The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-10
NOTES By MAIL.
Farther Details of h Proceedings on
Saturday.

Further Details of tho Proceedings on
Saturday.
a. rFRoM DUB SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
n COLUMBIA, 8. c., December 8.
The proceedings In the House yesterday
were unenlivened. by any important debate,
excepsppon the question of the publication OF
the acts of the General Assembly In tie news
papers. This was precIpitated by o resolution
introduced by Representative Marley, colored,
of Clarendon: q
Resolved by the House of Representatives,
the Senate concurring, That the CLERKS OF lne
Senate and House of Representatives, or VINO.
ever may be charged with the publication OF
the acts ofthe General Assembly, snail CONNIE
the publication thereof, In the newspapers, TO
public laws of: general Interest, and shall not
publish therein, at the expense OF the state,
arts Of incorporation, or other acls OF private
or local interest.
The, anthor of this resolution advocated its
pssesge In q forcible speech In favor OF re-
trenchment and reform, and he was followed
BY Representative Cannon, Conservative, OF
~spartanburg, who endorsed all hat the pre-
viousN speaker had said, and moved to still
further restrict the publication of the acts to
one newspaper in Charleston and one In
Columbia. This wholesale reduction was,
however, met by serious. opposition, and after
avariety of.speeches in favor of the country
press as public. educators, &C., an amendment
was adopted combining the publication to one
newspaper In each county. In the State, and
the resolution az thus amended, was adopted,
end sent TO the Senate.
The judiciary committee reported favorably
on q bill to amend The act to provide for the
recording Of real estate transfers which seeks
to allow six months Instead of thirty-three
days for recording such transfers, and upon
the bill to- authorize sherlfs 10 make sales of
lands ordered by Probate Courts.
Representative Cain, colored, OF Abbeville,
introduced 8 bill 10 amend the common school
law BIZ striking out the for,y-third section and
inserting q clause making It the duty OF the
county school commissioner 10 open the
connty schools on the first Monday In Octo-
Der, and continue them open for nine montns,
or limit the session according to the school
fund at his command.
Representative Ellison. colored, OF Able
vllie,,gave notice OF. q bill TO perpetnnte me
records destroyed by the late fire In AoDeVlile
Representative Cochran, of Anderson, In
troduced q bill TO abolish the Office of county
auditor. and confer the duties of that office
mon the clerks of courts, the object OF which
IA expressed by Its title, and which provides
that the clerks shall receive the sum Of five
hundred dollars per annuml as compensation
for such additional duties. except In Charles
tom County, where the clerk shall receive one
thousand dollars per annum, payable quar-
terly. -
rave notice of q Dill to establish a new Judicial
snd;election' county from portions OF Beaufort
and Barnwell Counties, to be known as the
RsSsessniaIIye Artsop, ,colored, Of Charles
nan introduced q bill to amend an act to In
rornorate certain fire engine companies IN
Charleston, which proposes to strike out tne