The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-07
STATE LEaTsLATURE;. ;''
THURSDAY, january 6, 1870
SENATE.

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Thursday, Jannasy 6. 1870.
i The Senate met at ~ M, Fresit7snt M,
fean. Montgomery in the Chain,
\ The following petitions were ss,resente6
and referred: OF sundry citizens of Beau
j sssrs County sreintive 70 5fle massage of I
bull to provide for the formation Ola new
tQpunty. to be called the County OF Goo
lsAwhatchie. OF sundry citizens of Beau
tort County, praying legislation to pro.
VIDE remedy for illegal traffic in cotton.
"a communication from the Commits.
nipners OF Beaufort County, relative to
5knrnishin ing suissble buildings for County
iparposes. was read and referred.
AZ joint resolution 70 authorizes the
Oemmiasipners of the County of Will.
ili4msburg to levy special tax OF two
mile on the dollar for the purpose of
EAaildipg jail, and for other purposes.
ives read and referred.
Il ssi.ss. taSIiT7 intTuIHcad preamble and
ii-2EaTHnlntiAns / mhAt asl the EComptroller-
Ghneral's report shows that millions of
Ed9liars Belonging to this State are in the
Ihfaas cs II. H. Kimpton, Financial
AGENT Of the. State, the Committee on
ktnanoe be authorized to inquire and re-
port woae amount Of security, il any, is
|deposited by the said financial agent, to
|eecure the State; which was laid over.
Mr.. Nash introduced bill to regulate
slenumber of jurors who may be chal-
lenged personally in all cases of felony.
Read and referred. ~.
Notices were given OF bills to repeal
an Act entitled an Act to secure advances
xor agricultural purposes, passed Goth of
.September, 1866; to incorporate Port
Hoyal improvement Company; to incor-
Iporate Port Royal Dock and Warehouse
Company; to authorize enrolment taxes:
&c charter the Lexington and Newberry
Railroad Company.
n Bills, by Mr.. Rainey, to regulate the
manner Of selling lands at public sales.
was read and referred; by Mr.. Lunney,
70 incorporate the town of Florence. was
read and referred.
MIR. Lunney introduced q bill to au-
thorize the County Commissioners of
Darlington County to levy special tax
.lor the construction of Court House.
Referred. ''4's.'
E A message was received from the Go
vernon, thht lie had approved and signed
the following Acts: An Act entitled :.An
Act Gonsenting to the sale of certain
lends TO the United States, and cedine
jurisdiction thereof;" bill to repeal an
Act organizing townships; bill to amend
an Act concerning townships.
ffhe following bills were read the second
SINE and ordered to be engrossed: To in
corporate the Vigilant Fire Engine Com
.ppny, OF Columbia; DeKalb and Wateree
Fire Engine Companies, of Camden: to
Incorporate town Of Chesterfield; to grant
alcertain lot of land to the Zion Baptist
Church. of Columbia, 8. @. The latter
was 80 amended that the Commissioners
sppointedte lay ont said lot, &C., shall
.bb paid their per diem.
Mr.. Arnim introduced bill to renew.
amend and alter the charters of certain
towns and villages therein mentioned.
Read and referred.
Adjourned.
!, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL IN. Speaker
Moses in the Chair.
Leave Of absence was granted the fol-
lowing members: Thos. A. Sullivan. w.
W. Waller, w. r. Stuart, P. J. O'Con-
mel, J. w. Meade and VIM. @. Collins.
The accounts of Elizabeth Wash.
ington, Jas. NJ. Allen, w. r. James and
y. r. Spearman, were referred.
A joint resolution to empower the
County Commissioners of Kershaw to
levy an additional tax of two-tenths of a
AiIl Tor County purposes. was referred.
30 much OF the presentment of the
grand jury of Lexington County for
December Term of the Court, relating
Up the Senator and Representatives Of
seid County, was read and referred.
Notice was given of bill to incorpo-
rate the Edge6eld Agricultural Society.
A bill to incorporate the Columbia Oil
Company, read and ordered to be en-
crossed.
Il A bill to incorporate the Planters
Mining and Manufacturing Company,
was laid upon the table.
The enacting clause of bill to regu-
iAte the sale of cotton, was, after much
discussion participated in by Feriter,
Eomlinson, DeLarge, Chestnut, James,
Wilder, Perrin and Whipper- stricken
out, by vote of 81 yeas to 2 nays.
a A message was received from the Go
vernon, informing the House that he had
approved and signed bills to renew the
charter of the Columbia Hebrew Beneyo-
lent Society; to appoint physician to
the charleston Jail and Magazine Guard
md Tor other purposes; to incorporate
the Ashley Bridge Company, of Charles
ton; joint resolution to authorize the
State Auditor and County Commits
stoners to levy certain taxes and for
other purposes.
{ Adjourned.
Z The UNITED STATES CouRr--Hon.
Geo. s. Bryan, presiding.
., In BANKRUPTcY.--Ec parle J. nj.
Gayle. in re T. j. Worhan. Petition to
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