The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-20
on a bill to incorporate the Ashley Bridge


poned, and the report ordered to be printed.
Report of tie Committee Of Claims on the
account of Joseph Walker.
The report was considered Immediately,
agreed 10, and ordered to be sent to the House
of Representatives.
A message was received. from the Governor,
informing the Senate he hid approved an act
to incorporate the Lake Swamp Navigation
Company.
On motion of NIr. Coridn, the Senate took
I'm for consideration the rdport OF the Commit
tee on the judiciary on q bill to amend an act
entitled AN &C. to define the jurisdiction of
county commissioners.
rbc report was read. agreed to, and the bill
amenlcd in accordance with the recommends
tions OF the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Corbin, the bill was further
amended by inserting the following as sec
ton g.:
SECTION 8. Section thirty-four of said act
shall be, and the same is hereby amended, so
as to read as follows: The County Commits
sioncrs shall assess all taxes for county pur.
noses upon the then last State valuation, and
for this purpose shall, on or before the first
day of January in each year, obtain from the
Auditor OF The county (wbo Is hereby author
lied aud required to furnish the sane,, GER
lifted c1py of the county duplicate, as pre-
scribed in section scventy-fve OF the act en-
titled IAN act providing for The assessment
aud taxation of pl opert?." and shall, on OF be-
roro tho 18th day of January thereafter, pur-
suant to authority given by the General As
semblv. make out AMI deliver to the County
Treasurer. with their warrant to collect, tax
bill for county purposes. SUD tax Dill aud
warrant shall be signed by the County Com
missiOner5, or majority OF tnenl, seGloo WIN
tax bl. and warrant shall be to the treasurer
sufficient authority, and bo shall proceed
thereon to collect the taxes therein laid 10 the
same m,,pncr as now provided bv law for the
collection of State taxes: Provided, That the
county duplicate upon which 10 levy the tax
for the year 1859 f.r county purposes may De
obtained as soon as practicable after the same
is completed BY the County Auditor. And tho
tax assessed, and all subsequent proceedings
for tho collection OF tho same, Shall be had IN
the same manner as State taxes for SAID year
are collected.
MIR. Corbn moved 10 further mend by IN
serting the following as Section q:
SECTION 4. If the Coun y Commissioners OF
any county snail fail or neglect to pelform the
duties imposed upon thctn by Scctlons II and
u of said act ny the first day OF May a. u;
1869, tho judges OF the circuit IN winch sal1
county may be, be and he Is hereby authorized
and required to make all orders and direct al!
measures necessary to forthwith accomplish
the division Of SAID county INTO townships and
the organization of said townships.
AT or discussion, participated III by Mcssrs.
Nash. Wright and CorblU, tue question was
taken on agreeing to the amendment OF tn,
senator from Charleston, and decided IN the
affirmative. !,
the State TO renew business, Or to place them
i'm LIQUIDATION Was read the first tlmc, and re-
fcrred 10 the Committee on Ways and Means.
Also. a bill TO prevent and punish bribery
and corruption, aud referred 10 the Committee
ON tho Judiciary.
Also, sent bill 10 regulate licenses for
wholesale and retail dealers in liquors.
MIR. J ckson, from the Committee on Inter.
nal improvements, repovtcd Oh the memorial
of the City Council OF Chal lesion by
A bill to authorize the Common Council oil
the CITY Of Charleston 10 amend an ordinance
entitled ''An Ordinance to aid il, rebuilding the
burnt districts and waste places in the city oil
Charcston." Read first time and referred to
the Committee Oil tue Judiciary.
MI. Dennis. from The Committee on Mill
tary Afflirs, reported iavoraby on bill to
provide for the enlistment oil an armed force
for the purpose OF guiIdmg and Keeping safe
the cOnyictS in thcS ate Penltentlarv.
Message No. 16 from the Senate with bill
10 ratifv, confirm and amend the charter OF
the Charleston, South Carolina, Mining and
Manufacturing Company Was taken up.
On motion of DeLargc, the consideration OF
the message and bill was suspended tempo
rarv.
DeLarge. from the Committee on Ways and
Means, then reported on q bill entitled San act
10 regulate the agencies of insurance compa-
mics not Incorporated in the state or South Car
DINA" aud recommended the adoption OF sun
dry amendments
Ranslcr in reduced the following preamble
and concurrout resolution, which was Oh mo-
tion of Nj. Fcriter, referred to the Committee
OH Railroads.:
Whereas, The States of Texls and Arkansas
have granted valuable subsidies i'll land and
bonds to the Memphis, FL Paso aud Southern
Traus-contincntal Pacific Rillroad Company;
aud whereas, u survey OF said route has been
mado along the line orthe thirty y-secopd degree
parallel. and the same shown to be cmin"ntly
practicable, being throughout nearly its ell
ilIe extent great natural highway, and on an
isothcrnlai hue, which can never be obStruct-
cd by snow; and whereas this route furnishes
a shorter connecting link between the waters
of the Atlantic anI Pacific Oceans, md is
more contiguous to the cotton regions OF tho
S1uth than any yet prof .cted; and whereas,
millions of acres of cotton laudS now lNlng fall
low along tho contemplated lire oil this rJnd IN
rcXls aud Arkansas, and mines t9emin: with
go1, silver aud copper. now unworked, in New
Mex CO and AriZoua, will, bv Its construction,
bo made productive bY having he means OF
transit to mark Il for their products t.;us ad-
ding to the taxable wealth of the nation aud
lesscnlng proportionatcly, the taxes upon tho
people; AMI whereas. TIC Memphis Ell Paso and
Pacific Railroad Company have potltlacd Con-
grcss 10 nId the construction Oh THIS road by
gu 'ranteeing the int rest noon Its bonds tC
limit, d amount, the United States 10 bo &C.
cured from loss bya second mortgage on the
stock, land, material and franch seS OF snld
1oa., thus requiring not one dollar 10 b.;
drawn frJm the raLioaal treasury; therefore,
Be u resolcca b; the Il ,uio Of Represents
tives of Sou.l Car lima, tho senate cDIcur-
ring therein. Th,; L!c Co grass OF tho United
States be respectfully requested 10 grant tue
Memphis Ii Paso aud Pacific railroad lompa-
ny the Sauio proportl0natc ala that tt has
granted to the Uou P..cilic, tho NortHorn
PIcilic and lie Union Pacific Railways, now
III course o. CONSTRUCTION by Northern routes.
Resored, That our senators III Congress DO
q ri out representatives requested,
TO use Lncir most earnest cGJrts 10 s:cuf3 the
nee .ssary all from tho government for tue
culstructlon OF tn 8 road. as ihe true Southern
route 10 The Pacific Ocean. and ~ measure
of reconstruction, lending 10 solve tae PROB en-
now prcs.ing upon the Southern States OF
euual;Z NJ the de,naud for labor with Its sup
PLY.
Resolccd That certified copies OF th:s rrsolu-
tiou lie forwarded to our senators and rcp.e-
scntat,yes, and to the President OF thc S nue,
and To the Speaker Of the H1asc OF L :pre.
seuiativcs o! the Congress or the Uhi.cd
States.
Tue consideration or aicssa"e No. 1G from
tho Senate with bill 10 ia;il>. confirm and
amend the Charter ot :lie charleston, SO o,tii
Carolina. Mining and Manufacturing Compary,
WIS resumed.
MoN1gs Recovered IN Fo :ElGN C'USTEIEs
ON ACC ,UNr oP THE SOUTHERN Co&rEpER"Ci.
| lie secretary vi .nc treasury has arii" ~ iId
unise u rcp,y 10 the resolution as to tie