The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-17
STATE LEGIsLATUa@.
WEDrEsDAY, -FEBRuAnY 16. 1870.

SENATE.
The Senate hASt at liza. M.
A resolution tifom thu Hopse, relative
10 fish in Savanfi iah and Tugaioo Rivers,
was cononrred ifa.- 2-4> -
Report Of Medical Committee of the
House, on account of DR.. J. w. Ogilvie,
1892, was concurred in. go,
A bill to incorporate the Plymouth
Congregational G Church, of Charleston;
joint resolution to authorize the State
Treasurer to reissue TO Alexander Ro-
bertson, J. F., Blackjack. aud l.. B.
Coachman, or their assigns, ngents or
attorneys, ceftaiu certificate of stock;
were read the third time and sent to the
House.
Joint resolution to authorize the Se-
cretary of State to purchase copies of
Richardson's e law and Equity Reports;
and bill to regulate the publication of all
legnl and public notices, were passed.
for working the public highways.
Mr.. Corbin introduced bill to author
iZe the cession of tract of land and
the jurisdiction thereof to the United
States, for lighthouse purposes.
Mr.. Cain presented q bill to charter
the Enterprise Railroad Company
Mr.. Donaldson presented bill to
charter the Wilmington and Carolina
Railroad.
The enacting clause of a bill to renew
certain bonds owned by the South Caro-
lima Society, which have been burned,
was stricken out.
Bill to alter and amend the charter
and extend the limits of the city of CO.
lumbia, WAS made tho special order for
l p. m. tomorrow.
At2.3O, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
House met at IL m.
A bill to renew and nmend the charter
Of the town of Snmmerville; Senate
bill to revise, simplify and abridge the
rules. practice, pleadipgs md forms of
tho Courts of this State-'the Code;"
bill to incorporate the Charleston Board
of Trade; were rend and ordered to be
enrolled.
MIR. s. B. Thompson introduced n bill
authorizing D. II. Chamberlain, w. B.
Nash. John Agnew. Niles G. Parker,
Samuel B. Thompson. M. J. Calnan,
VIM. J. Etter. John B. Dennis, G. Nj.
Wilder, G. II. Baldwin, Robert G. Shi-
yer and J. w. Denny, to establish q
Horse Railroad Company in the city of
Columbia; authorized capital of $3.50, J., 0OU,
with the privilege of increasing its capi-
tai; said company to have the privilege
of laying down either single or double
tracks, and the necessary turn-outs
through the streets; and to run railway
or portable rail cars, to be drawn by
horse or other animal power; for the pur-
pose of transporting passengers and
freight; said incorporation to extend
twenty five years; referred.
Mr.. Ransier introduced a bill to legal
ize all marriages, previous to emancipa-
ton, in this State; referred.
Mr.. Perrin introduced bill to repeal
the charter of the town of Laurens; re-
| fcrred.
Notice was given of bills to pay to
Chief Justice Moses and Associate JUS
tice Willard, certain moneys; authorizing
County Commissioners of each and every
County to purchase farm to be cult
waited under their supervision, as the
model farm of their respective Counties;
to amend and renew the charter of the
town of Cokesbury.
The petition of certain citizens of
Charleston, asking for the issue of new
certificates Of State stock lost or destroy
ed. was referred.
Mr.. w. II. Jones offered resolution,
which was laid on the tuble, that Hon.
d. L. Corbin, President of the Senate,
member of the Codifying Commission,
Ter ot4cioJ Lieutenant-G Governor of tbe
State, be requested to resign the above
named positions and all others given to
him by those whose rights he has always
ignored.
A bill to authorize the purchase of the
property and rights of the Columbia
Bridge Company, and to grant aid in the
construction of bridge over the Con-
garee River, was made the special order
for tomorrow, at o'clock
A Senate bill to grant certain lot of
land to the Zion Baptist Church, of Co.
lumbia, was under discussion, when the
House adjourned.
DEATH OF Mr.. WILLIAM ROGERS. This
gentleman, SO long known to the habitues
| of the Courier. offca nv hia unjntermit-