The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-14
THE LEaIsLATUaE,
PRocEEDNGs OF HIRTg-FouRTH DAY.
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IS CoLUDiBIA, August I3. The bill to
provide for a Public Administrator
was read the first time. s.
The bill to regulate the admission
of persons to practice as attorneys,
&c., was read the first time. s,siiR
The House resolutions in reference
to the death of Thad. Stevens, were,
concurred in, A' rs
Whittemore offered q resolution,
that the State Superintendent of
Education shall select and prescribe
q list of text books to be used in the
public schools, to the end that uni
form system of text books shall be
introduced throughout the State.
Referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation. ss, ..v . ..,.s
He also offered the following reso-
luton, which was referred to the
same COMMITTEES: ..,
Resoloed, That oil institutions of
learning in the State, supported
wholly. or in part, by funds fur
nished by the State, are hereby
turned oyer to the supervision of the
State Superintendent of Education;
and all the public schools in the
several Counties, supported as before
specified, are hereby placed under
the direct supervision of the School
Commissioners of the several Coun-
ties.
Also ssthe following resolution,
which was ordered for consideration
tomorrow: ''A 'H "e". ~, -
Resolred, That Special Commit
tee of Five be appointed for the pur-
pose of securing all facts which may
show the existence of disloyal or
CARNATIONS, outrages perpetrated on
Union men, murders committed, and
every other act of Iawlessness
throughout the State of South Caro-
lima, which has been practiced upon
citizens who have been loyal to the
Government. l.:g
Resolued, That information be in
vited from every source which will ac-
complish the object of the foregoing
resolution, and that members of this
branch Of the General Assembly be
requested to furnish said committee
with all Outrages and incidents con-
nected Herewith, which may have
occurred in their respective Counties.
Hayne offered the following resolu-
ton, which was agreed to:
Res0lUed, That a Committee of Two
be appointed by the President, to act
in conjunction with the House COM
mittee, to investigate the cause and
circumstances connected with the i'm
prisonment Of convicts now confined
in the State Penitentiary, and that
said committee report at as early
day as practicable.
The Chair announced Hayne and
Hoyt rs the committee.
Whittemore, from the Committee
on Disabilities, reported favorably on
the petitions of w. r. Treadwell,
and unfavorably in the case of Frank
Myers, adding that they had received
information fastening upon Myers
accusations of the most Infamous
nature.
On motion of Jillson, the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of the
special order, which was the message
of Governor Scott, vetoing the "Act
to fix the amounts of the official
bonds of certain public officers, and
W ihpooo pcuhlIleS Oh emDeZZIe-
ments." The question was then taken
upon passing the bill over the veto,
and resulted ayes Is; nays 13. So
the requisite two-thirds' vote not
having been obtained, the bill was
rejected.
The Act to determine and perpetu-
ate the homestead, was then taken
up, and after long discussion, the
committees amendment, incorpo-
rating the retrospective feature of the
bill, was passed-ayes 20; nays 6.
The bill was then passed.
Montgomery gave notice of bill
to incorporate the Lake Swamp Navi-
cation Company of Horny County.
Nash introduced bill to authorize
the sale of the Columbia Canal.
Leslie gave notice of bill to. de-
termine and fix the amount of the
official bonds of State and County
officers.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
A communication was received
from the Secretary of State, in re-
sponse to resolution passed Il few
days since, showing that the State
now holds 22,737 acres of land for
non-payment of taxes which have