The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-10

change, may advance on bottomry bond and
mortgage on steamships and other vessels, with
or without assuming the dangers Of the seas. And
all certificates OF Indebtedness, issued as afore.
said, shall be received in payment OF all debts
due to said company.
TIE CHECK SYSTEM.
To-day Wright introduced bill pTeDiding that
It shall not be iawful for any person or persons to
Issue checks receipts or scrip to be used as money
or for the purchase Of goods, without the author-
ty OF the General Assembly, the penalty for Vic
lation Of which LAW will be fine of not more than
one thousand nor less than five fnndrcd dollars,
and in default OF payment, Imprisonment In tile
penitent;ary for not more THAI three years nor
less than one year. The bill received lis first
reading.
On introducing the BILL Wright stated the plant
ers were in the habit Of having stores on their
plantations, and when they paid their hands, H.
stead Of giving them money, gave them checks or
scrip, with which they could only purchase arti-
cles at the plantation store. THIS, he said was
serious evil to the colored people, not only be-
cause it confined the expenditure of their wages
10 the one store, but also because these store
another, and between them the colored men were
|. cheated.
COTTON STEALING.
Wright introduced another bill, which provides
that no storeIeeper or trader living outside ofthe
corporate limits Of city shall buy Gotten be-
tween the hours Of six P. M. and six A. NJ. All
yiolators Of the law subject themselves to 1ne
OF not more than one thousand nor less than Eve
hundred dollars; and in default Of payment not
more than three years imprisonment In the peni.
tcntary nor less than one year. The bill received
its 1rst reading.
BRIDGES AND FERRIES.
1t will be remembered that before the recess the
Senate passed q bill rechartering and yestInsin
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Messeryey, vile Of Lawrence j.
Messervey, Rantowle's Bridge, over the Stono
River, in ST. Paul's Parish, ColletoR County. Yes
terday, No. on the calendar, report (unfavora-
ble) OF the Committee on interpretations on ape
tItlon OF John II. Law was called up. Hoyt
moved that the report be laid on the table, stating
that Law only wanted to have the charter OF The
bridge vested In him; that he now rented 1t.
Hoyts motion was adopted. A bill providing
that the Combahee Ferry, on the Combahce r.
yer, be rechartered and vested for fourteen years
n Henry A. Middleton, with the same privileges,
rights, franchises and emoluments as arc at pres.
ent secured by law, provided that children going
to and returning from school, and voters going
to and returning from elections shall be passed
free over said ferry, was read third time Today
in the Senate and sent to the House.
STATE LANDS.
There has been considerable grumbling among
the members Of the Charleston County delegation
about lands belonging to the State In Charleston
county, and resulted In the introduction In the
House OF joint resolution directing the county
commissioners to examine and report what lands
belonging to the State, in the portion OF Charles
ton County known as the Parish OF st. Johu's
Berkeley, arc now held and used by private ind-
viduals; the said report to be made TO the Attor-
ney-General, and by him transmitted 10 the Gene
raj Assembly. Yesterday the resolution was
adopted by the Senate. II the county commits
sloners work with their usual alacrity, the long
term senators may have an opportunity Of hear
ing the report read.
WALK IN AND HELP YOURSELF.
A bill "cedIng the jurisdiction OF the State OF
South Carolina to the United States OF America
over rsuch lands as may be acquired for public
purposes by the SAID United States OF America
has been passed by the Senate. Under this act
the United States authorities can walk iuto the
State and select piece OF ground, assert that
they want to build lighthouse or erect nag
stalr thereon and quietly 60 to work.
EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS.
The Senate today passed the bill authorizing
all administrators, executors and other fducIa.
res to sell to the highest bidder as other personal
oil
other evidences OF Indebtedness, coming into
their hands as such, when the same is appraised
doubtful or worthless, and the purchaser thereof
shall be allowed to bring his action in his own
name as purchaser to collect the same; and pro-
viding, that they IIay, with the consent OF tile
probate Judge, compromise ull demands coming
into their hands as such, where the same Is ap
praised doubtful or worthless; and where such
compromises are made, the same shall be fully
showed in their annual returns.
SECURITY WANTED.
Arnim:s resolution instructng the Committee
on Finance " inquire and report what security is
deposited by H. II. ktmpton, (tie Financial Agent
OF the State in New York; to secure this State,
was adopted by the Senate to-day. 1t Is stated
that kimpton has given no security. If tIiS be
true it certainly gives another evidence OF the
loose way that the Radical State officials have Of
carrying on business.
ALL ABOUT A SAFE.
Yesterday Raincy introduced resolution au
thorizing the clerk OF the Senate to purchase
safe for the deposit OF State papers, and today
when 1t was called up offered as an amendment
that he should not pay more than one thousand
dollars for it. This seemed TO be rather high
price, and several OF tile senators so expressed
themselves, among them Jillson, who made o
long speech In opposition to 1t. saying among
other things that the Senate had better at once
purchase q freproof safe large enough to hold all
of the senators so that they could go through
Judgment day in it. [EIe is thinking about
.meeting the issue.'l Leslie was In favor Of buy
ing the safe, and was Of the opinion that one to
answer the purposes OF the clerk could not be
purchased for less than one thousand dollars.
Ills speech was so long and warm that Nash's
suspcions were aroused, and he asked Leslie 1.-The
was an agent for the sale OF safes. Tile resolu-
tion was adopted.
COLUMBIA PoSToFFICE.
The special order for O'Clock to-day, In the