The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-04-01
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Legislative Proceedings.

the following acts were ratified to-day
The appropriation acti an act repeating
an act to prevent persons holding certain
Offices of5emulurnent from leaving the
State: an act to amend an act to regulate
the manner of drawing jurors; an act to
amend an act defining the9jurisdictlon OF
Probate Courts; an act to define the
duties of rStatercporter. aud preytde7tor
disqualification of the Supreme Court re:
ports; an act repeating section eightfof
nm act to amend the criminal law; an act
to provide. for an election to fill certain
vacancies in county offices; an act to in
corporate the Dorm Mining and .Manufac-
turing Company; an act to amend the
charter of the Town of Greenvilie; an
act to incorporate the South Carolina I'm
proyemenu. and Trust Company the
ioint resolution, authorizing the Comp,
tr6lleiE General to furnish. Offices for the
officers of the Executive department.
The Governor sent in his veto of an
act to provide for the uniform and proper
promalgation of saA legal and pnbliey no;
ticss, aldSthe veto was sustained ~ !
The following were read second time
and ordered. to be engrossed Bill to
provide for land commissioner; bill re.
peaiing theteiltkseetion ofaneact appoint
ing a Board of commissioners for the
CITY of Charleston.
The Port Royal Railroad bill was post
poned to the next session. .,st-.., .:fg
The joint resolution authorizing the
distribution of twenty-five thousand dol
lars ordered to be appropriated for school
purposes by Gen. Candy, to bcapportion-
ed among the several counties, was or
dered to be enrolled.
The House Educational bill was laid on
the table, thus preventing any education
al act passing this session.
In the, House, the resolution to suspend
habeas corpus in the Counties OF Laurens,
Edgefeld, Newberry2 and AbbeviIle was
: indefinitely postponed by vote of yeas
sixty.fou nays none. ...'...-s.
The following were read second time
and ordered to be engrossed: Billsto in,
corporate the Palmetto Fire and Marine
Insurance Co; bill to provide place for
holding coartin Barnwell County; joint
resolution ttosappoint committee to in
vcstigatesthe state of affairs in the Third
Congressional District; bill to prevent
and punish duclling; bill to regulate the
n,anner OF granting final dismissal to eX.i
ccutors. trustees, guardians orIcomnfit-
tees bill TO incorporate the various
boards of trustees of the NJ. E. Church
in South Carolina; joint resolution au-
thorizing the Commissioners of Oconee
. 10 sell the State interest in the Keowecj
and Luckascege turnpike road ; bill to
regulate the formation of corporations.
The following were passed and their
titles changed to7acts and ordered TO gbo
enrolled: Bill 10 facilitate the settlement
of the affairs OF the Bank CT the State /;
bill to incorporate the Wateree and North
Carolina Railroad Compahy;' bill to au-
thorize the financial agent of the State of
South Carolina, in the City of New York,
to pledgc State bonds as collateral secu-
rity. u .s,....g..,
The bill to punish bribery and corrap:
ton, with several others, was laid over
until the regular session. r:L'if
MARCH 23.-In the Senate Bills read
second time yesterday, received third
reading, their titles were changed to Acts,
and they were ordered to be enrolled.
The Senate appropriated FIVE hundred
dollars to purchase a new carpet for the
University Library Room.
In the House, Bills read second time
yesterday received their, third reading,
their titles were changed to Acts and or
dered to be enrolled.
The Governor has approved the Acts
ratified yesterday. ...
Both Houses have agreed to q concur
rent resolution requesting Congress to aid
the construction of the Memphis. Ell Paso
and Trans-C Continental Southern Pacific
Railroad. :. ,
A.Bilf to provide for the appointment
of Land Commissioners has been ordered
to he enrolled. =
MARCH 241.The General Assembly
adjourned sine die at o'clock to-day. s- Z
Wright and Buck, of the Senate, and
Crews, Elliott, Mcintyre, Smalls and
Bryant, of the House, five Republicans
and two Democrats, were appointed
Joint Com mittee of. Investigation for the
Third Congressional District.
a. Joint Committee was appointed to
examine the books and accounts OF the
Comptroller. General and Treasurer, in
accordance with an Act to regulate the
,panner Of keeping and disbursing funds
by certain officers, '.'i
The House voted Speaker Moses four
hundred dollars gratnitously.
In the Senate twenty-three additional
Acts, and seven joint resolutions, inclu-
ding those ordered to be enrolled yester.
day, also the Bills ordered to be engross-
ed yesterday, received a third reading,
were enrolled and duly ratified.
A concurrent resolution authorizing
the Governor to appoint inspectors of
guano and fertilizers, was9dopted.
A. valedictory was delivered in the
House by Speaker Moses, and in the