The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-23
Proceedings Of the Legis ature.

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NUIumBIA, Feb, Is. In the Senate,
yesterday, tho following bills wore in.
,rud .c.d: ae1 sl8
y tillto, determine tho time when
the talsries Of County Slhool Com
miasi meas shall commence, and to fix.
the Ito of the first meeting of SAID
HchGUl Commissioners as State
Board OF Education. ans
i1nyt introduced a bill to protect
tho interest Of sheep owners and to
p.omote tho raising of sheep. 80 ..,,,eg,
Tho report Of tho mitteo on
interpretations on a bill to regulate
the digging and mining Of phosphate
depositB from the navigable streams
and waters of the State of South
Carolina was taken up with the bill,
discussed by Corbin and Cain, and
rocommitted to tho Committee on
Interpretations. ~ 1' +"
Abill provide for a sinking fund
and the management Of the Same was
the special order for al2 m. BY tho
provisions Of this bill the Governor,
the Comptroller General and the At
torney General constitute commis-
sion to control the sinking fund of tho
State, who are authorized to soil, and
oonve,', for and on behalf Of the
State. oil State property not devoted
to educational or charitable purposes.
a motion was made to strike out the
names ofthe Attorney aud Comotrollcr
Generals from the bill, l,whioh was lost.
The bill was amended by inserting the
names of, Rainey and DeLarge, and
ordered to be engrossed. e.. s-,t.e,
Donaldson give notice that he will
Introduce q bill to incorporate the
Wilmington and Carolina Railroad
Company. FL. | s 1HS"a
Notice was given in the House of a
bill to better carry out the provisions
of the education act. ~ l;.H
A resolution was adopted autbori.
sing the Governor. 90 open ,corrcspon-
douoe with tho Governor of Georgia
with a Wow to secure, co. operative
legislation as to the rights Of naviga-
tion and fishing in the Savannah and
Tugaloo rivers.
a message was received from the
Governor that he bad approved the
following acts:
An act to amend nm act entitled
can act to empower circuit judges to
change the venue for tho trial of
actions, both civil and criminal"
An aot to incorporate the Columbia
Oil Company.
An not to incorporate the Sumter
Misunderstanding Company.
The House passed the following
bills
A bill to provide for the payment
of claims Of teachers for service
rendered during the fiscal year com.
mencing November lst, A. D. 1868,
and ending October 8 let, A. d. 1860.
A bill to revise, simplify and
abridge tho rules, practice, pleadings
and forms of tho courts of this State.
A bill to provide for the general
elections, and tho manner of conduc-
ting the same.
CoLuMDlA, Fob. l9.-In tho SEN
ate, yesterday, the following bills
were introduced. sra s7.,sl.
A bill to incorporate certain church.
es in York and Chester counties.
A bill to provide for an election to
bill vacancies occurring in certain
county Offices.
The report of the judiciary Com
mittee on bill to enforce the provis.
hions Of the civil rights bill of the
United States Congress. and to secure
10 the people the benefits of Repub.
!ican government in this State, was
'nade tho special order for Tuesday,
at ! O'Clock.
~ bill to alter and amend the char
tor and extend the limits of the city
Of Columbia was made the special
order for 1890 to-day.
By resolution introduced in the
House, the Committee on the Peni-
tentiary are instructed to inquire by
what authority visitors are charged
for visiting the penitentiary. ,j| /,
a resolution was adopted to pro-
vent the distribution Of show bills in
the House. SO satf Z
Iomax introduced bill to author
lze the county commissioners of Ab-
bcville to open n public road leading
from Greenwood to New Market. 49,
Notice was given Of bill to pre-
vent men from having more than two
wiyes.
a bill passed granting q certainlo
OF land in Columbia to Zion Baptist
Church. ~ @H ~ a.saa 80 =.
Maxwell, Senator from Marlboro,
was elected BY the Senate, and Smalls,
OF Beaufort. by tho House, as NOM
he1s Of the State Schools Commission.
SINATg. "; .t'i a4.fg HA
.CoLusiBiA, February l0.--Oorbin
introduced bill to define the
jurisdiction ofatrial justices. 8
Abill to authorize trustees to In
vest funds in State bonds and stocks Of
this State, was laid oyer.