The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-01
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The Senate met as "a EN-, and was
opened with prayer by groi. Oummings,
of the University. Is, y Is s,
The Committee on: Reifspchment re.
ported favorably on the concurrent reso.
luton for the appointment OF commit
tee to consider the memorial OF che
American Woman's Suffrage Assooiati
The Committee on the judiciary re-
ported favorabIy on the bill relative to
fees of Probate Judges and other officers.
Mr.. MoIntyre introduced. q bill to es.
tablish public road in Colleton County.
Mr.. Smalls-Bill to incorporate The
town Of Barnesville. in Beaufort County.
Mr. Jamison-Biils to aid and enoou-
rage manufactures, and to incorporate
the Grand Southern Hotel and Trans
portation Company, Of Columbia.
The following bills were read third
time and ordered to be enrolled for rati.
fication: To amend the Act Incorporating
certain fire companies of Charleston; to
incorporate the Union Mariners Church,
OF Charleston; to amend the Act grant
ing, renewing and amending the charters
OF certain towns and villages; to incor-
porate the Williamson Female College;
to incorporate the Harmony Circle, OF
Charleston; to incorporate the town of
Hodges. Abbsville County; to inoorpo
rate the Draymen's Benevolent Assooia.
ton; to incorporate the Grant and Viii
son National Guards, of GreenviIie; to
| incorporate the Ph9nix Hook and Lad
der Truck Company, No. l, of Camden; !;
to incorporate the Florence Educational
Association; to incorporate the Union
Assembly Society, of Charleston; aud
the following we're passed and ordered to
Ina annt IN tho Dsl g., Al.
Act for the incorporation OF George
:own; bill to incorporate the Carolina
Orphan Home; bill to incorporate the
Antipedo Baptist Church, in George.
town; bill to incorporate the village of
Fort Mills. York County.
Mr.. Nash introduced bill to inoorpo-
rate the Southern Warehouse Company,
and gave notice of o bill to amend the
ACT granting the use Of vacant lot in
Columbia to the Palmetto Lodge Of Odd
Fellows; also, offered resolution that
no claims or accounts shall be considered
by the Senate, unless the same shall have
been first properly attested and sworn
to. Adopted.
The Speaker Of the House of Repre-.
sentatlves WAS announced, and the
several bills passed were ratified.
"A communication was received from
tho Comptroller General stating that he
Is unable to explain why copies of the
report of the Comptroller G eneral had
not been received, and, also, that he had
forwarded the report OF the late Comp.
troller-G General.
| Al cononrrent resolution from the
House, that the present contract with
the State printers be considered the con-
tract of tho General Assembly, was re-.
ferred to the Committee on Printing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL H., Speaker Lee
in the Chair.
Mr.. Minort, from the Committee on
Roads, Bridges and Ferries, reported ia.
vorably on the following bills. which
were ordered to lie over: To allow Ger.
tain parties to erect q certain gate in
Kershaw County; to renew tho charter
Of Sullivan's Ferry, in Oolleton; to au-
thorize the Commissioners of Orange
burg County to open q certain public
highway; to charter and make public
klrby's Bridge, over the Pee Dee River;
to establish new road in Union County;
to charter Lanneau's Ferry, and to re.
quire the County Commissioners OF
Charlestoa to repair the bridges in the
Parish OF st. Thomas and st. Dennis.
MIR. j. Fielder Myers, Chairman of the
Committee on Printing. reported the &C.
count of the Camden Journal, for print.
ing election notices, recommending it to
be referred to the Committee on Claims;
for the concurrent resolution to author.
lze the Clerk Of the House aud the Clerk
OF the Senate to let out the public print.
ing to the lowest bidder, the passage OF
a resolution as substitute was recon.
mended, the House of Representatives
and tho Senate concurring, that tho con.
tract with tho present State printer be
confirmed as the contract of this Gene.
raj Assembly. The committee reported
favorably on the bill to repeal nm Act to
regulate the publication Of all legal Acts
and notices.
Mr.. Sullivan presented the claims oi
Joseph Crews against the State.
The following bills were introduced
aud referred to their appropriate Com.
mitteos: By Mr. Hough-To incorporate
the Palmetto Oornet Brass Band of Gam.
den. BY Mr.. J. F. Meyers-To moor.
porate the Orangeburg Lutheran Church
By Mr. Greenwood-To authorize the
County Commissioners of Newberry and
Union Counties to build bridge across
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