The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-10

made to the circuit solicitor before each term

CHARLESlO
made to the circuit solicitor before each Term
Of court. -.
Representative Featherstone, Conservative,
of Anderson, introduced a;bill TO amend an
sct to better protect holders of insurance
policies In. this State, which seeks TO strike
out in the eighth line OF section l, the Word
fifty and Insert one hundred, and In the main
line strike out the word twenty and lnsert
forty. ~
Tie following notices OF bills were given
By Representative Featharstone, 10 regu.
late the fees of trial justices and otner
officers.
By Representative Spencer. colored, OF
Charleston, to incorporate the Lincoln Light
Infantry of Charleston. -
By Representative Turner, colored, OF
Charleston, to repeal the charter OF me
Charleston Charitable Association, 1or tne
| the charter of The Charleston Joint Stock
| COMPANY, for the benefit OF the Slate Orphan
Bv Representative Bowley, colored, of
| Georgetown, to amend Section 1928, title 8.
chapter. 2, of an act to revise, &c., the rules OF
| pleadings and practice In the courts oil tnls
State.
By Representative Meetze, Conservative,
| of Lexington, 10 reduce the salary OF county
| school commissioners; 10 tx the number OF
| attaches of the General Assembly.
The following bills were introduced:
By Representative Greene, of Charleston, to
incorporate the Irish Rifle Club. The bill
names Messrs. James Armstrong, James ..
Grace, D. O'Neill, A. G. Magrath and their
associates and successors as incorporators,
with the usual rights aud powers, aud With
authority 10 own property to the extent OF
ten thousand dollars; the act to continue 10
IL sc for fourteen years.
By Representative Lilly, colored, OF Chester.
to compel county commissioner TO furnish
medical aid to the INDECENT sick. The Object
of this bill Is expressed In Its title, and the fall
ure of the commissioners to carry out iLs pro-
visions Is made q mlsdemeanor, and 10 pun
|Ishable Ia the discretion of the corrts.
By Representative Young, colored, OF Ches-
ter, 10 allow lands sold by. order OF the courts
10 be sold In lots to suit purchasers.
By Representative Thomas, coloted, o Colle-
ton, 10 repeal the bill to relieve tne stateto O
,all liability on account OF It's guarantee OF the
bonds OF The Blue Ridge Railroad Company.
This is an important and rather curious bill, as
1t distinctly implies either crlminallty or gross
carelessness on the part Of thu previous AS
sembly. It's text Ia IS follows:
SECTION I. That an 1T entitled an act TO re.
lIeys the State, &C.. Is hereby repealed, and
all powers and obligations conferred upon
any parties, and any issues OF scrip undef
said acr, are hereby declared null a0d void.
SECTfoN2. That the faith aud credit of the
State is hereby Withdrawn from tho ultimate
redemption of any OF the said Blue Ridge
revenue scrip, iuRsmuch as the said act under
which said scrip was issued ID IN violation OF
the provisions Of the Constitution Of this Slate
and ofthe United States.
Rv Representatlye Gilmore, colored, ofRlch-
land, to provide for the election OF Justices OF
The peace. This provides for the election on
the first Tuesday Ia March, 1873, Of q certain
number of justices Of the peace, who shall
hold their offices for the term OF two years;
vac ancies caused by death and otherwise, 10
be filed by appointment by The Governor for
the unexpired Term.
Plckens, introduced the following resolution,
which was laid over under the rules
Be it RESOLVED, &C., That the public printing
OF ibis State DO let out 10 the lowest bidder,
and that the clerks OF the House and Senate
be authorized to receive sealed proposals for
the next two weeks. aud report the same 10
The House and Senate for their consideration
and aoilon.
q. That no newspaper Ia this State shall be
paid for the publication of the acts and Joint
resolutions of the General Assembly.
The House then proceeded TO the conslderai
lion Of the tsX Levy bill as reported by the
committee on ways and means, and this, az,
was expected, led to o long and Interesting
Ql8CuSSlOQ. ne uLll Who- tdhCu up UJ cCOLlouo
tor Its Lee reading, end the frss and SEQ.
Ond sections, authorizing the levy respectively
of q FIVE m lis Tux for the current fiscal year,
and q two mills tax for school purposes, were
passed without opposition. On the reading of
the third section, however, which authorizes
the levy of q tax of five mills for the defcten-
cles OF the fiscal year commencing November
!, 1871, Representative Cannon made an aole
and earnest speech against the levying OF such
o tax until the General Assembly was fur
nished with fnrther Information upon the sub
iect. He said thai tue late State officers had
made no report Of their transactions during
that year, and the General Assembly had no
means of knowing whether or from what
cause those deficiencies existed. The late
Stale treasurer had gBsid that only
about two-lhirds of the taxes had
been collected, and If that were true he would
BIZ In favor oil collecting the remaining third,
and applying that to the payment OF the def
c~iencIes. He desired the payment OF every
honest obligation that had been Incurred by
the State, but he submitted that before the
General Assembly should demand $500, 600 or
$500, 600 Of The peoples money for deficiencies
they should know what the deficiencies were,
and why they were. The constitution required
that such statements phouid be made. but 1t
had not been DONE. Liberal appropriations
had been made last year for the schools, the
Lunatlc Asylum, &C., yet 1t was notorious that
those lOSllLuGlOub Nhu uOt TcColNcu luo mOucys
aud he desired to be Informed where and how
1t had gone. He hoped that the bill wonld not
be passed upon until all the persons entrusted
with the expenditure OF the states money
should nave regularly reported to the General
Assembly, and he, therefore, moved It's post
ponemenI until The reports OF the State treas
urer and comptroller-general should be
received. p"
Representative Bowley, as chairman OF the
| committee on ways aud means and the intro
| dncer of the bills, replied that 1t was well
| known that there WasA certain time when the
! collection of taxes was required to commence,
| and that 1t was necessary TO have the tax
levied without delay, Ito give the county off,
GERS time to make out their accounts and the
| people time to pay themC before the explra-
| tlon of the time allowed by law. 1T was true
| that it was che duty of the Slate officers TO
have their reports ready for the General As-
| sembly upon tn. first day of the session, and
| that they had not done so, but the. committee
on ways and means had been shown by the
| present State treasurer q statement OF the
present deficiencies, which would require for
| their payment q lax of more than five mills.
| he then read the iist OF deficiencies In the
| various appropriations made by:the General
| Assembly, as follows: