The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-09
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HOUSE OF REPRE FPATIVES.
The HdAss net at ia a., Speaker
osee in the Chair ssyar By Rev
TThg Com oommilsee d rssros.ea 81 ac.s,
reported rs engrossed FOR d third read.
ing, bill to amend an AcI entitied, San
physician to attend at the jsi! in
Charleston, and the magazine guard in
st. Philips Parish. and for other pnr-
poses therein mentioned" which was
read the third time, passed, and ordered
to be sent to tho Senate.
The Committee on Claims reportei
favorably on accounts of John S. Simons.
(S123,) and John Williams, (S7S,) for
services as special constables in Edge
field County. Adopted. and ordered TO
the Senate for concurrence.
Favorable reports were submitted bv
the Committee on Bills, to alter and
amend an Act entitled "An Act concern
ing the office, duties and liabilities Of
Coroncrs;" to authorize administrators.
executors, and other fiduciaries, to sell
certain evidences of Indebtedness ut
public sale, and to compromise in ccr-
tain cases; to relieve minors bound to
service by indenture; to change the loca-
ton OF the county seat of Barnwell
County from Blackville to the town of
Barnwell, and to provide for the holding
of courts in said County.
Mr.. Sloan, from the Special Committee
on River Fisheries, submitted q report
stating that for want of time they have
been unable to give the subject that care
and attention which its Importance de.
mands The art of pisciculture is Mt.
tracing O great deal Of attention, both
in Europe and in the Northern States,
and enough has been ascertained by ac-
tual experiments to prove that the resto-
ration OF migratory fish to our inland
streams and the propagation and culture
of the finer varieties of fresh water fish
is only question Of time, proper legis-
lation and a small outlay of money In
our mountain streams may be found
thousands OF salmon trout, where only n
few years since they we're unknown.
This-one of. if not the finest of, varie-
ties of fresh water fish-was introduced
into one of the branches of Toxnmy
River, by one of our public spirited citi-
zens, by being transported in an ordiua-
ry tin bucket and turned loose, and thew
have now increased to such an extent
that single person, with hook and
line, can take from 200 to 300 in an nf-
ternoon. They have been more recently
introduced into small stream near Wal
hnlln, III Oconce County, where they are
rapidly increasing in numbers. The ar
tificial hatching of fish, spawn in almost
countless numbers, has proven to be
task SO simple and cheap that it would
appear almost criminal in our Legisla-
ture not to adopt some measure whereby
our rivers, once filled with migratory fish.
shall be replenished
In our own State, where every porson
SO disposed has been allowed either from
want of Il law or the proper carving out
of existing laws on the subject, to fish
indiscriminntely at oil seasons, and in
any manner, there is no encouragement
to private parties to give it that atten-
ton they would wish; and MS the spirit
of the age requires that Our streams
should be public highways, and fish
should bo public property, (where not in
private fish ponds, it is necessary that
some legislation should be had to prevent
excessive fishing.
A nation to be happy should have
some Inexpensive means of recreation:
there is none so cheap and inoffensive rs
the sport of fishing. which combines re.
creation with profit, and in the judg-
ment of your committee any legislation
that will tend to increase the quantity of
fish in our streams will add both to the
prosperity and happiness of our people.
The report was ordered to lie over for
future consideration. A joint resolution
authorizing the appointment of Fish
Commissioners, and defining the duties
thereof, and bill for the better pro-
lection of migratory fish, was intro
duced.
Mr.. Guhin introduced a bill to pro-
hibit the carrying of concealed weapons
by any person in this State other than q
municipal officer. Referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. s. j. Lee introduced bill to in
corporate the Hamburg, South Carolina,
Ice Manufacturing Company. Referred
to the Committee on Interpretations.
Mr.. Waller introduced a concurrent
resolution, which was referred to the
Committee on the Removal of Political
Disabilities that w. s. Wilson, of Horny
County, be recommended to Congress for
the removal of political disabilities.
The petition of citizens of Pickens and
Grecnville Counties, praying that Ger
tain bridge and road known as Cox's
Bridge and Road shall not be discon-
was referred to Committeo on