The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-06
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sEyENTY-FIRsT DAYS PROCEEDINGS
..l1t.l SENATE.

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sllal.e SENATE.
THURSDAY, March 4.-The Senate assem-.
bled at IL A.. NJ a
"A bill to organize and govern the militia
OF the Statelof South Carolina, wasyordered
Tor consideration to morrow. "a
The following resolution was agreed to,
and ordered to be sent to the House of
Representatives for concurrence:
ReSolred, by the Senate, the House of
Representatives concurring, That this Gen
eral Assembly shall adjourn sine die on
Monday, March 10, 1869, at o'clock P. M.
A concurrent resolution to constitute the
Medical Faculty of the State University a
Board of Constitution in respect to the
Lunatio Asylum and the Penitentiary, was
ordered to lie on the table, and a mes
sage was sent to the House of Representa-
tives accordingly.
The House of Representatives returned
to the Senate concurrent resolution rela-
tive to the adjournment of the General AS
sembly, amended to read as follows:
Resoloed, by the Senate, the House of
Representatives concurring, That this Gen
eral Assembly shall adjourn sine die on Sa-
| turday, March 20, 1869, at p. NJ
The amendment was concrrred in, and n
message sent to the House accordingly.
The House sent to the Senate a message
stating that they had receded from their
amendment to Senate bill to provide for
the revision and consolidation of the statute
laws of the State of South Carolina, by
striking out the words 'thirty-five hun
dred, tnd inserting in lieu thereof the
words twenty-five hundred" in reference
to the salaries of Commissioners The title
was then changed to that of an Act and Or
dered to be enrolled
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL A. M
The following report from the Special
Committee to examine the accounts of W.
Il. Greenfield, was presented and adopted:
The Special Com mittee, TO when, was re-
ferred the account for the rent OF certain
sult3 OF rooms for the use of the several
committees OF the House of Representatives,
rented from Mr.. Greenfield, have had the
same under consideration, and after in0uir-
ing of the parties hiring for the State, as
we'll as the agent of Mr.. Greenfield, they
are OF the opinion that the rooms were
hired for committee purposes for the ses-
sion. Your commltte, however, are of the
opinion that under the verbal agreement
the State is only bound for the time actually
occupied: In considering the question as
to the time in which they were occupied,
your committee find that possession was
taken OF the apartments on the 18th of De-
cember, 1868, and no formal surrender of
the possession was ever made nor the KEYS
delivered. On the 10Th day of February,
MIR. Greenfield took possession Of the rooms
and made out bill to that date While
your committee regret this needless expense
to the State, they cannot see that Mr.
Greenfield is blameablc in the matter, and
If there Is any fault it is upon the part of
tie agent or employees Of the State Your
committee, therefore, feel that the State is
IN honor bound to pay the said account
and 40 therefore recommend that TIE same
be paid.
The Senate sent to the House bills to in
corporate the Charleston Loan Company;
to charter BroXtons Ferry, over the Great
Saltkehatcble River; to repeal an Act to
prevent persons holding certain Offices of
cmolument from leaving the State; to char
ter Cherry's Ferry over the Seneca River;
and to prevent and punish luelng; which
were referred.
Also, the following joint resolution, which
WAS referred:
l: lie reSolred by the Senate and Houe
OF Representatives of the State Of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
assembly, and by the authority of the same
mat his EXceiiency the Governor is hereby
authorized ana empowered to invite propo-
sails to complete so much of the State House
as will be necessary for the accommodation
OF the Executive, Judicial and Legislative
Departments, and to enter into a specified
contract with such person or persons as he
may deem proper, and for the bast interest
OF the state, requiring from the contractors
sufficient bonds to secure the State from
any loss, and to insure the ful:iiimcnt oi the
contract
.. That the Governor be, and he is here
by, authorized and empowered to draw
from the State Treasury, on demand of the
contractor, such sums rs the contractor
may from time to time as the work pro-
crosses, call for, not to exceed the sum of
$3.50
3. That the Governor shall make such
conditions with the contractor, that the
work Shall be completed on the 1st day of
November next; and that the Governor is
reQnoSted. ut fhA nayt rnc-1lnr cnonio,, &C a.