The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-24
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1872.
QENATE

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Bennettsville Academical Society; to re-
charter the town of Frog Level; to re-
quire County Commissioners to give
bond for the use os .hs County II which
they have been elected; joint resolution
to relieve r. Vampill, Treasurer OF Ma
rion County. OF uncollsotsd- taxes for the
year 1868; joint resolution authorizing
the County Commissioners Of Williams
burg County to levy special tax.
A bill to provide for the appointment
Of Inspector Of Phosphates, and to de-
clare his duties, was discussed and
amended.
A joint resolution to relieve the late
County Treasurer OF York County, E.
M Rose, and his bondsmen, was passed
to third reading.
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State of
South Carolina, was made the special
! order for tomorrow, at p. NJ.
The Speaker of the House OF Repre-
sentatives attended in the Senate, when
the following Acts and joint resolution
wero duly ratified: An Act to re charter
the ferry over tho Combahee River, in
Sonth Carolina, known as the Combahee
Ferry; to change the names Of Lee
Abrams, John Abrams, Dunklin Abrams
and Mary Abrams, to Lee Ferguson,
John Ferguson, 'Dunklin Ferguson aud
Mary Ferguson, respectively, anu to per-
nit Charles NJ. Ferguson to adopt them
and make them his lawful heirs; to pro-
vide for the speedy apportionment of
the State appropriations, made for the
support and maintenance of free COM
mon schools; to change the name of
VIM. Nathaniel Martin, and to make
him one of the legal heirs of his father;
to incorporate the Springfield Baptist
Church, Of the town of Greenville; to
amend an Act entitled "An Aot to incor.
porate the town of Cokosbury;" to amend
an Act entitled IAN Act to ohxrter the
Yemassee and Millen Railroad Company,
in tho State of South Carolina;" to in.
corporate the town of Lewisville; to au-
thorize the County Commissioners OF
Beaufort to establish public road from
Binaker's Bridge, Uid the town of Ora.
ham and Honea Ford. across the Big
Salkahatchie Swamp, in the vicinity OF
Rusk's Mill, to intersect the Beaufort
Bridge and Barnwell Road, ut that point;
to authorize aliens to hold property; to
revive and renew the charter and corpo.
rate privileges Of the trustees of the Ben
nettsville Academical Society; to require
County Commissioners to remove imbe-
Giles from the Lunatic Asylum to their
respective County poor houses; to re-
new, amend and extend the charter OF
the trustees of the Presbyterian Church
Of Smyrna, Newberry County; to amend
an Act entitled ''An Act to incorporate
the Columbia, Walterboro and Yemassee
Railroad Company" to regulate pilotage
at the ports OF Charleston, Beaufort and
Georgetown; to incorporate the Bro.
therly Association of Charleston; Joint
resolution authorizing the State Urea
surer to purchase set of fire and bur
glar proof doors for the vault in his Of
ice.
A bill to relieve the State OF South
Carolina Of all liability for it's guaranty
of the bonds of the Blue Ridge Railroad
Company, by providing for the securing
and destruction of the same, was passed
to third reading.
Mr.. Whittemore presented the memo
rial OF the American Woman Suffrage
Association, praying the passage of
law abolishing all political distinctions
on account of sex, which was referred to
joint committee.
Senate adjournd at 6.10 P. NJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL NJ, Speaker
Nose 8 in the Chair.
bill to provide for the general and
special elections, and the manner of con-
Quoting the same, was passed, with
amendments. and ordered to the Senate.
A number OF reports from committees
were read and laid over.
The Joint Special Committee appoint
ed by concurrent resolution to investi-
gate the mining and removing from the
navigable streams and rivers of this
State phosphate and phosS hattie depo-
sits, submitted their report, which wac
made the special order for Tuesday next,
ut o'clock.
Concurrent resolutions by Mr.. Yocurn
to appoint q committee to examine into
and report upon the work on the Coum-
bia Canal, was adopted anl ordered to
be sent to the Senate for concurrence,
by vote of 81 yeas to 81 nays.
at p. NJ, the House took a recess
until 7 o'clock P. III.
At 71a o'clock P. NJ, the House re-
assembled.
Upon motion, the Honse resolved
itself into committee of tho whole
upon the tax bill.
MIR. Byas offered the following pre-
amble and resolution, which were adopt