The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-26


current resolution recommending
the removal of the political disabili-
ties Of r. Il. Heriot and John
O'Conner, of Sumter County. The
committee recommended that the
petition be approved, as far as Heriot
is concerned, but that it be amended
SO as to eliminate the name of O'Con-
ner, who did not appear to have any
political disabilities. The report
was adopted.
A resolution was adopted, instruct
ing the Committee on Offices and
Officers to make a report, at as early
O day as practicable, to fix the sala-
ries of the officers of the State.
On motion of DeLarge, Rule No.
80, of the House, which required
that no rule should be suspended,
rescinded or altered, except by vote
of two-thirds of the members pre-
sent, after one days notice, was sus-
pended for the rest of the session.;
Woody offered bill to protect the
right of suffrage, which was read q
first time and appropriately referred.
Purvis offered joint resolution,
providing that the present Mayor
and Council of Columbia remain in
Office until the time for holding
regular election under the present
city charter. Made q special order
for Monday, at 1890 o'clock.
Accounts of @. B. Glover, for SER
vices as acting coroner and magis-
trate, were laid over for future con-
sideration.
Also, account of j. P. Dubois,
jailor of Marion District, for sup
plies furnished prisoners.
The petition of the Board of Com
missioners Of williamsburg County,
praying an appropriation for the
building of new Jail, was referred
to the Com mittee on Public Build
ings.
Neagle offered a resolution, provid-
ing that the report of Major T. B.
Lee, superintendent of the peniten-
tiary, as contained in the last mes
sage of ex-Provisional Governor Orr,
be referred to the Committee on the
Penitentiary, with instructions to
report, so soon as practicable.
Adopted.
Neagle also gave notice of bill to
create loan of 81, 100000.
A bill to repeal all capitation taxes
was also presented by Neagle, read o
first time, and ordered to be printed
and referred to the Ways and Means
Committee. 1t provides that all
sums claimed to be due and owing as
State, County or municipal capita
tion taxes, or any sums due as exc
cutions for non-payment of said
taxes, by any person who has hereto
fore been denied the right of suffrage,
shall be void from January 1st, 1868,
and makes it misdemeanor for
any one to collect any part thereof.
Referred to the Committee of Ways
and Means.
The following bills were read
first time and appropriately referred: !:
A bill to determine and perpetuate
the homestead.
A bill to regulate appeals and writs
of error to the Supreme Court.
A bill to organize circuit courts.
A bill to amend the charter of the
city of Charleston.
The bill to establish the County of
Aiken was taken up for o second
reading, but was ordered to be print
ed and laid over for consideration on
Monday.
An inquiry was raised as to whether
the State printer charged full rates
per page for the calendar, which fire.
quently contained only q few lines.
Neagle desired to know what was
the price asked, and said he under
stood it to be $3.50 per page for 200
copies, (which would make the
charge for the calendar $500 q day.
His ludicrous Ito use mild term)
mistake, was corrected, but neither
member of the committee could in
form the House what the precise
charge was, and motion to dispense
with the calendar, altogether, as a
matter OF economy, was only defeated
by n resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Printing to make The
necessary inquiries and report to the
House.
The report of the Committee of
Ways and Means on Neagle's bill to
provide for the redemption of bills
receivable, by the imposition of taxes
on cotton and rice, was then made
and considered. The committee
showed that, besides other objections
to it, the bill was clearly unconstitu-