The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-04
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 3, 1875.
SEN ATE

DEN LII.
a message whs received from the
House. that bill to regulate the sale
Of seed cotton in Spartanburg, Union
and Anderson Counties, was indefi-
nitely postponed.
Title OF bill relative to State
officers and Offices, and joint resolution
authorizing County Commission oners Of
Marlboro to levy and collect special
tax OF n mills on tho dollar for pay
| ment OF Fast due Indebtedness Of said
County, were enrolled for ratification.
A communication was received from
Comptroller General Hose. in Which
he says, 1 have the honor to acknow-
ledge receipt o. concurrent resolution
requiring me to furnish the General
Assembly with copies of the monthly
| statements OF the cash transactions Of
the treasury for the present fiscal year.
In reply thereto, beg leave to inform
you thut, up to tho pto:cn: ti:ua, no
reports for the present Hscyl year have
been received at this office from the
Treasurer. Received as Information.
Claims OF G.. n Cain, Aleck Myers,
(arreoting Il murderer,) and Hal Viii
liams we're presented.
A number of reports Uf committee,
were received and acted on, utter
| which general and special orders were
considered.
A communication from Treasurer
Cardozo was ordered TO lie on the
table.
Mr.. Jones introduced bill to amend
an Act TO provide for pay yment OF past
indebtedness Of Georgetuwn County.
Mr.. Swails introduced u resolution,
which was agreed to, that resolution
requiring the Senate to meet At ii 4.
| NJ. be rescindsd.
The recon- mendations uf tha Goa
| nlttee OF CSnf1rence Oil the Appru-
printion Bill was concnrred in.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Chair had read. by the Clerk. IN
extract from tho reply Of tho State
| Treasurer. relative to the report OF the
Special Joint Committes appointed to
! Investigate the faading OF State bonds,
and contradicied homr ul the state
| menlS.
EuYcting clause uf n Till 20 unthor-
~. County commissioners of Union
To apply the proceeds of one mill of
County taxes for payment of past III.
debtedness Of said Cuupty. was stricken
out. -'-
Title of bill provi.ling for pay.
meut OF thnpast due indebtedness Of
Chester County, WAS changed 10 al
Act.
\ resolution relative 70 the business
Of the General Assembly, was reon,ved
frofi the Senate, which WAS concnrre ed
u AMI amended by ai1ioe: And that
| said committee recominend day for
the adjournment sine dis OF this ses-
sion of the General Assembly. a reso.
luton for appointment Of joint com
| mittee to examine books OF Treasurer
and Comptroller e. neral, was also cou
CURED in.
A communication Was received from
Comptroller General Hogo. that ny 10
the present time, no reports for The
current fiscal yeir huve been received
from tho State Treasurer. Whercmpou
Mr.. Robertson introduced a rctou-
tion, which WAS adopted, that the
State Treasurer inform this House
forthwith why he has not compiled
with requirements of Section 33, Chap
tor XVII of the Revised Statutes, re-
qniring the State Treasurer. at the end
Of every month, to report to the Comp.
troller- General All accurate statement
Of the cash transactions of tie trea.
sory. &c.
A message was received from the
Governor, stating taat he had affixed
his official signaturu to Acts to repeal
an Act TO authorize the County Com
missioners of Lexington to change the
course of tho market road. known az
the "River Road" in snid County; to
altes and amend an Act to renew the
charter Of Sand Bar Ferry, across the
Savannah River. and to fix the rates of
toll Of said ferry; to incorporate town
Of GAffuey City. in County of Spartan
burg; joint resolution to allow Edward
II. Arthur to redeem certain forfeited
lands in Richland County.
A communication was received from
tho State Treasurer, acknowledging
the receipt Of the resolution requesting
Information forthwith as to the reason
why he had not made monthly reports
to the Comptroller General. The rea-
son assigned is: "rhat the work in
my office has been SO enormous. that
it is simply and absolutely impossible
for mo to perform it as quickly as l
would like to. Mr.. Parker, my predc.
cessor. had three clerks in his office,
bnt am only allowed two by law; and
since the passage OF the Funding Act,
the work in my Office has been doubled.