The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-25
THE LEaIsLATUaID.

PROCEEDINGS OF FORTY-SECoHD DAY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
CoLuafB1A, Auguet 24.-Lo1nax
gave notice of o bill to punish Office
holders for malfeasance in ofiics. S
Kuh introduced o bill 70 reS;;iiaa S;;iias 70 70
the quantity of licenses by County
Commissioners, City Or Town Coun-
ellis. Read o first time. 5 tses'
Mcintyre offered a resolution pro-
posing to defer the consideration of
all bills, which proposed to renew or
amend the charters of railroads, until
the regular session, which, on mo-
ton, was made the special order for
Wednesday,.
Burrin James offered resolution
to provide for the closing of all bar
rooms on election days; and the i'm
position of fines and imprisonment
for violation thereof. Referred to
the Committee on Privileges and
Elections.
On the call for unfinished bust
ness, O'Connell's resolution to en-
power the Governor to sell sufficient
quantity of bills receivable to provide
for the payment of the per diem and
mileage of the members of the Gene
raj Assembly, was taken up and in
definitely postponed.
The bill to provide for the tenn
porary organization OF the educa-
tional department of this State, was
passed.
AS was also the homestead law,
with the Senate's amendment, which
makes the bill retroactive in its opera
tions.
The bill to regulate elections and
to punish abuses of elective fran
chise, was considered, amended so as
to allow per diem of So each to
managers Of election, when employ
ed, and then recommitted, with in
structions to reconsider the ninth
section; which prohibits persons from
giving food or refreshment to mana
gers, in conjunction with an amend
ment offered by Hyde, of Greenville.
to prevent liquor being taken to the
polls.
A message was received from Gov.
Scott, announcing that he had ap-
proved the joint resolution, petition
ing Congress to remove tho political
disabilities of T. S. Arthur, Of Green
vile.
Also, o message returning the joint
resolution, proposing to remit dou-
BILE tax in the case of Mrs. Georgiana
Hayward, of Charleston, on account
of irregularity-it not having been
read three times in each House, nor
having the seal of the State affixed.
A concurrent resolution from the
Senate, proposing to go into joint
ballot on Wednesday, at 1890 p. M,
for eight Circuit Judges, was agreed
to.
A bill to establish Justice courts
was read q second time and passed.
These courts are constituted by JUS
tices of the peace, who are officers of
the same privileges and Jurisdiction
as those heretofore exercised by
magistrates in this State. The bill
allows the Mayor aud Aldermen of
incorporated cities or the Intendant
and Wardens of incorporated towns
and villages to determine how many
justices shall be elected for such
cities, towns and villages.
The bill to declare the manner by
which the lands or the right of way
over the lands Of persons or corpora
tions may be taken for the construc-
tion and uses of railways and other
works of internal improvements, was
read third time and passed. The
substance of the bill has heretofore
been published.
A bill from the Senate, to provide
for the payment of the per diem
and mileage OF members and officers
of the General Assembly, was read q
first time and referred to the Com
mittee of Ways and Means. 1t pro-
vides that pay shall be made in suffi-
cient quantity of bills receivable, at
current rates of exchange, to place
the amounts on q par with green
backs-that is, six dollars per diem
and twenty cents mileage each way,
each member electing how much he
will draw up to the Goth instant.
The House then adjourned.
SENATE.
The bills to authorize State loan
to pay the interest on the public
debt and to authorize State loan to
redeem the Obligations known as
bills receivable of the State of South
Carolina, were each read the second
time and passed.
The bill to provide for the per
diem and mileage of the members of
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