The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-14
THE PAY CERTIFICATES.
$500, 900 OF BACK CLAIMS BROUGHT
TO LIGHT
The senate Hangs Fire on the Bill to
Encourage Manufactures-AL Long De-
bate Upon the Proposed Repeal OF the
Blue Ridge Scrip Law.

| The Senate Hangs Fire on the Bill TO
Encourage Manuraotures-A Long De-
bate Upon the Proposed Repeal OF the
Blue Ridge Scrip Law.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE NRwsl
COLUMBIA, Thursday, February IL.
Both houses agreed on Joint assembly at
one o'clock tomorrow to elect trustees of the
University and regents of the Lunatic Asylum.
committee was appointed 10 Investigate
the outstanding pay certificates, and expect
to report tomorrow. They have had present.
ed to them, and have registered, bills payable
to the amount of s2SO,5O6 IS. House pay GER
tiflcateB, s75,8O4 81; Senate do, sSo,6S4 A.;
Ioint do, sl4, 1893 78. Total $40l, ,8S9 81.
The Senate to-day insisted on its amend
ments TO the House bill to aid and encourage
manufactures and internal Improvements,
and the House Insisted on its refusal to con-
cur. committee of conference will be ap-
pointed.
No bills were introduced to-day In either
House. am
In the Senate, the enacting clause of the Oil
making the office OF county treasurer elective
was stricken out after long debate by vote
OF 18 to IL.
The following bills received their final read
ing, were passed, and ordered 10 De sent 10
the House:
Ru fo declare road leading from Nelson's
to Murray's Ferry Road In Clarendon, pnphc
highway. 1ohneton of
KershaW. 10 redeem certain forfeited lands.
3III to charter the Greenvlle and Gap Creek
..nrGpike Company.
| property In 1873. ,,,nu =,
Bill to incorporate the Grand SouChern hotei
and Transfer Company OF Columbia.
Bill requiring county coroners 10 ouer ~
| wards In capital cases.
Bill 10 construct wharf at Rockville ana
| for other purposes. n,, 80
Orangeburs, to redeem certain forfeited
| lands. ,,
Bill 10 repeal 80 much of an act vesting the
charter of a wafer course through Kingston
Lake and Maple Swamp In Horny county, as
relates to Kingston Lake. 49,, M,
Joint resolution approprialing $2o,OOo lot
the State Orphan Asylum.
BilI to amend an act authorizing the forma,,
lion and Incorporation OF the Laurens and
Ashevlle Railroad.
Blll to authorize the county commissioners
OF Slmtor A0Q UdTuuSlon W oi"Ss eA'Noe
across Lynch Creek. .,,,
Joint Resolution TO refund to Alex. William
son certain excessive taxes paid by him.
Joint resolution to allow Mrs. Frances j.
Qnlrk, of Darlington, to redeem certain Ior-
teited lands.
Bill 10 alter and amend certain sections OF
Chapter rs Of the General Statutes, relating 10
trial justices.
Bill to amend an act regulating pilotege at
the ports of Charleston, Beaufort and George
town.
Bill to authorize the county commissioners
of Orangeourg County to open ard keep IN re-
pair public road running from monchs
Corner Road to Louisville.
.Ioint resolution to allow NJ. Dolan, OF
O-angeburg, to redeem certain forfeited
lands.
Bin to regulate the fees of certain judicial
Bill to encourage agricultural and mechani-
Bill amending certain sections of the Code
of Procedure.
Bill to renew the charter OF st. Matthew'S
Evangelical Church, OF Orangebnrg..
Bill 10 incorporate the CROSSROADS Baptist
Church In Plckens.
Bill to incorporate the Ruspah Baptist
Church of Beaufort.
Bill to Incorporate the Mount Zion Gene
terry Company of Klngsiree.
Bill to incorporate the New Hope Methodist
Church of Clarendon.
Bill to Incorporate the Congrulty Church of
Concord Township, Sumter County.
Bill to incorporate the Caanan Bapllst
Church. of Beaufort.
Bill TO incorporate the Clinton Presbyterian
Church and Academy, 10 Laurens.
Bill to Incorporate the new Prospact Baptist
Church and High school, In Spartanburg.
Bill to Incorporate Columbia Baptist Church,
of Greenvile.
The following we're read second Time and
ordered to be engrossed for third reading:
Bill to incorporate the Llpcoln Rifle Guards,
CT Kingstree.
Bill 10 amend sections of chapter Ill of the
General Statutes, relating TO Jurors.
Bill To amend an act incorporating the Beau.
fort Horse Railway Company.
The bill providing for the registration Of
bonds, de-, and inqurlDg iHto the financial
condition OF the State, was referred to the
committee on finance.
The bill charterlug the Anderson, Aiken,
Port Royal and Charleston Railway was post
poued until Saturday.
In the House the enacting clause Of the
Joint resolution authorizing the county COM
missoners of Abbevllle County for 1872 to
draw extra pay, and the bill amending an
act Incorporating the Charleston, Georgetown
and Conwayboro' Railway Company were
stricken out. The latter, after long debate,
by vote of IS to 80.
The following were read second time and
ordered to be engrossed for a third reading:
Joint resolution providing for an approprla.
ton for the final payment Of lands purchased
by the State 10 Darlington County.
Bill providing for purchasers of lands at
sales made for non-payment OF taxes being
put into possession of the same.
Bill amending section 6, In Chapter 81,
of the General Statutes, as 10 Insurance
license.
Bill to establish steam ferry company be-
tween Charleston and John, James, Wadma-
law and Eiisto Islands.
The bill repeating the law authorizing the
Issue of the Blue Ridge scrip, and to repeal
the law requiring The State auditor to give
notice, annually, Of the taxes to be levied for
county purposes, was debated until adjourn
ment. PICKET.
TIE TAX LEVY POSTPONED.
A Proposed Change In the Charleston
Municipal Election Law-Miscella-
neous Legislative Measures.
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