The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-21

concurrence. This Is the bill which proposes te
amend the " act for the better protection Of hold
ers OF insurance policies" by making 1t DIPLOMA
with the insurance companies whether they de
poslt United States or South Carolina bonds with
the comptroller general. The other proposition
: to amend the act go as to require Insurance com
lated. 1t Is sill upon the calendar OF the House
but with an unfavorable report by the judiciary
committee, and 1t Is probable that as soon as It. !:
reached 1t will be summarily disposed OF by strik
Ing out its enaCting clause.
The Joint resolution to make appropriation fol
expenses OF prlutlng ordered BY the General as
sembly during the regular sessions OF !87o-,7is no
1ST1-'72 also rec; I've its final passage IN tne sen.
| ate ,o-day, and having already passed. the HOUSE
1t was ordered to be enrolled for ratification.
The bill 10 amend section II. chapter l03 OF the
| General Statues 30 as to Increase the penalty
\ against employers for Violations OF G. niracts was
| also passed by the Senate and sent to the Eouse.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
In the Senate this morning the following no
tices OF bill 8 were given: -.
By senator Johnston, colored, OF Sumter, bill
to prohibit county treasurers OF Onarieston, sum
ter and Edgeheld from paying ont OF the taxes
| collected for the current fiscal year., any claims
| except those arising the current fiscal year.
BY senator Cain, colored. OF Edeeheid. bill to
investigate and report upoa the Outstanding llaoi-
titles OF the Counties OF Edgefeld and aiken
BY Sentor Duncan, Conservative, o! Spartan
burg, bill to encourage and provide for the incor.
poration Of agricultural ami mechanical socie-
ties. 49,,
House:
By representative Featherstone. Conservative,
of Anderson, O bill to apportion the representa-
ton among the several countles aCcoIu,hs W u
yided In the state Constltutlon' article z, Sec
ton 4. ,..
a nil to authorize the erection OF wooden build.
ippsi 10 The City Of Charleston, s. O.
a bill to Incorporate the Union Mariners
Chapel OF Charleston, s. O.
GUARDING THE COUNTY TREASURES.
Representative Thomas, colored, Of Colleton,
to-day introduced On important bill, entitled q
bill 70 regulate the disbursement or The public
which provides that 1t shall be the duty OF The
county auditor In every county. In addition to The
dnties now imposed upon him. and without any
additional compensation. to audit all bllls, cheeks,
accounts aud claims OF the county commission
ers and county treasurer OF his county once In
every three months, and that q record OF such
a. counts shall be Kept in the auditors office.
Immediately upon the passage OF the Dill the au.
ditGrs shall proceed to sScertaln the amount OF
outstanding claims against the county and pro-
coed to register them. The clerks OF the courts
OF the various counties shall then receive and
consider all claims against h 8 county presented
and upon his approval they are TO be paid.
ANY person dissatisfied with the finding OF
the c ERIK upon his claim, may prefer q
petition to the Court OF Common Pleas, which
ton shall be nnal. The bull also provides that no
money received under the tax levy Of one fiscal
year shall be paid out on any claim which
accrued in any previous fiscal year. unless there ls
at the time in ihe treasury a surplus Of money
over and above what may be nee, ssary to meet
all the claims upon the treasury arising In the
current fiscal year.. The county auditor 10 re-
CURED to ,uake quarterly returns to the comptrol-
ler-general or so much OF his report as pertains
to the intereat or the State. TO make quarterly re.
turns of all claims and disbursements pertaining
to the county to the Court OF Common Pleas
therein, which returns shall be laid before the
grand jury, who shall present the same to The
public during the term OF the said court. The
penalty for any violation OF the provisions or the
bill Is fixed at $500 for each and every offence,
and dismissal from office.
THE SCHOOL FUNDS.
Representative Crittendon, Conservative, OF
GresnvlLle, introduced q bill to retain the appor-
tionment Of the I. ee school fund Of the various
Counties in The respective county treasures,
which provides that the county treasurers OF the
several counties shall retain In their respective
county treasurles, from me axes collected LOT
Of their respective counties for school purposes,
as'certiaed to them BY the State superintendent
OF education, and that the amount OF the appor-
sIonment thus retained shall be subjact to the
order OF the county school commissioners and
school trustees as now provided oy law.
THE JUDICIAL ELECTION.
! 1t ls now very probable that the election for q
Judge OF the Eighth Circuit as a successor to Min
lsttr Orr will not take place 10 morrow, as the
House to-day resclnded It's &C ZION providing for
the election. This was done upon the motion OF
Representative Keith, colored, Of Darlington, and
against the wishes and vote OF all the Conserva-
tives aud OF al. the Republicans from the Eighth
CirculE, the vote standing 90 70 50. inns action
may not be coDcurred In by the 8: na,e tomorrow,
but 1t is probable that 1t Will be, as there seems to
be o strong disposition to allow more time for
caucusslpg, &c. and II postponed at all the cleo
ton can hardly take place uulil about the 10th OF
January. PICKET.