The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-22
THE STATE CAPITAL.
PROGRESS OF TIE LEGISLATURE IN
CLEARING THE CALENDAR.
The Routine OF Legislation.
ESPECIAL TRLRaRAM TO THE NBws-]
COLUMBIA, February

Th6 hOut1uo OF Le&tslat1on.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NBws.l
COLUMBIA, February 81.
In the Senate the bill, making appropria
tions and raising supplies for the fiscal yeal
commencing November l. 1872, was debated
all day. The following bills having passed
both Houses, were signed in the Senate
chamber by the president of the Senate ano
the speaker of the House, and ordered to be
sent to the Governor for his approval:
Bill to revive and amend the charter of The
Appreptices' Library Society of Charleston.
Bill to change the name OF Frog Level 10
that of Prosperity.
Bill to incorporate the Bryan Light Infantry
Bill to incorporate the Ford Rlhemen oI
Charleston.
Bill 10 incorporate the Garrison Light In
Bill TO incorporate the Scott Quilted Blues
of Charleston.
Bill to incorporate the Wadmalaw RiAemen
the EdIsto Rihemen and the Sumner Light
Dragons. all OF Charleston County.
Bill to authorize The State treasurer 10 com
mence such proceeding, against B b. Kimp'
ton, financial agent OF The State, in New York
City. as will secure O settlement from him.
Joint resolution 10 provide an appropriation
for the final payment on lands purchased oy
the State In Darlington County.
Bill to amend SecLlou II, Chapter 45. of the
General Statutes, regarding work on the
public highways.
Bill to recharter Ashford's Ferry.
Bill to renew and amend the charter OF the
Toll Bridge across the Savannah River al
Hamburg.
commissioners Of Barnwell TO open public
road Ihron0h the Town of MIDWAY.
Bill to incorporate the Calvary Presbyte-
rian Church at Church Flats, In Colleton
County.
Bill to incorporate the African Methodist
Episcopal Trinity Church OF Manning.
Bill to incorporate the Town of Blackstock.
Blto incorporate the Wilson Artillery Com
papy OF CbarlestoD.
Bill to change The name of Frank Simpson,
of Anderson, to Frank Carter.
Bill to Incorporate the Canaan Baptist
Church, CT Beaufort.
Bill to incorporate the Sonth Carolina Agrl-
cultural and Mechanical Society. -
Bill to incorporate the Lincoln Rife Guards
of Kingstree.
Bill to oruend an act renewing and amend
ing the cnarter of the Town of Waterford
Bill to incorporate the Independent Fire
Engine Company of Florence.
Bill to lay out and establish new road IN
Union.
In the House, Cannon offered concurrent
resolution to regulate the pub icltion Of the
acts of the General Assembly. 1t restricts
1t TO one paper In each county at slx (6) cents
per line, except Charleston and Rlchland,
where the price ls to be ten (l0) cents.
The following bills were passed by the
House, and haylng already been passed by
by the Senate, we're ordered 10 be enrolled
for ratification:
Joint resolution authorizing the county
commissioners OF Beaufort 10 levy special
tax.
Bill to provide for the establishment OF q
house of refuge and industrial school in
Charleston and Columbia,
Bill to incorporate the Pioneer Hook and
Ladder Company of kingstree.
Bill to incorporate the Town OF Nichols.
Bill TO incorporate the Carolina Orphan
House in Spartanbnrg.
Bill 10 repeal 80 much OF the act vestlng In
Isaac G.. Long The charter Of water course
through Kingston Lake and Maple Swamp,
in:Horry, as relates to Kingston Lake.
The following received their flual reading
were passed and ordered to be sent 10 the
Senate:
Bill to provide for granting certain chartera.
Bill to incorporate the Town OF Nichols.
Joint resolution to authorize The county
commissioners OF Aobevllle for 1872 TO draw
extra pay. T.,
KersSaw and Chesterfield Counties:
Bill requiring the managers OF all munlclpai
elections in Charleston to publish the result
of such elections, and declare the names OF
The candidates elected.
Bill to authorize the construction OF the New
York, Norfolk and Charleston Railroad.
The following received their final reading,
were passed, and ordered to be sent TO the
Senate for It's concurrence in the House
amendments:
Bill to prevent State and county officers
from holding more than one office.
Joint resolution 10 require the county treas.
urer OF Union and all other counties 10 Inc
State to receive payment of taxes In every
Bill to incorporate the Darlington Academi-
cal Society.
The following were read second lime, and
ordered to be engrossed for third reading:
Joint resolution 10 authorize the county
commissioner of GreenVllle to relocate the
State road In that county.
Bill TO authorize and require the county
commissioners of Newberry and Union TO
build bridge across the Tiger River, at or
near Gordoh'5 Ferry.
Joint resolution to authorize the county
commissioners Of Charleston County to e.
tablsh q public road on Wadmalaw Island.
Bill to provide for the payment oil the past
Indebtedness oil Georgetown County.
BIZ 10 incorporate the Wlnyaw Bay and
Santee Railroad Company.
Bill to make drunkenness In certain public
officers an indctable offence.
Bill to amend certain sections Of the act re-
yising and consolidating the General Statutes
relating to the boundaries of Lancaster and
York Counties.
Bill to tx the time for holding the Circuit
Court In York.
Joint resolution to allow Thos. Grlmshaw 10
redeem certain forfeited lands IN Oconee.
Bill 10 declare road leading from The Mel
sons Ferry road to the Murral's Ferry road,
In Clarendon, public highway.
Joint resolution antherzing the comptroller
genefal to reconvey certain lands forfeited 10
the Slate for the non payment of taxes.
Bill to charter the Greenville and Gap Creek
Turnpike Company.
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