The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-01


| first year IL 10 be added TO the amount raised
by taxation The second year, and the whole
devoted 10 the purchase of as many bonds of
the city at their then market value az may be-.
This process is to be repeated yearly, the tax
and the back interest on bonds already pur-
chased 10 be devoted year by year to the re-
firing of more bonds. and The author OF the
debt will be wiped out In thirteen years with
out any one feeling 1t.
RELIEF FOR LANDLORDS.
Representative Thompson to-day introduced
blf which promises to remedy one of the
evils of the homestead law, and to make 1t
somewhat easier for parties renting land and
tenements 10 collect the money that properly
belongs 10 them. II is entitled "a bill to lacl-
litate The collection of rents,n and 1t provides
that whenever the head OF family shall lease
as place of residence for his family house,
farm or plantation, the lessee shall have the
right 10 waive the homestead exemption so fer
as the same relates to personal property, In
order 10 secure the lessor 10 the collection OF
rent of the premises leased as such place of
residence. The waiving OF said exemption
shall be in writing, duly witnessed 10 the lease
when so given, and 1t Bhal be OF full force and
| binding In law.
THE SALARIES OF JUDGES.
The newly elected judges of the Filth. Sixth
and Eighth Circuits appear to have suddenly
| conceived the idea that the salary and emol-
umenls of The positions for which they strove
80 desperately are wholly Inadequate to their
suitable support and they to-day united 10
sort of petition i.r relief which was read In
| bot houses of the Legislature. The communi.
cation sets forth that The Judicial salaries were
originally fixed on gold basis and are now
| Inadequate from the depreciation of paper
money and the increased price OF all commo-
| IL, RI hQ
tered by The accidents OF the war (?) causing
large outlays in the purchase OF new BOOKS;
| that their duties are more arduous Than
before the war on account OF the number oil
people who can sue and be sued having been
more than doubled by the results OF the war,
| aud the number of crimes having largely In
creased; that they cannot engage IN other
business, and that the demands OF charity
consumes considerable portion Of their hard
earnings. The communication suggests,
therefore, that their salaries and those OF the
associate Justices OF the Supreme Court be
| Increased 10 FIVE thousand dollars per annum,
aud that The salary Of the cbiel Justice De
raised to six thousand dollars per annum, and
bill 10 this effect was today introduced IN
the House by Mr.. Levy.
| X THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The first annual report OF this institution
was received In the Legislature to-day. It
shows that Governor Scott on the 18th OF
March, 1872, appointed Messrs. A. j. Willard,
John Wilson, b. n. Duncan, ]. ]. Wright,
Benz. Bsas. R. J. Donaldson, Rev. w. d. Har-
rie. 6. NJ. Wilder and Gilbert Pillsbury. trus-
tees. and that they met and organized Aarcn
| %, 1872, A. j. Willard, chairman; Kew. a
Webb. secretary; and George W. Williams, OF
| Charleston. treasurer.
stitulion was referred to the executive COM
mittee, and they were subsequently author
lied to purchase one hundred and sixteen
acres of land Immediately Joining those OF the
| Clafln University. for the purpose OF an ex-
permenlal farm. The secretary OF the board
was required to inform the Governor OF the
| organization, and to request OF him the war
| rant on the State treasurer for the interest
due on the United States land scrip.
The act donating the land scrip prohibits
the use of any portion of IL for The purpose oil
erecting or repairing buildings. making. 1t
binding upon the States accepting the dona-
ton to furnish the requisite buildings. The
| fund OF the government is to be so invested
that the annual Income can be applied TO meet
The current expenses OF the Institution. me
report SAYS that while rooms can be procured
from the Caflln University on reasonable
| terms 10 accommodate at present the Stu
denis of scientific branches, shops and other
buildings are Immediately needed for The pur-
suit of various branches Of mechanical indus
| try. The report further says tnat tne state
has failed to place In the hands of the trus.
tees any portion of The Income from the land
scrip, which has prevented them from carry
| ipg out the objects for which 1t was donated.
| A correspondence has been opened with other
| Institutions OF o similar nature, now IN sue
cpssful operation, aud plans are now under
consideration for carrying into successful op-
eraton the same. The trustees express a
confidence that The Legislature sympathizes
with the noble objects designed to be promo
ted by the institution, and that means Will De
provided for. carrying into effect the oolpcls Oh
! the same. flChhT.