The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-01-12
STATE LEGISLATURE.

of absence for three days
The House sent to the Senate concur
rent resolution, appointing a joint commit
tee to investigate and report upon all mat
ters connected with the Lunatic Asylum
| Concurred in.
Message No. 13 from the Governor was
announced, aud presented to the Senate by
Mr.. John Heart. when the Senate went into
executive session until 2. As =. NJ. and then
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at IL NJ. The Speaker
took the Chair.
The Committee on the Judiciary reported
favOrably on bill to empower the Attor-
| ney General to change the venue in State
cases, which was ordered to lie over for a Sc
cond reading.
The Committee on interpretations report
ed on the petition of the German Fire En-
gine Company, OF Charleston, for renewal
of charter, and the petition for renewal of
charter of the Orangeburg Fire Engine
Company, by bill to incorporate certain
fire engine companies. Read and ordered
for second reading.
The Committee on Ordinance of the Con
vention to establish n Land Commission,
submitted report, that they have given
the subject due and careful consideration,
and are of the opinion that no BILL practi-
cable In its operations to any warrantable
degree, can be framed based on said ordi-
nance. The Committee. therefore, submit
this their report, hoping thereby to test the
sense of the House as to the binding force
of said ordinance in their action. Received
rs information, and the further considera-
ton made the special order for 1.30 p. M
this day.
The Committee on the Removal of Politi-
cal Disabilities, reported fayorably on Sc
nate resolution for the removal of the politi-
cal disabilities Of S. T. Atkinson, of George
town County. The resolution concurred
In, and ordered to be returned to the Sc
nate. Also, concurrent resolution, which
was adopted, and ordered to he sent to the
Senate, that the Congress of the United
States, be respectfully requested to remove
the political disabilities of the following
named persons: w. C. Harris. OF Laurens
County; J. X. Linder and jacob Simon
Linder, of Colleton County; Daniel Keels,
of Sumter County, and Eli Cornnell. of
Chester County.
The Special Joint Committee appointed
by virtue of concurrent resolution relative
to the number of attaches of the General
Assembly, submitted report, that they
have had the same under consideration, and
find that there are at present not less than
fourteen attaches in the Senate, two clerks,
one reading clerk, one sergeant-at arms,
two door-keepers, two messengers, three
pages, one committee clerk, one chaplain.
In the House, there are twenty-four, three
clerks, one reading reading clerk, one ser
Seant-at-arms, ono assistant sergeant-at-
arms, one chief messenger, six assistant
messengers, four pages, two laborers, one
Janltor, four committee clerks. The Com
mittee recommend that the following
changes be made: In the Senate, instead of
three pages there be two and that the Of
flee of janitor be abolished, and his duty
imposed upon the assistant door-keeper
And the following changes in the House:
In lieu OF seven messengers, there be three;
instead of four pages, there be two; that
the laborers be discharged, and that the
Office of assistant sergeant.at- t-arms be abo-
llshed. In pursuing this course of reducing
the number of attaches, your committee
was actuated by the knowledge that expe-
rience gained since the organization of this
body will enable the officers and attaches
retained to discharge the duties incumbent
upon them completely and we'll, thus rem
dering unnecessary the large number here
tofore employed. The further considera-
ton of the joint report was made the special
order for Tuesday next. at p. m.
The Committee on Ways and Means re-
ported favorably on a bill to amend an Act
entitled can Act to close the operations of
the Bank of the State of South Carolina;"
ordered for second reading. Also, on
resolution requesting His Excellency the
Governor to inform this General Assembly
if any discrimination has been made by the
State Treasurer in receiving tho bills of the
Bank of the State of South Carolina, that
no discrimination has been made in fund
ing said bills, and they therefore recon-
mend the indefinite postponcment of the
resolution. Adopted. Also, the following
substitutes for resolutions referred to them !:
That the widow Of the late S. G. w. Dill,
member of This House from Kershaw
County. be paid the mileage and per diem