The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-17
LMa..LATIvE pROoEHDINas.
SATURDAY. DEoHMpKR 16, 1871.
SENATE.

lEe..LATEvn PROoEnDINos.
SATURDAY. DEcHMnzR is, 1871.
SENATE.
The Senate met at IL NJ, President
Ransier In the chair.
a numbered bills and Joint .esolu-
tions were received from the House.
read and referred.
Mr.. Whittemore introduced q bill to
require County Commissioners to give
bond and sufficient surety TO the County
for the faithful discharge OF their duties
as County Commissioners.
Mr.. Nash-To empower fathers to
'iegitimize certain children by their last
will and testament.
A number 6: committees reported,
which were read and laid over.
The following bills and joint resolu-
hons were passed: To renew che charter
OF the Palmetto Pire Company, Of CO.
lumbia; to provide for the sale of the
statutes OF the State and of the deci-
slons OF the Supreme Court. published
by authority; resolution o. Mr.. White.
more, from the House, to provide for
the sale OF the statutes OF the State and
decisions OF Supreme Court, published
BY authority; to provide for the destruo.
ton OF the bonds known as the sterling
loan bonds. Joint resolution to place GER
tain bonds and stocks now in the hands
of the Treasurer in the custody of the
Secretary OF State, was laid on the table.
at half-past O'Clock, the Senate ad-
Journef until Monday next, at 10 M.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV
The House met at IL NJ, Speaker
Moses in the Chair.
The Speaker presented to the House q
memorial from the Board of Trade of
the city OF Charleston. protesting against
the passage OF tho metropolitan police
bill.
Sundry bills from the Senate we've re-
celved, read and referred.
MIR. Wilkes, Chairman OF the Judi
ciary Committee, submitted favorable
reports on the following bills: To permit
Samuel N. Anderson to adopt Samuel
Lawson and make him his lawful heir:
to change the names Of Luta Eugenia
Maddox and Ida Matilda Maddox, OF
Anderson County, to Luta EuRenia
Smith and Ida Matilda Smith, and to
confer on them the rights of Legitimacy;
to further provide for the administration
OF dereiict estates; to amend the second
clause OF eighteenth section of the Code
OF Procedure. Unfavorable reports on
tbs following: Bills 70 amend en- Act in
relation to trial justices; to repeal an
Act to authorize the Governor to leave
the State under certain circumstances; to
confer upon trial justices certain civil
Jurisdiction; to extend the civil iurisdio.
ton OF trial Justices to cases of trespass
upon real estate; t., extend the civil
jurisdiction of trial justices to cases be-.
tween landlord and tenant; joint resolu-
ton requiring Land Commissioners to
make his annual report by Thursday
next; which were ordered to a second
reading.
Mr.. Corwin-Bill to regulate tho exc
cution of the death sentence.
Mr.. Frost-Bill to provide for the
granting of divorces from the bands of
matrimony
MIR. Bowen Resolution to require the
Committee on State House and Grounds
to investigate and report to this House
by what authority large quantity of
marble, granite and other material in
the capitol grounds. belonging to the
State. has been and is still being carried
away. Adopted.
Mr.. FrostEBill to authorize the Clerks
OF the House and Senate to issue paw
certificates to the members Of the Gene
raj Assembly and the attaohses OF both
Houses.
The following bills and concurrent re-
solution were passed: A concurrent re-
solution, requesting the Congress of the
United States to remove the political
disabilities Of 81. W. Garter and A. J.
Stringer; bills to amend an Act entitled
IAN Act to define the jurisdiction and
duties of County Commissioners" to
prohibit convicts in the State Peniten.
tiary from discharging labor on private
property.
The following we're postponed: Bills
to punish abduction and seduction, after
promise OF marriage; in relation to sell
ing or giving spirituous liquors to habi-
tual drunkards, and to other persous.
Mr.. Haygood-Bill to regulate the
grating of divorces.
Mr.. s. B. Thompson-Bill 10 inoorpo.
rate the Carolina Oil Company; to in.
corporate the Broad River Bridge Com
pany.
Mr.. White Bill to grant, renew and
amend the charter Of the town OF Rock
Hill.
Mr.. c. D. Hayne introduced bill to
amend All Act entitled "An Act to re-
new and amend tho charters of certain
towns and villages"
Mr.. Keith-Bill to define and provide
for estrays and in relation to fences.
The enacting clauses of an ACT entitled
IAN Act to prescribe the duties OF Coun-
ty Commissioners; to incorporate Mount
Carmel Church. Lancaster County; re-
curing the State Treasurer to deposit
all funds belonging to the State in the
vaults Of the State Treasury, and to pay
oil proper claims against the State ut the
Treasury" were stricken out.
AT 2,ha T. NJ. adjourned to Monday.
The UNITED STATES O1RcUrr CoURT-
TRIAL OF KU KLUx CASES.
December 16.-The court convened MT