The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-06
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WEDNESDAY. NoyKdBERt, 1878. ~ g.
SENATE, ~ lis

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4 concurrent resolutioe, requiring
the Com mmitteesof Ways and Means Of
| the House Of Representative and the
Committee on Finance Of che Senate to
report the amount OF outstanding bills
of the Bank of the State OF South Ca
rolina, was laid on the table.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections, to whom was referred the pc
tition of Benjamin Byss, in the contest.
ed election case OF Benjamin Byas us
Thaddeus O. Andrews, Senator elect
from Orangeburg County, reported that
they find no evidence sufficient to i'm
pair the eligibility Of Thaldeus can.
drews to his rights AS Senator from
Orangeburg County.
| Mr.. Mcintyre introduced bill to
amend Section Of Chapter VIII of the
General Statutes of South Carolina.
MI. Hope introduced the following
resolutions:
Whereas it is in contemplation to
pass o law to authorize the payment of
a per diem to the members OF the Legis
lature for extra services of the extra
session; be it
Resolrcd, That Committee of three
on the part Of the Senate and on
the part of the House, be appointed to
keep q record of the time consumed in
doing extra business, and the time en-.
ployed in regular, irregular or no bust.
| ness, and report the same for considera-
ton ut tho close Of the extra session,
Nr. Andrews introduced tho following
| concurrent resolutions:
Whereas the recent decisions Of the
United States Supreme Court in the
matter Of the bills of the Bank Of the
State is calculated to work disastrous
financial ruin, unless the same can be
delayed in its operation, or uvelted;
therefore, be it
feS0toca, That, III nccordance with
| said decision, the said bills Of the Bank
of the State be. and they are hereby,
declared a legal tender for any taxes
that may bs due the State; and the
State and County Treasnrsrs aro hereby
required to receive the same therefor,
but none other than the genuine bills;
and that, in order to ascertain which are
genuine, no bill or represe of the
issue OF the Bank OF the State shall be
received into the treasury of the State,
or by any County Treasurer, in payment
Of taxes, until the same shall have
passed through the Office of the Comp.
| trolltr-General of the State, and there
stamped as genuine; and for the pur-
pose of carrying out the purposes OF
this resolution, OH expert shall be eln-
ployed, with salary fixed. to be by la W,
whose duty it shall be to examine said
bills and decide upon tho genuinencss OF
the same.
The SeLate proceeded to the conside-
ration Of the general orders.
A ID
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Artson introduced o bill to char
ter the Boatman's Phosphate River
Mining Company, granting the right to
dig mines. &c.
tor the Lone Star Debating and Chari-
table Club, of Columbia.
Mr.. Minort introduced bill to pro.
vide for the sale of lands purchased by
the State, aud to make titles to actuul
settlers; also, offered IL joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Consti.
tuition Of the State of South Carolina.
Tho amendments is to make all the State
OIL :ers elective for two years
A message was received from the Se-
nate that that body had indefinitely
postponed the resolution req liring the
-
the Constitution; also, message ro-
gurding the election of Regents for the
Lunntic Asylum, that the President OF
the Senate and Speaker of the House do
at once proceed to draw ballots to ascer-
tain who are the proper Regents to go
ont, and who to remain.
Mr.. Nix introduced Joint resolution
authorizing tho County Commissioners
OF Barnwcll County to levy u special
tax.
Mr.. Hurley-Bill to encourage tha re-
building OF the burnt distric. Of the city
OF Charleston.
Mr.. Petty-Joint resolution authoriz-
ing and directing the County Commits
sioners of the County OF Charleston to
open Il pablic highway on Wadmalaw
| Island.
Mr.. Arfson-Diil to incorporate tho
U. S. Grant Cavalry, Of Charleston.
Mr.. North-Bill to alter and ameud
Section 2, Chapter VIII, OF Title 2, Part
!, Of the General Statutes, relating TO
the Commissioners OF Elections.
Mr.. Warley-Joint resolution to
change the name of McCauley James
| White to that of james McCauley.
Mr.. Holmes-Bill to repeal an ACT en-
titled "An Act rotating to the Financial