The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-28

the State, il judiciously and honestly
applied, than that which is to contribute
to the maintenance and comfort of this
unfortunate class of our fellow-c citizens.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1872.
SENATE.
The Senate met at IL NJ, President
Rahsier in the Chair.
The following bills and Joint resolu-
ton were passed: Bills to renew the
charter of the Pendleton Male Academy;
to incorporate the Saxton Ritlemen, of
Charleston; to amend an Act entitled
"An Act to charter the Yemassee and
Millen Railroad Company" to prevent
certain officers from buying, discount
ing or shaving teachers pay certificates,
or other orders on school fund; to
amend an Act entitled ''An Act to regu-
late the manner of drawing jnrors;"
joint resolution to change the names Of
Samuel Dogan, Columbus Dogan aud
Simon Dogan to Samuel Farrow, Co
lumbus Farrow and Simon Farrow; bill
to amend an Act entitled "An ACT to
establish quarantine at Georgetown,
Charleston aud Hilton Head"
The favorable report of tho Commit
tee on Claims and Grievances, on the
accout of DR.. Q. II. Miot. for medicine
furnished Arsenal Academy; accounts of
DR.. A. W. Kennedy and Is. II. Knight,
for same institution, were indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Nash introduced q bill to exempt
Keepers and employees Of the South
Carolina Penitentiary and Lunatio Asy-
lum from military and other duties.
The favorable report of the Commit
tee on Finance on bill to repeal an Act
entitled IAN Act to authorize the
Financial Agent of the State of South
Carolina, III the city Of New York, to
pledge State bonds as collateral security,
and for other purpose, postponed until
Friday next.
A number of bills and joint resolutions
we're read the second time and referred
The following memorial of the Board
OF Regents OF the Lunatic Asylum was
presented and referred:
To THE HONORABLE TIE SENATE AND
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE
OF SOUTH CAROLINA: Your memorialists,
in behalf of themselves and their col.
leagues, members of the Board OF Re-
gents of the State Lunatic Asylum, re.
spectfuily show that, in consequence of
the large increase in the expenditures
rendered necessary for the support of the
institution, during the past year, by an
unusually large addition to the recipi-
ents of its benefaction; the debt that
has been incurred for materinl improve
ments and repairs, which could neither
be postponed nor avoided without seri-
Gus detriment to tho comfort and we'll
~ n fNf fhtAt ,f..
lnrge source OF its revenue by tho as
sumption of tho Indebtedness of the
Counties by the State; the subsequent
failure OF the State Treasury to pay the
amount SO assumed; and the utterly in
adequate appropriations which were
made by the General Assembly, Mt it's
last session, tho Asylum has become in
volved IN financial difficulties of cha
racter and importance that demand your
Immediate consideration and care. The
experience OF the last ten years, or more,
has demonstrated that tho Asylum can
not be successfully maintained, on hu-
manitarian principles, at less cost than
S6O, 0OO per annum, and especially has
this been proven in the past twelve
months, during which time the increase
OF patients admitted to its walls has been
twenty per cent. greater than in any pre-
vious year in its history. Owing to this,
and other extraordinary and unavoidable
causes, the expenses for the fiscal year
ending October 81, 1871, were 500, 096..
%, which, added to the amount of the
outstanding liabilities of last year, S18,.
0Sl.76, make total of $83, ,178.O2. To
pay this sum the Legislature made an
appropriation Of only $50, 900. and cut
of all other sources of revenue, except
pay patients, who contribute less than
one-fourth of the whole cost OF main
tanning tho institution.
Your memorialists further show, that
the indebtedness of the asylum, on the
lst day OF January, 1872. as will be seen
by the statement appended hereto, was
about $4,000; that this amount was
mostly incurred in the purchase of essen
tial supplies; and unless payment thereof
is speedily made, the credit of the insti-
tuition will be hopelessly impaired.
Your memorialists further show, that