The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-12
STATE LE8isLATURE.
SATURDAY, JANUARY IL. 1873
SENATE

cAnHh LEGISLATURES.
SATURDAY. JANUARY IL, 1873.
SENATE.
The Senate met at II NJ, President
Gleaves in the Chair.
Mr. Whlteemore presented the peti tion
OF sundry citizens of Greenvil .. prav.
ing the passage Of law fixing eiph,
hours per day for school sessions. and
provision by which parents or guardians
may be compelled to send their children
or wards TO school, or .each them at
home; also, that the State Superintend-
ent OF Education be given authority TO
remove incompetent teachers and trus.
tees.
Mr.. Whittemore, from the COMMITTEES
on the Judiciary, to whom was referred
the following bills, reported back the
same, with Recommendation that thew
pass: 10 investigate and report uoon
the outstanding liabilities of the COUNTY
OF E;dgefield; to allow VIM. II. Wynns
to change his name to Wm. II. Brock.
man; to change the name of Henry
Hash to Henry Hash SILVER; Joint reao.
luton authorizing the Attoruey. General
TO commence proceedings against the
commissioners Of the Sinking Fund,
and making an appropriation for the
same.
Mr.. Jamison, from Committee on En-
crossed Bills, reported as ready for a
third reading bills to provide for relin.
qulshment to the United States, in GER
tain cases, of title to lands for light sta.
tons on the coast and waters Of this
State; for the better protection OF rsli-
glous worship; to repeal an Aot entitled
IAN Aot to incorporate the town of
Iownville. in the County of Anderson, "
approved March l3. 1872; to amend SEQ
tion of Chapter XIV OF the general
statutes.
Mr.. Gaillard introduced bills to incor.
porate the Mariners Chapel, in the city
of Charleston; to charter the Charleston
Water and Canal Company.
Mr.. Whittemore introduced bill con.
corning school funds.
MIR. Jamison introduced bill extend
ing the time for officers to qualify.
Mr.. Hope introduced q bill to carry
into effect Section IA, Article Nv, of the
Constitution, relative to Circuit Judges.
Mr.. Whittemore introduced a resolu-
tlon, that the Committee appointed by
the President OF the Senate "to ascer-
tain and report by what authority the
granite, marble, 60, the property OF the
State, has been removed from the State
House yard, &C.. be and the same are
authorized to send for persons and pa.
pers, to examine witnesses and admins.
ter oaths, in order that the fullest
amount of information upon the subject
may be obtained aud Immediately re.
ported. Agreed to.
Bills to provide for the extension OF
time for the payment and collection oi
taxes for the fiscal yesr commencing No
vember l. 1872. and to repeal Sections
IS aud 56 Of Chapter CXX, Title 4. of
the act for revising and consolidating
the general statutes of the State, ap-
proved February 10, 1872, were dis.
cussed and amended.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV
MIR. Tolbert, from the Committee on
Interpretations, reported favorably on a
bill to incorporate the town of Hodges
in Abbeville County. Laid over.
Mr.. Bowley, from the Committee OF
Ways and Means, submitted O favorable
report upon the resolution OF Mr.. Mi
mort, relative to ex State Treasurer Park.
er and alleged fraudulent pay certificates.
when, after considerable debate, the
whole matter was laid upon the table.
The unfavorable report of the same
committee, relative to committee rooms
and employees was sustained.
The calendar was then proceeded with
until the hour Of adjournment.
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