The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-21
ANOTHER DIY'S ..ORK.'
The New Gounty-The Impeachment
Trinl-Teachers' Claims.
(FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT


THAT NEW COUNTY.
The bill, of which notice was given by Mr..
Perry on Saturday, to form new county out OF
portions of 0conee, Plckens and Az derson Coun-
ties. to be called Pendeton, with the county seat
at Pendleton, Is the reviying Of an old idea. The
| bill has not yet been drawn up, but vii be pre-
sented as soon as the survey and measurements
now in progress are completed.
CHANCE OF sALEs.DAY.
Mr. Perry's bill to amend the low In relation to
sales.day In the Eighth judicial Circuit, proposes
an entire change In the sales days in that circuit
BY the provisions Of the bill, the sales-day will
fail upon such day that 1t will not be the same
for any two adjoining counties. Saturday will
be the sales day all through the circuit. On the
first Saturday sales will be made ut Greenville and
Abbeville; on the second at Anderson, and the
third at Walhalla. This will enable parties to go
from one sale to another Without sacrificing any.
thing.
TEE LAND COMMISSION. ,-'r
There are some four or 1--WE bills now before the
Legislature, having for their object some modif.
cation Of the law providing for an appointment OF
land commissioner. They are all entitled "Bill
to amend On act entitled an act to provide for the
appointment Of land commissioner, and define
his powers and duties,n and they will have either
to be consolidated into one general bill, or have
their titles changed.
Mr. Wimbush's bill will effect mainly sthe term
OF Office and salary OF the land commissioner"
The bill OF Byas provides for an election Of
land commissioner by the joint assembly, and ne
to hold office for TWO years and during their plea
sure.
REDUCTION OF COSTS.
The following resolution looking toward the
reduction or the costs under the new Code W as
introduced to-day, and will come up for discus.
| sion tomorrow:
Whereas, The costs under the present Code are
excessive and greatly more onerous than hereto.
fore in this State; therefore,
Resolued, That the judiciary be instructed to
| inqui whether some change OF the present law
| in respect TO "costsn may not be made which Will
| be Of benefit to the people at large.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
The impeachment trial is dragging along SLOW
w. There seems to be an intention to let the mat.
ter run along until after the holidays, and, at any
rate until after the contempt case is settled. To-
day q resolution, onered by Arnim, that che mes.
sage of the House be referred to special commit
| tee OF five, to have power, too, to make or adopt
rules for the guidance Of the Senate during the
impeachment, was adopted.
CRIMINAL LAW AMENDED.
The bill, of which notice has been given by Mr..
Reedish, to amend the act defining the Grimm al
law, amends the seventh section OF that act,
which reads as follows: every entry into au-
closed or unenclosed land OF another after notice
from the owner or tenant prohibiting the same,
shall be deemed o mlsdemeanor."
The word 'unenclosed' Is stricken out.
HOUSE BUSINESS.
Besides that already telcgraphed you, the
House transacted the following business to-day:
Notice OF bills: Prendergrass, to amend an act
providing for the appointment of land commits.
| siOner.
Report Of committees: Agriculture, unfavora-
| BILE on bill compelling building Of fences around
cultivated lands; same, favorable on bill to pro-
vide for the erection OF suitable fences.
Introduced: Joint resolution (Perry's) author.
| lzlng the payment OF additional compensation to
Judge Orr for holding extra courts; Joint resolu-
| tion (Warley's! authorizing county commission.
| ers OF Clarendon County to levy special tax for
| The purpose OF building courthouse and jail
| Prendergrass, TO amend On act appointing land
commissioner.
TEACHERS CLAIMS.
The following extract Of the answer OF Treas
| urer Parker to the resolution asking why teach
ers, claims have not been paid will show the real
reason to all who are at all familiar with the
"shave, business:
| The cause Of delay in the. payment of these
claims arose from the delay OF the State auditor
| (which delay was Caused by the tardlness OF the
counties to send In their returns promptly as In.
structed by his crcular) to render the return to
this ofice, thereby making it necessary for me to
stop payment until accounts Of "free schools''
could be properly apportioned. BY reference to
the report OF the auditor, (annual 1t viii be seen
that five OF the counties to that date have failed
| TO make the necessary returns.
The report Of the auditor Of those who have
done SO has but recently been received, and,
no further delay in pay ment will ensue than that
| tsay one week. caused by making the transfer
| and appropriation OF The account to free
/ schools.