The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-08
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THURSDAY, MARCH Z. 1879.
SENATE


THURSDAY, MARCH Z, 1879.
SENATE.
The Senate met at IL NJ, President
Ransier in the Chair.
A bill to authorize the building OF
bridge to connect the islands of North
and South Edisto, at the location of the
old bridge, was ordered to lie on the
table.
A bill to compel the County Commits
sioners Of Edgefeld and Newberry to
build bridge across the Saluda River
at Chappells Ferry, was mado the spe-
cial order for TO- morrow, at =. NJ.
A bill for the relief Of the widows and
orphans of persons killed by tho Ku
Klu1 was made tho special order for to-
morrow, at 2 P. NJ, ana the judiciary
Committee was requested to report
thereon such amendments us they may
deem necessary.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
rho House met at 1919 o'clock p. NJ,
Speaker Moses in tho Chair.
a joint resolution to authorize the
State Treasurer to pay to j. 81. Leland
Sl0l. O5 was laid on tho table.
The resolving clauses Of the following
wore stricken ont: Joint resolution to
authorize and empower The Governor to
grant and convey all right, title and in
terest OF the State in certain lot Of
land in the city of Columbia unto the
Palmetto Lodge, No. 8. l. o. o h., in
trnst as horein mentioned; Joint rusolu.
tion authorizing the Sterling Loan Fund
Commission to secure the possession Of
the bonds Of the State of South Caro-
lima known as the Sterling Funded Debt
Bonds, and place the same in the charge
Of tie Secretary of State ior safe keep.
ing.
AIR. Wilkes offered concurrent reso-
luton relative to the donation OF public
lands solicited by the Agricultural Con.
gross for educational purposes; the do
nation. if received, to he parceled out
as follows: $500. 600 to Claflin Univcr-
sity, S300.000 to tho free common
schools, aud $500. 900 to tho Agricultural
aud Mechanics Institute. Adopted.
a bill to regulate the liability Of hotel
keepers was passed to a third reading.
The resolving clause of Joint resolu-
ton to grant to the Governor tho power
to fill vacancies occurring in the Board
Of Regents of tho Lnnatic Asylum was
stricken out.
The enacting clause was stricken ont
OF q bill to define and regulate the juris-
diction OF the police court Of Charleston
A bill relating to tho bonds Of the
State was tnken up. the previous qnes-
tion being immediately called. The
yeas aud nays were called on nearly
every question, after which the bill
passed to third reading.
The following bills were passed: Bills
requiring all bonds aud stocks of the
State to be registered in the Office of the
State Treasurer; to declare public GER
tain road in the County of Orangcburg;
to amend section 1923, title 10, chapter
II. of all Act entitled IAN Act to revise
simplify and abridge the rules, prac-
tices, pleadings and forms Of courts Of
this State, known aa the code of pro-
cedure;" to alter and amend the charter
of the town Of Greenville; to incorporate O
the Port Royal Railroad Company; pre-
posing amendments to the Constitution
of tho State of South Carolina; to
amend section 271s OF All Act to regu-
late the manner of drawing juries; to in
corporate tho Charleston Homestead
Associations; to incorporate tho Labor
ing Society, of Christ Church Parish
to incorporate the churches of Antioch,
Now Hope, Bethel Grove and Bethany,
Of Laursns County; joint resolution
compelling the School Com missioner Of
Fairfield County to establish certain
sohoola; bill to hold persons responsible
for selling property Of defective, I'M.
sound or doubtful title; joint resolution
compelling the School Commissioner Of
Fairfield County to establish certain
schools; bills to amend an Act entitled
IAN Act to regulate tho fees of Probate
Judges, Clerks Of Courts. and other
officers therein mentioned, approved
March /, 1870; to amend an Act entitled
IAN Act to establish and nnutain n sys-
tom of free common schools for the State
Of South Carolina" to charter the
Union Savings Bank. OF Columbia.
The House took recess until o'clock
p. NJ.
The evening session was, up to 10
o'clock, occupied in the disoussion of
the Union Savings Bank OF Columbia.
For several months past the Radicals