The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-10
THE LEGISLATURE.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH DAY.
The House of Representatives was
called to order at 10 o'clock A. M.
After the call of the roll and read
ing of the journal, the report of the
Committee on the Inauguration of
the Governor was received as inform
alton.
The committee appointed to sug-
gest how many officers would be re-
quired to transact the business of
the House, and to nominate suitable
persons for such positions, made a
report, covering the following nomi-
nations:
Sergeant-at-Arms, J. P. F. Camp;
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, B. Byas;
Door-keeper, John Fitzsimmons; AS
sistant Door-keeper, 'GLewis Pinkus;
Chief Messenger, T. A. Crews; AS
sistant Messengers, E. B. Thomp-
son. A. Rufin, aud A. T. Atterbury;
Clerk, A. 0. Jones; Assistant Clerks,
j. 81. Hendrix, James Just and G.
r. Tucksberry; Recording Clerk, J.
H. Frost; Pages, Ben. Simons and
Charles Brown.
The committee further recommend
ed that no chaplain be chosen, as
there were q number of reverend
gentlemen on the floor. who would,
no doubt, on invitation, gratuitously
serve in rotation. They also report
ed that it was desirable to have the
services of stenographer, but no
suitable person could be found.
The committee also recommended
the adoption Of concurrent resolu-
ton, authorizing the Attorney Gene
raj to engage the services of engross-
ing clerks, not to exceed six in num-
ber, except by express authority of
the General Assembly, and also the
services of two competent legal gen
tlemens to aid in the matter of draft
ing bills, resolutions, &c.
The report and resolution were
made the special order for to- morrow,
at 1890 p. NJ.
The business of the House recur-
ring to the undetermined question of
privilege, raised yesterday, in refer
ence to the exclusion of the Ander-
son delegation from their seats, on
motion of r. B. Elliott, resolution
was adopted, by q vote of 80 ayes to
% nayes, resembling the order of the
House by which they were compelled
to stand aside, admitting them to
their seats, and referring their Gre
dentials to the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections.
These gentlemen, viz: John Will
son, B. r. Sloan and John B. Moore,
were thereupon qualified, and took
their seats, as also did II. NJ. Valen-
tine, of Abbeville, II. Frank Cly-
burne, of Lancaster, and Samuel
Littlejohn, Robert NJ. Smith, Ivan
Bryant and G. G. Turner, of Spar
tanburg, who had just made their
appearance.
The joint resolution, ratifyiug the
proposed fourteenth article to the
Constitution of the United States,
which had passed the Senate, was
then taken up and passed, twelve
members-all Democrats voting in
the negative. Their names are o.
NJ. Duel, W. G. Keitt, W. II. Field,
S. Littlejohn, r. NJ. Smith, J. Bry-
an, @. G. Turner, B. Frank Sloan.
John Wilson, j. B. Moore, It. F.
OlyDurne ana q. u. Stewart.
A concurrent resolution, petition
ing Congress to relieve the political
disabilities of W. J. Nixon, the mem
ber from Barnwell, who could not
take his seat, by reason of being dis
qualified by the constitutional
amendment, was passed, mem. con.
A resolution was adopted, instruct
ing a Special Committee of Five to
inquire whether more suitable hall
could not be obtained for the House.
A. j. Ransier presented the papers
in the matter of the Anderson cleo
ton. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee. @ pae 0l
After some unimportant business,
the House adjourned until 10
O'Clock, tomorrow. aa f5t
Nothing OF consequence was done