The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-04
THE STATE CAPITAL.
nHONEsT JOHN" IN COURT-THE PRE-
LIMINdRY SKIRMISHING.

aHONEST JOHN" IN COURT-THE PRE-
LIMIN4RY SKIRMISHING.
Nc Quorum In the House-The Work
OF the Senate.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS
COLUMBIA, February3.
The February term of the Court of General
Sessions for this circuit was opened here this
morning by Judge Carpenter, Solicitor
Runkle appearing for the people. Nearly all
the grand jurors answered to their Names
when Mr.. Chamberlain, who Is understood 10
be the principal counsel for Patterson,
CHALLENGED the array on the ground that
the law requires Jnry to be drawn
not less than seven bor more than htteen
days before the opening of the court, while
these Jurors were drawn on the 10th oil JAN
uary, twenty-three days before the opening:
The court thereupon adjourned till ten O'Clock
tomorrow, when argument wlfbe heard upon
this point-the two principal questions being
whether this regulation Is binding In the case
of the grand as we'll as the petit jurors, and
whether the regulation itself is matter OF
exact law or only OF custom and precedent.
The spartanburg and Union Railroad, which
was sold last year to Worthipgton and others,
was again sold to-day, at Union Courthouse'
uuder foreclosure of the mortgage given by
the late purchasers, who have failed to make
their payments as agreed. 1t brought three
hundred and eight thousand dollars, and was
purchased oy General Alfred Austell, vice.
president OF the Atlanta and Richmond AR
Line Railroad Company, and r. Y. McAlden,
president of the National Bank OF Charlotte,
NC.
In the Senate to-day Dickson introduced
bill creating the Office OF immigration CON-
missioner. Dunn introduced bill to auth1f-
lie certain counties to vote aid 10 the Atlantic
and Pacific Seabeard Railroad Company. the
bill to provide for the payment Of the past ln-
debit iness of Georgetown County; the bill 10
provide for special assessment OF taxes IN
Aiken County the bill to charter the Cheraw
and Chester Railroad; the bill to amend the
act incorporating The Town OF LOUISVILLE;
the Joint resolution to provide an appropria-
ton for the final payment on bonds purchased
by the State in Darlington County, and The
Joint resolution authorizing the county CON-
missioners of Beaufort County to levy Especial
tax, received their final reading, passed and
were sent to the House. The bill to authorize
the county commissioners OF AbbeVille 10
open a. public road from VIM. Hunters 10
R. q. McCaslan's in that county; the
bill to amend Sections l9 and 33 of'Chapter
8, Title of the act revising and consolidating
the General Statutes OF the State relative TO
the boundary lines between York and Lam
caster Counties; the bill to amend The act for
the protection and preservation OF useful ami
mails; the bill 10 require trial Justices
10 give bonds AMI otherwise 10 define
their dutiee; the bill 10 authorize the
State treasurer to commence such pro-
ceedIngs against the financial agent Oh
the State as will secure e. settlement on his
part; the bill to incorporate the Newoerry and
Chester Railroad Company; the bill to incor-
porate the Second Coosawhatchle Baptist
Church of Beaufort County; the bill to incor-
porate the Presbyterian Church at Aboeviile
Courthouse; the bill 10 incorporate Darlington
Academical Society; the DILL to incorporate
the Town of Nichols; The bill to revise
and extend the charter OF the Savings Build
ing and Loan Association; the bill TO in-
co,porate the Peedee Agricultural aud Me-
chsnlcal Association; the bill to incorporate
the Darlington Agricultural and Mechanical
Fair Company; the bill to renew The charter Oh
Wofford College, Sparlanburgi the Oil 10
publish persons for obtaining money, chattels
and valuable securities by false pretences; the
bill to declare q road hadlng from Nelson's
Ferry Road 10 Murray's Ferry Road in
Clarendon County public highway; the bill
regulating the execution of the death sen
tence; the bill to provide for the establish
ment and support of State Formal school;
and the bill to provide for this administration
of derellct estates, were read the second time
and ordered to be engrossed for third
reading. The account of Joseph Tay-
lor; the bill to amend the section oil
the General Statutes relative to the as
slgnment OF homesteads, and The bill TO make
the county auditor the clerk Of the board OF
county commissioners, were made special or
ders for future days. The account OF John
Dooly was postponed until The next session.
The Joint resolution to provide for the con-
struction of guardhouse and market IN
the Town OF Hamburg was referred to the
committee on finance. The tlll to incorpo-
rate the Yorkville Manufacturing Company;
the bill to incorporate the Grand Southern
Hotel and Transfer Company OF Columbia;
the bill 10 aid and encourage manufactures;
the bill to incorporate the Town of Varnes'
Vile, In Beaufort County, and the Dill 10 10
corporate the Southern Warehouse Company,
were .eferred TO the committee on incorpora-
tions. The bill to prevent county commits
sloners from being Interested in contracts
given ont by them, or on public work
done under their supervision; the bill to
amend Chapter l3, Section 8 of the General
Statutes, and the bill to amend the law for the
measurement OF lumber In Charleston, we're
laid upon the table.
There was no quorum In the House.
PICKET.
TIE BALE GOLD. MINE.