The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-12
FRoM TIE SEsTE CIPITIL.
WHY they won't Adjourn-The Appre-
primtion Biu--A palr>of Sensation Bills
--TEe University-Rhe Spartanburs
.nnd.Union Railroad Biu.
lxaoM onR OWN coRREspoNpENT.

I 2Oth inst, tho Appropriation bill, has not ye'
4 been. introduced. Resolutions requiring the
I Committee of Ways and Means to bring iu
/: their bill. tomorrow were offered to-day, but
after an hour or more of sharp debate, laid on
the table. 1t is reported, however, that the
bill will! certainly be anRosnced tomorrow
Suorniug. "A resolution, from the House pro-
posing to rsscind the action of both branches,
prohibiting the introduction of bills, resolu-
tons, &C., after the first of March, was laid on
the table 1nthe Senate to-day. The object oi
the movement was rumored 10 be to permit
The introduction of bill to repeal the charter
of the South Carolina Railroad tor violation ol
the Civil Rights bill, and joint resolution re-
auir;ag the Governor to enforce tie act to con-
firm and declare valid the recent election for
Mayus and Alder4cn Of the City Of Charleston.
Both of these measures may be introduced
through committees.
There is considerable surmise 20 the ef-
feet Of the election Of the new Board ct Trus-
tees on the future prospects of the University.
| :: Fhs election of Speaker Moses and United
States Senator T. J. Robertson is regarded by
the Republicans generally as an Offset TO the
action of the college societies some months
ago in refereaee 10 them.
THE bill to cid the extension OF the Spartan-
burg and Union Railroad, after another hard
fight to-day by the minority, passed. on C cal
Of the yeas and nays, by the following vote:
Yeas 73, nays 81. The bill goes to the Senlte
tomorrow, where It is believed motion will
be made to postpone its further consideration
| to the next session.
A bill To define the jurisdiction OF justices Of
the peace, and to regulate tho practice IN Us
tees courts, was made the special order for
Friday at 1880 T. III.
Dennis, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported on Senate bill to organize
and govern the militia Of thc State Of South
Carolina, being substitute for ths House bill
of the same title, and recommended that the
bill do PASS. The bill was laid over for o second
reading. ,-
Ferlter introduced the following preamble
and resolution:
Whereas The General Assembly has now
been in session some seventy days, and as yet
the members OF the General Assembly are
ignorant of the amount Of currency necessary
to carry on the State government; therefore.
Be il resoloed, That the Com nittee on Ways
and Means be instructed to report the Appro-
priation bill on tomorrow.
DeLarge moved tc lay the preamble and re-
! solution on the table.
which resulted as follows: Yeas so, nays 81.
Jackson, from the Committee on Internal
improvements, reported on the following peti-
| tiona and memorials, viz A petition OF the
citizens of Beaufort, praying for division OF
the County of Beaufort also, petition OF sun
dry citizens praying for the formation OF
new county out of parts Of Abbeville, Newber-
ry, Edgefeld and Laurens Counties; also, d
petition of supdry citizens praying for the for
nation of q new county out Of parts OF Spar
tanburg, Laureus and Greenyille Counties,
and that the action of the House upon them
be deferred to the next regular session OF Gene
raj Assembly.
On motion, the recommends ION contained
| in the report was adopted.
| Leslie obtained leave to report the follsSs
ing:
Representatives OF the State OF South Carroll
ma, now met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority OF the same:
SECTION l. That all sheriffs or other persons
holding tax executions at the date of the pas
sage CT this resolution shall forthwith turn
over the same to the treasurer of the county for
which the taxes are to be collected. The trea-
surer shall thereupon proceed to collect said
| taxes in the same manner as though ther7
had beeu no executions thereon.
SEC. q, That in case said sheriffs or other per-
sons shall fail to forthwith comply with the
provisions of the first section of this resolution
it shall be the duty of the treasurer OF said
county to Immediately report such misconduct
| TO the solicitor for tho circuit IN which such
sheriff or other person may reside, who shall
| forthwith proceed to prosecute said den-
quents. ~.
foregoing sections cf this resolution shall,
upon conviction thereof, subject the offender
| or offenders to fine of not less than one thou
sand dollars, and Imprisonment at hard labor
in the county Jail for not less than six months.
The joint resolution was read, agreed 10,
and ordered to be engrossod.
The following resolution was reported on Ia
vorably:
Resotued, by the House of Representatives,
the Senate concurring, That this General AS
sembly will not provide for any division or sev,
ering of territory from any county or judicial
district tor tie formation of another county,
until the proprio'y of 80 doing shall have been
submitted to a va;o OF the Gee ors 1t soOle
general or sn'..li zion, he'd IN the courty
or counties AT c,cd y. such pio .ose,l division,
and majority OF the votes of such electors
shall have been cast in favor thereof.