The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-21
The State Penitentiary-The Columbia
Extension Bill--Thc Relief of the Poor
STRAY Items.
rrRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, February 10.
THE PESITENTIARY.


rial from the State Works at Greenville nave
neccssitated the enlargement of the machine shop,
which is now almost complete In all It's details
There are at present three hundred and three
convicts in confinement, including nineteen in
the hospital. The manufacturing rs we'll as the
making up of clothing, boots, &C., are carried on
successfully. A new branch OF industry-that OF
manufacturing brooms for the market-has been
added, and worked with success. The food Is
sound and healthy, sufficient in quantity and
well prepared. No complaints OF Ill treatment,
or cruelty, have been reported by the prisoners,
nor have the committee ascertained any Know
ledge OF such through their intercourse with the
guards and employees. The committee respect
fully recommend an increase over last years
appropriation OF fifty per cent, In consequence
of the increased number OF convcts, necessitating
additional outlay for material, food, &C.; also 70
enable the erection Of permanent workshops
those at present in use being mere temporary
erections The committee concur with the re-
concentrations OF the Governor, and the board
Of directors that the salary OF the superintendent
be increased from $4,000 to s3o00 also concars and
recommends that small farm OF one hundred
acres, more or less be attached to the institution
for the employment OF shorttermed convicts.
ANOTHER JOB FOR JOE CREWS.
In both bodies OF the General Assembly yester-
day was introduced o joint resolution providing
that the committee appointed by Joint resolution
OF the General Assembly, entitled 50 joint resolu-
ton to appoint q committee Of investigation for
the Third Congressional District" passed March
20, 1869, be authorized to make such investigation
as they may deem proper in the facts and clrcum-
stances attending the late Congressional election
in the Fourth Congressional District or this STATE
and to compel the attendance OF witnesses and
to send for papers. The said committee shall re-
ceve the same pay and allowances for the time
occupied in said investigation as Is allowed by
the Joint resolution herein referred to, to be
drawn and paid in the same manner. In the
House tile resolution was referred to the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections, and in the Senate
1t was laid over under the rules. The
committee OF which Joseph Crews tthe In
diyidual who talks OF "blood and thunder' un-
til one is forcibly reminded OF the thrilling blood
curling recital in that celebrated novel, "Blood
for Blood, or the Revcngeful Chinch,'D is chair
man, have not yet reported the facts connected
with that "dark ard bloody ground, ~ clde MS. OF
report, the Third Congressional District. Accord
ing to general talk, the report will tell OF out
RACES, hair-breadth escapes. blood, dlggers, COL
flns assassinations intimldatIons, enough to form
groundwork for several .tories to supply the New
York Ledger until resurrection time. The fact
that joseph Crews, o Radical, dared to venture
among such bloody, reckless set OF ku-klu2
and Democrats as frequent that district, speaks
volumes In his praise; and his report lor the read
ing OF which nearly all OF the Radicals have sup
piled themselves several thousands OF grains OF
salt) will remain lasting record OF his pluck and
endurance. In the resolution offered yesterday
in the Senate, there is provision "that the COM
mittee shall NOT receive pay for any time after the
26th day Of March proX.,n which will not please
the committee as much as the remainder OF the
resolution.
CoLUHBIA EXTENSION
Yesterday the Senate passed a bill extending
the limits OF the City Of Columbia. An amend
ment introduced by Donaldson, providing that an
election for mayor and aldermen OF the city shall
be held on the first Tuesday Of April. $50, and
on the first Tuesday OF April every two years
thereafter, was adopted. The present city Off
GERS, whose terms do not expire for year or two,
were elected by the Democrats AS man living
in the present city limits Is about to plant eighty
acres of his city land in cotton, anu Us there Is
any number OF vacant lots, it will be seen that
there was no necessity for the extension, and
that the object OF the bill believed to have been
sired by Scott. Neagle, Parker co., was to re-
move the present city officers and secure the
election OF Radicals. The vote on the motion to
agreeing to the bill is: ycas-Allen, Barber, Cain,
Donaldson, HOyt, Hayne, Johnston, Leslie, Lun-
ney, Montgomery, Maxwell, Nash, Rainey, Swails
and Wimbush-15; nays-Mcssrs. Arnlm, Bleman,
Duncan, Foster, Greene Hayes, Owens, Reid,
Rose and Rodgers-i0. During the debate upon
this bill, Leslie talked considerably, anu said,
while speaking G. Democrats making people vote
as they pleased, he was tired OF such things; he
remembered that when he lived in the second
ward OF New York, Jim Friend used to take him
by the ear and say: ''yote for me, d-n you."
THE COLUMBIA BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
For several weeks there has been before the
Senate bill to amend an act to incorporate the
Columbia Building and Loan Association. Upon
1t the Committee upon interpretations made a
lengthy report, which was not satisfactory to tho
Senate, and the bill was then referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee, which reported yesterday,
recommending that it be indefinitely postponed,
upon the ground that the extraordinary priVl-
leges sought by this amendment, in the matter OF
forecloslng mortgages without resort to the
courts, like other corporations and cltizeRs can
not but be regarded with suspicion. The OBJ
lection is more to the special remedies
to collect debts than anything else. The courts
are open to all alike and there all creditors can
60 and have the same or equal remedies; but If
we grant special remedies to this corporation,
such as to enable them to foreclosc mortgage by
simple advertisement in the newspapers, ignor-
ing courts altogether, we give them special advan.
tages and facilities over other creditors which, 1t
must be presumed, Will be taken advantage OF
whenever their pecuniary interests require II.
Equal rights and remedies and none other,
should be given TO all men in business. AS to the
power OF any man to mortgage his real estate,
including the homestead, now, there can be no
more doubt than there is OF his right to sell his
homestead No one pretends to question tile lat
ter; why should they the former, as that is really
only a conditional sale9 This proposition cannot
be thought to be the main Or real object Of the
bill.
MoSOPoLIES.
THE NEWS has already stated that the TWO Dllls
to incorporate the sport Royal Dock and ware
house, and the "Port Royal Improvement" Com
panies, now before the Senate, were believed by
many to he emononolies-uiynC power to Royal