Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-03-14
Legislative Proceedings.

sett!-nent with Kimpton, FINANCIAL
Agent The Bill authorizes the Finan-.
lcil Bosrl to pay out of the Treasury any
sum which may, in the adjustment. be
sound owing to the Financial Agent.
Kmpson's claim, it ia said. amounts to
about nine hundred thousand dollars.
An effort will be made to pass Bill
validating the Illegal issue OF bonds.
The Senate amended the Tax Bill as TO
provide the following levy: six mills for
general State purpose; two mills for ed
ucatio1al purposes three mills for County.
The Governor appointed Otto A. Moses,
of Charleston, Inspector of Phosphates
under the new Bill.
The resolution to a3onrn sine die on
The 7.h, was amended to the l3th, by both
Houses
A rs>lution was introduced in the
House to take i recess until July.
l'ie railroad committee reported i'll Ia
70, of the Bills toincorporate the Lanrens
snd Asheyille Railroad COMPANY. AID the
Soartanburg and Pert Royal Railroad
Comoany. both Of which We're duly de
scrihed atthe time Of their introduction.
0; the proceedings af the eth the COR
r4spu1ient of tho Charleston Courier
s.,ys:
O! IL the swinllrs that are ch rgesble
70 ti., Legislature lS1l-72. The crowning
pct o. in!a.ny was se.petn,tel last night
i, tar Lassayo of the Bill known as the
Vali1ating Bill. As was very truly. re-
,ra-kc,! ~ one of the gentry who delight
II he .,sme of lobbyist, and whose avoea-
t;on ccasists in the purchasing Ct legisla-
tive yatss FOR a,peouniary cons'ieratlon-
"there are decent swin3ies and there are
down right thefts," which being transls
ted into the vernacular. means that this
Is the highest and most unblushing fraud
that was ever perpetrated." -
This infamous bill passed the House
by u vote of SO in the affirmative, and 80
IN the negative. Lawrence Cain wss the
only member of the Edg field delegation
who voted against the bin.
The Democratic members presented the
following paper:
Upon passing the Bill relative to the
bonds OF the State of South Carolina to
it's third reading, we vote No" upon eve
~ section and line, for tho following re:-
cons:
Under this Bill tax of six mills, in
addition 20 all other taxes. must be levied
to pay the interest on the amount of State
debt Us reported by the Treasurer This
will swell the total. tax levied upon the
people to twenty mills, exclusive Of the
tax levied under the License Law and
Stamp Bill, which can, and we fear will,
bs passed by The same fundamentally that
secured the passage Of this Bib. This tax
amounted in the aggregate to.twenty -nine
mills, which our people cannot pay, and
which cannot be necessary for any legiti-
mate purposes of al honest government
Besides, if the stocks and bonds hereto
for9issuod. the total amount of which is
On unknown quantity, were Issued in con-
formity to, and by the authority Of laws
already passed, then they are already le-
gal, and need no further law to validate
them. If they were not issued by author
ity of law then they should not De made
legal by the passage Of this Bill. a de-
rnaad nr Bin to declare the bossis and
stocks already issued legal is clear con-
fession that all of them are not legal.
which IS further confirmed by the provi-
sions Of the Bill, which exonerates the Of
Acers who issued them from all legal res
possibility for anv violation OF law and
good faith. of which they may have been
guilty. Hence, We so!emnly protest, in
the name OF the people. against the pas
sage OF Bill which we hold to be unne-
cessary, unjust and burdensome, and to the
people We viii appeal directly.
Signed by ]. E. Hagood, John c. Sell
lers, T.. Williams, S. s. Crittenden, G: ".
Taylor, 7. B. Bates, Joel Allen, F. A.
Miles, D. NJ. Doyle, j. L. Shanklin, John
Wilson, n. D., J. L. Wonord, D. z. Dun
can, R. u. Smith. J. E. Duscnberry, B. G.
Yoeom, a. P. Holmes. ---
Any number Of bills Of no general i'm
portancc sere passed by eact house.
On tie 9Th, in the House, kinptons
scttle..:ent Bill and the Validating Bill re-
clrsi their third reading. and were
pa6sed Lv vote of ifty-eight t.. ihir-
tty-iour. The validating Bill Was amend
d in the section levying tax To
pay the interest on the debt by liking the
tax at four mills, and providing for the
ply1nent Of the interest in currency.
The Judiciary COMMITTEE submitted their
report in the Redding case. compietely ex-
onerating Judge Graha;n, and charging
that the investigation was lnstigated ~
,bs plaintiffs counsel, E. B. Sheabruok.
Jervey, member Of the House. arose and
stated that he wanted to prove how he
had been misied by Se;,brook. The whole
,.att.r was laid over for Saturday
Nothing Of importance transpired in
u. Senate on Saturday.
In the House, the consideration Of rc-
port Of Committee on the Judiciary on
Investigation OF case Of VIM. F. Redding
e. Ut rs. tine South Caroiina Railroad
Company, tried before Hon. +. F. Gra-
him. Judge First Judicial Circuit, was
taken UP, and occupied the attention o!
that body 20 81 O'Clock, w,iea they ad-
journed un..i Monday >. J. NJ.
A message @,.s .oce.1"l !:o,a he Gov
e-aor conveying GiS approval ri The fol-
lowing acts and lolut resolutions
An ac. to incorporats the Red bans
Manufacturing Company Of Lexington
County.
An act TO incorporate The Charleston
Hook anu Ladder Company, No. 3.
An act to incorporats the Beaufort
Manufacturing and Improvement Com
pany.
An act 70 Incorporate the Deutchcr
Bruderlehebund o: Tho City of Charles
ton.
An acc to incorporate The Anderson
Farmers sild Mechanics Association.
An act to incorporate the Journey
men Mechanics Union OF charleston,
g. G.
An act to amend the charter CT the
Town OF Lancaster.
an act to charter the Raleigh. Coinm-.
bia and Augusta Air Line Railroad Com
An act to proviie for the construction Of
q new courthouse IN an,i for the County
of Richland..
Joint resolution. authorizing the State
treasurer to pay the salary of the late
Judge Platt to bis widow.
Joint resolution proposing an amend
meut to the Constitution Of The State of
South Caroiina -
An act-to amend an act TO incorporate
tho Town Of Pickens.
An &C. to charter the Little River and
Cheraw ..,.lroad Company.