The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-22
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!
THE LEGISLATURE AGREES TO I'D
JOURN ON FEBRUARY 2.
Proceedings of Yesterday-Progress Of
the Crowded Calendar-A Rod in
Pickle for the Sinking Fund Commis-
sioners.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NRws1

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ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NRTs1
| COLUMBIA, January 81.
In the Senate Jervey introduced a bill to
punish persons resisting the Inspector of phos-
pilates In the discharge of bis duty; also to re-
qulre phosphate companies to make monthly
reports to the General Assembly. Holllngs-
head introduced q bill to charter the Great
Western and Southern Railway Company,
which proposes to run from Port Royal to the
Ohio River. Gaillard offered a joint resolution
10 remit the State tax on the property of the
Order OF Odd Fellows, at the corner of Liberty
street, Charleston, and to exempt the same
hereafter from State taxes. Bosemon intro
duced the same resolution In the House.
The enacting clause was stricken out of the
following bills: To require owners or lessees
10 remove fallen trees; to repeal the first Sec
tion of the amended tax law of March IL,
1872; to abolish the office OF county auditor;
10 make the Office of county treasurer elect
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The following bills passed, and were ordered
to be sent to the House: Bill to incorporate
the State Auxiliary Joint Stock Company; the
resolution to allow David Cook to redeem for
feited lands; the bill to amend the act incor.
poratlng The Mechanics and Farmers Ruild.
Ing Association of Richand; the bill to char
ter the Spartanburg and Ashevile Railroads;
the bill to incorporate the Wlnyah and santee
Railroad.
The following House bills were passed, and
ordered to be ratified: Bills to incorporate the
Lincoln Light Infantry, the Bowen Rlhemen,
the National zouaves, and the Irish Volunteer
Rifle Club, of Charleston.
The following were referred to the Judiciary
committee The bill to amend chapter Of the
General Statutes relative to the boundary lines
of Lancaster aud York; the bill to regulate
the service of process Issuing from the Sn-
preme Court; the bill to set apart fund to
pay witnesses and jurors; the bill to put pur-
chasers of lands at tax sales In possession of
the same; the bill to require trial Justices to
give bond and to define their duties; the bill
to empower the City Council OF Charleston to
establish House OF Refuge and Industrial
School. Tie following were referred to ap-
proprlate committees: Bill to prevent State
and county officers from holding more than
one office; the resolution to allow special
tax OF two mills In Horny County.
A concurrent resolution was adopted by
both Houses for an adjournment sine die on
February 7lh.
In the House, Grant (colored) offered res
olutiou to instruct the Encouragement TO
prosecute the late sinking fund commission
era, Cochrane introduced bill 10 require
the public funds TO be deposited In certain
banks 10 be designated by financial board,
and weekly reports of the transactions to be
published In the newspapers. Minort intro
duced concurrent resolution to provide for
an Investigation of the outstanding pay Ger.
tlhcates and bills payable, which was adopted.
Thomas Introduced bill TO establish the new
County of dorchester from portions OF
Charleston and Colleton. 1t proposes to take
In the parishes of st. James Goose Creek, st.
Paul's and st. Georges, Dorchester, with the
county seat at Summervile.
The following were read second time:
Bill to incorporate the Charleston CeastWlse
aud Transportation Company; joint resolution
to allow extra compensation to Judge Green;
bill 10 punish persons selling or conveying
real or personal property on which lien ex-
ist Without giving notice to the purchaser; bill
10 amend section 2, chapter rs, of the General
Statutes; resolution to refund excessive taxes
to A. Wlllilord, OF York; resolution to relieve
ex-Treasurer Russell, OF Abbevllle; bill TO
make appropriations for the salary of the
members of the General Assembly; resolution
to relieve ex-Sherifr Dent, OF Richland; reso-
luton for the commencement OF proceedings
against the sinking fund commissioners.
The following were killed: Bill TO repeal
the charter of Rantowle's Bridge; resolution TO
allow extra compensation to Judge Thomas;
bill to repeal sections IS and 66, chapter l2o,
of the General Statutes. PICKET.