The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-17
LEGISLATIVE PRoCRMDlNas.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1870. i
SENATE.

The Senate met at IL m. =
The House sent to the Senate O COM
munication, informing them thnt COM
mittee had been appointed by the House
to- act with the Senate Committee, and
investigate the affairs Of the Land Com
missioner. Also, the report Of the Com
! mittee on Claims on the accounts Of w.
f. Bates aud l.. s. Langley. Referred
to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Arnim gave notice of bill to re-
new and amend the charter of tho town
of Hamburg.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.
Johnston and adopted, that the State
Treasurer be requested to inform the
| General Assembly why certain orders for
the payment of tenchers had not been
paid by him.
Tho following bills were read by their
titles and referred to the judiciary Com
mittee: A bill to authorize the Governor
to appoint Sheriff of Greenville Coun-
ty, to fill the unexpired term of A. B.
Vickers, deceased; to amend an Act to
revise, simplify aud abridge the rules
practice and pleading. OF this State; to
extend the jurisdiction of Probate
Judges; to define the law in certain
easements.
A bill to extend the limits of the town
of Camden was amended and ordered
to third reading.
A bill to incorporate the Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church, OF Darlington
County, was laid on the table.
A bill to amend IN Act to define the
jurisdiction of Probate Courts was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary.
A bill to empower the State, instead
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ries in the Lunatic Asylum, was referred
to the Committee on Finance.
a bill to incorporate the Stonewall
Fire Engine Company, of Chester, was
ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
A bill to incorporate the Young Men S
Brotherly Association, was ordered for
third reading. ;.
A bill to amend can Act to revise,
simplify aud abridge the rules, practice
aud pleadings of Courts Of this State, )"
WAS read and referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
A joint resolution to authorize the
State Treasurer to reissue to John Phil
lips certain certificates Of stock, was
read and referred to the Finance Com
mittec.
A concurrent resolution to authorize
tho employment of an additional Solici-
tor by the Attorney General, was adopted
4 joint resolution to authorize the pre-
paration Of an index to Volume II of
the statutes WAS referred to the Commit
tee on Legislative Library.
y Joint resolution, to authorize the
Attorney General to employ assistance
in certain suits now pending, and to
mako an appropriation for that purpose,
was passed.
a bill to amend "An Act to amend the
charter of the city of Greenville,' was
ordered to the House.
y bill to renew and amend the charter
Of the town of Abbeville, was ordered
to the House.
A bill to amend an Act to amend the
charter and extend the limits of the city
of Columbia, was referred to tho Com
mittee on interpretations.
A bill to amend the charter Of the
Columbia Bridge Company, was made
the special order for December %.
a bill to enable Judgment debtors to
sell their real and personal property,
and to confirm sales already made, upon
conditions therein specified, was referred
to the Committee On Tie Judiciary.
A bill to repeal m Act entitled "hn
Act 70 secure advances for agricultural
purposes" and to amend nm Act entitled
can Act to protect laborers aud persons
working under contracts or shares of
CROP" was referred to tho judiciary
Committee.
A bill to charter the town of Yorkville
was read md ordered to be sent to the
House.
A bill to renew and amend the charter
of the town OF Mount Pleasant was read
and amended, and recommittcd to the
Committee on interpretations.
The report of the Committee on Print.
ing on resolution requiring the said
committee to advertise for proposals for
the printing of the State and the reso-
luton itself were laid on tho table.
A bill to provide for the publication Of
the Acts, reports, resolutions, journals,
and other papers of the General Assem-
bly,, was amended and ordered for q
third reading.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House met at IL m.
The Committee on interpretations re-
nortal on IL hill t0 ranau op6 op,onl tho