The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-09
THE ASSEMBLY AT WORK.
4 BUSY DAY IN BOTH HOUSES.
Progress OF the Blue Ridge Gases.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM To TIE NEwS1

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COLUMBIA, Wednesday, Januarys 8.
In the Senate to-day Jeryey gave notice o.
a bill to empower the City Council of tCharles
ton 10 establish house of refuge and an In
dustral school. He also presented the memo
rial adopted by the Charleston Chamber o.
Commerce, on the 10th December, In relation
70 the insurance law. The bill to amend the
act providing for the more efectual recording
of all conveyances of real estate, and the bill
to prohibit the county treasurers Of Charles.
ton, Sumter and Edgefeld from paying
out of the taxes collected during the
current fiscal year any claims other than
those contracted or arising during the said
fiscal year, were indefinitely postponed. The
bill to provide for the REIMBURSEMENT to the
United States In certain cases OF titles to sites
for light stations on the coasts and waters Of
this State; the bill to change the names oil
Alice Bright and Thomas Bright and to make
them Isabella Catherine Lyles, wife of Joseph
r. Lyles, the legal heirs OF Ebenezer W. Good
win and vile Lucy Ann Goodwin, and the bill
to amend the act defining the duties and
jurisdiction of county commissioners, were
read the second time and ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading. Tre> report Of the
committee on finance on the House concurrent
resolution to inquire into the amount OF
bonds In the treasury Of the Blue Ridge Ball.
road Company, aod the amount OF scrip Issued
in lieu thereof, was adopted. The bill to
amend 80 much Of Section OF Chapter rs of
the General Statutes as related to Abbeville
County; the bill to incorporate the Con-
guilty Church, Concord Township, Sum-
ter County; the bill to make the Office
Of county treasurers elective by the voters
of the several counties; the bill to regulate the
appointment and salary of trial justices 10 the
City OF Charleston; the joint resolution to au-
thorize the county commissioners Of Marion
County to levy and collect an additional tax
of two mills on the dollar; the bill to amend
the act to protect laborers and persons work
ing under contract on shares Of crops; the
bill to amend sections IS and Sc OF chapter
l20 OF the General Statutes, and the bill TO in
corporate the Charleston Coastwlse Transpor
tation Company, were referred to appropriate
committees.
Tho Senate In executive session to-day con-
firmed the following appointments by the
Governor: J. N. Hayne, trial Justice for
Charleston, vice B. Hernandez, removed; d.
C. Inwood, trial Justice for Charleston, vice
W. d. Green, removed; q. W. Schroeder, trial
justice for Charleston; A. G. Shaffer, treas.
urer of CoEeton, vice ]. W. Grace, removed;
T. D. Mcdowell, jury commissioners for George
town; Joel Copes. auditor OF Fairfield, vice
James Stewart, removed; J. B. Tolleson and
D. G. Finley, trial justices for Spartanburg; A.
L. Solomon, auditor of Richland, vice M. ].
Conan, removed; John B. Goodwin, jury
commissioner for Rictland, Tice John P.
Adams, resigned; Miles Johnson, trial justice
for York; James N. Allen, treasurer OF Green
vile, vice W. N. Robertson, resigned.
In the House, Jones introduced bill to In
corporate the Aiken Building Association.
Levy gave notice Of q bill to limit the appoint
ment of notaries public for Charleston. He
also gave notice of bill to encourage manu-
factories. Spencer Introduced bill to incor-
porate the Union Mariners Chapel OF Charles
ton. Curtis offered a concurrent resolution
to adjourn sine die on the 25th Instant, which
was unanimously adopted By the House, but
&ldefnltely postponed by the Senate. hlnort
offered a concurrent resolution to meet In
joint assembly on the llth instant, to elect
Judge for the eighth circuit, which was adopt |
ed. He also offered joint resolution
to make an appropriation tor outstand-
ing pay certificates. Myers offered joint
resolution to extend the time for the collec- |!
tion OF taxes until the 18th OF February. The |
Senate Joint resolution 10 authorize the coun-
ty commissioners of Abbeville County to levy |
and collect an additional tax of two mills on
the dollar was passed by the House, and
having already been passed by the Senate,
was ordered to be enrolled for ratid- !
cation. The bill to provide for the
to the United States,
in certain cases, of titles to sites tor |
light stations on the coasts and waters OF this |
State, and the bill to incorporate the Irish |
Rifle Club of Charleston, received their final |
reading, passed, and were ordered to the Sen |
ate. The bill to incorporate the Irish Volun- |
teer Rine Club OF Charleston; the bill
to incorporate the Lincoln Light In. !
fanry of Charleston; the bill to in |
corporate the Palmetto State Rifle Club |
OF Charleston; the bill TO incorporate the |
Bowen Rifernen OF Charleston, and the bill to
incorporate the National Zouaves of Charles |
ton, were read the second time and Or
dered to be engrossed for a third reading.
The enactlng clause was stricken out Of the
bill to repeal all laws relative to fences.
In the Supreme Court, this morning, there
was new turn of affairs In relation to the
Blue Ridge scrip, which promises to cause
further delay of some days. Attorney-General
Melton read rejolnder to the reply of the
petitioners presented yesterday, and moved
that inasmuch as an issue OF fact had been
raised between the parties as to whether the
State had ever received the consideration for
the creation of the scrip, that that issue of
fact be referred to referee or sent to some
Circuit Court for trial by jury. This led to
some argument between Messrs. Melton and
on behalf of the State, and Mr..
on behalf of the petitioners, and the
court reserved Its decision.
Then Judge Magrath, in behalf of the appel
lants from Judge Melton's Injunction against
receiving scrip in payment of taxes, raised
the question whether Judge Willard, who had
toS ;nin hafo hot ofI