The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-22

ResoIed, That said committee be, and is
hereby, instructed to report said bill or re-
turn said bill to this Senate, which was laid on
the table.
On n,3tion of Nash, the rules were suspend
ed, and the resolution taken up for immediate
consideration.
A bill to amend the charter Of the Town of
Marien received it's second reading, was con-
s:dered l,y sections, agreed TO and ordered to
be enerossed.
DeLarge presented the petition of the
Charleston, South Carolina Mechanics Union,
No. /, for an act oil incorporation. Referred to
the Committee on interpretations.
Sasportas, from the Committee on Engross-
ed Acts, reported as duly and correctly en-
crossed for q third reading bill to grant, re-
new and amend the charters Of certain towns
and villages therein mentioned.
Joint resolution to suspend the writ OF
habeas corpus in the counties Of Laurens, New
berry, Edgefeld and Abbeville, which had
been made the special order for II M., and dis
charged by operation Of the previous question,
was taken up.
The joint resolution was put upon its second
reading.
Webb offered the following concurrent reso-
luton as a substitute:
Be IL resoioed, by the House of Represents
tives of the State OF South Carolina, the Sen
ate concurring, That the Governor be and he
is hereby requested to suspend the privilege OF
the writ of habeds corpus in the Counties OF
Inurens, AbbevlIle, Edgefeld and Newberry.
Elliott moved that the further consideration
of the JOINT resolution and the substitute be
postponed, and made the special order for Mon
day. March %, at P. NJ. Agreed TO.
A bill to charter the South Carolina Central
Railroad Company was read the third time,
passed, and ordered to be returned tn the Sen
ate with amendments.
A Senate bill to charter the Manchester and
Augusta Railroad Company, was put upon it's
second reading.
On motion Of DeLarge, the further conside-
ration OF the bill was postponed until the sec
ond Tuesday in December next.
A Senate bill to incorporate the Homestead
Building, Planting and Loan Association Of
South Carolina was taken up, read the second
time and ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
Senate bill to incorporate the South Caro-
lima Plantation Company was taken up. The
bill was put upon itssecond reading. Pending
this the House adjourned.
The following are the acts and joint re5olu.
tions approved by the Governor yesterday and
to-day:
An act to protect labo ers and persons work
ing under contract on shares Of crops.
An act TO authorize tho consolidation Of the
Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad Compa-
ny and the Columbia and Augusta Railroad
Company, and to amend the charter OF tho
same.
An act to amend an act entitled SAN act to
regulate attachments.
An act to provide for the enumeration of the
inhabita Of the State.
An act to amend the charter of the Sulphuric
Acid and Superphosphatc Company.
An act to incorporate The Longsborcmon's Is
Protective Union Association, OF Charleston.
Joint resolution to provide for the publica-
ton Of the acts: reports, resolutions and jour-
nails of the General Assembly.
An act to establish u ferry between Hilton
Head Island and the mainland in Beaufort
County.
An act to establish lazaretto or quarantine
hospital in the harbor Of Charleston.
A Senate bill to amend an act entitled "An
act to defiue the Jurisdiction and regulate tho
practice OF Probate Courts" was read the
third time and passed; also bill to further
amend an act entitled san act 10 define the
jurisdiction AMI regulate tho pra,tice OF Pro-
bate Courts" also y bill to amend an act enti-
tied San act to fix the salaries and regulate
tho pay OF certain oficers;" also bill to repeal
holding certain Offices from leaving tho State"
also bill to punish persons violating Section
8, Article ~ OF the amendments to the Consti :
tuition of tho United States,
pcLarge, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported favor1bly on Senate bill to
facilitate the settlement OF the affairs OF the
Bank of the State CT South Carolina, which was
taken up, read the second time, and ordered
TO be cngrosscd for third reading; also Son.
ate bill tn authorize the financial agent OF the
State of South Carolina, in the City OF New
York, to pledge State bonds as collateral Sc
curity and for other purposes.