The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-07
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS GS.
MONDAY, MARoH 6, 1871.
SENATE

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SENATE.
The Senate met at IL Nj.
A message was received from the
House, stating that the enacting clause
had been stricken out of the following
bills: To amend an Act providing for the
appointment of Trial Justices; to regu-
late the granting Of writs of habeas cor
pus; to enlarge and define the powers of
the Board of School Commissioners in
the CITY of Charleston; also, that the
joint resolution to authorize the County
Commissioners of Spartanburg to levy a
special tax, had been laid on the table.
The House also sent to the Senate a
concurrent resolution, authorizing tho
Clerks of the House and Senate to draw
pay certificates to March 7. Adopted.
Also, returned, with amendments, the So
nate bill to provide for the more effectual
recording of conveyances of renl estate
The Senate refused to concur in the
amendments. Also. concurrent reso-
luton authorizing the commissioners to
change certain text books in free schools
Laid on the table. Also, o bill to amend
an Act defining the jurisdiction and
duties of County Commissioners, with
amendments, which were concurred in.
The accounts of z. R. Stokes and
others were ordered to be paid.
The Clerk was authorized to draw n
pay certificate of $1,000 in favor of the
Republican Printing Company.
The House bill to incorporate the
Charleston Charitable Association pas sed
to third reading. Also, a House bill
to amend and extend the charter of the
House bill to amend an Act to organize
the Supreme Court.
A joint resolution authorizing the Go
vernon to engage q physician to visit
lunutic asYlums in other States, with n
view to making tho much desirable i'm
provements in the State Lunatic Asy-
lum, WAS adopted.
a joint resolution authorizing the Sec
rotary Of State to contract with tho
Southern Gas Company for the illumi-
nation of the State House WAS ordered
to he engrossed for third reading.
A bill to charter the North western
Railroad Company passed, and was
ordered to be enrolled.
A bill providing for the election of
Justices of the Peuce, constnbles, and for
other purposes, WAS postponed to the
next session.
The enacting clause of a bill to repeal
paragraph 4. section 81, of the code, was
stricken ont.
"A resolution to authorize the State
Librarian to purchase fifty copies of
Ramsay's History of the State was
adopted.
A bill to provide for the appointment
Of Trial Justices, &c, was made the spe-
cial order for day in next December.
A bill to determine the day of election
for Mayor and Aldermen of Charleston
was passed, and ordered to he enrolled
for ratification.
A joint resolution authorizing the
State Auditor and the County Cumlnis-
sioners to levy q certain tax.
The enacting clause of Joint resolu-
tion to provide for the compensation of
the State Librarian was stricken ont
The contract for tho extension of the
lIunatic Asylum was received from the
House and approved Of.
A House bill authorizing Burns p.
Myers to adopt Margaret Grimes and
Burns Grimes was passed to n third
reading. Also. bill to charter the
Yemassec and Millen Railroad Company.
The account OF DR.. w. L. Templeton,
for $50, was ordered to be paid.
A bill to provide for right of way was
passed to a third reading Also, q bill
A<1o IuO oOuhtJ
OF Orangeburg to build bridge over
North Edisto River, and to build rond
therefrom to Branchville. Also, bill
authorizing clerks Of courts to take tcs-
tlmony III certain cases.
The consideration of the petition Of
Geo. r. Tucker, of Union County, was
postponed to next session. AS was also
joint resolution to suspend SO much of
the election law as allows the commits
sioners time in counting the vo>cs.
At 2.35 2. NJ, the Senate went into
executive session.
The following appointments were con
firmed i'll the Senate yesterday:
County Treasnrers-Dr. B. w. Bell,
Oconee; a. ". Hough, Kersllaw.
John Heart, Commissioner Of Agricul-
tural Statistics.
Trial Justiccs-James NJ Ryan, Barn
well; M. Kahn, s. T.. Graylcn, Abbc-
vile; Geo. Lee, Charleston; j. f. Snthcr-
land, j. A. Schuck. J. Il. Trnesdell, a.
y. Huckabce, S. B. Hall. G. NJ. Thomp-
sou, Kershaw; james j. Jeler, Union;
Jared Marley, NJ. Nj. Benbow, J. Scott