The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-27

sell liquor to keep along and get living.
lie noticed the DISCRIMINATION made in
! the bill against Richland and Charleston
Counties, as to the other Counties. and
| asked that ii license was to be pro-
vded for, it would be made as light on
the poor people ns possible.
Il. Lamb Buist, Esq, Chairman of the
Committee from the Charleston Board
OF Trade, spoke in reference to the
! effect the license bill would havo on
banking, stating that since tho close of
the war he had been n close observer
from the mountains to the seabuard
Or the difficulties existing preventing
prosperity. were the past and present
rates of interest; it was tho most serious
| obstacle oil had to contend with; und
the bill proposes another; one-half the
banks are national institutions under tho
protection of the United Statcs. No
further revenue could be produced from
these. and all legislation, therefore,
would fall on the local banks. Such n
tax as 81 500 on bank of small capital.
would blot them out. He knew of no
way in which the rate of interest could
be reduced, unless by establishing bank
ing institutions; therefore, such taxes as
will blot them out, should not be levied
upon them. 1t is the duty of every one
to foster these institutions regardless of
politics, and, therefore, to look we'll into
the matter and see that the license be as
small as possible, that all classes may be
benefited.
Hardy Solomon. Esq, from the Co
lnmhla Board of Trade, said he wonld
say us to the effect of certain taxation,
= Il Call 1,
nerchants-wouid blot thc,n out. and
throw The whole business into The hands
of the capitalists. He WAS not preunred
to go into full discussion of the sub
Iect then, rs he had not been notified of
the meeting until that morning. but he
sincerely hoped the committee would
take into serious consideration the mat.
ter now being discussed.
w. U. Bee, Esq, from the Charleston
Chamher OF Commences: His argument
showed that prior to the establishment
OF phosphate companies in this State,
muc, higher prices had been paid for
fertilizers, and that those imported were
very inferior. MIR. Bee went in detail
into the merits of South Carolina pLos
pilates, and of the gentlemen CON posinr
the companies AS being known through
out the State. and held that tho license
law would putan end to the great nd
vuntages to laborers. to farmers. and
deprive the State of great advantages.
Mr.. j. Is. Ezell, of the Board of .i'rado
nf this city, called attention to the dis
examination made against Richand and
Charleston Counties. There were, he
said, many smull dealers in this CITY who
this bill would ruin if it WAS passed, and
they would be obliged to leave and find
other business. He did not suppose a
majority Of the business men would
object to license law, but they did not
want an onerous one, because they could
not stand it.
DIR. Pratt, of the Charleston Board of
Trade. closed in an able speech, gave
the history of phosphote manufacturers.
as compared with other places, md MS to
Quantity and quality. The raw material
in 1868 was worth S25 per ton on the
wharves in Chnrlcston; it now sold for
S6. and IL better material than any other
country could furnish. There was ina
terlal In this State inexhnnstible; enough
to supply the whole world, and with
proper management, no other portion
of the world could compete in the manu-
facture nf it, He held, that more than
the raising Of cotton, or rice growing.
this manufacture should he encouraged ::
send your phosphates to England; give
us vessels; TINT is ull We want, sad the
speaker. Immense works had been
started; don't trninple us under foot. II
you do, for ono dollar more per tou, we
can send to Savannah. Seven phosphate
works had been built in this State within
two years. If there had been one dollar
less than SO. 100000 invested on ac-
count of the establishment of these
works, he would confess he was mistaken
in his Judgment The works were the
first in the world. some Of them employ
ed 400 hands.
The committee. curly in The day, called
upon the Governor, in reference to the
same subject. - C0inmJia Union.
. MORE OF THE LowREY OUTLAWS
THEW FIRE INTO a RAILROAD TRAIN.
despatch dated Moss Neck, Robc.ou
Comfy, n. g., 10th, says
Henry Berry Lourey, the notorious
outlaw, aud his confcdcratcs, have been
holding carnival here for two days.
sleeping at "a store near the railroad sta
ton. Whom the down train from Will
fnluptOn arrived here to-day tl,oy J.,