The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-19

ZION Defeated In the -Senate--Hurry.
Ing Up In the House for the Holidays.
IPRoa our SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, g. c., December II.
.The.qsestion of the general tax levy to de-
fray theexpenses OF the present year, and the de.
f~ciencIes of the past was the subject OF q long
and shaip contest In the Senate to-day, and the
proposition of the Senate committee on finance,
TO increase the tax for deficiencies from i've to
seven minis, was disposed Of forever. BY being In.
definitely postponed after four hours OF the most
active and Important debate that has yet AMI.
mated the present session. o fthe Senate.
The bin came before the Sensse upon the re-
port Of the finance committee, recommending
the Increase OF the levy ior deficiencies to seven
hundred and nifty thousand dollars OF the amount
received blythe levy In this section shall be set
apart for the payment OF school denciencies. and
the nall was opened by Senator Dunn, Conserva.
tive, or Horny, who raised the very pertinent
unestion as TO whether. in view or the facts that
me proposed proviso included q distinct appro-
nriaron OF money, and that by the constitution
All bIlls to make app 5opriations must originate In
the House, the Senate had the power 10 insert any
such proyision. Senator Duncan, Conservative,
Of Spartanburg, followed up the attack oy NOV.
ing 20 Indefinitely postpone the amendments re.
commenced by the committee, and this brought
the senator from Darlington TO his feet aS the
champion Of the finance committee and OF It's re-
COMMUNICATIONS.
senator Wnittemore, hoped. that the amend.
neE.es wonld not be indefinitely postponed, ana
proceeded 70 show the reasons for their adoption.
lie said it was true that they had had no snthori.
tatiye statement OF, tho deficiencies, hut he had
seen 8 sketch OF them by. the secretary Of the late
state treasurer which showed them TO amount TO
g s1Sss s;GSo Of AZ 4 s sss. e S ass Ri, sse On aa sns o ss1 ssss
property at $lb0,0c0. 600 would bring In only
1850 600. audit was an absurdity TO talk Of pay
ing Sl,25o,o00 Of debts with $75,,ooo. 1t was true
onic,aliy stated at Sisa, 0O0, 600, out then the taxes
were not always collected in full. ard It vas much
safer to estimate on $50. 5000 he concluded
BY speaking OF the importance OF maintaining
the schools, the value Of education to the rising
generation. and the absolute necessity, OF pro-
yidtpg $2so, 600 more to continue teaching the
young idea how to shoot.
Senator Cunn replied that the gentleman from
Darlington appeared to advocate the passage Of
rSe additionai levy because otherwise the educa-
tional department would not receive sanlcient to
pay all the bills II had Incurred. inc meaning OF
that appears to be that orders on the treasurer
had been given to county school commissioners
for maintaining the schools during the past year,
but he knew that in Horry County, II the nSe
thousand dollars, which, Was that county's appor-
tionment Of the schoofsfund, had been paid or
was to be paid, it would be for services which
have never been rendered; for there nave peen no
ecnools maintained there during the year. Inc
~GeACQSI6 ulu uUu 8Ce thSAA VhSAS PeJ
yious wear, and the county school commissioner
felt obliged to give them warning that II they con-
tipued TO teach 1t would be at the risk OF not get
ting paid. In consequence OF this the teachers
declined to serve, and the schools were closed ar:
and no could not understand how there coulG
have been 8 deficiency created during
thss wear. he had also had q conversation
with the State superintendent OF education,
who had said that he did not ask the finance
Commit ee to levy q special lax for school
Gsacdenctes, but only asked that provision
might pe made In some way to pay the dedcien.
cies in the school appropriations. AS to the
en1ount of the deficiencies he had no means OF
SnnWing them except by means OF the semi OH
cisi statements wbicn had been circulated. stating
the psy certificates at 2 1000, tree nan Is notes sas
S"ctinT mn something over q million OF dollars.
q. therefore, they were to raise 9 s%ufncIenI
amount Of money 10 cover all these claims laaoan against INST
the State and place 1t IN tne staae t,easul ly,, a1a
ciairns, he knew Of no way BY which the treasurer
~ould be guarded against paying OUT the money