The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-02


Expected Passage Of the Financial
BiIIs-much Ado About Nothing In
Both Houses.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, s. c., February 20.
The financial muddle Is still the absorbing
subject of attention in Columbia, and the low
er house of the General Assembly has been
Immensely agitated thereupon for several
days. A disposition Is now shown on the part
of some of the members to recede from the
proposal to levy tax of fifteen mills for State
purposes, to pass license law and stamp law,
&C., and If they could only secure the pay.
ment of their own accounts for per diem and
mileage, they might perhaps be induced to con-
tent themselves with comparatively modest
tax. In the effort to accomplish this desider-
atum, they have passed another appropriation
for themselves of $230,0OO, and II they
could get this amount from the treasury
they would no doubt be as tractable as
lambs, and might even adjourn with
out making any appropriation whatever
for the current year, or any provision for rails.
ing a tax of any kind. They are met, how.
ever, by the treasurer with the statement that
the Golfers of the State are already depleted,
and that while it is all very well to appropriate
money out of the treasury 1t Is important hrst
to be certain that the money is In the treasuryi
and he advises them, therefore, II they want
pay for their own little bills, to legislate some
money into bis hands, or at least 10 take sucn
action as will show that sufficient revenue is
about to be raised for State purpose, aud en-
able him to borrow the necessary amount to
,taa 10 nrt n m,
ment, 1t Is needless TO say, 1s the most e1ect-
I've that could possibly be used with the aver,
ape Radical member of the House, and will
result beyond doubt in the passage by them
of tremendous tax levy, and also, very pro-
badly, of the license and stamp aeIs 10 poo noot, on
ample sum will be attempted to be raised oy
taxation to cover up the past extraVagances
of the government, 1t is gratifying TO KNOW
that an effort is making, aud with reasonable
prospect of success, to prevent the further
wholesale Issue of Slate securities without the
submission of the question TO tae posets 0t tae
Slate resolution proposing CONSTITUTION
al amendment to this effect was to-day intro
duoed simultaneously in both houses, and 80
far as any expression OF opinion on the subject
has been heard, it Is not likely to meet with
opposition from either side. The resolution
Is as follows
Resolued. DC. That the following article be
submitted to the qualified electors OF this
State at the next general election for repre-
sentatIves as an amendment to the cCnst1tu-
ton Of the State, which If majority OF the
electors qualified TO vote IN favor q OF snca 20
the next General Assembly shall, after such an
election and before another, ratify the same,
shall become part Of the constltutlon'
namely:
debt of South Carolina may not hereafter 0e
-l,h1 fhn dino
tree consent Of the people OF tae siale, tae
General Assembly Is hereby forbidden to
create any further debt or obligation, either
by the loan or credit OF the State, by guarantee,
endorsement or otherwise, except Tor the pur-
pose of meeting its existing obligations or In
and for the ordinary and current business of
the State, without fret submitting the question
as to the creation OF any new deot, guarantee,
endorsement or loan Of its credit to the people
OF this State, at general State election; and
unless tWo.thirds of the qualified voters OF
this State, voting on the question, snail De IN
favor OF further debt, guarantee, or loan OF
its credit, none such shall be created or made.
There were only two other measures Of any
particular interest introduced In the House to-
day. The first was bill by Jones to author-
lie the employment by private parties OF con-
victs confined In the State penitentiary, which
proposes TO allow the directors of that insttu-
tIon, with the consent of the Governor, to en-
ter into contracts with responsible parties IN
apy portion of the Slate for convict labor,
taking such precautions as may be necessary
for the safe-keeplng and discipline OF the con-
victe, and requiring o bond, with at least tnree
sureties, 10 secure the payment agreed upon
for such labor.
The other bill was mysterious affair intro
-duced BY Jamison, and entitled bill to lncor-
porate the Planters Charitable and Debating
Society. The incorporators named are W. u.
Pinckney. NJ. Caulheld, John g. Mackey, A. N.
z NJ Noel Ind II
,ey, Primus Greene, W. N. TAFT, o. r. Levy,
Fl. Hurley, L. ]. Leviu, Samuel Dickersop,
Peter Miller, Joseph Samson, General James
Slmons, A. E. LePrince. Judge B. T. Graham,
W. Lovetf, G. N. Magrath, q. W. Schroeder,
Wm. McKinlay, Jr., s. N. Smart, A. Smith,
Joe Crews. James Deas. ]. L. Jamlson, B. q,
Nerland, June Mobley, W. B. Jeryey, W. q.
Jones, Jr., ]. T. Henderson, J: Frost, ;. 3.
Crittenden, j. B. Dennis, 0. n. Doyle, ": Z.
Elliott, ]. E. Hagood, B. G. Yoenm, W. !.
whipper, W. D. Wilkes, Prince Rivers, E. E
P. Hedges, J. n Hayne, B. F. Briggs, }. A.
Bowley, ]. D. Boston, B. A. Bosemon, G: J;
Andeli, and l.. /. Woolf. The objects are stated
to be the advancement OF charity ana eouca'
ton, and power is granted to hold property to
the amount of $950,000, the act to continue Id
force one hundred years.
In addition to the above and the business
already telegraphed, the House amused Itself
for an hour or two with some characteristic
debates upon the question Of compelling rail-
road companies to provide separate accom-
modations for smokers and second-class pas
sengers, and the resolution to repair the
lower floor OF the Statehouse building, which
is typically tumbling to pieces. The only
other business of any importance was the pas
sage to its third reading of the Senate bill to
. provide for the appointment OF an inspector
OF phosphates. This provoked q little debate,
or Qtrpmnt made tn amend the hill
go as to give the appointment of Inspector to
the Assembly instead of to The Governor. The
attempt Jailed, however, and the bill, as al.
ready published in The NEWS. was passed tc
its third reading. which may be considered
equivalent to its final passage.
The night session Of the House amounted, a.
usual, to very little: Toere was 1eol9p' o,,i