The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-22

Bank of the State case we're concluded to-day.
Attorney-General Chamberlain followed MIR.
Campbell, and closed on the part of the State.
1t is impracticable to do justice in synop:ical
report to the elaborate arguments OF counsel.
Mere points would not satisfy the legal fIater-
ty and the general reader, not familiar with
the case, would scarcely appreciate the logical
compactness and research shown in the dis
cusson. The decision OF the court will proba-
bly, not be made known until the tenth or fifth
teenth Of next month. i.
The naandanaus in tho case OF the City OF
Charleston will be up again tomorrow, when
motion will be made to have the return OF
the Board of Aldermen corrected.
In THE SENATE, to-day. Hoyt, from the
Committee on Railroads, to when was refer
red bill to aid the construction OF the Port
Royal Railroad reported back the same, with
recommendation that the bill do pass, with
an additional section, 60 wit: :,
Sec. 4. An annual tax, in addition to ell
other taxes, shall be levied upon the property
of the Stale, sufficient to pay the interest on
the bonds authorized by this act.
The report was ordered for consideration to-
morrow.
The bill to change the location Of tho coun.
ty seat OF Barnwell County from Barnwcll
Courthouse to BlackviIe, s. c., was read O.
third time, passed, and sent to the House OF
Representatives.
fix the salary and regulate the pay Of certain
officers" was read third time and passed.
The above bill increases the salary Of the
Governors private secretary to wo thousand
dollars per annum. and fixes the salary OF the
State Auditor at twenty-five hundred dollars.
The special order, which was bill to en-,
able the Savannah and Charleston RaIlrood
Company to complete their road, was dis
charged, and made the special order for 1.SO
P. NJ. tomorrow.
A lengthy discussion took place on the
favorable rcr OFT of the Committee On Claims,
OH the account of Joseph Walker, for binding
books, &c., for the Senate in 1866. The report
was finally, on motion OF MIR. Leslie, recon-
miltcd.
The bill from the House empowering the At
toruey-Geucral to change the venue in State
cases was referred to the Committee on tho
Judiciary.
A bill providing lieu on buildings, &C., to
parties furnishing labor thereon was recon-
mitted to the Committee on the Judiciary,
with instructions to incorporate section rela-
tive 10 maritime lien.
A bill to incorporate the Mission Presbyterian
Church OF Charleston, S. c., received its Sc
cond reading, was agreed to, and ordered to DO
cnglosse for q third reading.
In TIE HOUSE, the bill to incorporate tho
Vaucluse Manufacturing Company was read
second time, amended so as to give the COM
spany the privilege of increasing their subscrip-
ton to capital of six hundred Thousand dol.
lars, and sundry minor amendments, the bill
was agreed to and ordered to To engrossed for
o third reading.
A message was received from tho Governor
informing the House that lie had this day ap-
proved San act to establish State Orphan
Asylum"
The bill to incorporate the Wilson's Bridge
Company received its second reading, and was
ordered to be engrossed for third reading.