The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-20
TROUBLE IN THE WIGWAM.
THE HOUSE IND THE SENATE AGREE
TO DISAGREE.
Fruitless Committees of Conference
Tho License Law Repealed at Last.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE EBws.]
COLUMBIA, Thursday, december 10.
In the Supreme Court to-day, as foreshad-
owed in my dispatch OF yesterday, an order was
obtained requiring the comptroller-general to
show cause on January I'd why he should not be
required to levy q tax Of three mills to pay o por.
ton OF the pIinciEa al and the interest on the
revenue bond scrip, pursuant to the provisions OF
the q I. The case will thus be brought before the
Supreme Court on that date for argument and
final adjudication On its merits.
In the Senate, Gaillsrd introduced q bill to re.
duce the number OF trial justices 10 Charleston to
five, with a salary OF twelve hundred dollars each,
and bonds Of five thousand dollars, to take effect
on the first OF April next. Hayne introduced a
bill to make the office Of county treasurer cleo.
tive. The bill to incorporate the Grand Lodge OF
Abstinence Of the State Of South Carolina, and
the bill to repeal the general license law, az
proved March Is, 1872, received their final
reading, were passed and ordered 10 be en-
crossed. The Joint resolution authorizing and
requir4kg the State treasurer to pay and
cancel the notes and certificates issued In
payment Of the different debts contracted for
furnishing the hall Of the House Of Representa-
tives, committee rooms,d &C.; the joint resolution
to allow the Hon. William N. Thomas compenss-
ton for extra services; the joint resolution to
relieve J.. E. Dent, former sheriff Of Richland
County, of q penalty for tax executions; the bill
TO amend Section 8 Of Chapter 50 OF the General
Statutes; the bill to amend the act providing for
the construction OF q new courthouse In and for
the County OF Richland, and the bill for the better
protection OF religious worship, were referred to
appropriate committees.
The House refused to concur In the Senate
amendments to the tax bill, and the Senate re.
fuses to retract them. Z committee OF confer.
ence was appointed, but no agreement Is proba-
BILE. II the committee fal. to agree q committee Of
free conference will ce appointed under the rules
OF the House, which will consist OF persons not on
the nrst committee. II the committee OF free
conference fail to agree, the amendments will be
lost. The committee OF conference to-day failed
to agree upon the Senate amendments to the re.
port Of the committee on the Judiciary on the
Senate concurrent resolution authorizing the at
torney-general to call to his assistance In the
preparation Of bills and resolutions for the Gene
raj Assembly two attorneys.atlaw, two circuit
solicitors and two clerks. The committee also
failed to agree to the joint resolution relating TO
the pay Of attaches during the recess Of The Leg
~islature. Thomas introduced q bill to regulate
the disbursements OF county moneys. @ itten-
den Introduced q bill to require county treasurers
to retain SUFFICIENT money from taxes to pay the
public school expenses. The Senate Joint reso'
luton to authorize the county commissioner Of
Abbeville County to levy and collect an additl1nal
tax OF two mills on the dollar; the bill to incor-
porate the Irish Rifle Club OF Charleston; the bill
to provide for the REIMBURSEMENT to the United
States In certain cases Of titles to sit for light
stations on thecoast and waters OF this State,
andtne Senate bill ceding the Jurisdiction OF the
State OF South Carolina to the United States over
certain lands In Darlington County, known as the
National Cemetery, were read the second time
and ordered to DO engrossed for q third re ding. |
The House reconsidered, to-day, the resolution
to meet In joint assembly to morrow to elect q
tudGe for the circuit vacated by the resignation
OF Judge Orr. 1t Is now probable that the cleo.
ton will take place on the 10th of January.
PICKET,