The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-05
MUCH CRY & LITTLE WOOL

MUCH CRY & LITTLE WOOL
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL AS'
SEMRLY YESTERDAY.
Another Batch or BiiIs-The Charleston
Lottery Concern-conhrmation OF
Som OF SCOTS Appo1ntments-A eau
Gus for
ESPECIAL TBLKGRAM TO TIE NK~Sl
COLUMBIA, s. c., December 4.
Lleutenant-G Governor Gleaves was inaugu'
rated to-day In the Senate chamber at one
O'Clock. The oath OF Office was administered
by the ohief Justice, and the usual courtesies
and compliments passed between the old and
new Acknowledgement. Resolutions Of
thanks to Ransier were adopted on motion Of
Jervey, colored.
In the Senate, Johnston, (colored,l gave
notice of bill requiring county tressurers to
make specific annual reports to the State
treasurer. Duncan, Conservative gave no.
toe of q bill to regulate the fees Of certain
officers and the costs In law suits. snalls,
(colored,) gave notice OF q resolution to ap-
point g committee TO audit the ''psJ certia'
eates." Clinton, (colored,) gave notice Of
bill to prohibit the publication of the laws
passed by the General Assembly In the news
papers throughout the State. Nash. (colored.)
gave notice of q bill to restrain the judges
from granting injunctions suspendlng the
operation Of acts of the General Assembly.
Whittemore introduced q bill supplementary
to the charter Of the Joint Stock Company.
It prescribes penalty of one dollar for each
drawing, enforceable by any trial Justice; also,
a bill to authorize the reception of jury certi-
ncates In payment Of taxes. Hope, .Censer-
vatiye, introduced a bill to give the election
of, trial Justices to the people In any township
so voting at q special election on the first
Tuesday in next March; justices to hold Office
for two years. Nash, colored, introduced q
bill to repeal the sinking fund act. Keith,
Conservative, introduced q bill to repeal Sec
lions s, 8 and Z Of Chapter So of the General
Statutes.
The resolutions ratifylng the constitutional
amendments prohibiting any increase OF the
debt, and changing the time Of holding cleo
lions, were adopted.
In the House, Levy gave notice Of a bill to
incorporate the Charleston Coastwise Trans
portaion Company. Lowry, Conservative,
gave notice Of q bill to abolish the office OF
county auditor and devolve the duties on the
treasurers, and. to give their election to the
people. Cochrane gave notice of a bill to des'
ignate by, what officers court sales shall be
made. Hsrleston, colored, gave notice Of q
bill to provide for a reduction 10 the price Of
lands purchased by the State. Miller gave
notice OF. q bill to charter the Raleigh and Au-
gusta Railroad Company; also, notice OF a
bill TO amend the law regulating the fees of
probate judges. Gilmore, colored, gave no
notice eta bin to provide for the election of
justiceso fthe peace. Rios, Conservative, gave
notice OF q similar bill. Greene gave notice
OF ahul TO incorporate the Irish Rife Club OF
.Charlestpns, Myers gave notice of a bill To In
crease the number Of trial justices In Beau
fort. A concurrent resolution was adopted
authoNzing the attorney-general TO employ
four solicitors to draft bills for the
General Assembly. Artson, colored, In
troduced q resolution to provide for
the payment Of managers Of elections. A
concurrent resolution was adopted to require
the sinking fund commission to make full re-
port Of their transactions. It was, however,
practically killed In the Senate BY a reference
to the judiciary committee. The following
resolutions were adopted: That Of Hurley,
that all committees report back all bills, &C.,
within i've days of date Of reference, and that
OF Crittenden to refuse leave for the introduce
ton Of bills Of incorporation. The resolutions
that the reports of contingent accounts be
printed, that the treasurer make q daily state
ment OF receipts and payments, and that a
committeeqbe appointed to investigate the
financial affairs Of the State, were referred to
committees.
A Batch OF Appointments.
In executive session the Senate confirmed
the following appointments by Governor
scott: Barnwell County, John G. Bowling, to
be treasurer, vice league, removed. Beau
fort. George Holmes, treasurer; A. A. French,
auditof;L. 8. Langley, B. r. Carleton, trial
justices. Edgeaeld,' John A. Barker, P. B.
Walters, ". NJ. Watson, D. G: Tompklns,
Harry slnpkins, Abraham Jones, trial justices.
Newberry, D. B. Phlfer, treasurer; James VI.
Haywood, auditor; Wn. Summer, trial Justice.
Hse"t"C auoussing Again. >
A caucuss OF the General Assembly was held
last evening In the hall Of the House of Repre-
sentatives, which was crowded. Speeches
were made by Mackey, Pointer, Elliott, Pat
terson, Wright and others. PICKET.
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TEE COURSE OF TIE SESSION.