The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-20
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1875.

THE STATE LEGIsLATURE.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1875.
SENATE.
Mr.. Cain presented claim of Joseph
Taylor. for sundry legislative pay Ger.
tificntes remaining unpaid, amounting
to S1.25l.
House sent to Senate joint resoln-
tion to appoint committee to investi.
gate financial affairs of Charleston.
Bills to fix the salaries Of certain pub.
Iic officers; relative to contracts for
supplies for Executive Department
and General Assembly.
Mr.. Newell, from Committee on
Edu catian. to whom was referred bill
to provide for education Of minor ohIl-
dren in the CITY OF Columbia; al.o
from Committee on Mines aud Mining,
whom was referred bill providing for d
geological survey in the State. reported
back same, with recon meu datiou thut
the bills do pass.
Mr.. Cain introduced bill to pro.
vide extra compensation for County
Commissioners OF Aiken.
Mr. deter Introduced "a concurrent
resolution, which was ordered for fur
ther consideration, that whereas the
General Assembly, at it's extra session
in 1873, appropriated S75, 900 for the
compilation and printing report on
Immigration ordered bv General Az.
embly at session Of l872-73; and as
nothing further has been heard of said
report, that the Clerks of the two
houses be instructed and directed to
report why said work is not, and when
will it be completed aud ready for dis
tribution.
A communication was received from
Secretary of State Hayne. stating that
since his induction into Office, he had
paid over to the State Treasurer the
aum of $40, 166 O3, and had now in
hand about $1,000. The balance of
the amount collected had been applied
to the payment OF expenses incurred
by former Land Commissioners and
by himself. for which he held the
order of the Advisory Board of the
Land Commission as a voucher.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. p. Simkins, from Committee
on Ways and Means, reported favora-
bly, OH bills to provide for the settle
ment and redemption of certain claims
against the State; to authorize County
Commissioners Of Richland to levy and
collect special tax to pay past due in
debtedness. Ordered for future con-
sideration, together with a number of
other reports.
a lnrge aumber OF claims were pre-
sented aud referred
A joint resolution to rutify tue
"a ~ mn 20 ~
tive to terms of Office of Comptroller-
General, Secretary OF State, Treasurer,
Attorney General, Adjntunt and In.
spector- General and Superintendent of
Education, was read second time and
ordered engrossed
Mr. Crittenden offered "A resolution,
which WAS adopted. that the inle
whereby this House is re1nired to
meet at ii A. Nj. be rescnded, and
that from and after to day they meet
at 10 o'clock.
"A bill to raise supplies for the fiscal
year commencing November l, 1875,
was considered in Committee of the
Whole unit! adjournment.
The Senate sent bill for the relief OF
snreties upou official bonds of certain
officers; also, resolution of Mr.. Jones,
relative to Federal interference in
Louisiana.
Mr.. Curtis moved to amend by add.
ing, ''that the efforts of certain parties
to remove the United States troops
from this State DO not meet with the
appreciation Of the Republicans of this
State"
House adjourned without action.