The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-20

and Pickcns, In The former the cou1:y commits.
sioncrs may levy lax Of five mills Sn dollar,
AMI in the latter seven, IL in their Judgement so
much bc necessary, was taken up J.. the House
yesterday.
THE APPROPRIATION FOR cHAELEsigN COUNTY.
Ransicr moved to strike out "thrcp Inillsr and
insert "two mills' for Charleston County. The
chairman OF the county commissioners had as
snrcd Him that il would take only $4,000 to run
the county next year. DcLargc was u the opinion
that Sl5o,oso would not bc too m,o:il. lie had
travelled over The county last summer AMI found
that the roads and bridges were noL.n good con.
dition. lie didn't believe that tic Chairman OF
the county commissioners lAfilleri kL',y anything
about the county, as lie sat i'll Ills ollsc ali OF the
time; another ono OF The commissioners, (Alder-
man wnil,l was in the custonlhouse ,rad an alder
man, and the only one who knew anything about
II was now In tile city, tsTcI.aughu,s now oil the
floor Of the House. and lie had assured him ithe
speakcr) that 1t would take s75coe, TO pay the
county fees, jurors dieting OF prisoners, &C., and
at least $4,000 more to repair ihc .oatls and
bridges. T0mlinson moved, as q Compromise,
two ana u half mills, which would glyo the couu.
ty 100000, (votcd down.) Whippc.' sarcastic
ally inquired or Ransicr If Miller chairman
OF the county commissioners, was sAch q nan
that lie would rely upon his asscr ions in any
business trasaciions. Ransicr. We'll, oh yes. De-
Large That chairman knows no more about his
county than the man i'll the noon SHOWS how
much money there Is in my pocket. Ransicr. II
tho chairman Is not reliable and don't know the
necessities Ol the people, why do Sou want 70
give him Si5000o? Del.argc. Well, ildn,t know
the chairman was the board before know there
is one gentleman Oh the board, ,rcl.srlng TO Nc.
LaughliiD In conjunction with the othcc ono,
tWaiD who, believe, makes a majority. Jcrvey,
slf n hn f.It-,
led the county over and he knew that $4,000
would not put the bridges in proper order. Final.
ly, Eansicr's amendment was voted down. To-
day there WAS some little discussion ever tho rcso-
luiton but it was adopted and sent tS the Senate.
In which body it received its first reading.
Caucus.
The prominent mcuibcrs OF the Legislature, 1t
is reported, held n caucus yesterday, end resolved
that the General Assembly Should Iiot entertain
any b!ll or resolution having for ..s object the
funding OF any issues, old or new OF the Bank OF
the State or FOR the redemption OF honds issued
for supplies ani other purposes under the acts of
1851: also, TO s;rkc from the trcusurcr's books
everything concerning The war debt.
THE LABOR BILL.
The House bill 10 provide for tile better protec-
tion OF ahorcrs, ;ind for the appol, tment OF
commissioner Of contracts In each caunty OF tile
State, s based upon the memorial Of The colorc,l
Labor Convention which met here u few weeks
ago.
II provides that the Governor with .hc consent
OF the Senate shall appoint In each County OF the
state q discreet and suitable person, who shall be
designated rs commissioner OF Contracts,n % and
Whose duty shall he 10 examine aud attest ail
contracts between planters and n0orers, when
presented 10 Him for thai purpose; to read and
explain The same 10 the contracting parties, and
to act rs advisory counsel for the la5orer in all
cases Of arbitration arising under Ills contract;
that all contracts made between planters or their
agents and laoorcrs. shall clearly set forth the
conditions upon which the laborcr or laborcrs
engaged to work, including the length of
time, The amount OF wages i0 he paid,
portion of the cron oi r.ons such cnatrncts shall
be witnessed by one or more disintcrestcd person
or PERSONS aud at the request or either OF the
tracing parties, bc executed beforcthe comInls-
sloncr OF contracts who shall receive Zee OF fifty
ce=:s Cor each ccn.rac 50 executed, 20 &c esld by
sideration for labor Is snare the crop or crops
an equitable division Of the same shall be made
whercon the crop or crops was or w,rc raised ani
harvested Ana in case the contracting parties
fail 10 agree upon such equitable division then tn.
same Snul he made ey inc commissioner of con.
tracts. who shall receive compensation the
sum OF two doi,aiS = day for the time employed
and actual travelling expenses; the same
to be shared equally between the contract
ing parties. Provided, That II either Of
the parties he IN ieht to the other, The
be settled and paid by such amount or portion OF
Tie shnrc or shares OF the party SO indebted, rs
such amount as shall be set apart by the commits
sioncr OF contracts; that whenever laborcrs are
working for wages or for share OF the crop or
crops said laborcr5 shall hivo u prior lien upon
said crop or crops, In whosoever hands It Inay
be; and In case the cropo crops are disposed OF
fore tue claim OF the laborer or aborers slinll
have been satisfied then the snId claim shall con.
stirute lien upon the lnnd cultivated by the Ia.
borcr or laborers; sai'l claim to be recoverabIc
by civil nction In any court OF competent
iurlsdIetIoni that suits ut law OF an classes
nj .I.,
them, or shares OF crops, shall have precedence
on the calendar OF the courts over all other civil
Is hereby aboiisied; that all due bills given by
planters to laborcr5 Shall specify, In terms, the
special consideration for which the same shall
have been given, ana shall he transferable NJ the
option OF the holder, AMI shnll operate as 4 lien
upon the crop and land Whenever such due bill
hours shall constitute n lawful days work for nil
mechanics and lnborcrs engaged In manufacto-
ries or In any business requiring skilled labor.
An attempt was made obrng 1t yp to-day, but
1t was defeated by the opposition OF DcLarge,
whe stated that he had learned enough about To-
borers and contracts while In the bureau, and
he thought 1t was best to let the subject alone It
was dangerous one to mcddlc with.
TEACHERS SALARIES.
The Joint resolution recommending that the
time Within which claims OF teachefs for services
rendered during the year commencing October
81, 1867, shall be presented for payment, be en-
tended TO the first day OF March, 1870 received its
second reading in the Senate today. Johnstone's
resolution, providing that the Treasurer OF the
State lie authorized to pay the accounts OF school
tcaclicrs, for services rendered in the year 1862
ut rate not less than ive cents per day for each
scholar, was referred to the Committee on Edu.
cation.
REPEAL OF THE TOWNSHIP ACT.
In the Senate, today, was received and ordered
to bc cngrossed for its third reading tho House
bill providing for the act entitled ".An act to or.
ganIzc townships, aud to define their powers and
privileges" be repealed, except that portion Of
tile same fixing the number, names and beuntia-
rles OF the respective townships OF the respective
counties. This was intended 10 Kill Corbin's bill
but as Corbn has the obstInacy or mul., 1t
Is not probable that he will allow his bill to
be choked in this wny, especially as the advan-
tagc Of his absence was taken TO accomplish It,
THAT CONGRIssIOSaI AUTHORIZATIONS