The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1849-01-06
Ffou The Cok Telegraph.
WHAT WAS DONE BY THE LE-
GISLATURE.

fected but little good by new legislation, it
certainly did very little harm: for but 81
acts were passed: and few of public interest.
The mos, important OF these we shall pub
Iish at our convenience, exercising the func-
tions OF State Printer for the benefit Of our
patrons, as during the whole session we per-
formed thoss.ofour Legislative Reporter.
Our readers may rest assured that they
shall be kept informed rs to all that is 60
ing on, if industry and energy can effect
it. &.
With regard, &c ;hesnew Acts on our Sta
tue Book. glance over the list will show
that they relate chiefly to amendments of
Charters Of rail roads, and acts of incorpo-
ration for various companies.
The attempts Mt rctrenchmcnt were not :
very successful. The Superintendent of
Public works was abolished, and his place
supplied by special Commissioners, with
Il very reduced sulary-a position Q! very
questionable utility aud economy, in the
opinion of those we'll informed rs to the
condition Of our public works, and produc'
| tive ofso,ne future annoyance
A similar thurs: was made at the Ad ju p
,ant General, outing down his salary 8 900
@h!ea RaSsss re- s ee Mas aosaPPed 80
far, that Monument to the fallen heroes
Of the Palmetto reg giment was voted "a lu1-
ury! :" and the surplus revenue OF the South
Carolina College, sought to be removed
from its present stable basis. ~
The proposition that the surplus Of that
fund, should be paid into the State treasury
instead Of being used for the cxigencles of
the College, actually passed the House-but
was Indignantly reprimanded By the Senate
which proved itself an emncntly conserya-
tive hody during the whole session.
The acts establishing the allowance Of
days of sight upon Bills Of Exchange, is all
important one to our merchants, (for which
if we mistake not. they are indebted 10 tho
| practical business tact of Mr. Reynolds, Of
Charleslon,) as we'll as the acts giving aid
to those links Of the great chain ofrail road
communication that are TO bind The South
and West yet nearer to each other. Too
much praise cannot be accorded 10 the Lc-
gisIature for its llbersli,ys in this respect.
:. Two acts of sterling charity wsrc also
performed lone in further aid OF the t-IU-
cation of the deaf, dnmb and blind I'll lr-:
of the State; tho other providing for the ,.-
sane and idiotic among our colored Popula-
ton. The latter of these benevolent aids
was suggested by ohr Representative, Gen.
Jas. II. Adams, to whom and his able col
league, Mr.J S Preston, we are indebted tor
the liberal appropriation made for the bcne-
fit of that unhappy class. of our citizens,
from whom the guiding ray of reason has
been Withdrawn
1 This seems: but ligh, work for a session of
twenty four days-as the question natural
ly suggests itself, What else has been done'
In reply we can only state, tina. great
| 4 l,ll
which never came to maturity; the Speak
er rising three days before the close of!he
session with whole batch Of Legislative
bantlinps. and ii,patie ntly inquirng. swhat
is to be done with this bundle Of Bills read.
/ a first lime. 2" to which came the chilling
response from IAN old member: lay them on
the table until the LIST yanuaryl 'whichw
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