The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-23

which were finally passed, ratified by the presld.
Ing 1lcers OF both houses and; approved by the
sG Ftsss ass FL General me 1IT Ia levy; entitled airn act
eRshoriEing and directing the comptroller-gene-
raj and county commissioners to levy certain
taxes:n This actin inc snspe IN when !, nns an
lar on all the taxable property OF the State for
State purposes for the fiscal year commencing
November I, 1872; " mills for the support OF
pnbic schools for tho san1esyear; three mill. TOT
year commencing November ], 1871. and three
mIls, FOL County purposes for the fiscal year COM
menctng November 1, 1872 tn' each county except
Fafrdeld,i An which county the tax Is limited 10
one ands half minis. The bin also specifies that
th6 taxes snaIl be payable only in gold and silver
coin, United States currency, national bank
notes and bills receivable OF the State, the Latter
teFfnhaytng been expressly interpreted during
tho Debates ON the7bul totnclude only the prom.
Ices n pay issued under the provisional admins,
trattnn I'd Governor OFT, and which have been
knovnas .SoIti CarolipaSreenoackSm %. ono
third OF the salary and mileage OF the members
OF the General Assembly, and salaries OF the
subordiate oflcets and employee. Tnls act ap'
prppristes the sum Of $4,000. and anthorizes iae
OF his annual salary, or $500, and the aymen
OF. the employees OF the Assembly rom the Pc
ginning OF the session to and including the holi'
measure OF particular interest to every memoer
Of the Assembly. which may account TOT is
nrompt psssagef while osher measures OF far
greater pnblic importance have been allowed. to
siumbef1 In the committee rooms. Under It's pro.
Visions all the members and employees were
promptly paid this afternoon at the Carolina
National Bank, and without Q cent OF discount,
. circumstance which 10 said TO De Without par
allelin south Caroline since reconstruction.
Third q Joint resolution to allow Mrs. Harriet
A. Randolph to redeem certain LANDS IN Darling
ton County.
ton for expenses Of printing, ordered by the Gen.
eral Assembly during the regular sessions Of
lS7l.72n which 'approprtates TWO hundred and
my thousand dollars to pay the State printera
and performed during those two sessions, and
seventy.nve Thousand dollars TO pay tue thirty
nine newspapers which were authorized to adVer.
tie the acts and Joint resolutions passed oy the
General Assembly during the same sessions.
.Ftth, the bin to repeal the general license law,
Hhich MAKES 8 complete and sweeping repeal Of
the STATE themselves imposed at the last session
Of the Legislature. the repeal to take edect on
This 10 the whole OF the completed results which
the General Assembly has to show for the eigh'
teenEWofEingd days In which 1t has been In session.
THE EVENTS oF:THR SESSION.,
.nus far, may be ohronologicaly 8 ated as FOL.
lows:
November 9s-orgsnIzslion OF both houses
YaIedictCry or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A. ]. Ran
sler, colored, Charleston, as president ex.oficlc
OF the Senate; election Of Representative Samuel
j! Lea eolored, Edgeneld, as speaker or the
House; abolition OF the paid chaplaincy OF Inc
Senate, and eleetion,of the Senate standing com,
mittees.t
November 27-oint Assembly; to hear the re-
turns OF the election for Governor. Discussion
I'm tie House IN committee OF the whole on tne
condition OF the State. Adjournment or the AS
sem0ly for Thanksgiving until December 2.
December 2-EX-Governor SCOTS Valeolctory
meSsaRe received and read In both houses. An
nouncement blythe speaker OF the House OF mis-
appointInents or standing committees.
6ecember aLInauguration OF Governor Moses
Senate adjourned out OF respect to the memory oil
Horace Greeley.
December +~Inauguration or Lieutenant GoV
ernor +. b. Gleayes, oolored, Beaufort.
December 9-MessaRe No. l rom Governor
Moses 70 ,etved and feadin both houses.
December 1o-Election In Joint Assembly OF
John J.. Patterson as United States senator Tor BIZ
years nom March 4, 1878.
december l1-Joint Assembly to declare result
OF senatorial election. ~ .s'.
December 12-Assanlt on the floor Of the House
BY Representative Hamilton, colored. OF Beaufort,
upon Representative Thomas, colored, Of Cole on.
I. December lS-Eection In Joint Assembly OIL
Richard B. Carpenter as Judge OF the Fifth Jadt
clal. OtreSit. Adjournment of the House Till De
December 1s-Resignation Of Judge James L
Orr received by the Assembly.
December 20-Jolnt Assembly for the election
OF q Judge OF the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Ad
iournment OF the Assembly until January Z. 1878
Payment OF the members and EN- loye and gen
eral hegira. PICKET.