The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-21
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SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1875.


SENATE. ~ -.
Bill to incorporate town Of Fort Mote,
In County of Orangebury, was changed
to an Act. a.
Amessage WAS received from the Go.
vernon, stating that he had approved the
following Acts and Joint resolutions: Acts
to vest all right and title of the State in
and TO- certain property subject to escheat
In certain persons therein mentioned - to
declare certain legal holidnys; to repeal
so much OF IAN Act to provide for grant!
ing of certain charters us provides for
the granting OF charters to military COM
pInics; to provide for enumeration Of in
habltan!S OF this State; relative to certain
school officers Darlington County: joint
resolutions giving j. Hammond Ford
ham, Esq, Coroner elect for Orunyrbur.
County, further time to execute his bond ;
to provide for re-assessmrnt OF r..,l e,-
tite in County of Greenvillc in year 1875:
directing and requiring County Commits
sioners of Charleston to devote one n.;l;
OF tax levied and collected for fiscal year,
l374-75, to payment of past Indebtedness
of said County.
Mr.. Cochran, from com:nitte. appoint
cd under concurrent resolution tn cx.
anime the official bond of tho State Treu
surer, reported that they have performed
that duty, and find saii boni tn b. in
the penal sum of $1,000 that one OF
the suroties on said bond i. dead; some
OF said sureties have become embarrassed
in business, and to the best Of your COM
mittee's information and belief. other,
have little Or no property in their own
names. The committee also find TINT
the State Treasurer has failed, aS re-
4nlred by law, to- secure other suretics to-
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who has died, or those who hnve IN in
s,ltficiency of estate. The committee ARE
clearly of the opinion that the required
bond of the State Treasurer i.
totally insufficient. and should he
increased as WAS the bonds of County
TreasurerS, by m Act of the Legislature,
approved December 20, 1873. They re-
commend the immedint" passage OF IN
Act increasing the same to the SIM O.
S30o.OU). and chat the slretics thereon
be re4uirnd to justify.
Nlr. NhlttemOre gave notice of :, bill
to incorporate Mechanics Banking AMI
Trust Company Of South Carolina.
Mr.. G. Smith introduced bill to inrny-
pnrate Bank of Marion
MIR. Whittemorc- tu ,ltr: anil
amend tho law in relation to pl..e of
trials Of civil action and special proceed
ings in which the State is Interested.
JOINT resolution to amend Joint rcso-
luton to amend n joint resolution cnti-
tied "A joint resolution to appoint
trustees under will of lntc DR.. John D.,
La Howe, received its thir.l rculinr md
WAS enrolled for ratification.
The Speaker Of the HouS,, attca. .lml
whom the following were luly ratified:
Acts to provide for extcn,lin. tim, OF
holding delinquent land S;,lns in several
Counties of the Stat, for present wear: =,
incorporate German Mutual Lit. Assnci;,.
ton, Of Charleston; to INCORPORATE Rirh-
land Building and Loan Association, of
Columbia; to charter Grocnvillc and
Cumberland Gap Railroad Company: rc-
quirinS certain persons formerly Treat
surers OF Counties of DARLINGTON. Ander-
son, Spartanbnrg, Sumter and Beaufort
tn turn over all checks, vnlmlblcs. DancrS
or accounts, tn the Commissioners of
snid Counties; joint resolution to make
certain claims against the County of
Edgciicld payable ont Of proceeds ot spc-
cial tax authorized by q Joint resolution
to authorize the County Commissioners
OF Edgeficid to levy II special tax of
three mills, to be levied ut time of gene
rtl tax, approved Dece.nb.r %, 1873.
Senate proceeded to consideration cf
report of Special Joint Committee ap-
pointed to draw up and present to tho
two Houses I'M address to His Excellency
the Governor for removal OF T. l.. Car
dozo. State Treasurer, together with
charges md specifications The Trcn-
surer Was called on for certain books.
ETC., which were furnished.
At the evening session, M.ssr,. Dunn.
Cain, Swails. Whittemorc. Jones, Nash,
Maxwell and Smalls were heard; after
Which vote on agreeing to the address;
WAS taken, and resulted as follows:
fcas -Mcssrs. Clinton, Cochran. Damn.
Jones. Maxwell, Nash. Smalls. Sv,il..
Marley. White and Whittemor.
Ways -AIcssrs. Andrews, Bowen, Cain.
Cartor, Corwin, Donaldson. Duncan,
Evans, Hollinsh"at, Hope, Jetrr, Keith.
Martin, Myers. Owens, E.. Smith, J. NJ.
Smith anl Walllcr--l9.
A resolution from the IIonSr to meet
in joint assembly. Tuesday, for t!:c rlc.-
ton of Comptrnllcr-Genrnl wns con
CURED in and ordered to b. returned t.,
the House.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
4 message was received from The Go
vernon. approving Acts t, renew charter
Cannonsboro Wharf and Mill Company;
TO provide for filling Of any vacancies
that may occur in certain Offices.
The address to the Governor. asking
the removal Of F. l.. Card0zo from Office
OF State Treasurer, wns debated until 1. 80
+. NJ.
The evening session WAS tak.n ND in
debate on the address relative to tho
Treasurer A vote was finally taken,