The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-12


The bill TO regulate the admission
of persons to practice as Attorneys
Solicitors and Couneellors, in the
courts of this State, was taken mp,
and, pending its consideration, the
House adjourned. ~ Z, - - 4, & ;
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The House resolution, resembling
the resolution whereby a Special
Committee was appointed to examine
into the late disturbance in Columbia,
was concurred in. sfaK
A resolution, requesting Theodore
Starke, keeper of the State House,
to report what amount of the appro-
priation of so, 500 made for fitting
up the Hall for the Legislature, &c.
was unexpended, was passed.
Also, a resolution instructing the
Clerk of the Senate to prepare roll,
with view to the payment of the
per diem and mileage, to date, of tho
officers and members of the Senate.
The Committee on Education re-
ported o bill, similar to that intro
duced by Tomlinson, in the House,
in reference to the temporary organi-
zation of the Educational Depart
ment of the State, which was read
the first time. .,,
The bill to amend the charter Of
the city of Charleston was reported
with an amendment, authorizing the
Mayor to discharge any member Of
the police when, in his Judgment, it
was necessary.
The bill to declare the manner by
which the lands or the right of way
over the lands of persons, or corpo-
rations. may be taken for construc-
tion and uses of railways, and other
works of internal improvement, was
read q third time and passed.
The House resolution favorable to
the removal of the political disabili-
ties of Il. S. Arthur, of Greenville,
was concurred in.
The Committee on Political Disa-
bilities reported favorably on the pc
tition of w. 81. Anderson, of Cbes-
ter, and the report was adopted and
sent to the House for concurrence.
The report of the same Committee,
on the petitions of w. r. Treadwell,
f. Myers and S. D. Goodlett was re-
committed.
Wright introduced bill to close
up the affairs of the Bank of the
State, which was read and referred.
It authorizes the Governor to take
possession of all the real and per-
sonal assets, books of account, etc.,
of the Bank of the State, to sell the
assets at public auction, and place
the personal notes, bonds, etc., in
the hands of the Attorney General
for collection. That officer shall pay
over the proceeds of his collections
into the Treasury of the State, but
no suits shall be entered for the re-
covery of collaterals, which are con-
sidered worthless by the Governor
and Attorney-General. All bills of
the Bank issued prior to the Goth De-
cember, 1860, which were filed in the
Court of Equity prior to June l,
1868, under the order of that Court,
are to be funded, and on their sur
render ut the Treasury, bonds run
ming twenty years and bearing inte-
rest at the rate of six per cent. per
amman, payable semi-annually, are
to be given in exchange therefor
For the payment of these bonds, the
faith and credit of the State is
pledged. No bills which were not so
filed are to be; funded, but may be
taken as c discount or set. off in all
suits brought by the said Bank, in
payment of all demands due to it.
The Act Of December q, 1865, and
the 10th section of the Act ratified
December 10, 1912, and oil acts and
parts of acts which render the bills
of said corporation receivable in pay
ment of taxes, and all other debts
due the State, are repealed by the
bill. !9 H'"". .-l7ih ."oe 80
The Senate then adjourned.