The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-09
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bate yesterday and to-day on the bill provid-
| ing for the codlfcation of the laws of South
Carolina has been quite interesting.
| The first question raised was on the propos-
| cd amendment Of the Committee on the Judi
| ciary as follows:
That the first section Of the bill be amended
so as to read: "In pursuance of section three
Of article five of the constitution, commits
| sion, consisting of two persons learned in law,
one to be elected by the Senate and one by the
House of representatives, is hereby establish
| cd, whose duty it shall be to revise, simplify,
arrange and consolidate, under proper heads,
| all the statute laws OF the State, general and
permanent in their nature, which shall be Of
force at the time they mako the final report"
Senator Rainey, of Georgetown, made an
exciting no small surprise and astonshment.
Ho said he was desrOus Of havlug a code OF
laws, but he wanted to have the work perfo1m-
ed in such q manner as would be credlt&ble
alike to the General Assembly and tho State.
But, unless this was done he preferred seeing
certain laws abrOgated, and then to fall back
on tie statutes OF South Carolina, as q whole,
| than to have them cut up, mutilated and de-
| formed. What he desired was to see men em-
| poyed to 90 this work who have air eady
studied the statutes, learned men Of mature
| experience; not men who woald be paid for
simply studying the statutes. They might not
be able to get such a.great jurist as James L..
Petigru, who was himself o walking textbook,
but he thought they could get those in the
State who would not make them feel ashamed
Of their choice when the work was presented.
Senator Corbin concurred in the sentiments
of Senator Rainey. but said the committee Of
fered the amendment to the bill as compro-
mise. They were all painfully aware Of the
disagreements between the Senate and House
at the special session, and this had been drawn
with view to obvlate the difficulty.
In the discussion on Senator Leslle's mOtion
to strike out four thousand dollars and insert
thirty-fve hundred as the yenrly salary or the
commissioners, Senator Corbin was decidedly
opposed to the reduction. He took the ground
that they could not get men Of ability to do
the work satisfactorily at that price. He an
nounced that, though it had been so intimat-
ed, he was not an aspirant for the position.
But it was an employment that required the
ablest men they could find, and he was will
ing, in order to have it we'll done, to provide
for liberal payment
Senator Nash thought if they would send
over to Sumter, they could get an old gentle
man there q: ). g: RicLardson) bent down
Mr.. Petigru, is text book himself. He would
guarantee they could get him to do the work
for $500, and do it we'll, irrespective of poll
tics. He was unwilling to give the codlfiers
more than the judges.
The amendment prevailed by o vote Of ayes
IL, nays 7. The Senate bill, as amended pro-
vides ior only one codifer, at salary of $500
per annum, with an allowance Of $4,000 for
printing, stationery, &c.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
On Friday, the following bills which had
passed the House we're passed in the Senate,
and their titles changed to that Of an Act:
An act to. enforce the provisions of the Civil
Rights bill OF the United States Congress.
An act to incorporate certain fire engine
companies.
An act to authorize the building of a bridge
to connect the Islands OF Wadmalaw and
Johns.
rian Church, of Charleston, S. @.
An act to re-enact certain acts lending the
name and credit OF the State to the Greenville
and Columbia Railroad Company and to vail
was duly ratified.
The bill to establish and maintain system
OF public schools for the State, on motion of
Mr.: Jillson, was continued, to be taken up as
unfinished business on Monday.
bill to establish q public ferry in York
County was recommitted to the Committee on
Roads, Bridges and Ferries, with instructions
to amend the same 80 that no person shall be
from church or election, or children going to
or returning from school.
A bill to amend an act to organize the Cir
cult Courts passed it's second reading and was
ordered to be engrossed. 1t reads as follows:
SECTION l. That paragraph three Of section
three OF the act entitled IAN act to organize
the Circuit Courts, passed the fifteenth day OF
August, A. u. 1868, be amended so as to read
| as follows:
8. The Court Of General Sessions at Walter
boro', for the County of Colleton, on the third
Monday after tho fourth Monday in February,
June and October; and the Court Of Common
Pleas at WATERFORD, for the County of Cole
ton, on the Wednesday after the third Monday
of February, June and October.
SEC. q: All processes, wrts and recogniz-
ances Of every kind issued (or which, before
the ratification Of this act, shall have been
issued) and made returnable to the Court of
General Sessions, at WATERFORD, for the Coun-
ty OF Colleton, on the first Monday after the
fourth Monday in February. June and October:
| and to the Court of Common Pleas. at Waiter
boro', for the County Of Colleton, on the We'd
nesday after the fourth Monday Of February.
June and October, shall be returnable to the
terms OF said courts. as herein established.
the same as il issued or taken in reference
thereto.
A bill to regulate the formation of corpora
t!ons passed It's second reading, with the addi-
ton OF tho following section:
SECTION Az. The act entitled can act to an
| thorize and regulate the creation of private
corporations within this State" approved the
twentieth day Of December, A. D. 1866, is here
after TO be formed; but it's provisions shall re-
main Of force as to all corporations which have
already been organized under said act: Provid-
ed, all corporations organized under said act
May reorganize under the provisions OF this
act.
Pending the consideration Of the passage Of
the blll to authorize the consolidation OF the
Oaariotte aad South Carolina Railroad Compa-
ny and the Columbia and Augusta Railroad
Company, the Senate adjourned.
Previous to adjournment, Mr.. HAYES intro
duced bill to provide for the Enumeration of
the tn inhabitants of the State, which received
ssfrst reading. and was ordered to be printed.
In THE House. on Friday, but little OF pub
lie interest transpired.
a bill to incorporate the Lake Swamp Navi-
cation Company Of Horny County, which had
passed the Senate, received its second rea ling
IN IN the House, and was agreed to and ordered
A petition of citizens OF Rock Hill, York
county, Tor an act OF incorporation, was re-
committed to the Committee on Incorpora-
tions, with instructions to report by bill.
Mr. Doyle (Democrat), introduced the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution, which was
| adopted and ordered to be sent to the Senate:
Resotoed, by the House OF Representatives..
the Senate conourring, That 6 committee.
composed M Of one member Of this House from
with ----- members OF the Senate. be appoint
90 TO take into consideration the propriety OF
establishing uniform freight liet for railroads
| in this State.
The Governor has approved. among other
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