The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-20
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| [gRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
COLUMBIA, 8. O., March 17.-The Senate has
agreed to stay four days longer in session. and
then both Houses are solemnly pledged by
Senator Leslie to adjourn sine die. It was gen.
orally supposed from the large number Of i'm
portant measures to be acted on that this
would be the case. Many of the bills on the
calendars of the two Hous ,s have passed one
Of the branches, but could not have been final.
ly disposed Of by Saturday.
Quite a captious correspondence took place
between the House and Senate this morning
on question Of parliamentary practice. In
reply to request from the Senate for the re-
turn of a Senate bill laid on the table in the
| House, the latter sent the following message:
In THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
COLUMBIA, 8. O.. March 16, 1891
| TO Me Honorable the President and Members
of The Senate: .t.s ts.5t.t t,-. "a
GENTLEMEN - The House respectfully in
forms your honorable body that they have re-
| ceived from your honorable body q message
containing q request for the return Of Senate
lie :chools for the State Of South Carolina
| (which ball is now on the table in this House)
The House have ordered that message be re-
turned TO your honorable body requesting
that reasons be given for the request con aim
ed in said message from your honorable
body. .tta -Ge
By order. '' IT. j. MOSES j..
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
On motion Of Corbin, the following message
was returned to the House of Representatives,:
..tt..'t ..ta' In THE SENATE,
COLUMBIA, s. g., March IL, 1859.
The Senate respectfully informs your honor
body requesting that reasons may be given
fer the request of this body tor the return Of
the Senate bill to establish and maintain sys-
TEN Of public schools for the State of South
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being, by the constitution, an entirely inde-
pendent body, and in no wny responsible to
your honorable body, respectfully declines to
give your honorable body any reasons for the
request heretofore transmitted. -
The House then returned to the Senate the
following message:
ContMb1A, g. O., March IL, 1869. E
To the Honorable the President and Members
r Qf the Senate: s a.. ts
GRHTLEMEN-TheH House respectfully informs
your honorable body that they decline to re-
turn Senate bill "to establish and maintain a
system of public schools for the State OF South
Carolina, which bill was laid on the table in
this Hotse. I'LL At
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
The action OF the House rather astonished
the grave and staid senators. and caused no
known clerk Of the old House @ Of Represonta- res "s.
tlves Colonel Sloan). who happened to be q
spectator in the gallery at the time Of the ac-
ton OF the House on the Senate message.
On the receipt of the Senate message Elliott
moved that message be sent to the SET ate as
serting the equal independence OF this House.
and that the House respectfully declines to re-
turn the bill.
Tomlinson moved to amend the motion by
striking out so much as relates to equal inie-
pendence Of this House. Agreed to.
The motion, as amended, was agreed to, and
message sent to the Senate aceordingly.
A committee Of conference has been appoi IT.
ed on the causes Of disagreement between the
two houses on bill which shas caused more
discussion and consumed more time than any
other bill at thiS session. This is O. bill to
amend an act entitled s.An act to define the
jurisdiction and duties of County Commission
ers." The great point Of difference is in rela-
The Appropriation bill from the House was
referred In the Senate to-day to the Finance
Committee, who will make their report upon
it tomorrow. III.
The bill from the House to authorize the
Common Council Of the City Of Charleston to
amend an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance to
aid in rebuilding the burnt district and waste
resolution on the same subject. introduced in
the Senate, were both laid on the table in the
latter body to-day.
Tho bili to facilitate the settlement Of the
affairs OF the Bank OF the Stats Of South Caro-
lima, on its second reading to-day in the SEN
ate, was am ended SO as to authorize the Gov
ernor to appoint president and three direc-
ter tors to take charge q that. institution. The
ordered to the Fl House Of Representatives..
A oil to provide for reporter for the courts
OF the first circuits, which passed it's second
reading in the Senate to-day, gives Judge Car
porter for his court. Senator Corbin warmly
advocated the passage of this bill ON the ground
that such provision was generally favored by
the members of the bar In Charleston.
A House bill to incorporate the Ashley
Bridge Company received its first reading to-
day, IN the Senate; also, bill to amend an act
entitled AN act providing for the assessment
ane contracts tor iaborsrs, and for other r pus- I
poses.
Senator Dickson, Chairman Of the Commit
on the message of the Governor and con,mu-
n!cst;or of Professor Shepard, relative to the
establishment of an inspectorship Of gnano
and fert Ili2ers: #ffff.tf$ aEt@l -l3
referred the message Of his Excellency the
Governor, in reference to the establishment Of
an inspectorship OF guano and fertilizers, re-
spectfully report
That the Importance Of securing to tho ag-
ricultural interest Of the State, upon the sue
cess OF which its prosperity So largely depends
the use Of genuine fertilizers, must be appa-
rent rent to to al! who have noticed the largely in-
~ consequence, not only to the farmer that
he should be guarded from imposition in hay-
ing worthless article foisted upon him, by
which he ls defrauded of time, labor and money.
but also that legitimate encouragement should
be afforded to the honest manufacturer and
dealer by detecting and exposing the spurious
articles which come in competition with those
that are genuine. ~
The session OF the General Assembly is too
Tar advanced 70 attempt OF present to elaborate
and maSure Q law fully adequate to ail the O.
quirements Of this subject but tho committee
deem it OF importance thasp temporary ar
rangement should be made by which the tn
terests involved may be protected until the
next meeting of the General Assembly, when
it is to be hoped prompt attention will be
gwen to the subject. With this view they re-,
spectfuily report the following concurrent re-
Be u resolued, by the Senate. the House Of
Representatives. c0ncurring. That the Governor
be authorized and directed to appoint skilled
anu competent person as inspector OF guano
guanos and fertilizers offered for sale IN, this
ssste. anatc furnish yertiaostes of such In