The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-16
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The Committee on EnRrossed Bins
reported as dulya correctly engrossed: |:
A bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to
provide for the enumeration of the in
habitants of this State. Agreed to, and
bill passed, to third reading.
The following Acts were reported as
having been duly enrolled, sealed and
ratified, were presentedto the Governor:
ACT to determine the manner of collect
ing taxes past due, assessed under the
late Provisional and Military Govern
ment of South Carolina; an Act to
amend ON Act entitled can Act providing
for the assessment and taxation of pro-
perty;" an Act to amend an Act entitled
can Act to amend the law in relation to
recording mortgages and to regulate the
lien thereof"
Account of Sallas Randall, Magistrate,
was reported upon adversely by the
Committee on Claims. The unfavorable
report of the same Committee, on the
report of the House Committee on the
bill OF T. 81. Cook. Ordered for con-
sideration tomorrow.
Bill to supplement tho Act entitled
Gan Act to incorporate the South Caro-
lima Improvement and Trust Company,
with some few alterations was ordered to
be engrossed.
Bill to incorporate tho Planters Min
ing and Manufacturing Company receiv-
ed its third reading, wss passed and sent
to the House.
Bill to protect tho rights of persons
lawfully in possession of lands and tene-
ments, and House bill to amend an
Act entitled can Act to authorize the
Governor to appoint physician to at
tend at the Jail in Charleston and the
Magazine Guard in st. Phillips Parish,
and for other purposes therein mention
ed," were ordered to be engrossed.
Communication was read from State
Treasurer Parker, relative to resolution
calling for the exact status of the State
with II. 81. Kimpton, financial agent of
the State in New York, and refers the
Senate to his report for the fiscal year
ending 31st October, 1869, which con-
tains all the information that is required
by said resolution. Received as infor-
nation.
Bill to make appropriation for the pay
ment OF the per diem and mileage of the
members of the General Assembly, and
the salaries of the subordinate officers,
and other expenses incidental thereto,
was passed by yeas "a, nays 0. and order
ed to the House.
Bill to incorporate the Ashley Bridge
Company, was ordered to be enrolled.
Report of Committee on Education,
concerning bill entitled 50 bill to estab-
lish and maintain q system of free COM
mon schools for the State of South Caro-
lina," was discussed until adjournment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at IL m. Speaker
Moses in the Chair.
The Committee on Interpretations, to
whom was recommitted q bill to incor-
porato the Columbia Oil Company, re-
ported that the same had been recon
sidered, and they had failed to see any
reason for recommitment; and recon-
mend that it do pass, with the addition
of the section recommended by the
committee. Ordered to lie over for n
second reading.
The account Of r. A. Green, tcacher
of free school, Edgefeld County, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
A resolution was adopted, that the
Committee on State House and Grounds,
to whom was referred the resolution au-
thorizing the Sergeant-at-Arm to pro-
cure and hoist national flag over the
Capitol building, be requested to report
Immediately.
Mr.. johnson introduced resolution,
that as the time is set for us to take q re-
cess until January, and nothing having
been done as yet to benefit the thousands
of laborers who are expecting to see
some way marked out by which they can
make contracts moro reliable than those
in the past, the Committee on Labor, to
whom was referred the memorial coming
from the late Convention, be requested
to report their action on the same to-
morrow, December 16.
A resolution, by Representative ST.
mons, to rescind the resolution to post
pone the consideration of the bill to alter
and amend the charter of the city of CO.
lumbia to Monday next. was adopted,
and it was made the special order for to-
morrow. at o'clock.
Mr.. Turner introduced bill to renew
and amend the charter of the town of
Spartanburg; read and referred.
Bills from the Senate, in relation to
the Office of Register of Mesne Convey
ance for the County of Charleston, and
to fix the tenure of W. J. McKinlay,
elected thereto, were read and referred.