The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-31
STATE LEaIsLATURM., i
THURSDAY. JANUARY so. is72.

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. The Senate met ID IA H., President
4leayesjn the Chair.t Prayer BY Row,
Nj. Whittsmore, from the Committee
on the judiciary, reported, with amend
ments. bill to empower the city OF
Charleston to establisha homo Of refuge.
The Committee on Finance reported
on large number of bills. The report
on the bill to allow $3.50 of tho poll tax
for repairing the Hoge school-house,
Newberry, was unfavorable; favorably
on special assessment for Aiken County;
favorably to levy tax to build Court
House in Riohland County; unfavorably
on bill to- retain in the County trea-
suries the superintendent of school funds
allowed the Counties; fnvorably on the
bill to pay past indebtedness of George
town County; favorably, with amend
ment, for levying special tax to pay
past indebtedness of Beaufort County
fsvorably on joint resolutions for levy
ing special takes for Orangeburg. Horny,
Williamsburg and other Counties to pay
past due indebtedness. by bill embody-
ing che whole Of the resolutions.
M-. Hope presented the patlLion of
sundry oitizens Of Frog Level, opposing
the change of name to Prosperity.
Mr.. Whittemore. from the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, reported
npon the account. in the contested cleo
ton case. of F. A. Clinton, OF Lancaster
County, and that Mr.. Tompkins had re-
the account Of Mr.. Clinton be paid,
owing to the g,eat expense and trouble
he had been put to.
| Tha Iu6SCturv Gorrnniftoa rarorta1 a
substitute for the bill to allow Uoroners
to offer rewards for capital offenders.
A message was received from the Go
vernon forwarding the report OF the
Trustees of the Mechanical and Agricul-
tural Society.
Mr.. Dickson, from the Committee on
Agriculture, reported favorably on a
bill to encourage agricultural and me-
cha nical societies.
A bill to authorize certain committees
to examine the accounts and demands
against certain Counties. and for other
purposes, was read third time and
passed, and sent to the House.
Mr.. Keith introduced bill to incor-
porate the Walhalla Water Company.
Mr.. Swails-Bill to incorporate the
Pioneer Hook aud Ladder Company. OF
Kingstreo.
Mr.. Oain-Bill to incorporate the
Edgeield Cotton and Wooden Manu-.
featuring Company.
Mr.. Jervey-B,il to revise, renew and
amend an ACT entitled 'An Act to incor
{. porate the Home Insurance Company, oi
charleston"
Mr.. Cardozo-Joint resolution to al
low John j. Roach, Of Kershaw County
to redeem certain forfeited lnnds.
, Mr.. Hayno-Bill to amend an Act en-
, titled IAN Act to grant, renew auG
amsnd tho charter of certain towns and
villages therein mentioned"
Gov. Moses approved the following
Acts aud joint resolutions:
Act to require County Commissioner,
to give bond before entering on theil
duties; to amend the Act chartering Ger
tain towns and villages; to change the
name Of Henry Hash to Henry Hast
SILVER; to make appropriation for the
payment of the balance of salary of the
members, &c.; to allow VIM. H. Wynn
to change his name; to require the Stat:
and County officers elected by the peo
pie to qualify within thirty days after re
ceiving official notification thereof; tt
extend the time for officers to qualify; t.
, repeal Sections 5, 6 and Z of Chapter
LXXXIII Of the General Statutes; joinI
resolution authorizing and requiring the
State Treasurer to pay and cancel the
notes and certificates issued in paymen
for furnishing the hall of the House o.
Representatives, &c. ; to ratify the amend
ment to the Constitution relating to th,
, increase of the State debt.
The unfinished business, being the
{ consideration of the bill to refer to tue
Iqualiied voters of Barnwell County the
location Of the County seat, was ther
taken up, aud engrossed the time of the
Senate until the hour for joint assembly
Mr.. Duvall. from the Committee on
Education, to whom was referred bill
to provide for the establish N ent and sup
port of State Normal School, reported
back the same, with amendment, Will
the Recommendation TINT the bill do pass
! A message was received from the Go
vernon, forwarding letters from judges
AIaokey, Carpenter, Graham and Cooke
relative to the recommendation in biz
message for an increase of the salary oi
the Justices of tho Supreme Court and
Cirscit Judges.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
large number of reports were re.
ceived from committees and ordered to
lie over for o further reading.
The Committee OH Bunks and Insur.