The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-18

country, gravely announcing tnaC tne senate
elect had vlndicated himself completely fror
She bribery charges, &c. 1t remains to b
seen whethether the United States Senat
will be satisfied to seat Mr.. Patterson, no.
that he has been covered with this very thil
coat of whitewash. PICKET.
TEE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
Hurrying Up Business Previous to th'
Recess.
ESPECIAL TRLEaRAM TO THE NEws.l
COLUMBIA, 8 c., December II.
In the Senate to-day Jervey presented
memorial from the underwriters. OF Charles
ton protesting against Featherstone's insur
ance bill. The memorial was referred to tn
committee on judiciary, and subsequently re
ported on unfavorably. Whittemere intro
duced q bill to reduce the salary of the schoo
commissioner of Charleston County from
Twelve hundred dollars to one thousand
dollars, and those of the school commits
sloners of the other counties from one
thoueand dollars to FIVE hundred dollars;
also, q bill to make rents prior to liens on
crops, and a bill to incorporate the Atlantic
and Santee River Railroad Company. Jervey
introduced q bill to restrict the time for Kill.
ing deer. The bill to repeal Section IL OF
Chapter l03 of an act to revise and consoll-
date the General Statutes, and the bill to
amend the act to better protect holders Of In
surance policies In this State, and Section SO
Of Chapter II of the General Statutes wers
reported on with substitutes by the committee
on thef Bdiclary,
The joint resolution to authorize the levy
and collection OF q special tax to pay the past
Indebtedness Of Kershaw County, and the bill
torepeaf the act to provide a general license
law, were read the second time and ordered
to be engrossed for q third reading.
The Joint resolution for the disposal of ser
viceable stone In the Statehouse yard, and for
other purposes, was Indefinitely postponed.
The bill to repeal the frat section of the act
to amend the lax act Of September Is, 1865,
was referred to the committee on finance.
The bill to incorporate the Irish Volunteer
Rifle Club of Charleston was referred to the
committee on interpretations.
Bulls to make North and South Wlmbee
Creeks In Beaufort County navigable streams;
to amend the act regulating the measurement
oftimber and lumber In Charleston; to pro-
vide for the REIMBURSEMENT to the Unite%
stal.s In certain cases OF titles to sites for
light stations on the coasts of this State: TO re-
strain associate or circuit judges from grant
ingi n,unclions suspendiug the operations CT
acts Of the General Assembly, and to- amend
section 2 of = chapter rs Of the General
Statutes, were referred to the committee on
judiciary.
There was o long debate upon the tax bill.
The report recommending an addition OF Two
mills to the tax levy was indefinitely post
poned, by yeas Is, nays S. Dunn moved to
amentFb by the appointment OF a Joint special
committee of two from the Senate and three
from the House to audit all claims paid under
section three of the tax bill. Whittemore
moved to amend the amendment BY substi-
tutiug the committees on finance and ways
and means, which was agreed to, and the
amended amendment adopted. Thus amend
ed the tax bill was ordered to be engrossedt for
Its third reading.
In the House the bill 10 repeal the valida-
ting act was reported. on favorsbly by the
committee on ways and means. The bill
10 repeal the fence laws was reported on un-
fsvorably by the committee on agriculture.
Nix introduced q bill to refer to the voters the
question Of removing the county seat OF Barn
well from Blackville to Barnwell village.
Mccullough offered a concurrent resolution TO
appoint q .commlttee1to inquire what reduc-
tions can be, tfSsSaSIin the salaries OF
oficers and SbWAle46S offices can Do
abolished. Myers Introduced a bill to provide
for the redemption Of lands sold for taxes.
, The enacting clause was stricken out Of a bill
sssto fix the pay of certain officers. A resolu-
suon that the speaker report the names of at
tsches, and the report Of the committee on
the Judiciary on the Senate concurrent reso-
luton authorizing the encouragement to call
to his assistance, Ia the preparation of bills and
resolutions for the General Assembly, two at
torneys at law, two circuit solicitors and two
clerks, were adopted. The bill to incorporate
the Charleston Coastwise Transportation Com
pany was read the second time and ordered
IO % 6uRIUS6Cu v y la etAl
Featherstone's bill to increase the insurance
deposits was reported OF uufavorably by the
committee on the Judiciary.
The bill making an appropriation to pay
half tho salary and mileage of the Legislature
was reported on fayorably by the committee
on ways and means, with an amendment re-
ducing the appropriation from 100000 te
$4,000, and authorizing the payment Of one
third instead of one. half the salaries. Al
thus amended tia bill was ordered to it,
third reading. PICKET.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF MONDAY.
HurryIng Through the Financial Mea'
sures-9etting Ready for the Holt
days-New Schemes Proposed and old
Measures Ventilated.
.rRon QUE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
COLUMBIA, December l6.
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