The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-16
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CGon, at nrSt immense, Is now somewhat supslo'
ing, and everybody Is tDauirns into the necessi'
ties Of the case. Resolutions were adopted To-
day, both in the Senate and House. appointing q
Joint committee to walt upon his Excellency the
Governor, to inquire what action Is necessary on
the part of the General Assembly for the pretec-
tion OF the people IN the upper counties and the
preservation of peace. The committee waited on
the Governor about two o'clock, and discussed
the matter fully. The proposition OF sending
militia was rejected and his ExceEeney fhalls
concluded to ;hlnk over the AFFAIR andsen9 h!s
conclusions in writing to the General Assembly.
and so informed the gentlemen. He also advised
them to select a committee, irrespective OF poll
tics, to proceed to Washington and present true
statement to the authorities Of the state OF affairs
in this State, andto request the immediate pres
ence OF troops. Resolutions to that eject we're
subsequently offered in both Houses, aud made
the special order for to morrow. The Governor
throws somewhat Of blame upon the Senate for
their sluggish action on the resolution calling on
the senera government for protection.
sENATE-sTATE PRSlTBNTARy.
message was received from the Governor,
Transmitting a communication from Stolbrand,
superinten0ent of the State Penitentiary, sug-
gestipg numerous improvements LOT the comfort
or prisoners and the pr >sperity OF the Institution
Referred to the committees on the penisentary.
TKR VACANT JUDeEsH1P.
A concurrent resolution vas also received In the
Senate from the House, appoihtiRg February ID
att NJ, to meet IN joint assembly, Tor the pur.
pose Of eleeting Judge lor the Seventh JUDICIAL
district. On motion OF Nash, the resolution was,
after lengthy debate, participated IN by Messrs-
Maxwell, Smalls and Whittemore, adopted and
returned to the House.
TIE lAsD COMMISSION.
The land commission was sgain the subject for
O lively discussion In the Senate to-day. !Fhe
House sent In aconcuTrent resolution instrucfing
the attorney general to institute legal proceedings
against the several laad commissioners for failure
to make reportR Maxwell moved to lay the reso'
luton on the table, and herein ensued debate,
participated In 6y Aessrs Maxwell, smals, WIZ;
ration till Monday and Thursday were lost, ana
the motion to lie on the table was carried by
vote OF II to6.
ENGRossEp.
The bill to grant TO certain persons therein
named, and their associates, the right to dig and
mine in the naSigable streams and waters uf the
State ofSouth Carolina for phosphate recIs and
phosphate deposits; the bill 10 alter and amend
The code Of procedure OF the State or South Caro-
the State, passed their second reading aud were
ordered tobe engrossed.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
The Joint resolution making an appropriation
OF forty seven thousand dollars FOR The state
Lunatic Asylum was discussed at some length.
Leslie opposed the resolution as LOB" for the
benefit Of few individuals under the gulse of aid
for the poor. On motion It's further consideration
was made the special order FOR Friday.
THE LOAN oFP1cE ELL.
The bill authorizing Mr.. Jacobs, Of Charleston,
to open and carry on q loan office next came UP.
Leslie said the passage Of the bill would Confer no
privilege In this matter, as there wes q constitu.
tional prOh,bl ion against IT, aud moved to strike
out the enactlng clause. Adopted.
LsINTRoDgozD. j
Saving Society's Bank. it Is proposed to estao-
lIsh and conduct the AFFAIRS OF this Institution after
The style OF the Freedmen's Savings Bank.
HocsE $
The first matter that came before the House was
JUDGE THohAs's ANSWER.
In response to the resolution adopted BY the
House, calling on Judge Thomas to report to that
ULion jail lately killed by Ku-klux, he states that
on the ith instant, MIR. Dunpar, attorney lot the
prisoners, presented 8 pettnon Of haoeds corpus
In their behalf, on the pea that their lives were
insecure, and asked for their removal to quarters
Of safety. The petition was granted and the writ
served upon the sheriff. No return having been
received 81 the expected time, and nearing Inc
latter had refused To obsy tte seme, ne issued an
attachment for contempt against the sherln. re-
turnabe on. the litn. Since Issning thus rule the
sheriff appeared before him, staLlng he mad not
been served with q rule TO show cause, ana ten
dering his return on the writ Of habeds corpus,
which, on reading, 1t caused hum to believe the
sheriff had not been guilty OF contempt, and to
discharge the rule.
:. - SHERIFF DUNN's REPORT.
The return OF sheriff Dunn to the writ Of haoeas
CORPUS, states that the writ reached him late ON
last Thursday. Some Of the prisoners having
been painfully wounded before they came into
his possession were confined " heir beds andin
no coudition to be Immediately removed by any
means IL his power. The only safe means for
transportation. was the Spartanbnrg aud onion
Railroad, ON which no train passed I'LL the morn.
ipg.of the 18Th. Between tile hours OF one snd
two O'Clock on the morning OF the 18TH, the lah
was surrounded by 8 large body 01 armed men;
all unknown 10 him; the ,Jailor was averpoWeIeo
and The prisoners were taken forcibty from his
possessiony and thereaiterisnot or hung las re-
ported BY your correspondent bs telegrepn.) ..
After the rea ing Of the documents iney were
laid ever for further atidayits
.s~t coAxrrTKE REPORTS. -
The committee on education made O report on
the Senate bin to establish aud maintain sys-
tenn OF Tree schools, recommending that the sGme
be smmended, giving the superintendent $25o0,
Es;ead Of $500, as adopted by the Senate, -ard
the County schOet commissioners $1,000, except
CharlesloR Eeanty, where the eenmssi0neris is to
receive $1,000 annually. The committee on the