The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-09

the United States, and which amendment DIS
franchises The following classes OF persons, 10 10
wit Gail who having previously taken an oatn Z
as member of Congress, or as memDer VI VI
any State Legislature, or as an executive or
judiciary officer Of any State to support tne
Constitution Of the United States, then having
engaged in nsurrection or rebellion against
the same. or given aid and comfort to the enc
mics thereof :" therefore, be it
Resolued, By the Senate, the House OF hep-
resentatives concurring, that we 10 neTeDy ~.
quest the honorable the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF Ameri-
ca to remove the political disabilities OF tnat
class of persons in the State of South Carolina
who are disfranc,lsed by reason OF the ABOVE
mentioned amendment to the Constitution OF
the United States Of America.
Wright NOV sd that the rules be suspended
and the resolution considered Immediately.
Objection being made, the heresoluuon was or
dered for consideration tomorrow.
Mr.. Arnim guve notice OF q bill to amen q an
act entitled can not to dx the salary and reGu'
late the pay of certain officers"
Wright gave ::otce of bill to repeal the
charter OF the Town Of Beaufort, s. Z.
Mr.. Corbln introduced bill to amend an act
entitled "An act to amend tho law IN Teiatl0n
to recording mortgages, aud 10 regulate the
lien thereof"
The bill received it's first reading, was or
dered for consideration tomorrow, and TO be
Mr. Corbin also introduced bill to inco:pc-
rate the Ashley Bridge Company.
The bill received its first reading, was or
dered for consideration tomorrow, and to be
The bill to facilitate the drawing of jurors
in this Site, came up for second reading
and caused lengthy debate.
Mr.. Corbin objected to any more Legislation
in reference to this subject as The General AS
sembly, at the special session, had alreadI
passed general act to regulate the manner OF
craving jnries, the carrying out OF Whch de-
pended upon the organization OF townships.
Ii tho townships had not been organized as
directed, the old law for drawing juries was
still in force, and juries could be drawn under
it until the new law went into effect The
speaker seemed to intimate that all the circuit
Judges had not put themselves in motion as
speedily as they might or should have done.
He sald that the july who served at the last
term could be made 10 serve again. Ihe
iud ges elected are supposed to Know the law,
although the suppositlon might be contrary to
the fact. II it was necessary to have jury, it
was to be presumed they would take the neces-
sary steps to get jury. There was no doubt
In the world but what al the circuit judges
could hold sije1ia, sessions, and order all the
Jurors they wanted.
Swais said in Williamshur., County they
labored under the difficulty that the jury
drawn for the last term of the court had been
discharged. He had the blu to provide ior the
drawing Of juries in Williamsburg County,
drawn up in accordance with the suggestions
of the Judge of his circuit. Tie bill to facilitate
the drawing of Jurors in this State was intro
duced at the suggestion OF circuit judges,
among whom was ex Governor Orr. He did
not know whether it was necessary to pass the
bill, but he did know that special session
would have to Le held to draw juries, otherwise
the court, in February, would be without
jurors.
Ralney said, in Georgetown circuit a jury
was drawn under the old law. for the Novem-
Der term. The judge considered he had no
right to take that jury, and did not attend.
They we're therefore discharged by the clerk,
and they we're now without Al jury. He thought
that something definite should be done, as 1t
was utterly impracticable to carry out, Ill his
sparsely settled section, the law to organize
townships, upon which rested the new law
regulating the manner Of drawing jurcs. That
law to organize townships might do very well
for a. thickly settled State, where it WAS easy
to have selectmcn, but not in South Carolina,
where the population Is SO widely scattered.
The bill was finally amended in some unlm-
portant particulars, passed. and ordele ed to be
engrossed for u third reading. Ihe last Sec
ton reads: This act shall continue i'll force
only until the act entitled San act to regulate
the manner of drawing juries," passed Septem-
ber 26 1863 shall take effect.
a resolution to print two hundred copies OF
the report of the Regents IT the Lunatlc Asy-
lum was agreed to, anil orderel to be sent to
the House OF Representatives for concurrence.
A bill to authorize the consolidation OF the
Charlotte and South Carolina railroad Compa-
nv and the Columbia and Augusta Railroad
Company, and to amend the charter OF the
same, received It's second reading, and was re-
ferred to the Committee on Railroads.
In TILE HOUSE, Tomlinson, from tho Com
mittee on Removal of Political Disabilities, re-
ported faYorably on the petition OF Edward
Livingston, School Commissioner elect in
Chester County, and recommended that the
House concur in the Senate resolution.
On motion OF G. Lee, the report was laid on
the table to take up heresolution.
The resolution was concurred IN and ordcrod
to be returned to the Senate.
Also. favorably on the petition OF Robert
Black, Colleton County; VIM. Fl. Anderson, of
Chester; Samuel Hale, of Marion, and Joel
Farmer, o. Greenyille County. aud recommend
ed tho adoption Of the following concurrent
resolution
Rescued, by the House Of Rcpr ,sentatives,
the Senate concurring, That the Congress OF
the United States be and is hereby requested
to remove tho political disabilities OF Robert
Black, of Colleton County; Wm. Ii. Anderson,
of Chester; Samuel Halo, Of M1r.oI, and Joel
Farmer, of Greenvilo County.
Sroeber moved t. strike out the name OF
Samuel Hale, as the party il now deceased,
which was agreed to.
Tho resolution was then adopted and ord,r-
ed to be sent to the Senate.
Crews introduced the following preamble and
resolution
entitled AN act providing for the next general
election, and the manner of conducting the
same" approved the 26th OF September, 1868,
it IS provided, that if any company or corpora
ton who have obtained, or may hereafter OBJ
tain, charter from the Legislature OF this
State for the benefit of such company or Cor
portion, shall dis 'harge or threaten to dis
charge from employment in such business, any
operative or employee, before or after any elec-
ton, for or on account Of his political opinion,
or for voting or attempting to vote as he or
they may desire, said charter shall be deemed
and takon to be forfeited, and shall have no
legal force or binding force at any timo there
after, but shall be utterly null and void, and
the person discharged may have an ac-
ton of trespass to recover damages
for his losses therein sustained, against
said company or corporations; and should any
agent or clerk in the employment of such COM
panY or corporation discharge or threaten to
discharge any employee on account Of his
political opinion, or for voting or attempting to
vote as he or they may desire, If said aSeut or
clerk is not Immediately dismissed when said
company or corporation becomes possessed of
such information, said company or corporation
shall be held responsible for the same, and be
liable to the penalties herelnbefore prescrib ID;
and whereas there is reason to believe that
there have been several lnfringements of the
law; be it
Resolocd, That the Committee on the judi
ciary be directed to inquire lnto the alleged