Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-12-06

from the lax C0llect0rs, VIII tne e4ceptlou
of those of Abbeville, Barnwell, Chester,
Chesterfield, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lexing-
ton, Marion and Union, and the Parishes CT
St. Georges, Dorchester, St. Helena, st.
James Goose Greek, St. James, Santee,
St. Johns, Berkley, St. Johns, Colleton,
and st. Stephens.
The Districts and names reported to have
been alphabetically arranged, and are here.
with transmitted for your information. The
number reported, so far a. having lost legs,
is one hundred and seventy seven; one hun
dred and eighty have lost arms; one hun.
dred and seventy are otherwise permanently
disabled. The printing of the Journals of
the extra session, together with joint re-
solutions then passed, could not be compile
ted until within the past week, and my at.
teution was not called to your resolution Of
the 18th September, "directing the Cover.
DOR to invite proposals and specimens of
artificial legs" Proposals have not been
invited; am, therefore, not prepared to
report "the name of that manufacturer who
will present the best and oheaPeOt models,
with the price thereof"
COVERING THE STATE HOUSE.
Iu conformity to your resolution of the
10th of September last, advertisements were
published inviting proposals for "estimates
of the cost of covering the new State House,
and of fitting up therein sufficient number
of rooms for the use of the General Assem-
bly,, and its officers upon the most economi.
cal plan. Bids have been received from
three builders. They will be laid before
the Committees of the two Houses charged
with the subject, together with their res.
pective plans, specifications and estimates.
Well.informed architects represent that the
building in its present condition, will rapid
" deteriorate, and recommend that an ap'
preparation be made to carry out the pur-
poses of your resolution.
GENERAL INCORPORATION ACT.
respectfully renew my former recon-,
meudatious, that general Incorporation Act
be passed. Capital should be invited into
the State by every Legitimate means, and
ready facilities for organizing chartered
companies, where it may be concentrated
for enterprises too large for individual ef'
fort, would promote the end, and are great
ly needed. Such an Act would save much
of the time which the General Assembly is
ompelled to devote to granting charters,
and would reduce, very materially, the an
nual cost of printing Bills and Acts Of Incor-
poration.
THE INSANE ASYLUM.
communicate herewith the report Of Dr.
Parker, Superintendent and Physician Of
the Asylum. You will learn from it that
there are now in the Institution l43 pa
tients, of whom Sc are paying and 81 are
charity patients. The latter list will soou
be increased materially by transfer from the
former, arising from the inability of present
paying patients to raise funds further tosup
port themselves The Institution is admi-
rably managed in all its departments, and
l commend it to your continuing favor.
THE DEAF AND DUMB AND THE BLIND.
The Commissioners of the Asylum for the
Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, at Cedar
Springs, in Spartauburg District, met in
June last, and made the necessary arrange
ments for putting the schools into operation,
under the supervision of Messrs. Henderson
and Walker The boarding house and schools
we're opened early in November, and they
have now resumed their long suspended
functions under The most favorable auspices
The schools are rapidly filling up, and prom
se to reach, at an early day, the maximum
number heretofore attained The reports of
the Commissioners and Superutendents will
be soon transmitted to you. l beg to com
mend this noble and humape charity to
your fostering care.
CONSTITUTIONAL. AMENDMENT PROPOSED
BY CONGRESS.
I transmit herewith a communication
from the Hon. VIM n Seward, covering the
constitutional amendment proposed to the
several States of the Union, by the Congress
of the United States. History furnishes
few examples of a people who have been
required to concede more to the will
of their conquerors than the people of the
South. Every concession |e have made,
however, so far from touching the magnani-
nifty or generosity of the victors, has sharp.
ened their malice and intensified their re-
venge
In the surrender of our last organized ar
my of the late Confederate Government,
Generals Johnston and Sherman, each rep.
resentiug the military power and authority
of his respective Government, agreed upon
certain terms of capitulation. While ex-
acting in some respects, these terms were In
the main such as liberal and generous
victor would concede to fallen foe. They
were accepted in good faith by the Southern
people, and every organized body of soldiers
in opposition to the laws of the United
States werein a few days dispersed. Scarce
ly had the fact Of the capitulation been
made public, however, before it was an
nounced that the terms were repudiated by
the Executive authority of the United
States, and proclamation was issued, offer
ing amnesty, with numerous excepted class.
es, to those who had participated in the