The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-13

1 Wy ~N'NS
C. Fisher II. A. Pratt, Jessie E. Smith, be ncor-
porated under the above name, for the purpose OF
digging and mining for earths, marls, phosphatcs.
| phosphate deposits and substances, rocks anu
minerals. in lands to be acquired and also in the
navgable rivers Of the State; that every year the
company shall pay into the State treasury the
sum of .fre hundred dollars for a license for the
privilege granted by this act, and to make every
year Just return Of all the phosphates, eartls,
&C., dug or removed, to the Comptroller-Generai,
and pay into the treasury one dollar for each ton
reported as dug; that if the company has COM
menced work upon any water or stream, it shall
have exclusive right to dig the whole middle or
| said stream. and for five miles above and below
the point of operations, and any person or COM
pany interfering, working or impeding with this
company, shall be liable TO be restrained by in
junction by any court OF competent jurisdiction.
This bill was also ordered to be printed
coRB1S AND "FREE TRADE.n
Corbin came into the Senate about half.past 70
O'Clock, and Us soon as an opportunity offered,
arose and said he had resolution which he was
about to Introduce and would ask unanimous
consent for its immediate consideration. 1t had
been reported, upon good authority, to him, that
certain persons had been, during the past year,
removing from in and about Coosaw River phos-
pilates, without authority OF law, and that the
work was still going Cd. His attention had been
called to an anonymous communication in THE
DAILY NEWS, OF yesterday, addressed to himself,
with several &C., &C., &c, in which the report
about the removal OF phosphatcs from the CoosaW
River was denied. lie said he did not place any
confidence in the statements Of that conlmunica.
| ton, as the man who wrote it, although he pom
pously professed to be gentleman, did not have
The manlIness or decency to sign his name to it,;
that he contradicted, by this very omission, the
| declaration that he was a gentleman, as no gen.
| tleman would write such low, scurrhous letter;
and, second, if he did, under heat of passion, he
| would have signed his name to it. Whether he
free Trade) had been stealing phosphates, or not
| he had done very much meaner thing In writing
that letter, and then shamelessly hiding himself
behind an assumed name. He said he did not in
| tend to notice the communication further and
begged the pardon of tie Senate for having said
as much. After these remarks, during which he
showed bitter temper, he introduced the resolu-
tion, as follows:
Whereas, 1t has been reported that certain per-
sons have been and are treSpassing upon the
property OF the State by digging, mining and re.
moving from the beds Of the navigable rivers and
waters OF the State phosphate rocks and phos-
phatic deposits without authority by law; there
fore,
R;solred by the Senate, Tie House OF reprcsen.
tatives concurring, That the Mtorney-General be
instructed to take such legal proceedings relative
thereto as may be necessary to protect the rights
of the State.
Unanimous consent was asked for It's imme-
diate consideration, but Maxwell objected, ald t
was laid over under the rules.
TIE LAND COMMISSION.
There are number OF the members and scna-
tors who think the land commission failure, and
are endeavoring to improve it. a bill was intro
duced in the House yesterday providing for the
appointment OF land commissioner in each
Congressional District. 1t was referred, as was
desired, and probably as asserted, will never see
the light again. In the Senate today Cain gave
notice OF bill to amend an act entitled ian act
TO create q land commissicD.n 1t provides that
there shall be created lanl commissioner for
each county, who shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor and the advisory board that they shall
hold office for two years, and report to the gene
raj land commission what lands have been pur-
chased by him; what price paid, and how disposed
Of
,l.sLIE RAMPANT.
To-day, in the Senate, Corbin gave notice OF
his intention to introduce bill providing that
the capital stock OF the Union Bank Of South Caro-.
lima be increased from one hundred thousand to
one million dollars. He then asked that it should
be introduced and considered at once Leslie
opposed any such motion. Four-ffths OF the
banks OF this State, said he, are ruled by Demo-
Gratis who asperse-[TIere he was called to order.
1,,, o~lsr httSt
always called to order.] Finally, he. turned to
leave the chamber and said, II will say that
Democrats have charge OF these banks, and they
will steal anyhow" He then left but in short time
returned, when the bill authorizing the county
commissioners OF Col!eton and Spartanburg
Counties to levy an additional tax TO pay the In
debtedness of their respective counties-thc for
mer two and half, and the latter two mills on
the. .dollar-was upon its second reading. Leslie
0ok occasion to denounce county commissioners
Generally and those OF Barnwell County especial
ly. He said they did nothing but speculate.
Before giving them more money it would be better
to send committee to investigate their actions
and accounts, apd prepare the way for their pros
ecution. Hoyt and Wimbush made brief remarks
defending the commissioners OF their respective
couutles from Lcslie's sweeping charge. The bill
was passed.
THE CHARLESTON EXTENSION.
In the House, to-day, DcLarge introduced the
bill to alter and amend the charter and extend
the limits Of the city of Charleston, and provide
for an election OF Mayor and Aldermen of the
same. After some Slight objection made by one
member, which prevented its second reading, 1t
was referred to the committee on privileges and
elections. have sent the first, second, thlrd,
fourth and fifth sections OF the bill. Since then
the following sections have been added:
SECTION 6. For the purpose Of carrying on the
election as provided for by this act 1t Shall be the
duty OF the Governor, and he Is hereby authorized
and empowered, TO appoint five commissioners
Of elections, whose duty 1t shall be TO appoint
three managers Of elections for each poll in the
city, under whose superintendent the registra-
tiOn and election shall be conducted at each poll,
in conformity with the existing laws and regula
otherwise provided. Each ward i'll the city SHALL
constitute Ut least one poll. but the commissioners
shall have power to divide each ward into as
many polls as, in their judgment, they may teen
necessary.
SEC l. it shall be tile duty of such managers, ,cOm
mencing five days prior to the election and after
having given ten days public notice, 10 upen their
respective polls for three days, from O'Clock "A.
NJ. to O'Clock T. NJ, for tile purpose Of register
lug the names OF all qualified voters, and their
places of residence in books TO bc furnished by
the commissioners.
SEC. s. In all elections held in accordance with
this act, tile polls shall be opened at o'clock A.
NJ, anu Kept open during the day 1T all tile pull
ing precincts and shal! close 1T O'Clock i. NJ.