The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-08


members were, of course, inserted in order TO
gain their support for The measure, but the
thing was 30 paIpably oVerdone as to pro-
woke the introduction Of the following, which
was proposed as substitute:
LEGISLATIVE RAILROAD.
SECTION l. Th,t the members OF the General
Assembly of the Senate and the House OF
Representatives be, and they are hereby, In
corporated a body polite aud corporate in
law, under the name and style Of the Legisla-
tive Railroad Company, who shall have excu-
sive authority TO build and control all railroads
now built or to be hereafter built in the state
OF South Carolina or elsewhere; that the eX-
elusive privileges herein granted shall not be
revoked for the term Of nine huHdred ana
ninely.nine years. All laws inconsistent
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed:
SEC. 2. That the corporators herein named
may and shall have authority to sell and DIS
pose OF any and all railroads chartered IN Lne
Stare of South Carolina or elsewhere.
The substitute, however, was voted down,
and the bill was passed 10 Its third reaalne,
which Is equivalent to it's final passage IN the
House.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
Senator Maxwell yesterday introduced
very admirable bill entitled bill to punish
cruelty to animals, which provides that every
person who shall cruelty beat or torture any
horse or OK, or other animal, whether oeiong-
ing 10 himself or not, shall be deemed guilty
of miademeunor, and. upon conviction
thereof. shall be punished by Imprisonment
10 the county jail for period of not more
than one year, and by line not exceeding
one hundred dollars, or either, or both, In the
discretion of the court.
ANOTHER MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE.
Senator Corwin to-day introduced a bill 10
Incorporate the Newberry Cotton Mills. which
names as incorporators Messrs. Wallace A.
Cline, William G. Mayes, Emmanuel s. Cop
pach, Andrew ]. Lonyshore. John B. CaeVile,
James A. Crotwell, John McCairly, Sampson
8. Merchant, Williau, G. Parker, Christian d.
Suber, Reuben 8. Chick, John Y. Peoples, P
Allen johnson, and Henry Wheeler. The
capital STOCK of the company Is liked at
$500. 900, with authority to commence business
wnen SlOO, 900 shall have Geen subscribed and
$40 per share paid in, and the business Oh the
company Is defined 10 be the manufacturing,
dying, printing and hnishinS all goo9s Oh
which cotton, wool, or other fbrous articles,
NAV form part. as well as all machinery used
for such PURPOSES, and for the transaction OF
such business as may be necessarily connected
Herewith, and the erection OF such mills and
other works as may be required 10 carry on
snch branches of manufacture. The bill also
provides that the company shall be exempt
IMMUNITY FOR FrDUCIARIEs.
There is bill now hanging fire in the
House, and introduced this morning IN the
Senate, which is entitled bill 'for the relief
of certaiR trustees, guardians and Others"
which may be necessary consequence OF the
recent tremendous tumble IN State securities,
but which looks upon the face OF 1t as though
its title ought 10 read bill no shelter trus-
tees and grardi ms from loss Incurred In stock
gambling with 1duciary funds" Tne Dill pro-
vides that the Court of Common Pleas shall
have power 10 forever absolVe all trustees,
guardians, administrators, &C., from all re-
spousibli,y In respect TO their trusts, Incurred
in consequences oil their having Invested the
fiduciary funds in any securities which, being
lawful at the time OF the Investment, shall be.
come deprecated or valueless while 30 invest
ed. The process OF application to the court ana
of the hearing of The case requiring the ap-
plicant to produce complete schedule Oh me
iunds and statement Of the case, and 10 notify
all persons known to him TO be Interested o!
the time fixed for the hearing. Afer these
prelininaries, the sixth section OF the Oil pro-
vides that ''if, upon such hearing, 10 be con-
Quoted in the manner usual In ike cases ID
this State, there shall not arise strong pre-
sumption OF fraud, the petitioner restoring
ali such property as the court may alrecli
and. If the petitioner shall, In other respects,
appear 10 be entitled to relief, The court shall
order q decree to be entered forever aoselv-
inc him from all responsibility In respect TO
such trust, and thereupon such hducisry shall
be discharged therelron accordingly"
MUCH NEEDED REFORM.
Representatve Crews to-day introduced a
bill TO make drunkenness In certain public
offices an indctabe offence. The bill pro-
yides that any circuit solicitor or trial justice
who shall in the public disctargA OF the dulies
of his office he drunk or intoxicated, or TO any
extent disabled by reason OF The use oi intoxl-
eating liquors for the proper discharge OF his
duties, snail be held guilty of q misdemeanor.
and npon conviction thereof shall be punished
by bne of not less than 500 or more than 5000,
and Imprisoned not less than one nor more
than six months The a!;orney-general is
charged with the duty of prosecuting such
cases upon report being made 10 hlm, and
upon conviction of the accused record ol the
same is to be forwarded 10 the Governor; ne
shall declare the office vacant, and
In the case Of q solicitor shall order
a special election 10 fill the vacancy.
THE ALIEN LAW.
Representative Cannon to-day introduced
the following, entitled "a bill 10 amend an
act TO authorize aliens to hold property"
Whereas, doubts have been suggested
whether the act to authorize aliens to hold
property WAS Intended to Include corpora.
lions. created under the laws, or by the au-
thoii:y of other States and nations; there
fare,
Bs IL enacted, That corporations created
under the laws or by the authority OF other
States and nations, were Intended to have,
and shall have and exercise all rights granted
to aliens under the act Aforesaid, as fully as II
they had been specially therein named.
THE DIRECT TAX.
| Representative Hurley to-day introduced
the following resolutions:
Be il resolved, &C., That the memorial and
petition OF WI liam Aiken, Robert Adger and
others who paid the direct taxes referred 10 In
their memorial, and levied and spporlioned
by the Congress of the United States, be re-
ferred to the attorney-general for his opinion
of the legality and equitable merits of the
claims: that the memorlalists, for themselves,
and in behalf of those they now or hereafter
NAV represent, have leave to bring one or
more snits, (not TO exceed three In number
wherein the State shall be defendant, and the
attorney-ceneral shall appear, plead to and
| defend said suits in behalf of all persons who
nave paid no part Of said taxes; that the pur-
noses of said suits shall be to ascertain and
| settle
equitable principles those who paid more than
their proper share OF u lax, chargeable upon
all alike, are not entitled to contribution from
those who paid nothing or less than their pro-
per share. -,,.., =.