The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-26
FROM THE STATE C1PITAL.
The Land Commissfoner-The Mount
Pleasant Ferry Company-Laid Over
Bills--Misce11nneous Business.
FROM ouR OWN CORRESPONDENT !

COLUMBIA, S. c., March 29.-To morrow be
ing the closing day of the session, scarcely an.
other business will be transacted but the raul
fication of acts. No definite hour has been fxet
| upon for the adjournment. The days ses
sion may therefore CT ntinue to late hour.
The proceedings in both houses to-day ma.
be very briefly summed up:
II TIE SENATE, Joint resolution to dissolv,
the loard of special commissioners appointed
fol Ocouee County under an ordinance OF tn,
Constitutional Convention, entitled San ordi
nance to divide Pickens County into election
and Judicial districts" adopted on the Msh Q Q
January, a. D. 1868, received its second read
ing. was agreed to, and ordered to be el
crossed.
A bill to provide for the appointment OF
land commissioner, and to define his power!
and duties, received its third reading ane
passed.
Tue bill was sent to the House, where it was
taken up and consumed almost the entire
morning session in the discussion OF the
amendments. The bill as. amended provides
| that the appoin 'ment Of | nd commissioner
ut a salary Of two thousand dollars 8 yeaI
shall be made by an advisory board consisting
of the Governor, Attorney General, Comptrol
ler- General, State Treasurer and Secretary OF
! State. Two hundred thousand dollars of State
stock is appropriated to the purchase OF lands
which are to be sold in tracts OF not less than
twenty acres. nor more than one hundred, on
such terms as may be agreed upon by the adVl-
sorry board.
On the question of passing the bill, changing
its title to that Of an act and ordering it to be
enroll d, the yeas and nays we're taken and re-
suited as follows: Yeas so, nays Is. Having
passed by the requisite two-thirds vote, the
title of the bill was changed to that OF an act
and ordered TO be enrolled.
Purvis, from the Committee on Incorpora-
Jlu: 8, reported on bill to establish q company
under the name of the Mount Pleasant and
Sullvans Island Ferry Company.
The bill was laid over for second reading,
which virtually postpones it to the rext
session.
Tie following bills were laid over to the next
ser sion:
Bill to incorporate the South Carolina Plan
tation Company.
A bill to provide for the licensing Of ped
dle1s.
A bill to incorporate the Noiseless Friction
Engine Company of South Carolina.
bill to amend an act to determine and per-
petuate the homestead.
A bill to amend an act providing for the as
sessment and taxation of property.
A bill to provide for the care Of the poor
A bill to define contracts tor laborers and )r
other purposes.
A bill to authorize the employment of re-
porter to take testimony in the Circuit Court.
A bill to define the rights OF married women.
A bill in relation to rates Of reights on rail.
roads.
A bill to regulate the manner of selling lands
at public sales.
The following bills received their third read
ing, titles changed to that OF on act and order
ed to be enrolled:
A bill to incorporate the Palmetto Fire and
Marine Insurance Company.
bill to renew and amend the charter of
the Town of Chester.
A bill to incorporate the Town of Pickens.
A bill to incorporate TIE Homestead Build
ing and Planting Association, of South Carroll
ma
A bill to regulate the manner of final dismis-
sal to executors, administrators, guardians
or committees.
A bill to rechartcr the South Carolina Gen.
tral 6if.l 6RiHlls3pf6 Us G2feneSnVn sectlou 10
appoint a Board OF Commissioners for the City
OF Charleston.
A Lll to establish certain ferries.
The cnacting clauses of the following bills
were stricken out:
"A bill to amend an act to organize the
Circuit Courts.
A bill 10 invest Clerks of Courts Of Com
mon Pleas with certain powers and duties
heretofore exercised and performed by Com
missioners AMI Masters in Equity.
A bill to provide place for holding the court
in Barnwell County received Its third reading,
passed, it's title changed to that CT an act, and
ordered to be enrolled.
The following received second reading aud
were ordered to be engrossed:
A bill to vest in Isaac g. Long the charter
OF water course through Kingston Lake and
Maple Swamp, in Horry County:
Joint resolution to authorize the Governor ol
the State TO fill vacancies in the State Board OF
Joint resolution to authorize the Secretary oi
State to purchase for distribution and exchange
certain State reports:
On motion of Rainey, o bill to incorporate
the Ashley Bridge Company was postpone to
the next regular session OF the General AS
The report OF the Committee OIL Printing,
on concurrent resolution authorizing the State
printer to furnish the Secretary Of State with
Eve hundred additional copies OF acts, &C., was
agreed to, the resolution read, coDcarred IN,
and ordered to be returned to ths House
Representatives.
A Joint resolution authorizing County &c
missioners OF Ocon g County to sell the inter-
est of the State in theKeowee and Tuckaseegee
Turnpike Road, was read third time, passed
an ordered TO be enrolled.
Also q JOINT resolution to appoint commit
tee of invesllgation for the Third Congress
sional DIstrl 1.
Also a bill to recharter Bro1ton's Ferry over
the Great Salkchatchle River.
Also q bill to extend the time in which tn
Camden Bridge Company may rebuild then
bridge. :,
A message was received from the Governor
annou. cling the signing of the following acts
lot. An act TO make appropriations aDe
raise supplies for the year commencing Octo
ber, 1865. .,
cerua ain vacancies in county offices.
Sd. An act TO repeal an act entitled "Ar
act to prevent PER- ons holding certain offices
of enoiument from leaving the State"
4th. An act to amend an act entitled "Au
act to regulate the manner Of drawing *
rors." .,,
5th, An act to amend on act entitled "AI
act to define the Jurisdiction and regulate th'
practice OF Probate Courts"
9Th. An act to repeal Section 8 OF an act t.
alter the act entitled IAN act to amend thu
criminal law"
7th. An act to define the duties OF State Re
porter. and to provide for the publication oil
the Supreme Court reports.
S,h. An act to provide tor the conversion o.
State securities.
9Th. An act to alter and amend the charter o
the Town of Greenyille, and for other purpo
ses.
10th. Joint resolution to authorize and dlrcc
the Ccmptroller- General of the Stale to pro
vide and furnish Offices for officers Of the Exc
cutive Department.
Rainey, OF the Secate, and Bosemon ant
Crews, OF the House were appointed commit
tee uoder the resolution to destroy o'd banl
bills. &C.. an tho Treasurer's Office, for wbicl
State bonds were issued.
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