The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-30
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Mr.: Jones, from Committee on Incor.
porations, reported favorably O bill to
incorporate the Grant aud Wilson
Guards; to inoorporate Grand Eodrssof Il
Abbeville; and unlaYorabiy onsa bill a.,
gulating manner Of condnetitip elee lions
In Marion; favorRblysun a1bilE itnsihcOt,
porate the Hook and ladder, Com pany.
Ut Camden, Carolina Orphan, no fne. ;ot
Spartanburg. and Antipado 1: Baptist
Church, IN Georgetown.
a Dill to authorize certain committees
to examine the accounts and demands
against certain Counties, and for other
purposes, was passed and ordered to be
sent to the House.
Mr. Ovens, from committee on Fl.
nance, reported unfavorably upon bill
10 refund certain taxes cIuimed to have
Deon paid III excess by Alexander Wilt
ford, OF York, for tue reason that tue
necessary evidence Of tho validity OF the
claim was lacking.
Inc enacting clause was stricken out
OF a bill to renew md amend the charter
OF the town of Chester.
MIR. Mclntyre introduced joint reso-
lntion to ascertain tue extent of the
State debt. Laid over.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL Nj. Speaker Lee
in the Chair.
Mr.. Simmons introduced a bill to
amend Section II of the Code of Pro.
cedure relating to the jurisdiction OF
Irlal Justices, 30 that nn notion for uli.
| mony, when the amount does not exceed
$l00, where the wife is living apart BIZ
reason Of descrtion, brutal treatment, or
adultery. may be entertained. The bill
went to the Com niistee on the Judiciary.
MIR. p. Simkins. offered resolution,
which was adopted, that the Judiciary
Com mlttee inquire and report the nature
and extent OF the exemption from taxa
ton claimed by the South Carolina Rail
road under their charter whether the
privileges therein granted can be cur
tailed or modified, and whether said
Company claims exemption from any
species of property not within the proper
construction OF their charter, and, if so,
what legislation is necessary to protect
the interests of the State, with leave to
report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. j. A. Smith introduced bill to
require the County Commissioners OF the
| respective Counties of this State to turn
over to tho County Treasurers all fines
and licenses collected by them, the Com
missioners to be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor for negieoting or failing to
comply with the ACT, punishable by a
Gno not exceeding $500, and imprison-
ment in the County jail not exceeding
two years.
MIR. Altman introduced bill to reQu.
late the system Of farm labor for wages,
which divides farm laborers into five
classes each. to be paid accordingly.
The first class, those who take care Of
the stock and look after the lands and
crops, to receive $40 per month. Glass
| two, those able to pillow an acre and q
half OF land per day, outing and max
ing 100 rails. hoeing an aore and half
of cotton, picking $50 pounds of seed
cotton, ETC., etc. All GLASSES to receive
one peck corn meal or rice, two and O
half pounds bacon. one quart syrup or
their equivalent in money. Eight hours
in winter and nine hours At oil othcr
times to constitute days labor. La
borers to be paid for extra work-their
| wages to be prior lien upon the land,
crops md stock; one-half Of monthly
| wages to be paid at the end OF every
mouth, ETC., etc. The bill was referred
to tho Committee on Labor.
Mr.. GilImore-Bill TO amend the law
in relation to sales.
Mr.. Crews-Bill to annul tue sale of
title of the State in and to the same by
reason of the failure of tho purchaser to
| comply with the conditions of the sale.
MIR. Hurley Resolution to require the
State Treasurer to publish statement OF
the number. character, series and amount
of bonds and stocks issued from the
Office OF the State Treasurer during the
last four years. It requires such state
| ment to be made within six weeks after
adjournment, and to be published one
month in newspaper in Columbia,
Charleston and New York.
! Mr.. Rivers-Bill to incorporate the
Grand Lodge of Abstinence OF the State.
Mr.. Nix introduced bill to amend the
charter Of the town Of Williston.
Mr.. Hamilton gave notice of his in
tention to amend in the third reading
the appropriation bill relative to the CON
tingent fund of the State Treasurer.
| The House concurred in the concur
rent resolution authorizing pay certlti..
cates to be drawn for the balance OF pay
OF members. Several other bills were
received from Senate.
A large number of bills and resolutions
reported by the several committees wore
ordered to lie over.
| Mr.. Meetze presented tho claim Of the