The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-09
THE STATE CAPITAL.
REARREsr OF FoUR OF THE LAU-
REySHILLE PRISONERS
A Busy Day In :he Lesisiature--Hur-
Iey's New Bill 10 Lighrcn the City Debt
of Charlcston--A New Grab Proposed
in The Intercsts of Education, &c., Sc.
TspEc1A. rgLEaRAN TO TIE NEWs.l
COLUMBIA, Thursday, De'

SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIE NEWs.l
COLUMBIA, Thursday, December 8.
Four of the Laurensville prisoners, who had
Just been released, were rearrested to-day by the
Stateauthorili .s, on warrants taken out.by High
Constable Hubbard, b.fare Trial Justice Solo.
mons, for the murders OF Powell, Perrin and RI
ley. The parties rearrested were Sheriff Jones,
Henry subsr, Spencer Harris and George MOsely.
In the Senate, to-day, Nash introduced petit
tion from the trustees Of the Columbia Female
College, praying for exemption from State, coun-
ty and municipal taxes.
smalis, from Beaufort, introduced bill to pro.
vide for the keeping in repair public highways
by county commissioners
Hayne introduced a DILL TO provide for the pay
ment Of q salary OF two thousand i've hundred
dollars TO the Lieut. enant. Governor
wimbush introduced bill to repeal the act pro.
vlding for the sinking fund.
The committee on interpretations reported q
bill to amend the charter OF he Columbia Bridge
Company, SO as to enable them to build new
bridge over the Congaree; also, bill to extend
the limits of the Town Of Camden; also, bill to
amend the charter OF the Town OF Greenville.
Green introduced bill to amend the act to
regulate the fees OF probate judges, dc.so that
Justices shall get only three dollars for crmt
nal trials inclusive OF oil fees.
Whittemore IL troduced bill to provide for the
protection Of per.ons aud property and the pub
lie peace, and to tax property for tue same.
Notice was given OF The following bills BY
WhIttemore, o bill 20 amend the act defining the
Jurisdiction and regulating the practice OF pro-
bate courts, also bill 10 repeal the lien law; by
Wilson, bill to define the law In relation 10
certain easements and for other purposes.
The committee on elections reported on the res
oluton of inquiry whether the seats in the Senate
OF Abbeville, Charleston and Georgetown are va
cant, that 1t appears such vacancies exist In Alb
beyille and Georgetown. They ask further time for
the consideration OF the question concerning
Char lesion.
Tie Joint resolution authorizing the State treas
urer to purchase re-proof safe for the use OF the
attorneys generals otf1ce was passed and sent to
the House.
The res lutIon introduced bg Mr.. Montgomery,
to Ok the number Of members Of standing COM
mittess, after much debate was killed.
HOUSE.
s'Connelrs name wss corrected on the journal,
he having voted for Moses.
wilkes, from the judiciary committee, gave no.
tice OF the bills referred to that committee at the
last session.
The following notices OF bills we're given: By
Tolbert, to make 1t felony to make false tttes &C.,
to real or personal property; by Ford, to repeal
the charter OF the Goose Creek Bridge Company,
and to make the said bridge public; by Hurley, to
fund 81 much Of the city debt OF Charleston
as is necessary for railroad purposes; also
q BILL TO amend the charter iof Charleston;
also bill to provide for the election Of board Of
State commissioners to represent the State in GER.
tain railroads; also q bill repeating the sinking
fund act; by Hodges, bill to authorize the land
commissioner to purchase certain lands on Wad-
malaw Island; by Tarlton, q bill for the protec.
tion Of the poor; by Smart, TO reconstruct the ju-
dicial circuits Of the State; by Hagood, to define
the law in relation to certain easements; by
Mckles, a bill to levy tax on certain counties;
by G. D. Hayne, OF bill to incorporate the Town
Of Midway.
The chair submitted to the House the docum ents
accompanying the Governors message, and FIVE
hundred copies Of each were ordered to be
printed.
The Senate concurrent resolution, that the G. hief
Of each department be required TO submit rep orts
BY Monday, the 18th, was adopted.
The following bills were introducel: BY David,
q bill amending the lucatlon act; by Hurley, a
bill 10 incorporate the South Carolina Land and
Improvement Company, also the United States
Manufacturing Company, also the Am erlcan
Cotton and Woollcn Company; by Levy, o bill to
renew the charter OF the Town OF Wllllston.
hurley offered the petition OF Rsey i Creighton.
for leave TO withdraw certain papers.
Lee introduced bill to empower the county
to levy a tax for the building Of
5choolhouses.
Sellers submitted the pres.ntnent Of the grand
Jury OF Marion, OF the May term OF court.
Doyle offered joint resolution to authorize the
pl yment OF pension to Abel Robbins, Of Oconee.
Duncan introduced bill to renew the charter
Of the Tswn Of spartanburg.
Boseman introduced bill to prescribe the mode
Of electng aldermen In Charleston, so that they
shall be elected by wards.
A resolution, offered by Hurley, to appoint
standing committee on contingent accounts, was
adopted.
The House bill to vest the title Of the State to
lot of land In the Village Of orangeburg, Of which
DeIdrich Klepping, deceased, seized, in the pur-
chaser or purchasers who shallpay for the prem.
Ises, under sole made by decree OF the Probate
Court OF Charleston County and to direct the ap-
plicatlon Of the proceeds OF the sale, was read q
second time.
Hurley's new bill provides that the State shall
assume three millions Of the Charleston City debt
for railroads, taking the assets OF the city, aud
giving In return State bonds to run for thirty
years.
Hodges introduced q bill to make deficiency
appropriation Of seventy-fiVe thousand dollars
for educational purposes, in addition to the fifty
thousand do lars and the amount raised by poll
tax already appropriated.
Committees on labor and political disabilities
were appointed.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.