The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-10
STATE LEGISLATURES.
sEvENTY-FoURTH DAYS PRocEED1N


sEvENTY-FoURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
MONDAY, March S.-The Senate assem-
bled at IL A. M.
The President announced that agreeably
to the provisions of Section 2 Article III of
the Constitution of the State, the following
had become laws, the same not having been
returned to this body within the limit of
three days: An Act to change the location
of the County seat of Barnwel County from
Barnwell Court House to Blackville, S. c.;
an Act to enable the Savannah and Charles
ton Railroad Company to complete their
road.
The House sent to the Senate a concur
rent resolution instructing the State Printer
to print 1000 copies of an Act to organize
townships, and to define their powers and
privileges, for distribution among the State
officers of the various townships. Concur
red in.
Also, bill to repeal the tenth Section of
an Act entitled "An Act to appoint Board
of Commissioners for the city of Charleston,
and for other purposes" Ordered for con-
sideration tomorrow.
The petition of VIM. T. Erwin, of Spar
tanburg County, praying the General As
sembly to recommend to the Congress of
the United States the removal of his political
disabilities, was referred.
The Committee on Enrolled Acts, re-
ported as duly and correctly enrolled, sealed
and ready for ratification, an Act to ratify,
confirm and amend the charter of the
Charleston, South Corolina, Mining and
Manufacturing Company
The Committee on Education, to whom
was referred the memorial of the Dean and
Faculty of the Medical College of the State
of South Carolina and n counter memorial
and reply on the part of the Chairman and
Faculty of the University of South Carolina
to the memorial of the Dean and Faculty of
the Medical College of the State of South
Carolina, reported back the same, with a
request that the Committee be discharged
from the further consideration of the said
documents, as the subject matter referred
to In the aforesaid papers is now n dead
issue, having been decided by the passage
of an Act further to amend the Acts incor-
porating the University of South Carolina
The same Committee, to whom was refer
red Message No. Z of the Governor relative
to the University of South Carolina, re-
ported back the same, with q request that
the Committee be discharged, the sugges-
tions contained in said message having been
carried out i'll the provisions of the Act en-
titled can Act further to amend the Acts
Incorporating the University Of South Caro-
lina"
The rules were suspended, the reports
considered Immediately, agreed to, and the
committee discharged.
The Committee on Enrolled Acts, re-
ported as duly enrolled sealed and ready
for ratification, the Act to establish the lien
of Magistrates executions.
A bill to provide for an enumeration of
the inhabitants in the State received its
third reading, passed, and was ordered to
be sent to the House.
The bill to alter and amend an Act enti-
tied can Act 10 organize the Circuit Courts
received its first reading, was ordered for
second reading and consideration to- NOR
row.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at II A. M.
bill was introduced to provide the node
and terms on which the property and stock
of the Laurens Railroad Company subject
to lien In favor of the State may be sold
Referred
The Committee on the Judiciary, report
ed favorably on Senate bill to prevent and
punish dneling. Also, favorably on q
Senate bill to empower the Judges of the
Circuit Courts to grant relief i'm cases of
erroneous judgments obtained during the
existence of the Provisional Government of
South Carolina. Also, favorably on a
Senate bill to repeal an Act entitled "An
Act to prevent persons holding certain
offices of emolument from leaving the
State"
A message was received from the Go
vernon laying before the House a
communication from E. r. Dorsey, Gene
raj Freight and Ticket Agent, to G. j. Stol-
brand, Superintendent South Carolina
Penitentiary, dated March 4. stating that,
on account of the refusal Of the State Trea-