The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-14


duty OF the Assembly make provision for
some extension of me for the collection
without penalty OF 70 tax In question, iu-
asmuch as The cannot be levied
at the earliest Until the first of
December, 1873, andt would be obviously
unjust 10 give the tpayers only until the
15ih of January, 1874J pay up. A bill should
be introduced at onc@nd passed at this ses-
sion of the Legislaturto change the time for
beginning the colleOn OF taxes from the
18TH of November to, y the lst OF January,
and TO alter the date the attachment of the
penaIly Tor non.payent from the 10Th of
January 10 about thdsL of March. still
belter amendment tole law would be 10 al
low of the payment elne tax In semi-aDnual
or quarterly instameB, but If ihls cannot be
effected the change tove mentioned ought
certainly To be made matter Of plain and
simple Justice to the Epayers, and especially
those OF The humber rt.
CHARLESTON MUNIPAL ELECTIONS.
A strong effort is ahlt to be made to se.
cnre at the present scion Of the Legislature
an important change the laws regulating
municipal elections inbe City OF Charleston.
The principal object ulch is attempted 10 be
secured Is to take the Rnagement OF the elec-
ton out of the hands the City Council, and
another change whictB projected is TO fix the
date OF election in Member instead of Au-
gust. A bill was inoduced in the House
some time ago by Representative j. ]. Grant
which was entitled s.Dil requiring the man
ayers of all munlclpalections for the City OF
Charleston to publish le result OF such cleo
tions, and declare Il names oil the cand-
dates elected" This II proposed TO place the
important duty of declng contests, &c, ln tne
hands of thelmanagerst each preclnct, Wnlcn
is almost O self-evida absurdily, ana it Is
now reported that n autnor OF tnls olli,
after consultation With number oi Cnarleston
nollticIans. who seem have assembled here
ior that purpose, prorses 10 get the commit
tee to which his bill Is been referred to re-
mort In its stead 8 sHtilute, OF Wnlch lne
principal provisions arsaid 10 be as lolloWs I:
Flrst. 10 change the tie OF election from Au.
pust to November, ad second, 10 take tne
dnty OF declaring the ection out OF the hands
oil the Mayor and City ouncil and vest IL 10 a
special board OF five commissioners Oh eiec-
tior, to be appointed or the purpose oS tne
Governor. l have nobeen aole 10 nee acopy
of the proposed bill, I'D OF course IL mas not
vel made lis appearane In the Assembly; but
am assured that the.bove are lls main iea-
tnrea that It will yer soon be reported by the
committee, and thatits chances Of passing
are good.
STILL ANoTuE INVESTIGATION.
Representative RlVrB lhis lAoiuipS IutlO
duced the folowingconcurrent resolullen,
which was adopted ad sent to the senate lot
concurrence
Resoived, That cormltee of three on the
part of the House, anc-- on the part OF the
Senate, be appointed b investigate the aiiars r;
and management of he Orphan Asylum OF
Charleston. 8. c., and ascertain The condition
OF its finances; said committee to make tnelr
report at this session, With such suggestlons
as shall be deemed wise ami eXpedlent.
ANOTHER 7oTroS MILL.
Senator Dunn to.da, Introduced bill 10 ln-
corporate the Saluda Manufacturing Company
of South Carolina. The bli names as lncor'
porators Messrs. Henry P. aammett, Hamlln
Beattie, James A. Brine, Alex. McBee ano
Thomas G. Grover, with thu usual powers OF
manufacturing companies, and provides for
an exemption from taxation for ten yeare.
The rest of the proceedigs of the Assem-.
bly have been telegraphed 10 full. The most
Important items among tenn have oeen me
final passage, through both houses. OF the Dill
TO recharter the Apprentices Library OF
Charleston, and the bill to reduce the small
army OF trial Justices In theCllv Of Charleston
to five. at an annual saiaryof $1,000. instead OF
the lees and fines now received by those petty
judicial buccaneers PICKET.