The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-28
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
The City Election Case-What is said by
the Friends OF MIR. Pi1sbury-The Bill
itself-1he Abolition OF Capital Punish
ment-Legislatfve Proceedtn Ss--The
State Penitentiary.
JrRon OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

row. It is believed by those moving it to be
the shortest way to get Mr. Pillsbury into Of
fec. His friends say that they entertain no
doubt of the final success of a qNo ,oarranto,
but that it would be attended by the laws de-
lay, which would keep the present Mayor and
Board of Aldermen in power until next No.
yember. 1t is apprehended that were quo
,oa,ranto to be sued out before Judge Carpen-
ter, for instance, the judge would be compelled
to postpone hearing until the sessions docket
was disposed of, and that would throw the
case over to the April term, and after de-
cis:on in favor of the claimants, an appeal
it is thought, would be taken 10 the Supreme
Court, which would cause another postpone
ment, perhaps, to neNs November. So it has
been considered best to bring up this measure
in it's present shape, for the action OF the Legs-
lature. The following is copy Of the bill
BILL TO CONFIRM AND DECLARE VALID THE RE-
CENT ELECTION OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF
THE CITY OF CHARLESTON.
Whereas. An election for Mayor and Alder
men Of the City Of Charleston was held in said
city on the tenth day of November, A: D. 1858,
under the provisions OF IN act entitled An act
S>~S
incorporated cities and towns in the State OF
Carolina ratified the twenty-fifth day or
September, A. D. 1868; and whereas, certain
irregularities are alleged to have occurred in
the conduct of said election; and whereas, the
returns OF the managers OF said election, to-
gether with the ballots. have been examined,
and the case investigated by the Acting Board
OF Aldermen, who have declared as follows:
Jtlt Gilbert Pillsbury received the largest
number Of votes for Mayor; that j. ID. Ged-
dings and James F. Greene, received the
largest number ofvotes for Aldermen OF Ward
No. l; and William McKinlay and E. W. NJ.
Mackey, the largest number Of votes for Alder
men of Ward No. 2; and Robert Howard,
David Barrow andsr. J. Msckey. the largest
number OF votes for Aldermen OF Ward NO. =;
and L. T. Potter, Richard Holloway, G. l. Cnn-
ningham Charles Voigt and W. R. II. Hamp-
ton, the largest number Of votes for Aldermen
of Ward No. 4; and l.. F. Wall and Philip
Thorn, the largest number OF votes for Alder
men of Ward No. 5; and III. r.. Collins and
Malcolm Brown, the largest number OF votes
for Aldermen of Ward No. 6; and q. P. Wall,
the largest number Of votes for Alderman OF
Ward No. Z; and 7. Small, the largest number
OF votes for Alderman Of Ward No. s; therefore,
Be ii endcIed by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the State Of South Carolina,
now met and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority Of the same:
SECTION /. That the election held in the
City of Charleston on the tenth day OF Noyem-
ber a. D. 1865, for the several Offices OF Mayor
and Aldermen of said city, the result Of which
has been declared by the Acting Board OF
Aldermen of said city. be, and the same is
hereby, confirmed and declared Valid, to all
ntents and purposes. as if the same had been
conducted in strict accordance with the tech
nicalities and provisions Of existing laws.
SEC 2. That Immediately after the passage
of this act it shall be the duty of the Acting
Mayor and Aldermen Of the City Of Charleston,
on demand, to turn over all the property.
books and papers pertaining to theic several
respective Offices, to the persons declared by
them to have received, on the tenth day OF
November, A. D. 1868, the largest number OF
votes for the several Offices OF Mayor. aud
Aldermen OF said city, and to vacate and sur,
render to said persons elect their several and
respective Office.
SEC. 8. Any violation of this act by the
Acting Mayor or Aldermen, or any OF them, OF
the City of Charleston, shall be punishable by
fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, nor
less tn IN five thousand dollars, or imprison-
ment at hard labor in the penitentiary not ex-
ceeding FIVE nor less than two years.
The debate in the House on the bill to
amend the criminal law, resulted, after four
days sitting, in the success OF the bill as it
came from the Senate. The greatest excite
ment has been manifested in the discussions,
as it had come to be regarded as sectional
question all the Southern speakers, white
and colored, being opposed to the abolition OF
capital punishment in all cases except for viii
full MURDER" as proposed in the bill, and oil
those of Northern birth espousing the measure
with equal favor and feeling. The aboltionists
have triumphed, and South Carolina has adopt
ed another Republican idea.
In THE House, bill to declare the rights of
creditors, and to provide for the winding up OF
the affairs OF railroad companies IN South Car
DINA, was ordered FOR asecond reading.
A bill 10 incorporate the Amateur Literary
and Fraternal Association OF Charleston, was
read the first time.
A bill to enforce the provisions OF tho Civil
Rights bill OF the United States Congress was
laid over for second reading.
A bill to proylds for the widow and orphans
of men murdered for Their political opinions
was laid over TOR second reading.
A bill providing for the care OF the poor. with
the following amendment: That the following
be substituted for tho twentieth section: The
County Commissioners OF the Counties OF Oco-
nee and Pickens, comprising the territory fol-
merly known MS Plckens District, are author.
lied, after due notice by advertisement, to sell
at public or private sale, on such terms as they
deem most advantageous to the public, the old
poor house farm of that district, aud are em-
powered to execute the title to the purchaser.
The proceeds of said sale shall be divided
equally between the commissioners OF the two
counties, and be applied oy them to the sup
port of the poor" was laid over for d second
reading.
MIR. Toml;nson introduced a bill to confirm
and declare valid the recent election OF Mayor
and Aldermen of the City OF Charleston. Read
the first time and referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
On motion OF Raasier, the bill was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary aud Privi-
leges and Elections jointly.
Mr.. Dennis introduced tho following pream-
BILE and resolution, which were adopted:
Whereas, The Hon. o. F. Winchester, eS-
Lieutenant Governor OF Connecticut Inventor
o. the Winchester riaes), is ID the city for
short time; therefore, belt
ReSoiped That committee OF three be ap-
pointed to wait upon him. and extend to him
an invita- ion TO occupy seat upon the floor OF
this House.
Tho House then resolved itself into commit
tee of the whole on the bill to alter and amend
the crimical law which occupied the attention
of that body until thc committee arose and the
Chairman reported as follows:
The committee OF tho whole having had un,
der consideration q Senate Dill TO alter acd
amend the criminal law, have adopted rcSo-
luton that tho committee rccomP'end the
adoption If the bill Us reported by the Commit
tee on the Judiciary. Tho House then ad-