The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-17
A TURN OF THE SCREW.
TEE SENATE PROPOSE TO MAKE THE
TAX SEVENTEEN MILLS.
A Rush Of Business-The Members Pre-
pairing for Christmas--Begtnning OF
this End OF the Lottery Business-.A
Movement for an Eight Hour Law.

pairing for Christmas--Begtnning OF
End Of the Lottery Business--A
Movement for an Eight Hour Law.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWs.l
COLUMBIA, 8. c., Monday, December l6.
The Greenville and Columbia Railroad case
was called In the United States Circuit Court
today, but was postponed until the termina-
ton Of the Laurens Ku-Klux cases. 1t will
probably come up on Wednesday.
The Senate passed to a third reading the
bill to amend the charter of the Charleston.
Georgetown and Conwayboro. Railroad, with
sections two, four, five and seven stricken out.
Cardozo, colored, Of Kershaw, gave notice OF
q bill to make the county auditors the clerks
Of the boards of county commissioners. Smith
gave notice of a bill repeating the bill requlr-
ing the building Of q new jail at Blackville.
Hope, Conservative, of Lexington, gave no.
tice Of q bill to repeal the act authorizing the
sale OF delinquent lands in ninety days. Car
dozo, colored, of Kershaw, gave notice OF a
Joint replution for a special tax Of two mills
for Kershaw County. Jervey, colored, Of
Charleston, gave notice of a bill to incorporate
the Irish Volunteer Rife Club of Charleston.
The finance committee reported the fifteen
mill tax bill with q RECOMMENDATION that the
tax Of five mills for deficiencies be Increased
to seven mills, $3.50, 900 OF the money 80 raised
to be devoted exclusively to the school fund
deficiencies. The anne committee reported
favorably upon the bill to repeal the general
-licenae Law.
Smith introduced a bill to increase the
number of trial justices In Marion from elk TO
eight.
Whittemore introduced in the Senate and
Bowley in the House a joint resolution re-
quiring the treasurer to pay the claims for
furnishing the House of Representatives,
which are said to amount to $4,000.
Duncan, Conservative, of %spartanburg, gave
notice OF q bill to require trial justices to give
bond. The Senate adopted the resolution, al.
ready passed by the House, restricting the
publication Of the laws In newspapers to acts
of general Importance, with a proviso, lesv-
ing the selection Of the acts for publication
TO the discretion OF the clerks, In which pro-
viso the House concurred.
The Senate passed the bill to make appro-
priations for the payment of balf the salary
and mileage Of the members of the General
Assembly.
lewis Schiller as trial justice and Simon W.
Beard as treasurer for Aiken County; the Rev.
e. J. Adams and April Morgan as trial Justices
for Charleston.
In the House, Moore gave notice of a bill to
authorisk the probate judges to issue %injunc-
lions. B. NJ Smith, Conservative, of Spar
tanburg, gave notice of q bill to repeal the
validating act. Brennan gave notice of a bill
to make eight hours a legal days work. Tur-
ner, colored, OF Charleston, gave potice of q
bill 10 repeal the charters of the Charleston
Joint Stock Company and the Charleston
Charitable Association. Grant, cclored, of
Charleston, gave notice Of a bill to abolish the
Inferior Court.
The House struck out the enacting clauses
of the following: The bill to abolish the Office
of county auditor and devolve the duties on
the county. treasurer; the bill to authorize
Judges to assign paid counsel to INDECENT per-
sons; tbs bill to alter and amend section 3,
chapter 81 of the General Statutes; the bill to
amend section 2, chapter IA of The Statutes;
the blu to enable cororers to detect criminals;
the bill to regulate the sale of lands sold by
order Of court.
The House passed to a third reading the
Joint resolution to make appropriations for
the expenses of the printing ordered by the
General Assembly In the session of 1870.
PICKET.