The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-02-11
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1TATI LEGIsLATURE.
F1FTY-sECoND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
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The House sent to the Senate bill to in
corporate the Rocky River Baptist Church,
In the County of Anderson; which received
its first reading.
The petition of r. S. Mellet. of Sumter
County, praying the removal of his politi-
cal disabilities, was referred.
Sundry accounts of the Charleston Daily
Ne,os and Charleston Courier, were referred.
The petition of M. E. Qanere and W. M.
Wilson, executors of the last will and testa-
ment of Samuel Wilson, deceased, praying
that new certificates of State stock be issued
to them in lieu of those destroyed during
| the war, was presented.
Sundry reports of committees were sub
mitted, and ordered for consideration to-
morrow.
The Committee on Engrossed Bills re-
ported as duly and correctly engrossed, a
bill to alter and amend an Act entitled can
Act to organize the Circuit Courts;" which
received its third reading, and was ordered
to be sent to the House.
| The Committee on Interpretations sub
mitted a report, accompanied by bill, to
incorporate the Independent Telegraph
Company, with recommendation that the
bill do pass; which was ordered for consi-
deration tomorrow.
Treasurer of the State, and to regulate and
to define the law of divorce, were intro
duced
The bill to authorize tho consolidation of
the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad
Company and the Columbia and Augusta
Railroad Company, was considered.
The bill to confirm and declare valid the
recent election of Mayor and Aldermen of
the city Of Charleston, was considered, and
the memorials and majority and minority
reports read; when the Senator from Barn
tod .I>otsf
That all military orders, and parts of
orders, general or special, under and by
which the acting Mayor and Aldermen of
the city Of Charleston were appointed to
their respective Offices are hereby repealed,
and such appointments, made under and by
virtue of said orders, are hereby declared of
no further force from and after the Goth
day of January, Ammo Domini 1869; and
that the present acting Mayor and Alder
men who are holding over, whether by
virtue of appointment under such military
orders or by virtue of any previous appoint
ment or election are hereby required forth
with to surrender their said offices, with all
books, records papers and other property
appertaining and belonging thereto, unto
Gilbert Pilsbury Mayor, and the Aldermen
elect, who, ut the recent city election held
on the 10th of November, ntimo, have been
declared to have received the highest num-
ber Of votes. And that all Acts or parts of
Acts Of the General Assembly inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act, are hereby
repealed.
The Senate adjourned ut $50 p. NJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House met ut IL NJ.
The Committee on interpretations report
ed on bills to incorporate the Euprath
Burial Ground and Charitable Society and
the Young Mems Charitable Society, of
Charleston, by bill to incorporate certain
societies i'll the city Of Charleston. Also,
favorably on bill to amend the charter of
the Sulphuric Acid and Super-phosphate
Company.
The Committee on Engrossed Acts re-
ported rs duly and correctly engrossed for
u third reading a Senate bill to renew the
charter Of the ferry across the Great Pee
Dee River, known as Old Ports Ferry; read
the third time, and ordered to be enrolled
The Medical Committee reported favorably
on the following accounts, and recommend
ed their payment: NJ. Greenland, NJ. d., of
Charleston; A. a. Moore, NJ. d., of ker-
shaw; j. M. McCarley, M. D., of Laurens,
for post mortem examinations. Also, unfa-
vorably on the accounts of E. IT, McSwain,
NJ d., of Laurens; VIM. Harrison, M. D.
of Greenville, for post mortem examinations.
Also, recommended concurrence in the re-
port of the Senate on accounts of r. III.
Jordan, NJ d., of Chester The recon-
mendations were adopted.
The petition of A. j. Stringer. of Ander-
son County, for the removal of his political
disabilities. was referred.
The following preamble was referred to
the judiciary Committee: 1t is reported
that some of tho Circuit Judges are enter
tanning suits and rendering judgments in
violation OF Section 81, of Article 5, of the
Constitution of this State, and of the ordi
nance Of the Convention; that the Judiciary
Committee bo instructed to ascertain what
Judges, if any, have been guilty. and re-
commend what course shall be adopted by