The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-07
THE STATE CAPITAL.
WHAT TIE LRGIsLATURE WAS DOING
YESTERDAY.
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COLUMBIA, Friday, December 6.
In the Senate to-day the railroad committee
reported fayorably on the bill to ''amend the
charter of the Charleston, Georgetown and
conwayboro' Railroad" Lee, colored, gave
notice of q bill to repeal the act giving liens
on crops. Hollipgshead; gave notice of a bill
authorizing the county. commissioners OF Alb
bepille to levy an additional tax Of two mills.
Dunn gave notice OF q bill to encourage manu-
fscturers. Nash, colored, gave notice Of q
bin to establish a State Orphan Asylum at Co
lumbia- Jones, colored, gave notice Of a bill
to provide for q tax Of two mills to pay the
past duo Indebtedness In Georgetown County.
The bill t'requiring a bond from county COM
mlssloners before entering upon the duties OF
their ofices" was passed to 8 third reading.
The bonds for the officials In Charleston
Countyare fixed at $4,000; 10 Rlchland and
Beauforfa at $500, and In all the other counties
at $1,000: The bill Is to take effect after the
next election. Dunn introduced a concur
rent resolution requiring the clerk to report
concerning the contracts for the publication OF
the acts Of the Assembly, giving The m OF
the papers, circulation, price per line and en-
tire costof publication.
In the House, Marley, colored, introduced
a concurrent resolution restricting the publ
cation of the acts In newspapers to acts OF
general Importance, and fobIdding the publ
cation OF acts OF incorporation and o:her prl.
vs,eacts; also restricting the publication OF
acts OF general importance to one newspaper
In zach county. Adopted The committee on
the judiciary reported favorably on the bill
extending the time for recording real estate
sales, to ak months. Cain, colored, intre-
duced q htllto amend the free school act. Ell
lison, colored, gave notice of a bill
to perpesuate the records of Abbeville
destroyed In the recent fire. Wilson
gave notice ofa billto regulate the payment
Of county treasnrers. Cochran introduced q
bin to abolish the sudltor's Office and confer
It's duties ON the clerk Of the court. Myers
gays notice Of a bin to establish new county
lines from q portion of Beaufort and Barn.
well. Artson, .colored, introduced q bill TO
amend the charter of certain fire engine com-
panies Of Charleston, and to change the name
Of the Comet Star to the Comet Steam Fire
Engine Company. Brennan gave notice OF q
bin to incorporate the National zouaves.
Spencer, colored, introduced a blu 10 amend
the Jury Law. BosemoD, colored. presented
the report of the druggists licensed
by thss University. Levy gave notice
of q. bill to incorporate the Irish Volun-
teer Rifle, Club. Holmes, colored, intro
duced q bill to create 8 Jury fund in each
county; it requires the jury commissioners to
estimate each year the amour: necessary to
psyJurors and State. witnesses, and that the
county treasureIs shall keep the sum neces-
sNytoIcover;Hlch estimate. subject to the
order of the court. Barker introduced a bill
limiting the hours Of labor In factories.
sImpkina, colored, gave notice of a bill to
aboliah;the once OF stencgrapher to the FNh
Circuit; also ofa bill to prohibit the employ
ment OF minors Without: the consent Of
their parents or guardians. Miller in
troduced: q bill to charter the Raleigh and
Augusta Railroad Company; also, a bill to
amend the charter Of the Greenvllle Railroad
Company. Cannon gave notice Of a bill to re-
peal the s.Act regulating the publication OF
legal public notices, approved February ~,
1907 Spears, colored. introduced a bill TO
empower sherifs: to collect tax executions.
Myers ofIeredA joint resolution to repeal The
armed torce a~ct-adopted; also, q resolution
ordering q report Of the printing ordered by
the last Assembly.
IN. the United States Circuit Court Judge
Bond gave notice that the civil docket would
be peremptorily called on next Thursday, md
cases not then ready would be stricken from
the docket. PICKET.