The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-04
THE WORK OF TIE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.

Sensible veto-The Senate on its Dig
nity-A Big Batch OF Business-The
Land Commission.
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, Thursday, March2.
The General Assembly evidently at last re-
alizes the fact that adjournment is drawing near,
and are now straining every nerve to make up
for time lost in useless debates and wrangling.
Both houses held two sessions to-day.
JUDGE THOMAS.
Petitions for the removal OF Judge Thomas. OF
the Sixth Judicial Circuit, were read to-day, Doth
In the Senate and House, and resolutlons were
adopted ordering him to appear before the house
tomorrow and the Senate on saturday. me cause
OF his removal Is based an alleged violation OF
the clause Of the constitution requiring judges to
reside within their circuits.
COUNTY OHECKs.
Tie bill compelling country treasnrers TO &C,
cept county checks or orders lor state taxes VIII
be vetoed by the Governor on the ground that,
If carrie,. into effect It would bring the State
into Observation-Disclosures County alone nav
iug $1,000 more checks aaoay than the taxes
Will bring in.
SENATE.
The committee OF conference to settle the dif-
ferences between the Heuse and Senate on the
Jury b!ll met this morning, but failed to agree.
White more on behalf OF the Senate committee
requested that they be discharged, and spoke at
some length iaad rather warmly or the stubborn
course pursued the House. Eayne and Swails
spoke IN favor Of free conference TO settle the
ma ter Nash said he w0nld sooner not have
jurles than have them drawn under the House
amendments. Leslie thought 1t was question OF
"Have we Senate. or have We not? that should
then be decided. Whittemore expialnea tnat IL IL
committee Of free conference was appointed, ard
II they also failed to agree, the House amend.
meRts would become law; and, as he was opposed
to that he thought it best to let the matter rest
which virtually destroys the bill. These sugges-
tions were acted upon, and the Senate refused to
appoint committee OF Tree conference.
PAPERS FROM TIE HOUSE.
The Senate concurred in the concurrent resolu-
tlon requ:ing the joint committee, appointed to
investigate the affairs OF the land commission, to
report Friday. March g. 1870 and concurrent re.
solution instructng The clerks Of both houses to
draw pay certificates for expenses OF committee
OF investigation OF affairs Of Charleston County
commissioners. Also refused to concur in re.
solution requiring the treasurer OF the Blue Ridge
Railroad to report to the General Assembly what
disposition he made OF !he $500 goo borrowed
from the State, and another authorizing the Gov.
ernor TO appoint a physician to inspect the Vari-
ous asylums in the United states for the purpose
OF enecting home Improvements.
ENGRossEp BILLS.
The following bills and Joint resolutions were
read a second time aud ordered to be engrossed:
Bill to incorporate the Clafe University, and the
State Agricultural College OF South Carolina; bill
declaring tie night Of way across the Savannah
and Charleston Railroad; BILL to authorize county
commissioners !. Spartanburg. Pickens Ocunec
and Greenriie ie, and the authorities Of cert"lli
towns in those counties TO provide means 20
met in erest on certain bonds; also, JOINT eso.
Iution extending the time for completing the
Port Royal Railroad for two years. The hill TO
provide for the establishment Of an agricultural
college was, on its second reading lald on the
table. The bill to abolish the Sixth Judicial Cir
cult received a third reading and was engroSsed,
as was also the bill to provide for me appoint,
ment Of supervisor Of the statehoase and
grounds.
By Maxwell, q bill to create debt Of the State
of South Carolina to be known as the sterling
funded depr, the same, or the proceeds thereo TO
be exclusively used in exchange for, or IN pay
ment or the existing public debt OF the State; by
WhiNemore, q bill to provide for the withdrawal
or the State endorsements on the oonds OF the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company; aud bill to re-
tire and cancel the nypothecated Blue Ridge Rail-
road bonds; by Leslie, bill 10 authorize anu re,
quire the county commissioners OF Barnweh
County to establish road from Btackville to Al.
lendale; and joint resolution anthorizlng the
State treasurer TO reissue stocks Of the State OF
South Carolina to R. Cohen, &c.
RESOLUTIONS.
Clinton introduced resolution granting him
an extension Of ninety days wherein To collect
rebatring evidence in reference to his contested
seat in the Senate. On motion OF Whittemore, the
time was extended Till the 22d OF November.
resolution was also adopted to hold night ses-
sion.
EVENING SESSION.
After rol,-call message was received frem the
House informing the Senate that they refuse TO
concur in the Senate amendments In me olll 70
make appropriations and raise supplies for the
ensuing fiscal year, except so much as reiers 70
the contingent fund Of HE state treasurer The
committee on railroads then Submitted report
relating 10 the
GREENyILLE RAILROAD,
recommending it be adopted. The report was
not read. II embraces substitute providing ior
the consolidation Of the Greenvilie and Blue
Ridge Roads, and directs that the State shall
waive It's len So that the company may execute
another mortgage TO raise funds to release the
bonds at present hypothecated in New York.
The following bills were then taken up and
passed to third reading: Bill To incorporate tne
Columbia Walterb0rO' and-ienaSsee company;
bill to charter the Town OF Chesterfield; Dill tc ID.
corporate the Brewer Gold Mluing Company OF
South Carolina; bill TO incorporate the WaccamaW
and Little River Canal Company; joint resolution
to authorize the county commissioners Oh her'
shaw Clunty 10 levy special tax Tor the purpose
OF building county jail; JOINT resoluilcn 70
confirm the apportlOnment made by the superln-
tendent OF education Of South Carolina Tor the
fiscal year ending october 81, 1869; oil! incorpo'
ratyng certain religious institutions; oilf1or the
protection OF migratory fish; a bill to repeal an
act TO amend an ect providing FOR the taXatl0n OF
property was suspended, aud bill to amend an
act providing for The assessment and taxation OF
property, passed 18th September, 1865 anu al
acts amendatory thereto.
REJECTED.
The enactirg clause Of the bill providing Tor
teachers institute was, on motion, stricken out:
bill p, vvidDg for construcuon and repairing Of
public roads was laid on the table; and Dill 10
establish normal school In each Congressional
District was pus on it's second reading, pending
which the Senate adjourned.
HousE-CoAMlTTEE. REPORTS.
The committee on the judiciary recommended
the passage OF bill to enable judgment debtors TO
sell their real and personal properly and 10 con-
firm salcJ already made Ia conformity with con-
df.1ns therein specified; bill TO regulate the
granting of ha6eas corpus in Certain cases;
bin 10 regulate the disposition Of fines ana penal
ties imposed and collected in criminal cases by
the Circuit Court OF General Sessions and trial
justices.
BILLS PASSED.
Bill providing for the election OF justices Of the
pe,ce and cOnstables, and fixing the third wed
nesday in May as the day OF election; htll TO IN
CORPORATE the Charleston Rfemen Clnb; Dill 20 IN
CORPORATE the Gowansville Lodge, 4. +. NJ; Dill TO
Incorporate the Camden Steam Mill Company;
bill to charter The Northeastern Railroad com.
pany; bill 10 validate the action OF the county
commissioners Of Oconee County IN disposlng OF
certain lot OF land; joint res LUTON 10 lsvy
special tax 10 Lancaster County; bill to autho1ze
the county commissioners Of Orangeburg county
to build bridge over the north lolk OF Gulsto
River, and 20 establish road therelroM W