House and - on the
part of the Senate be appointed to investigate
and report to the General Assembly, ut an
early dey, the amount and class OF properly
exempted from taxation by charters hereto-
fore granted by the State.
| of Greenyille and Laurens that they may have
new county formed from portions OF the two
| Referred to the Committee on Internal I'M
Also. presented the petition OF the Edgefeld
Bar to have the Court OF Equity continued.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
| Mr.. Neaple, by leave, introduced a bill to en-
force the provisions of the Fourteenth article
of the Constitution OF the United States. Re I'd
the first time, and referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
Resolutions were introduced authorizing
various committees to employ clerks, which
led to considerable excitement and vancouver
ing, calls for the yeas and nays, &C., during
which the House adjourned
The crowd of lawyers in attendance on the
the courts continues to incr ease. Nckerson 3
is completely crammed, many persons having
to bo turned away for want OF accommoda-
tions. Among others from Charleston, Oh
serve Hon. C. H. Simonton, j. Barrett Cohen,
and W. E. Mikell.
The Charleston contested election case will
be heard before full bench-Cmet Justlce
Moses presiding. There is considerable spec
ulation among the members of tho bar as to
the course Judge Moses will take in the case.