The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-19
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SATURDAY, DscEMBER 18. 1859.
esasS SENATE. -,

sent State stock u Spattanbnrg and
Union Railroad Company, axeoemmend!
ing appointing of Simeon Fair and Jas.
Bryant. Agreed to aud ordered to be
returned to House. u ~,,,o 49,.
Bills to incorporate Unity and Friend
ship Society Of Charleston; to change
location Of County-seat of Barnwell from
Blaokyille to BarnYell; to re-charter
Blythe's Gap Turnpike Road, were read
HrsE time. 'eTf 81 y ss4f#
Bill to empower certain persons there
in named TO construct q railroad, was
ordered for second reading
Joint resolution, authorizing appoint
ment Of Fish Commissioners, and de-
fining their powers, was read first time.
Petitions of w. r. Fowler, Constable,
and d. D. Going, Magistrate, were re-
ferred to Committee on Claims.
An Act to incorporate the Ashley Bridge
Company, and an ACT to better protect
reported as daily and correctly engrossed.
A bill to provide for fees for transfer
of State stock was read the third time
and ordered to House of Representatives.
A bill to incorporate Promptitude Fire
Engine Company, of Charleston, and
Wihnsboro Baptist Church of Fairfield,
were'read second time. /: -o,-ft ~.
Bills to re-eharterr Rantowls Bridge
Ferry; to- repeal an Act entitled Gan
Act to organize townships md to define
their powers and priyileges;'' and joint
resolutions to. extend time in which
claims of teachers for services rendered
during year commencing October 81,
1867, shall be presented for payment; to
authorize and direct State Auditor and
County Commissioner to levy certain
taxes, read second time.
Joint resolution to authorize Treasurer
of State to pay accounts of school
teachers for services rendered in 1869,
was referred to Committee on Educa-
ton.
A bill to renew charter of Columbia
Hebrew Benevolent Society, was read
second time and ordered to be engrossed.
A bill to incorporate the Independent
Elliott Hook and Ladder No. l. was read
and referred.
A bill to grant, renew and amend
charters of certain towns and villages
therein mentioned, was read first time.
The account Of r. A. Green was re-
ferred to Committee on Claims.
A petition of citizens of Kershaw
County, praying fora charter for rail
road from town of Camden to the
North Carolina line, in the direction of
Charlotte, N. O., with other privileges
therein named, was referred.
Mr.. Donaldson introduced bill to in
corporate town of Chesterfield; read first
time.
Notice was given of bill to alter and
amend an Act entitled can Act to in
corporate the town of Manning"
Bills to extend the South Carolina
Central Railroad from Sumter uiu Cam
den and Lancaster G. H., in the direc-
ton of Charlotte, N. c.; and to amend
the charter of the town of Georgetown,
were read and referred.
The Senate resolved itself into execu-
tive session. The appointment of r.
b. Elliott. (colored,) Assistant Adjutant-
General was confirmed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at II o'clock Speaker
Moses in the Chair.
Mr.. Smalls was granted leave Of alb
sence.
A bill to fix the Weights Of crude tur-
pentine was read second time and ordered
to be engrossed. The weight required is
$50 pounds to the barrel.
A bill to grant to certain persons
therein named the right to dig and mine
III the peas Oh the naV1BaDlc streams ana
waters of the State for phosphate rocks
and phosphate deposits, was read.
The petition of certain citizens of Co.
lumbia and vicinity, asking that the Lo-
gislnture would pass the Act ceding to
the United States the lot of land on the
corner of Laurel and Richardson streets,
for the purpose of building a Court
House and Post Office, was read.
Notice was given of bill to incorpo-
rate the Morris Street Baptist Church, Of
Charleston.
Bill providing for the pay and mileage
and pen. diem, of members Of the General
Assembly, and subordinate officers, was
read third time.
Notice was given Of bill to charter
Railroad Company from Jacksonborough
to Walterboro, in Colleton County.
The resolution to direct the State Au-
ditor and County Commissioners to col
lect certain taxes, was considered in Sc
cret session, and ordered to be read the
second time.
Bill to supplement Senate Act, entitled
"An Act to incorporate the South Caro-
lina Improvement and Trust Company, 1"