The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-01

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fifty FSa6 ohsvqry dog fl cxcsss5f opo
property, and, therefore, not liable to the tax,
according to tho Reconstruction acts.
On division Of the house, the dog tax was
struokloauf.. ri'TTi< <Iop II ~
McGreyor Nackcy, tried to make up for the
loss Of tho dog tax by increasing the piano
tax. roo
The folly Of the embryo legislator was shown
by several members, and his amendment laid on
the table. 80 .t,i,,.r'i ,p q rfhi .n4rst{
Aftor much laughablc debate on tho subject
of figures, to which Leslie contributed his full
quota, the report was recommitted and mndc
tho special order of "Wednesday at half-past
T.. NJ, ''ao - r &c" 417.a p l7d5' 'sn
Jesse Craig moved that the ordinance pro
viding for the pay and mileage Of members be
postponed until it wns decided in what currcn-
cy they were going to be paid. -os7 ~
TT. Robertson hoped that the motion would
not prevail, because tho Finance Committee
had found no means to {, pay the delegates than
in bills receivable, and the nine dollars per
diem allowed would bring seven dollars and
twenty cents, and that would great deal more
than pay the expenses Of most of the dele
gates. m NJ f .srt.h
Pillsbury thought that anything the convcn-
tion would do to raise the value of the State
currency would only injurc, because if the con
ycntion had pawcr to vote n pair Of .Gabricls
wings to each white inhabitant of this State,
they would tear those wings from their sockets,
aud continue TO plod on foot in the dust of this
mundane sphere.
Robertson said the bills could not 60 SO low
as the delegate from Charleston said, because
the provisional and military governments of the
State acknowledge the legality of the bills, and
receive them at par value, and that there is
more tax due thnn there arc bills out. /.
Parker said thatif all the taxes due we're
paid by the middle Of April, all the bills re-
coivablc proposed to be issued would be ah-
sorbcd
Bowen objected to putting 50 on the record,
and then taking really only $3.50 1t was pro-
posed to put $4,000 in these bills on the mar
kct in the hands Of one hundred and twenty
four people. They would deprcciate beyond
measure. This was move Of the spectators
to get possession Of these bills at a very low
price, and he hoped that it would not succeed,
Whatever he was to get if it was only. So 80,
he wanted, it correctly stated on the record :,
Jesse S. Craig thought that the issue of
these bills Of the State was contrary to the pro-
vision in the United States Constitution pre- Pre-.
venting my State from Issuing bills Of credit
After much rambling discussion it was
agreed to make the pay Of Delegates s1l per
day and That of officers in proportion '.'' ''
j The hour Of three p NJ having arrived.
tho asscmblagc adjourned. '' ''3 'f'-.
:,.,i WEDNESDAY 10Th. ID
/ The roll was called, and quorum being
present, the asscmblage proceeded to business
Tho minutes Of the last meeting were read
and confirmed. itiln eli Iron.
Coghlan introduced arcsolu,ion excluding
the reporter Of The Mercury, which WIS almost
unanimously adopted. I rtHi /. 81
( The following members asked tho privilege
of recording their votes in the negative: L. j.
Moses, Jr, L. B. Johnson, Lemucl Boo.er, G.
NJ. Olsen, S. A. Swails, w. j.. Whipper, Bal
ley Milford, L. Hurley, John A. Hunter, j. L.
Newell VIM. Perry, 9. II. Leslie, JIG Ncaglc
James NJ Runion.
a petition for ro-cnfranchiscmcnt was read
from one W..J. Nixon, of Barnwell [Who
can it be y ]lo7qwi j u soitma<q. lal
Gorley introduced resolutions in relation to
-homcsteads and bankruptcy which wcrc re-
ferrcd to the Legislative Committee. * IT..
Arnim offered resolution to petition Con-
grcss to lend the State s3,OOO,0OO, which
amount is the nett proceeds Of the cotton tax
Of the State. Referred. an' Ihi'i os i
Chamberlain offered resolution excluding
the proprietors and editors Of the 1MYcmy, by
name, and supported his resolution by n
speech, in which he stated that it was n meas
urc Of prccaution.
J.J. Wright made speech very much to
the same effect.