The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-04
THE STATE LEGIsLATURE.
THURSDAY. DKoEdBER q. 1874.
SENATE.

The Senate met at l2N.
The House sent to the Senate con.
| current resolutions relative to the in
terest collected and bonds and coupons
surrendered under Act to reduce the
volume OF tho public debt; that the
General Assembly adjourn sine die
January IL. 1876. Ordered to lie on
the table.
Message No. from the Governor,
relative to the Arsenal Hill property,
was presented to the Senate by Private
Secretary Walter Il. Jones.
Mr.. Evans presented presen!mcut Of
grand jury for Chesterfield County, ut
May term, 1874
Mr.. Smnlls. from joint committees
on printing of Ssuate and House, sub /.
mitted u report, that they fiud that due
advertisement in the daily papers Of
Columbia md Charleston, for pro.
posals for the public printing. was
nnde by The Clerk of the Sauute and
Clerk o the House Of Representatives.
and that but Que proposal WAS made,
which was by the Republican Printing
Company. In compliance w,rh Sec.
ton 4 of said Act. your committee
opened said propo sal, aui after exam.
nation aud careful consideration, be-
| iltvinR 1t to hn to the best Interests Of
tue State to accept the proposal,
awarded the contract to said company.
| fhe com mittes had III view not only
tho letter Of the Act, but its intention,
aud regarded the acceptance of the
prol'osal and Tue award us not only
desirable in the interests Of econcmy
! l,iH S.I,rO,
ttt,hfni execution ri the work, for
which the company is SO well prepared,
aud to tho pra'npt despatch Of the
public business. The cou,ruci Is here
with appended and AWARDED, ns per
proposal, to the Republican Printing
Company, for tEs SUN Of so, 900 per
ununm.
Tue following is the proposal far
printing: 100 copies per day Senate
Calendar; 2O3 copies per dny House
Calendar; 100 copies per day Senate
Journal; I5I copies per day House
Journal; LOO copies Senate bills and
jnint resolutions; l 500 copies Govern
or's messages; 2U0 copies each of an
nual reports of Treasurer, Attorney
General, Secretary of State, Comp
trolier- General, Adjutant- General, Sn-
perintendent of Education; 500 copies
each reports of various public institu-
tions-as PenitentIary, Lunalic Asy-
lum aud State Orphan Asylum . 500
copies Acts md u ut resolutions; 500
copies reports and resolutions; 500 co.
pies Supreme Court decisions, with
exclusive right to print and sell ndii-
tlonal copies, to furnish the paper for
the same, together with such other
printing as may be ordered by either
branch of the General Assembly, such
as special reports; also, the stitching
and folding aud binding of sufficient
number of the journals. reports and
Acts Of General Assembly US may be
necessary to furnish ono copy t. each
for the use of members and for the
State Librarian to make exchanges
with other States. Received rs infor.
NATION.
Judiciary Com mittee reported on q
number of billie, which were ordered
Tor consideration to morrow.
| Mr.. Nash introduced bill to alter
and amend the charter Of the Union
Savings Bank of Columbia.
MIR. Bowen-Bill to repeal al Act
entitled "An Act to repeal the nsnry
laws OF this State"
Mr.. Hollinshead- to authorize
Board Of Trustees of the University to
establish school aud provide for Il
competent professor in the department
or military tactics, and for other pur.
poses.
| Mr.. Jackson-Bill to prohibit the
bearing of arms or carrying of con-
cealed deadly weapons on any election
day i'll Barnwell County.
/ Mr. Whittemore-Blllt to provide for
Il -ogistration law.
Mr.. Swails-Bill to amend an ACT
entitled "An Act requiring bond
from County Commissioners before en-
tering upon the duties Of their Gffice. "
Or motion of Mr. Swuils, the differ
ont PORTIONS OF the Governors inauen-
rial were referred to appropriate com-
mlttoes.
Mr.. JerVey introduced a resolution
that the General Assembly meet in
joint assembly at =. NJ on Tuesday,
December =, to elect Il Circuit Judge
for the First Circuit. to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Il. F.
Graham. Ordered for consideration
to morrow.
After executsvo session and discus
sion of general orders. adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRE- SEN rATIYES.
Tho House met ut IL A. ~, aud
shortly afterwards resolved itself into
committoe OF the whole on the Inau-
Al t1ns. L. ~