The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-26
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
AUGUST "a, u. NH. J. Loma1, of Abbe-
vile, gave notice Of bill to punish Office hold
ers for malfeasance in Office:
Kuh, of Beaufort, asked leave to introduce
bill to regulate the granting Of licenses by
County Commissioners, and city and town
councils. Bill read first time byits title.
McIntyre. Of, Darlington, offered the fol-
lowing: .~E
Whereas, The granting new charters to rail-
road companies without taking time TO give
them due consideration as 10 their merits, or
whether they have fulfilled their obligations in
their old charters, is ine1pedient at this spe-
cial session; therefore be it
Resotoed, That the granting OF new OF
amending Of old railroad charters be-, and is
hereby postponed until the next regular ses-
1858. '--'.-I
Made special order for Wednesday at 1 P. NJ.
Burrel James, ,of Sumter, offered q resolution
to close sbarrooms on election days, and to
punish those who sold whiskey by imprison-
ment for tendays, and q fineof 500. Referred
to Committee on Elections. as ;'2aat,'i
The Speaker rad 3 letter Of General Meade
acknowledging the invitation Of the Legisla-
ture to visit that body. and declining for the
present ON account Of press OF business. The
letter was ordered to be- spread upon the
journal. =. IA. nG@ " ~
The resolution which was introduced on
Saturday, to sall State bills at highest market
rates, to pay per diem or mempers' was inaen'
nitely postponed. /. .-A
The bill for the temporary organization Of
.the Educational Department was passed to
third reading. -,
The Senate amendment to the bill to per-
petuate the homestead was agreed to, and the
bill passed to athird reading.
The Militia bill was taken up and read and
passed With unimportant amendments, as faI
as the forty-frst section when the special
order was called. Il y ~ ~
The bill for the regulation Of elections, and
punishment Of abuses Of the elective franchise.
being the special order, was taken up.
An amendment substituting % for So as pay
Of managers was adopted: $50.
Hide, Of Greenyilfe, offered an additional
section preventing PERSONS from carrying. Il
| auor to election polls. On motion OF Tomlin.
son, the bill was recommitted to the commit:
tee with instructions to consider section 8, anc
the additional section offered by Hide.
Lee, of Charleston, introduced bill to re-
wise and consolidate the laws OF the State
R The bill to license pilots, &C., was then taken
De 0~"
one OF the board Of commissioners shall be Q
| first-olass pilot, was adnpteda Also, an amend
ment offered by Ezekiel that the commission
ers be governed BY. the laws that have hereto
fore governed pilots in this State, except &c
| far as they may be in conflict with the consti
| tuition or this act. Bill then passed to thrc
reading. ar.
A Joint resolution from the Senate to go into
| an election for eight Circuit Judges on We'd.
| nesday at 1880 p: NJ. was ;ooncurred In.
:. The bill to establish Justice Courts was TAX
On up and passed TO third reading.
The bill TO declare how lands, &C., may bt
taken for railroads and other purposes OF In
ternal improvement, WAS Iaken up, read
third time, and sent to The Senate Tor concur
renee. ps.-..s = tss""
A bill was received from the Senate, provid
ing for the pay and mileage Of members, The
pay Of subordinate officers, and the current ex
penses OF the State Treasurer, In State bills OF
their market price in greenbacks. Read frs
time. Great interest manifested by members
SENATE.
Morning was spent in reading the following
bills second time:
Bill (from the House) to authorize State
loan to pay the interest on the public debt.
Bill (from the Housol to authorize State
loan to redeem the obligations known as bills
receivable of the State OF South Carolina.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Read twenty-tbree sections OF the Tax bill.