The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-15
DULL. DAY IN COLUMBII.

More Investigation--Fina Pana-
eeas--The Atlantic Seaboard Railroad
Defeated In the House.
lFRoA QUE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, s. c., February l3.
&he members OF the Legislature do not ap-
pesr to have yet gotten over their yearniDg
for profitable Investigations, and Senator Nc.
Intyre to-day discovered new field for re-
search In certain transactions connected with
the State Lunatlc Asylum. He therefore or
fered the following concurrent resolution,
which went over until tomorrow:
Resolved, That committee of three on the
part OF the Senate and - on the part OF tne
House be appointed to Investigate the dis
bursement OF $4,000 appropriated under a
Joint resolution making an appropriation Tor
the completion Of the State Lnnatic Asylum
and for other purposes, approved Marcn .;
1871. Such committee to have poWerto seno
for persons and papers and report at the ear
liest possible moment.
FINANCIAL MEASURES.
The House committee on ways and means
this morning reported upon number OF i'm
portant financial bills as follows:
The bill! to provide for sinking fuad for
the City of Charleston was reported favorably.
The joint resolution to require the county
tressurers of the various counties to receive
taxes In every township In their respective
counties was reported favorably.
The bill to regulate the disbursement of the
public moneys In the several counties OF the
State was reported favorably.
The joint resolution to require the State
treasurer to publish statement of the num-
ber, character, series and amounts OF bonds
and stocks Issued from the office OF the State
treasurer during the last four years Was re.
ported tavorably.
The bill to provide for the funding of the
debt OF the State (the thirty per cent. scaling
billy was reported unfavorably.
The joint resolution to authorize the State
treasurer to pay 10 the City Council of Charles
ton moneys advanced TO the health officer of
the port of Charleston for quarantine purposes
was reported unfavorably.
The same committee also introduced the
following joint resolution, which was laid
over for consideration:
Resolved, That hereafter the treasurer of
the State shall pay no moneys from the treas
ury for any claim against the State until the
same shall have been acted upon aud passed
by the General Assembly, and that the treas.
urer shall, while the General Assembly is In
sesslon, furnish tc It daily certified list OF
all moneys by him paid out, to whom paid,
and for what purpose.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
A concurrent resolution was adopted to.
day by the House to &C into joint assembly
tomorrow, the l4th instant, at l P. NJ, tor
the purpose Of electipg seven trustees lor the
South Carolina University, aud the Senate
has already taken similar action.
The House committee on education to-day
reported favorably upon the bill, which has
been passed by the Senate, TO provide for the
establishment OF house of refuge and indus
trial school in the Cities of Charleston and
Columbia.
THE ATLANTIC sEABoARo RAILROAD.
Almost the entire session OF the House
today was occupied With long and rar-bling
debate upon the bill to amend the charter OF
the Charleston, Georgetown and ConWayboro'
Railroad Company. which proposes to allow
the consolidation of that road with the Atlantic
and Pacific Seaboard Railroad, to form link
in the great narrow gauge road which starting