The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-01
rFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

MONDAY, November 20.
Any one sitting In the Senate chamber this
morning and listening to the numerous notices
and readings Of bills, resolutions petitions,
amendments, substitutes, &C., which followed
one after another in quick succession, and fire.
uuently getting In each others way, would have
imerined that an immense amount OF business
was being done, anu that each member could
claim his per diem with consciousness Of having
performed 'good days work" for his money.
But reflection in regard to what had been really
accomplished by all OF these laborings would
show that the amount was inconsiderabe.
The bill to incorporate the "Deutscher Artillerie
Unterstutzung verein" passed its second reading,
and was ordered for engrossment. II provides
that H. Harm, H. Klatte, F. c. Windheim, j. j..
W. Luden and their associates and successors be
created q body polite and corporate under the
above name, and be empowered to hold and enjoy
all personal and real property that may be de-
yised to or purchased by it, provided the amounts
so held do not exceed twenty thousand dollars.
In both Houses was read and appropriately re-
ferred petition signed by George w. Williams
Co., Edwin Bates & Co., Crane, Boylston Co.,
Johnston, Crews & Co., E. B. Stoddard & Co., J..
t.. " n.
toll & Co., F. D. Tanning Co., Geo. w. Clark &
Co., Henry Bischon & Co., Bernard 0'Neill, Vim.
Gurney and other merchants Of Charleston pray
ing that they be relieved from the heavy taxes
that they had to pay first on their stock and then
twenty cents for every hundred dollars worth OF
goods sold.
THB CHARLESTON WATER COMPANY.
Messrs Daniel Tyler, Frederick A. Sawyer Ed
ward Parsons, Timothy Hurley and Alexander
Gage, are the names in q bill to incorporate the
Charleston Water Company which received its
first reading in the Senate today. They request
that this company be empowered to carry water
into Charleston from any river or creek within
sixty five miles Of the city, to build dams, locks,
&c. If this company he Incorporated and carry
ont the plans proposed, Charleston will always he
supplied with good water, and 1t will lead to the
establishment OF number of manufactures. 1t
is thought that this work will cost about million
and half of dollars to carry water through the
city, and it will be brought either from the Edlsto
or Santee Rivers. These gentlemen claim to nave
canvassed the matter in all its bearings, and eX-
amined about twenty Ave places where water has
been introduced in the manner proposed, and
found that not only has the sanitary condition
much improved, Insurance risks decreased more
than two-thirds, but manufactures greatly In
creased The survey will be commenced as soon
as the bill is passed.
THE PoIICY-noLDBRs' LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
A bill offered in the Senate by J. J. Wright, COL
ored, who, by the way, has moro to say than any
other two senators" to incorporate the "Policy-
holders Life and Tontine Assurance Company OF
fto fret hnrh
houses 1t is proposed to have the principal
office located in Charleston The bill will most
probably be passed at an curly day. The names
of those requesting to be Incorporated under the
above title are among the most substantial citi-
zens Of the State, and are sure guarantee OF
The success OF the company. They are as follows: