The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-23
LEGIsLATIvE PROcEEDIHas.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 90, 1870.
RENATE


The Senate met at ID NJ .--- :.
The House sent to the Senate q report
of tho Committee On Claims OF Che
House Of Representatives. on accounts
of the Winnsboro Herald and w. j.
Pinckney. Referred to the Committee
on Claims.
The Committee on Engrossed Bills re-
ported as correctly and duly engrossed q
joint resolution authorizing and direct
ing the State Auditor and County Com
m ssioners to levy certain taxes. Sent
to the House.
The Committee on Enrolled Acts re-
ported as duly enrolled an Act to vest
the title of the State to lot of land in
the village of Orangeburg, of which
Deidrioh Klepping died seized, in the
purchaser or purchasers who shall pay
Tor the premises under sale made by
decree Of the Probate Court of Charles
ton County, and to direct the application
of the proceeds of sale. The Speaker
of the House attended in the Senate
andassisted in ratifying the above Act.
The Judiciary Committee reported on
q bill to provide for the protection of
persons, property and the public peace,
and to tax real estate to pay for the
same, and recommended amendments,
NhA Cho oNoAtAoh VI lAo AOAlOWAdB SCC-
ton: In all cases where any dwelling
house, or the building, or any property,
real or personal, shall be destroyed in
consequence of any mob or riot, it shall
be lawful for the person or persons own
ing or interested in such property to
bring suit against the County in which
such property was situated aud being,
for the recovery of such damages rs he
or they sustained by reason of the de-
struction thereof.
The Committee on Finance reported
on House concurrent resolution in re-
gard to the fire loan stock, and recon-
mended that it lie on the table. Adopted.
A bill to amend the charter of the
Columbia Bridge Company was made
the special order for 5th January, 1871,
at o'clock.
The Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses reported favorably on sundry
accounts of the Clerk for newspapers
Adopted. Also, favorably on sundry
contingent accounts against the Senate.
Adopted
Mr.. Cardozo introduced n bill to re-
new the charter of the Camden Bridge
Company.
Mr.. Whittemore introduced bill to
alter and amend the charter of the town
of Darlington; also, O bill to authorize
Circuit Judges to hold Courts in other
Circuits than their own; which received
their first reading.
bill to empower the State to main
tain benefciaries in the Lunatic Asylum,
instead of the Counties, was ordered to
he engrossed.
The petition Of Professors aud Libra
rian of the South Carolina College was
made the special order fot P. NJ, on
7th January, 1871.
A bill to authorize the County Com
missioners of Darlington to borrow
$50, 900 was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
A bill to provide for special tax for
school purposes was read and referred to
tho Finance Committee.
A joint resolution to pay Judge Orr
additional compensation for holding ex-
ira courts, WAS read and referred to the
judiciary Committee.
A resolution requesting the Governor
to give tho Senate information on the
Land Commission, was adopted.l
A bill to re. charter Moore's Ferry, un-
der the name of Dinkins' Ferry, was read
and referred
A bill to incorporate the Hedges
Light Guards, was read and referred.
A joint resolution instructing State
Auditor to enforce the collection Of taxes,
was referred to the Finance Committee.
a joint resolution authorizing the
State Auditor to suspend proceedings in
certain cases, was referred to the Finance
Committee.
joint resolution to authorize the
payment Of S5S to H. Newton, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
joint resolution authorizing the pur-
chase Of certain volumes of State re-
ports, was referred to the Committee on
the Legislative Library.
JOINT resolution to prevent tho i'm
prisonmcnt Of children under fourteen
years Of age, was referred to the Com
mittec on the Penitcntiary.
bill to provide for the redemption of
lands sold by order of Gen. Candy, was
referred to the Finance Committee.
resolution to authorize the employ
mcnt OF stenographic assistance in The
lmpcacli imcnt Of Judge Vernon, was
adopted
The following joint resolutions were
duly ratified: Authorizing aud directing
he State Auditor and County Commits
sioncrs to levy certain taxes; authorizing