Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-02
FROM COLUMBIA.
Condensed from the Columbia corrospondesceos
the Charleston Nelcs and Courier.

In the House, the Homestead Bill passed,
with the retroactive feature.
The Bill to regulate the elective franchise
was recommitted, after having almost passed.
1t gives Managers of Election So per diem
during elections.
A Bill to provide for the temporary organ
ization the Educational Department passed.
The Senate amendment to tie Bill to pro-
vide for the pay of the members was intro
duced. 1t allows eacs5 member to draw as
much pay and mileage up to the 10th lnstant
as he may determine. iaymeut to Be made
in Bills Receivable at current rates of ex-
change.
The rest of the session was consumed in
discussing the Tax Bill q II
Governor Scott has approved the joint res
olutious. ,petitioning for the removal of the.
political disabilities of 7. S. Arthur, of
Greenvil!e.
He has approved the State Police and Cir
cult Court Bills. >
rs He will to morrow send an elaborate mes
sage to the Legislature; earnestly urging that
steps be taken forthwith to advance the COM
plelion of the Blue Ridge Rail Road.
COLUMBIA, August 25:-In the House to-
day the Committee on Vacant Offices made
ar unfavorable report on the bill to create
Health Office. The bill and report were post
poned 10 the next session..
Boswell, of Kershaw, was sworn in in the
place of Dill. -
A long debate arose on the bill granting
the Chatham Railroad charter, but no action
was taken.
In the Senate the two Loan bills passed
their third reading.
1t is reported that the Chatham Railroad
Company bave offeredtthe Governor a Sf5ioOO
loan. if the charter is granted. - ..'ir
Bennett, of Beaufort, made disgusting
appeal to the House to. .daysfor the Chatham
road stating that this was the first to ac-
knowledge the equality of the races. The
speech was written and evidently preparedi
by the Chatham managers. .
Ex-Governor, Orr will probably be elected
Chief Commissioner to codiiy the Statutes of
the State. -
The Finance Committee of the Senate has
recommended,the- following salaries Cover
nor -Ss5, ,OO0; Secretaryfof Ststee $s33,0o0s in=
cladng clerks salary The COMMITTEE also
recommend thatctheadnties of the Surveyor
General devolse on, the Secretary OF State,
tie office he abolished, and that the fees or
perunisites-of the Secretary OF State~be paid
in;o.Ahe Treasury of,tthe State. The Lieuten.
astsf1ovcrnor, while presiding over the. Senate,
sbali receivea per diemsof Sl0'and mileage.
The Private Secretary of the Governor,
Sl,5G0:. Attorney, General, $1,000, and fees
which have been heretofore allowed The
AdiutautS and Inspector General, $4,000.
Traoc oc,ry.aY ~ :
500, both including the salaries$ot: clerks.
Superintendent Of Education, 900. State
Auditor, 50, 800. Supreme Bench-Chief
Justice, 81, ,0Od; Associate;.Judgess@ 800.
Circuit Judges, S3,50O.. Solicitors, $1,000,
with their usual fees. County Commission
ers, each $500 annm. County Auditors,
81, 500. Coroners to- be paid sby the fees OF
Office, as,heretofore provided by low County
Treasurers to,bes paid also by fees, heretofore
provided for;Tax collectors, providingthey
do not exceeda$200o per annnnnsa' County
assessors So perzdism for each daythey are
actually Employed = = Pts -
COLUMBIA, August 2G.-Me Circuit Judges
were all elected as nominated in caucus, ex,
cept fer the seventh District, for which Z. o.
p. Vernon was elected, instead off,. 2. Moore
The following is thesresuit ofsithe election:.
First District, d. 7. Corbin Secoud Dis
trict, zephamah Plat; Third District. J. T
Green; Fourth District, j. NJ. Rutland
Fifth District. I.emuel Boozer Sixth Dis
trict. G. W. Williams; Seventh District, Z
O. P. Vernon Eighth District, James L. Orr
As fer as can learn the party have no assu-
RANGES that Orr will accept.
ITPdUY, NE
Treasurer says that he has $4,000 to pay
out to morrow. Kingston of New York, sent
of to-day. some printed forms OF the loan
bills that were ratified and. signed, and takes
more with him Tomorrow. -
The Attorney, General has prepared favor
able opinion on the Bank Of the State bill,
which, will be read in the House tomorrow.
The GoYernor's Blue Ridge Railfaed mes
sage was read in the House to-day >
Mr.. Corbinintroduced inetheoSenate, a,bill
as Il substitute for the discrimination. bill. Ia
is entitled (" Asbilli 10 guarantee civil rights
and iu:eish means: for their,yindieation." IS
cohpanIa i i .,l,1t august . 7.ET6e Chatham Rail,
road bill. was taken up. .ThessWeusy thou
sand dollars. instalment already paid on'ac-
count Of. the seyenty-Gye thousand dollars
brlbe, worked well, and the bill was rushed
through to third, reading to the. neglect Of
otlier business, and Notwithstanding the de-
tcrmined opposition of q small minority. ..
A Joint resolution authorizing the issue of
pay certificates to the Legislature, up to Aus
gust 3lst, and appropriating seventyhye thou.
sand dollars for the pay Of. f.membcrs, was read
q first time. . .s.-i..
Printed copies of the opinion Of the Attor,
ney-General upon the Legality of :. the bill to
close the operations of the Bank Of the State
were laid upon the tables Of the members to-
day. - ...-,e.-a ..g,s -.
you, favorable to the bill. The Attorney Gens
eral divides. his opinion into two hepds--first,
as to the liability of the State aud second,s
as to the1egality of the bill. 20 ,ss
On the first head he makes, ample quota
lions from the act creating the bank, and
from subsequent acts relating 10 the suejcct,-
and then sums up as. follows;
The State, 10y express language-by clear
intention, aud in. reality-has made herself, in
her own words, directly liable for, and charge
able WITH, all the debts Of the corporation
known as the President and DIRECTORS of the
Bank OF the State Of South Carolina. On.
the second point he calls in question the fair
ness and Legality Of the act OF 1865, andcites
numerous precedenss, .seoncludiog as follows:
The correct conclusion you'd seem to be-
this, that the pledge of.the faith and funds. Of
,h,: State as made by the act of June, 1885,
had no s4ecial reference to the funds of the
Bank, and was simply equivalent to gcpes
raj pledge of the resources and means of the
STATE to the payment Of the obligations then
incurred aud since kuown as the Fire Loan