The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-11
SENATE.

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SENATE. 49,.
The only business of importance transacted
in the Senate to-day was the SECOND reading
of the bill to regulate the granting Of divorces
Various amendments as to disposition oi john
ed, and as to what shall be just cause tor ap
plicatioo, were adopted, and the bill then
passed to third reading.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Cardozo, bill to limit, the salaries
Of county treasllrers. By Smalls. o bill to grant
TO certain persons therein named, and theil
associates, the right to dig and mine IN the
beds Of the navlgable streams and waters ol
the State of South Carolina for phosphate
rocks and phosphate deposits. This company
is composed mainly of members OF the Genera
Assembly. Mr.. Arnlm introduced Joint reso
luton suspending so much OF an act entltieo
"An act providing for the general elections,
and the manner Of conducting. the same" as
requires the boards of canyassers to count the
votes at certain times. If adopted, this reso:
luton Will do away with the ten days allowed
them wherein to cohnt the ballots.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
Mr.. Duncan gave notice of bill to repeal
the act to regulate the publication OF all lega
and public notices.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Committee on public lands reported IN favol
of the bill to repeal the act providing for the
appointment OF land commissioner, and 9
Joint resolution to sell the State lands In Dur
lington for 81 SO per acre. The committee OF
the judiciary recommended that the bill te
amend IAN act to regulate the fees OF probate
Judges, clerks of courts, trial justices, magls
trates, and other officers therein mentioned,
and a bill to enforce the payment of the poll
tax; do pass. -:
The committee on county officers reported
in favor OF bill making. the offices Of county
treasurer and county auditor elective. Order
ed for consideration Tomorrow.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills received third reading
and was sent to the House: A bill to iacor.
porate the Savings, Building and Loan Asso-
citation OF South Carolina: bill to amend au
act entitled IAN act to Incorporate the Enter.
prise Railroad Company OF Charleston, 8: C.'.
THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COMMISSION.
A letter was read this morning In the Sepate
from the county commissioners, IN which they
state that, Ia reply to statements made by the
Governor and other parties relative to the
payments Of the commission, they deem II
their duty to say that the money paid during
covered the transactions Of the board for their
whole term Of Office. an Included debts CON:
tracted by their predecessors. The total
amount expended Is S28S, ,036 7&
TIE NEW TRIAL JUSTICE APPOINTMENTS.
The late appointments of trial justices tor
the various counties, with few exceptions, are
said to be hrstclass. The selections are chiefly
men Of good common sense, and moderate
views, whose applications were endorsed by
prominent men of both parties Of the county
wherein they reside. Il would please your
correspondent If the same could be said o.
Charleston County. The latter appointments
are In the Senate awaiting the arrival of Mr..
Corbin, who In his good sense will probably
prevent the confirmation ofthe majority nomi-
mated by his E4cellency, on the ground that
they are not acceptable TO the people. I'VE
do not know who the nominees ares-ED.
NEWS 1.
BILL. TO AUTHORIZE ENROLMENT TAX.
This bill, introduced In the Senate, provides
that fer every act OF the General Assembly In
cooperating, renewing or extending the char
ter Of banks with capital stock not exceed
Ing 5000, 900, 5000 shall be, paid into the State
treasury; not exceeding $500, 600, $500; not ex-
ceeding $500 600 $500; and Tess than 81 .0000 600,
ss00;oSer that $l000;s Institutions or safe
deposit company, sl00; coal, iron, manutactur-
Ing, mining, warehouelng or oil companies,
$500; canal, railroad, transportation, telegraph.
boom, general express, steam vessel, Lumber
or exploring company, OF IOr INSURANCE, Te3-
cept mutual insurance companies, slo0; ex.
press, transfer, Jerry, improvement, nariga-
tIon, land or market company, $3.50; on every
act for the erection OF new county, $500;
churches, colleges, schools, districts, library
associations, pensions, gratuilles, soldiers
monuments, cemeteries, private claims not
exceeding one hundred dollars, turnpike and
plankroad companies, agricultural societies;
$2o., This tax must be paid within one year
alter the Governors approval, or else The
enactment IL null and void.
BILL FOR THE PROTECTION oP MIGRATORY FISH.
This bill, introduced in the Senate. on yes
terday, provides that OF. no time during the
year shall there be any permanent obstruc::
tons il any inland creek stream or water Of
this State, and, after the passage OF this act,
tro1l the setting of the sun on Saturday and
snnrise on Monday, any seines, nete or wires,
or other device for catching fish, which OBJ
struct- more than two.hlrds Of. any stream,
except It be manufacturing dam, shall be re-
moved, and the owner thereof liable to fine
Of $25. All manufacturing companies who
have erected dams shall construct proper fish.
ways. ANY person who casts or causes to
flow into such waters any impurities that are
poisonous to fish or destructive to spawn shall
be fined not less than $500.