The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-16
G III A r T. T. s TON.
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 1e. 1859.
Taxation an tho state.

Comptroller- General Neagle, in his esti-
mate of supplies for the year commencing
November l, 1858, assumed that the sum of
$S2O, 4SO would be required to carry on the
State government, and included in his esti-
mate $329, 492 for interest falling due du-
ring the fiscal year. The gross amount of
the Appropriation bill which lies before US
is 1884, ,542.
For salaries Of officials, including the
salary Of the judges, circuit solicitors and
superintendent of the penitentiary, there is
appropriated $l2l, 800, OF $35, 800 more
than the estimate of the Comptroller Gen
eral made in October last. The greater
part of the difference OCCURS in the new
charge for county auditors-$31, 500.
For the different contingent funds $98, ,46O
is appropriated, instead Of the $l8.5OO
which the Comptroller General estimated
woaid be sufficient. The contingent fund
ohthe auditor is cut down from $4,000 to
$1,000, but that of the Governor is increased
from $4,000 to 5000 What the Cover
nor is to do with this round sum of $25, 600
beyond paying the expenses of the Agri-
cultural Bureau, which should be less than
$4,000, must be settl ed in the tax-paver's
Imagination.
The appropriation for t.. judiciary de-
par'ment is but $4,000, the charge of
Vac, GOO, for pay OF jurors and constables,
included in the estimate of the Comptroller
General, being omitted.
For the ordinary civil expenses the ap-
preparation is ,$2l9, 800, while the Comp
troller. Generals estimate was $19l,l9S.
The sum Of SO, COO is allowed for the CON
tingent fund 400 cunt, out Of which 10 to
be paid the expense of tax notices and as
sessment books for the whole State. A big
bill Of stationery for somebody. The Coun-
ty School Commissioners take $l8, 900.
The Lunatie Asylum takes Sic, ,OOO and the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum $4,000, to
which charges NO one will object. The
Penitentiary takes $4,000 for continuing
construction end supporting the oonvicts,
which is about the amount estimated to be
necessary by Governor Orr and Major Lee.
The permanent printing is put down at
$40, 900, and the Catawba Indians, as usual,
at $1,000.
For the State police the sum of $2O, 900 is
appropriated instead Of the $12, 900 asked for
by the Comptroller General The whole Of
this expense, is TO our mind, unnecessary.
The educational department has an ap-
preparation of $50,OO0 The Comptroller.
General estimates that the eapitation tag
will produce about 9l2O,OO0 and that Off
Ger reported an undrawn educational appro-
priation Of 5000. which should give the
free schools total amount Of abou: $500, 900
This is far more than the State can afford
to spend upon schools which are expected
to be arranged SO that only colored chill.
dren will derive any benefit from them.
For the State University, sac, 800 is ap-
propriated.
For the enrollment, organization and
equipment Of the militia, s20, 900 is appro.
priated, and for the codlfoation Of the laws
$lO,60O. Fl
For the payment Of the interest on the
public debt falling due during the year,
therei is appropriated $329, ,492.
The whole Appropriation bill may be
brieay stated as follows: