The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-20

| ton of lumber and timber In the City o
Charleston, with recommendation on th'
part offs majority OF the committee that th'
| bill do not pass, with minority report b,
| Messre. BosemoL, P. Simkins and James
| Bowley, with recommendation that the sub
stitute do pass, for the following reasons:
lst Because we believe that the commercial
interests of the State, 80 far as they relate tt
the buying and selling of timber and the man
| utacturlng of lumber, will be In no wise im
paired by the passage of the bill.
ID. Because we believe that the present law
upon this subject is detective, there being no
fixed rule for the classification of timber and
lumber; those who are authorized by law 10
perform such duties are compelled, each &C.
cording to his own Judgment, to adopt his
own plan and method of classification, thus
iDfcLing an Injustice on both buyer and seller.
Sd. Because We believe that the pracllce of
permitting lumber and timber TO be measured
by other than those who are regularly llcensed
for that purpose, and who furnish bond for
the faithful performance of the work, is In
furious In every respect. CLERKS and private
parties measuring and inspecting lumber and
timber for their employers. are often liable 10
discriminate In their measurlnent against the
timber cutters and sellers, thus doing the lat.
Ter great Injustice. The fact that measurers
and Inspectors being elecled, ncenseo ana 10
bonded, la accordance with the provisions OF
an existing statute, entities them, In our judy
ment, to the sole and exclusive performance
OF The work.
The railroad committee returned the bill for
the incorporation of the Laurens and Ashe-
Vile Railroad Company, with recommend
alton that the bill do pass, with the addition
of few members OF the House (and OF the
railroad commttee) as general incorporators.
The committee on agriculture reported ia.
yoraby on bill to incorporate the GreenVille
Agricultural and Mechanical Association OF
South Carolina; bill 10 punish persons for
telling trees In running streams, and bill 10
fix the time for turning out aud taking up
stock on the sea Islands of the State.
SALARIES FOR sHERIFFs.
Representative Lilly introduced bill to fix
salary for the sherifs Of the various counties
in place of the fees by which they are now
paid. The bill provides that the sherifs of the
respective counties In the State, with the ex-
ceptlon of Charleston and Rich}and, shall
hereafter receive On annual salary Of two
thousand dollars, payable quarterly by The
county treasurers, and that they shall receive
no fees except ior dieting prisoners and In
civil cases.
REGISTRY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
Rep, esentative NJ. s. Miller introduced o
bill to provide tor registration, In each coun-
ty. of all births, deaths aud marriages which
take place after July 81. 1873, at which time it
Is proposed that the act shall lake eliecC. Ine
bill requires that the parent or parents oil
every child born 10 the State shall. within
sixty days after such event, register the birth
in the Office oil the clerk of the court. under
penalty of fine of twenty-five dollars, and
imprisonment of not less than five nor more
than thirty days. 1t also provides, under SIM
liar penalties, that the head of every family In
which death shall occur shall register the
event within sixty days; and that every man
IL, fho or oh oil
ter the marriage within the same period OF
lime, producing the certificate OF the clergy
man or trial justice who p, ,rformed the cere-
mony.
The House then proceeded 10 the consldera-
lion of its calendar business, and after the in
dustrlous application of the members thereto
for about three hours, with the results already
reported by telegraph, they concluded that
they deserved the reward of holiday, and
accordingly adjourned until Monday at P. NJ,
In which action the Senate concurred.
PICKET.