The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-09
STATE LEGrsLATURE.
SATURDAY, January 8, 1870.
SENATE,L-.- -

The Senate :net at 10 n. Rsssids an ss,,-s
tenn. Montgomery in the Chajr.
The following bills froHS the Honse
were read: For the better protection Of
migratory fish; to atSends s4he law inJgre.
lation to the license and registration OF
pharmaceutists, apothecaries md drug.
gists, and to regulate the vending OF
drugs and poisons.
| The Committee on Engrossed Acts re.
ported as being duly and correctly en-
crossed, q Joint resolution AUTHORIZING
the County Commissioners of Williams.
burg County 20 levy a-speciai taz,~1hieb
was ordered to the Honse Of Representa-.
tives. -.
Mr.. Wright introduced the following
bills: To prevent persons from issuing
checks or script, to be used as money
to prevent the purchase Of cotton be-
tween certain hours both of (which were
read by their titles and referred.
Notice was given Of bill to protect
the depositors of ell banks, loan and
savings institutions not incorporated in
the United States. @,t,e ~ e..
The account OF q. & G. D. Hope, for
supplies furnished the Arsenal Academy
in 1861, was referred. TN8f. T-D :,
The accounts OF Sallas Randall, II. a..
Cooke and w. L. Templetop, were re-
ferred. The account of F. r. Calhoun
was laid over. The account OF @. B.
Glover was ordered to the Comptroller
General. 49, ''
The following bills were ordered to be
engrossed: To incorporate the Unity and
Friendship Association, of Charleston,
Blues Charitables ffsociations Union
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fort; New York Hose Company, of Beau
fort; Hook and Ladder Company, No.
1, of Beaufort; Washington Fire Engine
Company, No. Q, of Beaufort; Bam6erg
Fire Engine Company Eisst freedmen 3
Baptist Church. Of Anderson Court
House. tT{4glp IJNE as. q .
Bill to authorize County Commission
ers of Darlington County to levy certain
taxes was read the second time; to re-
charter ferry over Combahee River; to
authorize administrators, executors and
other fduciaries to sell certain evidences
of Indebtedness at public sale, and to
compromise in certain cases; to author
ize the extension OF the South Carolina
Central Railroad from Sumter to point
near Charlotte, North Oarolina; to en-
power certain persons therein named to
construct railroad, were ordered to be
engrossed.e
Bills 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; and to incorporate
the Unity and Friendship Society, oi
Charleston, and 10 confer certain powers
thereon, were read and referred.
The account of DR.. r. Lebby, Jr., was
rejected. .h rs
A bill to recharter Blythe's Gap Turn
pike Road, was read the third time an6
passed.. 3.
"A Joint resolution for the appointmen
Of Fish Commissioners, andstc define
their duties, was read and referred.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL m. Speaker
Moses in the Chair.
Leave of absence was granted to G. D
Hayne.
A resolution granting the use of tht
Representative Hall to the Chaplain O.
the Senate, or. any other minister, fol
Divine service, on Sunday, was adopted
The account Of 81. d. Cook, Magis
trate of Darlington County. was referred
to the Darlington County delegation.
Notice was given of hill to alter an6
amend the charter of the town of Winns
boro.
Accounts of certain persons for teach
ing in Orangeburg County, were re-
ferred. 1
A joint resolution authorizing The Go
vernon to appoint an agent to contract
for labor in each County of the State
was read and referred
Notices were given of bills TO incorpo
rate the "Sons and Daughters of Zion
in Hamburg;". extend the limits o.
the State of South Carolina, and for the
election of State officers.
The following biEs from the Senate
were read and referK Y:
TO grant certain slot OF land to thu
Zion Baptist Church of Columbia; to in
corporate the Winnsboro Hook and Lad
der Company, of the town of Winns
boro; to incorporate the Wateree Fire
Engine Company, No. 2, of Camden
South Carolina; to incorporate the Vigi
liant Fire Engine Company, of Columbia
to incorporate the DeKalb Fire Engine
Company of Camden.
A Senate bill to grant and give tht
consent of the Legislature of this State
to the conveyance to the United States
OF the lot of land situate on Richardson
and Laurel streets, in the city of Colum
bla, hereinafter described, for the pur
pose of post Office and court house, OF
for other purposes, and to cede to the
United States jurisdiction therein, va.
recommitted to the Judiciary Committee
to report on Wednesday next.
Mr.. Brodie introduced bill to incor
porate the Plymouth Congregations
Church, OF Charleston, which was read
and referred.
A joint resolution to levy n tax fol
County purposes for Williamsburg Dis
trlct was postponed until Monday next.
bill to incorporate the Policy hold
srs' Life and Tontine assurance Compa-
ny was laid over.
A Senate bill to grant and give the
consent Of the Legislature of this State