The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-07
4THE RADICAL WIGWAM.
MUCH CRY IND VERY LITTLE WOOL.
Introduction OF tho Metropolitan Police
Bill-Hatching Financial Eggs-Pro-
miscuous Legislation.
ESPECIAL TBLEaRAx TO TIE Nsws.l
COLUMBIA, S. c., December

COLUMBIA, S. c., December 5.
In the Senate Mr.. Corbin submitted the re-
vised Code OF laws making eight hundred
pages.
Bills were introduced to authorize county
treasurers to receive the bills Of the Bank oi
the State In payment of taxes If the proceeds
of the assets of the. bank should not prove
sufficient 10 pay the fire loan bondholders and
the bills of the bank; to repeal an act requiring
the building of fences; to increase the super
vision of the secretary of State; to require that
the deposits of county treasurers be held sub
ject to the orders of the General Assembly.
The following bills were referred to the
judiciary committee: To authorize E. F. Eng
nsh1o build wharf at Port Royal City; to de-
clare the rights Of common carriers; to protect
baoys and beacons; to define the jurisdiction
of justices of the peace, and the duties of con-
stables IN civil cases; to punish persons en-
gagged in the business of lotteries, and the sale
or purchase of lottery tickets; to provide for
general license law; to further declare the
Jurisdiction of trial Justices; to increase and
define the jurisdiction Of the City Court OF
Charleston.
The bill to charter the Union and Greenville
Railroad Company was referred to the commit
tee ON railroads.
The following bills were referred to the COM
mlttee on interpretations: To incorporate the
Collateral Loan and Deposit Bank; to renew
the charter OF the Peoples Bank OF South
Carolina; to renew and extend the charter OF
the Roman Catholic Church of st. Mary's,
Charleston; to incorporate the Port Royal Inn
provement Company. --i
The bill to regulate the manufacture and
sale of fertilizers was referred to the commit
tee on manufactures.
The following were referred 10 the finance
committee: To amend an act to regulate the
manner of keeping and dlsbursing funds by
certain officers; joint resolution relative to the
loan of the State credit; to select one Of the
trust companies of New York as registry of
the State bonds; to repeal the aid to the Blue
Ridge Railroad Company and to secure the
possession OF the Blue Ridge bonds; to pro-
vide for the per diem and expenses OF the
General Assembly.
The bill to prohibit the bringing Of paupers,
into tlJ State was referred to the committee
on charitable institutions, and the bilf~to
create State board of health to the commit
tee on medical affairs. >
The following were indefinitely postponed ::
Bill to amend the charter of Georgetown; bill
to renew and amend the charters Of certain
religious and charitable associations: bill to
amend the militia law; hill to amend the rules
of practice and pleading; bill to amend the
act regulating the fees OF probate judges and
other oficers; to sell the, land commiss on
lands at auction; to retire and cancel the
hypothecated Blue. Ridge Railroad bonds.
The consideration Of the following bills was
postponed to specified days: Bill to renew the
charrer.ot Strawberry Ferry; to regulate the
fees of probate judges, &C.; to authorize the
clerks Of courts TO perform the duties Of COM
missloners in equity; to amend section % Of
the Code; to create the County Of Coosaw-
hatchle; to repeal the act creating the ster-
ling funding debt.
g TIE following were ordered TO third read
ing Bill to amend the act to revise the rules,
pleadings, &C.; bill 10 protect buoys and bea-
cons; bill to amend and extend the charter Of
the Planters and Mechanics Bank.
In the House, Bowley's "pap" committee
was discharged, and the appointment Of en-
ployees LETT to the speaker.
The following notices Of bills were given (:
By Dennis, general funding law; By Bowen,
the Metropolitan police bill; by Mobley, to re-
peal the act authorizing the consolidatlo9 9ot
the Greenvllls and Columbia and Blue Ridge
Railroads; also TO create new county from
portions OF Marion, Darlington, Williams burg
and Clarendon.
The bill to incorporate the Charleston,
Georgetown and Conwayboro' Railroad was in
troduced. = q q PICKET.