The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-09
: STATE LEe1sLarURR.
sEvRNTY-THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
C . SENATE

,. a4. SENATE.
SATURDAY. March 6-The Senate assem-
bled ati11 A. NJ. 9 I a E
The House sent toithe Senate reports o
the Medical Com mittee on claims of 8. A
White. q. Z, McSwain. John G. Traynhan
and "A. j. Chind for post mortem examna
tions, which were referred.
The House returned to the Senate
amended, concurrent resolution relativ,
TO the appointment of proxies to represen
the State, at the meeting of the stock
holders OF the Greenvile and Columbia
Railroad Company. Also, n concurrent e
solution proposing to meet in joint Assem-
oly on Tuesday next, at II NJ, for the pur
pose OF entering into an election for Trus
tees OF the University Of the State of Sontl
Carolina. COncurrcd in. Also, n concur
rent resolution authorizing the State Prin
ter to furnish the Secretary of State will
ooO additional copies of Acts &C. Re
ferred.
Tho Committee on Finance submitted
the report OF that committee, accompanies
oy resolution, that the financial agent o
the State, in the city of New York, be. nnt
he is hereby, directed and required te
make and forward to the Comptroller Gene
raj OF the State report of his transactions
qnarter-yearly, which report the Comptrol
ior General is hereby directed to include will
his annual report to the General Assembly
which was ordered for consideration ~,
Monday.
Joint resolution ratifying the fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States. was agreed to-
A bill to alter and amend an Act entitled
AN Act to authorize additional aid to the
Dluo Ridge Railroad Company in Soutl
Carolina, was taken up, discussed, and tho
bill was ordered to be laid on tho table.
Leslie obtained leave Of absence
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL A. NJ
Inc Committee on interpretations report.
ed favorbly on n Senate bill to Incorporate
the town of pickens, which was ordered tc
n second reading.
Also, reported favorably on n Senate bill
TO ratlfy, confirm and amend the charter of
the Charleston. South Carolina. MINING
and Manufacturing Company. Read the
third time, passed, title changed to an Act.
and ordered to be enrolled.
The Auditing Committee reported on the
following accounts, and recommended pay
ment:
Il. Taylor, for wood, $40; Charles Ham
burg, for wood, $40; William Simmons.
Tor carpenter work, &c, $l52.5O. Agreed
to-
. Kinser and Edward Kinsler, relative to
kinslcr's Ferry and repeating the charter
thereof, was referred. Also. the memorial
of j. S. Gnignard and j. G.. Guienard, rela-
tive to ferry over the Congarce River, was
referred.
bill to provide for the erection of free
bridge across the Congaree River was taken
mp, and recommitted to the Committee on
Roads, Bridges and Ferries.
A (Senate) bill to authorize the consolida-
ton of the Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad Company and the Columbia and
Augusta Railroad Company was taken up,
and made the special order for Thursday,
March II, ut IL NJ
A message from the Governor was re-
ceived, stating that lie had this dmy ap-
proved an Act to regulate the agencies of
insurance companies not Incorporated in
the State of South Carolina
"A JOINT resolution authorizing the Co
vernon to purchase for the use of the State
1000 arms known as the Winchester re-
peating rifle, was read the third time,
passed, and ordered to be sent to the Sc
nate.
Also, joint resolution authorizing the
Governor to cause snt to be instituted
against the Lanrens Railroad Company to
protect the interest of the State Read the
third time passed, and ordered to be sent
to the Senate
A joint resolution for meeting of the
General Assembly in joint assembly on
Tuesday, March 8, at ~ NJ, to elect Trns-
tees of the University of the State of South
Carolina, was returned concnrrcd in
The following members obtained leave of
absence: Smiley, G.. Johnson, Clyburn,
Brown, Fl. Johnson and Thomas.
SAD.-The editor of tho Montgomery
Daily Mail writes from Louisville the fol-
lowing melancholy paragraphs:
Yesterday, l had an interview with Mr..
Prentice. He is not the man he was ten
years ago. Indeed, his genius is gone, and