The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-23
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Thursday Morning, january IS. 1878.
Leglslation.

In the House Of Representatives, yes
terday, we found disposition to dis
patch work, and an evident tendency to
consider only practical measures. Con-
siderable progress was made, and num-
ber Of Senate bills and joint resolutions
passed the second reading. The bill to
aid and encourage manufactures and in
ternal improvements. which was amend
Cd Tuesday. to the effect that two mills OF
the refunded tax shall be retained, and
applied exclusively to school purposes,
was taken up. Mr. Meetze, Of Licking.
ton, wIthdrewthe amendment offered by
him the day before. He offered the
folloging amendment. to come in at the
olose Of sthitd section: g Provided. stbat
nothing herein containsd shall apply to
enterprises ennn Grated sin this sAos com
menood within tho last twelve mouths,
and not yet completed and provided
further, that nothing in this Aot contain
ed shall be 30 construed as to exempt
from taxation the land upon which said
faotorieg or railroad enterprises may bs,
ereOted:"" This was adopted, without
opposition. Mr.. Coohrane, of Anderson,
introduced the following aa substitute
toshe fourth section Of the bill: "That
all manufacturing aestablishments emu.
murated in The foregoing sections OF this
Aot. which have been completed since
January 1T 1872 or any improvements
made or added to any that were built at
the tiMg Of the. above-named date, shall
come under, the, provisions of this Act,
and dsbe entitled TO all the benefits there
of:'aA ftis was also adopted; without dc.
bat. Or, ppppsttipp. Mr. Boston. of
Ne~berry, gaye h6tice that he would offer,
an amendment M the aith section OF the
bill, on it's third reading. Mr.. Hurley,
Of Charleston. thought that commercial
fertilizers should be included among the
benefciaries OF the Act. Between five
and .sixe millions of dollars were in
vested in this manufacture about Charles
ton. Some of these could not compete
with Northern establishments, and were
compelled to close. II included in this
bill, they might open again. !, He was for
exempting capital employed in this bust
ness, which was owned, subscribed and
controlled in this State. Hegave notice
that h9vould pffer an amendmsnt to in
clude. e.commefuisl fertilizers. upon .,the
third reading OF the bill.
Onr readers will see that the measure
which has enlisted our. warm interest
and advocacy is in a fair way of becom.
ing a law of the land. The amendment,
which retalnS two mills out Of the re-
funded tax for educational purposes, is
one which meets our hearty approval.
That amount Of tax on manufactures
would be mere bagatelle on them, bat
In the aggregate might figure up nice
sum for schools. And it is onr policy
and highest interest to aid and encou-
rage, in every way We can. every legiti-
mate means intended to advance tho
cause OF education amongst us. No
human eye can SOC any solution OF the
troubles which beset and environ us in
this State. Craftsmanship the most
comprehensive and ingenious would fail
to solve the problem OF our social aud
political difficulties. We are committed
to what seems dark and uncertain fu-
ture. But it is God who disposes. Nan
only can propose. Just as our condition
now is one which no ssgscity could
foresee. 90 may we, With few turns of
the wheel of events or fortune, be put in
an unexpected state of prosperity, hap
piness and internal harmony. The one
thing which is ever before us to do is
duty. Ih conscientious discharge will
infallibly be rewarded in time. By all
means, let education be promoted, and
our full duty in this respect discharged.
Let every mind in all this broad land
have the opportunity of the sunlight of
knowledge and truth. The alliance be-
tween manufactures and schools is q
happy one. and the omen may be regard
ed as auspicious which thus unites them
in legislative measure. They may yet