The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-07
Burgess. J. W. Fleming, ". r. Bur-
CESS, Powell P. MoKnight: Clarendon;
John A. Cousart, B. J. :Witherspooh, J.
Clinton. Isaac Gardner John M Belk,
D. @. Wolfe, Wm. Robertson, Lancaster.

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r EVENING SESSION. 81 e
Reports of committees to print 1000
copies OF report of Commissioner OF.
Agricultural Statistics and to authorize
certain County Commissioners to sub
scribe to the capital stock of the South
Carolina Central Railroad Company, to
issue bonds and provide for interest and
principal, was laid on the table.
joint resolution, authorizing the
State Treasurer to pay L. A. Bigger
81, 1000, was indefinitely postponed.
The report of the Committee on Mill
tary, on bill to amend Section Is of Oh
Act to organize and govern the militia
was adopted, and the bill ordered to lie
on the table. AS also the report on con-
current resolution requesting the Go
vernon to return the arms to militia COM
panies.
A bill to incorporate the Winyah
Guards. of Georgetown, was ordered to
third reading.
A joint resolution authorizing the
State Auditor and the County Commits
sioners to levy certain tax, was order
ed to be enrolled for ratification.
The enacting clause of q bill to amend
Title 5, Part l, of the code of procedure,
was stricken out.
A bill to require an additional report
from the County Commissioners of
Pickens and Oconee, was postponed 10
the next session.
A bill to secure advances for agricul-
tural purposes was taken up and the en-
acting clause stricken out.
A bill to amend an Act to protect
lsborers, and bill to amend Section 3
of an Act to perpetuate the homestead,
were postponed to next session.
The enacting clause of bill to amend
an ACT to organize and govern the mill.
tia, was stricken out.
A message was received from the
House, insisting on amendments to bill
to more effectuaIly provide for recording
conveyauces for real estate.
The report of the Judiciary Commit
tee. relative to Judge Thomas residing
within his circuit, was taken up and
read, when Mr.. Corbin introduced Mr..
Hamilton, counsel for Judge Thomas,
who was heard in defence. The testi-
mony being read, Mr.. Hamilton argued
the case before the Senate, and was fol-
lowed by Messrs. Wimbush, Corbin, Les
lie and Nash, when a vote was taken.
which resulted in his removal, by vote
of % tot.
Mr.. Corbin submitted protest. against
the passage of bill incorporating the
Clafiin University and Agricultural Col
lege.
The claim of J. II. LELAND, for teach
ing, was laid on the table.
The Committee on Engrossed Bills re-
ported the following bill, which was
ordered to the House: To incorporate
the Union Savings Society's Bank
A bill to incorporate the South Caro-
lima Rife Club was postponed to next
session.
Report of committee authorizing
State Treasurer to pay $59 to Henry
Newton, was laid on the table.
4 bill to amend an Act to regulate the
fees of Probate Judges, Clerks Of Courts,
Trial Justices, Magistrates and other
officers therein mentioned, was ordered
to third reading
A bill to provide for the relinouish-
ment to the United States, in certain
cases, for sites for light stations on the
coast. was ordered to third reading.
At 10 p. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The enacting and resolving clauses
OF the following wero stricken ont:
Bills to empower the County Commits
sioners OF Newberry County to establish
and build school house in the town of
Mayblnton, in said County; to regulate
all contracts for farm labor in this State:
to redeem certain obligation named
therein; to enforce the collection of the
poll tax; to alter and amend an Act to
provide for the appointment of Trial
Justices; to purchase and maintain a
school ship in the harbor of Charleston;
joint resolution authorizing Plucidin
Adams to take an appeal to the Supreme
Court of the State, without executing an
undertaking for costs and damages; bills
to incorporate tho Coosawhatchie Rail
road Company; to authorize the school
trustees of Edisto Island to build
school house ut Wrightsville; to make an
for tho deficiency in the
schoo. fund; to exempt Kings Mountain
Military School. in the town of York
vile, of which A. Coward is principal.
from the operation of tho provisions of
Section IA of an Act to orsuniZo and 60
vern the militia of the State of South
Carolina; for the better security of life
and property against accidents from the
use OF steam boilers; to provide for the
establishment of agricultural colleges; to
exempt ministers, physicians and attor-