The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-12-17

42.6t; Total, 81, $685.. Referred
TO the Committee on Public Lands.
The Senate took up for consider
ations report OF Special Committee
OF Three, on report of Commission
ers OF Elections. Agreed to.
Senate adjourned at $50 P. M.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at IL M. The
Speaker took the chair. Prayer by
Rev. S. Saunders.
Mr. Purvis, from the Committee
on interpretations, reported (favora-
bly, on bill to alter and amend the
charter of the town of Edgefeld.
Mr.. DeLarge, from the Committee
on Ways and Means. to whom was
referred the report of the Board of
Commissioners of Elections appoint
ell by the late Constitutional Conven-
ton, reported joint resolution, that
the State Treasurer be authorized to
pay to the Chairman of the Board of
Commissioners of Elections the sum
of 1929, out of any money in the
State Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated. Ordered for a second read
ing.
Mr.. Neagle, from the Special Com
mittee appointed to examine the col
lege building, rs to its fitness for the
meeting of the General Assembly,
submitted q report, that the college
chapel is about thirty six by forty
eight feet, clear of the rostrum, and
is deemed sufficiently large to accom-
modate the House of Representa-
tives. The galleries will also furnish
better accommodations for spectators
than the present hail. The library
hall will afford good accommodations
for the Senate, if that body should
be willing to occupy that hall. Re-
ceived as Information.
Mr.. Elliott presented the petition
and account of W. w. Woodward,
late sheriff of Barnwell County. Laid
over for reference to the Committee
on Claims. Also, introduced bill
to provide for the payment Of the
fees of sheriffs for dieting persons
confined in Jail. Referred.
Mr.. Tomlinson introduced Joint
resolution, that the execution or en-
forcement of the provisions of section
2 of the Actentitled can Act to close
the operations of the Bank of the
State of South Carolina" ratified
September Is, 1868, be postponed
and suspended until the Governor of
the State shall have obtained the real
and personal estate, assets, chooses in
action and books of accounts of the
Bank of the State of South Carolina,
as provided in the first section of
said Act. Referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
Mr.. S. Johnson introduced n reso-
luton, which was adopted, that the
Committee on Ways and Mcaus are
hereby instructed to report to this
House what amount Of salary shall
be allowed officers and employees for
their services during the regular
session.
Mr.. jerks introduced concurrent
resolutions, which were adopted, and
ordered to be sent to the Senate,
that the Special Committee to whom
was referred the subject of securing
safer and more convenient building
for the meeting of the General AS
semhly, be instructed to ascertain and
report to this body the most favora-
BILE terms on which the building
now ased as Nickerson's Hotel can
be leased for the purpose above spe-
cited. Also, that o committee of two
on the part Of the House and --
on the part of the Senate, be ap-
pointed to investigate and report to
the General Assembly, at nm early
day, the amount and class of pro-
perty exempted from taxation by
charters heretofore granted by the
State.
Mr.. Richardson presented the pc
tition for the removal of the political
disabilities of j. X. Linder, of Col
Teton County. Referred.
Mr.. Crews presented the petition
of citizens of Greenviile and Laurens,
that they have a new County formed
from portions of the two. Also, the
account of John Neighbors for copy
ing tax list, pursuant to orders re-
ceived from Headquarters Second
Military District. And tho petition
of the Edgefeld bar to have the
Court of Equity continued. All of
which were appropriately referred.
Mr.. Neagle introduced bill to en-
force the provisions of the fourteenth
Article of the Constitution Of the
United States.
The Senate sent to the House a
concurrent resolution, that as certain
obnriffc op1 foy oollooto,, -, tl,;e