The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-13
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
Contracts made in Confederate Money
E1r. Cor!in's sBtn-Obtnining Property
Under False Pretences-r Ii 3 Doctors
who Disagrcc-Gencral Proceedings.
rFpou OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. !

TFRoI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
r.ou,J,IBIA, S. c., January II. Mr. Corbin's
bill 10 determine the value OF contracts made II
Confederate States notes or their equivalent
introduced in The Senate to-day, will be found
worthy the special attention of business men
throu. hout the State. Ii has been drawn
with great care and is intended as means oi
raal;rg equitable settlements of the many
knotty questions and cases in dispute, growing
out o! tho saio or purchase OF property during
the way. Tic bill will certainly rebound to
the homer ostic author, who is leading mem
Der OF the General Assembly, and one OF its
hardest vUfkers. The bill gives Q carefully
arranged scale Of the value of Confederate
notes an. lcgal-iendcrs Of the United States
duIins the war. It is calculated to save the
cxpcnse OF civil suits and save much time and
litigation. This bill, together with another
Important bill by Mr.. Corbin 10 punish persons
obtaining property under falso pretences, were
both ordered to be printed. I enclose copies.
These tills are printed in another column.]
In THE SsNATE.-Rainey, chairman OF the
Committee en- Finance introduced in the SEN
ate to-day o bill TO amend an act passed at
the spt cial session to fix the salaries OF cer-
tain State officers. II proposes to increase ts
the sal1ry Of the Private Secretary OF the Coy
ernor from Sl500 to $1,000 per annum, and fixes
the salary OF the State Auditor at $500 year.
Both Of these provisions are so manlfestly Just
in themselves that there IS scarcely doubt OF
the bill passing both branches without oppo-
sitlon. The position of Private Secretary OF
the Governor IN the reorganization OF Jhe
State government is an extremely trying one.
Much of the work that was formerly attended
to by tho Legislature, under the new cousti-
tuition is imposed upon the Governor, requlr-
ing 10 mean ability as well as experience TO
have it properly executed. While the appoint
ment OF Mr. John Hoart gave very genera
satisfaction to all parties, events have shown
that tho Governor has been most fortunate IN
securing his services. The labors OF the othce
frequently require his attendance between nj
teen and sixteen hours out OF every twenty
four.
MIR. Jillson, chairman of che Committee on
Education, presented to-day O 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 tho Medical
College Of the State Of South Carolina, which
was referred to the Commlttee on Education,
and ordered TO be printed. Mr.. Jilson ls also
Superintendent of Education, and by dlnt OF
steady perseverance and attention, IS gradually
bringing order into that department.
Hayne introduced in the Senate to-day pc.
tition of the Amateur Literary and Fraternal
Association Of the City of Charleston" for an
act OF incorporation. The petition is signed by
A. ]. Ransicr, A. A. Aspinall, John n. Gregg,
E. L. Boisden, B. a. Boseiion, J.J. Camln-
vile, and others, colored citizens OF Charles
ton. 1t represents that the society numbered,
in 1858, about thirty young men OF the City OF
Charleston, who formed an association for
tho furthecance of tue intellentual culture OF its
members, and subsequently, IN 1867, cecame
benevolent as well as literary society. De-
sirlpg to make investments OF lts funds they
pray the passage OF an act OF incorporation
with all the rights and privileges usually ac-
corded to incorporated societies. The petition
was referred to tue Committee on ncorpora-
tons.
Mir. Corbin presented favorable report OF
the Committee ON the judiciary on bill from
the House to regulate the practice Of medicine
in this State.
Mr.. Rose made favorable report on the
petition OF the cilizens of Beaufort praying for
a division OF Beaufort County. Ordered for
cons Iteration tomorrow.
Petitions for the removal OF the disabilities
Of ELY Godbold and Cornelius B. Jarvis were
referred.
Mr.. Jillson presented letter from Senator
Coghlan, Of Sumter, rendering his reslgna-
tion.
TX TIE HOUSE, DeLarge, from the Committee
of Ways and Means, submitted the following
report:
The Committee of Ways and Means, toWhom
was referred the petition Of sundry citizens,
taxpayers of st. Helena Parish; also, q similar
petition from sundry Taxpayers, merchants or
the City of Charleston, praying that certain
taxes paid by them under the assessment OF
1866 may be refunded, beg leave to report that
they have considered the same and respectfully
submit the following report
Under the assessment provided by an act OF
tire. General Assembly, passed December, ~,
1866 entitled 'An 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, &c. This tax was paid by the petitioners
subsequently, by order OF General Candy, this
tax was reduced to twenty cents on the hum
dred dollars. The petitioner claim that JUS
tice and equity require that lho 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
PRAYER Of the petitioners ought not 10 be
granted. Tho tax paid by tho petitioners was
lawfully assessed and collected. General Can
by, wio subsequently became Tho supreme
power OF the State, carefully considered the
whole matter and concluded TO reduce the tax
to bo levied il future, but did not provide ior
refnnding any taxes already paid. Yv;.r COM
mittee think it would now be uuwisc 10 attempt
to reconsider the action OF General Candy.
The door would Ec opened loo widely for slrni-
lar claims 10 be made by other parties. The
condition OF the Treasury Of the State will not
warrnlt eng action which diminisbes the funds
OF the State, except upon the most imperative
considerations of legal right. They therefore
resp .ctfullv recommend that the petitioners
have leave to withdraw petitions.
The Recommendation contained in the report
was adopted.
DeLarge also submitted the following report:
The Committee OF Ways aud Means, to whom
was referred 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, and find them correct. The 6uances
OF the estate has been more than successfully
managed, aud the farm and school attached
made almost tselr-supporting. Your committee
are satisfied that said estate has been strictly
managed in accordance with the provisions OF
the will OF john De La Howe.
The report was received as information.