The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-01-28
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FoRTTETH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE

TUESDAY, January 26.-The Senate as
sembled at 10 M, and was called to order
by the President pro tenn,
The Senator from Laurens obtained leav,
OF absence. s
The petition of citizens of GreenviIle anG
SpartaDburg for new County, to be formed
out of parts Of the above Counties, and til,
petition of Benjamin f. Morgan, of Pick
ems County, praying the removal of his po
litical disabilities, were referred.
Message No. 25, from the Governor, OF
executive business, was received.
The Committee on Engrossed Bills, re
ported as duly and correctly engrossed anc
ready for third reading, bill to regulate
and provide for the pay of Commissioner
and Managers of Elections; and joint re
solution authorizing the Governor to EN-
ploy an armed force for the preservation O
the peace. Ordered for consideration to
morrow.
The Committee on interpretations, tt
whom was recommitted bill to incorporat,
the Citizens Savings Bank of South Caro-
lima, reported back the same, with O recon
mendation that the bill do pass withou
amendment Ordered for consideration to
morrow.
Bills confirming and validating the mum
cipal election in the city of Charleston; tc
amend the charter of the Sulphuric Acit
and Super-phosphate Company, and tc
amend an Act entitled can Act to regulate
attachments" were introduced.
resolution was adopted, inviting Hon
0. f. Winchester, of Connecticut, to a seal
upon the platform.
bill to determine the value of contract:
made in Confederate States notes, or their
equivalent, was debated, amended and or
dered to third reading.
A bill to authorize the renewal OF State
stocks and bonds received its second read
ing, was considered by sections, agreed to-
and ordered to be engrosscd for II third
reading
Abill to punish persons obtaining property
under false prctenscs received its second
reading, and WAS considered by SECTIONS.
bill to re-establish Wrights Ferry, over
the Catawba River, was ordered to lie on the
table
The Senate took up for n second reading
and consideration bills to alter and amend
the charter of tho Kings Mountain Rail
road, and to alter and amend the charter o!
the town Of GreenviIlc. Read and referred
bill to facilitate tho trial of causes by
magistrates and Justices Of the peace, was
ordered to lie on the table.
bill authorizing the building of /,
bridge to connect the islands Wadmalaw
and Johns. WAS read amended and returned
to the House.
A bill to renew and continue in force al
Act entitled "An Act to authorize limited
partnerships" was referred to the Commit
tee on the Judiciary.
A bill to empower the Attorney Genera
to change the venure in State cases, was
taken Zip and the further consideration in
definitely postponed, and a message ordered
to be sent to the House of Representatives,
informing that body what disposition had
been made of the bill.
A bill to authorize Courts Of Arbitration
was read, agreed to, and the bill ordered tc
lie on the table.
joint resolution authorizing the County
Commissioners of Oconee County to sci
the Keowce and Tuckaseegee Turnpike
Road, was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
The Senate agreed to n concurrent resolu
ton for the appointment of n joint com
mittee to investigate and report what Acts
are important to be passed at this session.
resolution was adopted instructing the
Judiciary Committee to report on a bill to
protect laborers and persons working under
contracts on shares Of crops, referred tc
that committee at the special session.
a bill to amend an Act entitled can Ac
to close tho operations of the Bank of the
State Of South Carolina, was read by its
title; and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
At 3 2. NJ, adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at - Nj.
The Committee on Railroads reported {
bill TO declare the rights of creditors, and tt
provide for the winding up of the affairs O
railroad companies in South Carolina, ant
recommended that tho enacting clause of tht
bill be stricken out. The bill was ordered
to lie over for second reading.
The Committee on Engrossed Acts re
ported rs duly and correctly engrossed for
third reading bill to amend m Act enti
tied Gan Act to lease the State Road run
ming from the County of Greenville acros
the Saluda Mountain, in this State, to til,
County of Henderson, in North Carolinn