The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-08
or to whom said moneys have been paid spe-
ciacally. Therefore, be it


sentatives concurrIng, That committee OF
two on the part of the Senate and - mem
bers on the part of the House be appointed to
investigate the amounts OF moneys collected
for county purposes for the years of 1871 and
1872 and the amounts disbursed oil said
moneys, the purposes for which they were
paid out and to whom, with authority TO ex-
anime books and records Of said office and
power to take testimony and administer oaths
In respect to snch examination.
Said committee are requested to report the
result of their investigation and examination
to the Judge Of the first circuit Within thirty
days from the appointment of said commit.
This resolution was laid over for considera-
tion tomorrow. AS already reported by tele.
graph, number of bills and joint resolutions
were finally passed by the Senate to-day.
Among these was the joint resolution provid-
ing for the, levy OF eight mills tax for State,
and three mills for county purposes, which
was amended on the motion of Senator Whit
temore 30 as to provide for tax of SIX mills
for general State purposes, and Two mllis as q
distlnct and specific tax for school purposes.
The levy of three mills for county purposes
was not disturbed. It will be remembered
that this proposal of eight mills tax for Slate
purposes, which has now passed both houses,
superseded the proposal OF fifteen mills State
tax, which was included among the provisions
Now it is reported that an effort s on foot to
pass another joint resolution providing for q
special tax of six mills on the dollar. Ostensi-
bly, for the purpose of paying interest, which,
If successful, would bring up the tax to very
nearly the figure first proposed. and go earn
nestly advised by Comptroller General Neagle
in his recent speech before the House.
Among the other measures Of some impor-
tance that passed the Senate were the tol-
lowing:
Bill to incorporate the South Carolina Real
Estate and Joint Stock Company. This ap-
pears 10 be one of those franchises mat the
present Assembly is 30 fond OF granting TO
seeIiSi @sxweI Nash, & swails, Whittemore, Mobley,
JamIson and few others (all members or
officers ofthe General Assembly, TO associate
under the above name for the purpose of q
general banking business, and also, as 1t
would appear, for sort Of pawn.5roking bu-
slness, inasmuch as they are authorized to
loan out money on interest on real, personal
OF mixed property, with power to sell or dis
pose of the same at pleasure, &c.
Bill to Incorporate the GeorgetoPn and
Sautee River Railroad Company. This Is q
local scheme, which names E. j. Brown, E.
W. Denny and w. q. Dennis as incorporators
with authority to construct railroad from
Georgetown to the Santee River by the most
practlcal route, and TO such point thereon as
railroad.
A bill to provide for the payment of certain
debts by the County OF Aiken, which simply
provides that the new County of Aiken shall
assume such share of the debt or the adjacent
counties out of which 1t was created, as shall
be It's proportion Ia ratio to the taxable prop
erty as taken from each of the other counties.
The railroad committee reported In favor OF
the bills to incorporate the Lanrens and Ashe-
Vile Railroad Company, and the Spartan0urg
and Port Royal Railroad Company, both OF
which were duly described at The lime OF their
introduction. -.
The lower house was engaged during most
the question of locating the proposed Agri'
cultural College and Mechanical Institute pro.
vlded for In The Congressional grant OF agrl-
cultural land scrip. The House had preylous-
ly passed bill devoting portion OF the un-
used buildings and land of the State UntVer-
slty at Columbia to the new Institution, and
had rejected a bill. which sought to incorporate
city, In Orangeburg County. The Senate,
however, reversed this action OF the House
by Inserting an amendment in the House bill,
which, in effect, makes the new college on
appendage to the Claffin University. and 1t
was on the question of agreeing to
arose. Messrs. Smart, Bosemon and other
members of the committee on education,
spoke In favor Of the original bill, and en-
deavored TO show that the State University
was the most suitable place for the location of
new State College; but Jamison, Hunter and
few others as strenuously urged the adop.
ton of the Senate amendment. Jamison was
evidently working in the Interests of Clafin
University and the county from which he was
elected, but Hunter appeared 10 be simply op-
posed to the State University on general prln.
ciples, because it had been the alma mater of
many distinguished South Carolinians whose
color was different from his own, and for
whom he therefore cherishes the bitterest ha.
tired, which he does not hesitate 10 parade on
all possible occasions. The Senate amend.
ment was finally carried by vote of IS to 4S.
The only other business OF general Interest
transacted By the House was the passage to
Its third reading of the bill to authorize the
financial board to settle up and dispense with
that rather expensive luxury known as the
financial agency of the State OF South Caro-
lima in the City of New York. PICKET.