The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17
Tho Legislature.
FORTY EIGHTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

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FORTY EIGHTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
SEM ATE.
The Senate assembled at IL NJ, and
was called to order by the President pro
tenn.
The House returned to tho Senate,
with an amendment, bill to rc.eract
certain Acts lending tho name and
credit OF the State to the Grcenville and
Columbia Railroad Company, and to
validate the action of said company
Hereunder Concurred in. and the ii.
| tie OF the bill changed to tha, Of an Act,
and ordered to be enrolled.
Report of the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, on a bill to provide for the col
lection OF capiIation taxes was read,
agreed to, and in accordance with the
recommendation Of lhc Committee, the
Lill was ordctcd to lie on the table,
The majority and minority reports OF
the Committee on Elections, on a bill to
confirm and declare valid The recent
election Of Mayor and Aldermen of the
city Of Charleston, were discussed and
finally made the special order for Tues
day, February 8, at l p. M.
The Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
se"tativcs attended in the Senate, when
tho foil"" ing JON. resolution aid Acts
were duly ratified. joint resolution au-
thorzing the Governor to employ an
armed force for the preservation Of the
peace ; an Ac. to alter and amend an
Act entitled "An Act to authorize the
sale of the Columbia Canal;' an Act to
incorporate the Aiken Sanitary Asso-
c'at'on an Act to regulate and provide
for the pay OF Commissioners and Mana.
gers Of Elccrsns.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House me, at i3 Nj. The Speak
er took the Chair.
The Committee on Interpretations, 10
| whom was referred petition Of a. Y.
Lee, asking for charter for the noise.
le!s traction engine on the highways
and streets OF towns and cities of South
Carolina, reported by bill to incorpor-
ate the Nose;css Trae tion Engine Com.
pany Of South Carolina; which was read
the first time.
The following resolution was adopted ::
| Whereas the State endorsed bonds of
the South Carolina Railroad Company
to the amount Of S2.093 3l2.4O, which
became due in 1868, and this House is
not informed Of the payment OF SAID
bonds and the interest thereon and
whereas the State is secured in said en-
dorsements by first mortgage lien on
the road o: said company; the Govern.
or be requested to inform the House if
the interests and principal of said bonds
have been paid; and It not, what
amount OF interest is past due, and what
legislation he deems necessary to secure
the interests Of the State.
A bill to require bonds Tor value of
whole estate, real and personal, from
administrators, with will annexed, was
read and referred.
The following from the Senate, VAS
referred to the Printing Committee: =
That the Clerk Of tho Senate and the
Clerk OF the House of Representatives
be and the same is hereby authorized to
have 100 copies Of the journals Of the
last special session Of she General AS
sembly. and 100 copies Of the proceed
ings and debates Of the Constitutional
Convention, bound, and to forward cop
les OF each to the various State libra
res in the United States; and also to
forward twenty copies Of each to che
national library at Washington, D.
|C.
A number OF bills were received from
the Senate, which were read and referr.
| ed.
Adjourned.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
BILL The Memphis, El Paso and Pa.
ci6c Railroad bill will be introduced into
both Houses Of Congl ess very soon. 1t
differs from others in this, that It asks
for no subsidy of land, inasmuch as Tex
as has given it eight millions Of acres
it asks for no aid upon second mortgage,
but simply for the guarantee Of the in.
terest upon it's bonds, aud provides an
ample sinking fund to secure tho paw
ment OF the principal and Interest. 1t
asks for no such assistance only after
the road is completed ir sections, so
that when this is done it may proceed TO
the next section. The bill con ontcmplates
the construction of main trunk road
from Memphis to the Pacific Ocean via
Little Rock, Ark; Jefferson, Texas
and through Northern Texas to FL
Paso, thence TO San Diego, California,
connecting in California with the Cali
fornia and Southern Pacific. If arrange
ments can be made for this. The bill
asks also for the same assistance to the
Cairo and Pulton, the Vicksburg and
Shreveport roads, which will be regard
cd rs branches to the man trunk, and
thus the road has three termini upon the
Misaissirpi.
| We trust that this road win receive
the hearty sapport of every Southern
member Of Congress. It is high time
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