The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-12

sion, participated In by Corbln, Cain, Les
lie. Swails, Nash and Rainey. Sundry
amendments were proposed and over-ruled; !;
but the following. proposed by President
Corbin, was agreed to: That for each and
every days detention or holding of the
office of Mayor or Aldermen of the city of
Charleston, contrary to the provisions of
this Act, the person or persons so offending
shall be subject to penalty of fifty dollars,
the said penalty to be recovered in an action
OF debt by the person or persons aggrieved
and kept out Of Office thereby That any
laws continuing in Office persons elected or
appointed to office to, during or under
the late provisional government of South
Carolina, or under or by virtue of anv mill
tary orders, shall be held not to apply to or
continue in Office tho present acting Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Charleston, but
as to them, said laws shall be held to be null
and void. All Acts and parts of Acts incon-
sistent with this Act are hereby repealed.
| Parson Cain moved to amend by the addi-
ton of the following proviso: That the
election held on the 10th of November,
1868, shall he declared valid by law rs de-
manded by the Act of the General Assembly
passed at the special session. But it was
not seconded.
The yeas and nays, on agreeing to the bill
and ordering it to engrossed, are as follows
YEAs-Alen, Corbin, Dickson, Greene,
ney, Montgomery, Maxwell, Nash, Swails
and Wright.
NAYs-Barber Cain, Owens, Reid and
Wimbush.
Parson Cain gave notice that he will enter
a protest, to be recorded in the journal.
against the passage of the bill.
The Senate adjourned 4. .35 P. NJ
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at II M.
ed on the petition of Isaac G. Long for q
charter of Kingston Lake and Maple Swamp
by bill to vest in Isaac G. Long the charter
of water course through Kingston Lake
and Maple Swamp, in Horny County; or
dered for O second reading.
| The account of Edwin Parker, M. D., of
Abbeville County, for attending prisoners
| in JAIL was referred.
| The petitions of James McCaslan, of Alb
beville; A. O. Norris and George W. FAINT,
of Anderson County, for removal of their
| political disabilities, were referred.
| Bills to amend an Act entitled can Act to
authorize loan to pay interest on the pub
lie debt" and to alter and amend an Act
entitled can Act to incorporate the town of
Winnsboro," were read and referred.
The Speaker announced as the Special
to the Catawba Indians: Neage Stewart,
Goodson, Griffin, Johnson, Nuckles and
Saunders.
Accounts of the Charleston DAILY Ne,CS
and the Charleston Courier were referred to
the Auditing Committee
The Committee on Engrossed Acts re-
ported as duly and correctly engrossed for
third reading, a bill to authorize a loan for
the relief of the Treasury. Read third time
and sent to the Senate.
Several members objected to the bill, for
| fOilOwlnp no
bonds are only to he used in case of contin-
| gencles, said contingencies not being suffi-
ciently specific. There is too wide door
| opened Tor, and too great temptation Of
lered for, foul dealing by financial agents. or
others whose duty it may be to manipulate
the funds provided. The provisions of the
bill, taken in connection with the condition
OF the Treasury, render it quite possible for
the State to lose the interest accruing on
said bonds from the 1st day of January last
to the time when the said bonds are used,
involving an amount of SIS, 933 33 per
month. Because the bill has been forced
through the House precipitately, and with
out sufficient reasons having been shown of
its necessity.
The consideration of the bill further to
amend the Acts Incorporating the Universi-
ty OF South Carolina was resumed, and Sec
tion / amended as follows: "Neither the
said Board of Trustees nor the Faculty of
the University shall make any distinction in
the admission of students or the manage
ment of the University on account of race,
color or creed" After sundry trifling
amendments, the bill was ordered to be en-,
crossed for third reading.
The following members obtained leave of
absence: Hoffman, j. III. Jones, Joseph
Boston, II. James.
At $50 p NJ, the House adjourned.