The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-15
STATE LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY, DEoEMBER IA, 1879.
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SENATE.
The Senate met ut IL H., President
Gleaves in the CHAIR. Prayer by Rey.
Mr. Cummings
= Mr.. Whittemore presented the protest
OF Henry job nston, contesting the seat
Of Sandy Ford as Senator from Fair
field County. Also reported from the
Judiciary Committee on bills to- legiti-
matize Theodore Stark House and How
ell! House; to allow Samuel N. Anderson,
of Horny County, to adopt Samuel Law
son ss his lawful heir; laid over.
Mr.. Mash presented the account of F.
A. Clawson, for expenses in the Lancas-
ter contested election case. Referred to
Committee on Accounts.
The following bills aud reports we're
dispoaed Of: Bill to repeal Sections s, 6
and 7, of Chapter 83, OF General Sta
tutes Of South Carolina passed; bill to
designate the officers by whom sales or
dered by the courts of this State shall be
made, wes referred 90 the Judiciary
Committee; bill to renew the charter of
the Charleston Floating Dry Dock Com
interpretations; joint resolution for the
disposal of unserviceable stone in the
State House yard. and for other pur-
poses therein mentioned, was referred to
the Committee on Public Buildings; re.
port Of the Committee on Finance on
bill to make appl opriations for the paw
| ment of half the salary and mileage Of
| the members Of the General Assembly,
and salaries of subordinate officers and
employees, and other expenses moi
dental thereto, passed; resolution to re-
scind the action OF the House relative to
election of Judge of the Fifth judicial
Circuit, was laid on the table; resolution
| relative to the attaches of the Senate,
was referred to the Committee on Re.
trenchment; bill to prevent County Com
missioners from being interested in con-
tracts given out by them, or in public
work performed under their superin-
tendeDce, was referred to tho Committee
on Public Buildings; bill authorizing
and directing the Comptroller General
and County Commissioners to levy cer-
tain taxes, was referred to the Finance
Committee; bill to repeal an Act entitled
'An Act to provide for general license
law" was referred to the Finance Com
mittee; bill to amend an Act to regulate
the pay of the members of the General
Assembly, was referred to the Finance
Committee; bill to amend an Act enti-
tied "An Act to more effectually provide
for the recording of all conveyances of
real estate" was referred to the Judi
oiary Committee; bin to amend an Act
entitled ''An Act to protect laborers aud
persons working under contract on
shares of crops" was referred to the Ju-
dioiary Committee; report of the Com
inittee on the Judiciary on bill to fix the
time for the holding of the Circuit
Courts in the Sixth Circuit; and bill to
amend an Act to amend sundry sections
of the code OF procedure relating to the
Cironit Courts, with substitute. was or
dered to be engrossed for third read ing
resolution to empower the Governor to
appoint q Trial Justice for Saluda Town.
ship. Lexington County, was referred to
the Committee on Retrenchment.
Mr.. Hope offered the following resolu.
tion, which was laid over: That the vari
ons standing committees to which bills
are referred to examine aud report, be
respectfully requested to consider then,
in the order of time received and so re-
store them to the Senate for action.
Mr.. Whittemore, from the judiciary
Committed, to whom was referred a bill
to regulate the April torn of tho Su
preme Court, submitted report; which
was adopted. Also, presented favor
able report on q bill to authorize the
Supreme Court to frame, issue and di
rect tho trials in certain cases; laid over
Tho Senate then went into executive
session, after which they adjourned, al
half-past 3 o'clock p. NJ, until Monday
at IL NJ.
SOUTHERN CLAIMs-LIsr OF CLAIMS
ALLOWED AND REJECTED SINCE LAST RE
PORT TO CONGRESS. report was
submitted to Congress on the 9th inst.