The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-11
FROM THE STATE C.4PIT4L.
The Progress of Business-Proposed Re
peal of the Charter of the South Caro-
Iina Railroad Compnny-The Election
of Trustees Of the University.
TrnoM our OWN CORRESPONDENT. !


COLUMBIA, S. c., March 8, 1S69.-But very
little outside Of the ordinary routine business
was transacted ap to the meeting OF tho two
houses, in joint assembly, for the purpose OF
electing Trustees OF the University of South
Carolina.
The following bills which had passed the
Houso we're real {. first time in the Senate:
A bill to establish lazaretto or quarantine
hospital in the harbor OF Charleston.
A bill to vest in Isaac G.. Long the charter OF
a water course through Kingston Lake aud
Maple Swamp. in Horny County. ar.
A Joint resolution to provide for the fitting
up of certain portions of the State House,
which had passed both Houses, was ordered to
be enrolled.
ia Railroad Company, and bill to charter the
Florence and Lancaster Railroad Company, re-
ceived their third reading, passed. and were
ordered to be sent to the House Of Rspresen-
tatives.
A a bill to incorporate certain societies
in the City of Charleston received its third
reading, passed, its title changed to that
A bill to declare the mode and terms upon
which money be borrowed by County Com
missloners, received its FIRST reading, was
ordered for second reading and consdcra-
ton tomorrow, and to be printed.
A bill to provide for the uniform and proper
PRONUNCIATION of all legal and public notices
was read second tir,e. The rules were
suspeuded, M the report considered Immediately,
and the bill taken up for second reading.
A bill to charter the South Carolina Central
Roalroad, With amendments, was ordered for
consideration tomorrow.
A bill tc carry into effect the provisions of
the constitution N relation to the right OF
property of married women, passed its second
reading and was ordered to be engrossed
In THE HOUSE, DeLarge, from the Commit
tee on Ways and Means. reported bill to
facilitate the negotiation Of State loans. Read
first time.
Elliott, from the Committee on Railroads,
reported favorably on Senate bill to lncorpo-
rate tho Wateree and North Carolina Railroad
Company. The bill was ordered to lie over for
second reading.
tions, reported favorably on bill to alter and
amend an act entitled IAN act to Incorporate
the Village Of Marion, and for other purposes
therein mentioned" The bill was ordered 10
lie over for q second reading. Also, tavOrably
on Senate bill TO alter and amend the charter
of tho Town of Greenville, and for other pur-
poses. Laid over for second reading.
Jervey introduced the following concurrent
resolution, which was adopted, and ordered to
be sent to the Senate:
Resoloed by the House Of Representatives,
the Senate ooncurring, That the General AS
sembly 1escinds its action whereby no bills or
resolutions OF q permanent character shall be
introduced alter tho first of March for two
days.
Jervey also introduced the following joint
resolution to repeal the charter of the South
Carolina Railroad Company:
Be IL resolued by the House Of Representa-
tives Of the State Of South Carolina, the Senate
concurring, That the charter OF tho South
Carolina Railroad Company be, and the same
is repealed, until said company complies with
the provisions Of section one OF act entitled,
';An act re-enactng the Civil Rights bill
of the United States Congress. Referred. i.
The Senate, at IL NJ. proceeded TO the hall OF
the House of Representatives, to unite with that
body in Joint assembly for the purpose ot en-
tering into an election for Trustees OF tho
TJn1yersi,y of the State of South Carolina. The
following nominations were made:
Wilder nominated James l.. Orr; Morrison
nominated +. j. Moses, Jr.;;t Donaldson noml,,
mated Reuben romlinson;* Lunney nominated
J. X. JillsoS;* Chestnut nominated I. j. Rob-
ertson;~ S. J. Lee nominated D. II. Chamber
lain: Slmons nominated ". H. Talley; L. Cain
nominated r. II. Cain; ]. W. Nash nominated
C. ". Montgomery; S. b. thompson nominated
E. j. Ada ms; Swails nominated +. l.. Cardozo;+
e. D. Hayne nominated j. L. Neagle;r Hoyt
nominated j. W. Burbdge; Maxwell nominat-
ed J. II. Raincy; PettcnSlll nominlted Timothy
Hurley: DeIIarge nominated Lcmucl Bonzcr;
Neaele nominated B. A. Bosemon;* Richardson
nominated J. J. Wright; Smalls nominated e..
J. Stolbraud. Those markol ~ were elected.
In the afternoon the House was again en-
gagged in the discussion of the Union and Spar
tanburg Railroad bill, and without final action
adjourned at G 2. IL.