The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-22
EXTRA SESSION OF LEozsLATUnE,
FRIDAY. NovkiiBzR ii, 1873: 4 ~
SENATE.>S.ss e,-.'

EXTRA SESSION OF LEGISLATURES, e,
FRIDAY, NovEllBzR I'll, 1873. ~
SENAEE,1f.S.; ssii-:
The Senate met at IA M, President
Gleaves nfhs CHAIR. !, SlS "a 80
i The House returned, with concur.
renee, q concurrent resolution to request
the State Treasurer to furnish informa-
tion in relation to certain bonds and
stocks. The House also sent to the Se-
mute u concurrent resolution Instr citing
the Attorney. General to institute pro-
ceedlpgs against defaulting County
Treasurers, which was amended as fol-
lowe: Thatahe State Treasurer be, and
he is hereby, requested to inform tho
General Assembly as to The cause Of tue
Indebtedness OF the present County
Freasurers and ex-Treasurers. us shown
IN his annual report, and. why they have
| not been held accountable therefor.
MIR. Duncan pres, nted IN extract from
the presentment of the grand jury OF
Spurtnnburg County, made ut the Octo
Der term.of the Court of General S :s-
siOns, asking that the County Com mis-
sioners be authorized to levy special
tax to pay indebtedness of said County.
Mr.. Hayne presented the account OF
G. u. Fox, for services rendered as
stenographer to special joint COMMITTEES
appointed to investigate as to the dIspo-
| sitlon OF the agricultural land scrip
| bonds; which was referred TO COMMITTEES
! on Contingent Accounts and Expenses
Of the senate.
Mr. McIntyre, from Special Commit.
tee appointed to wait on the Attorney
| Ge lerai and request his opinion relet;ve
to certain Acts passed ut the last sesso 10 u,
submitted all opinion rfom that off er,
that the provision Of the Constitution u
on the subject OF inquiry is in the words
following: eff a bill or joint resolution
shall not be returned by the Governor
within three days after it shall have
been presented to him, Sundays except.
ed, it shall have the same force aud
effect ae il he had signed it, unless the
General Assembly, by their adjourn
ment, prevent it's return; in which case,
it shall not have such force and effect,
unless returned within two days after
their meeting" (Article III, Section
%, OF the Coustitution.) That the Co.
vernon has the right to withhold his ap-
proval Of any bill or joint resolution
passed on the last day of the session OF
the General Assembly; and that the
| effect thereof would be. that if the same
| were not returned Within two days after
their next meeting, such bill or joint re.
solution would have no force or effect.
In his judgment, the present (extra)
| session of The General Assembly is such
| meeting as comes within the purview
| OF the provision above mentioned, and
that bill or joint resolution presented
TO the Governor, on the last day of the
last session of the General Assem- bly,
which has not been returned within two
days after the present meeting of the
same, cannot have the force and effect
of law.
Bill to make appropriations for the
payment of expenses of the extra session
of the General Assembly, and for other
purposes, was amended by striking out.
before the words Thousand dollars, ~
the words twenty five" and inserting
in lieu thereof the word "hfty;" aud
striking out all after the word mileage, II
and inserting in lieu thereof tho words
''nnG for the subordluates and en-
pioyees and incidental expenses. ut the
usual rates, proportioned to the length
of the extra session"
AIR. Corwin introduced bill to amend
Section OF an Act entitled can Act to
amend the law III relation to the license
aud registration of pharmaceutists,
apothecarlcs nnd druggists. aud to regu
late the vending of drugs and poisons. u
MIR. j M. Smith-Bill TO renew and
amend the charter Of the town OF Black.
vile.
Mr.. Whittemore- Bill to provide q
remedy in certain cases Of debts no,
due.
Mr.. Q. Smth-Joint resolution to
allow Mrs. Margaret Murphy to re-
deem Certain lands. in the County oi
Mas'oa, forfeited for non payment OF
taxes. E
Il fhe speaker OF the House OF Repre-
sensutives attended in the Ssnate, when
the following Acts were duly ratified
10 make appropriation for the payment
0t expenses OF the extra session Of the
General Assembly, aud for other pur-
poses; to renew the charter Of the Sand
Bar Ferry. across the Savannah River;
to require the County Treasurer oil DAr
linytcn to attend ut eun,iry places other
than the town of Darlington for the col.
lection Of taxes.
| Mr.. Jsrvey introduced u resolution,
which Was agreed to, that tho rule of the
Senate requiring all reports to lie over
one dny for consideration be suspended
for tho remainder Of this session.
Bill to amend Section q Of Chapter