The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-09
Read asst time and referred to Commit

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levy taxes on certain Counties. ,3-
Mr. O'Ounnell asked leave of absence
Tor mir. Briggs Tor five days. Granted.
Mr. Whipper introduced claim Of J.
w. Glover. Referred to Committee on
judiciary.
Mr.. Myers presented account of L. s.
Langley. Referred to Committee on
Claims.
Senate sent to House joint resolu-
tion, to authorize the purchase of
safe for the Attorney Generals Office.
Read first time and referred to Commit
tee on Ways and Means.
Chair submitted accompanying docu-
ments to the Governors message.
Mr.. Whipper moved that 500 copies
be printed. Adopted. Also, o concur
rent resolution from the Senate, that the
chief of each department be requested
to submit to the General Assembly
copy of his report, without further de-
for request. and by Monday, 18th, for
without further delay. The resolution
was adopted as amended.
Mr.. Moore presented the petition of
the Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church,
praying on act of Incorporation. Re-
| ferred to Committee on interpretations.
Chair announced the names of tho
members appointed Oh tho Committee
on Lubor.
Senate sent to the House message.
that they concur in the resolution of the
House to correct the Journal in reference
to the name of O'ConneN.
Mr.. Boseman introduced bill to pre-
scribe the mode of election of Aldermen
in Charleston. Rcnd first time aud re-
fcrred TO the Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
Chair announced the appointments on
litical Disabilities.
Tho Committee on Legislative Library
reported back joint resolution to au
thorizo the Librarian to cause to be pre-
pared on index to volume 14th of the
statutes, and recommended that it do
pass. The resolution was passed to q
third reading.
Mr.. G. D. Hayne gave notice of bill
to incorporate the town of Midway.
At o'clock, the House proceeded to
tho consideration of the special order
for that hour, which WAS the resolution
10y Mr.. Hurley to appoint q standing
committee on contingent accounts.
Adopted.
Mr.. Whippcr moved that the vote be
rescinded which made bill to vest the
title of the State to lot of land in the
village of Orangeburg, in the purchaser
or purchasers who shall pay for the pre-
misses under sale by decree of the Pro-
bate Court Of Charleston County, and to
direct the application of the proceeds of
sale the special order for 2 o'clock, and
that the bill be taken up now. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Goodson, the House
then 01Jnurnpl at | IL Z, m
To THE Hon. TIMOTHY HURLEY: AS you
are one of the acknowledged leaders Of
the present House of Representatives Of
the South Carolina Legislature, and very
probably Us familiar with its workings
and doings as any other member of that
body, we nsk the privilege of PROFOUND
ing few inquiries to you, or rather to
the Legislature through you, and re-
spectfully ask your attention to the
same.
1. Is the commission for the revision
and consolidation of the statute laws of
the State OF South Carolina" still in
operation?
2. If so, is W. J. Whipper, member
of the House of Representatives from
the County of Beaufort, still ono of the
commissioners and receiving salary for
the same?
3. II these inquiries are answered in
the affirmative, how, then, is he eligible
to the seat he now occupies in the Le-
gislature? By reference to our State
Constitution. Article II, Section %,
which, by the way. Mr.. Whipper helped
to make, it will be found most clearly
aud unmistakably that "no person shall
be eligible to seat in the General
Assembly whilst he holds any Office of
profit or trust under this State, tho
United States of America, or any of
them, or under any other power, except
officers in the militia, Magistrates, or
Justices of Inferior Courts, while such
Justices receive no salary. And if any
member shall accept or exercise any OF
the said disqualifying offices, he shall
vacate his seat: Prooided, That this
prohibition shall not extend to members
OF the first General Assembly,"
The "first General Assembly" has un-
questionably erpired, and Mr.. Whipper
is now q member of the second General
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