The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-10

may be acquired for public purposes by the
said United States of America, was passed TO
third reading. bill to cause owners OF
plantations and farms to keep lawful fences
around their cultivated or cleared grounds
was laid upon the table.
A bill 10 renew and extend an act to provide
mode to perpetuate testimony In relation TO
deeds, Wills chooses in action, and other papers
destroyed or lost during the war, was read
second time.
A bill to prevent and punish vagrancy was
Indefinitely postponed.
For the resolution, by Mr. Reedish, to require,
on January 6. 1871, q report from the land COM
missioner, a concurrent resolution, as suostl-
tute, was offered requiring report by January
18th, 1871. After the adoption OF the resol1-
tion the Rouse adjourned.
THE IMPEACHMENT CASE.
Nothing of importance has transplred YET ID
this case. The committee appointed by the
Senate 10 adopt rules for their guidance, ana
| to consider the message of the House announc-
| ing the appointment of a committee 10 draft
articles OF impeachment, reported, yesterday
morning through whiltemGrs mite VINO
RESOLVED, That the Senate will take proper
order thereon, of which dua notice SHALL be
given to the House of Representative.
Why Whittemore should be the first and
! foremost in this matter, seems TO pe o matter
of grave conjecture all around. Hardly
had the House committee reached the door
of the Senate chamber the other day before
| he offered resolution similar to the ABOVE.
| He was not, however, successful in endeavor-
| ing to put the resolution through under sus-
pension of the rules, as several objected to
such unseemly haste. The resolution was
passed to-day without discussion.
INCREASE OF SALARIES OF TIE SUPREME JUS
| TICES.
| Among a batch Of bills introduced yesterday
| by Mr.. Corbln was one to provide for the in-
crease Of the salaries OF the justices OF the
Supreme Court, so that the chief Justice sh all
| receive FIVE thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
| and each OF the associate justices five thousand
! dollars.
ALIENS TO HOLD PROPERTY
According to the present law, no amen c can
hold property In this Stale and beqneath 1t TO
his heirs. The property is escheated to the
State. In the case OF the death OF foreigners
| there sometimes arise some considerable en-
| barrassmert. Frequently bills come up before
| the Legislature granting the land thus es-
cheated to the proper heirs and owners. Inc
| bill of Mr. Corbln, introduced yesterday, pro-
vides that real and personal properly OF every
description may be taken, held, acquired and
dsposed of by an allen in the same manner In
| all respects as by natural born citizen, and
title to real and personal property OF every de-
scriptIon may be derived from, through, or IN
succession TO an alien in the same manner in
all respects, as through, from, or in succession
| to natural born citizen.
wHITTEMoRE's INDEMSIFICArloN BILL.
This bill. ostenslbly to protect persons, prop
erty and the public peace, and 10 tax pubic
property for the same, came up yesterday IN
| the Senate on Its second reading On the re-
port of The Judiciary committee. and was con-
| sIdered as In committee Of the Whole section
| by section. The recommendations OF the com-
mittee were adopted as fellows:
That The whole of the first section be stricken
ont, as the right to sue for damages for inju-
ries to the life, liberty OF peace of any citizen,
as well as the right to cause criminal prosecil-
tIons to be instituted for the same injuries. Is
already part of the established common and
statute law Of this State; that the penalties be
Inserted. These penalties IRE fixed at from
| fifty to two thousand dollars fine, and from
three months to three years imprisonment
That portion of the fifth section empowering
the Governor to increase the number of con-
stables was stricken out. The whole OF The
tenth section, settling persons aggrieved on
State lands was stricken out, anu the l0iloW-
ing sections added TO the bill:
SEC. 8. In all cases where any dwelling
house, or the building. or any property, real
or personal, shall be destroyed In consequence
of any mob or riot, 1t shall be lawful for the
-.
such property to bring suit against the county
in which such property was situated and being,
for the recovery of such damages as he or they
sustained BY reason of the destruction thereon,
and the amount which shall be recovered in
said action shall be paid in the manner pro-
vlded by section Of this act.
SEC. 10. No person or persons shail De emu. n
tied to the recovery OF such damages, II lt
shall appear that the destruction of his OF their
property was caused by his or their illegal con-
duct, nor unless 1t shall appear that he rthey,
upon knowledge had Of the intention or at
tempt 10 destroy his or their property. or TO
collect mob for that purpose, and, sufficient
stable, sheriff or trial Justice oil the county In
which such property was situated and being;
and It shall be the duty Of such constable,
sheriff or trial justice, upon receipt OF such no
tice, to take all legal means necessary for the
protection of such property SO attacked, or
threatened 10 be attacked; and, II sueh consta-
BILE, sheriff or trial Justice, upon receipt OF such
notice, or upon knowledge of such Intention
or attempt to destroy such property In anywise
received, shall neglect or refuse to perform his
duties in the premises, he or they SO neglect
ing or refusing shall be liable for The damages
done 10 such property, to be recovered by ao-
tion, and shall also be deemed guilty Of mis-
demeanor in Office, and, on conviction thereof,
shall forfeit his commission.
DEC. IL. III Lilis uCe otAuiA w SoiA
strued 10 prevent the person or persons whose
property is injured or destroyed from having
and maintaining his or their action against all
and every person and persons engaged or par
ticipatIng in said mob or riot, TO recover full
damages for any injury sustained; provided,
however, that no damages shall;5e recovered
by the party Injured against any OF the said
rioters for the same injury for which compen-
sation shall be made by the county.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be lawful for the county
commissioners Of the county against which
damages shall be recovered under the pro-
visions Of this act, to bring suit or suits In the
name OF the county, against any aud
all persons engaged OF in any manner purtici-
patiu. in said mob or riot, and against any
constable, sheriff or trial justice. or other Off
Ger charged with the maintenance of the pub.
lie pesce, who may be liable, b. neglect OF
duty. TO the provisions Of this act, for the re-
covcry of all damages, costs and expenses In
CURED by said county, and such suits shall
not abate or fail by reason Of too many or
too few parties defendant being named therein.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed.