The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-23
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) SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at IL
N. by the President. Prayer, By Rev.
A! w. Onmmings. ',Nt
The following were received from the
House: Motive that enaotipg clause OF q
bill to examine accounts against certain
Counties had been stricken out; also, ap-
pointment OF o committee of free CON
ference on the bill to encourage manu-.
factcTss a1d internal improvements: with
amendments, bill regulating the fees of
Probate judges, clerks Of courts, etc.
amendments were concurred In; bill to
amend Section 3. Chapter 5. regarding
the Board of Jury Commissioners; House
amended bylnserting Lexington County;
Senate conourred; with amendments, the
bill to incorporate the Southern Ware.
house Company, the amendments being
the inserting Of the names Of Joseph
Crews. Charles Minort and others; Mr..
Mash stated the majority OF the members
did not desire their names in the bill,
and che Senate. tefnsed to concur; bill to
incorporate the Newberry and Chester
! Railroad, y ooncurred in; bill, with
amendments, to prevent Stute and Coun.
ty officers from holding more than one
Office; the House struck out the words
by appointment, which virtually de-
feated the bill, and the Senate refused to
concur; with amon,lments, q bill to in
corporate the Grand Southern Hotel aud
Transfer Company, Of Columbia; the
House amended 30 that no distinction
On account of race, color or previous
condition be made; the Senats conourred.
MIR. Owens, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported bll! to provide tor the
registration of bonds, stocks and cou.
pons favorably.
MIR. Jamison introduced bill to pro-
vide for the appointment of Commits
sioner of Public Buildings and to define
his duties
The claim OF the Kiugstree Sar was
referred to the Committee OH Claims.
Mr. Smalis offered concurrent reso.
luton, that a joint committee be ap-
pointed for tho pnrf,ose OF investigating
the sale by tho Siuking Fund in the
cities OF Columbia aud Charleston. Mr..
Smalls stated that the Commissioner
asked that, in Justice to himself, the
matter ought to be investigated, as con-
siderable property had been sold, md
there was no particle of record to show
for It, The resolution was adopted, with
provlso that the committee shall re. /.
celve no pay. The Chair appointed
Messrs. Dunn and Smalls the committee
on the part of the Senate.
The bill to amend Section 10, Chapte,
Il. OF the Revised Statutes, relating to
allowing cattle, sheep and hogs to run OF
large, was passed.
lowing named Acts: To amend Section
| +, Chapter 62, Of the General Statutes:
to alter and amend the Act to charter the
town OF Frog Level; to incorporate the
Garrison Light Infantry Of Charleston:
to incorporate the Canaan Baptist
Ohurh OF Beaufort County; to incorpo-
rate the Lincoln Rife Guards of King.
stree; to incorporate the Wilson Artille-
~ Company Of Charleston; to inoorpo
| rate the Independent Fire Engine Com.
pany OF Florence; to amend the charter
OF the town Of Chester; to provide for
the purchasers Of lands at sales made for
the non-payment OF taxes. 60. to revise
and amend an Act aud to reduce oil Acts
pertaining to the homestead into one
ACT; to revise and amend the charter of
the Apprentices Library Society in
Oharleston; to incorporate the Scott
united Blnes; to renew and nmend an
Act to renew and umend the charter of
the town OF Walterboro; to incorporates
the South Carolina Agricultural and Me.
ohanlcal Society; to incorporate the
Bryan Light Infantry of Charleston; to
lay ont and establish new road in
! Union County; to change the name of
Frank Simpson, of Anderson County, to
frank Garter; to incorporate the Wad.
malsw Rife,nen, Edisto Rihemen and
Sumner Light Dragons; to incorporate
the Ford Rifemen of Charleston; to
recharter Ashford's Ferry; to renew and
amend the charte- of the toll bridge
across the Savannah River at Hamburg:
to incorporate the African Methodist
Church at Manning; to authorize and
require the County Commissioners of
Barnwell County to open public road
through the town of Midway; to incor
porate the Calvary Presbyterian Church
OF Church Flats. Go. to incorporate tbs
town Of Blackstook.
The bill to charter the Charleston
Water aud Canal Company OF South
Carolina was then taken up, and ocou.
pied the greater part of the time until
adjournment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House was called to order at II
A. NJ. by Speaker Lee. Prayer by Rev,
Mr.. Hayes.
Mr. N r Muaro fro,, tho :..