The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-14
COLUMBIA, IS. C.,
Wednesday Morning, April IA, 1876.
Provisions OF the Tax Bill.

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As much interest is felt in the tax bill,
and even Republican journals arc now
urging upon the Governor to disapproye
it, it may be useful to rcfresh the minds
ofour readers with a recapitulation of
its provisions. j, The moment we laid our
eyes upon it, we thought it would never
do, Upon every just ground, we expected
the Conservatives of the State, who mainly
pay the taxes, to oppose it. Nor could
we, for the life of us, see how party,
which had come in upon pledges of re-
forn-which pledges were respected, SO
far as the declarations, messages and ve-
toes Of Governor Chamberlain were con-
cerned-could dare undertake to carry q
through hioh was. N The ..eee.h. .eee..h,.
Of those messages, belied all its lavish
promises, and violated its necessary pro-
gramme. It is happy circumstance-it
is thing to be welcomed with joy-that
upon grounds satisfactory to them, Re-
publicans join us in protest against its
being made a law. The question of tax
alton is thus rising into its proper posi-
ton and proportions. Should the present
bill receive the Executive veto, it goes
over to the next session of the General
Assembly, and discussion and considera-
ton of the whole subject of taxation will
become its promin ent feature. In the
event Of o veto, we shall have whole
some division in the ranks of the Repub-
lican party at the next session upon this
vital subject, Just as we have had divi-
.sions in it during the last upon men and
.cfices.
The first section of the bill imposes o
tax Of II mills to pay salaries of execu-
tive and judicial officers, clerks and oon-
tingent expenses Of executive and judi
cial departments. Under it the amount
expected to be raised on valuation of
S120, 900. .0c0 of property, els $3.50, 600.
We are informed that deficiency turks
in this section, of about S12O, 900. Why
it is, we don't know. We should think
$3.50, 600 ample. A less sum ought to be.
SEC. q. For several charitable and edu-
SeseAoA1iAA AintAtueiOA4Ss cAcAubANc VI COu-
mon schools, II mills, S1s0,OO0. Turn
ing to the appropriation bill, we find in
cluded under this head S21, ,450 70 T pro-
fessors of the University; s12,8o0 for
beneficiary scholarships; $1,000 for the
support of what is called the preparatory
schools, $4,000 for. the State Normal
School; $4,000 for the payment of in
tsrest on the bonds Of the State Agricul-
tural College and Mechanics Institute.
now hypothecated in New York. (These
are sweet pills for taxpayers; this is the
sort Of education they pay for but do not
enjoy.) 80
SIC. 8. Public schools, mills, $780,
600. .f.. u4.v-
SEC. 4. Expenses of the General AS
sembly, IA and rs, II mills, $3.50, 900.
(Here there are some venomous snakes. }
SEQ. S. Public printing for rs and de-
fioiency for IA, ] mill, 100000
SEC. 6. Interest public debt, mills,
$780, 600. (All right, if not diverted.)
SEC. 2. Claims passed regular session
IA and rs, / mill, 100000 (some bad
eggs in this. =
SEC. 8. Unpaid appropriations for
printing for '7s and IA, 4 mill, $50. 900.
(Insatiate archer! Would not one suface?)
Sec. 9. Balances of unpaid appropria-
tions for the year ending 31st October,
1874, I mill, 100000. (some, perhaps,
good claims, but others fishy.)
SEC. 10. Past Indebtedness for Lunatic
Asylum and Asylum for Deaf, Dumb and
Blind, 2-5 mill, $4,000.
SEC. II. Interest on bonds held by
State Agricultural College and Me-
chanics' Institute, Is mill-s24, 900.
"a pretty thing to pay interest ON. The
donation Of the Government spirited out
of the State, not dollar of it applied to
its peoples objects and distorted into
q means Of adding to the tax burdens of
the people.)
SEC. IL. Appropriations due State Or
phan Asylum and State Normal School.
90 millAs48, 900.
SEC. 13. Deficiencies on unpaid appro-
priations of fiscal year commencing No
vember !, 1874. ll-S120, 200. (De-
ciencies we have always with US and
always will have, SO long as we are
donkeys enough to pay them.) /,
Here's your tax of 13 mills for State
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