Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-01-03

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The Richmond Times, in recent article on
the subject of 'stay-laws" and "repudiation" gets
off the following paragraphs. We give them as
specimen of vigorous language:
'The Legislature can neither nullify repudiate
nor impair any contract of debt, private or public
The stay law which they are alternately enacting
and repeating is stretching almost to breaking their
power over the whole subject of contracts. 1.-THE
Legislature and the State Courts were to plunge
into the lowest depts Of nfamy and sanction repu-
diation, an easy appeal lies under the 25th section
of the Judiciary Act from the highest Court of Ap
peals in the State to the Supreme of the United
States, and there reputation would be squeched
like rotten pumpkin.
Let, therefore, all dishonest and rascally people
learn once for all that rspudiation Is not possible
and that the only gate through which debtor can
escape is yet to be provided by general bankrupt
law"
The following are the Appropriations made
by the South Carolina Legislature at its recent ses
sion:
For the salary of the Governor, SO, 500; Private
Secretary of the Governor, 81 200; Messenger of
the Governor, $1,000; Contingent Fund of the Ex-
ecutive Department, $25 900, subject to the draft
Of the Governor, and to be accounted for annually
to the Legislature; for rent of Governors house in
Columbia, $500; for printing and preparing bonds,
Der, 1866, to provide for funding the interest and
principal Of certain stocks and bonds of the State
past due, 81, 100, to be drawn on check of the
Governor tor printing and preparing bonds, stocks
and record books for funding the fire loan stock
and bonds authorized the present session, $500, to
be drawn on checks of the Governor; for two
watchmen for the new State House and grounds,
$500, to be drawn on draft of the State House
Keeper.
For pay of the members of the LEGISLATURE. At
torney- General and Solicitors, during the present
session, $2 900; for salaries of the Clerks of the
Senate and House Of Representatives, 81 200 each
and tor the services of two assistant clerks, $3.50
each tor salaries Of two Messengers and two Door,
keepers, $3.50 each for Messengers of the House
and Senate, for extra services as mail carriers at
Last extra session. $685. for salary of the Keeper of
the State House and Librarian, $500; for salaries
OF the Reading Clerks of the Senate and House,
$250 each; for the services of four Engrossing
Clerks same pay and mileage and 1925 for services
for printers Of the Senate and House of Representa-
tves for the present session, $4,000, and that the
number OF copies specified in the proposals of the
printer, as accepted by the Legislature shall be
printed and deposited in the office of the Treasu.
rer of the State, at Columbia, before the first dav
Of March next, and the amount to be paid accord
ing to the proposals. which shall be ascertained by
the Treasurer; for stationery, fuel distributing
Acts, and expenses of the election returns to in
clude the sums due Messengers for bringing and
delivering to the Secretary Of State the returns of
elections for members of Congress- $lOO; for con-
tngent expenses Of the Legislative Library So, 600:
500 tor the pay and mileage of the special COM
mittee on the Bank, sitting during the recess for
the necessary expenses incurred by the special
railroad commission appointed at the extra session,
1858; toTheo. Stark, Keeper of the State House
and Librarian, $52S, appropriated at the last ses-
sion, for arrearages of salary; for defaying the
expenses OF special joint committee appointed at
last regular session Of the General Assembly to en-
quire and report as to the disposition of certain
public property, $500.
For salary of Chief Justice, $780, for salaries
OF ten Judges, 900 each for salary of Attorney
General 81 l00 for salaries of five Solicitors, $500
each; for Clerk of Court of Appeals who shall be
Librarian, $8OO-the same to include expenses of
fuel; for salary Of Messenger of said Court, 5000;
for purchase Of books for Library of Court of Ap-
peals, 81 900, to be drawn and expended by order
Of the presiding Justice for fire wood and fuel for
Court Of Appeals $780, for salary of State Reporter,
$l,5OO; tor paysof constables and jurors $50, O,OOO
:. For salary ofEfeasurer of State, $4,000, inclu-
ding the salaries of one or more clerks for salary of
Comptroller General $1,000, including clerk sala
y; to Comptroller General, 5000, for making out
copies of tax returns in 1867, and like sum for
like service in 1866; for Assessor ofSt Philip and
st. MichaePs, for making out and afixing assess
ments ofeaeh return, $780,
For salaries of eleven Professors in the Uniyers-
ty Of South Carolina $ll 900; for Librarian of Uni
versity, who shall be Secretary of the board of Trus
tees $780, to be paid by the Treasurer of the State
quarterly, in advance; for repairs of University
buildings, $1,000
For payment of contingent accounts of the State
ted by the Legislature at it's present session. $2O,-
600; tor education of the deaf and dumb and blind,
$4,000; forrepairs of the buildings at Cedar Springs
$4,000; forisupport offree schools $25 ,OOO to beds
tibuted on the basis of representation in the pop
ular branch Of the General Assembly; for payment
of such other claims or demands on the State, as
may be allowed by the General Assembly upon the
reports OF other committees, $4,000; for lunatic
Asylum, $4,000.
For salary and services of Secretary of State,
$500; In her OF all charges against the State for
signing commissions
For maintaining and keeping open the Roper
Hospital in Charleston, $4,000, to be paid to the
Medical Society in trust for the Roper Fund
For the support Of the Catawba Indians, $1,000,
to be paid to the order ofthe Indian Agent and to
be expended under the direction of the Governor.
For the rent and fixtures of house for the use
of the Court Of Appeals, $500. For expenses in
CURED by Committee on Emigration, appointed
session of 1865, $500; to be paid on draft of John A
Wagner, Chairman. For clerks of Committee on
Education and Accounts, $50. For the purchase
of artificial legs for citizens of this State who have
lost theirs in the service of the country in the re-
cent war, $4,000. For testing in the Courts the
of the Act of Congress by which
lands have been sold in St Helena and St. Luke's
Parishes, $780, to be drawn subject to the order of
the Governor.
That the sum of $23, 900 be appropriated for the
following purposes: $4,000 for permanent iail for
$4,000 do for Darlington; $500, in addi-
ton to $1,000 already appropriated to build tempo
rary jail for Sumter; $500 temporary do. for Che.
terfed; $500, in addition to $1,000 already an
for Barnwel; do. for Beaufort $1,000
to complete jail and court house in Lexington:
$1,000 for completing jail in Lancaster For cover.
ing new State House with tin roof $4,000 For
the construction ola Penitentiary, $45 900, to he
paid on draft of Governor from time to time AZ
same may be needed, not to be drawn until esti-
mates furnished and work contracted for
just previous to the adjournment of Congress
for the Christmas holidays, the irepressible Thad.
Stevens presented the following plan of re-construc
ton. Surely, his venom is nearly expended:
Whereas the Confederate States have forfeited
all their rights under the Constitution and can be
reinStated In the same Only through the action of