The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-18
THE LEGIsLATuRE.
CEEpINGs ~ oF, ,THIRTY-SIxTH DAY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

establish State police force was
read the second time and passed. It
provides for system of espionage
under the ostensible design of pre-
serving the public peace, and will
put about $4,000 into the pockets
of radical spies; and pimps, to say
nothing OF the stealings and black
mail.
The Special Committee who had
been appointed few days since to
stir up all the current reports of the
disloyalty of the Democratic people
of this State, announced, through
the Speaker of the House, that they
would inoubate daily until the close
of the session, and begged everybody
who could trump up anything
having the semblance of disloyalty
to come forward and take the oath.
Whipper gave notice of bill to
establish justice courts aud to define
the duties thereof.
He also introduced bill to pro-
vide for the payment of the per diem
and mileage of the members of the
General Assembly. 1t instructs the
Clerk of the Senate and the Sergeant
alarms of the House to furnish the
members with pay certificates to the
Goth of August, which shall be
cashed by the Treasurer in bills re-
ceivab)e at the rate of seventy cents
on the dollar.
Bills were introduced, to enable the
Cheraw Railroad to extend its road
to the North Carolina line, in the
directions of Salisbury, and the Chat
ham, On. C.) Road to Columbia.
A joint resolution was adopted,
providing for the election of eight
Circuit Judges, at 9 o'clock to-mor-
row. at
DeLarge introduced bill to au-
thorize loan and redeem the obli-
cations known as the bills receivable
of the State Of South Carolina. It
authorizes the Governor to borrow
$500, 600 on six per cent. State bonds,
running twenty years, and for the re-
demption of which the faith and
credit of the State is pledged.
The rest OF the session was devoted
to the passage of the tax bill, which
covers seventy solid pages and con-.
tains one hundred and fifty sections.
fAszi SENATE
The Committee on Education made
areport, recommending that the re-
solution proposing to turn over all
public institutions of learning to the
jurisdiction of the State Superinten-
dent of Education, should lie on the
table.
Jillson offered resolution, to the
effect that no more petitions for the
removal of political disabilities should
be entertained at the present session.
Ordered for consideration to-mor.
row.
The appropriation bill was read
third time aud sent to the House.
A bill to empower the Circuit
Judges to change the venue for the
trial of actions both civil and crimi
nal, was read q first time.
The unfavorable report of the Com
mlttee On Finance. ON the petition of
certain merchants of Charleston,
praying that the amounts paid by
them under the operation of that fea-
ture of the tax bill of 1866, which
imposed q tax of sixty cents on every
hundred dollars worth of gross sales,
should be rcmitted, was adopted.
The bill to authorize the sale of the
Columbia Canal, was referred to the
Committee on Public Buildings.
The bill to provide for the appoint
ment of a Board OF Directors of the
State Penitentiary, was similarly re-
ferred.
The appropriation bill was passed,
as also, the bill to provide for the re-
cording Of the sales of land in Beau
fort District; after which the Senate
adjourned.