The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-23
TEE work OF THE LEGISLATURE.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA. S. c., February 81

to day was the election OF judge for the Seventh
judicial Circuit. IT, was conducted in business
: like manner, and bore none o. the turbulent as
poets of the last election. Al 2:30 P. n. the mem
bels OF the Senate fled into the hall OF Represent
atyes and took seats on the floor. Lieutenant
Governor Ransier took the chair and announced
his readiness to receive nominations. Colonel
Montgomery Moses was put in nomination by
Ramsay. who dweled at length upon the suitable
qualities of that gentleman. Smalls offered tae
name of Geaeral S. G. McGowan of Aboeville,
and ex,olleI the character and qualifications OF
his candidate. Corbin withdrew the name Of W..
E. Earle in favor o! General MCGOWAN. He thought
the best policy would be to select man who could
command respect, and who was more dt than
man who commanded the people OF that section
durnc the war? The nominations icing closed,
Whittemore offered resolution that, on mem.
ber,s name heing called, he shall rise and vote,
aniAhe clerk shall repeat the Game ne foieu
afte- him. This was to prevent reoccurrance
of mistakes alleg to have taken place last eiec.
ton Smart said he desired 1t TO be understood
that Noses would be elected, and whoever
thoushC otherwise would be non conaa.fouS
S,cdn,po. TLarghsc-.l He hoped gentlemen would
not laugh. He cared not what ep!thets were
applied to him by the reporter OF THE CHARLESTON
be heard, and would sustain his position on the
noor iu language, and outside with from
perln!!e 20 ten.inch howitzer.
THE BALLOT.
One hundred and twenty.niuc members an
swercd 10 their names-tsiXty.fve yoe5 necessa-
McGowan, IS; Earl 1; Hoge L; Foster !. A ms
ioriiy of the Senate voted for MCGOWAN. and
majority Of the Hous; for Moses. Fhe president
announced Moses elected, and the joint assembly
then dissolved.
sENATE-THE CHESTERFIELD DELEGATES.
hn ri izpOc n
Chesterfield relative 10 he election OF the Reform
members Messrs. iloush and Evans, in the House.
In which they denonuce the action OF that body
as sisvoas wrong CSron eX!res,ea @ MS SYM
That the evden.e gwen before the committee on
privileges and elections did not warrant the ac
tion O; that boly, and tina: IL thereby struck a
blow which would Work serious injury 10 ne &c
publican party eieafier.
TIE CHARLESTON SCHOOL BOARD.
The bill to leane and enlarge the powers OF the
Charleston city board OF Sclo0l commissioners,
and to allow hem 10 levy sreciai tax Tor the sup
port If free schools in the city, was called up ana
passed to third reading without amendments.
TILE CHARLESTON FLOUR INsPscToRsHIP.
The petition from sundry merchants in the CITY
CT Charleston praying the passage OF a bill Great
ing an additional -four inspector Tor sala c.y,
which has ueen for some time In the hands OF The
Judiciary committee, WAS returned 10 the Senate,
today by the latter committee with the recon-
meusation that the prayer be granted.
PASSED TO THIRD READING.
bill to regulate the granting OF Writs OF haoeuS
corpus; a bill to regulate the manner OF drawing
jurors-the bill provides that the county treasurer
auditor and chairman OF the board OF county ccn.
missloners shall prepare list OF persons well
uua6ed to act as Jurors, II January each year;
also bill 10 incorporate the Tugaloo anu CEetta-
nooga Railroad Company, and to incorporate the
Union COLD Mining Company.
REJECTED.
c,,o ,r 20 ,,n,,ra countv trao qnrpra IN attend
ut rolling precincts 70 collect pol-taX was LAID on
the table and the bill making the offices OF conn-
ty auditor end treasurer elective had its enact!ng
clause stricken ont.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on the judiciary reported favor
able on concurrent resolution to authorize the
State librarian TO transfer certain volumes OF law
reports in the state library to the Supreme Conrt
an act TO revise m,l!1y aud aoridge the rules
practice, pieadings and forms o! courts IN inns
State; a bill to amend an act entitled IAN act 70
regulate the fees VI probate Judges. clerks 0f
courts, trial Justices magistrates and other OH.
GERS herein menttl ned;, OIL y PROVIDE loL tne E
appointment Of trial justices, the organization OF
their courts, and jurisdiction OF the same and
bill 10 amend Section l8 Of the code OF procedure
Also unfavorably on bill to amend so much OF
as to simplify AND aSes pr the IL 1uss s
State as pertains TO the Third, Fourth anu Flltn
judicial Circuits Of the Satc and Dill to author
ize probate judges TO peri rm all the duties mere
defined on the lst day o.. January, 1869.
The same committee reiuraed the bill to create
the County OF Coosawhatchie without repori.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Winbush, q bill to abolish tie Sixth Circuit
and 10 reorganize certain other circuits herein
named. By Corbn, bill !or The protection OF
buoys aud beacons; and another to prOVlue lor
the REIMBURSEMENT to the United States In certain
cassk title 10 lands for sites of light stations on
the coast and waters OF this State.
CONTRIBUTIONS
The following trial justice appointments were
connrmed in rhe senate to-day G. f. Golding, j.
T. Wilson, Barnwen County; 6. W. hammond,
Anderson; ]. p Moore. c. T. Hopkins, ]. 4. Stone,
II. Sullivan, S. Jones, ". D. Robinson +. DaVen
port j.. ". Carman, Grecnvllle; d; Eaton,
Chesterfield; W. 7. Clayton. Marion; D. G: Finley,
Spartanburg; J. J. HucSs, w. II. Jones. W. Smith,
". II. Webb, Georgetown; J. G. Mackey. W.
McSinlay, G. NJ. Magraths J. 9. Minott, r. r
Harvey, ID. F. Becker, n. Joyner, Il. Z. ln~ood,
Charleston.
BILLS rAssED.
The following bills aud joint resolutions received
third reading and wer. enrolled for ratification:
bill to require the State treasurer 70 pay county
treasurers tie ap20rtionment OF the State school
fund oeons ing 20 their respective counties, and
for other purposes; joint resolution making an
appropriation Of forty-seren Thousand dollars fov
tie completion " the State Lunat!c Asylum, and
for other purposes; joint resolution 10 provide
for the pay yllens or mileage cartlncates OF mem
bars o! the Srata board of education,
Passed and seat to the House: blu TO release
the lien OF the STAT upon lot OF land In the CITY
of Charleston, owned by the South Carolina IL
stitute for the promotion uf art, mechanical IN
ceuu,iy and industry; b;ll 10 authorize the ior-
nation OF and to incorporate the savannah val
ley Raj. III Company
HOUSE.
The bill to facilitate punishment OF crime occu.
MED the attention of tie House for nearly three
hours today The chief matter under deost1
CORRECTED !h@rewitil, was the numter or detec-
tives 10 be appointed to make arrests anu arrange
testlmony under the dire :tious OF the attorney
general, end the payment they Should receive.
Various notions, offered to- Ill the blanks, were
yo,e.i Gown. Finally, It was agreed to make the
fo,,r f,nllor ra nor day penuno uiscussiOn the