The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-13
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY -, 1874.
SENATE
The Senate assembled at IL NJ.

House instructing the State Treasurer
to pay certain bill payable, and that
the Attorney General be instructed to
institute suit against Hon. n. G. Parker,
e1.State Treasurer, was ordered to lie
on the table.
Mr.. Andrews presented the claim of
tho estate Ct J. w. Clarke for balance
allowed J. W. Clarke, late Treasurer oi
Fairfield.
Mr. Nash presented the cluim Of The
Georgia uome Insurance. Company io1
insurance on University buildings to
June 4, 1873, aud the claims of suudry
school teachers of Lexington County.
4 number Of committees made re-
ports on bills and joint resolutions.
Mr. Cain introduced a joint RESOLUTION
to authorizes aud empower the Solicitor
Of the Fifth Circuit of this State to le.
tS;n anu pay associate counsel.
Mr.. Smalis-Blll to incorporate the
Pipe Creek Church, Of L,n.onvlIic,
Beaufort County.
Mr. Nush-Blll to provide for the pay
mont OF the claim theron mentioned
Mr. Whittemore-Dil to provide Tor
tho election of consA.b!es.
Mr. Hollinsheud-Di requiring tie
appointment of additional Trlul ust ces
for the Counties of Abbcyille and New
berry
Mr.. McIrtyre-Bill 10 incorporate
the Palmetto Joint Stock Company for
the benefit OF the Stale Normal School.
MIR. Haync-Bill to Incorporate the
Aiken County Manufacturing Company.
Air. White introduced the following
resolution:
Whereas. it is required that the pre-
1 -, 4
Act to rr-distrlet the State, or dividing
tho same into i've Congressional Dis
tr;cts, and that Il faillirc on the part oi
serve to reduce our present representa-
ton i'll The national Congress; therefore,
! RcSotre,i, That the Committee OH pri-
vilrSes and Elections be, nnd they ar,
hereby, requested to report ut the ear
liest day practicable The House bill pro.
vidiDg Tor the division Of the State us Is
required by law. according to lac last
| ceuSus.
The Senate proceeded to tho considc.
ration OF tho general orders OF Tic
calendar.
y joint resolution proposing III
amendment to the Constitution vi tn,
Stato, relative to tho term OF Office vi
Comptroller General, Secretary of State
Treasurer, AttorncyG Adjutant
aud Inspector General and Superintend
ent OF Education, passed, and was or
dcred to be returned TO the House oI
Representatives, with amendments.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House met at II NJ.
Mr.. Riley introduced bill to cstab
lish q public road in the County o
Orangebnrg.
Mr.. Bowen introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted:
ReS0tred, That the Committee on
Railroads be required to report ut once
on q bill to charter the Great Northern
and Southern Narrow Gauge RailrouC
Company, in South Carolina, US sait
bill has been in their possession fol
more than two months.
AIr. S. 3. Thompson-Joint resolu
tion authorizing the State Treasurer tt
pay p. w. Fuller 500.
Mr.. Peterson-Bill to incorporate thu
Elijah NJ. e. Chapel, Of White Dak, IL
Williamsburg County.
Mr.. Gantt-Bill to incorporate th,
True Blue Union Republican Society
of st. Helena Island.
MIR. Prioleau-Bill to incorporate tht
Prioleau Rife Club, Of Charleston.
Mr.. G. Green-Bill to amend an Ac
entitled "An Act to regulate the issuing
of -hecks to laborers on plantations O.
elsewhere.
A message was received from the Go
vernon, aI.proving the following Act
and Joint resolutions:
Acts to incorporate the Hamburg
Warehouse Company; to incorporate
the Planters Republican Society, o.
St. Helena Island. Beaufort County; tc
incorporate tho Beaufort County Agri
cultural and Mechanical Association; t,
amend an ACT to fix The time for hold
ing OF the Circuit Courts in certain
Counties therein named, relating to tn
County of Horny, approved February 4
1873; 20 incorporate certain benevolen
societies in Beaufort County; Join
Resolutions 10 allow Joseph Taylor
John Yates and Patience Mansel to re-
deem certain forfeited lands; to lppou
committee to investigate the lnancin
affairs Of Barnwell County.
a bill to authorize and require the
County Treasurer OF Abbeville to pa,
tho excess arising from the levy to buill
. the Court House to the past due indebt
, edness of said County was indefnitel,
postponed.
The enacting clause Of joint rcsolu
ton 10 exempt Fairfield County from