The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-17
STATE LEGISLATURE
F1FTY-sEvENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

F1FTY-sEvENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
MONDAY, February 15-The Senate as
sembled at 10 A. NJ, and was called to order
by the President pro tenn,
The Committee on Enrolled Acts rcported
as duly and correctly enrolled, and ready
for ratification, the following named Acts:
10 renew the charter of the ferry across the
Great Pee Dee River known as "Old Ports
Ferry" and to incorporate the Ashley Fire
Engine Company, Of Charleston, South
Carolina.
The Committee on Engrossed Bills re-
ported as duly and correctly engrossed. and
ready for third reading, the following: To
incorporate the Sumter Fire Engine Com
pany; to incorporate the Union Star Fire
Engine Company, of the city of Charleston ::
to amend an Act entitled .'An Act to lease
the State Road running from the County of
Greenville, in this State, across the Saluda
Mountain. to the County of Henderson.
IN North Carolina" to amend an Act enti
tied AN Act to regulate attachments;" to
define the manner of confessing judgments
without action; to amend an Act entitled
IAN Act to define the jurisdiction and to
regulate the practice of Probate Courts" to
incorporate certain fire engine companies of
charleston, s. G.; to authorize the consoli-
dation of the Charlotte and South Carolina
Hallroad Company and the Columbia and
Augusta Railroad Company, and to amend
the charter Of the same
A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act
to define the jurisdiction and duties of
County Commissioners" received its first
reading.
"a Dill to regulate licenses for wholesale
and retail liquors was agreed to, and ordered
to be engrossed.
A resolution to adjourn sine die on the
10Th instant, was adopted and sent to the
House OF Representatives for concurrence.
bill to incorporate the Independent
teiegraph company was amended, agreed
to, and ordered to be engrossed.
Report of the Committee on Education.
on Dill to establish and maintain q system
OF public schools for the State of South
carolina, was read, agreed to, the bill
amended In accordance with the reconlenda-
ton of the Committee, and ordered to he
engrossed.
A bill! to prevent and punish bribery and
corruption was amended agreed to, and
ordered to be engrossed.
Inc House sent to the Senate hill
further to amend the Acts incorporating
the University of South Carolina; which
received its first reading.
The House returned to the Senate, with
amendments, O bill to INCORPORATE the
Home Insurance Company, of Charleston.
3. o.; concurred in, the title of the bill
ordered to be changed to an Act, and to be
enrolled.
The Committee on Eugrossed Acts re-
ported as correctly engrossed and ready for
third reading, a bill to establish and main.
tain system of public schools for the State
OF South Carolina.
Inc committee on Engrossed Acts report
ed as correctly enrolled, scaled and readv
for ratification. the following: Bills to ai-
thorize loan for the relief OF the Treasury;
and to incorporate the Lake Swamp Navi
CATION Company, of Horny County.
Bills to enable the banks of the State to
renew business or place them in liquidation,
ana TO amend the Act relative to LICENSING
pilots, were considered and amended.
"A number of bills were read second
time.
Inc report of tho Committee on Incorpo.
ratlons, on petition of the President and
corporators of the Middle Saluda or Jones
zap hoad, Tor recharter, was recommitted
10 the committee on Incorporationy, with
lnstructions 70 report bill to carry out the
object OF the petitioners.
A bill to amend an Act ent;t,ed ..Ap Ao,
authorizing additional aid to the Blue Ridoe
Railroad Company" was read bv ;ts t;tle
and referred to the Committee on RAILROADS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at IL M.
Ihe Medical Committee reported on n hill
20 regulate the sale Of poisons and recon.
mended that the consideration of the hin bo
indefinitely postponed. The bill was order
Ell to second reading.
Also, recommended payment on the ac.
count lSlD of T. H. Abbott, M. D.. of
C!olieton County. for post nortem exan,ina-
uon. Concnrred in and sent to the Se.
nate. o w.