The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-13
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
TIE NEW TAX BILL PASSED By THE
HOUSE.
A Death Blow to the Blue Ridge Scrip
Long Recess for the Holidays, dc.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEws.l


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWs.l
COLUMBIA. 8. c., Thursday, Dec. IL.
In the Senate, to-day, Jeter, of Spartanburg,
introduced q bill to charter the Spartsnburg and
Asheytlle Railroad. Lee, colored, introduced q
bill to repeal sections IS and SO, chapter 100, OF
the General Statutes; also, q bill to amend an ac'
for the protection OF ~cy.holders. Gainard,
colored, introduced q bill to renew the charter OF
the charleston Dry Dock Company. Nash, col
ored, introduced a bill to charter the Joint Stock
Auxiliary Company. The bill to repeal sections
Sc and Z OF chapter So OF the General Statutes
was passed to q third reading. The following
passed: A bill ceding the National Cemetery
lands, in Darlington, to the United States; Q bill
to define the number OF trial justices for Aiken
County; q joint resolution authorizing the levy
of an additional tax OF two mills In AooeVile
County. The bill to repeal the license law was re.
committed to the judiciary committee. The j'int
resolution prohibiting the publication of the laws
OF the General Assembly was defeated.
In the House the judiciary commit ee reported
faVora6fy on the resolution to authorize the en-
ploymento OF solicitors by the encouragement, on
the bill to amend section 81, Chapter As OF the Gen.
eral Statutes, on the bill to fix the time for holding
the April term of the Supreme Court. and on the
bill 10 empower the Supreme Court to frame ls-
sues. The committee reported unfavoraoly on
the following bills: The bill to authorize JUDGES
TO assign paid counsel to defend INDECENT pris-
oners: the bill to amend Section 8, Chapter 81,
and Sections 2, Chapter As OF the General Statutes;
the blu to ena le.coroners to. detect criminals;
the bill to regulate sales o. lands by order OF
court. The committee on interpretations report
ed favorably on the bill to change the title OF the
Comet Star Fire Company to the Comet
Steam Fire Company. The committee on
commerce reported favorably on the Dill
TO incorporate the Charleston Coastwise
transportation Company. Hurley introduced
a bill to cctaI the time for the shooting OF gains.
Brennan introduced q bill to fix the salaries OF
solicitors at one thousand dollars. Grant, color
ed, gave notice of q bill to apportlon out the
Congressional representation. The House adopt
cd q resolution to take recess from December
20 to January 10. Bosemon. colored, introduced
q buI to- regulate the inspection Of lumber In
Charleston. AndeTl gave notice OF q bill to e.
taolish separate Court Of General Sess ons Tor
Charleston County. Young, colored, gave notice
of q bill to authorize county treasurers to retain
FUNDS for schools. The House adopted q resolu-
tion to appoint q committee. to Investigate the
matter OF the pay certificates. Bowley. colored,
introduce, a bill to exempt certain manufactur-
ing interests from taxation for ten years.
Hamilton, the colored member from Beaufort
who was one OF the heroes OF the fracss OF yes.
rerday. was allowed to resume his seat, having
begged the pardon OF the HGuse.
The tax bill was taken up, and section three.
leyying q tax or i've mills for deficiencies, was
passed, under he operation OF the previous ques-
ton, bySayote OF sixty.three yeas TO forty three
nsyE. N!B. Myers, Of Beaufort, proposed an ad.
ditional section to provide for q levy Of three
mills for the redemption OF the Blue aidee scrip;
which was rejected by q vote OF four yeas 10 one
hundred and three nays. Hurley proposes an
amendment to the tax bill, providing that taxes
shall pepsysble only In coin, greenbacks or ollls
receivable OF the Orr administration. This was
agreed to, and the bill, as amended, passed % q
Fortms Giles, the colo.ed member from VII:
Harrisburg. was to-day bound over In the sum OF
ten thousand dollars for his appearance Tor triaL
az the Court Of General Sessions, on the charge OF
receiving a bribe from W~orthington TO vote ior
Patterson for senator. PICKET.