The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-18
TFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, February IL.


COLUMBIA, February Ii.
NEW RAILWAY IN CHARLESTON.
In the Senate, to-day, Cain introduced bill
to incorporate the Enterprise Railway Company
of Charleston, which provides that r. 81. Cain, h.
G. DeLarge, A. J. Ransier, B. II. Bosemon, VIM.
]. Whipper, T. K Sasportas, R. B. Elliott, Jos. Ii.
Rainey VIM. NJ. Thomas and Lucius Wimbush be
Incorporated under the above name, with power
to raise capital stock OF s25o,0oo, In shares OF
SOS each; that they shall have power to lay q
track from the Battery on East Bay street to Cal
houn along that to Alexander, through IL TO
Woolfe, along it to Meeting, aud along it and the
State road to the 'sTen Mile HILL" That the act
be in force for fifty years. The bill will come up
for second reading tomorrow.
LIGHTHOUSES.
bill was introduced by Corbin In the Senate to.
day authorizing the Governor to grant any lands
belonging to the State on or near the coast, SUI
fcient for the erection Of lighthouses and accom-
panying buildings, and for the proper enjoyment
and management OF the same, as may be desired
by the United States. This bill covers about the
same bill as the one now pending In the House, to
cede to the United States the Jurisdiction OF the
state in all lands that may be desired for public
purposes.
WORKING OF PUBLIC ROADS.
There was read q first time in the Senate, to-
day, a bill offered by Arnin, to provide for the
working Of the public highways, which requires
the county commissioners to make each male IN
habitant, between the ages OF eighteen and hity
years, labor upon the public roads, provided that
no person shall be required to perform more than
twelve days. labor in year; that the commits
sioners may appoint as many overseers as they
NAV deem necessary, at one dollar per day Ter
actual service, and any person refusing to labor
on the roads shall send substitute and pay one
dollar for each day required Of him.
WILMINGTON AND CAROLINA RAILROAD.
According to previous notice, Donaldson intro
duced in the Senate to-day bill to incorporate
the Wilmington and Carolina Railroad, providing
that William T. Walters, Benjamin F. Newcomer
and D. Willis James, as trustees for themselves
and for others, under DEGREES Of sales made by
the courts OF North Carolina and South Carolina
for the purpose Of foreclosng the various mort
cages made by the Wilmington and Manchester
Railroad Company, have become the purchasers
OF the property and effects OF said company, IN
Guiding the entire line OF railroad, stock, rights
privileges, &c, between Wilmington and King
Vile; and that as they had done this, they should
become incorporated with like privileges, with
capital not exceeding five millions OF dollars, TO
be held In shares OF one hundred dollars each;
that they may alter or change the present line OF
railroad at such points along the line as may be
deemed most judicious by the stockholders, to
Columbia, with branch to connect with road
70 Millen, Georgia.
PuOSPHNTES.
rr1,o Con, m IncOrnoratiO whom was
referred bill to incorporate the Edlsto Phosphate
and Fertilizng Company, reported to-day, with
recommendation that the bill be amended to pro-.
vide that said corporation be subject to such rules
and regulations as may be established by law
The same committee, to whom was referred o
bill to regulate the digging and mining of phos-
ph,te deposits from the navigable streams anu
waters OF the State Of South Carolina, reported
back the same, with request that the committee
still hold the opinion that the main object 0. the
bill is to regulate q business by which class OF
working citizens. who are generally poor, can
make their living, but who cannot afford to pay
for machinery, &C., and not for class who can
afford to pay heavy fees and asked that the word
corporation" be stricken out whereverit occurs.
Both reports were laid over under the rules.
POWERS OF CLERKS.
The Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred
bill to vest in the clerks OF the courts all the
rights, powers and duties conferred upon the late
commissioners OF equity, tc., have considered
the same and report that they recommend that
all after the enactng clause be stricken out, and
the following substituted:
SECTION l. That whenever it shall come to the
knowledge OF any Judge OF probate tlat the es'
tate and e1Iects Of any deceased person, as 10
which administration could legally be granted by
him under the provisions OF the act ITO define the
jurisdiction ana regulate the practice Oh prooate
conrts y ratified the 2lst day Of september, 1868.
Remain entirely or partially administered, either
by reason OF no application for letters OF aumnis,
Eation, or from any other cause, SO that there II
no legally appointed representative OF sucn oe'