The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-09
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COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, Febru ary 6.-The de-
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-
ed amendment of the Committee on the Judi
ciary as follows:
That the first section of the bill be amended
so as to read: sin pursuance OF section three
OF article five of the constitution, commls-
sion, consisting of two persons learned IN law,
one TO be elected by the Senate and one by the
Honse of REPRESENTATIVES, is hereby establish
ed. whose duty it shall be to revise. simplify,
arrange and consolidate, under proper heads,
ali the statute laws Of the State, general and
permanent in their nature, which shall be OF
forco at the time they make the hnal report.
Senator Rainey, OF Georgetown, made an
earnest and eloouent speech on the subject,
exciting TO small surprise and astonishment:.
He said he was desirous Of having code OF
laws. but he wanted to have the work perform
ed in such a. manner as would be credltable
alike to the General Assembly a1d the State.
But, unless this was done he preferred seeing
certain laws abrogated ana tnen 10 i.sil DaIh
on tie statutes OF South Carolina, as whole,
than to have them cut up, mutliated ana de-
formed. What he desired was to see men en-
Moved to Go this worh who have air eady
studied the statutes, learned men OF mature
experience: not men who would be paid Tor
simply studying the statutes. They might not
be able to get such great 1urlst as James ~.
Peticru, who was himself a walking text-boo.,
but he thought they could get those IN the
State VINO would not make them feel ashamed
of their choice when the work was presented.
Senator Corbin coucurred in the sentiments
of Senator Rainey, but said the commlttec Oh
fered the amendment 10 the bill as compro-
mise. They were all painfully aware OF inc
disapreements between the Senate and House
Mt the special session, and this had been drawn
with view to obvlate the difficulty.
In the discussion on Senator Leslle's motiol
to strike out four thousand dollars and insert
thirty-fye hundred as the yearly salary OF 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 intlmat-
ed. he was not an aspirant for the position.
Rnt il was an employment that required the
ablest men they could find, and he was Wlil-
ing, in order 10 have it we'll done, to provide
for liberal payment.
Senator Nash thought II they would send
over to Sumter, they could get an ola gentle
man there (J. S. G. RicEardson) bent down
with rheumatism, it is true, but one who, ike
Mr.. Petieru, is text book himself. He would
guarantee they could get him to 40 the work
for sS5OO, and do ii we'll, irrespective OF poll
tics. He was unwilling to give the codihers
more than the judges.
The amendment prevailed by vote OF ayes
12, nays 7. The Senate bill, as amended pro-
vides for only one codi6er, at salaly OF sSoOo
per annum, with an allowance OF $1,000 Tor
printing, stationery, DC.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
On Friday. the following bills which had
passed the House were passed in the Senate,
and their titles changed to that OF IN Act:
An act to enforce the provisions of the Civil
Rights bill Of the United States Congress.
An act to incorporate certain ire engine
companies.
to connect the Islands OF Wadmalaw and
Johns.
An act to incorporate the Mission Presbyte-
riau Church, OF Charleston, S. G.
An net to ra-euact certain acts lending the
name and credit Of the State to the Greenvllle
and Columbia Railroad Company and to vail
date the action of said company Hereunder
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 MS
unfinished BUSINESS on Monday.
A bill to establish public ferry in York
County was .ecommitted to the Committee on
Roads, Bridges and Ferries, with instructions
to amend the same so that no person shall be
charged fer ferriage on going to or returning
from church or election, or children going to
or returning trom school.
A bill to amend an act to organize the Cir
cult Courts PASSED its second reading and was
ordered to be engrossed. 1t reads as follows:
SrcT1.N /. That paragraph three of section
three OF the act entitled AN act to organize
IL. ha ffffpnnfb ri n
August, A. u. 1868, be amended so as to read
as follows:
s. The Court OF General Sessions at Walter
boro'. for the County of Colleton on the thlrd
Monday af er the fourth Monday in February,
juno and October; and the Court OF Common
Pleas at Waltcrboro', for the County OF Cole
ton, on the Wednesday after the third Monday
of February. June and October.
SEC. 2. All processes, WrltS and rocognlz-
ances OF every kind, issued Tor which, before
the ratification OF this act, shall have been
issued) and made rcturnablc 10 the Court Of
General Sessions, at WATERFORD, for the Coun-
tv OF Colleton, on the first Mouday after tho
fourth Monday i'll February, June aud October;
and TO the Court of Cumuon Pleas, ut Walter
boro', for the County of Colleton, on the We'd
nesday after TIE fourth Monday OF February,
June and October, shall be re!drpable TO the
terms Of said courts. as herein established,
the samc as if issued or taken in reference
thereto.
A bill to regulate the formation of corpora
tions passed lts second reading, with the addl-
ton of the following section:
SECTION ~. The act eutitled can act to au
thorize aud regulate the creation OF private
corporations within this State" approved the
twentieth day of December, A. D. 1866, Is here
by repealed, in respect to all corporations here
after to be formed; but its provisions shall re-
main of force as tu all corporations which have
already been organized under sale act: Provld-
ed, all corporations organized under said &C.
may reorganize uader the provisions OF this
act.
Pending the consideration Of the passage of
the bill to authorize the consolidation OF the
Charlotte I'd South Carolina Railroad Compa-
ny aud the Columbia and Augusta Railroad
Company, the Senate adjourned.
Previous to adjournment, Ar. Hayes intro
duced bill 10 provide for the enumeration OF
the inhabitants of the State, which received
lis first reading, and was ordered to be printed.
In THE Houss, on Friday, but little of pub
lie interest transpred.
bill to incorporate the Lake Swamp Navi-
CATION COMPANY Of Horny County, which had
passed the Senate, received its second rea lug
inthe House, and was agreed 10 and ordered
to be eDgIcsscd.
A petitioa Of citizens OF Rock Hill. York
County, for an act VI incorporation, was re-
committed to the Committee on Incorpora-
tions with instructions 10 report by bill.
Mr. Doyle (Democratl, introduced the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution. which was
adopted and ordered 10 be sent to the Senate:
Resotued, by the House CT Representatives,
the Senate concurrinS. That committee.
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