The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-16

Act requiring bond from County
Com missioners before entering upon
the duties of their Office" were ordered
to ba engrossed.
Mr.. Myers, from special committee
appointed by last Geueral Assembly,
!o. tho purpose of making invcstiga-
tions relative to certain bonds of the
| State, requested until secoud LAY after
recess to report.
Mr.. Curtis presented accounts OF
Jordon Simpson, ". Is. An.!crson una
others.
| Mr.. MceizH presented nei.inn cf
anndry citizens Of LeesviI!e, L"x;rg.
ton County. for Act OF iuc0rpuratius.
Mr.. HayDc presented c!Eime Of T. =.
Boas Gnd Joel Allen. members of the
House III lS72. for salary as members.
Mr.. ;arnwc'l presented petition O!
Edward II. Martin to have bill Of
$3.50 50 pnid for lei. roofing. &C.. ,nr.
nished State P=nitentiary.
| Mr.. Thomas - Bii; 10 amend IN .A.:l
entitled "An Act 10 grant, reuew and
am end charters Of certain towns aud
Villages therein mcutionud;" also in.
trouncsd oDncurrcnt resolution,
which was agreed to. that whereas. the,
Freedman'.' Savings Bauk and Trust
Company WIS nn institution creutcd
and chartered by the Gongress Of the
United Statee. for thu purpose of en-
couruging the people whose freedom
from chHttrl slavery WIS proclaimed ns
one Of tho resuits OF tho late war for
the mairtenanco Of the Union, in saw.
iDS up their s1nuty earnings; and
| whereas, frum tGe Assurnuce given the
said people by officers Of the United
States Government. prominent pubic
men. and by the press of tic couu.yv,
that tho moneys depusitvd by them in
said institution we're guaranteed. and
would he protected against losA by the
! United States; that the Senate nud
House Of Representatives Of the United
States be petitioned to make such nu
appropriation from tho public moneys
AS will ne sufficient to resture to the
depositora in anid institution tie
amount of which they have brch do.
f, pr'vrd by the failure nf snid bluk -
thereby making Spud the nnti nal
guarantee. aud sHvius nnmberlcss fa mi
hes from starvation md penury.
! 4 message wa. received frual the
Governor, covering reports of several
State officers.
MIR. Humbert introduced concur
reut resolution, which vas ordered to
lie over for future consideration, that
n committsn of three uu part Of the
douse. nnd or pn.t uf the Senate,
! bs appointed to audit nii outstanding
claims ugniuet tho Stale, except Blue
Ridge scrip and bills Of The Earl uf
Tue STATE, aod Trpnr, to the Lesialm.
; turt, at the earliest possible motnent,
each as they may deem legal and valid
obligations, and the names of persons
; owning and presenting same.
Mr.. Keith presented memorial Of
l1dwatl Marshall aud Robert brewer,
cnntestiEg right to seats Of Messrs i i.
Z. Colt and ID. t. Rrdtea, ns members
! f.om Chest eritld.
AIR. Harriott p esenteh petition of
Samuel Il. Atkinson. Solicitor Third
Judicial Circuit. fer payment Of s:JIJn,
past due salary.
Mr. Gary Introduced bill to rta.ice
! numbar OF Trial Justices fnr Ksrsi.Au
County. and t. ;ooate aud regulate. PAY
; ri same
| mir. Mulirr-- Bill to shorten SESSION.,
aud reduce puy cf members Of the
General Assembly.
| .lr. Juhustnn-l;i,l tn ..or,, r,;urt.r
IT Board ui Directors Of Theological
Seminary OF Synod Of SontL Carolina
rnh G"nrg;,.
! Mr. Sluah ry:.rnir! y iin,n Of
State As,icuiturs! auj Mechanical So
rietv. praying IN approximation Of
':J.WH', ter "dsnnc.i1 ~ E..can n;;.,l
, and IRricD'tiIr:,! i.:ic,tsi: e ,I,u SIT.