The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-19
Geo 1gia, was shot and seriously sounded last
Monday night.
There was good racing on the Mobile course
Yesterday.
AFF.dIRS IN COLUMBIA.
The Grand Jury Of Lexington and the
Attorncy-GencraI-A Special -Hilitin-
Bills Introduced-The BanE Of the
State.

! Attorncy-G Special -HilitIn-
Bills Introduced-The BanE of the
State.
IFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
COLUMBIA, S. c., December 17.-IN THE SEN
ATE. report was submitted by the Committee
on Offices and officers, recommending that the
presentment of the Grand Jury of Lexington
be laid Oh the table. In this presentment they
stated that the bonds of the county treasurer
had been rejected by the county commission
ers, but had afterwards been approved by the
Acknowledgement, and asked that the law be
amended so that the Attorney General should
have 10 such supervising power. In repoI
made by the Attorney General to the commit
tee on the subject, that officer says:
The bond of Mr.. Hayes, duly executed, wa
presented to the Board of County Commission
ers of Lexington County for their approval.
! The board refused to approve it. Mr.. Hayes
then presented it to me and asked me to ap-
prove it. Upon evidence satisfactory to me,
Judge Bocz:r, to the effect that the suretes
were amply sufficient, exercised the authority
| conferred on me by the second section OF the
act entitled San act to eXten the time Tor
officers to qualify" and approved the bond.
certainly have no apology to ofar to the
Grand Jury Of Lexington County for my action.
| The case Of Mr.. Hayes was plainly one of the
cases which the Legislature intended to pro-
vide for when comforting thc power upon me to
approve bonds which the County Commission
| ers had refused to approve. IL was nothing
less than gross bitter and malignant partisan
ship which dictated the action Of the County
| Commissioners, and the Grand Jury, anxious,
it would seem, to share the disgrace, now
lends themselves with alacrity to the same
| pitiful business.
As a further illustration OF the spirit which
has characterized this whole proceeding on
| the part OF the officials of Lexington County.
will mention that after I had approved the
bond in question, it was presented to the
Clerk Of the Court for Lexington County. Th!s
official also refused to record the bond, al
though he well knew that the duty required OF
him was simply ministerial one, and that the
bond vas duly executed i'll all respects. Upon
this statement of facts, advised his EZcellency
the Governor to order the Secretary OF State
| to record the bond and to issue the commits
sion. am happy to add that his Excellency
promptly adopted that course, and the unscru.
pulous enemies of our State were foiled IL
| their designs.
The report was ordered for consideration to-
| morrow.
The report recommending that the Senate
do in future meet in the college library was
adopted.
|
rate the Vaucluse Manufacturing Company OF
the County OF Edgeield.
In THE HOUSE, Mr. romlinson submitted
the following report:
The Special Committee, to whom was refer
red the Governors Special Message (No. ~
enclosing letters giving account OF outrages
and violations Of order in Lancaster County,
would respectfully report that they have con-
sidered the same, and recommend the adoption
of the accompanying joint resolution. They
also recommend the adoption OF the following
resolution:
Resolued That the Committee on Military
Affairs OF this House be instructed to confer
with the same committee on the part or the
Senate, to the end TINT the military bill, pass
cd by this House at tho special session, may
have speedy consideration in the Senate.
On motion, the report and resolution was
adopted.
The following joint resolution accompanied
the report:
/. Resolued, by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives Of the State OF South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
nor of the State with the assistance OF the
Adjutaut-Generul, be, and he is hereby, au-
thorized to enlist o company OF one hundred
men tor more, il in his opinion moro be need
edl who shall be fully armed and equipped,
and If necessary, mounted; and that when In
any county in thus State it shall become impos-
sible, from any cause, to enforce the laws and
keep the peace by the ordinary civil processes,
the Governor shall have, and is hereby given,
authority to send as many OF the aforesaid
armed and equipped men into said county
as, in his Judgment, may be necessary to
auell such disturbance and arrest the guilty
parties; and that, in order to carry out the in
tent Of this resolution, the Governor ls hereby
authorized to exercise any or all OF the powers
conferred upon him by an act entitled San act
to suppress insurrection aud rebellion" passed
on the 22d day Of September, 1868.
O. That the men 80 enlisted shall be prop
erly oticered and controlled; and that said Off
GERS aid men shall receive. in the service of
the State, the same paw and allowances as are
given to soldiers and to officers OF the same
grade ir the army Of the Unlted States.
g. Any and all expenses incurred LII carrying
into effect the provisions of this resolution shall
be paid out OF any funds in tho treasury not
otherwise appropriated; and the State shall be
reimbursed for any such outlay by the levy OF
q special tax, in addition to all other taxes, to
be collected from the people of any county into
which, for the preservation OF the peace, the
Governor is compelled to send the force provi-
0ed for in this resolution.
4. This resolution shall remain of full force
and effect until the militia of the State is or
ganize1 and ready for service.
On motion OF MIR. Tomllnson, the joint reso-
luton was taken up and read the first time.
and referred to the Committee on Military AL
fairs, with instructions to have the same
printed.
The following petitions for the removal of
political disabilities were presented and re-
ferred:
By Burton-Petition of Eli Cromwell. of
Chester County; petition Of William G. Harris,
of Laurens County.
BY Mr.. Turner-Petitions of ". H. Bagwcll
and Thomas Wall, Of Spartanburg County.
The following notices of bills were given:
By MIR. Crews-Biu to establish new coun-
ty out of portions of Greenviile aud Laurens
Counties. to bo called FAirview County.
BY Joseph Boston-Bill TO alter and amend
the charter Of the Town Of New5erry.
The following bills were introduced and re-
ceived their first reading:
By Sasportas-Bill to alter and amend the
act incorporating the Town Of Summerville.
BY William Smons-G Gill to renew the char
ter for ferry across the Congaree River.
By B. James-Bill for the relief OF the sick
and poor.
By Mr.. Neagle-Bill to provide for the COL
lection OF captation taxes.
Mr.. Neasle introduced the following concur
rent resolution:
Rescued, by the House of Representatives,
the Senate concurring, That tue Comptroller
General Is hereby directed ald required to
issue instructions to shcriff5, directing thom
to cease the collection OF executions issued
against citizens or inhabitants Of this Slate for
capitation tax.
H., motion rafarrod m tho f,onr,ittnn IN