The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-29

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Tlmmonsvie be ind the same is hereby declared
valid 10 all intonts and purposes, IS If the same ha
been held at the time and under the proVis ons
existing laws; and all acts done by tho said Inten
dant and Wurdens ureer the charter of the satt
town are hereby confirmed.
In the Senate House the fourteenth day OF Deccu,
ber in the year of our Lord. 1866.
| w. .. PORTER,
President of the Senate.
CHARLES u. SINONTON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
| Approved December 18TH 1866
''ff'O'O~ JAMES L. ORR, Governor.
That wise Legislature preceded the new days
in which we live. They did the thing they
deemed most proper under the circumstances
This, SAID the senator, is not tho only case
where there were such Slaring irregularities
All we ask is simply this: According to law
passed. at the last session of the General AS
ton on the 10th of November. That election
was protested. The Acting Board of Alder.
men, under the provisions of the act, have
been compelled to certify to the Supreme
Court the election, and the act says
"their decision shall be binding upon all
parties We have wrung from them q
declaration of this election, and they still re-
elected. They say, we can keep you out Tor
year at least; and the courts are so situated
and organized that we cannot remove them.
Hence 1t is this bill has been introduced. We
do not want to stave off this question. We say
that although all the technical provisions OF
the act we're not observed, Mr.. Pllsbury and
his Aldermen are duly entitled to their offices.
It is but simple justice that is asked OF the
Senate to declare valid this election. We want
| to deprive tho Acting Board OF Aldermen OF
their Ill gotten posltions-positionst TO which
they are not entitled by law, and to which they
know full we'll they are not entitled by law;
| Mr.. Corbin then quoted Bellinger on Elec-
tions, page 465 report of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections on the protest of S. s.
| Tomkins against the admission of John g. AL
| len to seat in the House Of Representatives.
The report of that committee quotes from the
case of AIcMullen That the end OF popular
elections is to discover which ofthe candidates
among the qualified votors !: polls are
Of necessity holden by many persons
at different places. and such elections are,
OF course, subject to Irregularities. Where,
then, after legal notice to tho voters
polls have been fairly holden by the pro:ler
managers at the places and for the time ie-
signatod, and one OF the candidates has re-
ceved the greater number Of votes, the end
of the election is answered. 1t follows ire
sistibly that we are to construe the rules for
the regulation OF popular elections with con-
slant direction to that end, and not to be de-
tered by minute objections and Irregularities
of manner and FORM"
This is not, said tho senator, glaring casa
like that one; the irregularities complained OF
are matters OF form and not OF substance. Il
is not contended that any Of the parties voted
for are disqualified, and hence not entitled to
their seats. They simply hold out because all
the technicalities of the law were not observed
by the managers.
We ask the Senate to waive technicalitios,
and to soy to these gentlemen, now holding
over, we, the State, waive tochnicalities IN the
law. and will not require compliance with them
or allow you or ANYBODY else TO hold seats TO
which you ale not entitled.
This ID the object and end of the bill.
The motion to refer TO the Committee on
Elections, with instructions TO report to-mor-
row, was agreed to.
A bill to regulate and provide for the pay of
Commissioners and Managers Of Elections
passed, the title was changed to that of an act,
and ordered to be returned to the House OF
Representatives.
A Joint resolution authorizing the Governor
to employ an armoa force for tho preservation
OF the peace, received its third reading, passed,
and was ordered to be returned to tho House
of Representatives.
bill to aid the construction OF the Port
Royal Railroad was made the special order for
February s. at P. Nj.
In THE HOUSE this morning. the following
from tbe Senate were read o first time and re-
ferred:
A bill to renew the charter of the ferry
across the Great Peedee River, known as Old
Ports Ferry.
bill to enable the Savannah and Charles
ton Railroad Company to complete their road.
Report (favorabls) OF Senate Committee on
Removal Of Political Disabilities on the petit
ton of John T. McAlhany, OF Coleton County,
for tho removal OF his political disabilities,
accompanied by concurrent resolution to
grant the same.
Tho following concurrent resolution was,
on motion OF Mr.. Turner, referred to the Com
mittce on Claims:
Reso'usd, by the Senate, the House of Rep
resentatiycs concurring, That bulls or claims
against the State having its oiigin under the
Provisional Government be- and the same are
hereby, deferred for further consideration
until the next regular session OF the General
Assembly.
The Speaker aid before the House q commu-
nication from the Secretary of State, stating
that they were twenty-three county offices
vacant on account OF death, resignation and
failure to qualify,
Elliott introduceda joint resolution to autho-
rize the Governor of the State to fill the vacan-
cles now existing in the State Board of Equali-
zation. Read the first time and referred to
the Committee OH Ways and Means.
On motion of DeLarge, bill to establish the
Mount Pleasant and Sulrvans Island Ferry
Company and to extend the aid of the State
to the same, was taken up.
liza bill was put upon its second reading.
DoLargc, by leave, introduced substitute
entitled bill to establish company under The
name of the Mount Pleasant and Sul.ivan's Is
land Ferry Company, anu to extend the aid OF
the State to the same. Read the first time
and referred to the Committee ou Incorpora-
tions.
Tho original bill was then recommittel to
the Committee on interpretations.
a bill to Incorporate Tho Vauclusc Manufac-
turing Company III the State )fSouth Carolina
was takon NJ and nassed.
A bill to amend an act entitled Gan act to
lease the State Road running from the County
Of Groenvllle, in this State, across the Saluda
Mountain, to the County of Henderson III
North Carolina" was taken up and passed.
A bill to enforce the provisions Of the Civil
Rights bill of the United States Congress was
put upon it's second reading.
The bill was read second time and ordered
to be engrossed for third reading.
Senate bill to alter and amend The criminal
law was put upon it's second readlL
After repeated calls OF the yeas aud nays on
the motion to recoEmt this bill, the House,
without any fual result, adjourned.
The application of tho South Carolina Rail-
road Company, to the Supreme Court, for o
prohibition against the Columbia and Angus:
Railroad Company, will be brought up to-mor-
row Thursday before q full bench. The pro-
hibition asked for is to be directed 10 the
Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, 10
Judge Platt and to Andrew Ramsay, clerk Of
the Circuit Court for Edge6uld County, to re-