The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-23
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"WEDNESDAY. JAlsuAHY az, 1873. !,
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! tho Senate.;s = 80 !.
Mr.. Whittemore introduced q bill TO
make clerks ofsthe court go ob7cio Trial
Jastioes, for certain purposes. The bill is
to authorize them, clerks In their re-
speotive Counties, to exercise the juris.
diotion Of Trial Justices for ali purposes,
except the trial Of small and mean causes.
civil and criminal.
Mr.. HolIinshead introduced q bill to
| change the names Of Daniel Erwin aud
Mollie Ann Erwin to Daniel Anderson
and Moliie Ann Anderson, aud to permit
W. F. Anderson to adopt them and make
them his lawful heirs.s
Mr.. WAittemorc, on tho part of the
Judiciary fCommittee, reported substi-
tute. entitled q bill to authorize certain
committees to examine the accounts and
demands against certain Counties, and
for other purposes, for the bill referred
to the committee to investigate and re-.
port upon the outstanding liabilities OF
the County of Edgefeld. Also, reported
favorably on bill to change the name
ot McCaulley James to James MoCaul.
ley.
The Committee on Roads. Bridges and
Ferries reported favorably on bill to
authorize the opening OF certain public
ASoNA AZ kAOh0SAiO SOuaeys
Mr.. Jamison offered joint resolution
to authorize the County Commissioner ers
OF Orangeburg County to levy and COL
leot an additional tax Of three mills on
the dollar.
Mr. Corwin offered a joint resolution
to authorize the County Commissioners
Of Newberry County to levy and COLLECT
an additional tax Of two mills on the
dollar, the same to be devoted exclusively
to the payment Of the past due indebt.
edness OF the County. Also, joint re-
solution authorizing the State Treasurer
to refund to Henry Ware & Son, of New.
berry County, moneys paid for taxes on
State lands.
Mr.. Lee introduced bill to amend
the charter of Chester.
Mr.. White introduced bill to require
CoantY Commissioners to establish night
schools at the County seat of every
County.
Mr. Jervey introduced bill to abolish
the Office of Recorder in the city of
Charleston; also, to establish the Phar.
maceutical Association of tho State of
South Carolina.
Mr.. Gaillard offered the folio wing con.
current resolution:
Resolued by the Senate, the House of
Representatives ooncurring, That the
High Old Joint, No. 2, Credit Mobilier
Committee Of the State OF South Caro-.
lima, otherwise known as the Committee
to investigate the "Parker bills pay able"
Treasury notes and pay certificates. be,
and they are hereby, required to hold
the Gessions Of the Committee publicly.
A bill to regulate the appointment and
salary of Trial Justices in the city OF
Charleston was read q third time, passed
and sent to the House.
The following communication was re-
ceived:
BEAuFonr. S. c., January I'll, 1873.
10 the Presiden! and Members Of tho Sc.
nate Of South Carolina.
GRNTLRMRN: I have been panied in
noticing communication recently sent
to your honorable body by Hons. r. K.
Scott, ID: Il. Chamberlain and VI. P.
Owens. late members Of the Sinking
Fond Com mission, relative to the books
and papers belonging to said commission.
In reply. wish to state that, while I am
willing to bear all blame that may be, or
should, attach to me in neglectinR to
make up the report in proper time, am
unwilling to have the negligence OF
others saddled upon me. There has not
been meeting OF the Sinking Fund
Commission since January II. 1872, nor
has any been called since that time, not
withstanding Governor Scott had the
power to do go up to the end OF his
term as Governor. Have any Of the
gentlemen signing that communication
said anything to me about the books and
papers? have never refused to sur
render them Mt any time. The oommu-
nication was, therefore, surprise to me,
and 1 cannot account for it in any man
ner consistent with the gentiemanly
bearing of the signers. I received q
communication from Attorney General
Melton, requesting the books and
papers. There being no report, did
not send them, but am ready and willing
to do so at any time. 80 far as 1 am CON
cerned.
(Signed) W.. WuIPPER.
The communication was received as
information.
The House joint resolution to nuke
appropriations to pny the outstanding
pay certificates Of the General Assem-
bly, was pretty generally debated, the
main feature being as to how much wss
actually needed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..