The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-20

| Be aresolued, by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the State OF South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, aud
by the authority Of the same, mat the writ OF
pended in the Counties of Laurens, Newberry,
Edgefield and Abbeville. Read the first time,
and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Whipper. chairman of Committee on the Ju-
dietary, reported favorably on bill to author
| ize the employment of reporter to take testi-
mony in the Circuit Courts. Laid over for q
second reading.
the committee published in the resolutions
| adopted at the indignation meeting recently
held in this city, desires us to say that he WAS
not present, and that the use OF his name was
wholly unauthorized.
Several Of the expectants who made trip
To Washington few days ago nave returned,
and report affairs there all right, and that out
side perhaps of two or three personal friends,
the recommendations for Office will be made
in accordance with the generally expressed
wishes and desires of the Republicans in the
State at large and the various districts.
The Templeton company made their first
appearance this evening before o crowded
house.
COLUMBIA, 8. c., March 18, 1S69.-The fire
that broke out at the Lunatic Asylum this even
ing caused very general excitement through
out the city, and brought avery large crowd
to the rescue Of the inmates Of the institution.
Fortunately the flames were arrested by the
noble exertions Of the 6remen before reaching
the main building. The building in which the
fire originated ran out from the centre Of the
main building, and was used as laundry and
ironing department.. Some Of the poor
creatures made most piteeus appeals for
aid and protection. few made their
escape and wandered about amongst the shrub
berry. but we're afterwards secured without
difficulty, and brought back to their rooms.
The Legislative proceedings to-day have been
OF an unu usually dull character: IN the Senate
the Appropriation bill came up for second
reading, and, on motion OF Senator Nash, was
amended by including sl5oO to fence and I'M
prove the ground around the Governors man.
sion. The sum of $4,000 is allowed for two new
safes, one FOR the Treasurer and one for the
COMPTROLLER General The contingent funds
of the two last named officers were each In
creased $500. A molten by Rainey to include
$500 for o physician for Charleston jail was
lost The contingent fund Of the Secretary
OF State was increased three hundred, and ehe
contingent fund for the permanent printing
altered from ten to twelve thousand dollars.
The bill as thus amended was ordered tobe
epgrossed, and will be read third time TO-
morrow.
Next came the special order, to wit, the ma
jority and minority reports OF the Committee
on Railroads, on a bill to aid the Port Royal
Railroad Company.
Wright moved to lay on the table the ma
iority report which, recommended that the
further consideration Of the bill be postponed
to next session.
On this motion the yeas and nays were taken
and resulted as follows:
.Yeas-Messrs. Arnim. Barber, Dickson, Don
Alison, Hayes, Montgomery, Maxwell, Nash,
Rainey, Swails, Wright and .Wlmbush-12.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Buck, Corbin, Duncan,
Foster, Hoyt, Jillson, Leslie, Lunney, Owens,
Rose and Rodgers-12.
So the motion to 10y the majority report on
the table was not agreed to.
The question then required on agreeing to
the report.
A lens sthy discussion ensued, participated in
by Corbin, Ralney, Wright, Swals, Allen and
Leslie.
Senator Leslie spoke nearly three hours, and
then announced that he had only got through
tn preliminary portions OF his argument; upon
which announcement, on motion Jillson,
the Senate adjourned 1t was understood that
Leslie was speaking against time, with view
to prevent the bill receiving its second reading
to-day. Even should it be ordered to be en-
crossed tomorrow they have scarcely time to
have it put upon It's reading and be enrolled
before the adjournment. Senator Leslie claims
and says he will hold the floor tomorrow, sno
will probably co-sume the remainder or the
day, after the morning session, IN another
effort to stave of decided action on the bill.