The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-12
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THURSDAY, February II, zs78.
QENATE :, - 'ls


The Senate met at liza. NJ, Senator
S..A. Swatls in the Chair. {
"A bill to aid and encourage manufac-
lures and internal improvements was
read third time, passed aud sent TO the
House for concurrence In amendments.
A bill to provide for the establishment
OF house OF refuge and industrial
school in the cities OF Charleston and
Columbia was passed and sent to the
House.
A bill to encourage and provide for
the incorporation of agricultural and me-
chanical societies and associations for
the promotion Of the arts ald sciences,
was read second time, passed to third
reading, and ordered to be engrossed.
The concurrent resolution to appoint
Il committee to consider the memorial of
| the American Women's Association, was
tabled.
The concurrent resolution authorizing
the Attorney to investigate the
Drayton land purchase was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
The following were passed to third
reading: Bills to require County School
Commissioners to establish night schools
at each County seat; to require County
coroners to offer rewards in c,pital cases,
with substitute.
The concurrent resolution directing
the State Treasurer to report to the
| General Assembly the names of newupa-
pers, the amount paid each and to whom
paid, out of the appropriation of S75, 900
for publishing the Acts of the General
Assembly, was laid on the table.
MIR. Nash called up tho joint resolu-
ton to authorize the Comptroller Gene
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tain warrants upon tho Treasury, tue
consideration of which was postponed.
The claims of Trimmer, Smith and
others, for publishing Acts, were passed; !;
also, tho claim OF John Dooly, as quarry
mum; also, the following to third read
ing: Joint resolution to instruct the
Trustees Of the State Orphan Asylum to
invite proposals for site aud building,
and for the appropriation of $40, 600
therefor. with substitute; repeating 30
much of an ACT to vest tho charter of a
water course through Kingston Lake and
and Maple Swamp, in Horny County,
approved March 26, 1869, as pertains or
relutes to said Kingston Lake; to charter
the Greenville and Gap Greek Turnpike
Company, and other calendar bills
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House met at IL AZ. Speaker Lee
in the Chair.
Tho House ooncurred in the Senate
amendments to the bill to aid and en-.
courage manufactures and internal i'm
provements; also, in the amendments to
the bill to incorporate the Greenville
Agricultural and Mechanical Association,
and ordered the same to be enrolled for
ratification.
The Committee on Railroads reported
favorably bill to charter the Raleigh
and Augusta Air Line Railroad in this
State; also, to amend the ACT to incorpo-
rate tho Georgetown, Charleston and
Conwayboro Railroad.
The Senate bill to provide for tho esta-
blishment of O house of refuge in
Charleston, was referred to the Commit
tee on Education and Prison Reform.
The claim OF John Dooly was referred
to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Meetze. from the judiciary Com
mittee, reported some twenty bills or
more, which were ordered to be placed
upon the calendar.
Mr.. P. Simpkins, from the Commit
toe on County Offices and Officers, re-
ported favorably Senate bill to fix the
time for certain State officers to report
Mr.. Mccullough, from the Committee
on Agriculture, reported favorably bill
to incorporate the Pee Dee Young Men g
Planting Association.
The bill to enforce the payment of the
poll tax was read q third time, passed,
and the title ordered to be changed to
that of an Act and enrolled.
The report of the Committee of Con-
ference on the bill relating to the salary
ot certain officers WIS adopted, aud q
message sent to tho Senate.
The bill to regulate the appointment
and SALARY Of Triul Justices in the city of
Charleston was passed.
Bill to amend the charter of tho town
of Anderson was passed and sent to the
Senate; also, bill concerning the school
fund; also, bill to Incorporate the South
Carolina Agricultural aud Mechanical
Society.
The following was passed to third
reading: Bill to empower the City Coun-
Gil Of Charleston to establish house of
refuge and industrial school, and to
make ordinance for tho government OF
tho same; to repeal an Act authorizing
trustees to invest funds in the bonds OF
tho State.
The bill to repeal tho Act relating to
the bonds of tho State was made the
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