The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-11

CHAhEES ION,
each and every offence, one-half to go 70 the in
former and the other half for the use OF the
| county.
"THR UNITY AHp FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY,
1 or Charleston" is the name Of the society which
is now petitioning the Legislature for incorpora-
ti5n. william Eden, Robert Morrison, j. =. lizard,
Robert Toner, Charles c. Leslie and J. J. Came
ville are the names Of the parties in the bill for
incorporation, which, however, docs not state The
special object CT the society.
! MINORS.
A bill to relieve minors bound to service By in
denture. and claiming that the service TO which,
| during the existence OF the provisional govern
ment Of this State, the agents Of the Freedn2n's
Bureau bound minors by indentnres has, in many
instances, proved oppressive and injurious to the
minors, was read the second time in the House
to-day, and ordered to be engrossed. 1t author
ICES magistrates to exercise Jurisdiction over all
\ such cases, and to entertain and settle all COM
plants arising between the parties 10 such con-
tracts; and when, in their judgment, sufficient
cause shall be shown therefor, to annul articles
| OF indenture.
PIE SUMTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Is the name under which Messrs. John B. Asere,
@. W. Bradford J. T. Solonons, ]. D. Blanding,
z. W. Noise, R. B. Cain, T. B. Fraser, D. b. AcLau-
| rim and others, desire to be counted as body
corporate, with capital Of one hundred thou-
sand dollars to be divided and issued in shares OF
one hundred dolars eacs,) for the purpose OF
manufacturing cotton yarns and cloths, cotton
seed oil, and such other fabrics and articles as
the demands OF the community may require.
| CHATTER OF JUDGES.
The Senate had for today consideration thirty
general" and three special orders, but did very
little more than to dispose Of general order num-
Der threen-a report or the Committee on the Ju-
dietary on q bill to increase the salaries of the
Justices OF the Supreme Court and Of the Circuit
Judges. The report recommended that as five
thousand dollars per annum is the least sum that
ought to be rendered to secure upon the'bench Of
the Supreme Court proper legal ability, and it is
the least sum that men Of sufficient ability TO 60
there oan AFFORD to accept" the Chief Justice and
his associates should receive that amount. and
that as the "labors Of the Plrst Circuit were
probably double that Of any other in the State,
and the expense Of living in the City Of Charles
ton is four times Us great rs in any other cir
euit" the Judge OF that circuit Judge Carpenter)
should receive five thousand dollars per annum.
THOSE WHO REIGN SUPREME.
As soon as the report was called up, there were
numerous motions made to table 1t, which, after
considerable discussion, was done, and the bill
ITO increase the salaries Of the justices OF the Su-
preme Court and OF the Circuit Judges" intro
duced in the Senate on the 9Th Of January last,
| yor mr.
vided that from the 1rst day of the current fiscal
year the salary Of the Chief Justice shall be four
| thousand five hundred dollars per annum, and
the salaries OF the associate justices and The cir
cult Judges shall be four thousand dollars per an
mum each.
REvILR NOT THE JUDGES.
| Frank-Arnim seemed to scon at the idea OF In
creasing the pay OF the judges, as provided in the
bill, and mockingly made such amendments as
SOS, 900 or sS5 900 per annum, which elleted from
Leslie "oh now, don't Prank, don't be cap
tious,-his usual remark when Arnim doesn't
20 with his friends.
G-NAsg-ING oP TEETH.
Fash, colored, was opposed to the Increase OF
salary, and said, substantially: II the judges
can't discharge their duties for what they now
get, let lem resign; there are plenty good men to
take their places, and would be glad to get them.
There's report around here that there's not one
on the bench worth two thousand dollars o year.
In old times the judges lived on three thousand
dollars year. This one thousand dollars add
| tional that we propose to give to these judges
would establish two excellent schools; and want
| to see more schools for my people and less law
| the less the people so into court the better To-:
! them. The senators, il seems. do not come here
to represent the interests Of the people, but the
interest Of the officers. This isn't the first time
have been bothered about these judges; was
pcstered abou. increasing their salaries long be-
fore the session commenced. The senators are
always after increasing the salaries OF something
or other Last session 1t was the railroads, now
it's the judges, next wen have the land commits
son-and God knows what next.
JUDGR NOT, &C.
Cain, coored, was also opposed to any increase
OF salary and said, substantially 1t seems TO me
that the object OF the Republican party Is to be all
OF the time increasing the salaries OF its ocials
and the people are complaining OF 1t, and rightly
too, for they have to pay for it. The opposition
papers OF the State are asserting that the Rcpub
lican party are sqaandcrlng the peoples money,
and fear they say it with great deal Of truth.
Truth is a thing that can't be gotten over 1t is
sometimes hard to lake, especially when told by
the opposition, but, as said fear the papers are
coming "mighty nigh the truth" Besides, cur
officials do now get good salaries-and with these
and perquisites ald-I like to have said steal
ings, but wont, but mean it nevertheless,
for doubt not some Of them do like our officials
down at Charleston seem to do-rob by law and
steal by governmental declaration. do not so
much object to increasing the salaries OF the
the Judges OF the Supreme Court don't want
them to get weathy-but when 1t "comes
to the Circuit Judges, ,''-wcll, | say, God help
the people and.
WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH IT?
Leslie interuptng, asked If Cain would sup
port u motion to give all the judges OF the Su-
preme Court four thousand five hundred dollars
per annur,, to which he replied: We'll, don't
know, suppose 80, If you think they could
manage to exc out an existence and no. starye
upon that amount
Leslie WE'LL we'll try them year on that, and
II they starve wen give their successors more
Cain. Well, all right, III agree to that but I'll
state then, when we come to the Circuit Judges
will be in favor OF cutting down their salaries
about three thousand dollars.
ASPIRATIONS.
Arnim moved to give the judges twenty thous-
ond doyloro coeb IIn din not know what to think