The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-10
THE STATE LEGlsLATURE.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1874.
,..- SENA IE 49,.

joint resolutions: An Act providing for
tho extension of the time for the pay.
mcnt aud collection OF take, for the
fiscal year commencing November l,
| 1873, aud for other purposes; to amend
au ACT entitled can Act to regulate the
appointment and salary of Trial JUS
tices in the city of Cilarle. on;" 10 au
| thorze Johu Elder Ohlandt to build q
dock md collect wharfage in the town of
Beaufort; joint resolutions to postpone
the payment of i1stnllments aud lnte-
rest due upon lands purchased of the
Land Conmission: to relieve Tarleton
McGrew, Of Orapgeb,ng. from legal
disubilitics; authorizing the County
Commissioners Of Chesterfield to cause
to be levied aud collected specini tax
Of two mills
Mr.. Maxwell, from the Committee Oh
| EdGcation, to whom was referred sun
dry claims of school teachers, with in
structious to report by bill. reported q
bill to provide for the payment of past
dup school claims in the several Coun-
| ties of the State.
MIR. Maxwell introduced hill to
nmcnd Section 13. Chapter XXXVIII,
Title X. Part I. Of the General Statutes,
relating to tho School Board of Ex,-
miners.
AIr. Smalls-Bill to Incorporate the
Young Sons of Houor, of Ftippe Point,
st. HeIenn Island.
MIR. Swails pro.ensed tho accou mt of
Messrs. Howie g. Allen, for work done
IN State Library, Attorney Generals
office and Seuute.
l. Mr.. Cnrtlozo presented the claims OF
sandry school teachers Of Korshaw
County.
Mr.. Giillnrd introduced bill to in-
corporate the Enterprise Gas Light
Company, OF Chnrieston.
MIR. Maxwell, from the Com mittee on
Education, reported bill to authorize
aud require the County Treasurers OF
the several Counties to sat aside aud re-
tain out of the funds collected by them
on account OF the State taxes, sutii-
cicnt sum of money to cover tho appor-
tloumeut of ench funds nude for their
respective Counties.
joint resolution proposing au
amendment to the Constitution Of the
State of South Carolina, relative to the
term of Comptroller-Gener Secre ary
of State, Treasurer, Attorney General,
Adlutant and Iuspector General and SUI
pcrlnteudeut OF Education, Was lost, tue
vote rnconsidered. and the resolution
made the special order for P. NJ on
Thursday, the 18th.
The enactiug cIuuso Of House bill
to make appropriation for the payment
OF the salary and milenge Of the mem
bers of the General Assembly. aud The
salaries of the subordinate officers aud
employers. aud other expenses incl
deutnl thereto, was stricken out.
Tho President laid before the Senate
tho following Communications:
CoLUMBIA. February o. 1874
To M4 Hlnn7ubie lie Senaie and House
Of Representatives. = GENrLEM en-: 1 deem
't due to yon. as we'll Us m5svIf, to make
Statement OF my connection with the
matter referred to iii the com munlcatiou
to your honorable bodies of Hun. F. l..
Chrdozo, nuder da.e Of tue 7th instant.
l need not call to yonr attention tho
fact OF the passage Of the bill to pay the
| claims OF the South Cirollna Biuk and
frust Company. Of which attn the pre-
silent. J'ne ciaius embraced il inai
bill were opeu at ull times to the insrec.
ton Of ull parties Interested; they were
printed, laid before your honorable
bodies, actually examined fully aud III
| Ietnilb by Com mlttros, both of ths Senate
aud H"u-e of Representatives,, formally
appointed for that purpose, as we'll us
by individual members of the General
Asse blS-particulnrly. by self-consli
tuted committee OF Democratic mem
bcrs. who desired to fully sutisfy them
selves Of the wildly Of the claims be
foro voting. On nuothar OCCASION, dur.
lug tho pcndency of the bill, Mr.. Car.
d"zp. the State Treasurer, and Mr..
Bowlcy, Chairman OF the Cum mittee OF
Ways aud Means Of thu House Of Rep
rss.ntnilv-s, made M examinntion OF al!
tue claims, uud Mr. Cnrduzo especially
expressed his satisfaction with tho cha.
racter OF tho claims. Cerlninly the
State Treasurer, if any doubt had arisen
III his mind Respecting the validity If
;haso ciaiiis. had the opportunity to
have compared them with tue records Of
his office. and to have given the General
Assembly tha iDfurmnlluu coutuiued iu
his letter Of the 7th iustnut. Under
these circumstances. aud after such
scrutiny. tho bill was passed The
claims which have prosecuted to the
State Treasurer for pu, nent, aro the
identical claims examined by all the
parties nam"d, and no man ,lares usser I
| to the contrary.
Ou the 9th Instant. presented to the
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