The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-20

Company.
The report was read, and, on motion OF
Mr. Corbln, its further considerations ppst-
poned. and the report ordered to be printea.,
Report OF the Committee Of Claims ollsShe
account OF Joseph Walker.
The report was considered immediafaiy,
agreed to, and ordered to be sent to the HeSSe
OF REPRESENTATIVES..
A message was received from the Goverfioes
informing the Senate he had approved an acs
to incorporate the Lake Swamp NavigatspI
Company. Et&z{s
On motion of Mr. Corbin, the Senate taSsISss
up for consideration the report Of the ComnafT-
tee on the Judiciary on bill to amend an aot
entitled ''An set to define the jurisdiction OF
county commissioners" lssfs
rhe report was read agreed to, and th9 ,biH
amended in accordance with the recomm etda-
tions OF tue COMMITTEES. t&
On motion of Mr.. Corbin, the bill was f,rssfar
amended by inserting the following as Sec
Ion 3:
SECTION 8. Section thirty-four OF said act
shall be- and the same is hereby, amended 80
as to read as follows: The County ComyEis-
sioners shall assess all taxes for % County pur
poses upon the then last State valuation, and
for this purpose shall, on or before the Esst,
day Of January in each year, obtain from tho
lied and required to furnish tho same), asssr-
titled copy of the county duplicate, as pre-
scribed in section seventy-fve of the act en-
titled "An act providing for the assessment
fore the 18th day Of January thereafter, ppr-
suant to authority given by the General Ms
sembly, make out and deliver to the County
Treasurer, with their warrant to collect, tax
bill for county purposes. Said tax bill and
warrant shall be signed by the County Cexn-
mssioners, or O. jority Of them, sealed With
their seal and certified to by their clerk Safd
TAX bill and warrant shall be to the Treasurer
sufficient authority, and he shall procGeHa
thereon to collect the taxes therein laid in the
same emanner as now provided by law for Ehs
collection OF State taxes: Provided. That sssse
county duplicate upon which to levy the shx
for the year 1869 for county purposes may be
obtained as soon as practicable after the saftae
is completed by the County Auditor And enc
tax assessed, and all subsequent proceedings
for the collection or the same, shall be haesln
the same manner as State taxos for said yesr
are collected. f16
Mr.. Corbin moved to further mend bysisf1-
serting the following as Section 4:
SECTION 4. If the COun CommssionerasDS
any county shall fail or neglect to perform ftse
duties imposed upon them by Sections II 8ad
II OF said act by the first day of May, A.D.
1869, the judges OF tue circuit in which sid
county may be, be and he IS hereby authOr2,tl
and required to make all orders and drectaIl
measures necessary to forthwith accomplish
the division Of said county into townships Gnd
the organization OF said townships.
Nash Wright and Corb1p, the question Ms
taken on agreeing to the amendment OF NSa
senator from Charleston, and declded in sae
affirmative. A$.
the State to renew business, or to place thfnA
in liquidation was read the first time, and SeyN
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means.;A
Also, bill to prevent and punish bribsfI9
and corruption, and referred 10 the CommitiAlIsa
on the Judiciary. s tN
Also, sent bill to regulate licenses M
wholesale and retail dealers in liquors.
Mr. ,ckson, from the Commlttee on InsSr-
nal improvements, reported on the memossMI
of the City Council Of Charleston by Y%
!, A bill to authorize the Common Councf&El9
the City OF Charleston to amend an ordinaiESsS
enSltied IAN Ordinance to aid il rebuilding %S
burnt districts and waste places in the ciSTFSf
Charleston" Read first time and referre,fss II
the Committee On the Judiciary. wv
MY. Dennis. from The Committee son@ SsSiaasst
taiy Affairs, raporsud ravoraDIy un q e6nf 60
provide for the enlistment of an armed force
for the purpose of guarding and keeping SAFE
the convicts in the s ate Penitentiary. NO.
Message No. 16 from the Senate with O. M
to ratifS, confirm and amend the charter Of
the Charleston, South Carolina, Mining and
Manufacturing Company was taken up.
On motion of DeLargc, the consideration of
the message and bill was suspended tempo
rurily.
DeLarge. from the Committee on Ways and
Means, then reported on q bill entitled San act
to regulate the agencies of insurance compa-
MES not Incorporated in the state Of South Car
oIlna," aud recommended the adoption of sun
dry amendments.
Rans,er Introduced the following preamble
and concurrent resolution, which was, on mo-
on Railroads:
Whereas, The States of Texas and Arkansas
have granted valuable subsidies in land and
bonds to tho Memphis, Ell Paso and Southern
Trans-continental Pacific Railroad Company;
and whereas, survey OF said route has been
parallel and the same shown to be eminently
practicable, being throughout nearly it's en-
tire extent great natural highway, and on an
isothermal hue, which can never be obstruct-
a. " QT1n md VVhn thIor rfcP P,,rn
shorter connecting link between the waters
of the Atlantic aud Pacific Oceans, and is
more contiguous to the cotton regions of the
South than any yet projected; and whereas,
millions OF acres of cotton lands now lying fall
low along the contemplated line OF this road IN
Texas and Arkansas, and mines teemlnS with
gold silver and copper, now unworked, IN New
Mexlco and Arizona, will, by its construction.
be made productive by having the meaus Of
transit to market for their products, thus adj
ding to the taxable wealth of the nation and
lessenlng. rroportlonately, the taxea upon the
people; and whereas, the Memphis, Ell Paso and
Paclftc RallIoad Company have petitioned Con-
gress TO aid the construction of this road by
guaranteeing the int rest upon it's bonds to
limited amount, the United States to be So
cured from loss by q second mortgage on the
stock, land, material and franchises Of said
road. thus requiring not ono dollar to ba
drawn f-om the national treasury; therefore,
Be II resolued by the Fl H,use OF Representa-
tivss OF South Gar lina, the Senate concur
ring tnereln, IRaL the Congress or the United
States be respectfully requested to grant the
Memphis, Ell Paso aud Pacific Railroad ,5ompa-
ny the same proportionate aid that it has
granted to the Union Pacific, the Northern
Pacific and the Union Pacific Railways, now
IN course OF construction by Northern routes.
Resolved, That our senator's in Congress be
instructed, and our representatives requested,
to use tueir most earnest efforts to secure the
necessary aid from the government for the
construction OF tn 8 road asthe true Southern
route to the Pacific Ocean and as o measure
Of reconstruction, tending o solve t..e problem
now pressing upon the Southern States OF
equalizlng the demand for labor with It's sup
ply.
Res0tped, That certified copies Of this resolrl-
tion be forwarded to our senators and repre-
sentatlves, and to the President OF the Senate.
and to the Speaker or the House or hecYe.
sentatives Of tho Congress OF the United
States.
The consideration Of Messare No. i6 from
the Senate with o bill TO latifY. confirm and
amend the Chartat.5 af tha ,har Iaatn,, Qn,Ah