The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-11
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former and the other half for the use Of the
county.
1.-THE UNITY AND pRIFHosuIr SOCIETY,
OF Char, sion," ts the name of the society wk!ch
is now pettioning the Legislature for lncorrora-
tion. william Eden, Robert Morrison, }. n Izar.i,
Robert Toner, Charles G. Lcse ana J. J. Cunnc.
Vile, are the names Of the parties in the bill for
incorporation, which, however, docs not s,utc the
special object Of the society.
MINORS.
bill TO relieve minors bounl to service by ln-
den;urc, and claiming that the service 10 which,
during the existence OF tho pro. isional govern
ment OF this State, the agents OF the Precdman,s
bureau bound minors by iEdcntures has. In -nany
instances, proved oppressive and injurious to the
minors, was read the second time in the House
to-day, and ordered to be engrossed. II author
izes magistrates to exercise Jurisdiction over all
such cases, and 10 entertain and settle all COM
plants arising between the parties to such con.
tracts; and when, in their Judgment, sufficient
cause shall bc shown thcr eIor, TO nnnul articles
OF lndenture.
TuB SUMTER MANrpAcTuRING COMPANY
Is the name under which MeSsrs. John b. Muore
q. W. Bradford, J. 7. Solomons, J. d. Banding,
L. W. Noise, r. u. Cain, r. b. Fraser, ID. Il. McLall-
rim and others, desire 10 be counted rs q body
corporate, {wilh capital or one hundred thou-
sand dollars 10 be divided aud issued In shaYes OF
one hundred dollars each,) 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.
CiiATTER Or JUDGES.
Tie Senate had for to-day IS consideration thirty
general" and three special orders, hut did very
little more Than to dispose of general order NUN.
Der three"-a report or the Committee on the Ju.
dietary on n bill TO increase tue salaries OF the
Justices or the Supreme Court and OF the Circuit
Judges. Tho report recommended that as "nve
thousand dollars per annurn Is tho ssc. ,ha.
ought To he rendered to secure upon the bench Of
the Surreisc Court proper legal ability, and IL IL
the least SUN that men OF suiticicnt ability TO 20
there can afford to accept" the Chief Justice and
his associates should receive that amount and
that as the "lasors Of the FIRST Circuit were
probably double that Of any other in the state,
and the cxpcnse OF living in the City OF Charles.
ton Is four times as great US in any other cir
cult" the judge OF that circuit Judgc Carpenter)
Should receive five thousand dollars per annuln.
THOSE WHO REIGN SUPREME.
As soon as tue report was called up, there were
numerous motions made to table IL, which, after
considerable discussion, was done ana the bill
ITO Increase the salaries OF the justices OF the Su
prcmc Court and OF the Circui, Judges intro.
dscedin the Senate on the 9Th Of January last.
was ordered up for consideration. This biz pro.
vlded that from the first day OF the current fiscal
year the salary OF the Chief Justice shall be four
thousand five hundred dollars per annuni. and
the salaries OF the associate justices aud the cir.
cult Judges shall 6e four thousand dollars pcr au
mum each.
REviLE NOT THH JUDGES
frank Arnm seemed 10 ScoG at the idea Of ill.,
creaslng the pay OF the judges as provided in the
bill, aud mockingly made such amendments as
$4,000 or s35, ,oOo per annum, which cicitcd from
Leslie. "oh now, don't Frank, don't bo cap.
tous'-hs usual remark whcn Arnlm doesn't
so with his friends.
G-NAsH-ISo oP TERrH.
Nash, oolored, was opposed TO the increase OF
salary, and said, Substantially: If The Judges
can't discharge their duties for what they now
get 'ss.cn yasisu; thcr-s aTc plenty oo r,e,. L,
take their places, and would be glad to get their.
There's report around here that there's not one
OIL the bench worth TWO thousand dollars year.
In old times the judges lived on thrce 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 moro schools for my people and less law
the less the people go into court the better for
them. The senators, II seems. do not come here
TO represent the interests OF the people, but III.
interest OF the officers This Isn't the first time
have been bothered about these judges; | was
pcstered about increasing their salaries long he.
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 we'll have the land commits
slon-and Goi knows what ncX:.
JUDGE NOT, 40
CIn, colorcd, was also opposed to any inc:e
nf 10 o,lr1u "a
that the object of the Republican party Is to be all
OF The time Increasing tho salaries OF its officials
and the people are complaining OF it, and rightly
TOO, for they have To pay for IL. The opposition
papers OF the State arc asserting that the Ecpub
ican party arc sqnandcring the peoplc's money,
and fear they say H. with great deal of truth
Truth ls q thing shat cans be gotten over it In
sometimes hard to take, especially when told 10y
the opposition, but, az sad fear the papers are
coming mighty nigh the truth.n Besides, our
officials lo now get good s3larca-and with these
and lerTuisiteS und-I like to layc said steal
inSs, but wont, but mean it nevertheless,
for doubt not some OF them do Ike our officials
Gown az Charleston seem to 'lo-rob by law ana
steal by governmental declaration. do no: SO
much object TO increasing the salaries OF the
the judges OF the Supreme Court don't want
them to get wcalthy-but when j, "comcs
w stc SHcois JuueeSr'-Hcn, say, God help
the people and-.
VIVA" WILL THEY Do WITH TIP
Leslie, lnternpting. asked II Cain would sup.
port motion to give all the judges OF the Su-
prcmc Court four thousand five hundred dollars
per annnm, to which lie replied: We'll, don't
Know, I suppose 20, II you think they could
manage 70 exc out an existence and not s,aryc
upon that amount
ieelic. Well wen try them year on that, and
II they staryc we'll give thci. successors more
Cain. Wcll all right, III agree TO that, but III
state then, when we come to the Circuit Judges
will bcin favor OF cutting down their salaries
about three thousand dollars.
AscIRATl0Rs
Arnim moved to give the judges twenty thous.
and dollars cash. lie did not know what to think
OF The Judiciary Committee In recommending
such tremendous salaries. lie believed TINT each
member OF the Judiciary Committee wanted to be
a Judge, and !laa recommended thom high salaries
SO that they could enjoy shcni il they ever got 10
BIC judges.
ARE THINGS As THEY sEENe