The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-10
THE sTATE LEtsisLATURE.
TUESDAY, MARoH 0, 1876.
-SENATE

The House returned, With amend
ment, bill TO-. provide for ieettlemant
and redemption. Of certain claims
against the State. Conourred in and
title changed to au Act,
Mr.. Myers introduced hill amenda-
tory TO an act incorporating town of
Ridgeway, in County OF Uolleton.
| Mr.. Gsillard, from the Special Joint
Committee on business OF the General
Assembly, submitted report, recom-
mending that certain Acts bo passed
upon at this session and others CONT
nued.
Favorable report OF Committee on
ployees OF South Carolina Peniten-
tiary was agreed to aud sent to House.
The House sent to Senate concur
rent resolution authorizing Jcint
| Com on address for removal Of
Treasurer T. l. Cardozo, to engage
Hon. O. G. Memminger as assistant
counsel, was conourrel in aud re-
turned.
The report of the Edgeheld Investi.
eating Committee was received as
information and the com mitteo dis.
| charged.
General and special prders and exc
outive session until adjour rnment.
A message was received from the
Governor, stating that he had signed
the following: Acts to empower me-
chanics to sell property left with them
for repairs after one year; to amend
an Act to incorporate Caroliua Savings
Bank, of Charleston; to amend on Act
to incorporate Edgefield Cotton aud
Woolen Manufacturing Company; rsla-
tive to State officers and Offices; to in
corporate Middle Street Sullivan's
Island Railway Company; to authorize
and require County Commissioners OF
Darlington to levy special tax; to
change names of Jacob B. Koon and
Augusta @. Koon, children of Mary
G. Koop. of Lexington County, to
that of jacob B. Rawls and Augusta
Q. Rawls, and to legitimize them as
children of Barnett H. Rawls, OF same
County; to vest certain real estate in
oity of Columbia, liable to escheat, in
Solomon Aumann; to incorporate the
Street Railway Company, OF city of
Greenville; joint resolutions author
izing County Commissioners of Marl-
boro to levy and collect special tax
w. A1iAlo Od tuo uOllUI lOE D6Hu6UE
OF past Indebtedness of said County;
authorizing and directing Trustees OF
State Orphan Asylum to remove said
institution from city of Charleston to
the city of Columbi
Joint resolution directing aud re.
quiring County Treasurer OF Charles
ton to pay certain elaims therein
named; bills to amend charter Of the
Monnt Pleasant and Sullivan's Island
Ferry Company; to amend can ACT
to re- charter Whitehall Ferry. in Beau
fort County," to extend the terms of
charter to incorporate town of Wood
ruff; authorizing Building and Loan
| Association, of Spartanbnrg County,.
to increase capital stock; to inoorpo-
rate the town of Central, in Pickens
County; joint resolution authorizing
and directing County Commissioners
of Lexington to lay out and open q
public highway, received third reading
and ordered enrolled. ,.1e!iA
Bills to authorize Commissioners OF
Wateree Free Bridge protect same
by proper roof; to provide for che con.
struction OF new Jail in and for the
County of Fairfield, were read third
| time aud ordered to be returned TO the
House.
HOUSE OF REPRESENT NATIVES.
Enaoting clause of bill to alter and
amend charter o9 town OF George
town was stricken out.
Senate joint resolution to authorize
County Commissioners OF Clarendon
to levy and collect special tax OF IL
mills on the dollar for payment OF past
due indebtedness. and to regulate man
ner of disbursing same. was indef.
pitely postponed.
A committee Of conference was ap-
pointed on the dissgreements relative
TO bill to provide for the enumera.
tior of the inhabitants OF this State.
A bill to provide for settlement and
redemption of certain claims against
State, was amended by striking out
l"Hardy Solomon" and "W B. Nash"
and inserting ~. P. Southern" and
"Thomns 8. Cavender," and returned
TO Senate.
Amendments to bill relative to con.
tracts for supplies for Executive De-
partments OF State Government, and
for General Assembly, were concurred
in, title changed to an Act and ordered
enrolled.
a message was received from the
Governor, correcting On error in the
ACT to make appropriations. Agreed
| to.