The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-04
AFFAIRS IN COLUMBIA.
Legislative Proceedings-New Medical
Laws-Removnl OF Political Disabtlt-
,ies-valenttne Young-More Power
for Governor Scott.
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COLUMBIA, December 2.-But little OF inter-
est to the public transpired in the House OF
Representatives to-day.
Mr.. jerks appeared and took his seat.
Boseman, of Charleston, introduced bill
to regulate the practice Of medicine in this
State. The first section makes it unlawful for
persons TO practice medicine who are not
graduates of some school of medicine in the
United States, or some foreign country, or
who cannot produce o certificate of qualitica-
ton from a State or county medical society;
provided, that when any person continuously
engaged in the practice Of medicine for ten
years is provided with certificate OF a ply
scian of good standing, he shall be considered
to have complied with the law.
Section two provides that persons attempt
ing to perform surgical operations in violation
Of section one, upon conviction be fined not
less than sixty, nor more than ono hundred
dollars, and upon second violation imprisoned
in the county jail of the county in which said
offence shall have been committed for thirty
days; provided, that nothing in this act applies
to the practice of dentistry.
Mr.. Turner, Democrat, introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was referred to the
Committee on Political Disabilities, with in
structions to report as soon as practicable:
Whereas, More than three years have elapsed
since the conclusion Of the war for the supre-
macy OF the Government of the United States;
aud, whereas, O large portion OF the citizens OF
South Carolina are held under political bonds
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OF their sympathy for or participation in the
late war against the United States; and, where
as, we regard the punishment OF this class OF
our citizens as having been equal to the de-
mands Of justice, and that they are willing and
anxious in good faith to renew their allegiance
to the Fedora, Government; and, whereas, We
believe course of concihation and forgiveness
is best calculated to secure the blessing of har-
moEy, peace and prosperity to all classes of our
people; and, whereas, his Excellency the Gov
ernor, in his message to the General Assem-
bly, has earnestly recommended that Congress
be memorialized to remove all political disabil-
tiles from the citizens Of South Carolina; there
fore, be 1t
Of the State OF South Carolina, the Senate con-
curing, That We hereby meporlallze the Con-
gress Of the United States to remove the po-
iitical disabilities from all the citizens OF South
Carolina now laboring under the same.
Mr.. Doyle (Democrat) introduced the follow
ing, which were referred to the Committee on
Education:
Whereas, section of General Order No. 139,
Headquarters Second Military District, entitled
Appropriations for the year commencing Oc-
tober I, 1867" among others, twenty-five thous-
and dollars is set apart for The support OF free
schools, which amount remains in the Treasu-
nv and undrawn; and whereas many teachers
in the State, on the faith OF said appropriation,
opened and taught their schools, admitting
poor scholars to the tull benefit Of instruction;
therefore, be it
Resolped, by the House of Representatives,
the Senate concu1ring, That the Treasurer OF
the State be authorized and required to pay
over to the school commissioners OF the various
counties the pro rata share OF the sald appro'
priation due to each county,.
Resolued. That each school commissioner, on
receiving the share due to his county, snail
give reasonable notice, by advertisement or
otherwise, to teachers TO render IN their &C
counts for tuition OF poor scholars, from the
1st of October, 1867, to the lst OF octoper:
1868.
Mr.. Tomlinson presented the report OF the
Commissioners of Free Schools for st. Philips
and St. Michael's, for the year ending Septem-
Der 80, 1863 Referred to the Committee on
Education.
Mr.. Morrison introduced a bill to define the
duties of the superintendent OF education and
school commissioners. Read the first time
and referred to the Committee on Education.