The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-18

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| [FRoM OUR OWN ooRRnsPoNDRNT.]
| CoLuMplA. 8. c., Maroh 15.-The only mat
ter of interest outside Of the ordinary routine
Of business to-day was lengthy discussion in
both Houses on the following concurrent reso-
luton introduced in the House Of Representa-
tives: ta
Whereas. Tho calendar of this House Is
| crowded with bills Of an important public
cnaracter, to which consideration should be
| given at the present session Of the Geueral
Assembly; and whereas. 1t would be, in
in the judgment this House, false economy
to adjourn without giving proper attention to
the measures aforesaid; therefore, be it
the senate concurring, That the concurrent
resolution recently adopted by both houses Of
the General Assembly in reference to- adjourn
ment be, and the Same IS hereby, rescinded,
and that this General Assembly do adjourn on
Wednesday, March "a 1869.
| The resolution was adopted in the House by
yeas 81, nays IL. and sent to the Senates
where the discussion assumed o somewhat
| violent turn. Senator Leslie attributed the in
PRODUCTION of the resolution to the manoeuvrlng
| of those in the various railroad interests, and
offered the following amendment: "And that
no railroad measure asking aid or assistance
from the State shall, in anywise or manner, be
| considered by the Legislature on and after the
Goth day of March next r ~
Jillsop moved that the resolution be laid on
the table, which vas decided in the aff3rma-
| tive, AMI message sent TO the House accord
ingly,
i A postponement on the twentieth is now con-
| sdered very doubtful.
| In THE SENATE, the bill to aid the extension
of the SpartanDurg and Union Railroad was re-
terred to the Committee on Railroads.
Oh motion Of Wright, the Senate took up for
/ ktr t<>Qk
Roads Bridges and Ferries On bill to estab-
| lish ferry between Hilton Head and the main-
| land in Beaufort County. The bill received it's
second reading, was agreed TO, and ordered to
In THE House, the following bills were re-
ported on favoraby by the House Committee
on the judiciary and laid over for a second
| reading: T
A sonate bill to carry into effect the provi-
sions Of the constitution relative to the rights
OF property Of married women.
"A Senate bill to regulate the manner Of grant
ING final dismissal to executors, adminIstra-
tors, trustees, guardians or committees.
| Senate bill to provide for the uniform and
| proper PRONUNCIATION OF all legal and public
! notices. E's.N l
The Senate bill to amend an act entitled s'An
act to define the jurisdiction and duties of
County Commissioners" was read second
time and amended, on motion of Tomlnson,
by inserting the following as section 4:
s'The County Commissioners Of the several
counties are hereby authorized to levy tax OF
three mills on the dollar, If so much be mecca
! hs aernanSad ocoprd;m's - Iown J0"A Aoo'' ~
vhna so; ws sno ,nn9sd as soe'oA OF tns DILL
"It shall DO the duty OF the County Commits
sion sloners 70 fartilsh to the County Auditor and
rnon, to.,attar ~ 9Th the couat,vs, once
stationely, &C., for the same" - - =
The bin was read the second tune and order
% Th % pe Snar0sseu e ior G = 'n,ra reaaing;
| House before bsing sent to the senate, by in.
creasing the amount for tina pay OF, County
Sonooi @ Cmissioners a1tssn fromeighssen to twenty
"a foIinWs "''o "0o''oA - "'l'On l ie&'s a.
! SECTION Z. Fer the payment OF the interest
on the public debt falling due. during the
ahossay & 'l.ao hnac.sa ana tMenCY
4 dollars ana thirty-eisht cents., hv etrkinr ont
| al the words in the section. after tho word
ana inseelrnng el n iien Inefeot the words
bnndrsd thoms.Wd Sn,isrs > ''A1 H'0
4 6ection 10 was amended BY striking out tho
/ provision .forbidding county treasurers to re-
Mnited Hatas ,as;pnoi bavS ratas
| gold and silver coin. 90 ',ll,t. A - :.
Areception Tas given OF Whippefs residence
clS u honor OF me reeent sec.len OF
the Governor and members Of ootn branches 81
the General Assembly, were presents
,oaa.nI sss are ~, III petCeI aamor ~ ING
Another nesting is expeotsti 1T to take baoH iii
tho indignation. f3yk
no, ,., m.s.,. % IT,.
80 80 ~ no. = :.
ss s.m;. - ss.'..s 9na o1..'.o 'ealns auu
s *. - 80. soaas 49, - kolak IN SenA.o' nssae
go, s - :. =, oo.A uens 4n'n no us'
~. 49,. a.,s.as.s = sno nsoa 1s S'g - senuns 80
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=. u''.i'0 go a. sA' ~. 'sie0' 'A'ufs-
.1, e,a.a.,.', -, $3.50 = ua" tDro. ol... 7,
".i!.., onou s.l.s = y, Is.o.uuon ..u y = 1ia
snp Z - on Dali ~.
roads 70 B report the sPort Royal Dill.
Under the rule, tho resolution laid over
| tall tomorrow. It ia said thia evening
1 th.t alx1,s io,,o;...,,,.. - -AL.I
.r". Sno - eaae .u ooMinletes' MINUS =
| tLesie) has been taken with . dreadful
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