The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-02
TrEoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
JUDGE CARPENTER.

COLUMBIA, January 81.
JUDGE CARPENTER.
The report of the Judiciary Committee on
the letter OF Judge Carpenter, requesting full
and thorough investigation OF his official conduct
said request being made because senator (Cain]
had asserted that he, as judge, was unjust to
the colored people Of his circuit, was taken up to-
day and adopted wlthouta dissenting vote. The
report set forth that the committee, lafter walt
ing some time for charges to be preferred, and
making special inquiry OF those who II any body,
were expected to present and sustain By proof
any charges Of official misconduct, and they ex-
pressly disclaimed any purpose OF presenting
charges, or having any knowledge or evidence OF
official misconduct on the part Of Judge Carpen-
ter,) have to report that there exists nothing to
sully the Official conduct OF the Hon. r. b Car
penter."
SOCIAL POLITICAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS
The provisions OF the bill 'to enforce the pro-
visions OF the Civil Rights bill of the United
States Congress, and to secure to the people the
benefits Of republican government In this
State,n were published In TIE NEWS OF yesterday.
To-day it came up for third reading In the
HOUSE. On motion OF whipper. Section 9th was
stricken out and the following inserted:
SECTION 0. Every corporation or party what
ever. holding any charter or license under the
authority OF this State, who shall violate anY OF
the provisions Of this act, shall thereupOn be
deemed and held to have committed on abuse Of
the franchises conferred by, or under, every such
charter or license and on conviction, Shall for
felt every such charter or license; and any party
or parties who, having so forfeited any such char
ter or license as Aforesaid. shall, nevertheless
presume to use or operate under or by virtue OF
the same, as well as OF every person who Shall be
fOund aiding any such party or parties there
about, shsl on conviction, be punished By a fine
OF one thousand dollars, or imprisonment III the
penitentlary for three years.
On motion OF S. d. Thompson, Section was
stricken out, and the following inserted:
SECTION 9. The several solicitors of this State
are hereby specially charged TO take care that
this act be promptly aud vigorously enforced,
and every Sucn solicitor who shall fail in any
respect in the performance OF his duty under the
recruitment in this section contained, shall be
deemed 10 have commlted misfeaSance in Office,
and, on conviction Shall forfeit his office. AMI be
incapable OF holding Office for five years, and
shall also pay fine oil tive hundred dollars.
After the bill had been tinEered to this extent,
the further consideration of it was temporarily
suspended, and. before it could be again brought
up, the House adjourned.
IL is probable that the bill will so through the
form of q third reading tomorrow, and then be
sent TO the Senate. When 1t reaches that body,
IL will most probably be referred to the Judiciary
Committee which WILL Of course, report favora-
bly. and then it will be passed. l would suggest
to the judiciary Committee to add another Sec
tion proyldinp that when q colored man asks
white man to drink or play billiards with him,
the said white man must, without hesitation,
consent and pay for the drink or game; II he fall