The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-11
THE STATE LEaIsLATURE,
THURSDAY. DaosMBRn 10. 1874. !,

THE State LE0ISLATURE,
THURSDAY, DRosMBRn 10, 1874. . {.
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i Mt Dqpn presented claim OF James
E Gsdsdsn--$86, bill payable.
x ME Swails presented petition Of W.
j. Thompson, contesting riRht OF
Ton: g. e. Gaillard to i seat as Senato,
from Charleston. =
Mr.. Nash presented petition of G. J.
Irodeii, Cashier Carolina National
Bank, praying appropriation for claims
passed at last session of General AS
sembly. amounting to SO, ,493.90.
MIR. Whito presented annual report
Of County Commissioners OF York fol
fiscal year ending October 81, 1874.
AIR. Whittemore, from the Commit.
tee on Privileges aud Elections, sub.
mitted report relative to the protest
OF Robert %. Evans against the right
of W. Augustus Evans to represent
Chesterfield County as Senator; ten
days were allowed contestant to serve
copy Of his grounds of contest.
The Committee on Charitoble Insti-
tutions reported progress relative to
the disposition of the SIT, 900 nppro-
rriated for ths Lunatic Asylum; ten
days further time was granted.
Mr.. Myers, from Com mittce on En-
crossed Bills, reported aa correctly
eugrossed, and ready for third read
ing: Bill to repeal Section 2, Chapter
CNXXYIII, OF Revised Statutes, rela.
tive to arrests; joint resolutions to re-.
lieve a. L. Buck. of Horny County, of
certain taxes on property destroyed by
fire on 9th OF August. 1874; proposing
an amendment to the Constitution
relative to jurisdiction of Justices oi
the Peace; bill to mako appropriation
for the payment Of tho salary and
mileage of the members of the General
Assembly, and the salary of tho sub
ordinate officers and employees. and
other expenses incidental thereto.
The House sent to Senate bills TO
amend an Act entitled can Act to
establish new judicial and election
County from portions of Barnwell,
Edgeheld. Lexington and Orange.
burg. to be known as Aiken County,
and for other purposes;" to regulate
and salary of Trial JUS.
tioes in and for County of Barnwell
joint resolution to ratify amendment
to tho Constitution, relative to in
crease of debt of Counties, cities and
towns.
Mr.. Donaldson introduced bills to
incorporate Street hallway Company,
OF city Of Greenvil!c; to amend an Act
entitled can Act to alter and amend
charter of town of Jonesville, and for
nf
and amend said Act
Mr.. Hollinshead-Bi to rccharter
the town Of Abbevillc.
Mr.. Wnlker-Bill to require County
Treasurers in each County to set aside
and retain out of the State taxes col.
lected by him in each year the amour nj
of the free common school funds OF the
State apportioned to that Comfy by
tho State Superintendent OF Education.
MIR. Myers-Bill to declare Ran.
towle's Bridge and causcway attach ed
thereto public highways, and for other
purposes therein mentioned.
Mr.. Hayne-Bill to amend law ia
reference to appointment Of Commis
sioners Of Election, it being Section 9,
Chapter VIII. Part ]. of the General
Statutes.
Mr.. Smal!s- Bill to empower me-
chanics to sell property left with them
for repairs nfter one year.
Mr.. Jervcy-Bill to confirm, alter
and modify charters Of incorporation
OF Carolina Lumber Manufacturing
Company, and Taylor Iron Works
Manufacturing Company, of Charles.
ton, established under ACT entitled
San Act to provide for granting GER
tain charters, approved February 20,
a. D. 1874.
A message on executive business was
received from the Governor.
A communication was received from
Treasurer Cardozo. that his report ie
now in the hands OF the printer, and
that it will be printed and delivered
on the 18th instant.
General and special orders consi.
dered until adjournment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Hirsch, from Com mittee on Pri-
vileges and Elections, to whom was re-
ferred 30 much of the Governors in
augural as refers to elections, reported
on same by bill to provide for regis
tratiDn of all electors and to prevent
voting.
Mr. Simons presented claims Of John
and Green Smith.
The following were rcjected-in
somo cases bills of similar nature be-
ing considered:
Joint resolution to fix polling places
Of pickens; proposing nn amendment
to the Constitution relative to term of
Office Of Clerk OF Court of Common
Pleas; to amend Section Q, of Chapter
Mn, of Article VI, OF Part I, OF the
General Statutes relating to County
Commissioners. their powers anu
duties; to amend an Act entitled "An
Act to amend an Act to establish and