The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-14

townships. in all cases III which any township
is bounded by any adjacent county line, river,
public highway or never-falllng stream OF va
ter. it is inexpedent and unnecessary for the
County Commissioners in such case to en-
ploy tho services of surveyor to lay Oh such
In THE HOUSE, Mr. Webb, Of the Committee
en- Roads, Bridges and Ferries, reported favor
ably on bill to prescribe certain rules to be
observed in the government OF bridges ana
ferries privileged to charge toll.
Mr. Sloan, from the Committee on Agrlcui-
ture. reported unfayorably on joint resolu-
ton offering two hundred dollars premium for
the best original essay On the culture OF cot
ton The resolution was laid on the table; :.
Whipper, from tho Committee on the Judi
ciary, reported u1favorably on bill to autho-
rize the Recorder of Charleston to hold police
court, and for uther purposes The bill was
ordered to lie over for second reading.
C. D. Hayne introduced the following reso-
luton, which was agreed to by vote of yeas
Sc, nays 10. Absent and not voting FL:
Resolu d, by the House OF Representatives.,
the Senate concurring, That 80 much CT the
resolution passed at this regular session de-
priving the members OF their per diem during
the recess, be and tho same is hereby re-
scindel. ~
The Sneaker laid before the House the fol-
lowing communication
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
HoRRY COUNTY, January 9, 1869.
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen Of the House o.
Representatives.:
I respectfully tender my resignation as o
member OF the House Of Representatives OF
South Carolina from Horny County, on account
of continued i'll health; said resignation to
take effect from the 18th instant.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant;
On motion of Sinalls, the resignation was ac-
cepted. .,.s.;..,u
post tponed
issue. at his earliest convenience wrlts OF elec-
ton tor the vacant seat Of Zadoc Bullock, anu
all others that may be now vacantin the House
Representatives.
was adopted:
Resoiped, That the resolution adopted on
july "a, 1868, relieving the Committee on
Claims from the consideration or claims agalns5
the State be rescinded, and that the commit
tee be directed to proceed with oil business
properly before it.
The following was adopted:
Resolued, by the House of Representatives,
the Senate concurring, That the Congress OF
the United States be respectfully requested to
remove the political disabilities OF james r.
Greene, OF Charleston County. ~.
II.
,eees and ELECTORS, submitted the following
report: D,..:
The Committee on Privileges and Elections,
to whom was recommitted bill to regulate
and provide for the pay OF Commissioners ana
Managers of Elections, beg leave to report tnat
they have had the same under conslderasion
and recommend the adoption OF the blowing
amendments:
Irsert in lieu of the word ''sixteen," in first
line of Section 1, tho words 'twenty-six;" and
after the word commissioners" on the tnlrd
line of Section g insert "shall be allowed or
receive pay for service rendered under the act
above named for more than eight days, and no
manager or clerk shall be allowed or receive
pay for service a5 such unier the saad act tor
more than six days."
The consideration OF bill to establish now
iudicial and election county, to be known as
Aiken County, and to define tho limits and
boundaries of the same, was postponed rhtll
two P. 81. tomorrow. ,.u N.
The enacting clause OF Senate bill to alter
and amend an act entitled "An act to extend
the time for officers to qualify" was stricken
out. .,,,
ton, which was adopted:
ResoIued. That the Committee on Privi-
lepes and Elections be requested TO report
wat legislation is necessary in order to have
a speedy election to ill vacancies occasloned
by resignation, death or refusal to qualify OF
persons elected to county Offices.
The consideration Of oil to alter and
amend the charter of the Town Of Edgefeld
was postponed to Tuesday, January 10, ut two
P. II.
A concurrent resolution to prevent the d.
vision or severing Of territory from any county
to form o new county, was made the special
order for Monday next at one P. NJ.
The Speaker laid before the House the re-
turns of the election for representative IN
Beaufort County. To fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of MIR. George A. Bennett. ne,
ferred to the Committee on Privileges anu
Elections. c..
The Mllii ia bill was taken up in the Senate
and four additional sections agreed to, when
the special order, being the bill relative to the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad, was called
for.