The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-25


| Of $3.50 is saved to the State by the termlna
| tion OF the piLiful labors of the "Code commits
| sioners" IN the matter OF "ordinary civil e&'
penses," an appropriation. OF sly, 0O0 is maze Go
| the State Orphan Asylum at Charleston, IN
stead of the SIS 900 that was given 10 thls In
sttution last year; the expense of the State
militia Ia swelled from $50 TO $40 900; the
quarantine expenses are reduced from $4,000
| 10 s25O0: the expenses of the last general eec-
tion are cut down from SOS. 1000 to Sl2, 900, and
| th. important item OF $50, 900 is added for the
permanent printing of the General Assembly.
ANOTHER REGISTRATION SCHEME.
The subject of the registration OF the out
standing stocks and bonds OF The State ap-
PEERS 10 be still agltatng the minds OF some
members of the Assembly, and another propo-
sition to provide for such registration was
introduced in the House today by Represen,,
taive Robertson of Beaufort, In the shape OF
a bill 10 amend the tenth section of the "vali-
dating act" of last winter. The bill proposes
to place The registration Of the bonds In the
hands of the complroller-genera, VINO ls
| authorized 10 appoint suitable person IN new
York TO attend to the business In tnat city,
| while the comptroller-general shall register
such bonds as are presented at his office In
Columbia. The bill requires the comptroier-
general to advertise for holders OF BONDS TO
come forward and register. 10 three ieading
papers In New York, one 10 Columbia and one
In Charleston. and 10 advertise 10 the same
papers quarterly statement OF the amount,
reg stored. The fee for the registry OF
each bond and certificate of stock OF $500 or
more is 6Eed at two dollars, and for
each bond OF certificate OF stock oil less man
$500 at 81 for each 5000 or fraction thereof;
one-halt of the fee to be paid by the holders OF
the securities and the other half by the STATE.
The registry is to be completed by the lst Of
To
oil either The principal or Interest OF bonds
which remain unregistered upon that date.
This bill however, Is In direct antagonism
to the rt 5lstration section In the Joint resolu-
ton for the investigation Of the State debt
recentlv reported by the ways and means
committee and printed in The NEWS and 1t ID
hardly probable therefore that 1t will be ia
vorably considered either by the ways aud
means committee, to which 1t was to-day re-
ferred, or by the General Assembly.
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL SOCIETIES.
very proper and sensible bill was intro
duced TO dag by Senator Dunn, which seeks 10
provide general law 10 authorize The forma.
lion of agricultural and mechanical associations
throughout the State. The salutary Influence
of sucn associations upon the material inter-
ests OF the State is well known, but the trou.
Bile and delay OF Sellihg bill OF incorporation
through the General Assembly lor each one
of them has hitherto been among the causes
which have retarded their formation. Inc
present bill proposes TO relieve them OF tne
necessity Of this tormality, and 1t PROVIDES
that whenever seven CT more persons Wilnln
this State shall associate themselves oy writ
ten agreement, recorded IN the county regis
ter's Office, for the promotion OF agriculture,
mechanics and other Industries, they Shall oe
deemed body corporate and polite, with
succession of officers, the right TO sue ana oe
sued, and the other rights and privileges In
cidental to incorporated companies. These
companies are authorized to hold fa1rs ana
| exhibitions, and to establish rules Tor the
preservation OF order at such fIirs, and the
property and stock of the companies are 10
be exempted from State, county and NUM-
cipal taxation 30 long as no dividends are de-
clared.
ANOTHER RAILROAD PROJECT.
Senator Corwin, of Newberry, to-day intro
duced mis- bill to incorporate the NeWoerry
aud Chester Railroad Company. Tne incor..
porators named are, IN addition TO the usual
quota of members Of the Legislature whose
names appear 10 be indispensable 10 the sue
cess of any Important franchise, Messrs. NJ.
g. Myers. ]. II. Baxter. D. r. Phifer, !. F.
Harmon, T. L. Mclaughlin and ]. P. Pool,
and the projected company ls granted tne
usual rights Of railroad corporations, but Wiln-
out the extraordinary and valuable features
contained In the Crest Northern and Southern
Railroad scheme, the New YORK, Nortoik ana
Charleston scheme, and the other amolllous
railroad projects now pending before the AS
sembly.
somewhat spirited debate was had 10 the
Senate to-day upon the bill, by Senator Hayne,
to repeal section 4 of the Blue Ridge scrip act
of last winter, which is the section authorizing
the lew OF O special annual tax OF three mills
on the dollar 10 provide for the payment OF
the scrip issued under the act. The proposed
repeal of the section was vigorously opposed
by Senator Swails, who declared that II re,
fected on the honor OF The senators VINO Voteo
for the measure last winter, and was high
handed act of official reputation. Senator
Nash thought that 1t would be an infinite bles.
sing If some OF the extravagant acts OF the
last General Assembly could be repu-
dated, and although he confessed lnat
he had voted for the measure last winter ne
thought there was no reason because ne had
been fool once that he should be fool tor
sll time. He spoke of the recent mandanus
proceedings TO compel the levy of this tax,
damus should be granted by the Supreme
Court, that the people would rise In their
might and resist to the last extremity the col.
lection of the Ubiquitous tax. He also o1ered
substitute for the bill, which ID intended 10
make the repeal of the obnoxious section SILL
| more definite and unmislaksole, and the FUR
ther consideration of The whole matter was
made the special order fof tomorrow alter
noon.
THE STATE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
Still another investigating committee was
proposed In the House today by the following
concurrent resolution, which was introduced
nv Representative 2o1ley and referred to the
committee on charitable and religious institu-
tious:
Rssolued, That committee OF three on the
part OF the House aud - on the part OF the
S-nate be appoir ted to visit the State Orphan
ASYLUM at Charleston, and that said commit
| tee be requested to Investigate the condition
and affairs OF the said asylum; to ascertain es-
pecay the manner In which the bounty OF
| the State, supplied for the support OF the
asylum, is administered. whether faithfully
| and Iudiclously or otherwise, and also what
are Inc needs and the prospects OF the
said asylum, and for these purposes that the
committee be authorized to examine any per-
son on oath, 10 be administered by their
chairman; and, further, the committee shall
make inquiry whether or not the public inter-
eat woull be subserved by the removal of the
asylum from Charleston to some place OF
known heathtulness in the Interior OF the
State; and the committee are requested to in-
vite proposals from corporations or individ-
uals for the most advantageous terms for a
| location for the asylum upon tract OF land,
the fee of which shall be vested In the State,
consisting of not less than twenty nor more
than fifty acres, and furnish an estimate of
| the cost OF suitable buildings for the institu-
ton, and to report the result of their doipgs
herein in writing to the next General Assem-