The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-13
From THE STATE CAPITAL.
Contrasts made tm Confederate Money
MIR. Corbin's sBtli-Obtain1ng Property
Under False Prctences-r IN Q Doctors
who Disagrce-Genoral Proceedings.
[rRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

worthy the special attention of business men
throughout the State. 1t has been drawn
with great care, and is intended as means of
making equitable settlements of tho many
knotty questions and cases in dispute, growing
out OF the sale or purchase OF property during
tho war; The bill will certainly rebound to
the honor of the author who is q leading MEM
ber OF the General Assembly, and one of it's
hardest workers. The bill gives carefully
arranged scale Of the value of Confede rate
during h pne War. % eie osso e.a.es
expense Of civil suits and save much time and
litigation. This BILL together with another
important bill by MIR. Corbin to punish persons
obtaining property under false pretences, we're
both ordered to be printed. I enclose copies.
EThese bills are printed in another coiumn.]
in THE SrNATE.-Rainey, chairman Of the
Committee en- Finance, introduced in the SEN
ate to-day q bill to amend an act passed at
the spf cial session to fix the salaries of GER
tain State officers. 1t proposes to increase
the salary Of the Private Secretary Of the Gov
ernor from $500 to $4,000 per annum, aud fixes
the salary Of the State Auditor at $250O year.
Both OF these provisions are so manifestly Just
in themselves that there As scarcely doubt OF
the bill passing both branches without oppo-
sition. The position of Private Secretary or
the Governor in the reorganization of the
State government is an extremely trying one.
Much Of the work that was formerly attended
to by the Legislature. under the new consti-
tuition is imposed upon the Governor, requir-
ing no mean ability as well as experience to
have it properly executed. While the appoint
ment OF MIR. John Heart gave very general
satisfaction to all parties, events have shown
that the Governor has been most fortunate in
securing his services. The labors of the Office
frequently require his attendance between IF
teen and sixteen hours out of every twenty
four.
:.
Education, presented to-day a counter memo
rial and reply of the Chairman and Faculty OF
the University Of South Carolina to the memo
rial OF the Dean and Faculty Of the Medical
was referred to the Commlttee on Education,
ana ordered to be printed Mr.. Jillson is also
superintendent OF Education, and by dint Of
steady perseverance, and attention, Is gradually
bringing order into that department..
Hayne j reduced in the Senate to-day Pc
titlon OF tho Amateur Literary and Fraternal
Association OF the City Of Charleston" for an
act OF incorporation. Ihe petition is signed by
E: L. Boisden, B. A. Bosemon, j. j. Camin-
vile, and others, colored >citzens Of Charles
ton. It represents that the society numbered.
m N asaS, about thirty young men Of the City Of
the furtherance of the lntelentual culture Of it's
members, and subsequently, IN 1857, became
benevolent as we'll as a literary sdeiety. De-
string to make Investments OF it's funds they
pray the passage OF ap act Of incorporation
with all the rights and privileges usually ac-
corded TO incorporated Societies. The petition
was referred to the Committee on mcorpora-
tons. -"
Mr. Corbin presented favorable report of
the Committee on the Judiciary on bin from
the House to regulate the practice Of medicine
in this State.
Mr.. Rose made favorable report on the
petition Of the citizens of Beaufort praying for
division Of Beaufort County. Ordered for
consideration tomorrow.
font
of ELY Godbold and Cornelius B. Jarvis were
referred,
Mr.: Jillson presented a letter from Senator
Coghlan, Of Sumter, tendering his resigna-
In THE HOUSE, DeLarge, from the Committee
OF Ways and Means. submitted the following
report:
was referred the petition OF sundry citizens,
taxpayers OF st. Helena Parish; also, q similar
petition from sundry taxpayers, merchants of
the City OF Charleston, praying that certain
taxes paid by them under the assessment Of
1856 may be refunded, beg leave toleport that
they have considered the same and respectfully
submit the following report:
Under the assessment provided by an act of
1866. entitled can act to raise supplies for the
year commencing in October, 1866" tax of
sixty cents on the hundred dollars was ASSESS
ed upon all sales OF goods, wares and merchan-
disc, disc, &c. THIS tax was paid by the petitioners
subsequently, by order Of GEN eral Candy, this
tax was reduced to twenty cents on the INN
dred dollaw: The petitioners claim that Jug
tlce and equity require that the excess, OF taxes
over and above the tax Of twenty cents on the
hundred dollars paid by them should be re-
funded.
Your committee are Of the opinion that the
granted. The tax paid by the petitioners was
lawfully assessed and collected. General Can
by, wEo subsequently, became the supreme
power OF the State, carefully considered the
toro ,nI,1 /o1f 10.
to be levied in future, but did not provide for
refunding any taxes already paid. Your COM
mittee think it would now be unwlse to attempt
to reconsider. the action Of General Candy
The door would be opened too widely for slmi-
lar claims to- be made by other parties. The
condition or the Treasury Of the State will not
warrant any action which diminishes the funds
od tn9 state exceps upon the most imperative
resp sctfolly recommend that the petitioners
nave leave to withdraw petitions.
Inc Recommendation contained in the report
was adopted
DeLarge also submitted the following report:
The Committee OK Ways and Means, to whom
was reserred the returns Of receipts and ex-
penditures Of the estate OF De La Howe: also,
the report Of the trustees Of said estate, and
the Lethe farm. beg leave most respectfully to
report, that they have carefully examined said
accounts, &C end find them correct. The finances
OF the estate has been more than successfully
managed, and the farm and school attached
made almost seif-supporting. Your committee
are satsied that said estate has been strictly
rnanaGfA in accordance with the provisions Of
the will OF John De La Howe.
The report was received as information.
Mickey introduced the following resolution.
which was referred to the Special Joint Com
mittee on Lunatic Asylum Investigation
), Whereas, 1t is reported that ministers OF
the gospel are not permitted to perform reli-
gious services in one branch OF the Lunatic
Asylum OF this State; therefore, be it
Res0lUed, chat the Committee on the Luz
matte Asylum be instructed to investigate the
the gospel preached to them, irrespective
of race or color
Mr.. jerks presented the memorial from sun
dry cltizens OF Charleston, pra, ing that q ,n-
abilities, OF James r. Green, Of Charleston
Referred TO the Committee on Removal OF Pc
litical Disabilities.