The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-10

Council of Charleston to establish q House
| of Refuge and Industrial School, and to make
ordinances for the government OF the same.
MORE INVESTIGATION.
| Senator Whittemore, Of Darlington, Ia q
gentleman who rarely comes before the Sen
ate without some pet grievance to ventIlate or
some wonderful discovery which Is In need Of
investigation. Ia accordance with this in
stinct Of his he this morning introduced the
following resolution, which was adopted, and
ordered 10 be sent TO the Stale treasurer:
Resolved, That the State treasurer be, and
| he is hereby, requested 10 inform the Senate
Ii, within his knowledge, any lands or property
| belonging TO The State have been rented 10 the
| United States Government, and, IT 80, on
| what terms, and 10 whom the same has been
paid.
THE BLUE RIDGE SCRIP
The Investigation hobby received another
ventilation to-day In the adoption by the
| as substitute for resolution emanating In
the House which proposed the appointment of
special committee upon the subject:
RESOLVED, That the State treasurer be re.
quired to report what amount of bonds of the
| Blue Ridge Railroad guaranteed by the Slate Of
South Carolina have been returned 10 the
treasurer of the State In exchange for the
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under the act of the I'd of March, 1879; from
whom the said bonds were received; what
| sum or sums OF money we're paid or advanced
| for the redemption OF such bonds, and what
amount of said scrip is 10 the hands OF any
person or persons paying or advancing such
sum or sums Of money for the redemption OF
such bonds; that the treasurer further report
what amount OF such scrip has been Issued;
by whom. and to whom; and the amount OF
Blue Ridge scrip now 10 the treasury, aud all
other necessary Information, to give full
understanding concerning the said Blue Ridge
scrip.
Representative Levy, of Charleston, this
morning introduced in the House "a bill to
encourage the manufacture OF cotton and
woollen fabrics In the State Of South Carolina"
which seems TO be measure OF great impor-
tanee aud Interest not only on account OF the
encouragement promised TO such enterprises,
but also Of the large numbers of poor persons
who would be provided with employment
thereby. The bill is as follows:
Be it enacted, &C., That for the purpose of
inlucing the investment and employment OF
capital in The manufacture OF cotton and
woollen fabrics and yarns Witnin the state
Aforesaid, any Individual or Individuals, and
auy body corporate that shall hereafter Invest
money 10 be employed In the erection and
operation of any mill or mills within the said
State for the manufacture OF fabrics out OF
cotton or wool, or both, whether suchinvest-
ment be applied in the establishment OF new
factory, or 10 the extension or enlargement OF
now existing factory, shall be exempt from
taxation for State, county and munich
pal purposes on the capital 50 Invested,
and on any property purchased or erected
Herewith, intended Tor and necessary to such
manufacture, for the term OF ten years, from
and after the laying of The foundation OF the
mill so to be erected; aud II shall be the duty
OF any Individual, or indivlduels, or body cor
porate, claiming the benefit OF such e4emp-
tlon, to report to the mptroller-general Of
the State the amount OF capital 30 Invested,
and the time when the foundation of the mills
reached the surface OF the ground where SIT
uated, Provided, that In case OF the exten-
sIon or enlargement of any factory now estsb
lished and In operation this act shall not be 30
construed as TO exempt from taxation invest.
menls made and applied to such purposes
prior to the passage OF this act.
State, county or municipal officer TO require
any individual, or Individuals, or body corpo-
rate, who shall make such Investments as de-
scribed in the first section OF this act, after
its passage, and shall give notice thereof TO
the comptroller-general % therein provided,
to return for taxation or to pay any tax upon
Shsased or ereessd within the ns 81 snch e1
emption, any law, usage or custom to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
THE FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
About two hours Of time was wasted to-day
In Lne House over motion introduced by
Representative Curtis, coored, of Riohland,
that the General Assembly adjourn sine die on
the 25Lh instant. The resolution was no
sooner offer d than motion was made to
postpone 1t until some time next month. This
motion was laid on The table, and IL was then
moved 10 change the date of adj djournment
10 February s. This was carried, and after
one or two Intellectual efforts 10 reconsider the
vote, the resolution US amended was adopted
and sent to the Senate, but there It met an
untimely end by being ''lndehnltely post
poued," and the pro6abi " is that this ses.
sion will be prolonged unLll the lst OF March
or perhaps even until April.
THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ELECTION.
The members of both houses are now ac-
lively discussing the queten Of the election
of Judge Tor the Egn;h judicial Circuit In
place of Judge Orr, and resolutions were In
lroduced to-day In botn h,uses to provide for
such election. IN the Senate q resolution was
introduced hNng the eledlon on next Friday,
and this was laid over or consideration TO-
morrow, but the House adopted resolution
fixing the election on next Saturday, and It Is
quite probable that the Senate will tomorrow
concur in this action.
THE MANDAMS CASE
In which it is sought by crtail holders of the
Blue Rldge scrip to compel the comptroller
general 10 issne his orders for the collection
OF tax to provide for 1T payment, again oc-
cupied the attention otthe Supreme Court
this morning, and a rejollder was read by At
torney-General Mellon, who appears with Mr..
G. G. Memminger on behalf OF the State, and
in opposition TO The petition for mandamus.
From this reJonder 1t Is Wident tnat as to the
third ground of the respondents objection
there Is decided Issue fact between.se
self aud the petitioners, aud the attorney-gen-
eral, therefore, moved th!t this and the other
Issues OF fact that had ben raised be referred
by the court to refereeto examine and re- |
port, or else be sent TO petit jury for trial,
aud on this motion the calrt reserved It's de. |
cision. This will inevitably occasion delay |
OF some days, and In view OF this new compll- |
cation OF affairs it is extremely doubtful II the
petitioners will succeed In getting judicial |
decision in their favor. atleast in Time TO be
operative during the PRESENT collection OF
taxes. fICkEF.