The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-26
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
CnInHRIA FehrnarT Q.

act entitled IAN act to regulate the manner of
drawing Jurors; q bill to .nx the per dieIn anu
mileage OF tne mem9eps oI oine .e onI narncfn
at4the homestead.
the Committee on theJudiciary reported favor
ably on the bill ITO provide d mode Dy wnica ds 70
wills, chooses in action, other papers and reScrds
destroyed or lost during the recent war; also
uneavorably, with substitute, upon "a OIL 10
prevent onicial misconduct by county OIL
cers.n
was referred bill for the better protection OF Ia
borers and others under CONTRACT for service re-
ported back the same, with recommendation
that the bill pass follows: 'StriSe out the stn
and 9th sections. The scheme for casting the
burden OF such suits upon the counties ls as un-
wise In every resl ect as 1t IS unjust The Iacll.
ties afforded to suffers under the provisions Oh
the code OF procedure are great, or at least as
great as Is consistent with proper admiu!slfa'
ton Of rigat." go,
to alter and amend an act entSled AN act 10
provide for the assessment and LaXaton Oh pIop,
erty.n with recommendation that tie bill be
amended bv the addition OF the f8NoWlng sectlon,
and the bill so amended do pass; c.. :.
hereby authorized to appoint three deputies, whose
duty It shall be to assist in the collection OF taxes
in said county. Said deputies shall receive as
compensation for their services the same com.
missions as are paid for the collection OF taxes to
the county treasurer: Provided, that the total
amount paid to each deputy In any current year
shall not eXce6U Tue SuIH Vi ufc uuuuk0A uodeio
And provided. further that the duties OF said dep
uties shall be connneG to the colection OF tne
simple taxes and shall not include the collection
OF taxes with penalties attached. Said deputies
shall give such bond for the faithful performance
OF their duties as said county treasurer shal re-
Quire.
was taken up and postponed 10 'ne evening ses-
The enacting clause Of the bill to change the
county seat OF Barnwell County from BlacEviie
10 Barnwell was stricken out.
On motion OF Nash, the vote whereby the SEN
ate agreed to indefinitely postpone the further
consideration of bill to enforce the provisions OF
thoivil Rights bill olthe united M STATES congress,
publican government In this state, was recon-
sdered.
The question then recurred on eyreeing to the
amendment proposed by the Committee on the
Judiciary to section 2, as follows: After the
words .Iike case" in the seventh line, strike ont
the balance OF the section and insert In lieu there.
OF sha on conviction pc Pnnsheo Dy re aIe 1Son U
one thousand dollars or be connned IN jail LOT not
less than three months, nor more tnan one year,
or both, within the discretion OF the court"
Oene;lson moved to amend the amendment
Of tra committee as lolowsi TO strike out
Of the eighth line, printed bill. the words Zone
thousand" and insert In lieu thereol the words
live hundred;' to strike out OF the same line the
word ''also" and insert the word "or;" on the
ninth line to strike out the word "aTe" ana lu-
sert the word ZONES" on the eleventh line to strike
out the words 'for not less than SIX years"
After debate, participated In by Messrs. Corbin
and Donaldson, the question was taken on agree.
ING to the amendment TO the amendment anu de-
cded in the affirmative.
Hayne moved to amend section 3 by striking
out OF the tenth line the words lone thousand"
and inserting In lieu thereof the words ,'hVe nun
dred;n to strike out OF the same line the words
land aso,n and insert the word ''or;" also, to
strike out Of the eleventh line, before the word
tyear,n the word 'three," and insert ''one."
The amendment was adopted.
Swas moved to amend the amendment 10 sec
ton 3, proposed by the Committee on the Judi
ciary, by striking out the words This section
shall take eject on and after the first day Of May
next" l., -, ,r,,,u,
Corbin and Wimbush, Raney moved that the
Senate adjourn. On the question Oi agreeing 10
the motion. the vote was: feasLMessrs. ITS, Auer,,
Biemau, Cain Duncan. Greene, Hayes, Mon.gom,
ery, Maxwell, Owens, Rainev. Reed, Rodgers and
Swails-us.) Says-Messrs. Barber, Coroln, Don'
aldson. Hayne, Johnston, Lunney, Nash anu
Wimbush-iS.) And the Senate adjourned
An the night session, a bill to determine the
criminal jurisdiction OF trial justices received ts
third reading passed. and was orIered 10 ue sent
TO the House OF Representatlves ,,.,, ,,.,,,., lin
The unfinished business the "Clvu hlgnts" Dill,
was then taken up.
The question recurred on agreeing 10 tne mo
tioa to amend the amendment OF the Committse
on the judiciary to section 3, by striking out the
words "this section shall take enect on anu after
the first day of May" On motion, the further
consideration Of the unfinished business was sus-
pendeu. go ,.,, pr,on. and r,ondo
G. Turner presented their protests against the
passage Of ian act to regulate the manner ol
drawing jurors." COCOON
action on the resolution 20 adjourn March lst.
Jackson amended the resolution 0y striking out
the words until the business OF the General AS
sembiy shall be gotten through with" ana Writ
ing March Is, 1870. The amendment was acceptea,
and pending the discussion Of the resolution tne
House adjourned.
Al the night session the concurrent resolution
was laid on the table
Tomlinson introduced a DILL to aid and eneour-
age cotton and woOllen manufactures In this
State. and Ferlter introduced q bill to provide
moie OF cOmpensating persons whose property
NAV be destroyed By mobs, which were read the
frst time and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary. c.....-o,,,,..
% anree to the report OF the Committee on Con-
tsre5ce nm "the Code :" and asked Committee OF
Free Conference Donaldson, Swails ana Cain
being appointed on the part OF tne otnaS. Inc
Honse agreed to appoint committee OF nVe.
Senate bill to provide for sinking iunu, anu
the management Of the same, was put upon Hs
second reading. nv tho com.
IThe amendments recommended by ,ne eo'n
roittee nm Ways and Means were adopted.
LINKS moved TO amend section two. oy slrlklng
o,t in tbe fourth line all the words alter the WoLo
Aim e,i where 1t occurs the second time anu u
,,Eno the word "Staten in the fifth line, anu in-
cert In lien thereof "thirty days previous nouGe
having been given in the pubic )oufhaS VI 'niS
State" ,,o omendmen. wes IN.