Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-12-04

from the polite and intelligent young Llorar'"n-
q son, by the way, of our friend and brother Of
the-quill, DR.. Gibbes MELTON.
THURSDAY, Nov. p.
Col. McCaw introduced in the Senate, to-day,
bill to incorporate the Methodist Episcopal Churci
on the York Circuit, and in the town of iorkville
And Mr.. Tillinghast, bill to provide conpensa
ton to freeholders sitting on trials of slaves ant
free persons ofcolor. -..
In the House, quite spirited little ''fuss in th
family" occurred between Mr. Yeadon and othe
members of the Charleston delegation, which evol
we'd some queer developments of the style in which
they conduct matters down in the Queen City,
Mr.. Yeadon charged that, during the preceding
Legislature, the gentlemen who had for long
while held position on the Board of Free Schools
in Charleston, had been cashiered, and new
Board, of Know-Nothings, had been substituted
with view to the employment Of sundry Know
Nothing mechanics in the erection of n new schoo
edifce; and. that the new Board, contrary to tht
terms of the Act of 1911 under which they hell
commission, had proceeded to introduce the Com
mon School instead Of the Free School system
and for the support of their novel enterprise hat
excessively and illegally exercised the power o.
taxation. He accordingly introduced resolutions
instructing the Committee on Education to report
the facts of the case, preparatory to his proposed
action on the part of the. Legislature. Messrs
Sullivan, of Laurens, and Seymour, McCrady and
Memminger of Charleston, replied in spirited style
repeling the charge Of fraud and corruption pre-
ferred by their Chairman, and very palpably hint,
ed that Mr. Yeadon's ill-temper had resulted sole.
ly from the fact that he happened to be among the
ostracized members of the Board. With sundry
amendments, the resolutions were adopted; but
susnect the report will take nm entirely different
direction from that designed by the mover. The
truth is, though the Board have proceeded in vio-
ation of the statute, their experiments thought
to have proved very successfully the superiority
and feasibility of the Common School system, in
preference to that now in vogue; and that in the
end they will have been found to have done val
liable service to the cause Of public cducation.-
The establishment in Charleston, under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Memminger, has proved to be bril-
liant success; and the effort will now be made to
engraft the system thus produced upon the edu-
cational policy of the State. A bill has already
been introduced with that view. Meantime, we
shall await the Committees Report for full state
ment of the details. The time is propitious for o
reform in our school system; and our Charleston
expermenters have q fair field and mallcable ma
terial upon which to work.
I find upon the tables series of resolutions in
regard to taxing Banks, which deserve to be noted
They assert that the sold and long tried system
of requiring o bonus from private banks, in lieu
of taxation for the exclusive privilege granted by
their charters, is fair and just" and that "the
system of collecting contribution from the banks,
by an annual tax, constituting it thereby an ele-
mcnt in the basis of representation, will be the
means of increasing the now overwhelming repre-
sentation from the metropolis, and, to the extent
of said increase of diminishing the representation
otherwise unjust and unequal in its operation. -
There's lot oftrutll in it. There is not much less
than one million of dollars invested in Bauk-stock
in York District upon which VIC collect nothing
in the way of district revenue and which gives US
nothing in the way Of representation. A change
in the plan of taxation would 60 for to secure to
us another Representative, and to greatly dimin-
ish the rate of district assessments. Besides, We
can see no reason why the people of Richland, for
instance should receive the benefit of taxation up
on the banking capital of our district, merely be-
cause the Commercial Bank happens to be located
in Columbia This unequal burden is, by the ex-
isting system, imposed equally upon every up
country district. 1t was referred to the Commit
tee of Ways and Means to report bill in accord
ance with the resolutions, and we trust the meas
urc will be insisted upon.
Mr.. Seymour gave notice, to-day, of bill to
exempt females from arrest under mcsne process;
and, also to define the liabilities of husbands in
relation to the debts of their wives, existing at
the time of marriage, and for other purposes
These two arc remedies for glaring defects in ex-
isting statutes and ought to be passed. As any
process to arrest o female is necessarily mean
one, our fair friends may then play their pranks
with mpunity-still responsible, however, to the
court over which the little blind God wears the
crmne. It has sometimes worked hardship 10
force the newly-wcdded husband to foot-up the
bills contracted during the madcnly career of his
wife, and looks too much like making culprt
pay the smith for forging his manacles. On the
other hand, it is still more unjust to make tho
wife's property liable for the extravaganza of the
husband before marriage. Mr.. Seymour's other
bill promises to remedy both evils.
The following resolutio ons, complimentary to our
friend Maj D. H. Hill, native cf York, were
offered in the House to-day by Maj M. c. M. Ham
mond, of Edgefeld. The need Of justice to this
distinguished officer has been too long delayed /;
but in this instance, it is very true that sit is
never too late to do good" He richly deserves
the tribute and it is more to be valued as it comes
from one of the most high-toned, accomplished
and gallant men in the State. If get time to
make sketch of the men of the Legislature, you
will hear of Maj. Hammond again. He is one of
the most strikingy handsome men ever saw
But here are the resolutions
Resolyed That this General Assembly highly
appreciates the patriotic and mcritOrious conduct
of gallant son of South Carolina, Major D. H.