The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-05
THE STATE LEGISLATUI,E. r..
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1874.
SENATE.
The Senate met ut IL Nj.

Nv S1doGO tAAOs ht IL III.
a Ho1se concurrent resolution TO
meet III joint assem- Ily Friday, Decem-
ber III, at Z. NJ. to elect Circuit
Judge Tor the First Circuit. was agreed
| to.
Mr.. GailIard presented petition of
President aud Directors Planters and
Mechanics Bank OF Charleston, pray
Ing an amendment of the charter Of
said bank
| Mr. Donaldson introduced bill to
amend Section I'll of un Act eutitled
''An Act to reduce all Acts aud parts
of Acts pro osi.ling for assessment aud
taxation OF property into one Act, and
to amend the eame."
| MIR. Hope-BiIl to exempt certain
personal property from taxation.
| MIR knith-Blll to regulate the pay
Of County Trensnrers.
Mr.. Gaillard-Biilt to repeal all Acts
and parts OF Acts reqniriug deposits by
INSURANCE companiss CT stocks Or bonds
ot this State or of the United Status
tor the protection Of poliuy holders
within the State
| MIR. Whlttemore-Joint resolution
proposing au amendment tn the Con
atitutlon OF the State of South Caro-
INA, rtlative t" the jurisdiction of JUS
tices OF tho Peace; nI to r.oeuI SEC
ton :, Chapter CNNNNIII, Revised
Statutes.
Mr.. Johnston Bill to amend an Act
entitled IAN Aot lo graut, renew aud
amend charters oG certain TOWNS aud
villages therein c,-ntioned." .u far us
| r+iatcS to tfIa town OF Sumter
MIR. HAyne-D,ll tn fix the saarics
and rrduco eSpcnsea in tho Offices of
tic Executive Department of this
State
Mr. WhittcNo-n Introduced rcso.
luIion, which. after debate by Mcasrs
Nash, Duuu, Whiitcfnnre aud Caiu,
! WAS agreed to, thA: tho CoEmittee ap-
rolntcd on the eI.,rt of the two HunAcA.
1t last session oi the General A,se % bly,.
TO ascertain what bonds Of the State
were pledged by the Fln,ncial Agent
IS collateral security for State bonds.
aad to report their nnmbers, color uud
dcnom!natiors, ss well as tho amounts
tor which they were pledged, to the
Stafe treasurer, be Instructed to re-.
port to the General Assembly. within
ten days, the result of their lnvestiga
tion. aud also the expense incurred by
such investig ltion. as we'll as the
source from which such expense, if
any, was paid.
After consldcration OF General Or.
ders, Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| The House met IL Il. NJ.
Speaker Elliott addressed the House
on C question nI privilege. aud read
extracts from Charleston Daily Ne,cS
and Courier. Of December l aud 9,
relative to the appointment Of Chair
man OF the Committee on Privileges
aud Elections. He said he regretted
thr necessity which compelled him 10
oconpy the time OF the House; that it
had always been his rule to avoid u
controversy with newspapers, except
when his personal character and honor
we're attacked. In this insian nee it was
uot only his action as presiding officer,
but it was matter rejecting upon the
House. AS to the alleged custom Of
appointing to the Craftsmanship of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
the person from Charleston receiving
the highest number of votes, he would
state he knew nothing of such Gus
tom; be regarded only the settled
principle Of parliamentary law. Snrh
might have been the custom in this
State. in former lays. when but one
political party held sway. 1t was pro-
nubiy then done us Il matter Of cour-
| tesy; but there WAS no instance on
record III the United States Congress
.. giving the chu,rmanship p Of any I'M
portant cUEimittee. m,. h less the
Craftsmanship Of the first committee of
the House. To political opponent L.
vas always reserved Tor the friends Of
The dominant party. The custom has
prevailed to appoint tho eldest
continuous member To the ch,ir-
manahip Of tho Ways nni Means Com
tnittce when it conid be done with
out Infringing On party r"!es He s.id
d good and >ail.i reason for not np-
pointing Mr.. M"Ichers, Of Charleston,
the Chairman of Com .nittee on Privi.
! ieges aud Elections, was thu fact Of his
seat beng contested, und to appoint
h,m would place him III Il position to
1t IN judgement npon his own case;
this would 'Ilnlly apply TO IL member
from any either County, whose seat was
contested. Tie charge that Mr. Mri.
;'less had ne, been appointed because
nf his nati'i'y, WAS certainly crnlul.
tons-an Insult both 10 tho House aud
tho people Of Charlrston Mr.. Mel.
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