The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-21

These bills were among the especial orders' Oh
to.day:s calendar. When called up, Swals moved
to strike out the enactment clause OF the 1rst
named bill. Rainey seconded the motion, and
both denounced the bills as monopolies- rascally
billsn After considerable debate, both bills were
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
TIE rooR.
Yesterday and to-day the Senate tlnkered at
bill "to provide for the care Of the poor" Les&
to-day it was passed. 1t provides thattfle counsy
commissioners OF each county shall provide, Us
soon rs practicable after this passage OF the act,
in or near the county seat, such buildings as may
be needed for the accommodation of the poor OF
| the county. The buildings shall have connected
with them sufficient tillable land to give employ
ment TO such persons as arc able to work and
NAV come upon the county for support; and said
buildings and land shall be known as tile poor
house and farm OF said county. That the pro-
ceeds accruing from sales Of prodacc from rents
or other sources, shall be faithfully appropriated
to the support OF the poor In the county. Tilat
whoever brings into and leaves any poor and In
dlgent person in any city or county in this State,
wherein such pauper Is not lawfully settled, know
Ing him to be poor and INDECENT, and with the
intent to charge such city or county with
his relief or support, shall forfeit sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence,
to be recovered, In any proper action, to the use
OF such city or county. That 1t shall be the duty
of the city authorities OF Charleston and Colum-
bla to provide for the care OF the poor within the
limits OF their respective cities; and the county
commissioners Of Charleston and Richand Coun'
ties shall, when they levy general poor TAX ior
said countless exempt these cities from the pay
ment OF the same; provided, that the authorities
shall have made adequate provision for the sup
mort of their poor The county commissioners OF
Oconee and Pckens, comprising the territory 1cr-
merly known as Plckcns District, are authorized
to sell at public or private sales the old Poorhouse
Farm of that district, the proceeds OF which shall
be divided equally between the commissioners OF
the two counties, and be applied by them to the
support Of the poor.
| MOUNT PLEASANT.
| There is before the House bill ITO renew and
amend the charter OF the Town OF Mt Pleasant"
The bill provides that after 1t becomes an act oil
citizens of the State having resided sixty days
within the corporates Of the town OF Mt Pleas
ant as at present fixed by law shall be declared
body polItio and corporate; that the town shall
be governed by an intendant and seven wardens,
who shall be elected on the third Wednesday In
| October next and thereafter on the same day in
every second year; that the intendant and ward
ems shall be vested with the powers OF magls-
| trates within the limits OF the town, and the
intendant and any two OF the wardens shall be con-
sidered quorum OF tile whole number, who snail
be known as the Town Council; who Shall have
power to grant or refuse licenses; to arrest and
commit to jail, for space OF time not exceeding
| twelve hours, and to fine, not exceeding twenty
dollars, any person or persons who shall be guilty
of disorderly conduct In the town, to the annoy
ance of citizens thereof; to impose and collect an
annual tax upon the assessed property OF said
town, provided that no tax shall be imposed In
any one year to exceed the rate OF ten cents on
en- ch hundred dollars OF such assessed property;
and that the money SO raised shall be applied to
the use Of said town.
GONE BACK ON WRIGHT.
Hayne to-day introduced In the Senate a Joint
resolution providing that OIL appropriation was
made to pay the salaries OF the judges OF the Su-
preme Court for the year 1860; and Associate JUS
tice Hoge resigned, and there remains In the
treasury portion Of the appropriation which was
made to pay his salary for said year; therefore be
1t resolved that the State Treasurer be instructed
to pay the undrawn portion OF the appropriation
that was made to pay the salary OF S. L. Hoge to
Chief Justice Moses and Associate Justice Willard,
to be equally divided among them. 1t seems to
me that as Wright was elected to I'LL Hogc's place
he is entitled to that portion, "but they never
did treat darIey fair, no how you dX it'
$50 the colored folks say.n
THAT SINKING FUND BILL
| was then taken up for its third reading IN the
Senate at two O'Clock this afternoon. Maxwell
moved that the enactment clause be stricken out,
but subsequently withdrew his motion. On the
question OF agreeing to the passage OF the bill,
Bleman called for the yeas and nays, which were
taken, and resulted as follows: Yeas-Messrs.
Barber, Cain, Corbin, Donaldson, Duncan, Greene,
Hoyt, Hayes, Haync, Jlllson, Lunney, Montgom-
cry, Maxwell, Nash, RaIney, and Wmbush-l6.
Nays-Messrs. Bieman, Reid and Rodgers.
STRAY ITEMS.
1t is rumored that the Legislature will adjourn
on the first OF March, to meet again on the arst
of May. Several representatives are know to favor
such measure.
During speech to-day OH the Port Royal mo-
nopolIes Cain stated that at had been said, and,
perhaps, justly so, that for bill to pass this
Legislature 1t had to 90 through fire" This Is a
new term; the old ones were 10 show Eight" tu
| and recognize" legislators.
DeLarge gave TIE NEWS the bencat Of little
"blowlng;' on the loor OF the House yesterday.
Ex-Alderman Thomas Jefferson Mackey is here,
and on Monday next proposes TO eiiiightcn the
colorcd legislators in regard to the judiciary re-
port on the Civil Rights bill.
1t Is thought that the State militia will be in
camp by the first Of October next.
Yesterday in the House was presented peti.
ton OF sundry citizens OF James Island not to
grant to Toney Stafford the right Of controlling 4
ferry between James Island and Charleston.
This is rather late, as the act granting Stafford
the right became law some time since.
The House Committee on the Penitentiary, to
whom was referred resolution TO inquire 10y
what authority persons visiting the pcnitcntlary
are charged an entrance fee, stated that tile su-
perintendent was directed by the board of drcc-
tors to charge an entrance fec Of ten cents to
each visitor.
Whipper gave notice yesterday Of his intention
TO introduce bill authorizing the Governor to
appoint commissioner Of phosphates Ut the
ports OF Charleston and Beaufort. L.
CHARLESTON AFF.IIRS.