The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-01-13
STATE LEGISLATURE.
rwENrY-E1GHrn DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

OOShihis tcuueTlnS Ills TeSlBDtIlOQ rs OOna
tor from Sumter County. 1t was accepted
Jillson presented counter memorial from
the Professors of the South Carolina Uni
versity, in reply to that received few day
since from the Dean and Faculty of the Me
dical College of South Carolina It wa
ordered to be printed, and WIS referred t.
the Committee on Education.
Corbin introduced bill to determine tn,
value OF contracts made in Confederat,
notes; also, bill to punish persons obtain
ing property under false pretences
Rainey gave notice Of bill to amend IN
Act to provide for certain Offices. It pro
poses an increase of salary of the Govern
ors Secretary to $4,000, and the State Au
ditor to 50, 500.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met ut IL M The Speake,
took the Chair.
The Committee OH Ways and Means sub
mitted n report relative to the petition O
tax payers of st. Halena Parish and NOR
chants of the city of Charleston, prayine
that certain taxes by them paid under the
assessment OF 1866 may be refunded; ant
recommend that the petition be withdrawn
Adopted.
The committee appointed Mt the specia
session of the General Assembly, under th,
provision OF nn Act entitled 'sAn Act TO re-
gulate the manner of keeping and disbursine
funds by certain officers" submit that ir
accordance with the requirements of the
Act above mentioned that they have exa
mined the books, vouchers and receipts o
the State Treasurer, and find the books
Kept, the vouchers drafts and checks drawn
and oil moneys deposited in strict accord
nnce with the law, and the general routine
of business connected with the office trans
acted In manner alike creditable to the
Treasurer and his clerk
Amount paid over by VIM. Hood, late
Treasurer, to n. g. Parker, present incum
bent, August 80, 1868, ST., 41971; amount
receipts from various sources from Septem
Der to date, 129, ,290.95; amount bills re-
ceivable signed, $4,000; total receipts to Oc
tober 81, 1868. S279, 709 &C; amount paid out
as per vouchers and receipts, 253, 454 50;
balance In hand to October 81, $26, 2S5.07.
Also, submitted the following report:
The Committee of Ways and Means, tc
whom was referred the returns of receipts
and expenditures of the estate of De T.,
Howe; also, the report Of the Trustees o
said estate, and the Lethe Farm, beg leave
most respectfully to report, that they have
carefully examined said accounts, and fine
them correct. The finances of the estat,
has been more than successfully managed
ana the farm and school attached made
almost self-supporting Your Committee
are satisfied that said estate has been strictly
managed Ill accordance with the provision.
OF the will of John De La Howe. Received
as information
MIR. DeLarge introduced n concurrent re
solution, that a resolution was passed at tho
special session, lnstructing the State Printer
to print number of the Acts, with side
notes, for the benefit of members and Coun
ty officers; that when the Acts arc printed
one-half be delivered to the Secretary o.
State for County officers upon their persona
application, and one-half be delivered to th,
Clerks of the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives, fol-. distribution to the members
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Mr.. Ransier presented the petition of tn.
Amateur Literary and Fraternal Association
OF Charleston, praying an Act of incorpora
ton. Referred.
Mr.. Mickey introduced resolution
which was referred to the Special Join
Committee on Lunatic Asylum investiga
ton, that as it is reported that ministers O
the Gospel are not permitted to perform re
ligious services in one branch of the Luna
tic Asylum of this State, that the COMMITTEES
on the Lunatic Asylum be instructed to in
vestigate the matter, so that the poor ani
afflicted may have the Gospel preached tt
them, irrespective of race or color.
Mr.. jerks presented the memorial from
sundry citizens of Charleston, praying tha
Congress be requested to remove the politi
cal disabilities Of James f. Green, o.
Charleston. Referred
Mr.. Mcintyre presented the petition O
land owners in st. Georges Parish, Collector
County. praying aid from the State to make
navlSable part of Ashley River Also
the account of t. Henry Abbot, M. D., fo
posi- mortem examination. Referred
MIR. Wooley presented the account OF J
IL. Murray, NJ. d., for post mo,4em exami
nation. Referred
MIR. Webb presented the petition of Ma
thanlel Holmes, praying rene wal of char
ter for ferry across the North Sante,
River Referred