The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-14
STATE LMaIsLATURE.
THuRaDAx, February ID, 1873.
o SENATE.

A60y aO1a0s - 't'''7
Abe following bills and joint resolu.
tions were read third time and passed
,Ioint resolution to ALLOW =. W. Brady,
of Orangeburg, to redeem certain for.
teited lands; bill to repeal s0;tnuch OF an
Act e'to Test in Isaac atIione the ohsr
ter OF water conrse through Kingston
Lake and Maple Svamp. in Horny. .. ap.
proved March 26. 1869, as pertains or
relates to said Kihgston Lake; ioint re-
solution to instruct the Trustees of the
State Orphan Asylum to invite proposals
Tor site and buildings. and for the ap.
preparation OF $75. 900 therefor; bill to
amend an Act entitled ''An ACT to au-
thorize the formation of end to incorpo.
Pate the Laurens and Asheville Railroad; !;
p ss!hosise the County Commissioners
OF Sumter and Darlington, to build q
bridge across Lynch Greek; Joint resolu-
ton to refund to Alexander Williford, of
York, certain excessive taxes paid by
him; authorizing A. r. Taylor, Henry
Arthur and others, of Lexington, to CON
time. for term OF four years. two gates
erected by them ncross the old State
Road and the Bsrnwsll Road; to allow
Mr.. Irene Quirk, Of Darlington, to re-
deem OF rtain forfeited lands; to alter and
amend Section As Of Chapter XIV of
Title 6 of Part OF the General Statutes,
relating to Trial Justices; to amend Sec.
tion J. OF an Act entitled 'tAn ACT to re.
9niate pllotage at the ports OF Charles
ton. Beeufort and Georgetown;" to au-
thorizs aud empower the County Com
miesioners of Orangeburg to open and
keep In repair public road running
from the Monck's Corner Road. ut Low.
lsvlile. to the Bellville Road, near But
ler's Mill; to make Clerks of Courts &C.
gticio Trial Justices for certain purposes.
Joint resolution to allow nj. Doiin, of
Orangeburg, to redeem certain forfeited
lands; bills to regulate the fees of Pro-
bate Judges, Clerks of Courts, Trial
Justices, Magistrates and other officers
therein mentioned; to encourage and
provide for the incorporation of agricul.
taral and mechanical societies and asso.
ciatlons for the promotion of the arts
and sciences; to amend Section 7, Chap.
ter OlV, Title l, Part 3, OF the General
Statutes; to renew and extend the char
ter OF the st. Matthew's Evangelical
Ohurch. of Orangeburg; to INCORPORATE
Gross Road Baptist Church, in Pickens:
auspah Baptist Church, in Beaufort:
Mount Zion Cemetery COMPANY. of
Kingstree; New Hope Methodist Church.
OF Clarendon; Congruity Church, Of
Concord Township, Sumter: Canaan
Baptist Church. OF Beaufort; Clinton
Presbyteria Church, in Laurens: New
Prospect Baptist Church and High
School, in Spartanburg; Columbia Bap.
tist Church, of Greenville; to declare a
road leading from the Nelson Ferry Road
20 Murray's Ferry Road, in Clarendon a
pubic highway; joint resolution to allow
u. +. johnson, of Kershaw, to redeem
certain forfeited lands; bills to charter
the dreenviile and Gap Greek Turnpike
Company; to provide for an assessment
OF real property in the year 1873; to in.
corporate the Grand Southern Hotel and
transfer Company. Of Columbia; to re.
qulre County Ooroners to report to the
Governor in capital cases.; to construct a
wharf at Rockville, and for other pnr-
poses. A number Of bills were read
second time and referred.
The Senate laid on the tal,,e the
house resolution to adjourn sine die on
the 10th inst, by vote of yeas 10,
nays 13.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met ut IL A. NJ. Sneaker
Lee in the Chair. Prayer by Rev. 10. J.
Adams.
Mr. Bowley, Chairman of Wnys and
Means Committee. unfavorabIy reported: :
Joint resolution to appropriate S.. 600
towards erecting Court Houss at Man
ming; authorizing the Comptroller G. en-
efal to audit claims; bill to repeal an Act
to relieve the State Of all liability on &C.
count OF the endorsement of the Blue
hidge Railroad bonds; joint resolution
to remit the tax already assessed upon
the property OF South Carolina Ledge.
No !, Marion Lodge. No. 9, Howard
Lodge. No. 8, and Jefferson Lodge, No.
4, l.. .. O. f.; joint resolution to au-
thorize the County Oommissio ners
OF Orangeburg to levy and collect n
special tax; bill to encourage the mann-
faoture OF cotton and woolen fabrics: ::
bill to require the County Commission.
ers OF the respective Counties to turn
over TO the County Treasurers all fines
and Licenses collected by them; bill to
provide for special assessm ent of take
in Aiken; joint resolution 10 appoint a
commission to investigate tho outstand.
iog bonds of tho State; bill to repen!
sections 3 and 4 of the Act providing for
the assessment and taxation of propsrtv.
joint resolutions to ascertain the yalitl1tv
OF the State debt; to authorize tho State
treasurer TO pay tho City Council of
Charleston moneys advanced to the