The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-16
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Inc Senate assembled at 10 NJ, Pres:
dent Ransier in the Chair.
Mr.. Whittemore introduced a bill to
authorize the subscription Of certain
lands to the capital stock of railroad
companies in this State.
Mr.. Hayne-Bill to incorporate the
Laborers' Association.
The report OF Committee on Privi.
ieges and Elections on the case of Phin.
Is: Tompkins rs. Hon. T. A. Clinton was
laid on the table.
Mr. Whittemore introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Hesotued by the Senate of South Care
ilnn, That the State Treasurer be, aud
ne is hereby, required, without DELAY, to
INFORM the Senate whether he has kept
correct registry OF all the bonds aud
stocks OF the State of South Carolina,
since his induction into Office; and, also,
whether that registry exhibits. in MI.
merioal order. the number and amount
unpaid, and to whom severally made
payable; also, whether his statement.
submitted at the present session OF the
General Assembly, of the indebtedness
OF the State on account of bonds and
stocks issued. is in exact accordance with
thnt registration.
The Governor approved and signed
the following Acts: To incorporate the
Carolina Oil Company; to Incorporate
the Cheraw Fire Engiue Company as
part of the fire department of the town
OF Cheraw; to require the County Com
mlssioners OF Barnwell County to con-
struct Jail at Blackville, the County
seat; to repeal an Act entitled "An Act
to provide for tue appointment OF a
Land Commissioners and to define his
powers and duties; to establish public
road in Barnwell and Orangeburg Coun-
ties.
Bll to regnlute the appointment and
salary of Trinl Justices in the city Of
Charleston received it's third reading.
Joint resolution to relieve the late
County Treasurer. T. M. Rose, und his
bondsmen; bill to incorporate tho village
OF SmithvilIe, Christ Church Parish: to
incorporate the Charleston Beef and
FORK Packing Association. of Charleston;
to renew the charter of Marion Lodge.
No. z. 1. 0. 0. F.. of the city of Charles
ton; to incorporate the Mount Zion NJ.
n. Chnrch, of Kingstree; to incorporate
the Zion Methodist Episcopal Church,
of Fairfield County; to provide for q
uniform system of school records: to in
corporate the Spartanburg Female Col
lege; to incorporate the Columbia Jockey
CluD; to Incorporate the Willtown Ma
tlonal Guards, of Oolleton County: to
authorize the construction of "a pnblio
road from Binaker's Bridge, near Honey
Ford, across the Big Saltkehatchie, re-
ceived their first reading.
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 referred
to the Committee on Finance.
"A bill to provide for the payment of
certain costs accrued on lands sold b;
County Treasurers. at delinquent tax
sales, and purchased by the State, was
referred to the Committee on Finance.
A communication was received from
the State Treasurer in answer to q reso-
luton OF tho Senate relative to registry
of the bonded debt. He reports that lie
has q correct registry of the entire
bonded debt of the State, numerically,
and that the statement submitted to the
General Assembly is correct.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATLYE
The House met at IL H., Speaker
Moses in the Chair.
The unfinished business OF Yesterday
"1 tue nour OF adjournment, being the
consideration of u bill to divide the State
into i've Congressional Districts, was re-
sumed.
Mr. Cain offered the following amend
ments, which were adopted:
The First Congressional District to be
composed Of the Counties OF George
town. Williamsburg. Horny, Marion,
Marlboro, Chesterfield, Darlington,
Sumter.
The Second Congressional District to
be composed Of the Counties of Charles
ton. Colleton, Beaufort
The Third Congressional District to
be composed OF the Counties Of Barn.
we'll, Aiken, Orangeburg, Lexington,
Edgeheld, RichIand, Clarendon.
The Fourth Congressional District to
be composed ol the Counties of Fairfield,
Newberry, Laurens, Anderson, Abbe-
vile, Plckrns, Oconec.
The Filth Congressional Distric. to be
composed of the Counties of Kershuw,
Lancaster, Chester, York, Union, Spar.
tanburg, Greenville.
The Governor approved and signed
the following Acts: 70 regulate the labor
of persons confined in the Pcnitentiury
to incorporate the Mechunics' and Farm
ers' Building aud Lonn Association. of