The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-15
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x iiConusrB1A, July Ia. The Senate
was called to order I'll O'clock. F,S :,
The Journal yesterday was read
and confirmed. ~ IN Ey ,Ist
l. Hon. Lemuel Boozer, Lieutenant
Governor elect, appeared and quali-
fed. sa t1-ii'''J A';a
Under the previous order. the Sc.
nate then proceeded TO ballot for a
Senator, to, fill the ,pnexpired short
term in the United States Senate,
with the following result: Thomas
y. Robertson received 23 votes; BEN
iamin +. Perry s.; A. G. Mackey l.
Thomas j. Robertson having re-
ceived the requisite number of votes,
was declared the choice of the Se-
nate. The Democratic members
voted for B. F. Perry.
+ The Senate then proceeded to bal
lot for q Senator to fill the unexpired
long term in tho United States Sc
nate, and came &c C choice on the
fifth ballot, the vote then standing:
For Frederick A. Sawyer Is votes;
A. G. Mackey 9; Mansfield French 5.
In this election, the Democratic
members all voted for Hon. J. B.
Campbell on the first ballot, but on
the secoud, changed their votes in
favor Of F. A Sawyer, w;.h the ca
,ception of Senator Bieman, of Oco-
nee, who continued to vote for Mr..
Campbell, until the fifth ballot, when
he united with his Democratic col
leagues upon Mr.. Sawyer, and so Sc
cured his choice
The Senate then adjourned until
IL m. to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House was called to order at
12M. ..-'
The roll was called, after which the
Speaker announced the following as
the standing committees of the
House:
On Railroads Elliott, Crews, De-
Large, Thomas, W. NJ; Ferriter,
Miller, Lang, Mobley and Stephen
Brown.
On the Observation-Disclosures,
Moore, McKinlay, W. j.; Swails,
jerks, Mcintyre and Keith.
Internal improvements Crews,
Brodie. Ezekiel, jackson, Hum
phreys, Jervey, Cain, L., and Wool
ley.
Ways and Means-DeLarge, Nc:
Kinlay, W. j.; Hayne, J. H; Mil
ford, Bullock, Chestnut and Root.
Military-Stolbrand, Stoeber, Den
mis-, Gray and Rivers.
Vacant Offices-Cook, Dusenberry.
DeMars, Berry and Doyle.
On the Ordinance of the Conven-
tion to establish Land Commission
-Pettingill, jerks, Hyde, Hender-
son, Neagle, James and johnson, S.
Grievances-Wilder, Sasportas,
Gardner, Smythe and Goodson.
Agriculture-Sloan, Grant, Tins
ley, Thomson, B. A., and Purvis.
County Offices and Officers
Kinlay, W. j.; Ru \, Smith, ST.
mons and Scott.
Lunatic Asylum-Duval, Little
John, Hayne, G. D.; Ferrity and
Hayes.
Incorporations-Purvis, Harris,
Lee, Sanders, Nelson, Ezekiel, Tur-
ner and Lewie.
Observation-Disclosures, johnson,
D. j. j.; johnson, w. E.; Kuh,
Lee, Wilder and Wilson. :
Claims-Neagle, Mayer, Crews,
Lennox, Wilder, Stewart and James.
Public Printing-Boseman Hayne,
Woolley, Kuh and McDaniels.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Cain, E.
j.; Boston, John; Bishop, Neagle,
Bryant and Collins.
Engrossed Acts-Martin, Wright,
Jacobs, Hudson, Mead, Duffle and
Burton.
Legislative Library--O'Connen,
Field and Whipper.
State House and Grounds-Stubbs.
Bennett, Prendergrass, Smiley,
Smith. l.. NJ; Valentine and Boston,
John. .'
Privileges and Observation-Disclosures,
Martin. Cook, Elliott, Bullock, Ches-
nut and Thompson, L. B.
Federal Relations-Jackson, Sas-
portas. Clyhurne. Shrewsbury,
O'Connell, Farr and Hoffman.
Roads, Bridges and Ferries Webb,
Morrison, DeMars, Mickey, Mays,
Neagle and Pettingill.
Public Buildings-Lee, Woolley,
Nash, Nuckels and Perrin.
The Special Committee appointed
to consider the matter of the protest
made against the admission of the
delegates from Anderson, reported