The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-31
THE STATE sLRaIsLATuRE.'
gu FRIDAY. JANUARY 80, 1874.
.t4s 4, irs SENATE a

- ~'+ THE STATE LEGIBLATURE.
FRIDAY. JANUARY 80, 1874. - /
isps Is SENATE.
The Senate assembled at IL III.
MIR. Smalls introduced bill to amend
the charter Of the town Of Beaufort.
Mr.. Johnston introduced resolution,
that this General Assembly take recess
from Saturday. February 28. 1874, to
Tuesday, April %, 1874, which was or
dercd for consideration to morrow.
A number of reports OF committees
were reud, and bills aud joint resolu.
.ions passed to third reading; also,
many referred TO com mittess. Tic ssu
9ral orders consumed the greater por.
ton Of the session.
At l J.. NJ, The two houses met in
joint assembly, for the purpose of en-.
terinS into an election for Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of the State oI
South Carolina for the term of six years,
commencing from the expiration Of the
term OF the present Chief Justice.
MIR. Humbert nominated Hon. +. J.
Moses, when the int assembly proceed.
ed to vote uiod v0oe.
The President announced Hon. F. J.
Moses. having received majority OF the
whole number of votes given, doly
elected Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court.
AT l.30 P. A.. the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL NJ.
message was received from the Go.
vernon, announcing that he had this day
approved the following Acts: 10 en-
power coroners to punish for contempt
to incorporate the Pee Dee Young
Mems Planting Club; to incorporate the
Agricultural und Progressive Associa.
ton. of Clarendon County; to alter and
amend Section 25 Of Chapter XIV,
Title vi, Part 1, of the General Sta.
tutes; to charter tho Boatmen's Phos.
plate River Mining Company, and t.
grant to tie persons named therein,
and their associates, the right to dig and
mine in the beds Of tho navigablt
streams aud waters of the State fol
phosphate rocks and phosphate depo
sits; 10 amend joint resolution autho
rizing the County Commissioners oi
Beaufort to levy a special tax, approved
February 2G, 1873; to require all insti
tutions doing business in lending
money and receiving deposits, undel
charters granted by the State, to publish
quarterly statements of their busine
and ccna::ion; 10 Incorporate tie Farm
crs' aud Planters Savings aud Loar
Association, OF Hamburg.
Com mittees nude reports on nun
Der of bills and joint resolutions, whict
we're ordered to lie over for scoont
reading.
General orders were thon considered
Mr.. Mee!zs introduced bill to estab
lish ferry across the Broad River jus
below where the Greenville and Colum
bia Railroad crosses said river on the
lnnds on the East side of said river
also, presented claim of J. w. It. Hayes
school teacher for Lexington County.
The Speaker announced ns commit
tee to investigate certain newspspel
charges against mem bers Of the House
| Mesers. Mackey, p. Simkins, j. D. Bos
ton, Hamilton and Spears.
The committee appointed to investi
gate the charges against Judge r. 3
Carpenter. reported that Judge Carpen
ter appeared before the committee, an,
upon beipg interrogated by tho chair
man, replied az follows: That lie dis
charged the jury because they were in
competent. und that his net was
judicial act, and that the Legislature O
South Carolina had no jurisdiction il
the premises. These facts tho commit
tee submitted without comment, leavinl
to the House to judge of their weight
importance and legality.
MIR. Hurley submitted minority re
port, showing that, after full consdera
ton OF the resolution ard thorough
Investigation. he had arrived at the con
clusion that the Circuit Judge acted ii
good faith, and within the just limit Q
u proper legal discretion. The majorit
report. however. was adopted.
At 3 2. NJ, the House adjourned t.
Tuesday next, Mt Z T.. NJ.
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