The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-22
FROM THE STATE CAPIT4L.
The Railroad Cliques-Dying Struggles
ofthe Pet Protects-The Great Seal Of
the Stnte-The Bills OF the Bank.
(rnom QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT

interesting proceedings, III Dotn houses, Tor
the past few days have been tho dying strug-
giles of the railroad enterprises. Senator Les
lie. chairman OF the Committee on Railroads,
in the Senate, was observed yesterday morn
;np in close conversation with the supporters
Of the Port Royal Railroad bill, which resulted
in an agreement to allow the bill 10 have its
second reading, but with the express under
standing and written contract that it should
lie over to the next session for third reading.
The document thus signed was deposited with
the clerk for satckeeping. The bill was re-
ported by the Committee on Engrossed Bills
as incorrectly engrossed, one whole section
having been left out. and the committee asked
for further time, which WIS granted. This was
looked upon by some as ruse to prevent any
friend OF the measure, who might be disposed
to do so, from asking that tho bill receive its
third reading to-day, thus also rendering it
i'm possible TO send it to the Governor in time
for his tipal action upon the measure bef f,re
adjournment.
A somewhat similar proceeding took place
in the House on the bill to aid the Chatham
Railroad. Tomlmson and Bosemon made tho
most vigorous opposition to the measure, de-
nouncins it in the severcst torms. Finding
that the bill met with much more opposition
than was expected, tho principal movers con-
cluded it better, as prccaullonar;;<
TO allow it To go over to tho next session,
which, on motion of jerks, was agreed TO.
THE House, on Friday reconsidered it's ac-
ton in yeiusin. to return the Educational bill,
and sent the following message, which excited
q general laugh in the Senate
In THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
COLUMBIA, S. g., March 18, 1869.
To the Honorable the President and Members
of the Senaie:
GENTLEMEN House respectfully returns
herewith lin accordance with request preVl-
ousy made) Senate bill to establish and
ma ntain system oil public schools for the
State of South Carolina:
By order. +. ]. MOSES, JR.,
Speaker of tho House of Representatives.
Maxwell, from the special committee on the
part of the Senate, to whom WAS entrusted the
drafting of design for great seal tor the
State, submitted the report OF that committee,
accompanied by design, ana fccommenaa-
tion that the same be adopted as the design
tor the great seal Of the State of South Carolina
The following is the design: A palmetto tree
in the ccn,ro, upon which hang two shields in
scribed, 1776 and 1868; in the foreground On
one side sheaf OF rice, and on the other
bale Of cotton in the rear OF these, one slde
locomotive and cars and on the other steam
ship and chugch, telegraph poles ana wires n,a'
running transversely across the entire heid;
the back ground lighted up by the rays OF the
rising sun.
The report was agreed to and sent to The
House.
bill to declare the jurisdiction Of Probate
Courts was laid on the table.
A concurrent resolution was ordered Tor con-
sideration tomorrow, that committee be ap-
pointed to examine, i'll company with the Comp
iroller-General, the bills Of tho Bank OF the
State OF South Carolina for which the treasur-
er shall have issued bonds in accordance With
the provisions OF m act entitled AN act 10
close the operations OF the Bank OF the state,
who shall destI oy oil the bills sv redeemed, and
report thereon to the next regular session OF
the General Assembly.
The bill relative to granting aid to the Port
Royal Railroad was ordered to be engrosseo 1or
q third reading.
A resolution was adopted that the chairman
or the Committee on Claims and Grievances
and one other senator be appointed to meet a
committee from the House OF hepresentatlYes,
which corlmittee shall hold o session In tho
City of Columbia, beginning ono week next
preceding tho meeting OF tho General Assembly
in regular session in November next, whose
dut, it shall be to consider all claims not acted
on at the present session..
The House bill 10 establish and maintain
system of public schools for the State Of South
Carolina. was referred to the Committee on
Education also, joint resolution from the
House authorizing the State Treasurer to ap-
portion certain appropriation OF s2o,0oU Tor
school purposes. =,
The Appropriation bill, amended by the
Senate, was agreed to-, the title OF the Dill
! changed to an act and ordered TO De enroiled.
The following acts we're also ordered to be
enrolled
An act to determine the value OF contracts
made in Confederate States notes, or their
equivalent.
An act to alter and amend al act to insorpo-
rate the Village Of Kingstree.
TX THE SENATE, to-day, Jllls IN, 1rorn the
Committee on Education, to WHOM was reIor-
red o ioiut resolution authorizing the State
Treasurer TO apportion to the several counties
the appropriation OF twenty-five Thousand dol
| lars. authorized in General Orders No. 139, OF
December. 1867, Headquarters Second Military
district, fur tho support OF free scnocis, tne
same to bo paid over TO the respective county
Treasurers in order 10 pay claims OF tcacnor5,
reported back the same, with o recommenda-
tion 10 amend as follows, and tao JOINT 1esolu-
ton, as amended, do pass
TO annex TO the said resolution the following
provisos, namely PROVIDED, Inat all such
clai shall be presented for payment nsa on or be-
fore the SO;h day OF Juno, A. ID. 1869: AUD Pro
vidcd further, That it, in any, county, the
amount Of claims presented shall be in excess &C :,
of the amount of money, apportoned 70 saia
county, said claims shall be paid pro rata"
The resolution received its second reading. =.
Joint resolution to appoint committee go OF
tricL received it's third reading and was
agreed to.
A bill to provide for an election to I'LL certain
vacancies III county Offices received Its third
reading.
a bill to provide for a reporter for the first
circuit received It's third reading, and the Sell
ate refused to pasn the bill.
A bill to establish company under the name
of the Mount Pleasant aud Sulliyan.s 1'lanl
Company received its third reading ami
passed.
NASH introduced the following:
Whereas, On Tuesday, the 9th Of March q
bill to aid the Spartanburg and Union Rairna |
was referred to t! Committee. on Rallroa Is,
AMI whereas said committee has lailed 20
report said bill in the usual manuer; lh"rc-
| fore be it