The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-05
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TUESDAY. February 4, 1873
SENATE

Oonate Ht Ia NJ, and was opened
wish prayer by Rev. B. B. Babbitt.
Ine COMMITTEE on Printing, to whom
was referred tho House resolution to
confirm the present contraot; ranorteds
recommending the same to be confirmed.
Laid over for further consideration :
Mr. CorwiL introduced bill to alter
ana amend Section 45, Chapter %. Title
o. OF the Statutes, relative to disouaIi
Tying persons from holding Office. Laid
over.
Mr: Nasl-Bilj to grant the nee of a
CERTAIN los OF land in this city to Pal
metto Lodge, I. o. o. f., under certain
conditions, being the sane bill tbat
was introduced at the last session. Iaid
over.
Senator Mach stated, for the inforn,a.
SOD OF the Senate, that there were mnnv
claims before the committee that cannot
pc considered, because they have not
oeen properly sworn to under res Jlu.
ton OF the Senate, aud TINT several of
these claims were for printing.
a Dill to refer to the qualified voters of
Barnwell County the locuticn of the
county seat. County officers and tho
place OF holding the votes of said Coun.
", which has consumed much time and
debate heretofore, was up foe third
for one day. -
Inc JOINT resolution to allow tho heirs
OF James Phillips. in D arlington County.
to redeem certain forfeited lands wos
passed finally, and sent to the House of
Representatives; as were nlso the follow.
ing, VIZ: Joint resolution to allow J. J.
hoaoh, OF Kershaw County, TO redeem
certain forfeited land7; bill to prevent
tne obstruction of ,hatbors and navipa-
hie streams in this State by the discharge
therein Of ballast OF stone, dirtand other
1eaVy materials; bill to authorize the
county Com nissioners of certain Conn
tics to levy and collect an additional tag
ior certain purposes; bill to incorporate
the Charleston Coastwise TRANSPORTATION
company; bill to authorize und empower
the County Commissioners of Abbeville
county to open and establish IA public
road from William Hunters to r. Il.
McCaslan's. in said County; bill to
amend Sections 19 and 33 of Chapter 8,
little T., of nm Act for revising and con.
solldating the General Statutes reiatinp
10 the boundaries between York and
Lancaster Counties.
Ihe SENATE then proceeded to the
consideration of calendar bills for u
second reading, which occupied the re-
mainder of the day, with the exception
o! the consideration of certain claims,
Viz: The favorable reports of the Com
mlttee on Claims on the following were
ADOPTED, viz: Favorably on the account
o! joel helsler; favorably on the account
OF Jacob =. Magill, OF Chester County:
nnfavorably on the acoount of John
Sweeny' OF Orangeburg; favorably on
the account of Charles Smalls. OF Collie
ton County; unfavorably on the account
OF HOWE & Allen; fayorably on House
report OF the Committee on Claims on
the account OF D. O'Neil; favorably on
the House report of the Committee on
Claims on the account of Laonidns
Lowry.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV
Inc House was opened with prayer BY
Key: Il. J. Adams. Chaplain.
Inc Judiciary Committee, by Mr..
Meetze, Chairman, reported fnvorably
the following: To punish persons for ob
tanning money, eto., under fulse pre-
lenses; to punish persons selling intoxi-
eating liquors to minors. Unfayorably.
bill to abolish the Office of Recorder Of
Charleston; unfavorably, to allow extra
compensation to Judge Greene; the con.
sideration OF q bill to increase the saln.
rles OF Justices Of the Supreme Court
and the Cirouit Courts was recommended
to be postponed.
The Committee on Claims rcported
certain accounts; made the special order
Tor the 9th instant. The claim of Mr..
u. Haden, based upon certificates issued
heretofore for school services rendered:
ordered to be paid.
MIR. Rivers, Chairman of tho Commit
tee on Military, reported bill to incor.
ably.
The Senate bills reported above as
passed aud sent to the House were re-
oeived and referred to their appropriate
committees.
The House bill, aa amended by the Se-
nate, to incorporate the village of Fort
Mills, York County. striking out the
term OF years that the charter shall re-
main in force. was concurred in. and the
bill ordered to be enrolled.
The claims reported passed by the Se-
nate were referred to the House Com.
mittoe on Claims.
The bill to incorporate the Charleston
CoastwIse Transportation Company, as
returned from the Senate amended. to
make every person liable to be President
the owner of twenty-five shares. and
other amendments, was ordered to be
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