The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-09
YORK OF TIE LEGIsLATURE.
That Land scrip-Joe Crews IN Non
est Man-Kimpton to.the Fore.
rFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, February I


school bill. The debate thereon was'lengthy,
complicated and unsatisfactory. Various new
amendments were offered, aud the chief bbhe
of contention seemed to be. the powers vested
in trustees, Hurley thought that the regula.
ton of teachers fees should be left with trus-
tees, while several other members thought 1t
should not. Crttenden opposed the school
terms laid down In the bill. he held that in
the country the school season should com
mence when the crops were laid BY, other
wise poor children, both white. and colored,
could not attend. Speaker Moses, in view Of
the Importance Of the bill, permitted larger
latitude to the discussion than he would have
consented to In mattersof minor importance.
The bill was finally recommitted, and when it
next appears it will be probably in more ac-
ceptable shape.
THE LAND COMMISSION. -
Attorney-general Chamberlain submitted
the following communication, which was. re-
ceived as information:
OFFICE OF THE oRSEY,9ESERAIs
COLUMBIA, S. c., February 6, lsa. I
Hon. f. j. Moses. .r., Speaker House Of
Representatives:
DEAR SIR have the honor to say dH re.
ply to the resolution of the House Oh Repre-
sentatires OF the 3lst ult, requesting me to IN
form your honorable body what legai; Steps
are necessary to obtain inll and compleresre-
port of the transactions Of Che land commits
Sion. that, in my opinion. the most speedy. and
effective means to accomplish this purpose
would be the appointment Of joint commit
tee of the two houses Of the General Assembly,
with power to send for persons and papers.
Very respectfully.
Your obedlent servant,
D. H. CHANBERLAIN, Attorney -Generat
The following resolution, offered BY Jsm[
son, was laid on, the table:
Pesolred by the House of Representatives,
the Senate concurrlng; That the special COM
mittee appointed to Investigate the transac
tons of the land commissioner be Instructed
to report on Monday next, at 2 p. NJ !,
CHARLESTON COUNTY coMMIssIoS. Z
The committee appointed to investigate the
transactions oil the county commissioners OF
Charleston County, consists OF @essIs'
Hayne and Leslie, on the part'of The Senae
and Messrs. Bosemon, Singleton, Yocum, Ner
land and Rivers. on the part OF the House.
THE CoSsTABuLART.
The House struck out the enacting clause o!
the Senate bill to abolish the act creating tne
State eonstabulary, and sent word Thereon 10
the Senate.
REPORTS Fy
The committee on railroads recommended
the passage Of: c.o.
tanooga Railroad, Of South Carolina; olii te
regulate passenger fares on rairoaos; olii u y
charter the Yemassee and Millen Railroad, IN
Sonth Carolina; q bill TO amend an act entltlec
"An act TO amend the charter OF the Kings
Mountain Railroad Company: DILL TO lncer'
r,orate the Coosawhatchie Railroad Company
4 bIll to incorporate the Columbia, Walterbore
and Yemassee Railroad Company; q bill to In
corporate the Columbia Horse Railroad Com
pany.
Two more bills for the incorporation Of rail-
road companies were introduced to-day. tIht
frst is the Northwestern Railroad company
whose road will run from Aiken, South Caro-
lima, 10 Charlotte, North Carolina. The seco1l
viii be named the Cheraw, Lancaster, UnioI
and Greenville Railroad, and WIZ extend lrou
Cheraw TO Greenvlle, in the-,direction Of INF
counties mentioned.
isEyArE-HHkT BECAME OF THE LANp SCRIP
The Senate received message from the
Governor. In answer to a resolution ad0ptet
| by that body on December %, 1870, requiring
| him to inform them what disposition had been
made Of the donations OF lands to the State Of
South Carolina, for the endowments OF agreul-
! t,lral colleges, from the Federal Government.
He replies that the correspondence upoE the
subject had been conducted by the Hon. 8 l..
| Cardozo, Attorney General Chamberlain ana
himself, who were empowered by the Ie$lsla-
ture to receive, sell or assign The swlole Or
any part Of the land scrip, comprisin. eleven
hundred and twenty-five pieces, consisting Of
one hundred aud eighty thousand acr.s.a That
the same were duly reoeiveda from the United
j States Government and transferred to- the
d financial agent, by whom they were sold and
! the proceeds invested in South Carotna State
six ptr cent: stock: The prices are p6Eknown,
+ but VII be communicated when Rported BY
the. mancial agect.
tI THE CHARLESTON FREE SCHOOLS. -
Y A petition from the guardians OF the Tree
1scAools; Of Charleston was received In the Sen.
s(e, praying that the lew te SO amended as to
give the board power to levy tax 10 make up
any deficiency that may arise from the state
appropriation. the annualicost (s40.0OO) being
more than their apportionmenl; also, 10 give
the board power to electits own chairman and
superintendent, and to allow The latter to
select text books.
THE sl7,500 MYSTERY.
The consideration of The report OF the special
committee to Investigate the moneyed trans
actions of the committee appointed to investl-
gate the electoral affairs of the Third Congress
sional District, came up under the head Of
special orders. Whiltemore moved to post