The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-14
LEGIsLATIvN PROCEEDINGS.
! WEDNESDAY,. DKoHaDzR 18, 1871.


h. WEDNESDAY,. DKozs1BzR 18, 1871.
n't9!I; ei 1t SENATE.
The Senate met at 12 NJ, Presiden,
A3psaer In the CHAIR. u
Mr., SWails introduced bill to regu.
late pllotage in the ports Of Charleston,
Hsaqt9xt apd Georgetown.
| ME-. Rese--Bill to allow the citizens OF
IBetbe} Xownship. York County, the
Ifieht and privilege OF turning portion
of the Armstrong Ford Hosd fo-. the
purpose OF. keeping up better highway.
The following joint resolutions and
bills We're passed:
MIR. Barber-For Che General Assem-.
ply 70 take g recess from December %,
1871; to January 10, 1879.
e Bills to alter and amend the charter of
titne town Of Georgetown; to validate the
|, aHtllon; Of the County Commissioners, OF
Oconee County, in exchanging and con-
veying the lot ceded to them to build a
lsii; 3o:at resolutions requiring the State
Treasurer to prepare an exhibit Of all
bonds and stocks Of the State of South
Carolina. and present the same to the
General Assembly; to place certain bonds
and stocks, now in the hands of the
State Treasurer, in the custody of the
Secretary OF State; bill to amend $50
ton No. 279'of the code of procedure.
a number of petitions and memorials
were read and referred.
The Senate then went into executive
session, and approved Of the following
appointments of Jury Commissioners
made by the Governor: Abbeville-John
Enright; Beaufort-J. q. Rivers; Ches.
teri. J. Pride; Observation-Disclosures. W.
Spencer; Clarendon-J. E.. Tiudal: Das.
llngton-P. @. Fluid; Edgefeld-J. A.
Barker; Georgetown-T. d. Mcdowell;
Wilson Cook; Horry-John
Causey; Lexington-A. w. Geiger; Ma
rion-M. X. Holloway; Newberry-W.
q. Mays; Riohland-John P. Adams:
Sumter-G. w. Reardon; Union-Wm.
Eller; Williamsburg-R. F. Scott
After which, the Senate adjourned
until tomorrow, at 10 M.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV
The House met at IL NJ, Speaker
Moses in the Chair.
AIR. Wilkes, Chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee, submitted favorable reports
on bills in relation to selling or giving
spirituous liquors to habituai drunkards.
and to other persons; to repeal IN Act to
establish q Bureau of Agricultural Ste
tlstlcs; relating to marriages.; joint reso-
luton to change the names of Samuel
Degen ct al. And unfavorable reports
on Senate bill to amend an Act reeulat-
ing the fees of Sheriffs and other
officers; bills to designate the time and
place OF sales OF real and personal pro-
perty. lying on the main land of Beaufort
County; to provide compensation for
Jurors in the courts of Trial Justices, sc.
The following bills were passed and
sent to the Senate: Bill to charter the
town OF Bolton. in Anderson County; to
amend an Act entitled IAN Act to grant,
renew and amend the charters of certain
towns and villages therein mentioned"
commencing with Section No. 36, of said
ACT, relating to the incorporation of the
town Of Wrightsville.
Mr. Wilkes introduced bills TO change
the names of Luta Eugenin Maddox and
Ida Matilda Maddox, Of Anderson Ooun-
ty, to Luta Eugenia Sfnith and Ida Ma
tilda Smith, and to confer on them the
rights of legitimacy; to further provide
for the administration of derelict estates.
MIR. Bosemon-Bill to INCORPORATE the
Edisto Ga Cav Wharf Company, in Col
Teton County.
Mr., Smart-Bill to inzest in the
Clerks Of Court certain duties formerly
performed by Commissioners in Equity.
MIR. Litohfield-Bill to change the
name of Samuel Lawson to that of
Samuel N. Anderson, and to make him
the lawful heir of Samuel N. Anderson.
MIR. Sellers Bill to incorporate the
village OF Little Rock, in Marion County.
MIR. Thompson-Billt to provide for the
construction Of new court house for
Richland County, in the city Of Oolum-
bia.
Mr.. s. j. Lee-Bill to require the
President and Superintendent to stop
the trains on the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad at Hamburg, in
this State, for the accommodation of
passengers.
MIR. O'Connell-Bill to repeal section
6 OF an Act entitled "An Act to author
lze q loan to pay the interest on the
public debt. as relates to the appoint
ment Of Financial Agent.
A bill concerning the State and County
Treasurers was passed.
The resolution declaring vacant tho
seat Of J. Banks Lyle, OF Spartanburg,
on account of his being connected with
the Ku Klux Klan, was referred to tho
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
with power to send for persons and
papers,
The anacting clause of the Senate bill
to regulate the granting of divorces was,
after considerable discussion, stricken
out by vote of At to 43.
The House then adjourned until II
H., tomorrow.