The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-27
IFaISLATlYE PROCEEDINGS.

LsaIsLATlYE PROCEEDINGS.
Tho Fight upon the Scrip Bill--Tying
the Hands OF the ComptroIler--The
Prospect In the House Amending the
Game Laws--Exchanse OF judicial
Circuits--A Legislative Pawnbroking
Concern.
TFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, 8. c., January "a.
Another victory over the Blue Ridge ring
was achieved to-day In the passage by the
Senate, after desperate struggle which oc-
cupied four hours of the sharpest flibuster-
ing which has occurred duriRg the session, OF
1.-The bill to repeal that portion of the Blue
Ridge scrip act OF last winter which requires
the levy of an annual special tax of three
mills on the dollar, and which the holders Of
the Blue Ridge scrip are attempting 10 enforce
by the msndamus proceedings now pending
in the Supreme Court. The bill, as 1t passed
the Senate. reads as follows, and it will te
seen that 1t not only repeals the tax section OF
the Blue Ridge act, but that 1t restraints the
omptroller-general from levying any tax
without specific authorization thereafter"
given by the General Assembly, which will
render imperative the tax sections of all the
laws under which State bonds have been
Issued, and will leave the question of the pay
ment of the interest Of the public debt wholly
in the hands of the General Assembly:
Bet enacted. SECTION l. That Section OF
an act entitled IAN act TO relieve the State OF
South Carolina Of all liability for It's guarantee
of the bonds of the Blue Ridge Railroad Com
pany, by providing for The securing and de-
struction Of the same" approved March 2,
1872, providing for an annual tax OF three
mlllo on the dollar for the redemption OF the
revenue bond scrip, be, and the same is here
by repealed.
SEC. 2. That 80 much of section r. Chapter
IL, Title 3, as directs that the State auditor
shall, on or before November Is, annually,
give notice to each county auditor of the rates
Der centum authorized by law to be levied
Tor various State purposes, be, and the same
Ia hereby repealed, and the comptroller-gene-
raj Is hereby forbidden 10 levy any TAX for
any purpose whatever. unless expressly here
after authorized 30 TO do by statutes.
The bill now goes to the House lor concur
renee where it Is expected that the scrip men
who have hitherto been all powerful IN tnat
branch of the Assembly will use strenuous
efforts to prevent Its passage by lalr means or
foul: but It is believed that the bill has deal
of vitality In 1t. and that 1t Will require the
here as the "Splnner argument" TO prevent lls
passage.
The Senate committee on agriculture has re.
ported BILL which is intended as substitute
Tor the various bills which have been proposed
to amend the game law. The amendments
contained BY the committees bill propose 10
shorten the time for the protection OF deer by
one month, by axiDg 1t from January nIst 20
August frst, inetesd of from January hrst TO
Septemer first, and to shorten the time for the
protection OF wild turkey, partridge, doVe,
woodcock, snlpe or pheasant, oy nxlog IL
from April to October l5 Instead OF from
February Is to October Is, as now prescribed
by law. the report of the committee MAKES
the following comments upon the various bills
which have been referred:
That they have carefully considered the
same, and recommend that they do not pass
The committee arc persuaded that the
period within which Il shall not be lawful 10
KIN any deer, or any game mentioned IN the
act. should not, under any circumstances, be
shortened 10 the extent proposed In these
bills, If shortened at all.
the committee are also persuaded that the
number Of birds which IL shall not be lawful TO
kill should not be lessened, as proposed In
one of these bills. On the contrary, the COM
mittee are quite persuaded that the admirable
remarks OF bis Excellency the Governor, In
his arst annual message recently submitted To
the General Assembly, should lead to the
passage of an act providing for the punish
iasnt, BY moderate fine and imprlsonment,
of any person who shall waDtonlv XIII OF III.
jure any insectiVerous bird at any season Oh
the year.
In Difference, however, to the views ana
wishes of large number of intelligent clti-
zers. ss represented by Letters and otherwise,
the committee recommended the passage OF
the accompanying bill as substitute.
INTERCHANGE OF CIRCUITS.
bill was referred to the Judiciary commit
tea of the Senate about two weeks ago, en-
titled "a bill to carry into effect the fourteenth
Section Of the fourth article OF the constltu-
tIon of the State referring to the interchange
of Judges on the circullsln which proposed
that ali the circuit judges should hold all the
courts In the various circuits In rotation and
according to seniority OF commissions; the old
eat Judge In commission commencing with the
frat circuit and going next to the second,
third. &C., to be followed by the remainder
According to the dates of their commission.
The committee To-day reported substitute
for this bill, which provides that the circuit
Judges or q majority of them shall meet on
The Tuesday af.er the second Monday OF april
OF each year, at IL NJ, In the library OF tne
Supreme Court, and shall then provide Tor an
interchange Of circuits win eacn oanes daflng ba
the ensuing year, In such manner as snail oesC
suit the convenience OF the Judges and the
public Interest, filing roster with the clerk
Of the Supreme Court. Should they lall to
interchange as required, the Justices OF the
Supreme Court shall prepare roster assign
Ing the circuit judges and orders necessary to
carry the same into effect, furnishing copy
thereof to each circuit Judge, aud cause the
same 10 be published In o newspaper In the
CITY Of Columbia.
MORE BANK CLAIMS.
Senator Nash this morning introduced a
iotnt resolution which proposes to make an
appropriation to pay the sum OF s3233 3S TO
tbe Central National Bank of Columbia, on
account of interest on an acceptance OF H. a.
Kimpton, financial agent. DC, OF a draft for
s25. 600 drawn by Niles G. Parker, late State
The same senator also presented claim by
Ex-Governor R. E. Scott ior tne a,,s, sum m, o. Of
ssl7s is the principal items OF the claim being
for yaIioup repairs and Improvements 10 the
Exeeutiya Mansion, ordered by him during hl'
occupancy of that residence.
"pENOrNG IN" STOCK.
Representative Crews has proven himself