The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-06
DODGING THE ISSUE.
4 QUESTIONABLE TRIUMPH FOB.
"HONEST JOHN' PATTERSON.
He Secures Postponement OF his Trial
for Bribery Until ls74--The Legisia-
turc Yesterday.


for Bribery Until ls74--The Legisia-
ture Yesterday.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEwsl
COLUMBIA, 8. G., Wednesday, February S.
Judge Carpenter this morning rendered bis
decision upon the motion by Chamberlain to
qussh the panel OF grand jurors for the Gene
raj Sessions of this county Tor this year. BE
ds,lded that the jury was Illegally drawn, aud
then adjourned the court sine die. The effect
Of this will be, unless there should be some
legislative interference, which is in the high
est degree improbable, to prevent the holding
of any Court of General Sessions until Febru-
ary. 1874. Patterson thus secures one years re.
spite.
The Legislature.
In the Senate to-day Clinton introduced
bill to compel all children between the
ages of six and sixteen to attend school,
either public or private, at least three months
in each year. Cain introduced bill to allow
jury commissioners to prepare jury lists after
January.
The following bills received their anal read,
ing, passed, and were sent to the House:
The bill to refer to the voters OF Barnwell
County the location of he county seat OF that
codnty.
The Joint resolution to allow Thomas Grim
shaw to redeem certain forfeited lands.
The bill regulating the execution of the
death sentence.
The bin to provide for the establishment
and support of State normal school.
The bill to incorporate the Darlington
Academlcal Society.
toll oil
holding claims against the County OF Abbe-
Vile to register the same with the treasurer
Of that county.
The bill 10 punish persons for obtaining
money, chattels, or valuable securities, oy false
pretences.
The bill to incorporate the town of Nichols
The bill 10 incorporate the Presbyterian
Church at Abbeville Courthouse.
The bill to amend the act tor the preserVa-
tiop and protection Of useful animals.
I7he bill to require trial Justices to give
bonds, and to otherwise define their duties.
The bill to incorporate the Newberry aud
Chester Railroad Company.
The following bills were passed, and having
been already passed by the House, were or.
dered to be enrolled for ratification.
The bill to revise and extend the charter of
the Savings, Building and Loan Association.
The bill to incorporate the Second CoosaW-
hatchie Baptist Church, OF Beaufort County.
The bill to fix the salaries of certain officers
was read the seconl time and ordered to be
engrossed for third reading
The accounts OF Joseph Taylor and D. O'Niell
were ordered to be paid.
The resolution to meet in joint assembly to
elect seven persons to Investigate the bonded
debt of the State was laid on the table.
In the House, Grant offered resolution re-
luiring the committee on railroads to inves-
tigate the recent sale of the Spartanourg and
Union Railroad. The bill to make appropria-
tions and raise supplies tor the fiscal year
commencing November l, 1872. was read,
finally passed and lent to the Senate, with
$4,000 added Tor publishing the acts OF the
State of South Carolina. The bill to charter
the Charleston Water and Canal Company
passed its second reading yeas SO, noes l3-
after long debate. Adjourned. PICKET.