Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-11-13
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
The Changers and the Future Fair
week.-A Splendid Showing OF Stock.
State Officials.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Oct. 81.

members have taken the opportunity to
leave town.
Not much has been accomplished In
the way of arranging the debt, the time
having been employed in short sessions
debating principally resolutions of the
day, which generally have been killed.
The Finance committee, or rather SUBJ
committee still have under consideration
the bills to scale each class OF bonds
seriatim, and not to apply the pruning
knit to the whole batch at once.
Among the many new measures and
there are plenty Of them now-a'dsys'
for securing a currency for immediate
use, is one suggested by ex-governor
Scott. His proposition is that the
comptroller-geueral issue his warrants
on convenient amounts to suit all classes
of trade, for a considerable sum less
than the floating Indebtedness Of the
state: these warrants to be received at
the treasury for taxes, but not paid out
again by the treasurer; he thinks this
would dodge the prohibition of bills OF
credit, imposed by the constitution OF
the United States. If the warrants are
al taken in by the treasurer (and no one
else gets taken in Of course) he proposes
that the comptroller receipt to the treas
urer for then, and then issue them over
again, as in the first instance, tor any
Indebtedness Of the state, excepting the
bonded debt. If there is any merit in
this project. it has failed to attract the
attention Of the legislature.
A lively debate occurred in the senate
to-day, over q resolution offered by Mr.
Jervey of Charleston, which in effect
requested the attorney general to settle
the difference Of opinion, as to whether
members are entitled to extra pay for
extra session. During the discussion,
which at times waxed very warm, sever
al senator's, Mr.. Whittemore in the lead
Enthusiastically expressed themselves In
favor of not spending their time fol
nothing, and also more firmly set forth
their belief that they were the sovereign
power, and as such, were as fully cabable
of Judging of the constitutionality Of
drawing pay, as was any law officer. Th'
resolution was referred to one Of the
committees.
The general opinion now is that the
bin providing for the payment Of the
Morten, Bliss bonds viii be passed
Messrs Patterson and Negle are both
here. aad are given the credit Of having
the matter in hand.
Among very few extraordinary bill:
given notice of, but not yet reported, /:
one by John WalIce (he was elected or
the boiling ticket Of union county to fz
by statute the voting precincts in that
county. Nothing could be more fatal to
the interests of the Republican party
there; yet, it is not believed he or any
other colored man would purposely favor
a project of that kind; it only goes te
show how careful all should be, Of the
scneming politicians who have not lost
all hope that the Democracy may again
be in the ascendency in those upper
counties. Bills have been introduced IN
both branches, looking to provision tol
the payment ofthe expenses ofthe extra
session, also for the payment Of the
claims Of the South Carolina Bank and
Trust Co., the Citizens Savings Bank
and the Central National Bank all OF
this city.
A bill has also boen repotred favorably
upon by the Senate Printing committee,
to appropriate seventy-fve thousand
dollars to pay for the compilation and
printing of the Immigration statistics
authorized by the last session; twenty
Ave thousand dollars for publishing the
Supreme Court decisions, and twenty
five thousand dollars for printing the
abstracts, and other tax papers. Of the
two last ite : little can be objected, and
as to the first, the objection lies mainly
in the fact that the state is in the con-
dition she is.
It is estimated the work, which has
been prepared with much care, and other
things aside is historically valuable, will
cost, per data, an average ofs thousand
dollars to tue county; that it will occupy
about 2000 paser. 1t may he question
as 70 whether the state eau aflcrd.lt, but
thus far IN accordance with the sesolu-
eOu authorizing it, the work has been
done without payment bsiag made. IT
would be 9 pity to lose the information
already Obtained.
The Normal sehoOlregents have organ
ized, and arranged system Of instruc-
ton, very elaborate, aud sdaptc to the
needs of the times iu this state.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 4.
The bonded debt question, and all 9TH
or questions, were lost sight ofthis even
ing upon the re-convening Of the house
of representatives,. The news that was
flashed over the wires last night, that
the supreme court of the United tates,