The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-05
ruospuA7Es AND THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT.

| Of South Carolina Tor phosphate Tocks anu phos-
phate deposits. Cain at once moved that the re.
port be laid on the table, an' the bill be taken M
! for q second reading, which was adopted, the
| bill reaI a second time and then considered Sec
| tion oy sections. A motion to strike out the en-
! actment clause was defeated, whercupon Nash
moved that the names Of Edward Willis anu
Alexander r. Chisolm be stricken ont OF the list
of incorporators. The motion was adopted
| After this about seventy motions to postpone or
amend the bill were made by the opponents of it.
but finally it was, after receiving several am end
ments, read second time by sections and order:
cd to be cngrossed for third reading, by vote
| of nineteen to two as follows: ieas-Barbcr
Cain, Corbin, Dickson, Duncan, Greene, Hayes,
Johnston, Lunney, Montgomery, Maxwell, Nash
Owens, Raincy Reid, Rodgers Swails, Sims and
wimbush-lo. Nays-Arnim aud lIoyt-2.
TIE ELL. As IT NOW STANDS.
| This is the bill which created so much excite
mcnt in CharlcSton-the one which was called q
"monopoly,n 10 financial bed OF roses In which
reposed a snaEc,n and various other names, both
poetic and otherwise The bill, as it now stands.
is very different from the one introduceL it is
quite meek, and has not the strength, If 1t had
the inclination to grasp and strangle in its clutch
es ''tue wealth and power' and votes OF the State;
it is q Samson shorn OF its lOcGs-"a financial
bed of roses" with the flowers scorched and
withered, with the snake reposng therein scotch
ed The sections OF the bill as it stands, after
pulling through the Senate and leaving portion
OF its strength at every step, are as follows:
SECTION /. That the State Of South Carolina
does hereby give and grant unto inc following
named persons, to wit: George W. Williams,
Charles Z. Coe, James IT, Taylor. Joseph r. Robt-
ertson, Edwin Platt, William l.. Bradley, James
Bridge Jr William Birnie, and such other per-
sons as they may associate with them, the rigHt
to dig, mine AMI remove, for the full term OF
twenty-one years, from the beds OF the naVigable
streams and waters within the jurisdiction Of the
State OF South Carolina, the phosphate rock and
phosphate deposits Provided. that the persons
named anu their associates shall not, In any way,
interfere with the free navigation OF the nayiga-
BILE streams and waters OF the State or the private
rights of any citizen or citizens residing upon or
owning lands upon the banks OF the said naVlga-
BILE rivers and waters OF the State.
SEC. 9. That this gift and grans Is made upon
the representation that said grantees shall pay
to the State OF South Carolina the sum OF one
dollar per ton for every ton OF phosphate rock or
phosphate deposits dug, mined or removed from
the said nayigable rivers and waters OF the state
And further, that said grantees shall pay Into the
treasury Of the Slate the sum OF five hundred dol
lars as a license fee before commencing business
under sQiu grant.
SEC. 3. Before commencing operations under
associates shall file, or cause 10 be filed in the
Office OF the State auditor. 4 bond In the penal
sum OF tlrty thousand dollars, conditioned That
said grantees and their associates Shall make
true and faithful returns 10 SAID State auditor
annually on or before the first day OF October,
aud oftcncr ifrequrCd by the State auditor. of the
number Of tons uf phosphate rock and phosphate
deposit dug, mined and removed by them from
the beds Of the navigahle streams and waters
OF the State and shall punctually ray to the State
treasurer se;ni-annualy, ON the lrst day OF Ocio-
ber, one dollar per ton Tor every ton OF pnOs
phate rock and phosphate deposit by them dug,
mined and removed from the beds Of the navi-
gable streams AMI waters Of the State, during
the six months preceding. Said bond TO ID: re.
newed annually, and approved by the attorney- @
associates shall be open 10 the inspection OF the
State auditor, or agent duly appointed b. linn !or
that purpose.
ExcLuslrENEss
1t was on motion Of Corbin that the royalty
was made one dollar per ton, although an at.
tempt was made to make It fifty cents. Had he
moved that it be made fifty cents instead Of one
dollar, IL is probable that The motion would have
been adopted. When q motion was made to
amend his motion by inserting "1fty cents In
lieu of one dollarn lie gladly accepted the amend
ment, but twas too late. Calm Sprang to hls
feet and said: .The State can get one dollar per
ton from this company; l believe that the State
should do as people arc advised to do, and gene
rally act upon the advice-gct all yon can ard
hold fast to al you get" After this remark the
question was decided, and one dollar fixed as the
ROYALTY. The motion to strike out the word sex
elusive" met with no opposition, yet 1t has been
the ''bull's-cye" in this target OF the State-onc
at which everybody nearly has hurled SHOT OF
some kind. 1t is reported that the word is to be
buried with all the honors aud that the Commit
the on interpretations. which drew such poetic
and gorgeous reG pictures of its causes and ef
fects," will be appointed to compose an culogy TO
be read at the grave.
OTHER PHOSPHATE ELLIS.
There are now pending in The Senate two bills
relative rn phosphates-one ito incorporate the
South Carolina Chemical and Mining Company,
and to license aud authorize and empower the
same to dig and mine in certain navigabe rivers
in this State under certain restrictions and con
ditons;n the other ITO regulate the digging ami
mining of phosphate deposits from the navis able
streams and waters Of the State.' Whether they
will be passed or not, cannot be stated with any
certainty. 1t is thought hy some that the cor
poratogs in these bills will not desire "lo dig,
mine or remove" phosphates, knowing that to do
so they will have to pay dollar u ton for The
privilege. II this be the case, the company whose
bill passed to day will have the .cXclusivc rightn
as much as If the word exclusive" had not been
stricken out.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
In the House, to-day, Lawrence Cain introduc-
ed joint resolution providing that the two
houses meet in joint assembly OIL Friday, Fclrua-
ry H. at o'clock p. NJ, for the purpose Of elect
Ing an associate justice OF the Supreme Bench for
the term OF six years, commencing the 3Oth day
Of July next. 1t was adopted and sent to the
Senate, in which body it was laid over under the
rules. do not think there will be an election to
supply the full term.
TOO MANY MURDERS.
1t will be remembered that the chief o! the con-
stabulary force reported in his annual report the
number or arrests that had been made by his
force, OF which number ffty-four were for muir
der. Since the report was made there has been
some inquiry which has led 10 the belief that
there were arrests set down for more murders
than were committed. In connection, to-day in
the House. Doyle introduced the following con-
current resolution, which was adopted and order
ed to be sent to the Senate
Whereas The State constable, in his Official re-
port does not give the names OF persons murder
ed in the different counties Of the State during
the past year, but tile number only; and "a II Is
desirable to have the name OF each person. there
fore, he it
Resolved Bv the House OF Representatives., the
Senate cuncurrnr That the State constable Uc