The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-29
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1872.
SEN NAfPE

The Senate assembled at IL NJ, Presi-
dent Ransier in the Chair.
The following bills were passed.: To
amend tho charter Of the town of
Orangeburg; to incorporate the Spartan
burg Female College; joint resolution
authorizing the County School Commits
sioner OF Union County to approve cor
tain claims of teachers; bill to amend IN
Act entitled "An Act to establish new
judicial aud ELECTION County, from por-
tious of Barnwel. Edgelield, Lexington
aud Orangeburg, to be known as Aiken
County," to incorporate the Orangeburg
County Fair Associations; to amend an
ACT entitled IAN Aot to charter Bro1-
ton's Ferry, across the Great Sake
hatchie River" to incorporate the village
of Smithville, Christ Church Parish; to
incorporate the Wilitown National
aud amend an ACT entitled IAN Act to
revise. simplify and abridge the rules,
practice. pleadings and forms of courts
in this State"
The following Acts and joint resou-
tions were ratified: An Act to grant, re-
new and amend the charter of the viii
lnge of Rock Hill. in the County Of
York; an Act to charter the town of
Frog Level; an Act authorizing the
Town Council Of the town of Newberry
to erect a market house on lot of land
belonging to the County of Newberry;
an Act to amend an Act entitled "An
Act to extend the limits of the town of
Camden" an Act to incorporate the
Spartanburg Female College; an Act to
incorporate the Charleston Joint Stock
Company, OF the State of South Caro-
lima, for the benefit of the State Orphan
Asylum; nn Act to make appropriations
for the payment uf the per diem of the
members Of the General Assembly, sala-
ries of the subordinate officers. en-
ployeos and other expenses incidental
thereto; an Act to amend the charter OF
the town of Orangebnrg; m Act to in
corporate the Mount Zion NJ. e. Church,
of Kingstree; an Act to incorporate the
Provident Land aud Real Estate Com
pany, of Charleston; an Act to charter
the Wnlhnlla Female College; an Act to
relieve the State of South Carolina from
oil liability for it's guaranty of tho bonds
Of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company,
by providing for the securing aud de-
structiOn Of the same; an Act to esta-
blish quarantine at Georgetown,
Charleston aud Hilton Head; joint reso-
luton to relieve the late County Tren-
surer Of York County, e. NJ. Rose, and
his sureties; joint resolution to relieve
r. P. Vamphil, Treasurer of Marion
County, of uncollected taxes for the year
1868.
Mr.. Leslie introduced Joint resolu-
tion, authorizing the Attorney General
to employ assistance in certain appeals
now pending in the Supreme Court of
the United States. aud making an appro-
priation for the sume; which WAS road
md laid over.
at 3 P. NJ, the Senate adjourned
until Tomorrow. at II NJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House met at II NJ, Speaker
Moses in the Chair
Various committees reported upon
joint resolutions and bills which had been
referred to them.
All the bills relating to the general
election law, upon which the committee.
report was unlavorable, were laid upon
the table.
Mr.. Q. D. Hayne offered a resolution
authorizing the Clerk of the House to
prepare manuscript journal OF each
session Of this General Assembly-the
same. when completed. to be deposited
in the Office of the Secretary of State
~ Sodi PCdchliOh loi ould WNlh " bC
the same us allowed Clerks of the Courts
for copying.
Mr.. s. Green offered the following
resolution, which was adopted, and sent
to tho Senate for concurrence:
ReSolred That the Clerks of both
Houses be, and they are heroby, author.
lied and instructed to issue pay certili-
Gates to the members and the employees
of the General Assembly from tho l7,h
OF January, 1872. to the 7th Of March
next. both days inclusive.
A number OF bills from the calendar
were taken up, among which was bill
10y Mr.. HodgeS) to establish metro
poitan police district, and to provide
for the government thereof; and, after
a long and very exciting debate, the
cnacting clause was stricken out by II
vote of 81 yeas to lG nays.
At g.. O'Clock tho House took recess
until O'clock =. M.
Court commenced Mt this place, OH