The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-23


1nfi THE STATE LEalsLATUHE. q
.aa MoNDAY. DEoEMBxn az, 1873
m ,''iS~ SENATE. .-.-.yA
A@concurrent resolution, from tht
House. TO examine'the accounts of the
County Commissioners OF Laareus was
concnrred in. and Senator Ovens ap
pointed on the committee.
! A message was received from the
House that Messrs Robertson, Puffer,
J. ID. Boston, Ellison aud Miuort had
been appointed committee. OH the part
81 that body. to join committee NY.
pointed by the Seuatc in sccorduno.
with concurrent resolution to provide
Tor 'tatement Of the utf. airs of the
Bank Of the State
a Des.age was received frnm the GD.
vernon. stating that he had approved
the following Acts: Tu amend an Act
to hx the tune for holding the Circui,
Courts IN curtain Counsics herein men.
tioned; reiatlng to tls County Of Aiken;
to incorporate the towu of Lnnreus; tu
recharter White Hall Ferry. i'll Beaufort
County; to repeal uu Act 70 provide for
me issue OF bills receivable i'll payment
of Indebtedness to tue State to the.
amount of 5000. 600: to repeal 40 much
uf Section II. Chapter XII. Title 3, q,
the General Statutes. as author,z.a the
State Auditor to give notice annually to
each County Auditor OF the rutc per
centum to b. levied for various S,a,
purposes.
A1r. Swails p, esented the cluim ni J
Il. Grecu, s rg-,nt ~ .Arms uf the So
nate.
Mr. Wnittemore introduced a bill 70,
Ia kSaIftx =,
persons routing land to others for ugr,
cultural purposes.
General aud special orders wer. thru
considered until adjournment.
The Senate, nu motion. then took +
recess until J,::uary 20. 1874.
| HOUSE OF KEpRESEN rATIVES
| Mr. DIX presented the report Of til.
County C.mmissinner~ of Orapyeburp
MIR. L,wmau pre- cuted the cluIus oi
>nulry >chJu! tr.chrrs of LexlnytuL
C"nnty.
| MIR. Crews iutrnduced resolution
that cum nlittee Of two ON the part .,
| 'hc House, au;i one ON the lmrt o, tn;
Senate. be- appointed to examine int,
tho accounts oi the County Of L,uicm>,
and report to the Genera a. srmuiv II:
their euriiest convenience.
Mr.. L. Is. Johnston presented The nc
counts of HOWE & Allen.
A Senate bill to make upprn;ria,i,,
to pay the claims of the Citiz-ns' say
lnSs and Central N .tion Il Bauk4, ut G, P,
lum6i:, against the State, WAS post.
puued until after The recess
The House recuusidered .he vut,
whereby the consideration of S.r.t,
amendments to u bill to raise supple.
Tor the fiscal year commencing Sovem
Der l. 1873. aud to alter uud am end til.
law in relation tn the cullect,ou o
taxes. Was made tho special order fol
this day. ut IL 30 p. NJ. Sund,y am nd
msnts were adopted. and the bill wa.
ordered to be enrolled
A paper, signed by thirteen Senators,
was presented to be entered on ii G
journal. as follows: We vote "ay.." On
the Senate amendment t. Section 5. ui
the bill to raise supplies for the hscu
year 1873. BECAUSE 1t reduces the levy
for public printing one-hulf mli.
But We believe tins levy entirely to
high to pay for The printing needed t,
carry on The business uf the General
Assembly. for We have becu iuform.d
IRON reliable sources That tho neceSs,!r.
printing can be X-cuted for one fou,ih
tho amount III said section levied
After tho transaction OF unimporiaut
business, the House took recess uuti
January ~. 1871
The Cluriosophic Soo,ety. Of the Uui.
Versity. has elected The following officers,
who were installed Saturday evening
Efgnr Caypless, President; L. 4. Cum
mlngs. Vice President; ". L. jones,
Librarian; Il. L Hayne, Treasurer; o
L. Cummings. Secretary.
The following Lamed gentlemen have
been elected honorary members: Gov
+. j. Noses, Jr.. Chief Justice L. j.
Noses, Associate Justices j. J. Wright
aud 4. j. Willard, Lieutenant, Governor
Gleavcs, Hon. S j. Lee. Hon. Il. Is.
| Elliott, Hon. T.. L. Car,lozo, Hou. =.
l.. uoge, Hon. II. ". purvis, Rev. Mr..
Dodge. of the Benedict Institute, th,
entire Board Of Trustees. tho whole oil
L., IA.