The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-05
STATE LEGISLATURB.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1870.
\ s. SENATE. 81

crossed bill to grant to certain persons
therein named the right to dig and mine
in the beds of the navigable streams
and waters of the State of Soutl, Caro-
lima for phosphate rocks and phosphate
deposits, for the term of twenty-one
years. which was passed and ordered to
the House, by vote Of twenty-five yeas
to four nays "
Bills to incorporate the town of Flo
renee; to incorporate the Coopers' Trade
Union; to incorporate the D Laney Rifle
Company; to incorporate Black Greek
Cemetery Company, were reported as
being ready for ratification.
Favorable report of the Committee on
Roads, Bridges and Ferries, was pre-
sented..on bills to incorporate Cox Bridge
Road and to establish..a ferry across Wac
camaw River, which were read and laid
over.
Mr.. Dickson introduced bill to au-
thorize and empower certain County
Commissioners to subscribe to the capt.
tai stock of the South Carolina Central
Railroad Company, to issue bonds, and
assess tax to pay interest thereon.
The Senate refused to concur in House
concurrent resolution to meet in Joint
Assembly Friday, February II, to elect
an Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court. for full term of six years.
At 2 o'clock p. M. adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
House met at II m. Speaker Moses
in the chair.
Report of the Special Committee on n
bill to regulate the rights and powers of
railroad nies-recommending the
passage of the bill-was debated.
Report of the Auditing Committee on
accounts of Columbia PHOENIX and the
Abbeville Press, recommending their
payment, WAS agreed to.
A bill to alter and amend On Act to
amend the charter of the city of Green
vile, was read the third time, passed,
and ordered to the Senate.
Report of Special Committee on bill
to authorize the Governor to appoint
contract agents in each County in the
State, was ordered to lie over for n Sc
cond reading.
Leave Of absence was granted Messrs.
B. Johnston. Bishop and Burton.
MIR. Wells introduced bill to allow
George Waterhouse to build wharf and
collect wharfage in Beaufort County.
Mr.. Chestnut presented a bill to incor-
porate the Lincoln Fire Engine Compa-
ny No. 3, of Camden.
Resolution to fine members OF ehe
House 81 per day, who shall be absent
without leave, or a satisfactory excuse,
WAS tabled.
Petition of VIM. H. Arthur, of Kcr-
shaw County, to be relieved from the
payment of certain taxes, was referred.
Mr. Purvis presented protest of GER
tain citizens of Branchville against the
bill to renew the charter of that town.
III, &C ILL IL
matrimony.
A bill (Senate) to grant to certain per
sons therein named the right to dig and
and waters of the State of South Caro-
lina for phosphate rocks and phosphate
deposits, was read the first time and re-
ferred to the Committee on Mines, Min
ing and Manufactures.
The following bills were ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading: To pro.
vide for general election of County Of
fccrs; to incorporate the Independent
Elliott Hook and Ladder Company. Of
Orangeburg; to amend the charter of the
Graniteville Manufacturing Company; to
incorporate tho Comet Light Infantry,
the Randolph Ritlsmen, and the Lincoln
Guards,
Account of jacob Whitman, for ser
vices as State messenger, was referred.
a Senate bill to establish and maintain
system Of free common schools. was,
after many amendments. ordered 20 be
engrossed.
MoEE BLOODY WORK IN HAYrI.-A de-
spatch from Port au Prince says that the
work of the military commission which
tried Salnave and sentenced him to death
is not yet ended. The cases of several
of his Generals, and of the most promi-
nent and influential of his friends among
the civilians, yet remain to be disposed
of in Port au Prince, and in most of the
Southern towns the shooting of Picquets
is going on briskly. At Jeremie large
number of those unfortunate people have
been put to death, and at Jacmel more
than forty of them are in prison, doomed
to die on an early day. The spirit of
vengeance has been fully reused, and the
victorious revolutionists have expressed
their determination to crush out the Sal
nave party. The Cacos are crying ont
for blood, and unless more moderate and
merciful councils should prevail than
those ruling at present, reign of terror