The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-19

State, provided that II there be vacancy In the
office established by law required for the conduct
of said election, the county commissioners may
fill said ONCE.
LIGHTHOUSE AND RAILROADS
Corbin's bill, authorizing the cession OF land
and the Jurisdiction thereof Of the State Of South
Carolina to the United States OF America for
lighthouse purposes, which was introduced in the
Senate yesterday, received second reading to-
day. Corbin stated the object OF the bill was to
give to the United States small portion OF land
on Sullivan's Island to build q lighthouse upon.
The bills to incorporate the Columbia Horse
Railroad; the Enterprise Railroad, OF Charleston,
and the Wilmington and Carolina Railroad Com
panies were today referred TO the Committee on
Railroads. This committee has reported favora-
bly, upon the bill 10 extend the South Caroline
Central Railroad to Sumter.
EDUCATIONAL.
A bill providing that the salaries Of the several
county school commissioners shall commence on
the first OF November, 1869; end that the State
board of education shall hold its first meeting on
tho 10th Of March, 1870. received second read
ing In the Senate today.
The election for member OF the State school
commission provided for in Section OF an act to
establish Grd maintain system OF free common
| schoot, in this State, was especial order' In
both sJdies OF the General Assembly to-day. Rob-
ert Smalls, colored, OF Beaufort, was elected in
the House, and H. ]. Maxwell, colored, OF Marl-
| boro', by the Senate. Cain was the opponent OF
| the latter, but received only few votes. Max
well is one Of the free school teachers. and may
know what character or text books ,s necessary
for the school children
TRIAL JUSTICES
A bill recently introduced by Cerbin, to provide
for the appointment OF trial justices, was dis
cussed by the Senate about TIVE hours and half
to-day. The bill provides for the abolishing Of
the oflce OF magistrate after the first OF May
next and that the Governor shall appoint and
commission suitable number of trial justices in
the several counties or the State, the whole num-
Der not to exceed one hundred and 1fty-the
average number for each county except Charles
ton, for which eighteen are proylded) being five.
It was with some difficulty that Corbln succeeded
In getting the bill considered, but after getting
1t under way, section first was passed. without q
dissenting voice. Section second, which provides
for the number OF justices in each county, was
amended considerably, the apportionment Of the
framer OF the bill being increased until the whole
number amounted 10 two hundred and three,
divided as follows: Abbeville, ten; Anderson,
six, Barnwell, sixteen; Beaufort, ten; Charleston,
eighteen; Chester, six; Clarendon, four; Coleton,
eight; Chesterfield, four; Darlington, eight; Edge
field, seven; Fairfield, seven; Georgetown, four;
Greenville, i've; Horny, four; Kershaw. six; Lam
caster, four; Laurens, five; Lexington, seven;
Marion, SIX; Marlboro, six; Newberry, six; oco.
nee, five; Orangeburg. seven; Pckens, five; Rich
land, eight; Spartanburg, eight; Sumter, five;
Union, five; Williamsburg, six; York, three.
CHARACTER OF MAGISTRATES
Before the amendments above referred to were
made, Arnim moved that the bill! be SO amended
as to provide that the trial Justices be elected by
the people instead OF appointed by the Governor.
Corbin did not like the motion, but wanted the
bill passed, stating that If something Of the kind
was not done the Senate had better rcscind its
action in regard 10 the Code repeal the constitu-
tion, and then 60 home. The coddcrs tried their
best to do something with the magistrates, and
had to give it up US u bad Job. It Is certainly
best that the Governor should appoint them, aud
it is to be hoped that with his experience With
many Of those who have been appointed, he will
make better selections hereafter.
A senator moved to- give Abbeville ten trial
justices; upon which motion there was some dis-
cussion, one or two senators asserting that as
that county was not represented in the Senate,
it should be left to its representatives in the
House to designate the number. Ralney said
that Abbevillc was lei. as foundling to the Sen
ate, and it should be well nourishcd by the SEN
ators.
Leslie desired sixteen trial justices Tor mis-
county, (Barnwell,) and proceeded to show ex-
actly where he would place each one 80 that
every person who desired 'Justice" would nave
to 20 no more than twelve or thirteen miles at
the farthest After having shown this to his
satisfaction, he commenced abusing the other
senators for not looking after the interests OF the
poor people, and asserted that some OF them did
not know as much about their counties as ne did.
He talked a long while, and wound up by saying
that the Governor had exercised very little dis
cretion In appointing tho magistrates.
CoRBIN SAYS LESLIE IS CRAZY
Several OF the senator's upbraided Leslie for his
unwarranted attack upon them, after Which
Rainey said as lie had never heard The senator
from Barnwc tLesliel make such "uil speecn
before, he would move that it be printed. Voroih
Said Leslie was o little crazy to-day, anu II hos
that, q little looney.
CHARLESTON MAGISTRATES.
Section third, providing that the trial justices
shall be commissioned aud hold their offices Tor
the term OF two years, unless sooner removed by
the Governor, and that II q trial justice Change
his domcile, his authority and jurisdiction as such
Justice shall thereupon cease, and another trial
Justice may be designated anil appointed In his
place, was next discussed. Several OF the sena-
tors were opposed to this section. not Under
standing exactly what was meant by the word
.:domlcilen in this connection. Corbin eX-
plained that it meant that il trial justice
moved away from his place OF residence,
he was relieved from all authority as justice.
He tCorbin) did not want men who were travelling
around the country with stick ON shoulder, anu
clothes In q handkerchief dangling at the end,
acting az Justices lie did not want carpet-0ag-
gers to be such; they ought not to have oblce any
how: only those were entitled to such Who stuck
stake down and settled where it was stuck. Tie
well knew that the Governor had appointed some
no.account men az magistrates; men whose only
Recommendation was that they had two legs;
come or them didn't have habitations. Down
there in Charleston some OF the magistrates. WHO
were so numerous that you couldn't walk around
,r;tnont stumbling over them, didn't live any