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LEGISLATIVE.

excite the usual amount OF angry ant
Sintenpsrato. discussion.
3. The House has sent 10 the Senate
concurrent resolution to send q com
Z ,nittce on to Washington to presen
to the.apthorities there u 'rue state
:, raent of the condition of affairs il
{ the up-country, and to request tn
President to send q detachment o
troops to this State to kcep order
:, also, las returned o. concurrent RS"
&lation to appoint committee TO wal
npon the Governor and ask of hin
what steps arc advisable for the Gen
oral Assembly to take in view of re
:, cant outrages in the up-country, Will
notice Of concurrence.
>The committee appointed under {:
concurrent resolution to waitss.upol
I .he Governor and ascertain what leg
, islation he deemed advisable in Wow
of the recent outoaycs in the up-cout
try, reported verbally, that the Gov
crnor advised the sending of s com
q mittes to Washington, of three dis
Greet persons, to present the author
tiles there in a proper light the COZ
" ,lition Of affairs in tho State, and sta.
ted that the Governor would commu
nicate further with the General As
Ssembly.upan the suhjee. in writing.
The Senate has voted to ret:in Mr..
Mcintyre in his. seat by "A yeas to
8 nays. a motion was then. made ''
reconsider the vote and to lay tn,
! motion TO reconsider on table, which
was adopted; thus ending the who'll
matter. .....s
In. tho Senate, the Committee OF.
the Judiciary has reported in favor
of abolishing the Seyeuth Circuit and
assigning tho Counties thereof to the
/ 9th, 9th. and sth, Circuits.
g Thc House has struck ont the enact
ing and resolving 81 USES OF; the fol-
!; lowing bills and joint resolutions, and
gEent word thereof to the Senate:
* bill to amend An act to revise,
simplify and abridgo tho rules, prac
tE. "a
nice pleadings and forms Of the courts
3 of this ststc;" q bill to provide for Il
physiciah's lien oil crops; Il bill to en-.
power the commissioners Of pilotage
sof the city of Charles on to elect j.
clerk Of the said 4board, ,2and for other
purposes; a bill to provide for the
place Of imprisonment ofPersons un-
der, the aye Of fifteen years; u joint
resolution authorizing the county
treasurer to pay teachers accounts
for tho term commencing October.
1870; q joint resolution authorizing
The county commissioners of Darling
ton County to levy special tax; a bill
{ T., amend IAN act to revise, simplify
aud abridge the rales, practice, plead
sings and forms Of the courts Of this
State a bill to authorize the clerks
1 OF. the, Courts ofCommon Pleas to
take testimony in certain cases. and
a d E. r.
! for other purposes therein meationed;
ajoint resolution suspending the writ
OF huJeas eorpus in various countics; a
Joint resolution to authorize the Gov
.ornor to call out the militia in the
County of Abbcville, and for other
purposes: a joint resolution to author
ize the county commissioners Of Edge
field county, to levy Especial q tax; a
Joint resolution declaring various 'cou-
ties insurrectionary; . bill to amend
Gan act to organize and govern the
militia Of the State Of South Carroll
nai" . bill to provide for tho mainte-
nance of tho public Schools Of the
eity Of Charleston, and to make an
appropriation to pay teachers for SER
vices rendered.; y joint resolution re-
curing the county commissioners of
Charleston Count.i to establish a farm
fer the poor; q bill to provide State
.ast .g ~
aid to tho Indignant planters of kcr-
shaw County; bill to amend "An act
TO provide for the appointment Of
trial Justices" u bill to amend "An
act TO AMEND the criminal law" ap-
proved the o1st day of December,
1866; n bill to amend section 5of AZ
ticle 10. Of tho constitution of this
States a bill 70 regulate the salaries
OF observation-disclosures ;';al>o. q Scl'-
ate joint resolation to withhold the
last quarters salary, for the year 1870 !
from all county school commissioners
texcept the school commissioners of
Newbarf coasty,) who havoasiled to
make. their annual report to the State
superintendent sofedacstion for the
vcar 1870, in conformity withlaw.
The5oi;nt aolution. introduced in
The House suspendipg 50 much Of the
act regulating gencrai elections, asI
-
relatessto The counting of the votes,
culy applies to the elections row Or
dered, and instructs the board of can
Ynssers to proceed immediately on Ee-