The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-12
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS YESTERDAY
IN CLEARING OFF THE CALENDAR.

IN CLEARING OFF THE CALENDAR.
Lat OF the Measures Considered and
Disposed or
ESPECIAL TELE6RAH TO THE HRwsl
COLUMBIA, 8. O., February IL.
In the Senate, Nash Introduced q bill to
limit the liabilities of the State. Whittemore
Introduced bill to amend the lien law. smals
| introduced another lien law. The bill to aid
and encourage manufacturers and internal
improvements received It's final reading, was
passed, and ordered 10 be sent to the House
for concurrence in the Senate amendments.
The House refused to concur In the amend
ments which were designed TO kill the BILL.
The bill to empower the City Council of
Charleston to establish House of Refuge and
Industrial School, and to make ordinances for
governing the same, received Its fnal read
Ing, was passed, and ordered to be sent to the
| House.
The following bills and resolutions were
read the second time and ordered to be en-.
crossed for third reading:
Bill requiring county coroners 10 offer re-
| wards IN captal cases.
Bill 10 encourage and provide for the incor-
poraIion of agricultural and mechanical socle-
| lies for the promotion of the arts and sciences.
Bill to incorporate the new Prospect Baptist
Church and High School at Spartanburg.
Bill to incorporate the Canaan Baptist
Church of Beaufort County.
Bill to incorporate the Huspah Baptist
| Church Of Beaufort County.
Bill to incorporate the Cfoss Hoaos baptist
Church of Pickenq.
| Bill to renew and extend the charter OF st.
Matthew's Evangelical Church OF Orangeburg
Bill to Incorporate the New Hope belho.
dlst Church at Clarendon.
Bill to incorporate the Clinton Presbyterian
Church and academy IN Lsnrens County. -.
| Bill TO incorporate the CoEgrnlty Churcn, OF
| Concord Township, Sumter.
Bill 10 incorporate r,le Mount Zion Gene
tary Company of Ktngslree.
Bin to incorporate the Columbia Baptist
Church OF Greenvlle.
Joint resolution 10 instruct the trustees OF
the State Orphan Asylum 10 Invite proposals
| for o site and building, and for tne approprla-
hi Bill TO charter the Greenvllle and Gap Creek
Turnpike Company.
Joint resolution, authorizing A. R. Taylor,
Henry Arthur, and others OF Lexington Coun-
| ty to continue for term OF four years, Two
gates erected by them across the OLD Stale
road and the Barnwell road.
Bill to declare road leading from Nelson's
Ferry Road to Murrray's Ferry Road, In
Clarendon County, public highway.
Bill to authorize and empower the county
commissioners OF ofOrangeburg County to open
and Keep In repair public road running from
Mouck's Corner Road to Lewisvtlle.
Bill to authorize the county commissioners ,e
of Sumter and Darlington Counties TO build
bridge across Lynch Creek.
Bill TO provide for an assessment oil real
property In 1873.
Hotel and Transfer Company Of Columbia.
Bill to incorporate the Southern Warehouse
Company.
Joint resolution allowing E. W. Brady. of
Orangeburg County, to redeem certain for
| feited lands.
Joint resolution allowing Mr.. Dolap, OF
OraDgeburg, to redeem certain forfeited
lands.
Bill to construct wharf at Rockville and
for other purposes.
Bill amending the act Incorporating the
Laurene and Ashvele Railway.
Bill to amend the General Statutes regard
Ing trial Justices.
The following bills were laid on the table:
Bill recurring county school commissioners
10 establish night schools at each county seat
In the State.
Concurrent resolution directing the State
treasurer 10 report to The General Assembly
the names and newspapers, the amount paid
each, and to whom paid, out Of the appropTiEa,
lion OF $75, 600 for publishing the acts OF the
General Assembly.
Concurrent resolution to appoint commit
tee to consider the memorial Of the American
Woman Suffrage Association.
Joint resolution authorizing the State treas.
urer to refund TO Henry Ware Il Son, New
berry County, money paid for taxes on State
lauds.
The concurrent resolution to appoint com.
mIl,ee 10 investigate the disposal oil horses OF
the State constabulary belonging to the State,
and the report of the committee on roads,
bridges and ferries on sundry petitions OF the
citizens OF Lexington County, were adopted.
The concurrent resolution authorizing Inc
attorney general to investigate the Darlington
land purchases was referred 10 the commlt'
lee on the judiciary.
The following bills were postponed for
future consideration:
Bill to reqnlre phosphate companies chart
cred by this State 10 make monthly reports to
the comptroller genera.
Bill to punish any person who shall wll(ully
obslruct the Inspector of phosphates 10 the
discharge oi his dulles.
Bill 10 incorporate the Grand Southern
Hotel and Transfer Company OF Columbia.
Bill to fix the salary of certain officers.
Bill to amend an act Incorporating the
Spartanburg and Aiken Railway.
Joint resolution providing for the purchase
by the State of lot Of land ior the use OF the
State Peniten;lary.
In the House, the following bills were read
second time, and ordered to be engrossed
for third reading:
Bill Incorporating the Southern Warehouse
COmDauy
Bill empowering the City Council of
Charleston to establish house OF refuge
and Industrial school, and to make ordinances
| for the government Of the same.
Bill repeating the act authorizing trustees
TO In vest funds 10 the bonds OF the State.
Bill preventing Stale and county officers
from holding more Than one oifics.
Bll to punish persons for removing or se-
creting personal property levied on by the
sheriff. -r.
Bill abrogatlng ard sinking all that portion
of the state debt incurred In aid of the late
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