The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-18
FROM TIE STATE cAPIrAL.
FROM TIE STATE CAPLTAL.
The Gu. stion OF ofAdjournment-Rnt
Bflls-soothtng News from washing
3 ton-Alnrm Of the Port Royal railroad
ucn-The Latest Charleston Slate-LeS-
islative DOings.
rrnoM OUR OWN ooRREsroxpENT.l

COLUMBIA, S. c., March 15.--rhe only mat
ter of interest outside Of the ordinary routine
of business to-day WAS lengthy discussion in
BOTH Hou sos on the following concurrent reso-
luton introduced in the House OF Representa-
tivcs:
Whereas. Tho calendar of this House Is
cro.ded with bills OF an important public
character, to which consideration shoul1 bc
| ciyen at the present session Of the Geueral
| Assembly and whereas, it would be, in
| in the Judgment OF this House, false economy
to adj1srp without giving proper attention to
tho mes suros aforesaid; therefore. be it
Resolued by the House OF Representatives,
th.. Senate concurriDg, That the concurrent
RESOLUTION recently adopted by both houses u
the General Assembly in reference 10 adjourn
ment be, and tho Same IS hereby, rescinded,
and that this Genera: Assembly do adjourn on
| "Wednesday, March a 1859.
| The resolution waa adopted in The House Dv
yeas 51 nays II, and sent to the Senate,
where the discussion assumed o some"na
violent turn. Senator Leslie attributed the ln'
PRODUCTION Of the resolution to the man@dvrlng
| OF those in the various railroad interests, ana
offered the following amendment: "And that
no railroad measure asking aid or assistance
! from the s. ate shall, in anywlse or manner, DC
considered by the Legislature On and atter the
20;h day OF March next"
JiIlson moved that tho resolution be Iald on
the table, which VAS declJed IN Inc alnrnia-
tive. ami message sent to the House accord
ingiy. ...,,
sidered very doubtful.
Is THE SENATE. tho bill to aid the extension
of tho Spartanburg aud Union Railroad was ro-
terrcd to the Committee on Railroads.
Oh motion of Wright, the Senate took up for
consideration tho report of the Commlttee on
Roads. Bridges and Ferries on o bill to estab-
lish a ferry between Hilton head and the main
land in Beaufort County. The bill received its
second reading, was agreed 20, and ordered to
be engrossed.
ETHE HOUSE, the following bills were re-
ported on lavoraby by the House. Committee
on the judiciary and laid over for o second
reading:
A Senate bill to carry into effect the provi-
sions OF tho constitution relative to the rights
Of property OF married women.
a Senate bill to regulate tile manner OF grant
ing final dismlsal 10 executors, aJmlnIstra-
tors, trustees, guardians or committees
A Senate bill to provide for the uniform and
proper promulgation of all legal and pubic
notices.
The Senate bill to amend an act entitled An
net to define tho jurisdiction and duties OF
County Commissioners, was read second
time and amended. on motion Of romhnssn,
by inserting tho following az secIlon 4:
sTSe County Commissioners OF tue several
counties are hereby authorized 70 levy tax of
three mills on the dollar, II so much be ne'es-
sary ior county purposes, Tor the year lSj9, TO
be expended according TO law"
Also, the following as section OF tae DILL
mhico was adopted
1T shall 10 the duty Of the County Commits
sioners to furnish to the CoInty Auditor and
Treasurer OF their Respective counties, of1ico
room, together with the necessary furalture,
stationery, &C., for tho same"
The bill was read the second time and ordor-
ed to be engrossed for q third rel,nng.
The Appropriation bill was amended in tho
House bofore being seat to the Senate. by lu-
creasing tho amount for the pay OF County
School Commissioners from eighteen to twenty
Thousand dollars; also section z, which rtaJs
as follows:
SECTION 7. For the pavmont of the interest
on the public debt falling duo during the
present fiscal year, three hundred and twenty
nine thousand four hundred and nin-ty-tWo
dollars and thirty-eight cents. by striking out
all the words in the section aftor the "ord
debt" and inserting i'll lieu thereof tns words
"accrued siucc the same was last fuundsd, hve
hundred thousand dollars"
Section 10 was amended by striking out the
provision forbidding county treasurers to re-
ceive anything for taxes except bills Iecelvaole,
United States currency, national bank notes,
gold and silver coin.
Areception vas given at Whipper's residence
this evening" in houor Of the recent eisction or
codlfie.s. A number Of State officials inc'u ling
the Governor and members of Doth branches OF
the General Assembly, were present.
.sThe friends" are all in better humor by the
news received from Washington this evening.
Another meeting is expected to take back all
the indignation.
COLUMBIA. March 16-The railroad men are
getting desperate, and a terrible tearing and
pulling OF senators is going on. Senator Lealie
says his coat has boen dragged until he has
been driven to the necessity Of sending to
Charleston an order on the German tailor with
the unpropouneab!e name on King-street Rug-
heimer) for new robe.
Senator Wright offered a resolution in the
Senate to-day ordering the Committee on Rail-
roads to report the Port Royal bill.
Under the rule, the resolution laid over
till tomorrow. It is said this evening
that the chairman Of that committee
(Leslie) has been taken With dreadful
chill, which makes his appearance in bis scat
tomorrow very doubtful. There is, therefore.
some trembling lest he should not be able to
report, 80 that tho Senate may take action on
this measure in time to get it through before
tho adjournment. The Spartanburs and Union
Railroad bill is also in Leslies hands. The
most anxious inquiries are mado as to tho
ability Of the Senator from Bar lwell to be out
tomorrow. Other senators are also reported
homesick, and gone without asking leave Of
absence, thus increasing the agony by an ap-
prehension that no quorum will be LETT to do
business after tho passage OF the Appropria-
ton bill. Unless both bouses have two sos-
sions for the remainder OF the week, quite o
largo number OF bills must bo continued to
the next regular session in November.
A letter received here this evening from
Washington, states that Mr.. George ". Clark
will receive the appointment of Collector OF the
Port of Charleston, Mr.. ". r. CloutmxR Co.
lector OF Internal Revenue. and that DR.. A. G..
Mackoy will receive tue mission to Portugal
The House sent to the Senate the following,
which were read the first time:
DILL 10 make appropriations ana raise snr-
pl:cs tor tho year, COMMENCING III October, lSo9.
A bill to alter and amend an act 10 luuor-
porate the Village OF Marion, and for other
purposes therein mentioned.
Joint resolutio 10 dissolve the Board OF
Special Commissioners appointed for Oco1ce
| County under an ordinance If the Consil, u
tlonal Convention entitled can ordinance TO
divide Pickens District into two election and
| judicial districts adoptO,l the 24Sh day oil Jaa-
uary, A. D. 1885,
Joint resolution authorizing the State Tres .
surer to apport ION To tns several coul si"s tae
appropri tiun of s25 0)0 authorized III General
| Order, No. 139 @; December 8, 1867, Hoad-
quarters Seconl Military District, tur tho suo-
| - - e., ,.no.,I..-..n -hs opnr In