The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-24

the General statutes.
An act 10 alter and amend the act to chartef
the own of Frog Level.
An act 10 incorporate the Garrison Lient
+ fafaRtry of Charleston. --
An act to incorporate the Canaan Baptist
Church OF Beaufort County.
An act TO incorporate the Lincoln Rlhe
Guards OF Kingstree.
An act to incorporate the Wllson Artillery
| Company of Charleston.
| An act TO incorporate the independent Fire
Engine Company of Florence.
| An act 10 amend the charter OF the Town OIL
| Chester.
An act to provide for the purchasers of lands
at sales made for the non.paym Of taxes,
&c.
An act 10 revise aud amend an act anG 10
reduce all acts pertaining to the homestead
into one act
ANOTHER PRINTING BILL.
Representative Cannon, of Spartanburg,
| Yesterday introduced the following concur
rent resolution, which is about the tenth mea-
sure which has been Introduced during lhe
| present session seeking to recast the law
which now governs the official adverlls sement
OF the acis and joint resolutions OF the General
Assembly:
Be IL resolved, by the House OF Representa-.
tives, The Senate concurrlng, That the cIerR
| of the Senate and clerk Of the House OF KEEP
resentativea, In contracting for the puolica.
| tion of the acts and Joint resolutions IN the
newspapers Of the State. under the provisions
of an act TO provide for the publication OIL the
acts, reports. resolutions, journals and DINER
| papers OF the General Assembly, approved
February %. 1871, be and they are hereby 10
strncted-.
FIrst. To conHne the publications to acts and
resolutions of general public Interest, directly
affecting the rights and interests OF the people
OF the whole State.
Second. To have such publications made in
but one Journal in each county.
Third. To limit the price 10 be paid 10 sum
not exceeding six cents per line 10 all the
counties Of this State, except the Counties OF
RchaDd aud Charleston, where The price shall
not exceed ten cents per line.
Fourth. The said clerks are Instructed not
10 authorize the publication In any county
where the work cannot be done at the prices
named.
Fifth. The clerks shall withhold their ap-
proyal of any contract for publication nereln
named until the next meeting Of the General
Assembly, aud shall then report the names Oh
papers TO which any contract has been given,
and the amounts claimed by such papers for
such services TO the General Assembly, Tor It's
action, before any claim Is paid.
This resolution was adopted by the House,
but 1t has not yet been acted upon Dy tne
Senate.
ANOTHER COMMISSION.
Senator Jlmison to-day introduced "a bill
TO provide for the appointment OF commits
sioner of public buildings, aud TO define MS
duties." The bill, which, 1t is evident, Will
hardly have time 10 receive It's passage
through both houses, requires the Governor
to appoint q suitable person a8 commissioner
of public buildings, who shall give oona Oh
- dollars, holu office for two years, and re-
ceiye salary of - dollars per annum. Tne
second section prescrioes the duties of the
proposed officer as follows: Said commls.
sioner shall have charge OF all buildings De-
longing to the State, and all contracls LOT
erection or repair Of public buildings snail oe
approved by said commissioner. Upon the
completion of any contract Tor erecting or re-
pairing a public building, the work snall not
be accepted uulil the work is approved and
certified to be in accordance with The contract
by said commissioner.
PASSED By THE HoUsE.
The following bills were passed to their
third reading in the House to-day:
Bill to regulate the deposit ct State, county
and other funds.
Senate bill to prevent the obstruction oil
harbors and navigable streams In this State
by the discharge therein OF ballast OF stone,
dirt and other heavy materials.
Bill 10 explain or amend an act entitled IAN
act to authorize aliens 10 hold properly"
Joint resolution 20 authorize the committee
on Statehouse and grounds to cause lne
grounds and lower floor Of the Statehouse 10
be put In good condition.
Senate bill 10 incorporate the Grand Lodge
OF Abstinence. of the State OF Sonth Carolina.
Senate bill TO incorporate the Presbyterian
Church at Abbeville Courthouse, South Caro-
Joint resolution authorizing aud permitting
Ridley X. Carlton to change mis- oomicil.
Joint resolution authorizing A. B. Addison,
trial Justice OF Beaufort County, to change
hls domiclle.
Senate bin to amend an act entitled "An act
to incorporate The Beaufort Horse Railroad
Company, In the town and County OF Beau
fort"
Senate Iolnt resolution to instruct the uus-
tees of the Slate Orphan Asylum 10 invite pro-
posals for alta and building, and for the ap-
proprlarion OF $40, Coz therefor.
Senate bill 10 aorogate aud sink all that por-
| tlon OF the debt of South Carolina incurred 10
aid OF the late rebellion against the United
Senate bill to declare q road leading from
| the Nelson's Ferry road TO the Murrdys Ferry
road, In Clarendon County, puolic highway.
Senate bill TO authorize the county commits
sioners of Sumter and Darlington Counties 10
build bridge across Lynch Creek.
Senate bill 10 incorporate the Newberry
Cotton Mills.
Senate bill to amend an act entitled "An
act 10 alter and amend an act entitled AN act
| to incorporate The village oil Marion. and LOT
other purposes therein mentioned"
Senate bill 10 amend an act entitled IAN
act to authorize the formation OF and TO In
corporate the Spartanburg and Aiken Rall-
road" Report uniaVoraole.
THE CHARLESTON WATER BILL
has occupied the principal portion OF to.day's
session of the Senate, and the trcSs tna. were
Hurley had inveigled into an opposltion 10
lbe bill, will afford tair specimen OF now
LEGISLATION for the State OF South Caroilna IL
sometimes managed nowadays. luz oill
came no this afternoon in Its regular order on
| The calendar, and 1t was at once eVluehI tnal
| The sentiment ot the Senate was aimost uuaui
nous In favor of the bill. A test vote mat Was
taken early in the debate showed thae tne
| mpmoers then present stood tWenty-tnree "
four in Iavor OF the bill, and 10 this emergen'
cy Hurley came bustling into the senate WIN
| orders for his henchmen TO fight the olll oy
means of filibuslering. Now, II unfortunace'
Iv hanppns that In the Senate there 10 pracll.
callv no limit to the amount OF time lnaC ma!
be occupied In debate II any two members sI'
into euch desperate strait as 10 necessr
tate q resort TO these devices. AS !ons
as one member can be found to make dllalory
motions and another can be founc 10 secolo
| Them. the chairman s bound 10 state tne
motion. and the maker or seconder OF IL Is al
libarty to discuss it as long as his streDgln Oh
lungs or legs will allow. IL was tnls uniortu,
nate feature of the rules OF the senate .na.
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