The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-30

! CoIuMBIA S. c. November 23, 1S6o.-Ih
members of the General Assembly appear to
have returned this session with determine
ton to 90 to work in earnest This seems to
be the case more particularly with the House
of Representatives. One OF their most prom'-
nent members, the chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee, says that he for one is anxious 10
get through as soon as possible. He desires
to save the treasury and at the same time 10
save himself, for it does moi pay hlul to sit
here al six dollars per day and mileage. 1t is
conceded on all sides that there never has been
as much work done in ono day, by the present
Legislature, az was carried through yesterday.
The calendar, which was very heavy, was en-
tireIy cleared, but notwith= tanding this, on
motion to adjourn over to Monday, the House
refused by o very decided vote.
In the House to-day, DeLarge presented the
accounts of Drs. T. Grange Slmons and S. l..
Lockwood for post mortem examinations ;
also the accounts of DR.. W. APrait and DR.. s..
B. Thompson for medicines all Of which were
referred to the Committee on Claims.
Ransier offered the following, which was
adopted:
Resoiued, That the Committee on Education
be, and they are hereby, instructed to take
| into consideration the condition OF the South
Carolina University, and to report as soon as
practicable what legislation may be needed
with reference thereto.
MIR. Ferriter presented the petition OF Daniel
Kee,s, Of Sumter, for the removal of his politi-
cal disabilities; which was referred to the Com
mittee or Political Disabilities.
On motion OF George Lee, Of Charleston, the
bill tc create the Office of County Surveyor was
taken up for second rea1ing, but afterwards,
on motion of Whipper, it's further conside-a-
ton was postponed, and the bill made the spe.
cial order for December u. at one P. NJ.
A bill to establish the Office OF Prosecuting
Attorney, on motion of Smalls, WAS taken up fol
consideration.
DeLaree moved to strike out all after the
cnacting clause.
Smalls moved an indefinite postponement oi
the motion to s:.ri!;o oSt.
Ransier moved that the motion to ind efnitc'
" postpone be laid on the table,
Quite lengthy debate snsued betwee De
Large and Whipper on the motion to strike out
the enacting clause.
DeLarge thought the Office unnecessary, and
only intended tc be established as soft place
for some friend OF the author of the bill. he
looked only to the financial ntere5 ts Of the
State, and argued that the creation Of such al
Office would entail heavy and useless expense
The duty, he contended, was already perform
ed By The State solicitors. In addition to this
it was an interference with the duty Of magis
tlates.
Whipper, who introduced the bill, replied a
some length, repellinS the charge that it wa:
o bill gotten up fol- the purpose OF giving an
special friends soft place. To show the ne
cessity of such measure, he stated he hat
visited the jails in Charleston, Georgetown ant
Beaufort, and found scores Of poor men confn
ed for minor offences, and who were kept il
Jail simply because they had nobody 10 examine
into their cases and discharge them, when i
could be done with plo6t to the State. Man.
poor men were kept in Jail at heavy expense tt
the State for dieting, when their cases should
have been examined and the parties dis
charged.
The question was taken on the motion tt
strike out the cnactin2 clause.
Whipper demanded the ayes and nays, which
werc taken, and resulted-yeas 65, nays % ant
the bill was therefore rejected.
The House then adjourned.