The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-28
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TWO DAYS PROCEEDINGS IN TIE
LEGISLATURE.
COLUMBIA. February Is.
SENATE.

COLUMBIA February Is.
SENATE.
The Committee on Claims made reports on
Sunday school teachers accounts; IS also on
the account Of Hayward, Bartlett i Co., which
were laid over.
Cain introduced concurrent resolution to
pay to Judge ]. J. Wright the amount appro-
priated for the salary OF S. L. Hoge; which
was laiG over.
Resolution to require the commissioner OF
the bureau Of agricultural statistics 10
forthwith make areport OF the State census
taken under his supervision, was laid over,
A bill was introduced providing for the
general elections, and the manner Of conduct
ing the same.
The Speaker Of tine House attended in the
Senate when the following acts were ratihed ::
To amend an act entitled "an act to fix the
salary and regulate the pay of certain ofhcers;;'
to recharter Rantowle's Bridge; TO provide Tor
the formation Of certain religious, charitable
and educational associations: TO amend an act
entitled IAN act to authorize the sale OF the
Columbia Canal" to grant to certain persons
therein named and associates the right TO alS
and mine in the beds of ti,c navigable streams
and waters of the State f6r phosphate rocks
and phosphate deposits; to authorize the Stale
treasurer to reissue. to Martha Fl. Pyatt certain
CertlncatGS OF STATE StOchS lOSI VI ueSliOsSo.
A bill to provide for an assessment OF real
property for the year 1870 was passed.
The petition Of the county commissioners
of Lancaster County, asking permission to
levy all additional tax for county purposes,
was referred.
a bill to restore to the family Of Isaac Hath
cock. deceased, q tract OF escheated land IN
the County of Sumter, was passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The following bills were passed: To au-
thoriZe clerks OF the Courts OF Common Pleas
to take testimony in certain cases, and for
other purposes therein mentioned; anthorlZ-
ing the State treasurer TO reissue to Martha
H. Pyatt and A. H. Abrahams certain ccrtif-
Gates of State stock lost or destroyed; to pro-
vide sinking fund and for the management
of the same; restoring TO Isaac Haithcock, de-
ceased, a tract OF escheated land in the County
of Sumter; authorizing the State treasurer to
reissue to Richard P Buck certain certificate
of State stock lost or destroyed.
A resolution was adopted, that each member
of this House he furnished by the State
printer as soon as practicable, with bound
copy of rhe acts of this General Assembiy y
The resolving clause ofa joint resolution to
authorize the county commissioners OF Oconee
County to levy a special tax for building
courthouse was stricken out.
Most Of the days session was spent ID reading
a second time large number OF bills from the
calendar, which were ordered to be engrosscd
for third reading.
A concurrent resolution from the Senate to
pay j. j. Wright the unpaid balance OF an ap-
preparation forthe payment OF the salary OF
Judge Hoge, was passed and returned to the
Senate.
SATURDAY, February 26.
SENATE.
Mr. Rose introduced bill from the Commit
tee on interpretations to incorporate the Town
of Yorkvile.
Mr Green offered a resolution, which was
adopted, that the committee for securing pro-
posals for finishing the State Ca.Iitol be in
structed to coutinnc the time for receiving
said proposals for fifteen days from March /.
A resolution (by CAIN to rescind the reso-
luton to adjourn, after much discussion, was
lost by a vote Of Ia to 10.
The Governor informed the Senate that he
had approved the following acts: To determine
the time when the salaries Of county school
commissioners shall commence, and to fix the
date of the first meeting of the State board of
education; TO provide Tor the payment of
claims of teachers for services rendered du-
ring fiscal year, commencing November. 1865
The following bills were read third time
and passed: To encourage cotton and woolen
manufactures in this State; TO enforce uni
form system of assessment and taxation by
municipal bodies; to provide for construction
and keeping in repair the public highways and
roads; relative to the power of the City Coun-
Gil of Charleston to. impose punishment for
violation of the city ordinances; joint resolu-
ton, with amendments, to authorize the CON-
mttee of Investigation for the Third Congress
sional district to make a similar lnVestsaton
for the Fourth Congressional District.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The enactinC clause OF the bill relating to
otopninr EjpcnrsS T,rry was stricken ont and
adopted.
The following bills were passed: To provide
for the appointment Of trial Justices; to atI-
thorize and require the probate judges OF the
State to take charge OF certain bonas anu
records in the Offices Of the late commissioners
in equity; to regulate the taking Oh oail IN
criminal cases; to authorize the attorney-genc-
raj TO institute proceedings against the South
Carolina Railroad Company, for violation OF
its charter; Joint resolution authorizing the
State treasurer to reissue TO Alexander
Robertson, j. F. Blackjack and E. P. Coach
man, or their assignees, agents or attorneys,
a certain certificate Of stock; to amend the
charter of the Columbia Bridge Company; to
extend the limits of the Town of Camden; to
Incorporate the Young Mems Brotherly Asso-
ciatien; to incorporate the Lincoln Republican
Guards, of Charleston, and the Beaufort Horse
Guards, of Beaufort; to incorporate the ROCK
Hill Hook and Ladder Company; TO lncorpo-
rate Home for Invalid ClerSynlen; TO limit
the costs of criminal prosecutions; to amend
an act entitled "an act to establish State Or
phan Asylum"
A bin to charter the Enterprise Railroad was
laid over.
The enacting clause of bill authorizing
and recurring the county commissioners OF
Sumter County to cause forthwith to be assess
ed and collected from the taxable inhabitants
of said Sumter County, sum of money here
matter to be set forth to indemnify David G.
Robertson and the firm of Dubose e. Co., for
certain abuses and losses, after very exciting
debate, participated in by Whipper, Bnrrell
James, Ransier and Chestnut, was stricken
out.
The account of W. W. Butler for school
teaching was ordered to be paid.
The following paper was presented and re-
ouested to be entered in the journal:
1--WE vote ne on the Gnal passage OF bill
to provide for sinking fund, not because we
are opposed to sinking fund, but because,
from the determined opposition OF those who
are to have the management of the same to
making the sales of property public, we are led
to suspect a cat in the meal tub. Claude Z.
Turner, Jayan Bryant, r. NJ. Smith, J. b.
Moore"
K4TTERS IN GEORGIA.
Father RYAN will deliver the address for the
u;hornianc of Altar n nj their anniversary on