The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-12
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LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
IN SENATE.

| MoNDAY, August 16.-The chair presented
the memorial OF the city authorities OF Charles.
ton adverse to any change or modification ot
the Fire Department, which was referred to the
Committee ON Corporations.
| The bill regulating the tenure Of certain Off
GERS was recommitted to the Judiciary Com
mittee. 49,
The bill to subject agricultural and farm
lands to taxation within the corporate limits OF
towns and cities was taken up. Mr.. Leslie said
property, whether of corporations or otherwise,
and that taxation should be according to valu-
alton. BE moved that the bill do lie on the
table, whichYss agreed to.
The report OF the Committee on Public
Buildings, which was recommitted to the COM
| mittee, with instructions to modify it 80 as to
substitute the Governor for the committee to
superintend the expenditure, was taken up,
the committee having declined to comply with
the Instructions. The report was again recon-
mitted.
The bin for the preservation of the State cap
itol was read third time, and passed.
The. bill to alter and amend an act to alter
the charter OF the City Of Charleston, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Corporations.
The House, bill regulating the tenure OF
Office, &C., WAS reported back from the Finance
Committee, with some unimportant amend
ments, and was read third time and passed.
A bin to incorporate the Educational Society
VI Luo VI SOluuupld nds panocu.
a bill to organize the Circuit Courts was
passed.
bill to incorporate the wando Company
was passed.
| a. joint resolution to authorize the Governor
to appoint commission Of three persons to
codify the laws was taken up, when Mr.. Leslie
moved to put it upon it's passage. This was
opposed by Randolph and Cain, and the reso-
luton was postponed until tomorrow.
The n0nnurrnnf reloI1tioD fnr the annoint.
ment of joint committee on the seal Of the
State, was read a third time and passed.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Immediately after the reading of the journal
DR.. ]. N. Neagle, Comptroller General elect,
rose to question of privilege, and sent up to
the clerks desk the following paper, with the
request that it be read:
''Whereas, certain sfidavits have appeared
in THE CHARLESTON NEWS, emanating from q
certain Rock Hill Conservative Club, making
the infamous attempt to fix upon me an infa-
nous crime; therefore, request the appoint
mittee, with instructions to examine the evi-
dence propose to produce, and report to this
House as to the correctness Of said afhdavits. u
He stated that these afidayits were made by
persons who would be midnight assassins, but
who, failing to sacrifice his life, were now at
IeIuplluS W u6sbIOy ul5 pOUIlCdl I6putdtlOu
infamously false charges.
In accordance with his request, the House
ordered the appointment Of the committee.
DeLarge offered joint resolution that O
joint committee be appointed from the House
and Senate to investigate and report upon the
feasibility Of reducing the expenses OF the
printing Of this General Assembly; but subse-
quentlY modified it 80 as to refer the matter to
the Printing Committee OF the two Houses
acting conformity, in which shape it was pass
cd.
A resolution was adopted, instructing the
Committee OF Ways and Means to report whe-
ther or not the Comptroller General shall i'll
struct Sheriffs to continue the sale and pur-
chase Of lands sold for taxes by order Of Gen.
Candy.
Also, resolution instructing the Committee
on the Penitentiary to Investigate the causes
and circumstances connected with the impris-
6nment OF convicts in the penitentiary, and to
report to this House as soon as possible.
Mcintyre offered resolution, providing that
in view Of the arduous duties imposed on the
Speaker, he should be allowed an extra COM
pensation OF 81 per diem, to commence from
the first day of the session. After desultory
debate, it was laid on the table, with the un-
\ derstanding that it would be called up again
A resolution was adopted, to 60 into joint
ballot on Thursday, at one o'clock, with the
Senate. for eight Circuit Judges.
On mOt10n OF ParT16, VINO prefaced 1t With
the remark that the finding OF the Coroner's
Jury had removed the necessity OF any further
action on the part Of the House, the resolution
| appointing committee to inquire into and re.
! port upon the circumstances connected with
the disturbance in which young Smith war
killed on Saturday night week was rescnded
A resolution was adopted requesting the Sec
retary Of State to inform the House as early as
possible what quantity Of land in the seYera
counties was held for taxes, and for how long
period
A communication was received from the
Governor announcing that he had approved the
act to authorize the Governor to negotiate
loan Of $125, 1000.
The bill to extend the provisions of an &C
entitled "An act to grant relief to the Charles
ton and Savannah Railroad Company" came uY
for it's first reading.
bill to provide for the poor in different
counties was read the first time. 1t author
ICES the County Commissioners Of Horny vii
llamsburg, Lexington and OraDgeburg, wher'
there are no county poorhouses, to buy tracts
OF land and establish farms for the poor; ant
the commissioners in the other counties Il
make all such arrangements and provision
foT the maintenance and care of the poor a.
they may deem necessary.
Notice was given Of bill to require all bank
ing and savings institutions, and insurance
companies, and all other corporations doins
business in this State, to invest suf6cien
amount of their capital in State bonds to secur
their liabilities.
The Houga then adiourned