The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-21
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SATURDAY, I'm MeLAa.Ga& |. . 1875.

Bill to incorporate town o1Boxt MOTIF,
in Eourty of Orangeburg, ~as ehS8eed
Amessage was received from tlie do
| vernors stating that he had approyed the
following Acts and joint utlons kSts
and to- certain property subject to escheat
in certain persons rein<mentio ;tp
| declare certain legal holidays; 10 oref1Sl
so much Of IAN Act to provide, for grdpts
ing OF certain charters, as provides for
the granting of charters to military. COM
panfes; to provide for enumeration of in
habitan.s of this State; relative to certain
school officers Darlington County: Joint
resolutions giving J. Hammond Ford
ham. Esq, Coroner elect for Ornngebur.
County, further time to execute his bond !:
to provide for re-nssessment Of real es-
tate in County of Greenville in year 1875:
directing and requiring County Ccmmis-
sioners of Charleston to devote one mill
Of tax levied and collected for fiscal years
1874-75, to payment Of past Indebtedness
of said Comfy. ii ~
MIR. Cochran, from committee appoint
ed under concurrent resolution to en-
anime the official bond Of the Stlte Treu-
surer, reported that they have performed
that duty, and find said bonri tn b. in
the penal sum Of S100,0tO: that one OF
the sureties on said bond ia dead; some
Of said sureties have become embarrassed
in business. and to the best Of your COM
| mittee's information and belief, Others
have little or no property in their own
| names. The committee also find TINT
the State Treasurer has failed, rs re-
quired by law, to secure other sureties to
his official bond, in plnce of the person
who has died, or those who hnve m in
n al n fIf <afn 70 ..kk.
clearly of the opinion that the required
bond of the State Treasurer il
totally Insufficient; and should be
Increased as was the bonds of County
Treasurer. by an ACT of the Legislature,
approved December 20, 1873. They re-
commend the ifnmedinte passage of IN
| Aot increasing the same to the snm of
S3OO,OOD, and that the sureties thereon
be required to justify
Dir. Whlttemore gave notice of bill
to incorporate Mechanics Banking AMI
Trust Company Of South Carolina.
Dir. G. Smith introduced bill to inuor-
porate Bank of Marion .lr
Mr. Whittemore-Biu to alter and
amend The law in relation to place Of
trials OF civil action md special proceed
ings In which the State is Interested.
Joint resolution to amend Joint reso-
luton to amend joint resolution cnti-
tied "a joint resolution to appoint
| trustees under will of late Dr. John De-
La Howe, received its third reading and
WAS enrolled for ratification
The Speaker of the House attended,,
whom the following were duly ratified /:
Acts to provide for extending time of
holding delinquent land sales in several
Counties of the State for present wear: to
incorporate German Mutual Life Associu-
ton, Of Charleston; to incorporate Rich
land Building and Loan Association; of
Columbia; to charter -Greenville and
Cumberland Gap Railroad Company: re-
quiring certain persons formerly Trea-
surers of Counties of Darlington, Ander-
son, Spartanbnrg, Sumter and Beaufort
tn turn over all checks, vnluablcs papers
said Counties, joint resolution to mako
certain claims against the County of
Edgefeld payable ont of proceeds of spc-
cial tax authorized by Joint resolution
to authorize the County Commissioners
OF Edgefcld to levy special tax Of
three mills, to be lowed at time of gene.
mi tax approved December %, 1873.
Senate, proceeded to consideration of
report of Special Joint Committee ap-
pointed to draw up and present to the
two Houses IN address to His Excellency
the Governor for removal of F. l.. Cur
dozo, State Treasurer, together with
charges nnd specifications The Trcn-
surer' was called on for certain books,
ETC., which were furnished.
AT the evening session, Mcssrs. Dunn,
Cain, Swnils. Whittemore, Jones, Mash,
Maxwell and Smalls were heard; after
which vote on agreeing to the address,
waa taken, and resulted as follows:
fens-Messrs Clinton, Cochran, Dunn,
Jones, Maxwell, Nash, SInalls, Swnils,
wnrley, White and Whittemore-ll.
| Nays -Messrs. Andrews, Bowen, Cain.
Cartor, Corwin, Donaldson, Dmncnn,
Evans, Hollinshead. Hope, Jetcr. Keith.
Martin, Myers, Owens, c. Smith, j. N.
Smith and Wall1cr--I9.
| A resolution from the House, to meet
lin joint assembly, Tuesday. for the cleo
ton of Comptrollcr-General was con
CURED in and ordered to be returned to
the House.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
A message was received from the Go
vernon, approving Acts to renew charter
Cannonsboro Wharf andAIill Company
to provide for filling Of any vacancies
that may occur in certain offices. j.
The address to the Governor, asking
the removal of F. l.. CardOzo from Office
of State Treasurer, wns debated until 4. 80
2. NJ.
The evening session was taken up In
debate on the, address relative to tho
| Traoarror vote ,,-o, E-.1.. 49,