The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-01-26
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ton of Corbin, concurrent resolution was
adopted, and sent to tho Ifouse, requesting Con-
grcss urp opriato $4,000, to cnablo tho Sisters
Of Mercy, Of Charleston, to rebuim their Orphan
Asylum. ..
Acts to repeal tho Township Act, to protect tho
Irghts Of pcreons low fully in possession Of lands
mil tcnomonts, and to incorporate the policy
holders Of tho Tontino Lifo Assurance Sucioty Of
tho South, woro ratified, with othor Acts.
Tho Judiciary Committee through Corbin,
reported un favornbly upon the chargos agninst
Judge Carpenter. His official reputation, thorc-
foro, is unsullicd by his manifested purpose to
administer the law regardless of partisan feeling
and dictntion.
HousE.-A bill, offered by .DcIargc, was read
the first time, which requires Banking ,Associa
tinns 10 deposit with tho Attorney General State
Bonds to the amount of one third OF tho capital
stock paid in.
TUESDAY, Jan. Decentralization or Ja.ncs
Long, Of Samter County, asking that certain cs.
cl cntcl property be- vested In him, was referred
to The Judiciary Committee.
! Favorable rcpnrl on tho bill to incorporate tho
Sumter Manufacturing Company was mnde.
NoIico was given Of bill to nllow attorneys
co,nptnsnti5n for ihcir scrviccs when assigned to
defend persons charsol with crimo.
|. The House bil! IA, designate tho officers by
Minm sal;, ordered ly tho Courts of Common
i'i"S. an.! .I.lsos thereof, AMI Of tho Courts of
Probate, shall be ,aa'lo and FOR other purpnsos,
nftor MUCH discussion, was ordered to bo on
crossed.
tA vfo In 1tn,;k oe ylo &
Charleston aud to provide for tho c',c.ion of
Mayor md Aldermen Of the same. after elaborate
discussion, was indefinitely postponed.
f. IIoiss.--Bili was introduced requiring Pro
bate Judges to tnke charge Of ccrtnin bonds and
records in the officers Of tho late Commissioners
in Equity.
Tho resolution from the Sonato asking Con.
gross to mako appropIia iation in behalf of tho
Sisters of Morcy, Of ChnrlGson, was referred to
tho Committee Oil Federal Rc.ntous.
a resolution w:s adopted, ordering. at tho cx-
pchee pf the State, a bound copy Of tho journals
and resolutions nf the General Assembly Of ISIS
aud 90, for each member. Ccrtainly-,,cso men
arc neither spending tioir own mprsy, or thu,
taken from their constituents.
Wlippcr introduced u resolution, which WINS
Nioptcd, iusrueiing the Secretary Of State to pur-
chase, for tho Of tho State, 90 copies of tho
fourteenth volume OF Richardson's Equity and
100 copies Of his Law, Rcpoi,s.
The hill to establish and maintain n systom of
freq common scl'uols for tho State, was taken
up, altered Yll APPENDED and rccommiltcd, to be
put in shapu rs altered.
bill to regulate tho publication Of all legal
IN, Il lto AZ, a..
passed.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9-Scnatc-A hill to fx
tho weight Of crude turrcntino which shall DO
understood to mako barrel. in The absence Of
prouf of special stipulation to the contrary wus
read tho sccnmd time.
The Governor approved the Act rcrca!ing tho
Township law.
lorsE.--Dclargc gave notice Of n bill to ro-
peal tho Corbin Act to vnlidato tho Charleston
election Of 1868, npproyedin March, 1850.
No:ico was given of u bill to exempt manu-.
facturcrs established, or sonn 10 bc, from taxes
for five years.
THuunsAY, Jan. 20-Scnnto--Tho Committee
On Interpretations reported unfayornb!y on the
bill to extend tho corporate limits Of Columbia.
resolution was offered by JilIs"n, which
was adopted, insiructiug Tho Committee on l.nil
iI"n'ls to report bin regulating tho tariff of
froights on tho Stuth Cnrnlina Rallrond.
liorSE--A resolution WIS adopted, authorizing
tho Treasurer to pay 10 the Superintendent Of tho
$4,000 per month.
Tho bill to ix tho weight Of crmlo imrpontino
which shall constitute IL burtcl, wus reported Us
correctly cnsrostcl and ordered to II third rcud.
ing.
Tho hill 10 Increase the salaries 0f tho Justices
pf tho Supreme Court antl Of tho Circuit Judycs
was ordered for n scsuiNt rcn,ing.
Bill to provide fnr paying coroncr's jurios wns
'r'lercl 10 ho cngro'sel Tor n third rcndimg.
a ruSolu'i"t tn nljnurn sinc dio on tho first
rues'lny IN March " US tnblel.
FmIbay, Jhh. a. HScnntc--A Iill to npnronri.
,to Sjhh 0D0 Iur the rurehusc Of iunds, was read
tho second timc and ordered to 10 tnarossed.
a l,ilI los tho relic: Of farmers of this Sinto
WAS referred to tho comnittce on finance.
A Bill TO exempt mills and mnnufac,nrics
rom tux for 8ve yoars WAS read Tic fret time
Wright gave noco ola bill to prohibit ped
Hing wh'skcy.
II.usr-Whppcr gave notice Of a bill rcquir-.