The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-19
LEorsLATIvE PROCEEDIN0s.
SENATE.

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LEoIsLATIvE PROCEEDINas.
SENATE.
MONDAY, DKoRMBRR 18, 1871.
Tne Senate met Mt ia nj. President
Ransier in the Chair.
Mr. Whittemore introduced a bill to
amend an Act entitled IAN Act 10 estab-
;ish and msintsin system uf free com.
cccn schools for the State Of South o.
rolina."
A resolution, by Mr.. Allen, to autho-
rize the Clerk Of the Senate TO draw q
pay certificate for S.. 900, for public
printing. was agreed 70.
The Committees OH Claims submitted q
report. recommending that the claims Of
the Columbia Phonig. Columbia Union,
Bryan q MoCarter, Charleston Courier
and Ne,os, be paid. Adopted.
Mr.. Duncan presented the petition of
the Town Council OF Union, to grant
them the use Of the lower floor Of the
County Jail. for guard honee.
| The following bills were passed: To
repeal an Act entitled 'An ACT to create
debt OF the State of South Carolins. to
DO known as the sterling funded debt,
the same, or tie proceeds, to be exolu-
sively used in exchange for, or in paw.
ment OF, the existing public debt Of said
State;" to make appropriation for the
payment OF the per diem and mileage Of
the members OF the General Assembly.
and the salaries of the subordinate Of
noers, and other expenses incidental
thereto. with certain amendments; to
amend an Act entitled IAN Act to moor
porate certain towns and villages, and to
! renew and amend certain charters here.
toiore granted" approved in the wear
1866. '"'
The following we're reported: Bill to
| amend an Act entitled "An Act to reou-
late the manner of keeping and disburs-
ing funds by certain officers;" to amend
AN ACT to fx the salaries and regulate
the pay OF certain officers.
At ~ P. NJ, the Senate adjourned
till Tomorrow, at IL NJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The House met at IL NJ, Speaker
Moses in the Chair.
mir. Humphries introduced bill TO
incorporate Bessina Church, of Chester
County.
Mr.. Williams-To incorporate Noun
tain Lodge, No. 10, I. o. o. F., of
Greenville.
Resolutions relating to sinking
fund. and to meeting at P. NJ, on the
9th January, were laid over.
Mr.. 8. j. Lee-Bill to authorize the
Judges OF the Probate Courts to perform
certain duties heretofore performed by
Com mlssioners in Equity.
Mr. Doyle-To amend the law in rein.
tlon to the license and registration of
pharamaoeutists, apothecaries and drug
gists, and to regulate the vending of
drugs aud poisons.
MIR. Goodson-Bill to incorporate the
American Union Literary Club, of Gads
den. Richland County.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections reported favorably upon the
following:
Whereas J. Banks Lyles. member of
the Honse from the County of Spartan
buig, by his affiliation with an organiza.
ton known as the Ku Kiux Klan, and by
his fleeing from the State TO escape
arrest, thereby rendering himself an out
law; therefore, be it
Resotued. That the seat in this House.
OF the said j. Banks Lyles, be declared
vacant.
Considerable debate occurred upon the
report of the committee. and il was
finally made the special order for
Wednesday next, at o'clock.
hill to define and increase the juris-
dlction OF the City Court of Charleston,
and resolution requesting report from
the Financial Board of the State; bill to
create board of examiners, to define
their powers and duties and to impose
certain duties upon the Comptroller and
treasurer, were postponed.
The consideration of the report OF the
committee appointed to inquire into the
over-issue Of State bonds was taken up.
The report was published by us in full
several days ago.
MIR. Hunter moved that the report be
adopted M the sense of the House.
whereupon the Speaker ruled as follows:
That the recommendation contained
In the report OF the committee would, if
adopted by the House as the sense OF the
House, be- the FIRST step in the impeach.
ment OF those officers of the State, who
are, by the laws Of the State, charged
With the issne of State bonds, and that
therefore the adoption Of the recon.
mendation by the House as the sense of
the House would require two-thirds
vote OF all the members elected.
A motion to appeal from the decision
OF the Chair created very long and
animated discussion, participated in by
Messrs. Whipper. Hunter. Bowen, W.
81. Jones, Byas, Frost, Lee and Speaker
| Moses. The vote was taken by yeas and
nays, with the following result: Yeas 8e,
nays AZ. So the decision of the Chair
was not sustained. The recommenda-
ton contained in the report as the sense
of the House was adopted, by vote of
81 to 30.
Mr.. Bowen offered the following:
Resotced. That Robert X. Scott, Go.
vernon of South Carolina. be impeached
for "hlRh crimes and misdemeauors