The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-29

out the attorney-general and the Slate treas
urer; but this proposition failing 10 receive
the support of the majority of the House, the
Pattersonlans were found opposing the meas
led by Representative Minort, (colored) Of
Richland, and Representative Humbert,
(cOlored) of Darlington, the latter of whom
offered substitute proposing that the com.
mission consist of thlrty.two members Of the
House and - members of the Senate. This
substitute was also lost, and The result was
that Its supporters went over to the ranks ol
the opponents OF the measure, and motion
being made after three hours of hlibustering
to strike out the resolving clause, 1t was car.
ried by vote of rs to IL.
KU.KLux JOB.
Major Louis Merrill, of the Seventh Uuited
States Cavalry, Is In daily attendance upon
the General Assembly, induetrlously lobbying
In favor OF measure faLhered by him, which
proposes TO take thirty-f1ve thousand dollars
from the State treasury for the benefit OF the
small army of detectives, deputy marshas,
&C.. that have been dragooniug the upper
counties of this State, under the pretence OF
hunling for the Ku-Klux. The full text of the
bill, which proposes this new Ku-KluX raid
upon the treasury, Is as follows:
A BILL to make an Appropriation to Fay Claims
Arising under the Proclamation OF the Govern
or OF this State dated Jolly 20 1871,
whereas the Governor OF This State did, on the
2sth day OF July in the year 1871, make and pub-
llsh his official proclamation, IN the following
| words, to wit:
"Whereas the peace and tranquility OF certain
sections OF the State OF South Carolina have been
INTERRUPTED by assemblaReS OF disguised men,
who have assaled and Injured peacefu! citizens
to their detriment and serious injury. involving,
| In many cases. atrocous murders upon quiet
| and uuoflendn2 citizens.
Now. therefore, be 1t known. that /, Robert K.
| Scott, Governor OF The State Of south Carolina.
! in nrdn thoaa murders
| ou,rages may be apprehendei and appropriately
| punished, do Issue this my proclamation, that
reward OF TWO hundred dollars IS hereby ofler,d
| for the apprehension and delivery OF any and
every person in any jai! OF this State with PROOF
to convict them OF havlng.Aided or participated
| in any or either OF these acts OF violence and
life OF any one within the State. Said rewards
shall be paid to any person, either military or
civilian, who may be entitled TO receive them by
arresting the Offenders against tie law.
"ln testimony whereof, have hereunto sub.
scribed my name. aud caused the great seal OF
the State to be affixed, a. Columbia, this 28th day
OF July A. d. 1871, and 10 the ninely.sixth year Of
American independence. sa -oo
"F L. CARDozo, Secretary OF state"
And whereas claims have arisen, and are now
unsatis1ei, 'or services rendered TO the State In
the arrest, prosecution and conviction OF many
persons described In said proclamation.
And whereas such claims are highly merltori-
ous, having arisen IN the enforcement OF law and
| order. and the good faith OF this state demands
their full and prompt payment; therefore,
Be II enacted by the Senate and HnuIe OF Rep
resentatlves OF the state OF South Carolina, now
met sEd sitting in General Assembly. and by the
authority OF the same:
SECTION l. THAT the sum OF thirty five thousand
dollars or 30 much thereof as may be necessary,
is he.eoy appropriated for the payment OF claims
ari-inz under the terms OF said proclamation.
SEC 2. That said claims shall. before payment,
be submitted 10 and filed with the Governor.
whose duty 1t shall be to examine said claims
and dete mine whether they are properly EN-.
braced within the terms OF the said procama.
tlon; and II he shall determine that the said
claims, or any Of them, are valid claims, under
The terms OF the said proclamation, 1t shall be his
duty 10 draw ht3 warrant upon the State treas
urer, Ia favor OF said claimants, for the amounts
to which they may be se7erally entitled. which
warrants shall respectively specify the case In
which pay ment is made and shall be couatersign-
ed By the omptroller.general and be paid by the
state e. easurer out OF The funds hereby tppro-
pristed; and the state treasurer shall make
spe, ial report to the General Assembly at its
next ,esslOn OF the auo UNITS paid, and TO whom
paid, under this act.
There are Two or three very apparent objec-
tions 10 this bill, one of which is that only
seyenty-two persons have ever been convicted
In this State OF violations Of the enforcement
act, and the expense OF reward Of two hun
dred dollars In each of these cases should be
but fourteen Thousand four hundred dollars,
instead OF thirty-fVe thousand dollars as ls
here proposed The advocates OF the bill
answer this objection by The argument that In
the proclamation the reward was not offered
Tor the ''arrest and conviction" OF these par
ties, but for their arrest with proof TO con-
vict," aud that large number have been ar
rested whose cases could and would have
been pressed TO conviction had 1t not been for
''the lenity of The government" The bill has
been introduced in both houses and 1t may
pa So as It is reported that Its author has hith-
erto been very successful in getting money
from the State treasurer for this Ku-Kux
hobby of his, the main Item being the sum oil
two thousand dollars paid to him by Governor
Scott out Of the elastic EARNED force fund.-"
which has received 80 thorough ventilation.
MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES.
The passage through the House of the bill
which proposes to encourage the establish
ment of manufacturing enterprises, appears
already TO have accomplished something to.
ward stimulating such enterprises, and bill
was introduced to-day 10 the House, BY Repre-
sentative Davis, of York, to charter cotton
aud woollen mill, to be known as the York
Vile Manufacturing Company. The bill names
ia incorporators Messrs. James F. Hart, 7. NJ.
Dobson, l.. NJ. Grlst and George R. Ratchford,
with authority TO establish mandatory for
spinning and manufacturing cotton aud wool
len fabrics, at such locality in York County as
the company may decide. The capital STOCK
OF the company is fixed at sS00,000, in shares
of slOO each, and authority is given to com.
mence operations as soon as s50,0 600 shall nave
been subscribed.
Notice of the Introduction OF the same bill
was also given in the Senate, to-day, and
notice was also given by Senator Cain of bill
to incorporate the Edgefeld Cotton and Wool
len Company.
THE ANDERSON AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD.
The bill introduced few days ago by Rep
resentatlve Cochran to incorporate the An.
derson, Aiken, Port Royal and Charleston
Railroad Company. names as incorporators
John r. Cochran, William Perry, B. D. Dean,
jeremiah Holllnshead, B. II. Nerland, Stephen
Millelt, q. T. Peake, Alexander Isaacs, WIN.
s. Hastie, Charles Mnort, R. q. Humoert, Z.
D. Gather and w. A. Grant, with the usual
rights of incorporated companies, and with
authority 10 construct, equip and maintain
railroad from the Pown OF Anderson to the
Town of Aiken, by the way of the Towns OF
Abbevlle and Edgeheld, with power to con-
meet with the Port Royal Railroad at point
on the Savannah River, at or near the Town
OF Hamburg. Authority is also given to the
proposed company to extend its railroad or to
construct branches thereof to any points or
place within this Slate, with all the powers
and privileges conferred by this act.
This bill has received favorable considera-
tion from the House committee on railroads,
who will probably report 1t back tomorrow,
with the bills 10 incorporate the Spartanburg
and Asheville, and The New York, Norfolk
and Charleston Railroad Companies, all OF
which are 10 be reported favorably.
PHoSPHATEs AGAIN.
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