The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-02-08


county treasurer of Charleston or Beaufort and
by the mptroller-general. As compensation
he shall receive ten per cent. of all moneys
paid into the State treasury arising from the
return of one dollar per ton on such phosphates.
He is also authorized to appoint deputies, for
whose acts he is to be held responsible.
The lower House during the last two days
has been characteristcally amusing itself with
wordy and senseless squabbes over the most
insignificant affairs. One of these was over a
resolution by Lee to rescnd the action of the
House the other day, in resolving to hold night
sessions. The night session was tried just once
-on Thursday night, and about dozen men,
bcrs were present, the superior attractions of
another menagerie having diverted the rest
This had sufficiently shown the futility of at
tempting to get quorum together in the eve
ming and every man in the House was pre-
pared to vote in favor Of Lees eminently SEN
sble suggestion, but, for the sake of hearing
themselves talk, or else out of pure cussedness,
half a dozen of the most persistent takers, in
Guiding Jones and Jamison, entertained the
House for hours with long TRADES about their
duty to their constituents, their desire to expe-
dite legislation, &c. Finally it was resolved to
do way with the night sessions, and to meet af-
ter the 5th instant at IL o'clock, A. NJ, and ad-
iourn at will, or as Byas put it with his amazing
facility at abusing the classics, to adjourn al
iJitum.
Mr.. Yocum continued his role as the watch
dog of the treasury, by introducing concur
rent resolution which recites that it is current
ly reported that the January interest had been
paid in part, and therefore requires the State
treasurer to report at once to the General As
sembly whether such interest had been paid in
part or otherwise and, if in part, to what
amount This was adopted and sent to the
Senate, but it amounts to simply nothing.
Mr.. Gary is also looking after the treasury
doubtless with some anxiety as to his own pay
certifcates-and offered concurrent resolu-
ton appointing joint committee to wait on
the treasurer and ascertain how much money
has been paid by county treasurers and what
has been done with it.
Mr.. Singleton introduced another bill to re-
leve the State of its liability on account OF Its
guarantee of the Blue Ridge Railroad bonds,
which bill is simply resuscitation in new,
and if possible, more audacious form of the
swindle lately attempted in the Senate. The
signal defeat of the measure there doubtless
led to its introduction this time in the House.
so as to afford more time to see the Senators,
canvass the matter or give them more light be-
fore it reaches them again. 1t is said that the
author of the bill expects an easy passage
through the House, and, indeed, he is reported
to have said at the time of the introduction OF
the former bill in the Senate, that when it
passed the Senate he would feel safe, that he
could put any measure through the lower House,
&c. The measure was there denounced, how
ever, not only as an outrageous swindle, but as
deliberate insult to the intelligence of the
Senate, and it will be strange, indeed, If the
members of the House will receive measure
coming to them with such an endorsement
from the Senate with any show of favor. 1t
may possibly survive the scrutiny of the rail
road committee, and will doubtless be attempt
ed to be put through with secrecy and expedi-
ton, as it has already been attempted to be
kent kent from the knowledge of your correspondent,
but with such ventilation as it is sure to get
from the press, Notwithstanding these attempts,
and with such exposures as l am told some
members of the House are determined to make,
am inclined to believe that its defeat in the
House will be as ignominious and complete as
it was in the other branch Of the General AS
sembly.
The bill provides that, whereas the present
condition of the finances of the State, and OF
the various railroad companies composing the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company, is such as to
render inexpedient and unadvisable the further
continuance of the guaranteed bonds upon the
market, the State treasurer be directed, with
the consent in writing, of the president OF the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company, to require the
financial agent of the State, in the city of New
York, Immediately to deliver to the State treas
ury all the bonds of the Blue Ridge Railroad
Company, endorsed and guaranteed by the
State, now in his possession, and held by him
as collateral security for advances, and upon
the delivery of said bonds the treasurer is re-
quired to cancel the same, and the Blue Ridge
Railroad Company is thereupon to be discharged
from all the liability to the State on account OF
such advances. That upon the surrender OF
the balance of the four million dollars OF bonds
the treasurer is authorized and required to de-
liver to the president of the Blue Ridge Rail-
road Company in South Carolina treasury GER
tifcates of Indebtedness to the amount of one
million - hundred thousand dollars, and if
the said company be not able to deliver all said
bonds at one time, the treasurer is authorized
to issue proportional amounts of certificates OF
Indebtedness To carry out the purposes OF
this act, the State treasurer is authorized and
required to have printed or engraved on steel,
as soon as practicable, treasury certificates of
Indebtedness to the amount of one million -
hundred thousand dollars, to be issued in such
form and denominations as may be decided upon
by the treasurer and the president of the Blue
Ridge Railroad Company. 1nese certlncates
are to be known and designated as Treasury
Scrip of the State of South Carolina" and
are to be received at their par value in pay
ment of all taxes or Indebtedness due to the
State.
Mr.. White introduced a joint resolution to
require the land commissioner to issue titles to
actual settlers upon public lands, which pro:
vides that the land commissioner is empowered
and directed, on application of all actual set
tiers upon the public lands of the State, to is
sue full and legal titles to the same without
any further payment, the State to thereby. quit
all further claim to the said lands, and vest
full rights and titles in such actual settlers,
their heirs and assigns forever.
There has been as yet no decisive legislation
looking to solution of the State financial
muddlc, but there are some indications that
crisis is approaching. The session is nearly