The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-18
THE STATE CAPITAL.
THE WORK OF THE LEG1s14TuRE.
A Wise Bill-The Financial Restora-
tives-A Lively Debate on the Bowen
Report, the Consideration of which 10
Postponed to Monday-Miscellane
Business.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT


[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
COLUMBIA, s. c., December Is.
In the Senate, this morning, Mr.. Dixon in
troiuced an excellent bill to provide for th'
protection of useful animals, which prohibit
the killing Of deer or fawn between the 18th
February and 18th of october, under penalt.
of twenty dollars; any person found with fresl
venison in his possession during the prescribed
period in each year to be held responsible
therefor and punished accordingly. The sec
ond section prohibits any person from hunting
over the lands OF another, without first obtain
ing written permission, under a penalty o
twenty dollars. Another section prohibit:
the hunting between the 18th Of Februar!
and the 18TH of October, with dog or gun, the
catching, killing, injuring or selling of wilc
flrk-ys. quail or partridge, ruffied grouse q. Of
pheasan,s, under penalty OF ten dollars fol
each offence. Section inflicts penalty ol
ten dollars upon any person who shall Kill
birds which feed on insects, to wit: SWai
lows, bats, whippoorwills, fy-catchers, creep
ers. orio es. nut-hatchers. woodpecEers, hum
ming birds, cuckoos, mocking birds. blue
birds. red birds and robins, or any other oirds
whose flesh is unfit for food. Sec ion in.
ficis penalty OF ten dollars for the taking OF
mountain trout from streams by any other
mans than by hook and line between 18TH OF
October and 30th OF December OF each year.
All fines under The act to be divided equally
between the infOrmer and the county school
fund.
Mr. Wnittemore introduced q concurrent
resolution providing that all The State bonds
now in the hands of the State treasurer be
destroyed In the presence of the committees
on finance and ways and means OF the Senate
and House respectively. Laid over under the
rules.
Both Houses adopted the following concur.
rent resolutions:
Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor
be requested to Inform the General Assembly
at the earliest practicable day what disposi-
ton has been made OF the agricultural land
scrip donated by Congress TO this State.
RESOLVED, That the sinking fund com mission
ers be requested 10 report 10 the General AS
sembly what property and assets of the S.a'e
they have sold, with the amounts realized by
such sale.
The Senate also made considerable lnrOad
into its calendar business, passing, among
others, the following important measures:
bill anne menjatory OF the act OF August ~,
1868, which prescribes the manner of keeping
and disbdrsing the funds OF the State. The
amendment taking away from the Governor
the right Of countersigning the checks upoa
the treasurer.
. Joint re solution requiring the State treaeur.
hioiC OF all bonds aud stocks of the State OF
South Caroli"a, issued since September /, 1868,
and provld..-, for his removal from Office
should he fall to report.
Mr.. Whlttemore's bill to repeal the sterling
loan act was advanced to a third reading. a
claim of Mr.. James NJ. Allen was upon the
favorable report of the committee ou claims
ordered to paid, and the other matters On
the calendar We're referred to appropriate
committees
In the lower house the expected considera-
tion OF the report Of Bowen's special lnVestlga'
ting committee did not take place, and the
proceedings were consequently rather tame.
Among the reports of committees were favo-
rable reports from the engro-s.ng committee
upon the bill 10 punish embezzlement OF
public money, and the bill concerning Slate
and county treasurers, and both BILLS were
passed. The first of these bills provides that
If any officer Of the State, or OF any county,
CITY or town, in this Stat-, charged with the
saiekeep.ng. transfer or disbursement of public
MONEYS, shall convert TO his own use what
ever, or shall us9 by way OF investment In any
kind OF properly or merchandise, or snail
loan, with or without interest, any portion
of the public moneys, bonds or other eviden.
ces of the Indebtedness Of the State entrusted
to him for safekeeping, transfer, disburse-
ment or auy other purpose, every such act
shall be deemed and aijudyed TO be aa en-
bezzlement OF so much of said moneys as shall
be thus taken, converted, invested, used or
loaned, which Is hereby declared to be felony;
and The neglect or refusal TO Fay over on de-
maud any pablic moneys in his hands, upon
the presentation of DRAFT, order or warrant
drawn upon him by the comptroller, or any
ctler officer authorized by law, and sgaed by
such officer. or to transfer or to disourse any
such moneys promptly, according to law. on
xthe legal requirement Of any officer authorized
to make such requirement, Shall De prlnao
tdcie evidence of such conversion to his own
use of the public moneys as may be In his
hands. All persons advising, or knowingly
ard willingly participating In such em6ezzle-
ment, upon being convicted thereof before
any court OF tine State Of competent jurisdic-
ton, shall, for every such offence, forfeit aud
pay to the State a fus equal to the amount
-embtzzled, and shall suffer Imprisonment for
term not lesS tnan SIX nouns nor more
than five years.
The bill concerning the State and county
treasurerS provides that the State treasurer
and county treasurers Of the different counties
OF this State, are hereby required to keep oil
moneys belonging to this State, or to any
county of this State, In their own possession;
and they are hereby forbidden aud prohibited
from placing the same In the possession of a
banker, or bankers, or banking firm, or any
person or persons whatever, to be used by
.;hem for any purpose whatever, for their
benefit, or for the benefit of any Other person;
and they are further forbidden and prohibited
from loaning, borrowing, or 10 any manner
using the moneys belonging to this State, or
any county of this State or permit any other
person or persons to use the same, either with
or without interest, or other compensation,
for any purpose whatever, except as provided
by law.
The penalty prescribed for every violation
of this law is Imprisonment Of not less than
one nor more than FIVE years, or fine OF not
less than five hundred or more than twenty
thousand dollars.
After some unimportant business, the ''bili
to make appropriation for the mileage and per
diem of members OF the General Assembly,
and the salaries OF subordinate officers and
other expenses Incidental thereto" was taken
up cut ofits order, and 1t was wonderful to
SEQ with what remarkable unanimity 1t was
fpassed. The bill, as amended in committee
and passed by the House, provides shat the
sum OF Sl50,000, If so much be necessary, be,
and is hereby, appropriated out Of any money
in the treasury tor the payment of the per
diem and mileage Of the members of The
General Assembly. and the salaries Of subor.
dlnate officers, and other incidental expens
of the present session. commencing Novem-
ber %, 1871: Provided, That uone Of the above
appropriation shall be used for any other
Strike out section and insert: THAT the
sum of 500, 900, II so .ch be necessary, be,