The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-10

orphan asylum;" JolnG resoluuon wy Iul.
Swas) authorizing the county commissioners
of Williamsburg County to levy special tax;
bill (from committee on incorpofatlonSl TO
Change the name of the Gap Creek and Middle
Saluda Turnpike Company, and amend and
renew the charter thereof; bill 10y Mr. COT,
bin) 10 authorize aliens to hold property; Dill
{by Mr.. Corbln) to incorporate the Charleston
Rihemen Club.
| REDEMPTION OF LAND SOLD FOR TAXES.
The committee on finance reported to-day
| fayorably on the bill Of Swalls to provide Tor
the redemption Of certain lands SOLD under lne
order of General R. S. Candy for taxes. By
the provisions Of the bill all the land bought 10
by the sheriff for the State, sold under the or
| der of General Candy, Of December 3, 1867,
are entitled to be redeemed within period OF
six months after the passage OF the act, upon
payment Of the taxes, interest and cost.
REFUSAL TO CONFIRM.
The Senate went. into executive session to-
day and refused to confirm the nomination OF
Hon. Simeon Corley, as commissioner OF the
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, made last
spring.
Among the many bills introduced and given
notice Of to amend the act providing for the
Ing the same, approved March l. 1870, Is one
| introduced by Mr.. Corbin yesterday. Section
one OF the bill amends section three Of the
act, SO that of the three commissioners, one at
least shall be from each party, and one at least
of the managers shall also be from each party.
Section thirteen OF the act is AMENDED oy
striking out the words leach box Shall be pro.
yided with a sufficient lock, and shall be locked
before the opening Of the poll and the keys re-
tanned by the commissioners, and shall not be
opened during the elections" and inserting
the words "each box shall be provided with
sufficient lock, and said box shall be publicly
opened and Inspected to see 1t Is empty ard
secure, and then then locked just before the
opening of the poll, and the keys retained by
| the managers, and shall not be opened during
| the election.
Section fifteen Is repealed, and in lieu
thereof g. section inserted by which, at the
| close of the election, the managers and clerk
| shall Immediately proceed TO open the ballot
boy and count the ballots therein, and make
such statement of the result thereof, and Sign
the same, as the nature Of the section may re-
quire. If, en- counting, two or more ballots be
found folded together compactly, the same
shall be destroyed and not counted. If more
ballots are found than there are names on the
poll list, all the ballots are to be rel urned to
tile box, thoroughly mixed, and the excess
drawn out by some one without seeing them.
Within three DAYS after the election. the chair
mon of the board of managers, or one OF them.
designated in writing by the board, shall de.
liver to the commissioners Of election the poll
list and the written statement OF the result OF
the election.
Section eighteen, relating to the counting Of
the votes by The commissioners, IS also re-
pealed, and another section offered empower
ing them to count and make statement OF
election from the returns Of the managers, and
to transmit the same to the boagd OF State
canyassers within three days OF their meeting.
In lieu of section twenty-seven the following
is proposed: "That upon such statements they
shall then proceed publicly to determine and
declare what persons have, By the greatest
number of votes, been duly elected to such
Office, or either Of them"
LAND COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
This has become standard and we'll
subject of legislation now. The resolution by
Mr.. Reedlsh to require, on January 6, 1871, q
report from the land commissioner, came up
on general orders in the House Friday. A
concurrent resolution by Byas, compelling
report by the 18th instant, was taken up as o
substitute. Various amendments were oifered
and discussed. one of them being to compel
of the Office prior to the time of the present
commissioner. good deal of limiting" was
indulged In. Mr.. Byas said he knew of some
things which he was sorry to have known,
and. on account of these things, he thought 1t
best to leave the amendment concerning
former transactions out. as it might Kill the
whole resolution.
Mir. Jamison did not affiliate with the monied
men, but he thought he understood what was
going on generally. He spoke for some time,
but, getting clear away from the subject, the
speaker interrupted him by saying that al-
though the genteman's discourse on human
nature was very entertaining, yet he must
confine himself to the question at issue.
After some further discussion, the resolution
passed, as follows:
Resolred, By the House of Representatives,
the Senate concurring, that the land commits
sioner is hereby required to make o report to
the General Assembly by the 18th of January,
1871, of all the transactions OF the iand ONCE
since he entered upon the duties thereof, aud
that the advisory board make q report of the
transactions of the former land commissioner.
STATE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The bill introduced Friday in the Senate By
Mr.. CarloZo from the committee on charitable
institutions to amend The act establishing
State Orphan Asylum, is an old bill oil last Win
ter, which passed the House and received one
reading in the Senate. BY the provisions Of
the bill the trustees are empowered to BIND out
orphan children, provided that they shall
ALWAYS make IL q condition that the children
shall receive good common school education;
and are also empowered to hold control over
such children during the continuance Of their
apprenticeship.
Fridays Dofngs.
In the Senate, Cardozo introduced a Till to
amend the act incorporating the State Orphan
Asylum.
4 bill to alter and amend the charter Of the
Town OF Manning was passed and sent to the
House.
Swails introduced bill to authorize the
county commissioners of Williamsburg to levy
special tax to rebuild the jail.
Whittemore offered petition OF merchants
of the Town OF Timmonsville, recommending
the passage OF bill abolishing the lien law.
A bill to provide Tor the protection Of per.
sons and property and the public peace, and
to tax real estate for the expenses of che
same, was taken up on Its second reading on
the report Of the judiciary committee, and read
second time section by section.
Bill (by Cardozol to renew the charter OF
the Camden Bridge Company was read q Sec
ond time and referred to the committee on In
corporations.
Whlttemore offered a resolution that the
committee on education report BY the 10Th
Instant on the bill to amend the education act
recommltted to them.
The following bills were introduced by ut.
Corbin: Bill to Incorporate the Charleston III
fe Club; bill TO authorize aliens to hold prop
erty.
HOUSE BUSINESS, FRIDAY.
Mr. Levy presented the petition of Rnah.
s. Cohen for the renewal of certain stock. Mr..
S. Cain gave notice Of bill to prevent per-
sons from holding more than one Office OF
trnst i'm the State at one time Rivers gave