The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-22
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ciary election, there has come great calm
and wondrous dearth of legislative news
Both Houses of the Assembly yesterday held
brief and unimportant sessions, and then al
lowed themselves recess until Monday, when
tits expected that the smoke of the recent
battles will have rolled away, and they can re
turn to their little debating clubs In peace ant
-quletness. In the House, however, there were
the one or two Inevitable squabbles, one o
them being upon the investigation as to the
disappearance of the granite in the State
house yard, and another upon the bill to in
corporate the Pawnbroker's Company o.
Charleston. This measure proposes to incor
porate W. E. Elliott, John Cancker, T. E.
Dixon, R. Artson, A. Smith and Edward
Mickey as pawnbroklng concern, and to
forbid the existence Of more than one com
pany of the kind In any town or city In the
State, thus giving 10 the favored Individuals
above mentioned an exclusive monopo-
ly in Charleston of this mischieVous
but lucrative business, The 6lll was
strenuousy opposed by Hurley and
other Charleston members, and defended by
Elliott, Mickey and others, but no definite ac-
ton was had upon It, Another weary debate
was had upon the bill 10 incorporate the Me-
,chanics' and Farmers Building and Loan AS
sociation of Richland. which appears to
be sort of catch-penpy affair, some
but 1t was finally passed to third reading by
decided majority. or the bills introduced
the most important was one by Hunter to
create Superior Court 10 the County OF
Charleston. This measure would seem to be
q portion of the general scheme aimed at In
the metropolitan police bill, that Is to wrest
from the Conservative citizens of Charleston
the well-earned fruits of their glorious vic
tory of last summer, and to subVert under the
pretext Of Republican government the prin-
c1pes of selfgovernment so far as applied 10
that city. the following is careful synopsis
and referred TO the judiciary committee:
Sections and provide for the establish
ment of court to be known as the Superior
Court Of the County of Charleston, said court
to consist Of one justice, to be elected by the
General Assembly, and to hold his office for
apnum. Section allows the said justices to
practice law In other courts. Section pro-
Vides that the same clerks and sherifs as now
authorized shall serve for the new court. Sec
ton requires the justice elect to call ses-
sion Of the new court Immediately after elec-
current jurisdiction with the Court of Common
Pleas In all civil actions wherein the amount
In litigation does not exceed five hundred dol
lars; exclusive appellate Jurisdiction In all
causes from trial Justices courts, and original
Jurisdiction in all criminal causes less than
tices, and directs that in all cases the same
laws, rules, powers and practice shall ap-
ply and prevail as In like cases In the
Courts CT General Sessions and Common
Pleas. Section 8 provides that grand
jurles drawn for the general sessions and
Interchange services and attend either
court az occasion requires. Section defines
the ex oficlo powers of The justice created by
this act. Section II provides for. four regular
terms In each year, to begin on the first Mon
days Of January, April, July and October. Sec
Superior Court to the Supreme Court In all
cases within the Jurisdiction of the former.
Section 13 provides that prosecutions in crimi-
nsl cases before the Superior Court shall be
conducted by the Encouragement or the solict-
tor OF the circuit. Section Il provides for the
transfer from the docket Of the General Ses-
slons to the Superior Court at Its first term.
Section Is abolishes the City Court of Charles
ton, and is In the following language: The act
of Assembly. passed In the year 1901, estao-
fishing the City Court OF Charleston, and the
several acts Ia amendment thereof, and any
the Mayor of the City of Charleston CT any
member of the said City Council OF the said
city, or any member of the said City Council
as such. authority to hold any court for hear
ing aud determining Of any cause whatsoever
judlclally, and also all acts and paris Of acts
Inconsistent with this bill, or repugnant to 1t,
is snd are all aud singular hereby repealed.
The doughty champion of the Governor,
Byas. of Georgetown, started Off on new
tack yesterday and introduced bill, which
seeks to create condition Of financial chaos
at one fell blow by repeating all acts, parts OF
acts, resolutions, and everything else that has
ever been passed upon tho subject of the Issue,
sale or hypothecatlon of State bonds. This
highly original proposition, from which 1t
would seem that the member, having got be.
yond his depth In past financial legislation,
wants to rub out and begin again. was sent to
the ways aud means committee, where 1t will
probably stay.
In the Senate bnt little Of importance was
done. Messrs. Corbin and Leslie amused
themselves with long debate over bill of
Leslie to establish road In Barnwell County,
and Corbin made one good point when ne
said that the people OF the Slate were sick
and tired of the mass OF special legislation
State during the past few years. The bill was
finally passed to lis third reading, and will
doubtless be adopted.
Mr. Arnim had evidently been reading The
CHARLESTON NEWS, and had heard OF the new
device for funding the debt, for he introduced
q resolution reclling that, whereas 1t Is re-
ported that the entire debt of the State Of
South Carolina is to be funded by the issue OF
new bonds, and 1t is inexpedient that any
new bonds should be issued until the total
amount of the State indebtedness be ascer-
tanned, and requiring, therefore. that the com.
mittee on finance be instructed to report
without delay to the Senate all bills and reso-
lutions In their possession relating to the re-
gstration of all the bonds and stocks Of this
State or In any way connected with the
finances of this State. This little arrangement
was quietly smolhered by being referred to
that tomb Of the Capulets, the judiciary com :
mittee.
Outside OF legislative matters affairs are
yery oniet in Columbia. Quite an important
meeting of the Blue Ridge railroad Company
was held last evening, at which some further
changes in the direction of the road were
made. Co,apel j. S. Cothran resigned the po-
sitIon of presIte-.t of the road, Colonel John
J. Patterson, the vice-president of the Green
Vile and Columbia Company: was eiected 10
I'LL the vacancy, and Colonel Thomas J. Steers
was chosen Vice-presldent. General Butler,
General Gary, Colonel Palmer aud Major Gu-
lick also withdrew from the board of directors.
and their places were filled by the electon OF
Messrs. G. D. Melton, Thomas j. Steers; George
W. Waterman and James N. Allen. Mr.. F. s.
Jacobs was elected secretary and treasurer;
These changes, am told, are to De CONSIDERED
as part of the reorganization OF the company,
effected few weeks ago. The election oi
Colonel Cochran was then announced as q
merely temporary arrangement, and he and tne
retiring directors now Withdrew In conse-
.quence of the pressure of other business en-
gagements. 1t was rumored at one time that
Colonel Cothran was merely holding the