The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-05
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
A DULL, BUT IMPORTANT DAY.
Phosphates-Coroner Juries-J u d gss
Moses Lecture on Religion.i
IFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, February 8.
MOUNT PLEASANT.

MOUNT PLEASANT.
In the Senate to-day was presented and re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee petition
signed by +. and G. F. Kinlvch, b. F. Redwood,
Charles Williams, George Rivers, Casey Grant,
Louis White, Quintus Faber, July Small, Benh-
min Brown, R. S. Hudson, Thomas Hamiu, Elias
Vennng R. S. Venning, and others, protesting
against the passage Of the bill to amend the char
ter Of Mount Pleasant and providing for new
election. The petition respectfully showeth that
your memoralists are owners OF lands adjoining
the Town OF Mount Pleasant, which were for
merly the property OF two individuals, but have
recently been subdlvded into small farms, which
are owned and cultivated, in many casees, by
the proprietors: that this subdivision affords EN-.
ployment to many more laborers and also en-
hances the value OF the lands and increases the
producing ability, and consequently. the reve-
nues OF the State from taxation; that much Of
these lands have within the past four years, been
cleared and fenced for the purposes OF cultiva-
ton, at considerable expense to the owners and
for which they have not yet received any ado
quate returns; that your petitioners, therefore,
pray that the bill now before the Legislature 10
amend the charter Of the Town Of Mount Pleas
ant and provide for the election OF municipal OIL
cers,n may not become q law as it would, II pass
ed, defeat the hopes and reasonable expectations
OF your petitioners. and add nothing to the value
or prosperity OF that town.
CoRoNERS' JURIEs.
The bill from the House to provide for the pay
ment OF coroners' uries was, when 1t came into
the Senate, referred to the judiciary Committee
H6r that body, which reported today, recommend
ing that the bill be not passed, stating that the
service Of coroners juries has always been per-
formed gratuitousy, and was duty which every
good citizen owed to society. 1t has been per-
formed cheerfully in this State. To pay jurors
would not be wise nor is 1t necessary 1t would be
contrary to the custom of almost every State,
beside it would add largely to the contingent ex-
pcnses OF the counties and the people would real
" gain nothing by the expenditure.
JUDGE OF THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.
To day, at one O'clock was the time fixed by q
Joint resolution to meet In Joint assembly to elect
Judge to fill the vacancy in the Fifth Judicial
Circuit caused by the death Of Judge Boozer.
short time previous to the hour fixed, Corbin In
troduced in the Senate joint resolution proriG-
ing that the time for the election be postponed
until one O'Clock on Saturday next. The resou-
tion was adopted and sent to the House. which
buiy amended 1t so as to provide for an election on
tomorrow friday week. in which amendments
the Senate concurrcd. have stated that there
was probability OF Mr.. C. D. Melton, OF Coum-
ba, beng elected, and at the time the statement
was made there was every probability that he
would be elected without much opposition. Now,
however he will have much to contend against, as
several persons not before mentioned in the con-
nection have been announced as candidates
among them the following: w. f. Earle lawyer,
OF Grecnvll!e; T. T. Cooke, lawyer, of orangcburg,
formerly OF Lexington. and Scott Murray, OF An
derson, who is said to be Baptist minister aud
also lawyer. Earle will be the strongest oppo-
Vent Of Melton, and III, vote may be very close.