The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-13
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COLUMBIA, s. c., December IL.
The proceedings in both houses Of the Gen
eral Assembly were exceedingly unimportan'
and uninteresting.
In the Senate, the following bills and re
ports came up for consideration
Mr.. Hayes reported, from the committee on
medical affairs upon the bill introduced q few
days ago by Mr.. Nash, 10 create State board
of health. The report recommends the pas
sage of the bill, with amendments reducing
the salaries of the members from $500 10
$500 per year, and the expenses Of the board
from $4,000 TO $2500.
Mr.. Owens reported from the finance COM
mitiee, as a substitute for bill 10 amend an
act entitled IAN act to regulate the manner OF
keeping and disbursing funds By certain OIL
cers," bill providing that section OF an
act Sntiiled ian act to regulate the manner OF
keeping and disbursipg funds by certain ON
cers,n ratified August22, 1868. be, and Is here.
by. amended by striking out the words land
countersigned by The Governor, and no
moneys shall be paid by either OF the said
banks on account of the treasury except upon
such checks" =.
Mr.. Whittemore introduced a bill 'sto revise,
simplify and abridge the rules, practice, plead.
ings and forms Of the courts Of this State, "
which seeks to amend section $50 Of the Code,
so that In any civil action, The sheriffs. clerks
of courts and trial justices shall be entt led TO
demand and receive OF the plaintiffs IN such
action, In ndvance, the same compensation as
is allowed by law for like services In criminal
cases. @
MT. Owens also reported from the finance
committee the following bill as substitute for
q bill to regulate deposits OF public moneys by
county treasurers and their disbursement by
the State treasurer:
SECTION l. That an act entitled san act to
regulate the manner of keeping and disburs-
ing funds by certain officers, approved the
22d day of August, A. D. 1858, be amended as
follows: Strike out, In section l, the words
i!Governor, comptroller-general and treas
urer, or any two of lhem," and insert the
words General Assembly"
SEC. 2. That section of said act be strick-
en- out, and The following inserted: THE
said bank or banks shall, whenever, and so
lorS as the General Assembly shall be In seS-
sion, report weekly to each house, statements
of ali moneys received and paid out on the
drafts of the treasurer, specifying IN what
manner they are drawn; and. when the Gene
raj Assembly Is not in session, shall make such
reports weekly to the State treasurer. the
State auditor, and to the comptroller general,
and, on the reassembling of the General AS.
sembly, In regular or special session, the said
bank or banks shall report to each house q
like 81 atement of all moneys which have been
deposited and drawn by the treasurer. since
the preceding adjournment OF the General
Assembly.
en- out, aud the following Inserted: "The
moneys so deposited in said bank or banks
shall be subject to the drafts of the State
treasurer, which drafts shall distinctly state
upon the face The purposes for which they are
drawn, and the appropriation on account OF
which they are drawn; and no draft, unless 80
drawn and signed by the State treasurer, as
treasurer, shall be paid by said bank or banks,
nor shall any of said moneys be paid out by
said hank or banks. otherwise than upon such
drafts of the State treasurer.
Mr.. Holllnshead introduced, pursuant 70
notice, his bill to repeal the act of March 3,
1871, incorporating the Charleston Cnarltaoie
Association, for the benefit OF the free school
fund. 49,
The special order for the day was then
taken up, 1t being the bill introduced iast
January by Nj. L..5lie to create new county
from portions of BarnSsll and Beaufort. Inc
measure was strenuously opposed by MT.
Smalls. of Beaufort, and feebly defended oy
its author, and 1t was, after considerable de-
bate, effectualy killed by the adoption of a
resolution TO strike out the enactlng clanse.
A long sqnabole was then had over Mr..
Wbittemore's concurrent resolution to order
and authorize The comptrOller-general to
commence legal proceedings 70 secure books,
sccounts. vouchers and bapers Of the financial
agency Of he State OF South Carolina.
pThe debate was principally between White
more and Leslie, and was very similar to the
debates on Thursday and Friday over White
mora,s sterling bond scheme. Finally, the
f,riber consideration was postponed until to-
morrow at one P. N. The rest Of the business
on the calendar was referred % appropriate