The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-15
A SUSPENDED ELECTION.
TIE ATTEMPT TO CHOOSE TRUSTEES
OF TIE UNIVERSITY.

A Swarm or Candidates--RafsinE O
Novel Point.-The House Breaks Up
the Joint tArrangsment-Piltng on tho
Appropriations-Gene Business.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEws.l
COLUMBIA, Friday, February ID.
In joint assembly tor the election OF seven
trustees of the University the following
nominations were made: Senators Swsils,
Duncan, Jervey, Whittemore, Jones and Nash,
and Representatives Bowley, Robertson, Bose
mSn, A[inort and Lee, Secretary of State
Hayne, Attorney. General Melton, Superin'
tendent Jilson, ,Lieutenant-GovernorG Gleaves,
Chaplain E. J.. Adams, Treasurer Cardozo.
Lee, Bowley, Jervey and Swais were elected,
and the question then beiog raised as to the
legality of elecling members of the Assembly
70 this position the joint assembly adjourned
until seven o'clock this evening. The House,
however, on coming to order after the Joint
assembly, Immediately adjourned to seven
O'Clock on Monday evening, go that 1t is now
uncertain when the election will be continued.
In the Senate, the bill 10 make an appro-
priaton TO pay claims arising under the proc
lamstion OF the Governor, dated July 28, 1871,
was reported, with substitute, by the COM
mlttee on finance. The substitute provides,
instead Of an appropriation of thirty-fve
thousand dollars to pay the rewards for the
apprehension and conviction of Ku-Klu1 Of
fered by the Governor, that an appropriation
OF ten thousand dollars be given TO Major
Lewis Merrill, of the United States army, not
as the payment OF any claim against the State,
but as q gratuity tor his eminent services.
The bill to make appropriations and raise
supplies for the fiscal year, commencing No
vember l, 1872, was reported favorably by the
committee on finance, with amendments, of
which the most important are, the addition OF
twenty thousand dollars 10 the civil contin-
gent fund, the reduction of the Governors
contingent from twenty-five to fifteen thous-
and dollars, the addition of thirty thousand
dollars to the penitenliary appropriation. and
OF fifty thousand dollars for legislative def
clenclea.
The following bills received their final read
Ing, were passed and ordered to be sent to
the House:
Bill to amend an act authorizing the forma.
tlon of and incorporating the Spartanburg and
Aiken railroad.
Bill to incorporate the southern Warehouse
Company.
Bill to Incorporate the Sherman Rifles of
Edgefeld County.
The following bills were passed by the Sem
ate, and having already been passed by the
House, were ordered to be enrolled for ratia-
cation:
Bill to incorporate the Wilson Artillery
Company of Charleston.
Bill TO incorporate the Town Of Blackstock.
Bill TO lay out and establish new road In
Union County.
Bill to change the name OF Frank Simpson,
of Anderson County, to Frank Carter.
Bill to incorporate the Independent Fire
Engine Company OF Florence.
Bill to incorporate the African Methodist
Episcopal Trinity Church OF Manning.
Bill to incorporate the Calvary Presbyterian
Church at Chnroh Flats, In Colletan County.
Bill to revive and amend the charter OF the |
Apprentices Library Society OF Charleston.
Bill 10 amend an act renewing and amend
ing the charter OF the Town OF WATERFORD.
Bill to Incorporate the Lincoln Rife Guards
Of Kingstree. PICKET.