The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-19

4 OIL oNt Gu RIkCA 0o oSS ~ -
tain a system OF free common schools FOR tn:
State Of sonlh Carolina"
From the committee on county offices and
officers
A bill (favorable) 70 abolish the Office Of county
auditor and confer the duties OF that ONCE upon
the clerks OF the courts OF the respective counties
A bill (uHlayorablej to amend an act entitled
"An act to define the duties OF county treas
urers
A bill favorable, to require county commission.
ers to furnish medical attention for the sick poor
who are unable to provide the same.
A bill tfavorab'e) to regulate she pay OF county
A bin uavoraole) to make the Office OF county
a Senate bill (tavo- aole) requiring a bond from
county commissioners before entering upon tne
duties OF their office.
From the committee on military affairs
A bill raVoiablel to incorporate the National
Z)uaves. OF Charleston =, Z.
A bill tlayoraote) to Incorporate the Bowen Kline.
men, OF Charleston, 8 O.
A bill QaVorablej to incorporate the Palmetto
State Ride Club, ofNcharleston, $. O.
A bill tfaVorablel to incorporate the Lincoln
Light Infantry, Of charleston. s. O.
A bill Qavorab!e) TO Inc rporate the Irish Ride
Club. OF Charleston, s. G.
A bill (fayorsble) to incorporate the Irish Volun.
teer Rife Club, Of Charleston. s. G.
From the committee on federal relations
A bill (ravoranle) TO provide for the relinqulsh.
ment t. the United Stltes. in certain cases. OF
titles to lands for sites Of light.statlons on the
coast and waters OF tRtS STATE.
THE BARswKLL ooUNT SEAT.
Representative Nix, OF Bsrnwell, this morning
introduced q bill TO refer to The voters or Barn.
well County the question as to whether the county
seat should be removed back to the town OF Barn.
well. where It was always located until a certain
ex-senator OF that county, who once kept q little
store at Blackyi!'e, and who Is nov said to be
living in splendor In Brooklyn, N. Y, on the
profits OF his bargains either at the little store or
In the Senate, had it transferred by summary
process. The bill requires the Governor to pro-
claim a special election in Barnwell county for
seems to be little or no doubt as to the return OF
the county seat 10 Barnweil It proceeds to
describe how the public property at BlacSville
Representative Myers introduced 9 bill to pro.
vide for the redemption from the State OF lands
forfe"ed for taxes. This bill provides
.sThat any real estate which has been heretofore
forfeited to, or purchased on benalf or, the State
for taxes, may be redeemed within one year aftrr
The passage Of the act In the following manner:
The aud tor OF any county where any sucl land
is situated, shall, upon the Application Of any per.
s,n or persons desiring to redeem the same. fur.
nish such applicant with certificates describing
the lands sought to be redeemed, and upon the
presentation III this certificate, for which the ap.
pllcant has to pay o fee OF nfty cents, the county
treasurer. upon payment Of the sum specified wi b
lawful Interest, and another fee OF 1fty cents for
the treasure, shall turn over the said lands to
their owner"
A RETREECHMgET COMMITTEE.
Representative Mccullough, Conservative, OF
Greenville to-day introduced the folio wing con-
current resolution:
RESOLVED by the House OF Representatives. the
Senate concurr1ng, That a committee Of five men,
bers on the part Of the House, and - on the
part OF the Senate, he appointed TO consider what
reduction can and should be made In the salaries
OF the STATE and county officers and what ofices
can be abolished OF consolidated without detri.
meat to the public service, and that they be in
structed to report at the earliest moment pract.
cable.
This resolution was adopted by the House and
sent to the Senate, where 1t was 30 amended as to
make the committee consist OF the committees on
county Offices aud officers OF both houses, and
the RESOLUTION was then sent back to the House
for concurrence.
The following notices Of bills to be introduced
were given to-day In the House:
BY Representative Holland, 8 bill to require
school c0mmlssi Iners to open the schools as soon
as possible OF the various counties.
by Representative Humhert, q bill making Jury
and witness tickets. or certificates. and all schoUl
claims, receivable for county taxes.
By Representative Moore, q bill to amend an
act entitled AN act to aid and encourage cotton
and woollen MANUFACTURES Ia this State" ap
proved March /, 1872. PICKET.