The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-04
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1874.
SENATE.

The House sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution:
Whereas, tho present session Of the
General Assembly is running into the
fifth month; and whereas, this protract-
ing OF the session is just cause Of com
plant by the citizens of the State; and
whereas, this House has repeatedly sig
nified its Willingness to adjourn; there,
fore,
Resolced. That this House having dis.
posed of all mutters before it of general
interest to the State, do respectfully re-
qdest the Senate to appoint an early day
for fina! adjournment.
Mr.. Whittemore made several mo-
tione, to dodge the issue, bnt failed to
carry his points.
MIR. Dunn moved, as a substitute for
the House resolution, the following,
which was adopted:
Resoloed by the Senate. the House Of
| Representatives concurring, That COM
mittee Of three on the part of the Se-
nate, and - on the part Of the House,
be appointed by the President of the
Senate and Speaker of the House, who
shall examine the calendars and report a
concurrent resolution relative to an ad-
journment Of the General Assembly.
Mr.. S. NJ. Smith presented the fol-
lowing resolution, adopted at meeting
OF the Board Of Regents of the Lunutic
Asylum:
Resolced. That this Board requ Est the
General Assembly to levy an additional
tax of one-third of mill to pay the
past due indebtedness of the Asylum,
and that we also request the General
Assembly to appropriate the sum OF
S75. 900 for the year ending October 81,
1874
An Act to make an appropriation to
Bank of South Carolina, and the Cen
against the State, WIS ratified.
Mr.. McIrtyre introduced bill TO
provide for the payment of certain
claims held by George W. Waterman.
Mr.. Whittemore Bill to define the
manner in which bonds of County
School Examiners shall be constituted
Mr.. Andrews-Bill to lease out the
Penitentiary and for other purposes.
The bill to make On appropriation to
pay the claims held in trust by j. Wood
ruff and A. 0. Jones, WAS amended by
reducing the amount from $215. 900 to
$l56, 900. and by striking out the name
of a. O. Jones wherever it occurred,
when the bill WAS passed aud ordered to
the House of Representatives, by the
following vote:
| Peds-Messrs. Andrews, Cain, Clin-
ton, Corwin, Gaillurd, Haync, Holins.
head, Hope, Jervcy, Johnston, Jones,
Lee. Martin. A1cIutyre. Owens. c.
Smith, j. NJ. Smith, Swa;ls, White,
| Whittemore-2G.
Nays-Messrs. Cardozo, Donaldson,
Dickson, Duncan, Dunn, Duyall, Hol
combe, Jeter. Keith, Nash, Smalls,
Wilson-12.
Mr.. Duncan gave notice that on be.
half of himself and others, who voted
in the negative, he desired to enter @
protest on the journal against the pass
age Of the bill.
The appropriation bill consumed the
remainder of the days session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Artson introduced resolution,
which was adopted. that bill to punish
persons for ill-treating children, ap.
prentices, servants, idiots and helpless
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made the special order for to morrow
ut half-past l o'clock.
Mr.. Rice introduced the following ro
solution, which was adopted:
Resolred, That, until otherwise or.
dered, after this date, this House shal
meet at II a. NJ, and adjourn ut 2.
NJ, meet again ut p. NJ, and ndjour1
at pleasure.
Mr.. Artson introduced the following
resolution. which was adopted:
ReSoired, That tho epecinl committee
appointed to investigate tho Affairs O
the Bank of the State, be. and they ar,
hereby required to report to this House
all information III their possession, or
Wednesday next.
Tho Speaker laid before the Hous,
the resolution of the Board Of Regent
of the Lunatic Asylum.
Mr.. s. Greene rose to q question O.
privilege, aud had read from tho Clerk
desk an article published in the New
York Times, of February %, being
letter on the financial condition O
South Carolina, purporting to have
been written by n. G.. Parker, lat,
State Treasurer, said article rejecting
on the present General Assembly
Mr.. Cochran moved that the business
before the House be suspended to tak
up from the calendar concurrent reso
latlon instrncting !he Attorney Genera