The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-20
STATE LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1870


Mr.. Corbin introduced bill to define
the Jurisdiction of trial iustices.
A bill to authorize trustees to invest
funds in State bonds and stocks of this
State. was laid over.
Il bill to incorporate the Charleston
Banking and Trust Company. was made
special order for Monday next.
bill to provide for the care of the
poor, was ordered to be eugrossed for q
third reading.
MIR. Donaldson introduced bill to in
corporate the South Carolina Banking
Company.
Mr.. Wimbush introduced bill to in
corporate the Merchants Banking and
Trust Company.
Mr. Lnnney introduced bills to incor-
porate the Mount Pleasant Grove Bap-
tst Church, of Darlington County; and
the Darlington Hook and Ladder Com
pany.
A bill to authorize trustees to invest
funds in the bonds of the State, was laid
over.
Mr. Donaldson introduced bill to in
corporate the South Carolina Banking
Company.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Favorable report of Committee on In
corporations on u bill to amend and re-
new the charter Of the town of Anderson,
was laid over for n second reading. The
same committee asked to be discharged
from the consideration of bill to incor-
p0rate the Columbia Horse Railroad
Company. which was granted, and the
bill referred TO the Committee on Rail-
roads.
The Committees on Education, Roads,
Bridges and Ferries, and Ways and
Means reported favorably on a number
of bills; which were ordered to lie over
Bill of the Columbia Gas Company
and of VIM. Redwood, for school teach
ing. were ordered to be paid.
The Committee on Claims returned O
number of bills for school teaching by
certain persons in Lancaster County,
recommending that they be referred to
State Superintendent of Education.
Adopted.
A bill to amend an Act entitled San
Act to amend an Act authorizing the
sale of the Columbia Canal" was laid
over.
A bill authorizing the sale of certain
lot OF land in the city of Columbia to
the Zion Baptist Church, and joint reso-
luton to change the name of Alex. III.
Riley, of Chesterfield. to that Of Alex.
Fl. Buchanan, were passed
Mr.. Thomas introduced bill to renew
the charter of Slann's Bridge, in st.
George Dorchester.
MIR. Gaia introduced q bill to empower
the County Commissioners of Orange
burg County to establish public high
way.
Mr.. Chestnut introduced bill to ex-
tend the limits of the town of Camden.
MIR. Stoeber introduced bill to incor-
porate the Florence Oil Company.
Mr.. Lomax introduced bill to char
ter tho town of Cokesbury.
MIR. Wright introduced bill to incor-
porate the Lincoln Republican Guard, of
Charleston.
Mr.. Boston introduced bill to regu-
late marriages, and for other purposes.
A number of bills were ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading.
The Senate sent to the House, bills to
create sinking fund and for the manage
ment of the same; to provide for the ap-
pointment of Trial Justices; which were
read and referred.
bill to extend the limits of the city
OF Columbia and to amend and alter the
charter OF the same, was returned, with
amendments; which were concurred in
and the bill ordered to be enrolled.
INCENDIARY.-We learn that the gin
house of Mr.. An lrow johnson, in this
County. containing a small quantity of
cotton aud seed. fifty bushels of wheat,
peas. thresher, &c.. was destroyed by fire
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