The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-24

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own, that the State has the right to
realize, these men go around the streets
and post up placards and Gull upon the
people to rise against all monopolies. II the State
owns these deposits, some mode Should lie in
vented, Gf this before us be not tile right one,
by which II could derive tile benefits that might
bc realized from such source OF revenue.
hoSoPLIEs.
The cry raised Is that this bill proposes mo-
nopoly. That has been the cry which has been
made ever since there has been history in this
world. On the one side II Is the cry OF the poor
man, and on the other the rich man; 1t is nothing
but the old cry Of capital aud labor. say that
there can be no such thing as O monopoly In this
phosphate business. So far as that Is concerned,
there Is no monopoly at nll. Nobody can expect
any important business to be done, any impor-
tant interest to be subservcd carried on, unless
1t Is given to some one or some company who
Will carry 1t on. In other States, parties
have been given the exclusive privilege to engage
In such enterprises. Leslie, ntcrrupting Would
tho South Carolina Railroad ever have been built
had not the company bccn given exclusive prevl.
legesfl It never would. Tic company was given
exclusive privileges TO build their road from
Charleston to Augusta and westward. They were
even given q perpetual charter without even
men OF capital to engage In that enterprise. The
result was that the South Carolina Railroad was
the FIRST OF the kind built in the United States
Even our friends will not build bridge anywhere
without being granted exclusive privileges and
protection from competition seven miles above
and below. These arc monopolies which would
never have been taken without these exclusive
rights. Tint Is the case with oil the important
enterprises OF the State. You must Induce some
one TO invest Ills capital In order to have these
interests developed.
RICH. nut HONEST.
do say this, II there has been an honest
straightforward proposition made to the General
Assembly, for which fair and proper consIdera.
tlon was offered TO be paid, this Is one 1t is the
prcrogatlve of the State to sell. do think the
General Assembly ought to protect the rights OF
the State, and OF individuals who are inclined to
embark In and invest capital, in order to develop
its resources, and ut the same time let the rights
OF the State bc protected. Let these men 20 to
work, and let them pay q fair compensation.
Corbin then moved that the further consdera-
tion OF the bill be postponed until the 10th OF next
month. The motion was agreed to.
THE JUDGES.
1t appears that some action will be taken by the
Legislature in regard to the conduct OF some OF
the Circuit Judges. In the Senate today Corbin
introduced the following resolution, which was
considered Immediately, al I agreed To-:
Resolved, That the judiciary Committee be In.
structed to Inquire into and report, at the earliest
day practicable In reference to the Circuit Courts
OF the Second and Seventh Circuits.
!. The number OF cases, civil and criminal and
how many OF each. were upon the dockets OF said
courts; At the time the present judges entered
upon their duties.
.. The number OF cases. civil and criminal and
how many or cach, commenced or entered upOn
tiiG uocRets OF said courts, since the present
8. The number OF cases, civil and criminal, and
how many or each, have been tried and deter.
tered upon their duties.
4. The number OF cases, civil and criminal, and
how many OF EACH now pending nnd undeter.
mined upon the dockcts OF said courts
g. The number Of cases, civil and criminal. md
how many OF each, that were pending at tIe time
now pending and undetermined 49,
O. The number OF Jury trials. civil and crilnloal,
and how many OF each, have been had since the
present Judges entered upon their duties.
7. The number, date, and length OF the terms of
the courts held by the present judges since enter.
That for the purposes OF this inquiry, the Judi
sons enn nansrs r5G authorized 10 send for per
clerks and other officers OF said courts.
STRAY ITEMS.
II will be remembered that short time ngo o
resolution was introduced in tho House request.
Ing that q special committee he appointed to as.
certain the facts concerning the killing OF Tolbcrt
near Abbeylllc, and to report which person was
entitled TO the reward OF ten thousand dollars
offered by the Governor for Tolberl's capture,
either dead or alive. Since then the Governor ap-
pointed Crews, Jillson, wimbush, D. J. ]. johnson
and Boswell to investigate the matter. To-day,
the committee reported that Iiolllngshead was
entitled to six thousand Ave hundred dollars, and
that the remainder should be divided among
those who accompanied him.
In the House, to-day, whipper introduced the
following resolution, which was adopted:
ReSolred by the House OF Representatives That
the widow or the late James Martin, (who was
Killed In Abbevilie,) member OF this House from
diem allowed other members or this House for the
regular session or 1860; and that the Speaker and
clerk OF the House be, and are hereby authorized
ana dircctcd 10 issue Il pay certificate to said
widow or her heirs for said amount.
It's supposed that the report Of the smelling
committee appointed by the Legislature to man.
ufacturc outrages upon the freedmen In the Third
Congressional District during the Presidential
election, will make about one thousand printed
pages, seven hundred OF which have already been
printed.
bill to amend the tenth section OF the act for
the keeping and dsbursIng OF the funds by GER
tain officers was read IN the Senate to-day. 1t
authorizes the county officers to make deposits
in my "safc, reliable bank" l..
THE EXPRESS RoBBERY.-The Kingstree
Star gives these further particulars OF the rob.
berry reported In Yesterdays NEWS
There was On express robbery committed at
Salter'S Depot, Northeastern Railroad. on the