The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-12
THE LEGisLATURE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THIRTY SECOND DAY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

PROCEEDINGS OF THIRTY SECOND DAY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
COLUMBIA, August 11.-The Com
mittee on Education reported q bill
to provide for the temporary organi-
zation of the Educational Depart
ment of this State; which was read
the first time, and ordered for con-
sideration tomorrow. The bill pro-
vides that the State Superintendent
of Education shall hold office for
four years, and receive salary of
$4,000 per annum. He shall have
his Office in Columbia, and shall
digest all reports of the various
School Commissioners, including the
enumerations of population, school
houses, &c.
The Committee of Ways and Means
reported unfavorably on bill to re-
peal the capitation tax. The report
was ordered to lie on the table, and
the. bill was read the first time, and
ordered for consideration tomorrow.
The Committee on the Peniten-
tiary made O report on the condition
of that institution, embracing many
details Of which the public are alrea-
dy familiar. It covered, however,
some complaints about harsh treat
ment to prisoners, such as tying up
by the thumbs, blind folding and
then causing them to run over OBJ
stacles placed in their way. &c. The
general arrangements of the Peni-
tentiary in reference to hygiene,
dieting and labor were, however,
warmly commended. The committee
recommended reorganization, con-
templating the appointment of O.
Board of Five Com missioners, who
should elect an Architect, Superin-
tendent and Engineer, all to be per-
formed by one officer, the employ
ment of paid guard. under regu-
lations such as obtain in the United
States army, &c.
The report was re-committed, with
instructions to the committee to re-
port by bill.
Boseman, rising to o question of
privilege, said he had some correc-
tions to make in reference to the
statements made in the House yes
terday about the public printing. He
had seen the printer. this morning,
and been authoritatively informed
that no extra copies of the last mes
sage of ex-Provisional Governor Orr
had been ordered to be printed, nor
was nny unnecessary printing being
done. He said, furthermore, that he
did not intend to do any printing
without the order of the Speaker, or
Clerk of the House, or the chairman
of some of the committees. All the
work was being done under the rules
of the Typographical Union, and
these prescribed that all matter over
one page shall be charged as two; all
over two as three, and up to five, be-
yond which oil is charged as eight.
The total cost of the printing, so far,
for the House amounted to ST, ,07O. 63,
and of the Senate $1,505. .63 This
was asserted to be at least one-third
less than the same amount of print
ing usually cost the old Legislatures.
The chairman did not see, therefore,
how the cost could be reduced.
DeLarge said that when he stated
that Gov. Orr's message was being
reprinted, he did so on what he be-
lieved to be competent authority, and
he was not prepared to make any re-
traction. He denied that the print
ing was being done under the rules
of the Typographical Union, and
said that so far from the cost of
printing being SO low as was repre-
sented, the members would find it,
when the bill was presented, that it
over-reached $3, 500.
Boseman desired to know if De-
Large intended to cast any reflection
upon him, by denying his statement.
The Speaker interrupted, by say
ing that the figures and facts pre-
sented by Boseman orally, and not
in the shape of n report, were not
matters of debate.
DeLarge said that lie did not desire
to impugn the motives of any mem
ber, but he re-asserted that whilst the
ostensible charges for work done
night be what were indicated by the
Chairman of the Printing Commit
tee, the House would find out that
the real charges were much higher
The Speaker ruled DeLarge out of
order and the discussion ended.
The bill to repeal an Act entitled
IAN Act to repeal the usury law"