The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-23

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TUESDAY, FHBnuAHr 22, 1870. e & !,
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sMrs Cospinj introd duced Is hill rsEativs
TO- tho pawef Of the City Gouioil of
ChaFle ~ Co impose puniahmenkf foxt the
v5blation OF of{y ordinances
MrssWimb9Sh pseeentad the ecapIsIat
of john r. NsSrnss, S ss,k s.
arrears of salary aH architect .of sh5 5sneW
State Capitol, amounting Sto $1z..S75;
also5 an account Of Heyward, BAy&ietk e
Co., amounting to $8,615, for material
furnished for new State Capitol
A bill to Incorporate the Enterprise
Railroad Company, of Charleston was
ordered to be engrossed. o
a bill to incorporate the South Caro-
lima Banking Company, was not agreed
to.
Mr.. Hoyt obtained leave of absence.
Mr.. Hayne offered resolution, which
was agreed to, that the Senate meet at IL
q. M, and take recess at 2 p. m. until
5 o'clock, and adjourn at pleasure.
A number of bills were received from
the House, which were laid over.
Mr.. Rainey introduced bill to fix the
per diem and mileage of the members of
the next General Assembly
The report of the Committee on the
Judiciary on bill to enforce the provi-
sions of the civil rights bill of the United
States Congress, and to secure to the
people the benefits OF republican
government in this State, was debated
by Swails, Nash, Cain, Johnston and
Rainey up to the hour of adjournment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Bills to repeal an Ordinance entitled
can Ordinance to prevent the erection
Of wooden buildings, and to provide
greater security against fires" and also
certain portions of the Acts of the Gene
raj Assembly referring to the erection of
wooden buildings in the oity of Charles
ton; giving authority to the City Council
of Charleston to amend ON Ordinance
entitled can Ordinance to aid in re-
building the burnt districts and waste
places in the city of Charleston;" to re-
new and amend the charter of the town
of Hamburg; to determine the time
when salaries of County School Commits
sioners shall commence, and to fix the
time of the first meeting of the State
Board of Education; to alter and amend
m Act entitled "An Act to provide for
the assessment ana taxation OF property"
to provive for the construction and keep
ing in repair public highways and roads; /;
to lenfosce uniform system of assess
ment and taxation by municipal bodies
was taken up; to alter and amend an Act
entitled can Act to provide for the go
vernment of tho South Carolina Peni-
tentiary;" to renew and amend the
charter of the town of Abbeville; to re-
new and amend the charter of town Of
Monn5 Pleasant, wero engrossed.
The enacting clause of bill to pre-
vent boys, under certain ages, from car
rying pistols, was stricken out
The Joint Committee to investigate
into the affairs of the Blue Ridge Rail
road Company, submitted their report;
which was made the special order for
Thursday.
A bill to amend m Act entitled can
Act to provide for the appointment of a
Land Commissioner, and to define his
powers and duties," and for other pur-
poses therein mentioned, was passed
with certain amendments, among which
was one which provides that the Com
missioner make no purchases without his
certain knowledge that he can dispose of
tue same without delay, to actual set
tiers.
A message was received from the Sc.
nate, refusing to concur in certain House
amendments to the "Code;" on motion,
a message was returned, asking the ap-
pointment Of a committee of conference.
The following bills were passed: To
charter the Manchester and Augusta
Railroad; to amend the charter of the
town of Union; to extend the time for
the completion of the Port Royal Rail
road.
The following bills were read the
second time, amended and ordered for a
third reading: To amend an Act entitled
IAN Act to regulate the manner of draw
ing jurors;" to amend an Act entitled
can Act to authorize the sale Of the Co.
lumbia Canal
Amidst great confusion, the House ad-
jurncd at o'clock 2. NJ.
A stranger who visited the mid day
prayer meetings at the church corner of
Fulton and William streets, Friday, was
assaulted and put out of the church by