The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-09


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The aass Columbia the Capital of the State
eaa an 800
less to pay the hoas Eseeue during session
to reside at their respeoye homes OCCASION
3 e Clause to in
the renders necessary that some provision
appropriation for house rent should be materially increased
should be provided furnished for the Governor The
latter may be adopted comparatively The
State large e9m@9dous and Handsomely finished building
OF the city and the valleys Of Broad and
Saluda Rivers for miles, beautiful in front Of the
grounds embracing eight furnish sufficient space
that apart as Executive
Mansion Of South Carolina and that be made to
changes adapt to the of the Governor
SURVEYOR GENERAL
The public lands owned by the State have all long since been
granted to individuals and the practice now prevailing of
ing the same over and over again can only have the effect OF
f that al 81 Ia sTi s &teD the grant % s
in I State have ceased except the issuing Of
making out and certifying copies grants pa
his Office These duties well be performed by the secre
papers file should be transferred to the Office of the Secretary
State and the latter officer be authorized by law to discharge the
incident thereto and charge the authorized
his services
present adopted many years ago.
and that all the fees require revision and of them material
The cofcaton of very
not much for the purpose of declaring additional
defining existing offences for the of prescribing
uniform scheme of punishment adapted the
msdemeanors. Quite number of offences punishable
DEATH which, the establishment of the Pennary might be
punished by imprisonment at hard labor
Murder and other the greatest gravity
excepons but there doubt that the incarceration within
the walls Of State Prison will be adequate punishment
crimes of lesser magnitude general codcaion of all of the
laws of the State civil and criminal supervised by lawyers of ability
statutory within of every intelligent the State
This will be work of time but be with
early day. t'r
There evil which has grown magnitude within
last two that remedy absolutely
Der of escapes of prisoners from the as of
during this period has been nearly 400 The result partly
to the insecurity OF the buildings and partly to the neglect of the
Public Buildings should be required by stringent
exist to keep these condon and the
liability of Sher the of the demonstrates all
the legislation heretofore adopted enforce performance
ced to knowledge of official misconduct in South
for thirty and who have held the position have
certainly been guilty of mseaance and mafeasance Office
it efficient
plant made to him. and he satisfied of it's Justice
such de1aun officer by proclamation and order election to
supply the vacancy action postponed until Courts present
and jures convict the evil never will be corrected.
Ihe failure OF parties the taxes levied them by the
Acts OF 1865 and 1866 has caused quite large number of
to be placed the hands of the Shers of the respective
Districts. localities
when land offered for sale the Sheriff bid
the State thereby although parties
clent property to satisfy the extonsn realizing the
taxes due To obviate this difficulty Gen. Candy issued General
Orders No. 63, (Apl s. 1885, directing should
sold by the Sheriff for the term of that he should bid
for it himself the amount of taxes and including
executing stamping and recording the deed for the the