The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-11
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Comptroller for the names of County
Treasurers who nre defaulters. It will
be remembered that the Attorney Gene
raj, in a communication, stated that
only the names of Allen, of Grcenville,
and I1ichoberger, of Elgsield. had
been reported to him Us in default Mr..
Cardozo, from the Com mittec on Chnri-
table IpStitutions, mnao report that
tho State Orphan Asylum be removed
to Columbia. There is bill which has
already had its second reading, to pro-
vide for tho removal of the Asylum of
| tho Deaf and Dumb and tho Blind from
it's present location to Columbia. The
Committee on Finance wus directed to
report on Friday, the 18th. the bill to
reduce the volume Of debt, aud to pro-
vide for the payment Of the same. aud a
bill to raise supplies for the next year.
The tug approaches. A bill relating to
the repair OF highways and bridges,
being special order, was, after some
discussion, recon- mitted. Il committee,
consisting of Messrs Swails, Andrews.
Jeter, Maxwell aud Nash, was appoint.
ed to attend tue Railroad Convention in
Charleston, which convenes to-day.
The motion to pay plaintiffs wit
nesses in the contested election case Of
Byas us. Andrews, was indefinitely post
poned. Nash, Senator from Richland,
objected to the accounts, on the grounds
that they wero not duly certified to; that
they called for Sc day and about $50
mileage for each witness, and that it was
the business Of the contestant to pay
thom. anil not of the Legislature. Jones,
OF Georgetown, thought it petty eco
nomy to decline the payment, rs much
so as that of overhauling the attaches
and cutting down their pay. He said
TINT the Senate was ready to 10 nothing.
It was degenerating, and was disposed
only to entertain the consideration of
matters which concerned itself.
The joint resolution Especial order) to
restore tho operation of tue former law
requiring applicants for incorporation
to give three months public notice bc-
fore application. was withdrawn
In view of the fact that tho Dcciara-
ton OF American independence was dc
vised and enunciated at Philadelphia,
that city is allowed to carry of the ho-
nors of the approaching centennial.
The expense OF putting up appropriate
and creditable buildings will, OF course.
be very great. and appeals have gone
forth to the different quarters OF the
country for material aid. The response
up to date has not been overwhelming.
1t may be considered that the immense
influx of strangers into the Quaker City,
on the Fourth of July, 1876, will proba-
bly, leave enough behind TO reimburse
its citizens for the necessary outlay.
We are not prepared to say that Phla.
dolphin is or is not IL representative
American city; but, SO far as her own
municipal affairs are concerned, she has
nothing by way of encouragement! to
offor to the contemplation OF rcpnbli-
cans from abroad. Right where the
fathers OF tho republic pledged mutually
their livos, their property and their
sncred honor, the thug and the shoul-
der. hitter terrorizc the ballot-box, the
public debt rapidly increases, and cor
rupt aud shameless men force thrm
solves into tho Offices OF public trust.
One Of the most important facts to
be cleaned from the lute census reports
is the atrikiug contrast in the returns OF
agricultural and manufacturing into.
rests. The East for years has gradually
ongrafted on onr laws such system OF
protection that now, when its fruits can
be examined, we can, to great extent,
discover at whose expense all this han
been done. The question: is not novel
one, but its Importance deserves repeat.
ed allusion until the people of lhe
country begin to appreciate where the
profits OF the producer go. The West
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