The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-26

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qure two-thirds vote to carry them in the
| first place, and If they get that on their frst
passage they can get ir after the veto.
His Excellency. Then you must write the
veto messages. -,
His Honor. Can't do that, unless yon will
pay me more money than those New Hamp-
shire fellows will.
His Excellency. Never mind, I've got
Chamberlain to back down now. What about
| the reporters :.
His Honor. Reporters be -, but won't
imprecate. I'm 8 Judge now. Well, you
! know The NEWS and those papers Will pltcn
| into us any way, and this Is only announcer
feather on the camers back. Besides the
reporters won't fiud 1t out. -,
fellow. It will keep the Assembly here ten
His Honor. Well, they won't adjourn till the
middle of March anyway. Haven't made
money enough to pay their board bills, you
know.
After this Intlmatlon of bis Excellency's pur-
poses 1t may be interesting to watch the e4-
erclse of the veto power during the remainder
of the session.
The only other business of importance trans
acted by the Senate was the debate upon Mr..
Smalls's bill to provide for an inspector OF
pbosphates, which discussion was preclplta-
led by the introduction of the report OF
Smalls's phosphate investigation committee
which recently met in Charleston. THIS re-
port shows that the only chartered company
in operation Is the River Marine Mining COM
papy. The statement under oath of Reuben
Tomlinson, treasurer, is that the following
four companies are now digging, VIZ: Ine
Oak Point Mining Company, the Marine River
Phosphate Mining Company, the WllIiman.s
Island Mining Company and the CoosaW
Mining Company, the last named being asso-
ciated with and making returns 10 tne Mar.ne
River Phosphate Mining Company, but mana
gIng Its other business separately.
Treasurer Tomlinson also stated that the Oak
Point Company is associated with his company,
mining In streams not navigable, and that
when it shall mine In navigable streams it
will be ready to pay the royalty. The Willl-
mans Island Company own to low wafer
mark under grant from the Governor, and
are not mining Ia navIgable streams. There
is;a difference, according to the commuters
report, of 1855 tons between the amount OF
rock dug and mined and the amount reported
as shipped. The committee state that tney
are satisfied that 1t Is at least douoie tne
amount above stated, and that II can oe &C
counted TOR on the grouad tnas tne S1ain, thot
they are not liable for royalty because tley
are not digging In navIgable streams, ana tnaC
shonld the decisions of the courts be against
them. thew are ready to pay all dues. The
committee state further that 1t was impossible
for them to determine the amount OF pnos.
phate rock extracted from the beds OF the
naviesble streams that bas been shipped from
the State. and that to obtain such Information
thew would have been compelled TO nave WITH.
ten to all parts of the world. Also, that they
know that phosphates have been shipped from
the State to nearly all the ports OF ibis country,
and that European markets have been gener-
ally supplied from the same source.
The report also shows that the Marine
River and Mining Company is the only one
that has made returns, and that this last
named company has been In existence lot Two
wears. during which time they have expended
TWO hundred thousand dollars lor Improve
ments, and that the stock is now ID gooa oe-
mand; that the returns made to the Staee au
ditor are for but twenty thousand dollars, ana
that the committee compelled 70 aceeg' eg that df
return for want of other evidence, anu InaC
this evidence cannot be obtained until some
one ia appointed to look after the Interest OF
the State. The committee, OF which Mr. koo-
ert Smalls ia the chairman on the part OF the
Senate. and Mr.. N. B. Myers Is chairman on
the part of the House, say they are distressed
at the prospect that everything Will Do done
to prevent legislation relative 70 SUCH ah ap-
pointment.
The bill was then taken up, and was re-
ceived with perfect deluge of amendments
from Messrs. Corbin and Whittemore, VINO
were evidently acting In concert, and enuea-
yoripg, II they could not prevent tne creatlon
of the office OF Inspector of phosphates; 70 80
limit his powers as 10 virtually deieaC tne o.
iects of his appointment. Of all these amend
ments the most important was one to reduce
the fees ofthe prospective Inspector from nity
to twenty-five cents on every ton OF fertiizers
passing through his hands. This and the
rest ofthe amendments was carried. and tue
bill was passed to Its third reading by vote
OF sixteen to nine. .
sentation of the following affecting memorial
from the woman's rights women, or, as some
sarcastic wretch has called them, 1.-The COM
ing man."
To the Senate and House OF Representatives OF
the state or South Cdr,oltna:
The American Woman Suffrage Associaten re-
SPTSs TSat wheIeas. the first section Of the second
article OF the Constitution OF the United States
expressly provides that leach State snail appolnt
In such manner as the Legislature Thereon may
direct. the electors for president and eH
Guided from any plrtic cation IN the election Oh
these highest officers OF tue nation
We, therefore. respectfully pray Your nonoraole
bodies thst you will exercise the authority mus
vested In You BY the Federal Constitution aud en-
act a law Comforting suffrage upon women VINO
are citizens OF The United States. and OF the State
of Sonth Caroliua in the approaching Presidential
election, upon the same terms and conditlons as
men. ,,..
And we further respectfully represent:
That. whereas, the constitution OF the St8te OF
Sonth Carolina contains no restriction upon tne
exercise of suffrage by women In regard to the
election Of ertan State, county, town ana munlci'
pal offlcers; 49,. ,,, mill,
enact law aboshing all political dlstlnctlons on
account of sex. except where the same are e8-
pre ss.J contained In the present CONSTITUTION ol
and we further respectfully represent:
That, whereas, the Constitution or the state OF
South Carvliua restricts Suffrage Tor certain
officers to men alone, therefore,
We respectfully pray your honorable oodles 10
take the necessary sep, to amend the STATE con.
stituton 80 as 10 abolish hereafter all political
distinctions on account OF sex.
This memorial ia presented IN accordance win
resolutions adopted at the annual meeting VI SAID
American Woman Suffrage Association, he'd IN
Philadelphia, on the 22d day OF November, A. ID.
1871 as which were present delegates from
auxiliary societies 10 twenty Two States.
This pathetic appeal Is signed by tour OF the
Oldest slagers In the cause-Lucy Stone, q
| fiery little snapdragon, who has more spite
and less judgment than any of the rest; Julia
Ward Howe, the Boston poetess, whose great
est metrical success has been parody on
s.John Browns Body" commencing "Mine
ewes have seen the glory of the coming Of the
| rFo,, rrau, bpynuo pnnDaviVaDIan