The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-18
committee also made rle lo!l
INTERESTING REPORT

Conferred upon magistrates; bill to prohibit the
wilrul and malicious carrying OF deadly weapons.
The same committee also made rae following
INTERESTING REPORT
relative to the bill providing for the appointmen:
and the jurisdiction OF the same, Mhich has been
rexed question for some time past:
Your committee regard IL as unIortunase ,ns M
the trainers Of our State constitution shoulu nave
referred the election of any judicial officer 70
popular vote; but while your committee maI pe
pardoned In thus expressing their regret, HneS
nevertheless feel that the will OF the people, ss
peace shan be elected by the popular vote is clear
and uneQuivocal. The verdict OF tne peopie u
equally emphatic that the office OF trial lqstlce Is
unconstitutona], their appointment oy me Ios
should be abolished. Now, your committee can sIl
not admit that the office OF tria justice is uncon
stltutiona1, nor that the appointments 20 tnas o.
fee by the Governor are an inlrtngement upon slt
rights of the people but 1t is clear to the minds o.
your committee that the trainers OF the consttu.
ton Intended that justices OF the inferior courts
should be elected by the people, and 1t Is our euty
to conform our action to that Intent: ,,,,o,o.,,n
The provisions Of the bill under conslueraNon
are so wisely drawn as to secure the appointment
OF trial justices Of high QUALIFICATIONS; ana dlo
your committee feel that they could longer up
sage OF the bill; feeling, however, that the ONCE
OF trial justice Is doomed your commute are cou
strained to recommend that said Dill DO NOT pass
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were read third time, ano
the titles changed to acts: Senate OIL 70 incor
porete the Saving, Building and Loan Association
of South Carolina; Senate bill 10 incorporate
the Rock Hill Hook aud Ladder Company; sen
ate bill to incorporate the Mechanics Union, NO
rate tie Champion Hook and Ladder Company o!
Chester.
Bill declaring the right Of way across the Sa.
yannah aud Charleston Railroad; bill to fund the
nulla bona claims Of sherits and eX.taX collec.
tors; bill to amend the charter OF the Enterprise
Railroad Company Of Charleston; bill to pro.
tect the interest Of the State whenever payment
OF interest now due remains unpaid Oh bonds
issued by any railroad company, Wnereon Inc
porate the Continental Telegraph Company; also,
a ioint resolution authorizing the attorney gen.
eral to appoint committee TO investigate the
outrages perpetrated IN various counties.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.
A probably fatal shooting ARRAY occurred this
evening In front Of Mr.. Pollard's drug store, on
Main street, between TWO young men OF this city,
named L. Won Behman and H.iGrsy. 1t appears
that ill.feeiing existed between them for some
time past, and to-day, on meeting ID tne stIeel,
words passed, revolrers were drawd, ana Jour
shots fred. Gray received bal! M III me ne, r,gns
on firing the shot which strack Gray, ran into tne
store and escaped injury. The sheriff subsequent
ly arrested him.
TIE MURDER ON TIE GREgNv1LLE ROAD.
The detectives who have been engaged in work.
ing up the evidence in the recent shooting case,
came TO the conclusion that Dexter Gibson a resi-.
dent near the city, and o youHg man, formerly
an inmate OF the Insane asylum Was the guilty
party.
Upon the information obtained, Sheriff Frazee
yesterday. proceeded TO the house OF the person
named, at about ! O'Clock, having heard that
Gibson was in the habit Of going to bed at that
hour, and arrested him.
Gibson was brought before Trial Justice Solo.
mon, where he acknow lodged the crime, giving
as a reason for committing IT, that ne thought, as
he stood upon the railroad treste, that the engl'
neer intended to run over him, and, therefore.
stepped one side and 'gave him both barrels"
Gibson was committrd to jail, and Will be exam :
ined by physicians TO day.