The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-14

the Ku-Klux" The bill provides for o special
tax of - mills on the dollar, to be levied
upon the Counties of Newberry. Union, Spar
tanburg, Laurens, York, Chester, Lancaster,
FAIRFIELD and Chesterfield, the tax go collect
ed to constitute fund for The pensioning Of
the widows and orphans of such persons as
have been or may be killed by the ruthless
hands of an organization known az the Ku-
Klux, the said persons (the widows and Or
phans aforesaid are doubtless intended by
this word persons although by the language
of the bill the corpses are indlcated.-PIoKEr)
to make applications to the county treasurers
for their pensions at the rate Of dollars
per year.
the further sale, issue or hypothecation OF any
bonds under any act heretofore passed by the
Legislature. The bill prohibits the financial
from selling pssdgTng or
Legislature; II any such bonds are issued,
neither the principal nor the interest shall be
paid; the secretary Of State Ia prohibited from
fixing the seal of the State to any more bonds
printed under authority of any act Of the Leg
lslatnre; the Governor is required to call 10 all
bonds printed but not signed, or signed but
not issued, and burn them up as fast as re-
ceived, in the presence Of the treasurer, comp
troller-general, Encouragement, Lieutenant
Governor, speaker of the House, and the chair
men of the finance COMMITTEES Of the Senate
and ways and means committee Of the House.
A concurrent resolution was Introduced by
Hayne whereby the Joint special Investigating
committee Is discharged and ordered to report
at once by what means, from whom and by
what authority, they have been paid their per
G;os and mileage.
Hayne also introduced his bill, previously
noticed. to regulate The fare 10 be charged by
railroads for passengers. 1t provides that Nc
railroad in the State shall charge more than
two and half cents per mile for carrying pas
sengers under q penalty OF slOo nne ana I'm I'm
ceediug twenty days. Passengers are author
lied to refuse to pay more, ana II elected may
bring actions and recover damages.
Hunter introduced bill to prevent the
sale of lottery tickets, which provides that If
any person, CT persons, snall open, SCI on
foot, carry on, promote, make or draw puo.
licly or privately any lottery OF scheme q
shall. by such ways and means, expose to
sale any house or houses, lands or real estate,
or any goods or chatrels, cash or written evil
dences Of debt, or certificates of claims, or
| apylhipg of value whatever. every person 80
offending shall, on conviction, be fined IN
sum not exceeding $1,000 or be imprisoned for
a term not exceeding, one year, or ooth; Any
way concerned in lottery by acting as own
er or agent inths State for any lottery scheme,
either IN or out Of the State, shall be punished
| In like manner.
| The House then proceeded to the considers
\ ltion of the Governors message, returning,
without his approval, an act tocharter the
Northwestern Railroad Company OF South
Carolina, and after debate OF about an hour,
participated In by Singleton, MObley, Jami-
son. Duncan, Wilkes, Jones, Hurley ct al.
the act was passed over the veto by avote OF
ffty.fiye to twenty-six, being one vots more
than the requisite two-lhirds, and ordered to
be sent 10 the Senate. PICKET