The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-20
I'EGIsLATIvE PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, FEDRUARY 10, 1872.
49," SENATEr


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1872.
-" SENATE"
! The Senate assembled at I2 M. Pree;.
dent Ransier in the Chair.
| A concur, ent resolution, by Mr. Car
dozo, to adjourn sine die on the 29tb
Instant, was adopted, and ordered to be
sent to the House.
| a bill to incorporate tho Charleston
Water Company. of the city and County
OF Charleston, was passed.
"A Dill to divide the State into five
Congressional Districts was made the
special order for Wednesday next.
ihe report OF the Committee ON Fl.
nance on the petition OF the County
Commissioners of Richland County. ask.
ing authority to levy al additional tax
OF one and half mills on the dollar
was engrossed for third reading.
A resolution, by Mr.. Corbin, author
lzing and instructing the President of
the Senate to issue pay certificate to
Phin. b. Tompkins, with amendments,
was adopted.
At q O'Clock, the Senate adionrned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL NJ, Speaker
Moses in the Chair.
Several committees made reports
Wnlcn were laid over.
A Joint resolution. by Mr.. Doyle, to
authorize certain persons to have tran.
scrlbed such records of the District of
Pickens as relate to real estate in the
County of Oconee.
Mr. Jamison presented the accounts
OF certain persons of Orangeburg County.
MIR. Hayne submitted the Following
report:
The special committee to whom was
referred the bill and substitute to make
appropriations and raise supplies for the
aacal year. commencing November 1,
1871, beg leave to submit the following
report: That they have had an extended
Interview with tue State Treasurer and
Comptroller General, who was present
oy request OF the committee. Your
committee find that there is deficiency
10 previous years amounting, on account
of the failure to levy and collect the
taxes, to the amount of S95O. OO0
uow duo and unpaid. The DELINQUENCY
of the collection of taxes for the past
three years amounts in the aggregate to
about 81, 200. 100. Your com mittee are
satisfied that the law for the collection
OF taxes IL inadequate, and should be 30
amended as to insure the prompt col
lection of the sumo. The failure to levy
and collect sufficient amount in the
past, Is the cause of the present financial
embarrassment OF the State. The ne.
glect. also, Of the Legislature, in past
years, to provide annually for de-
hcloncy III revenue, as prescribed by the
constitution, renders it necessary now to
greatly lu0Iease tho rate of taxation.
Your committee find the debt as stated
by the Treasurer, for which q revenue TO
pay the Interest should be provided, to
amount to $l1, 1894 9OS 80. The Comp.
troller- General fully concurs in this
statement. The amount necessary to pay
the Interest on the same, at the rate of
~lx per cent. per aunnm, will be S7l9,-
oJf Oh II paid In currency, which YOUR
commlttee recommend. If paid in gold,
the premium Will have to be added,
thereby increasing the amount. Your
committee have estimated the expenses
of the State for the fiscal year ending
October 81. 1872, including the above.
to be So. .455. 900. Your COMMITTEES re-
commend tho adoption of the first sec.
ton OF the substitute, with thls amend.
ment In the seventh line, after the words
"pnblic debt. insert (Which shall be
paid in United Suites currency, or na-
tional bank notes.
The following bills were passed: To
amend and renew the charter of the
town of Hewberry; to charter the Big
Bay and Adams Run Railroad Com
pany; to punish parties for fraudulent
sales of lands; to charter the Walhalla
Female College; to incorporate the
beaufort Horse Railroad Company, in
the town and County OF Beaufort; to in.
corporate the Provident Land aud Real
Estate Company. of Charlestou; to in
corporate the Nazareth Presbyterian
Church, OF Spartanburg County; to pro.
vide Tor tho establishment oi agricul
tural colleges; to make appropriations
for the payment Of the per diem of the
members Of the General Assembly. aud
the Salaries OF tho subordinate officers
nnd employees; to divide the State into
tive Congressional Districts.
AT 3 O'Clock p. NJ, the House al.
Pnrncd until Tomorrow. Mt IL NJ.