The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-04
THE INAUGURATION.
THE LEGISLATURE HEAD OYER EARS
IN WORE.

zHE LEGISLATURE HEAD OYER EAR
IN WORK.
Judge Molton's Blue Ridge Scrip Decl
sioa-Some Pleasant Bribery Revela
tions Coming-The New Officials dual
Misunderstanding improvements II
the Burnt District OF Charleston, &c
ESPECIAL TRLHaRAH TO THE NRws.l
COLUMBIA, December 8.
The Inauguration ceremony passed off TIL
afternoon In due accordance with the pre-
gramnle, In the hall of the House, and in tn
presence of the joint Assembly and a packed
audience, filing the platform, floor, lobbie
and galleries. The occasion was enllvened b
the attendance Of many elegantly attire'
ladies, without the slightest distinction Q
race, color, or previous condition, ana by tn
music Representative Thompson's colore'
band,) and was not attended with tho slight
est accident or awkwardness.
Governor Noses was followed by the chile
justice In bis robes, the supreme Judges, sup
ported by the committee oil arrangements
The oath of office was impressively delivered
BY the chief justice, and the inaugural ad
dress, as printed In The News of to-day, wal
admirably delivered, and interrupted tJ
frequent intervals Of applause, alternately
from the Conservative and Republican mem.
beers.
In the Senate to-day Dunn introduced a bill
to amend the charter Of the Charleston,
Georgetown aud Conwayboro' Railroad. 1t
authorizes its consolidation with any other
roads outside Of the State, under the name oil
the Atlantic and Pacific Railway Company.
The road Will run from the North Carolina
line via Conwayboro', Georgetown and
Charleston to the Georgia line. Capital
ten millions, with authority to issue bonds,
and with permission to towns, cities and
counties to subscribe to and buy lands. Cain,
colored, introduced a bill to authorize the
probate judges to perform the duties of COM
mlsaioners In equity. Glillard, colored, gave
notice Of 8 bill. to amend the election law.
Hope, Conservative, gave notice of q bill to
give the election OF trial justices to the peo-
pie. Whittemore gave notice Of a bill to au-
thoriEe the reception of jury certificates for
taxes. The committee on the judiciary reported
favorably on the bin to amend the act amending
the code approved March 8, 1872; also the bill to
amend the act establishing Aiken County.
Gaillard, colored, gave notice of a bill to re.
peal Sections s, 6 and Z OF Chapter So OF the
General Statutes. Johnston, colored, gave no.
lice of . bill to confer upon sherifs the col.
lection Of tax executions. Whittemore gave
notice of q bill supplementary to the charter
OF the Charleston Joint Stock Company.
Whittemore offered q resolution for a commit
tee Of Investigation upon the disappearance
of the granite from the statehouse yard,
which was adopted, and Whlttemore, Nash
and Duncan appointed to be the commit ee.
In the House, Rivers, colored, gave notice
of q bill to amend the Code Of Procedure.
Holland gave notice Of q bill to compel the
trustees OF free schools to perform their duties.
Featherstone gave notice Of q bill to provide
that final Judgment shall not continue a lien
on the property Of a Judgment debtor; also Of
q bill to prevent litigation where dams have
been erected across streams for manufacturing
purposes. Ford, colsred, gave notice OF a
bill to amend an act for the protection Of USE
full animals. Bosenon, colored, gave notice
of bill to incorporate the Peoples Loan and
Real Estate Company of Charleston. Bryan,
colored, introduced q bill to repeal the State
license law. Artson, colored, introduced
q bill to encourage the rebuilding
Of the burnt district OF Chsrleaton.
It provides for IN exemption from State and
county taxes for five years on buildings there
In; the act to remain in force ten years. Lily,
colored, gave notice OF q bill to extend the
limits of the Town Of Chester. smalls, color
ed, gave notice of q bill to compel county
commissioners to give bonds. Marley, color.
ed, gave notice Of q bill to amend the Jury
law. Holmes, colored, gave notice of a bill
to provide for the creation Of a fund to be
known, as the jury fund. Miller gave notice of |
a bin Is better protect laborsrs working for q
share of the crops. Notice was given of q
bill to amend the charter Of Williamsburg. |
Gather, colored, gave notice of a bill
to regulate the manner of selling the
land commission lands. Crews introduced a
bill abolishing the fence laws, subject to
adoption at q popular election in each county
next January; also a bill to compel clerks of
court. sheri1s and probate judges 10 each
county to keep their offices open from nine A.
N. to three P. N. Thomson, colored, intro
duced a bill to provide that members shall get |
their salaries and mileage In one payment at |
the end of each session. Wallace gave no.
tice of q bill to amend the act to secure adj |
vances for agricultural purposes. Grant, col
ored, gave notice of a bill to give aid to the
oolored orphan children Of Charleston.
There was q long debate again on the sub
jecto of the attaches, ending In an increase of
the number from twenty-four to thirty-two.
Judge Melton to-day filed his decision In
the Blue Ridge scrip case. He decides the |
scrip TO be unconstitutional, because the en-
dorsement by the State Of the Blue Ridge |
bonds was not OF a kind to require the issue
of scrip, aud because 1t Is bills of credit. He,
therefore, decides that 1t cannot be received |
for taxes. he expects to qul4ify as attorney
general tomorrow. His bond, for ten thous- |
and dollars, was filed to-day, the suretles
being himself, C. Davis Melton and Geo. W.
Melton. Judge Hoge also expects to quality
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