The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-22
THE STATE LEGiSLATUKI.
SATURDAY, FEDRuARY 81, 1874.
SENATE.

next. in honor of Wushingtou's birth.
day. Concurred in.
Also. concurrent resolutions 10 I'D
lourn sine die on the 5th of March: to
appoint Special Joint Committee TO
prepare, i'll behalf of the State Admi.
nistration. counter memorial to that
OF tho Ta1-Payers' Convention, to be
forwarded to Congress. Not concura.d
:, Messrs. whittemore, Ovens and
Smith submitted reports of committees,
which were ordered for consideration
Tuesday.
A bill to make appropriation TO pay
the claims held. in trust by J. Woodruff
and a. o. Jones against the State, were
nude the special order for Wednesday
next, ut p. NJ, and amended by add
ing: "And that q list of the claims be
printed"
bill to incorporate the Columbia
Street Hallway Company, in the ci}y of
Columbia, was indefinitely postponed.
bill to incorporate the Richmond
Guards, of Columbia, was ordered TO be
enrolled.
Mr.. c.. Smith introduced q bill to
regulate the time of holding the Courts
of General Sessions and Common Pisus
in the Fourth Circuit.
Mr.. Smalls-Bill to incorporate the
Palmetto Land and Lumber Compnuy.
Air. Andrews-Joint resolution pro-
viding for re-assessment of real estate
in 1874
Mr. Ovens. from the special com nit
tee to examine the books Of the Stats
Treasurer and Comptroller General, re-
ported that they had made thorough
examination of the books, vouchers aud
receipts III the Trcasurcr's Office for tho
fiscal year ending October 81, 1873, and
mud them all kept with great care and
correctness. and In compliance with the
requirements of law; the vouchers NIL
on hle, numbered to correspond with
each receipt and cancelled. The books
of tho office show the annual receipts
and expenditures, for tho year ending
October. 1873, US follows: Receipts
81, Il9. .72S.37; expenditures ditto. In
the Comptroller-Gen Office, the
vouchers for oil warrants drawn on the
treasury by that officer were examined
ana found to be in accordance with the
law regulating tho same, aud no war
rants drawn III excess of amount uppro-
printed. The report was received as in.
lot nation.
HOUSE OF KEPRESEN rA1IVES.
Ihe House met ut IL a. M.
HuI. Uvmiey introduced II concurrent
| resolution, which was adopted ana or
dered to be sent to the Senate:
Whereas. body Of citizens, styling
themselves the Tax. Payers Convention,
have. in memorial to the Congress of
tho United States, arraigned before the
bar OF public opinion the entire ruling
party OF the State, upon infamous
charges of incompetency. dishonesty
and corruption; and whereas every
officer of the State, executive, legisla-
tive and Judicial, have, without excep.
ton, been accused of every conceivable
political crime; and whereas it is q duty
which the General Assembly owe to the
| executive and judicial departments of
the government, as we'll as to them
selves, to vindicate the present State
Government before the Congress OF the
United States and the American people
| from these artful and malicious calum
nies; therefore,
| ReSoloed, That committee Of five on
the part of tho House and - on the
part Of the Senate be appointed by the
Speaker of the House and the President
hoSASHoS ~ PAoPaICI III OtuIll OI
tho State administration, a counter me-
mortal to the Congress of the United
States.
Mr. Curtis introduced a concurrent
resolution, that whereas We consider tie
life and deeds OF General Was hington,
the father of his country. as amongst
the noblest and most BLESSED OF the
benefits conferred TO the people, and by
him deserving of duo recognition al
their hands; that, as q mark of respect
and honor to the memory OF his birth
day. tho House of Representatives, th.
Senate ooncurriDg, when the two houses
adjourn this day, they stand adjourned
until Tuesday next, at IL A. NJ. After
considerable debate, and the calling OF
the yeas and nays, adopted.
Mr.. Featherstono introduced con.
current resolution, that the General As.
sembly adjourn sine die Thursday,
March 5, 1874. Adopted.
number of reports of committees
were submitted.
The epidemic among the horses in
New York appears to have occnsioned
serious alarm. The disease, the syn,p
toms of which have been the same in ali
cases, has not been confined to any par.