The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-05
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
-WEpNEsDAY. MARCH 4, 1874.
$ SENATE
The Senate met at IL NJ.

| Inc senate met at IL M.
The House returned, with concur
rence, O concurrent resolution TO ap
point special joint com mittes to exa
mine tho calendars of the respective
Houses. and report thereon with a cou-
current resolution relative to an adjourn
meni sine die of tho General Assembly.
Messrs. Duncan, Whittemoro and G.
Smith were appointed the committee on
the part of the Senate, aud Mossrs s.
Greene. Mackey, Cochran, P Simpkins
and Rivers the committee OF the House.
The House sent to the Senate con.
current resolution to instruct the A,tor.
ey-Gepernl to prosecute Niles G..
Parker for illegally issuing certain con-
version bonds. which was made the spc-
| cial order for to morrow, ut I.30 p. NJ.
Dir. Dunn presented O comm unication
from committee of the convention of
taxpayers, which we are compelled to
postpone the publication Of until to-
morrow.
On motion Of Mr. Dunn, the commu-
nicatinn wns received as Information,
aud ordered to be entered on the i,ur-
nal.
The Governor approved the following
| Acts and joint resolutions: Act t.
amend Sections %, 25 nnd 27. of Chap
ter XIX. Of the Revised Statutes; to
authorize aud empower certain Counties
to issue bonds in subscription for pre-
ferrcd stock in the Little River aud
Cheraw Nuilrond Company; to amend
an Act entitled San Act to revise and
amend nn Act entitled AN Act to reduce
all Acts or parts of Acts To determine
and perpctuate the homestead Into one
Act, and to nmend the same;'" to au-
thorize and empower F. D. Green to
Greet apd maintain gates across certain
roads in Lancaster County; to incorpo-
rate the Ladies' Branch Society, of st.
Hplnnn Island, Beaufort County; to
designate tue places for the collection
Of taxes i'll York County; to make the
road leading from the Murray's Ferry
road to the Santoe road in Clarendon
County public highway; to incurpo-
rate the Peoples Building and L0nu
Association, of Charleston; to incorpo-
rate tho Salula Manufacturing Com
pany, of Lexington County; to provide
for the appointment Of an Inspector OF
Timber and Lumber for the port and
l,arbor of Port Royal, and to define his
powers and duties; to repeal "An Act to
provide for the issno Of bills receivable
III payment Of Indebtedness to the State
to the amour. of $500, ,000;" toincorpo
rate the town Of Brunson, in Beaufort
County; to incorporate the town of
Graham, in the County of Williams.
burg; authorizing the County Commits
sioners of Williamsburg County to levy
u special tax; to repeal an Act entitled
"An Act to vest in Isaac G. Long the
charter of a water course through King
ston Lake aud Maple Swamp, in Horny
County" TO require tha Treasnrers Of
certain Counties, herein named, annual
ly to attend at certain places in suid
Counties for the collection Of taxes; to
admit Edward Is. Murray, minor, OF
Anderson County, to practice law iu the
courts of this Stute; to incorporate the
Longshoremen's Protective Union Asso-
citation, of Port Royal; to amend IN Act
entitled San Act to amend Section 2,
Chapter NNF, OF the General Statutes,
relating to number of Trial Justices OF
certain Counties therein named;" to
amend au Aot entitled IN Act to alter
and amend an Act to Incorporate the
village Of kingstree;" to incorporate
tho Peoples Accommodation Railroad
Company; to provide for the payment
OF past duo school claims in the several
Counties Of this State; to incorporate
the Glenn Springs Company; to renew
the charter of the Carolina Mutual In-
surance Company, Of Charleston; joint
resolution with reference to the past in.
debtednoss of Spartanburg County; to
make certain road in Union County,
connecting the Glenn Springs road with
the Columbia road ut Euoree Church, u
public highway; authorizing the County
| Commissioners of Lancaster County to
levy and collect special tax OF two
mills on the dollar for the paymen.
OF the past indebtedness OF the said
| Coulty.
The general orders were then dis.
cussed.
The bill to make appropriation to
meet tho ordinary expenses Of tho State
Government fer the fiscal year com.
menoing November l., 1873, was passed
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met ut II A. NJ.
The Governor approved tho following
Acts and joint resolution: Acts to incor.
porate the Union Bright Light Society
in Beaufort County; to incorporate the
Charleston Republican Association; tc
authorize tho County Commissioners o.
Greenville to sell and convey certain