The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-28
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1872.
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The Senate met at IL NJ, President
Ransier in the Chair.
: The following bills were passed: To
incorporate the Mount Zion Methodist
Episcopal Church, of Kingstree; to in
corporate the Provident Land and Real
Estate Company, of Charleston; to
charter the Walhalla Female College; to
relieve the State of South Carolina of all
liability for its guaranty of the bonds OF
tho Blue Ridge Railroad Company, by
providing for the securing and destruo-
ton Of the same.
The Governor sent to the Senate, with
his approval, the following Acts: 10 re-
charter the ferry over the Combahce
River known as the Combahce Ferry; to
provide for the speedy apportionment of
State appropriations made for the sup
port and maintenance of FREQ common
schools; to change the name of William
Nathaniel Martin, and to make him one
of the legal heirs Of his father; to incor-
porate the Springfield Baptist Church,
of tho town of Greenville; to amend al
Act entitled "An Act to charter the Ye-
massee and Millen Railroad Company"
to authorize the County Commissioners
of Barnwell County to establish public
road from Binaker's Bridge, rin the town
Of Graham and Hone Ford, across tn.
Big SaltEehatchie Swamp, in the vic,ni-
ty Of Rush's Mill, to intersec! the Buford
Bridges and Barnwell Road at that point;
to authorize aliens to hold property; to
revive aud renew the charter aud corpo-
rate privileges OF the Trustees of the
Bennettsville Aoademicsl Society; to re-
quire the County Commissioners to re-
move imbeciles from the Lunatic Asylum
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to revive, amend and extend the charter
OF the Trustees of the Presby terinn
Church Of Smyrna. in Newberry Coun-
incorporate the Columbia, Wnlterboro
and Yemassee Railroad Company" to
regulate pilotage at the ports of Charles
ton. Beaufort and Georgetown; Joint re-
solution authorizing the State Treasurer
to purchase q set of fire aud burglar
proof doors for the vault in his Office.
The Clerk of the Senate was author
lied to draw pay certificate for 50, ,UOD
on account of printing during tho pre-
sent session.
The Senate concurred in the amend
ment to the concurrent resolution to nd
journ sine die on the 7th of March.
At Z. NJ, the Senate adjourned
until to- morrow, at IL Nj.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House met at IL NJ, Speaker
Moses in the Chair.
MIR. Simons introduced bill to re-
new the charter OF the "Darekh Ameth,"
or Path OF Duty Society of Columbia.
Also, concurrent resolution. recommend
ing the removal Of the political disabili-
ties Of James D. Tradewell, Esq, by the
United States Congress-.
Mr.. s. j. Lee-Joint resolution au-
thoriziDg the purchase OF suitable
building in the town of Hamburg for
the use of the Ninth Regiment State
National Guards.
The Governor returned to the House.
with his approval, the following Acts:
10 amend an ACT to incorporate the
town OF Cokesbury; to incorporate the
Brotherly Association of Charleston; to
change the names of Lee Abrams, John
Abrams. Dunklin Abrams and Mary
Abrams, to Lee Ferguson, John Fergu
SOD. Dunklin Ferguson and Mary Fer
guson, respectively, and to permit Chas
NJ. Ferguson to adopt them and make
them his lawful heirs.
Sundry bills were taken up from the
calendar, read the second time and Or
,lered to be engrossed for third read
ing.
A concurrent resolution from the &c.
nate, to adjourn sine die on the 29th in
stant. was amended by the insertion of
March Z. Adopted and returned to the
Senate.
The following bills were read the
third time and passed: To amend sun.
dry sections OF the code of procedure
relating to the County Courts; to char
ter the Spartanburg and Port Royal
Railroad Company; to incorporate tho
Florence, Bennettsville and Fayetteville
Railroad Company; to incorporate the
Reedy River Baptist Church, of Green
Vile County; to incorporate the Deutch-
Ell Bunderlicher Bund, of the city of
Charleston; to amend an Act entitled
"An Act to provide for tho appointment
of Trial Justices;" TO amend an ACT en-
titled can Act to extend the limits OF
the town Of Camden"
At 8 P. NJ, the House took u recess
until p. NJ.
THE LONGEST SPEECH EVER MADE IN
THE WoRLD.-The opening argument Of
the Attorney General of England, Sir
John D. Coleridge. who appears for the