The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-14

| l.. Orr compensation for extra services, was
discussed at great length to-day in the Senate,
about two hours being given TO it. The re-
! mort of the committee recommended that two
thousand dollars be allowed. The evidence
before the committee showed that during 1859
and 10 Judge Orr held court at Abbevllle In
August. 1869, three weeks; at Newberry, Oc-
tober 1869, three weeks; at Edgeheld, January,
1870, three weeks, and at Spartan0urg, Mafch,
1870, three weeks. The report also states .i,aS
the committee is opposed TO extra allowances
| to salaried officers for services rendered; DuL
when. as In the present case, so much more
| service than expected is rendered, IL Is out
just that there should be proper recoSnltlon
| OF il. -u,.
temore, but gotten mp by Mr.. Wilson. from
Anderson. who defended the report OF tne
| committee.
Wimbush opposed it. It was only few days
! ago resolution voting some one i've lhotls-
and dollars for aiding the solicitors had gone
through, and it was hard to find out VINO gol
| IT, Ii the Judges had failed 10 do tler dlltF,
they did not fail 10 draw their salaries. the
Senate should refuse to pay any such ac-
| counts.
QUEER LEGISLATION.
Nash thorrht that they did nothing bnt leg.
islate for lawyers and judges. Leslie ErSed
that this resolution would only open the doof
for many others. He did not oppose the reso-
luton itself. but he thought il contrary TO the
shirt of ,he. constitution Nash got The floor
again. and said he very much suspected that
this changing from one circuit TO another was
| an ARRANGEMENT between the Judges. wilson
| smoke at length, and favored the claim rs q
| lust one. He was conservative, and IN favor
of honest claims, and thought this should be
| paid. Governor Orr had not anticipated this
| increased work when he took the position.
The discussion, as l said before, occupied
much time, and the matter obtained much
prominence-not 80 much on its own merils,
! as on its being an indicator OF olher Ike
claims Mr.. Duvall, from Chesterfield. made a
speech against it. At the close OF what ne
said, the whole matter was indefinitely post
poned by an almost tie vote OF l3 10 IL.
REED1sH's DIVORCE BILL.
The bill of Mr.. Reddish to provide. faI the
granting of divorces, which has not as yet
| been introduced, will be In measure superior
| to that of Mr.. Hagood. The former does
away with q separation from bed and board,
which Is m.rely premium on prostitution.
The Two bills will doubtless be considered In
committee at once. and bill embracing the
| GOOD points of each be reported rs substi-
tute.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS SALARIES.
The education act OF last winter, though
| long time on it's passage and well considered
throughout, needed a trial 10 decide It's weak
noints. It has had that trial, and those weak
| points have in degree been made apparent.
| The school-book arrangement oyer which was
had such long fight, and which was loobed
| long and earnestly, has proven to be COM
| plete humbug. In many cases school commls-
sioners are reported to have taken DOCKS IN
large quantities TO Charleston and other places,
| and disposed OF them at greatly reduced prices.
THE matter Of school Commissioners and SAL
| aries is all at ends, too. Honest reform can
be made here, If anywhere. The salaries,
amounting In the aggregate as they 90 10 a
comparatively small sum, have 10 come out OF
| the appropriation for school purposes, and
making o sad inroad upon 1t. Tnree'niths OF
the appropriation being used for this purpose
means of education right ont OF the hands oil
| The people of the State. Any reduction mere
ia GOOD thing. Mr.. 8. J. Lee, chairman Of
| the committee on county Offices IN the House,
has taken the first rational step, ald reported
bill from that committee scaling the salaries.
| His bill provides for salaries as iollows: Ia
the counties of Abbeville, Cclleton and
Orangeburr the sum OF one thousand dollars;
for The counties of Darlington, Green
vile, Laurens. Marion, Rlchland.. Spar..
tanburg and York eight hundred and
tifty dollars; for Anderson, Chester. Fairfield,
Georgetown, kershaw, Newberry, Union and
Williamsburg, seven hundred dollars; for Car
en,lon, Chesterfield, Horny, Lexington, MARI
boro' and Oconee, five hundred dollars; Barn
we'll eleven hundred dollars; Beaufort and
EdTefield twelve hundred dollars; Pickcns four
hundred dollars; Charleston one thousand eight
hundred dollars. The salaries are to be
drawn quarterly. The total of the salaries Is
twenty-one thousand two hundred and thirty
dollars, or over ten thousand dollars less than
,the estimate OF the superintendent OF educa-
iion, and less by q like amount than were pald
i;.>t year.
This is indeed saving; but the General As
aeInbly can by amending make reduction OF
another ten thousand. Ten thousand dollars
should cover the whole thing. The people,
however, will not quarrel with Mr.. Lee on his
bill, and it is 10 be hoped that 1t will pass.
THE FIRST RECEPTION.
The Governor gave his first reception of the
season tonight. 1t was great Improvement
In all things on the reception oil last winter All
the prominent State officials and many OF the
shining lights oil the government were pres
ent, Including few Reformers. The five
thousand dollars and over appropriated 10
alter The Executive mansion have been eX-
pended, and fair showing made for the
money.
COMPILATION OF THE PENAL STATUTES.
The main discussion in the House to-day was
on a Joint resolution for the purchase OF COM
pilation OF the penal statutes OF the State by
Mr. SeabroOk, OF Charleston. Inc cOlnn!llee
reported allowing him two thousand dollars
for the work. The main argument used against
it was that the work was already Included IN
the compilation of the laws by the code com
missionerS, for which large sum was being
paid BY the resolution the work is to be
passed upon by the chief justice AMI attorney
general, and II approved is TO be purchased.
The resolution was considered thoroughly.
but postponed.
ENORMOUS LICENSES,
Coumbians seem to be indignant at the tax
bill recently adopted by the common council.
The licenses are in many cases heavy and bur
densome, and generally higher than ever be-
fore been levied. The iaX on parties VINO
come from abroad to sell. however, might be
increased 1t is trying 10 merchants here 10
have irresponsible parties, with no expenses
10 pay, come In and undersell them. During
the winter months this is done to an extent
that is surprising.
PARDON GRANTED.
The Governor to-day pardoned young
man. by the name of j. Il: u. Smln, from
Charleston, who was sentenced to five years
Imprisonment for handling stolen goods. He
has already served two years OF Ills time.
HOUSE OF CORRECTION.
4 bill was introduced in the Senate to-day
10 establish house OF correction, Which pro-
vides for an appropriation OF Twelve thousahd
dollars for that purpose. The Governor anu
others are constituted commission 10 allend
10 the matter.