The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-27
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COLUMBIA, S. c., February %, 1S69.-The
Charleston Election bill was doubly secured in
the House to-day. An impression had been
made that tho action Of the House last Friday
was illegal for the want OF quorum, and it
was determIncd to have it over again. SO this
morning the Speaker reused the excitement of
the members by the announcement that the
bill to confirm aud deelrc valid tho recent
election for Mayor and Aldermen, which had
been passed to u third reaJing list Friday, BY
vote uf yeas so, NAYS II. had not been legal
ly passed; that the nu nbcr voting, though
majority OF thosc present, did not constitute u
quurum THO whole representation being one
hundred and twenty-.our members, required
s:xty-thrce III atlcndluco to make n legal quo
rum Jcnks thcrcupon introduced the follow
ing res luton. VIII ch was agreed to:
Re il ,c olucd by the House of Repro sentativc',
Ti.at this Il pcrely reScnls lis action whereby
it pa sed bill 10 conf m aud declare aid The re-
cent election OF Mayor and derIno1 I the Cly OF
Charleston order.d the 1T thereof to be chlugei
to that OF IN nct aud orderoI the said bill to be Ell.
rolled.
The bill was then taken up for another second
reading and the question being taken oD pass.
ing the bill to third reading and ordering it
to be engrosscd. tho yeas and nays we're called
and resulted as follows: Yeas ~, nays 10; OBJ
sent or not voting 70. Agreed to.
The following papers were presented to be
entered on the journal:
1vote "n. ION the passage Of The foregoing bill,
as do not believe it will v. rnlt tie MIyur aud Al
dern.n eject If Charleston to taio tnelr .eats.
BURnEL JANIS.
vote no." because believ' tnat the object
sough to be obtained under tho bill cln only be
yYiiIrd rough drcision OF The courie, ann N my
opinion this Til Will not only IiIoiorg ami MOI stop
irrigation but will involve shdiional constitutional
issues attended With great delay aud veIaous lid
gatiun. H. U. LELAnaE.
Elliott from the Committee on Railroads, re-
ported favorabiy on concurrent. resolution
requesting the Co3grcss OF the United States
10 uid the co obstruction OF the Memphis, Ell
paso AMI Southern TraIs-C Cont IL, n: ai RIiroa1.
Smalls introduced tic following preamble
aud concur. cnt resolution, which, on motion OF
RinsIcr. was 1cferrcl to the Committee Oh
f. i .ral Reations:
Whereas, he Vritrd Sato, Gov-rr mcut OWNS
IL arly Or qu. iwo .r:S u! Tho taxable property II
tile iucor orlt q Town uf Bciiilf RI, Iur Which al
course nu lax is pad i,ie % tho state ot '0uiI
deniug le prople OF FL Town mlcii IL re -eLyi!y
than wouli b. the said pforery was su u 10
the Taxpayers said il.ce; aid whe els sai pro-
rerty fast goi q 10 decay uEcaIcd LOT az II HOW
ls; thcr fore. he 1t
Feso,yei That The House Of Representatives, OF
South Carolina. tic -enul concurri:g, rcqdt 81 the
congress OF .he uEitel stairs tU taae such action
as III y ma deem pro or, through 'her Gro Tux
Com mulssione othctw.se. AZ Will pace said pro-
plty before the &c pie Of said 1ow.. OF beaufnr
for sae and thai ou: Rcl tors and REPRESENTATIVES
,l,.
may b. brought De,ole lae .ongrcss If The United
states having sueh pu: poe III VI W.
hoffman prcsouted q memorial OF the citi-
zens OF Timmonsvle for tho removal of the
county seat OF Darlington County, from Dar-
liugton 10 Timmonsville. Referred to Commit
tee on internal improvements.
The Hous; was onGagei up to the hour of
adjournment, in the discussion Of the bill 10