The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-23
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HOUSE OF Representa- YES.
ConuMBIA, August 22.-The Com
i mittee on Education, to whom had
4 been recommitted the bin to estab-
lilish Bureau of Education, With an
i amendment proposing to bring nnder
1.-The jurisdiction of the State Superin-
4 tendent of Education, all schools sup
ported wholly or in part by the State,
reported it back, with the recon-
mendation that the amendment be
not adopted. Agreed TO.
| The Committee of Ways and
Means, to whom had been referred
the bill to repeal the bill repeating
the usury law, recommended that its
consideration be postponed until the
regular session. Agreed to.
The same committee reported
substitute on the bill to close the
operations of the Bank of the State.
1t covers the same ground as the
amended Senate bill, namely to
permit all bill holders to fund them,
whether fled in the Court of Equity,
or not.
Subsequently the bill was taken
up, when q resolution was passed,
calling for On opinion of its legality
from the Attorney General, and post
poning the consideration of the bill
until that was obtained.
The bill to regulate the per diem
and mileage of members, came up as
unfinished business, when the scenes
of yesterday were re-enacted. In
Vulnerable amendments, contemplate
ing pay, some in greenbacks, some
in bills receivable, some in specie
and some in each and so forth were
offered and disagreed to, and finally,
after heated debate, the whole bill
was tabled. Later in the day it was
called from the table, and recommit-
ted to the Committee of Ways and
Means.
The consideration of the bill to
enable the Chatham Railroad Com
pany to extend their road to Colum-
bia, was postponed until Tuesday
next.
The bill to fix the amount of the
official bonds of certain public Of
ficers was read second time and
passed.
The following are the amounts
fixed by the bill: Bond of Probate
Judge of Charleston County, S1O,-
600; other Counties, SIS, 900; Coroner
of Charleston, $4,000; other Coun-
ties, $4,000; Clerk of Court Common
Pleas of Charleston County, $40, 900;
other Counties, $4,000; Sheriff of
Charleston County, $25,OOO; other
Counties, $4,000.
O'Connell introduced joint reso-
luton, empowering the Governor to
sell q sufficient amount of bills re-
ceivable to realize enough to pay per
diem and mileage of members.
Motions were made to refer it to
the Committees on Lunatic Asylum,
Privileges, Penitentiary, &C.; but it
was finally sent to the Committee of
Ways and Means.
After hearing an announcement
from the Chair, that there would be
q caucus Of the Republican members
in the afternoon, for the purpose of
canvassing the nominations for Cir
cult Judges; and also that divine
service would be held tomorrow
morning, in the hall, the subject of
discourse being ethiopia stretching
4 Aoich hOi AetuuS W 0Ou, Uuo house
adjourned.
SENATE.
The House bills "to authorize q
State loan to pay the interest on the
public debt" and ssto authorize q
loan to redeem the obligations known
as bills receivable" were read first
time.
A resolution was adopted, instruct
ing the Committee on Elections to
inquire whether there exists vacan-
cy in the representation of Abbeville
County, in the Senate.
The bill to establish State Police
was ratified.
The bill to prevent determinations
between persons by those doing busi-
ness under license, was taken up, and
after variety of motions to refer,
recommit, postpone, lay on the table
and great deal of desultory debate,
the bill was made the special order
for Wednesday next, and the Senate
adjourned.
THE BUTLER ZoUAvEs AND SEY-
MoUR AND BLAIR. negro employed
at one of our city livery stables, is
Captain or Lieutenant of one of the
companies of the Butler Zouaves,
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