Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-02-05
OUR COLUMBIA LETTER.

| u nC IcSUIulioiI lbtiUuuO0u w thaSh'!
to-day, and its adoption by the Lo lsc,
may give the quietus to the printing ring
1t appoints committee of five to investi
gate the charges made that certain men,
bers of the house had received part of
the large appropriations for printing.
The clerks in making their sly allusion to
"the other cause to which we do not think
it necessary to call to the attention ofyour
honorable bodies doubtless thought
that no investigation was likely to be
ordered by either house into the fact
which is so generally known but which it
would be rather difficult to prove without
the assistance of that little memorandum
book of Oakes Ames Wood uff.
Let committee be appointed to ex.
anime the vouchers upon which the print
ing bills have been paid. There would
be something practical in such informa-
ton. The dodge of appointing com-
mittees to prerent investigation is about
played ont.
Chief Justice Moses was reelected in
joint Assembly on Friday by vote of
one hundred and twenty-three to four.
There was no one to oppose him.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the charge against Judge Carpenter
for discriminating on account of color in
the discharge of a jury, made a MAORI
ty and minority report, the former Il: n
ed BY Minort, Boston, Adamson and p.
Simpkins, all colored, and the latter by
Tim Hurley. The former was rather
condemnatory of Judge Carpenters
action, the latter entirely exonerated him.
The former wa, adopted as the sense of
The House, and leaves the whole matter
open for the further consideration Of the
Hou G.
The Governor approved the following
acts, viz: To amend the joint resolution
authorizing the county commissioners
of Beaufort County to levy a special tax;
to charter the Boatman's Phosphate
River Mining Company, and to empower
coroners to punish for contempt.
In the Senate the bill to regulate the
sale of inebriating liquors was passed and
sent to the House. Mr.. Hopes rcsolu-
ton relative to the report of the expen-
ditures of the contingent fund of the
executive department was adopted.
The House adjourned until Tuesday
evening ut seven clock, with view, it
is said, of giving the committee appoint
cd for that purpose time to go to Charles
ton and investigate the affairs of the
Bank of the State (Thc result of tie
Investigation was the appointment of ole
Of the committee as receiver of the bank,
but no report The Senate meets
tomorrow as usual.
The young colored men of Richland
County have been holding a convention
in Columbia, aud after several sessions
have prepared and presented the follow
ing memorial to the Legis ature:
We, the young men of Richland
County, in convention assembled, do
memorabilia your honorable body to
consider the matters herein mentioned.
We respectfully urge such legislative
action as may be necessary to secure a
just and fair valuation Of the taxable
property of the State; tina the appro-
priations for the current expenses OF the
government he curtaiied to the limit of
the present tax levy; that the diSbursing
officers of the State be held to u strict
accountability for he expenditures of the
money under their co .trGl; that the taxes
for the next fiscal year bc reduced to a
reasonable extent; that the present
printing laws be repealed. and the print
ing be to the lowest bidder, who will do
the work at Il cost of not more than
$50, 900, and employ workmen irrcspcct-
i've of color.
The committee to investigate the
transactions of The sinking fund commits
sion made report, accompanying Which
was joint RESOLUTION calling upon the
encouragement to institute legal pro-
cecdings to recover the property of the
State alleged to have been made away
with by the commission.
The enacting clause was striken out
of the bill to provide for the election Of
county auditors and treasurers, the vote
standing sixteen to fourteen. The act to
aid and encourage manufactures has
been ratified and approved. 1t makes
the term Of exemption from taxation ten
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