The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-17

fROoCEEDIN3S ON MOGD4Y.--ln the
House. Mr.. Robortson introduced q con.
current. resolution, whick was adopted.
and ordered tos-be sent to- she Senate,
that whereas sit is reported that the
assets of the Bank oftthe State are In
an unsatisfactory condition, hnd that
the Receiver thereof has not made the
report required Of him by order OF the
Court; and whereas the holders Of
large portion OF the State debt have
first lien upon the assets of said bank,
which would be satisfied by prompt
admi ration Of it's affairs, now de-
layed from some unknown cause; there
fore, be it
Ipesoioed. Thut a committee OF five,
on the part Of the House of Representa-
tiyes. and --. on the part Of the
Senate, be appointed, with authority to
thoroughly Investigate the condition oT
tho Bank Of the State, and to send for
persons and papers. nnd ordered to re-
port TO the General Assembly, ut the
earliest prnctic lblc moment, the con,li
tiou Of said bauk.
Mr.. Hamilton introduced n resrIn.
ton, which was adopted, thue the Cle,k
OF this House be instructed uud directed
to furnish tho State Treasurer imme
diately with full and accurate list IF
the namos OF the thirty-three attnchccs
appointed by the Speaker and confirmed
by the House for tue regular SESSION Of
i373-74; and that the State Treasurer
be especially directed to pay no person
as an attachee Of this House, for Tue
Haid session, whose hume does not ap-
pear on said list, nor moro than thirty
three in lumber.
Mr Fanderpool introduced IL bill to
require parents, guardians and others
residing within three miles Of public
school. aud having~the custody of minor
children under tho age OF fifteen years.
to send snch children to school
Mr.. Mccullough introduced bill to
regulate the pay of the members of the.
next General Assembly and of tho en-
ployces aud uttachees thereof
The Senate sent to the House Il hi to
make appropriation to pny the claims Of
the Citizens Savings Bank of South
Carolina and tho Central National Bank,
OF Colu mbia. against the State of South
Carolina.
Consideration Of motion (by Mr.. Crit
tendeD) to reconsider vote whereby the
House refused to pass to a third read
ing Senate bill to repeal Sections 55
and 56 of Chapter CXX of the General
Statutes. being the unfinished business
OF December II, at the hour of adjpuru-
nent, was resumed. Pending which,
the House adjourned.
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In tue good city of Chicago, just
about thirteen years ago, two adven-
turous gentlemen sat down at n table
for the purpose of indulging for the
noncc in the classic game of draw poker
OF the two gentleman, Dir. Maher ap-
penrs to have been in private life. but
MIR. Farwell was and is IL member of
Congress, and as might haze been ex-
pected his opponents pocket book ere
long became type of constancy, and
might haze sung, could it have taken
a voice, You'll find no change in me. -
The fact is, Mr.. Maher hold mot wise
ly, but too we'll" He had queen full
on aces. and that led him on, but the
Hon. H., NJ. e., held king full on
| trays The consequence was little
item Of ZOO, which Mr.. Maher
conldn't meet with cash. He compro.
msel the matter, however, by convey
ing to the Hon. f. q bit of land, some
eighty acres. to hold as Il pledge. limo
passed, and Alr. Maher alleges that ho
repeatedly rendered TO tho Hon. f. the
amount in question. Well. those eighty
ncres arc now valued at $4,000. und
Mr.. Maher has brought suit to recover
his property. alleging that tho land is
his under the infringement, and more.
over that the Hon. L. did, on the oc-
casion Of the trinl of skill ut the afore-
said classic game, resort to certain prac.
tees which eliminated from the same
the element of chance, and from the
play of himself (Maher) the possibilit,
Of success.
The Sntclir gun. cast recently mt the
West Point Foundry, weighed in the
rough state $4,000 pounds, and is the
largest gnn ever made. The gun is
made Of iron. standing pull of 80. 900
to 35. 600 pounds, and is now nineteen
feet long. but. when finished, will be
only fifteen feet in length. It il to have
n steel barrel four inches thick at the
breech aud three at tho muzz'e, with
rifle bore, and Weighing IS, 900 pounds.
The shot will be nine inches in diane
ter, aud will weigh about 25O pounds.
1t will reqnire eight days to cool the
monster by the Rolmnn process, water
being run through tho bore during all