The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-15
rFRoM OUR own CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, February 1S

DARLINGTON COURTHOUSE.
Several weeks since bill was introduced
In the Senate providing that special tax OF two
mills on the dollar be levied on Darlington Coun-
ty for the purpose Of building courthouse-the
old one having been destroyed by "Sherman's
bummers." The bill passed the Senate, and was
sent to the House, which body returned it on FRI
day with an amendment that four mills be levied.
Rainey was opposed to concurring, stating that
the taxable property of the county was s5,l0s,-
$780, and tax Of two mills would realize slo,.
ae1 IS, which amount, he thought, would be
amply sufficient for the purpose. Lunney
thought that as the bridges throughout the coun-
ty needed repairing TAX OF four mills winch
would realize over $50, 1000, would not be toe
much to make the necessary repairs and rebuild
the courthouse. Corbin and Jillson stated that
the building now used as courthouse was more
like barn than anything else, and not decent
barn at that. The former thought that the ten
thousand dollars would be q sufficient amount to
be levied Mt present, and if more were required
the next Legislature could provide for it. After
further debate the Senate refused 10 concur In
the House amendment.
EDUCATIONAL.
In the Senate, on Friday, Jillson, from the COM
mittee on Education, to whom was referred
House amendments to Senate bill to establish and
lRa!ntain n system offree common schools for the
State Of South Carolina, reported back the same
with amendments in printed FORM These amend
ments were more numerous than the sections OF
the original bill. Jillson desired TO slightly amend
two or three OF the amendments, which effort met
with considerable opposition from the colored
senator's who argued that there had been SUM-
cient time wasted over the bill already, aud If the
amendments of the House were amended, 1t
would result in the State being left without q
system OF common schools for another year. Cain
wac rer, bitter on the county school commits.
sioners, asserting hat they had neglected taeir
duty, and iutimating that ,,.eey had oeen oriooea
to secure a certain kind Of text heeAss: !Ason
denied these assertions OF Gains, by stating that
as q general thing the school commissioners had
done the best they could, under the circum-
stances; to which Cain replied, If any had done
that they were as 'tscarce rs hens teeth" Alter
this, one or two slight amendments were made
and the House amendments concurred in. The
Educ tional bill may now be con.Sc,uered as
passed.
TRIAL JUSTICES.
In the Senate yesterday, Corbin, from the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred
bill to provide for the appointment OF tria. justi
ces. reported back the same with re. ..ommcnda-
tion that the bill do not pass tbs bill, which if
mistake not, was offered b5 Corbln, provides
that there shall be one hrndred and nifty trial
justices in the State, and aboliShes the office OF
magistrate after the first of May next. The rea-
son for this unfavorab,e report is not given by the
Judiciary Committee. 1t was hoped by many That
shis bill would lie passed, as 1t would relieve the
people OF the State Of large numoer OF ignorah1
incompetent magistrates-the whole number Oh
whom holding office is, perhaps, three hundred.
1t IS true that the bill under consideration pro-
vides for the appointment OF one hundred and
fifty trial justices, but as am informed, the Gov
ernor is disgusted with many Of his appointments
and would perhaps, be more careful IN Ills sclec'
ton OF the justices; anyway, the Governor could
not select, as general thing, worse set OF mag
istrates, and an opportunity to Change them
might result in better selection
Tue m-pIc1,RY AND AN ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
A short time previous to Wright's elevation
from the Senate to the supreme bench, ne intro
duced "bll to allow attorneys, assigned TO de-
rend criminals, compensation fo- their services" !"
which was referred to the Judiciary Commlt'ee Oh
that body-of which Wright was also memoer'
This committee, not having tho fear OF the asSo'
cate justice before its eyes, Enade report on Fri
day. recommending that the bill be not passed,
and rather making fun Of it, The report cites
that "the bill proposes new and novel system
for the administration Of Justice If the bill were
adopted and it should become law, we should
have the following spectacle: The Court OF Gene
raj Sessions has been expressly organized with
all its attendants, solicitors, clerk, sheriff, grand
and petit jures which while in session costs the
State about one hundred and fifty dollars day
for the express purpose Of bringing crimi-
nails to justice. The expense OF this great
machinery is borne almost entirely By the State.
Now, If we adopt this BILL we put another attor'