The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-17

CHARLESTON,
'good and lawful?' a resolution will be intro
duced in the Senate asking for another inrestiga-
ton and another report, which, 1t is to he hoped,
will be more satisfactory.
THE CHARLESTON FLOUR EspEcToR.
In my last letter gave petition signed by the
Mayor and several OF the Aldermen, requess.a e
the General Assembly to grant them the power TO
abolish the Office OF flour inspector, In order shat
they might select proper person, and stay the
courts from extra judicial interference This
petition, which, according to the statemeHssof the
clerk of the City Council, was not agreed to or
presented at any session Of the Council, recitcd
that petition signed by "about three hundred
rnerchantsn was presented to the Council, "set.
ting forth the incapacty OF the said Ayergl.' AS
an offset to the petition OF the City Council, Mr..
C. N AverEl, flour inspector, has here petition,
requesting the Legislature to take mo action in
the premises, but leave the questions is be decid-
ed by the courts.n This petition has numerous
signatures; among them such responsible firms as
Gee. ". Williams & Co., Stenhouse Il Co, West Il
Jones, knobeloch & Small, John 4 1heo Getty,
Jacob Small & Co., Campsen Co., j. c. H. Claus.
sen, Mordecai & Co., Werner d Ducker, Burck-
mycr & Co., r. NJ. Butler, Nuger Ravenel,
Holmes & Calder, J. Robinson, J. a. Ens!ew & Co.,
I. ]. Kerr & Co., Street Bros. & Co., w L. Chafee
L. Co.. and Henry Bischotf & Co.
THE PETITION,
which is as follows, will probably be presented
to both Houses on Monday:
To the Honorable the Members OF The Senate and
House OF Representatives orthe STATE HfSouth
Carolina:
The undersigned citizens Of the State Of South
Carolina respectfully show 10 your honorable
bodies, that in the reports OF the proceedings OF
the Legislature, published IN the newspapers OF
the City OF Charleston, OIL the 18th January. lSI0,
IL is stated that there has been presented IL the
House OF Representatives memorial OF the
Mayor and Aldermen OF tile CITY OF Charleston,
praying "for an enactment to remove {. n. Aver
liz, the nour inspector in Charleston" or ''Gor
authority to remove the said c. N. Averill, Hour
Inspector" That application was Immediately
made to the clerk OF the City Council for copy
Of said memorial, but the clerk stated that no
suck memorial had ever been agreed to by the
City Council at any meeting, nor presented to
them while in session, and that he had never
seen OF heard OF the said memorial before the no.
tice Of it in the newspapers. Your memorIaists
are therefore unable TO know what Is prayed
in the said memorial Of the City Council, nor
the grounds upon which the Legislature is asked
to Interfere; but your memoralists, as dealers
and consumers Of 1Our, are deeply interested In
cient discharge Of Its Important duties. Your me-
morialists therefore show unto your honorable
bodies that the office OF aour inspector was cs-
tablshed by the State in 1885, and the original act
has been from time to time amended by the Lcgis-
lature, the last amendment OF the law having
been made by the present Legislature In Septem
ber 1865. That in all OF these acts tile Office Is re-
cognized as one which concerns the interest OF
all the citizens OF the State, although, for greater
convenience, the power Of appointment Of the
officer was, In 1854 transferred from the Cover
nor, to whom 1t was originally gl"en, TO the City
Council OF Charleston. hat the question whether
the said officer Is State or city officer is now
pending before the courts of the State; and your
memoralists pray that your honorable bodies will
not by your legislation, interfere with the cases
now pending, nor with the rights uf the parties
concerned in said litigation. Your nemOriallSts
further show that the incumbent Of the said
office c. N. Ayerlll, Is perfectly competent. ana
discharges his responsible duties TO the perfect
satisfaction of the business community who are
interested; and they trust that your honorable
bodies will not, either directly or indirectly,
abridgc his rights. II the hour Inspector Is q
Slate officer, then, under the seventh article Of
the State constitution the incumbent cannot he re.
moved except by impeachment, or by an address
requesting his removal, passed by two-thrds OF
both Houses OF the General Assembly for causes Set
forth in said address, and after lie has had full
hearing before the said houses. And II The said
onlce Is state office, then the incumbent is en-
titled to hold his ollce until removed in the man.
ner prescribed In Il constitution; ami your me.
moriallsts are advised that even II the Legsla.
turc should enact that the CITY Council OF Charles
ton shall hereafter have the power OF removal
from said oNlce. such action cannot abr!dge or
change the rights of the incumbent, who Is now
a sutOr in the courts OF the State for the mainte
nance OF his rights which the City Council OF
Charleston have endeavOred TO infringe But any
legislation on the subject OF this office would,
your memOralists are convinced, have al in
furious effect upon the flour business OF the city
and State, by creating doubts as to the rights OF
Ina nfl n
CATION, from the effects Of which the community
lave already suffered, and still suffer- Your me-
mOralisis, therefore, pray your honorable bodies
to take no action In the premises but to leave the
questions to be decided by the courts.
RELIEF FOR THE FARMERS.
Yesterday Arnlm, without previous notice, in.
troduced ''b for the relief OF the farmers of the
State,n which recites that whereas there are many
Of the citizens OF this State engaged in agrlcutu-
raj pursuits who are unable to procure the means
of working their farms therefore, be it enacted
that one million Of dollars in bonds be approprat-
oa for the advan:.a to farmers to assist them In
making their crops; that the Governor may an
poiut in each county person to endorse recon-
mcndations for an advance, to be Secured by
lien on the crop, provided that the appointment
be made from the public officers OF the county.
who shall discharge the duties Of the office with.
out compensation. IIayne moved that eighteen
thousand copies be printed, which received no
second. 1t was ordered TO be printed aud con.
sidercd on Monday. ltis considered rs Durlesque
on tho bill TO give the land commissioners one
million dollars to purchase lands for tue landlcss
A SINKING FUSD.
Gin Yesterday introduced n bill 20 provide for
sinking fund and management OF the same. 1t
provides that for the purpose OF paying the pre-
sent Indebtedness Of the State, and the interest
thereon, and such further Indebtedness rs may
hereafter be contracted by the S:ate :ile Govern.
or, the Comptroller'Gcneral and The Attorney
General, bc constituted commissioners, TO be
known and designated as "The Commissioners
OF the Sinking Fund.-" to receive and manage the
incomes and revenues hereafter set apart and ap-
Piled to the sinking fund Of the States that it shall
be the duty OF the commiss ioners to sell anu
convey for and on behalf Of the State, oil
such real or personal property belonging 10 the
State as is not devoted to educational or charitable
purposes, said sales to be made from time TO
time aud upon such terms as they MAY deem
most advantageous to the State. The proceeds
OF all such sales shall be set aside and devoted TO
the sinking fund OF the State; that the commits
sioners shall annually report to the General AS
sembly the condition OF the sinking fund, and
all sales or other transactions connected there
witll and all the revenues derived from such
sales shall be applied to the cxtngushment of
the public debt in such manner as may hereaf.