The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-24
THURSDAY. JANuAhX %, 1878.
SENATE
The Senate mat at 10 M

SENATE. =
The Senate met ut IL III. ti.
Mr.. Whittemore spoke OF the large
number OF small bills that had been re-.
oeived from the House, and inquired il
the trouble OF printing the whole Of
them could not be avoided Mr.. Swails
believed that it had been the. spirib OF
the Senate heretofore to give these bills
thorough consideration. sThe bills. were
ordered to take the regular course; :,
A bill was ia:sGaaassd 5yS SEffr Effr. ,.SU SUSrWsin,
OF Newberry, to Incorporates sthe New.
berry and Chester Railway Company /.
w. j. Meyers. y. M. Baxter, ID. r.
Phifer, J. D. Boston. T.F. Harmon, r.
l.. Mclaughlin, J. p. Pool and others
| are named as incorporators to construct
the road between the points named, of
whatever gauge that may be practicable.
the capital stock not to exceed 2,OOO.-
600. in $50 shares; SIS per share to be
paid up on subscriptions, and when the
sam amounts 10 $25. 200. the com pnny
organize. It may be lawful for any
town or County to subscribe.
Mr. Duncan's bill, introduced to-day,
! to encourage aud provide for the incor-
poration Of agricultural and mechanical
societies and associations for the promo
| ton OF the arts and sciences, provides
that seven or moro persons, residents OF
the State, assooiating themselves togo
ther by agreement in writing for the
promotion. of agriculture, mechanics md
other industry and ingenuity, and for
the encouragement of the arts and
sciences. under any name they may as
sumo, shall be deomed cooperate body,
tho articles to be recorded in the Office Of
mesne conveyance in the County. The
funds OF the company to be appropriated
TO no other purpose than those above
named. Tho corporation to purchase
and retain to itself and successors real
and personal estate not exceeding $780,
600 in value, with other corporate rights
usually granted. Shch corporation may
hold fairs and exhibitions at stated pe-
riods, and establish regulations for The
preservation of order ut them. The pro.
perty to be exempt from all taxes, so
long as no dividends are declared or paid
| to its members.
The House returned, with amend
ments, the bill to IL the pumber of Trial
Justices for the several Counties. The
amendments, as concurred in, allow
Beaufcrt 13, Aiken 10, Colleton 12,
Horry II, Lancaster 8, Newberry 6, Oco.
nee 3, Spartanburg 13. Sumter 6, York
II. The Senate refused to concur in the
following House amendments to the
bill: Chester 6, instead of 8; Fairfield 6,
| Rlchand IL, provided that no more than
four be appointed for the city of Colum-
bia. The bill was then returned to the
House.
The bill to change the names OF Alice
Bright and Thomas Bright was received
from the House. with the preamble
stricken out. Concurred in.
Mr.. Dixon, from the Committee on
Agriculture, reported unfavorably the
several bills for amending the law for the
protection and preservation OF useful
animals; and reported, with recommend
alton to pass, the following bill Of
amendments to the present law, viz:
That Section l Of the ACT shall be
amended by striking out the word "Sep-
tember," in the sixth line thereof, and
inserting the word August" and that
Section of tho same Aot be amended
by striking out the words ''15th day of
February" in the second line, and in
serting tho words list day of April" in
lien thereof, thereby making the time of
protection from April I to August / +.
The committee say that they are per-
suaded that the period within whioh it
shall not be lawful to kill any deer, or
any game mentioned in The Act, should
not, under any circumstances, be short
ened to the extent proposed in the bills,
! if shortened at all. The committee are
also persuaded that the number of birds
which it shall not be lawful to kill shall
not be lesssned, as proposed in ono of
these bills. On the contrary, the COM
mittee are quite persuaded that the ad-
mirable remarks Of his Excellency the
Governor, in his first annual MESSAGE,
should lead to the passage of an Act pro.
viding for the punishment, by O mode.
rate fine and imprisonment, of any per-
son who shall wantonly kill or iniure any
insectiverous bird at any season of the
year. In Difference, however, to the
views and wishes Of large number of
intelligent citizens, as represented by
letters and otherwise, the committee re-
com mend the passage of bill as set forth
in the amendments above.
| Mr.. Nash, from the Committee on
Claims, reported the account of Coroner
Smith, Of Greenville, and recommended
it be returned for proper vouchers; ac-
counts OF John Dooley, for services as
jury man; of Joseph Taylor; of the Lii
brarian for five copies of statutes at