The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-19
STATE LEGIsLATURE.
TUESDAY, January IS.
SENAT

The Senate met ut lam. President pro
tenn. Montgomery in the Chair.
Petition OF James Long, of Sumter
County. praying that certain escheated
property be vested in hir, was referred
to the Judiciary Committee
The account of the Columbia Gas
Company was ordered for payment.
Favorable reports of the Committee
on interpretations on the following bills
were adopted, the bills read and laid
over for the second reading: Bill to in
corporate the Columbia Building and
Loan Association; Columbia Oil Compa-
ny; Sumter Manufacturing Company.
MIR. Corbin introduced bill to author
ize the Trustees to invest funds in stocks
Of the State.
A bill to limit tho costs in criminal
prosecutions.
Notice was given of bill to allow at
torneys assigned to defend criminals
compensation for their services.
A House bill to designate the officers
by whom sales ordered by the Courts of
Common Pleas, and Judges thereof, and
OF the Courts of Probate, shall be made,
and for other purposes, after much dis
cussion, was ordered to be engrossed.
Report Of Committee on House con-
current resolution to elect On Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court, was re-
committed to the Judiciary Committee.
House bill to alter and amend the char
ter and extend tho limits of tho
city of Charleston, and provide for
an election Of Mayor and Aldermen
OF the same, was taken up, and af-
ter discussion participated in by Messrs.
Corbin, Nash, Donaldson, Maxwell, Les
lie, Wright, Winbush, Rainey and Cain,
was indefinitely postponed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATINE
Tho House met at 12 H. Speaker
Moses in the chair.
Mr.. Waller introduced bill to incor-
porate the town of Conwayboro; rend
and referred.
Mr.. l.. Cain introduced bill to uu-
thorize and require the Probate Judges
OF this State to take chargeof certain of
the bonds and records in the Offices Of
the late Commissioners in Equity; read
and referred.
Mr.. Smith introduced bill to renew
and amend the charters of certain towns
and villages, and to incorporate the town
of Reidville, in Spartanburg County,
which was road and referred to the Joint
Committee on Interpretations and Ju-
dietary.
Mr.. Sloan introduced bill to alter
and amend the charter of the town of
Pendleton; which was read and referred.
The Senate sent to the House the fol-
lowing joint resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Federal
Relations:
Whereas the Sisters OF Charity, of
Charleston, S. g.. Incorporated under
the name of "The Sisters OF Our Lady of
| orIn 4 ,ol.
and charitable institution, we're unceas-
ing and untiring in their efforts, during
the recent long and terrible struggle, in
relieving pain and suffering. dressing
and binding up the wounds Of the suffer
ing combatants, especially the unfortu-
nate prisoners of the Union army, during
their confinement in Charleston; and,
whereas. by the fortunes Of war, their
asylum for orphans. valued at about
Sl2,O 900, was destroyed, or nearly 80;
| therefore,
Resolc7d, That the Congress of the
United States is hereby earnestly re-
quested to appropriate and pay to the
Sisters of Our Lady OF Mercy, of
Charleston, S. c." the sum of $50, 900
to rebuild their shattered asylum, and
as testimonial of appreciation and
gratitude from the American people TO
these angels of mercy for their multi
piled Offices of kindness and humanity to
the suffering soldiers of the Union.
Mr.. Burton offered resolution, which
was adopted, to the effect that the Clerk
Of tho House be instructed to have
bound for each member OF the House a
copy of the journals and resolutions of
the General Assembly for 1868 and
1860.
Mr.. Whipper introduced resolution,
intrncting the Secretary of State to pur-
chase, for the use Of the State, 100 copies
of the fourteenth volume OF Richardson's
Equity and 100 copies of his Law Re-
ports; which was adopted.
Notice was given of bill to repeal an
Act to charter Kinsler's Ferry, across the
Congnree River.
The accaunt of Dr. G. l.. Clawson
against the Cntawba Indians, was re-
ferred; as also the account of G.. John
ston.
A Senate bill to establish and maintain
system of free common schools for
the State of South Carolina, was taken
up and, after many alterations and
amendments, was recommitted to the
Committee on Education, for the pur-
pose OF completing it, ua altered and
amended
A bill to regulate the publication of all
legal and public notices, was read the
third time and passed.
Senate bill to incorporate the
Deutscher ArtilIerie Unterstutzungs
Verein was ordered to be engrossed.
A bill to incorporate the Edgefield
Agricultural Society was read the second
time and ordered to be engrossed.
The House then adjourned.
Mr.. Whaley, of New Orleans, has per.
tected an invention for propelling street
oars by condensed air Each car will