The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-12
7. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY IL, 1870
coRBIN,s AMENDMENTS.

suited Leslie previous to making the judiciary
Committee report, and he had said, Go ahead,
don't care, or something like that, remarked that
in his opinion the bill ought to be referred to
committee for amendments. he wanted to offer
some amendments himself, and they were that
there should be careful guards incorporated in
the grant to secure the interests Of the State;
that the grantees should give some security or
have 1t condition In their grant that at least
fifty thousand tons Of phosphates should be taken
out yearly; that there should be lin 1t to the
grant as to time, say for twenty years.
The bill was referred to the Committee on Incor-
poratIons: Yeas-Arnim, Barber, Buck, Biema an,
Cain, Hayes, Hayne, Maxwell, Nash, Reid, Rod
gers and WrIght-l2. Nays-Corbin, Duncan,
Greene, Hoyt Jlllson, Leslie Lunncy, Montgom-
cry, Ralney and Swals-1o.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
To-day Jillson gave notice Of his intention to
introduce joint resolution providing that the
Legislature petition Congress to grant aid to the
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad Company, to
enable it to extend the road to the Pacific Ocean.
understand that resolution Of similar char.
acter will be introduced in the Legislatures OF
each of the Southern States.
The bill to amend an act entitled "An act incor-
porating the Georgetown Railroad Company, and
tile several acts amendatory Of the same, and
providing that it be so amended as to authorize
the said company to extend their road to the
North Carolina line, by route to be determined
by said company, and that the corporate name OF
said company shall be The Georgetown and
Charlotte Railroad Company instead Of that by
which it Is now called,"was called up In the Sen
ate today, for second reading, but after consid-
erable discussion, was recommItted to the Com.
mittee on Railroads, with instructions to report
by what route 1t Is proposed to reach the North
Caroliua.llne.
There have been numerous reports anoat con-
ccrning the Blue Ridge Railroad, among which
was one that the report about the crissven & Co.
contract being resclnded was untrue. However,
these reports have reached the ears OF some OF the
members Of the House, and they state their in
tention of learning something about the road, II
possible, and with this intention one OF them
(Drihie) to-day introduced resolution providing
for the appointment OF committee OF five, three
from the House and two from the Senate, to In
vestigate the management of affairs Of the road
snceits reorganization-the committee to report
before the adjournment Of the Legislature. 1t
was referred to the Committee on Railroads.
In the Senate, Doyle introduced the following:
Whereas, The building OF the Blue Ridge Rail-
road has been private enterprise with the peo-
nile of South Carolina for twenty years, and the
present General Assembly having espoused the
cause with an approximation to unanimity un-
surpassed In the annals Of legislation on subject
involving such grave consideration as to State
policy; and, whereas, the management OF the
affairs OF such railroad have been such as to elicit
a great deal OF injury, and TO cause reflections on
both the Legislature and those who manage the
enterprise; therefore,
DE Il resolred by the House of Representatives,
the Senate c0ncurrlng, That committee, to con.
sist OF three members OF the House and two or
the Senate, be appointed, with full power to send
for persons and papers, for the investigation OF
every transaction had since the reorganization OF
the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, with nstruc-
tlons to report to this General Assembly the result
OF their investigation ut least ten days before the
adjournment OF the present session.
The bill introduced by Leslie, providing that 1t
may he lawful for any railroad company or cor.
poration organized under the laws OF this State
to merge and consolidate Its capital stock, fran
chlses and property, with that OF any other con-
Meeting company, Is much talked OF here. 1t is
asserted that the object Of the bill Is to allow
certain parties to consolidate the Spartanburg
and Union, Blue Ridge, Laurens and Greenville
and Columbia Railroads.
INSPECTORS OF NAVAL STORES.
Notice Of bill to abolish the Ice OF inspector
of naval stores at Charleston was given In each
OF the Houses to-day. In the Senate Calm intro
duced two petitions requesting the adjustment
OF the office. The first, signed by NJ. Goldsmith
Son, r. T. Walker, Robert Mure & Co., A. A. Cold
smith & Co., and others, represents that the two
inspectors charge for each barrel Inspected and
weighed six and a quarter cents; that they fire.
qucntly brand inferior grades OF turpentlne as
first quality, and when called upon would not
refund the money lost by their carelessncss or
saying that they were not rcspon'
slbe that the dealers In naval stores were not
assisted by the brands OF the Inspectors; nor
were the brands any guide to the quality OF the
stores Inspected; altogether, the office was un-
necessary The other petition was from several
OF the coopcrs, who complain that the inspectors
carried on the cooperage business also, charging
only two anu three.quarter cents for coopcragc,
when six cents was proper compensation, and
one which all merchants and factors were willing
to pay; that thus the inspectors were underbid-
ding them and injuring their trade, and were
really Of no service to those whose naval stores
they inspected.
CooPERs UNION.
In both Houses to-day notice was given OF
bill to incorporate the Coopcrs' Trade Union OF
Charleston The bill provides that A. r. Mitchell,
A. G.. Grcgorle, Jas. Chapman, Edward Jones and
Quincy Hall be Incorporated under the name OF
the Coopers' Trade Union, "designed to be of
and charitable nature among the
coopers doing business in Charleston"
PRoMIssoRY NOTES, &C.
bill entitled bill to prohibit the issue OF
notes, due bills and scrip to be used
as currency, was introduced and received its first
reading in the Senate to-day. provides that 1t
shall not be lawful for any county, city, railroad
or other corporation to issue them hereafter or to
use them, and all such heretofore Issued must be
redeemed and Withdrawn from circulation on or
before the first Of July next.
THE JUDGES.
The House judiciary Committee has reported adj
verscly upon the resolution requesting that
charges OF impeachment be preferred against
Judge Rutland, and their report was adopted.
| learn that as no charges have been preferred
against Judge Carpenter, the Senate Judiciary
Committee will at an early day ask to be dis
charged from any further consideration OF the
matter, on the ground that there Is nothing to
report against him. The joint resolution adopted
in the House today to meet In joint assembly
on the 14th instant, and elect some one to Ill
the vacancy on the Supreme Bench caused by
The resignation of Judge Hoge, Will hardly pass