The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-10
LEG1sI ATrvE PROCEEDINGS.
N SENATE

H1t%oA IN SENATE.
r FRIDAY. August 7.LRainey (colored), from
the Committee on Finance, to which was re-
ferred the bill fixing the salaries OF the judges,
reported it with an amendment: the Chlef JUS
tice $1,000 instssd Of 5000; Associate Judges
$500 instead Of $4,000; and Circuit Judges $500
instead OF $4,000.
The bill to establish State police was read
third time and passed.
!. MI, Montgomery reported bill Incorporating
the Eopgshore Beneficial Company and Wand.
The bili establishing Circuit Courts was re-
turned from the House with amendments,
which we're concurred in, and he bill passed.
The Committee on the Judiciary, to which
was referred the bill granting $1,000 to Mrs. Dill,
recommend that it do lie on the table.
The same committee, to which was referred
the bill changing the county seat OF Beaufort
from Gill;sonYille to Beaufort, recommend the
passage Of the bill. MIR. Leslie the chairman,
said the committee had determined that here
after there should be no division OF q county,
or removal OF county seat, without the ques-
tion had been previously submitted to the peo-
Die, In the present case. the oommittee re-
ported fayorabfy because there was aprobabihty
of an early division OF Beaufort County.
Mr.. Leslie, from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, introduced joint resolution for the
appointment Of three commissioners to c5dlfy
t6e laws Of the State-the salary OF The COM
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clerks at $1,000 per annum.
The bill 10 amend an act to incorporate the
Air Line Railroad Company In South Carolina,
was taken up on it's second reading.
Wright (colored) moved to amend by enact
ing that hereafter no railroad passing through
or over the territory Of South Carolina, and
looking to connection with roads in Georgia
or North Carolina, should be permitted to COM
plete such connection, until the Legislatures
of said States shall authorize connections to
be made with their roads, as companies in
South Carolina may deem eligible.
Wright referred to the fact that South Caro-
lima had always pursued liberal policy in refer
ence to railroads in adjacent States, and it was
her right and her duty to insist that her libe-
raIity should be reciprocated. Propositions
had been made repeatedly to Georgia for con-
nection with the Central Railroad at Millen,
which had been rejected, and he was opposed
to longer continuation OF the policy OF grant
ing everything and getting nothing.
The chair decided that according to the con-
sttution all bills should relate to but one sub
iect. and that the amendment OF Wright was
out of order.
Mr. Rose opposed the bill because there were
no sufficient guards in it to protect the inter
ests Of the State. The gauge might be offer
emit, which would cut off the citizens OF our State
from any advantages from The road.
Mr.. Hoyt moved that the bill be recommitted
with instructions that the gauge Of the road be
directed to conform to the gauge Of the roads
in this State.
Mr.. Leslie opposed the motion to recommit
in along and earnest speech.
Cain (colored) followed at some length in ia
yor Of frecommitment.
The motion to recommit was lost, and the bill
passed to it's third reading.
The bill from the House Of Representatives
regulating the tenure Of certain Offices was re-
ported from the Committee ON the Judiciary
with amendments, and after considerable de-
bate was ordered to be eng1ossed for third
reading IN the following words: