The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-31
lTHIRTRENTH DAY.r5b - =

by President Mackey! Prayer by
Iss7. o. N. 1stl.i is.i,iun. iG< - -
IT, J. Coghlan, of Es;uniter. offered
a resolution, that the reporter of the
Mercury be excluded from the floor
and priyileges of this house. The
motion was carried, ,sahd MI. Logan
retired. *, a~.5,s,j,s.s 81 ~ =, 80. :.
The President ordered the Ser.
geant-at-Arms to exclude the reporter
of the Mercury from the floor Of the
house.
r. B. Elliott presented and read
the petition of W. j. Nixon, praying
the Convention to recommend the
removal of the political disabilities
imposed upon him by Act of Con-
gress. Referred to the Committee
on Petitions D,S
Corley introduced resolutions in
relation to homesteads and bank
ruptcy, which were referred to the
Legislative Committee.
Arnim offered q resolution to petit
tion Congress to lend the State
So, 900, 900, which amount is the nett
proceeds OF the cotton tax of the
State. Referred.
Parker moved that the President
be instructed to request Gen. Candy
to provide for the Convention. at
once, $4,000 in bills receivable of
the State. Adopted.
The special order, an ordinance for
the division of Pickens District, was
taken up and passed by vote of
ayes, Sc; nays, 25.
l.. b. johnson moved that the or
dinance for the division of Pickens
District, be referred to the appro-
pirate committee, with instructions
to incorporate the name of Oconee
District, in the new Constitution,
with the names Of the other Districts.
Referred to the Legislative Com
mittee.
B. F. Whittemore offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which wns referred
to the Legislative Committee:
Resolued. That all persons shall be
eligible to take or retain seat in the
House of Representatives, who shall
have attained the age of twenty-one
years, and have been citizens and re-
sidents of this State one year next
preceding the day of election, and
for the last six months of time, and
shall continue to be residents of the
District which they are to represent.
chamberlain moved to take up an
ordinance reported by tho Judiciary
Committee, invalidating contracts for
the purchase and sale of slaves, and
that the same be passed to its second
reading.
Beverly Nash introduced IL resolu-
tlon to tax uncultivated lands one
per cent. more than cultivated lands.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
A resolution was adopted, author
izing the President of the assemblage
to ask General Candy to send to the
State Treasurer for $4,000 in State
bills.
B. o. Duncan offered the following
resolution, which was referred to the
Committee on Petitions:
Resolved, That Committee, con-
sisting of one from each District, be
appointed by the Chair, to report to
this Convention the names of such
persons as, in their opinion, this
Convention shall petition Congress to
AoO'o "iL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from, on
account OF past political offences.
The tax ordinance was taken up,
read third time and passed, as fol-
lows:
That there shall be assessed and
collected by the Tax Collectors of
the several Districts and Parishes in
this State, in addition to the tax
already levied, under General Or
ders No. 139, issued from Head
quarters, Second Military District,
by Brevet Major General e. r. S.
Canby, commanding said District,
dated Charleston, December, 3, 1867,
the following taxes, which shall be
collected by the persons and at the
times and in the manner presented
by said General Orders: On all real