The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-26
aurley's Bill TO Aid the Rebuilding OK
Chnrleston-The second Failure OF tne
Impeachment.
rpaox OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE


Our solons appear to have received some
new and powerful Impetus during the past two
days impeling them to effective efforts to d.
minish the piles of unfinished business that
have been accumulatlng in their respective de-
.baling clubs, and yesterday and to-day they
have been delvlng away at the mass OF COM
plicated rubbish with sanguinary zeal and
persistence worthy of a better cause. Perhaps
it Ia the proposition 70 adjourn on the 18th
proxlmo which has produced this unwonted
industry, or 1t may be the scarcity Of private
measures with money 10 back them, but what
ever the cause, the effect Is eminently crafty
ing, as giving promise Of speedy ADJOURN
ment, which Is surely "a contamination de-
youtly to be wished"-by the taxpayers.
In the Senate, this morning, Mr. Nash pre-
sented the report Of the joint special invesa-
eating committee that was appointed a few
.days ago to ascertain the use that had been
made of the $4O,0 900 Lunatic Asylum appropri-
alton, the report certifying that $27,625 had
been regularly expended in building opera
tidns and that the remainder was on hand, to-
gether with an unexpended balance OF $4,000
from former appropriations.
A number OF bills and resolutions W ere in
troduced, of which the following are the most
important: ., y "''''
By Mr.. Swails, q bill defining the time of
commencing criminal and civil action. Tb1S
Is curious affair, which proposes to effect
very prompt outiawry ofactlous against any
tobe Slate official. This bill provides that
no criminal or civil action, prosecution or pro-
ceeding by or on behalf Of the State or any
citizen thereof, shall be Instituted or main
tanned against any executive, ministerial or
legislative officer Of the State, or against any
person or persons having held or now % holding m
any public or flducary place or position, for
any act or thing done BY said officer or person
fn said public OF iduciary position. unless eaid
action or prosecution be commenced within
six months from the time when such acts ore
alleged 10 have been commited. Prosecn-
E: tions for murder are excepted from the pro.
visions of the act, and indictments for arson
must be found within three years alter the
alleged commission OF the crime, out lndict-
menis for alLother ftlonies aud for all m1sde-
meanors must be found within six months af-
ter their commission.
By Mr.. Swails, a bill to aid in the construc-
ton of the Georgetown and Charlotte Rail-
road. This Is the rather startling title 10
very Innocent measure, which only proposes
to allow and authorize aoy counties, towns or
villages, which may feel an Interest in the con-
:struction or the prosperity OF the road. to
pledge their own faith and credit for lis assist
ance.
By Mr.. Whlttemore, a bill to provide for
upiiorm system Of school records.
By Mr.. Nash, q joint resolution to aid the
Palmetto Steam Fire Engine Company, of
Columbia, in the purchase of steam fire en-
gine.
The Senate then went into Its calendar bust,
ness, and made q wholesale clearance, nnal
action being taken on the following meas
ures:
Bill to amend an act ent3sled san act to
incorporate the Columbia, Walterboro' and
Yemassee Railroad Company"
Bill to amend an act entitled san act to
amend an act entitled An act 10 establish and
maintain system Of'free common schools
for the State OF South Carolina"
Bill TO-, empower fathers 10 legtlmallze
certain children by last will aud testament
.Bill to establish pub tc road IN BarnWel
:and OraDgeburg Counties.
The above bills passed, and were ordered to
be sent to The House.
The blu TO empower the judges Of the pro
bate courts, In their respective counties, to
Issue executions, which had already passed
the House.. also went through The Senate, and
now only awaits the Governors approval.
In the House commendable degree ofin-
dustry was also noticeable, but OF course this
remarkable museum of anatomy could not be
expected to completely reform Ia one day,
and 80 the usual lifts and squabb.es were in
dulged in, though, happily, to a less extent
than heretofore. The first recreation was an
hours debate over the bill to provide iur the
election by the people Of county treasurers
and auditors, instead of their appointment by
the Governor, which was at last passed to a
third reading by large majority.
A large number of bills, &C., were then In
troduced, some of which were OF some i'm
AoItaDce and are a. follows:
Mr.. Levy introduced his bill to prohibit trial