The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-13

i mept promptlyr, and ,ln fnl:, ,r0t all -ex.
penditnres pade or to be made during
the present. ,year..s,,.N Not u s,il4 tbis siA
done should our attention be turned
TO tho stdi6asipg Indebtedness Of Abe
State. Fhfthet than thiS NAN op-
posed to any plan which l3eks to tile
indisoriminaie pay ment OF all this ID
dsbtedness Or it,, inaiscripinste re-
ductionG ors rejections think, its
amount. the various classes Of which it
6onsistS. The time aud circumstances
| under which aud the objects for
wbioh it WAS incurred should .ba as
certained. After this il done, I thiuk
such portions Of this iudebtedtsss ns
have the highest merit in point Of ge-
neral equity should be provided for, il
1t can be done without imposing too
great burden Of tsxstion upon the
people. Under this latter heud, /
think, would fall the existing Indebted
ness. in great part. at least. of the
1lnns.:e AsS!::s; and sho State peui-
tentiary, and, perhaps, of other chsri-
teble and penal institutions. Iknow,
Tor instenee. f:on po.sonas experience
and information; that many Ut our mer.
chabts. bankers aud other citizens huve
come forward. from senss Ut duty
and not from ordinary business mo.
tiscs. on aeveral occasions. TO sustain
our Lunatic Asylum and Pan,tuntiary
by fdrnishiug supplies and by lending
their money and credit. Such services
create the highest possible obligation
on the, e,part OF the State to repay such
parties at the earlient practicable time.
/ recommend,' them that, after due dis.
orimination between the classes Of our
hoatiog indebtedness lhRs been made,
such portions or GLASSES of this indsbi-
ness be selected ns, have the highest
equitable ok,itn to yment, and, then,
that it be- ascertsined whether the
people are able to bear the borden of
any additional tax to pay them, in
whole or in part. Whatever it may be
found pdsiibie 60 do in this way,
trnat will be done. Above all things,
thu General Assent bly, should m ako any
such levy specific in all respects. The
objects 20 which the tux is to be APP.
piled should be disting gaished. beyond
all doubt or Question; If any debts are
to be paid in full. it should be 40 or
dered; and il pro rata payment amoag
several debts or classes OF debts is to
be made. the exact mode and per cent
ago Of payment should be specified.
N, opportunity shouid be given for
any diversion of such funds from the
prsciee objects for which they are de-.
'signed by the General Assembly. With
the expression of, these views, I Sub
NIT the matter to The wisdom of the
General Assembly. with the hope that
snch action will bH,taken az will CON
vipce sll honest public creditors of the
readiness of this 6sneral Assembly to
do ah in their poUer to meet the Just
obligations of the State.
: FIsH OULTURE.-I have been re-
quested by several ritizens. for whom
have great respect. to call the atten-
ton OF the General Assembly to the
subject of the stocking Of our atrea ma
resented to me that u Commissioner or
Commissioners might be authorized to
be appointed by the Governor, to
serve wholly without pay. who would
enable the State, at o trifling expense
say about 81, ,000-to procure from
the United States and tho other States
the best varieties of fab with which to
replenish our waters. transmit here.
with q copy of the ANIMAL report O:
the Commissioners of Fisheries of
New York. and submit the subject to
the consideration of the General As
sembly.
MINORITY REPRESENTATION Il com
mend to the consideration 0i the Gen.
eral Assembly the question of enacting
law applying the system of voting.
known as cumulative voting" or
minority representation" to athe
elections OF incorporated cities aud
towns in the State. / do mt feel pre-
pared to do more than to recommend
that the system be tried on small
scale at present. As IA matter OF
theory. the system promises the best
resulte. but think our policy respect
| Ing it should be tentative at first. II
It's practical results are satisfactory ?
when applied to our cities aud towne,
public sentiment will sustain its appli
cation to other elections. a bill intro
duced by Senator Cochran, OF Ander-
son, is now before the Senate, which
embraces this feature among it's provi.
stons, and commend it to the favora-
BILE action Of the General Assembly.
REVENUE RICoMAfENDArIoHs.- Il re.
new. with increased confidence, the
Recommendation made in my inauRu-
raj address. and especially the recon.
mnpHutinOa fnr % eal 4, nt;,,k. re III -L