Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-02-18
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and Inspector General, $4,000; Superinten.
dent of Education, $4,000; Attorney General,
$4,000; Chief Justice, $4,000; Associate JUS
tices, $500; Circuit Judges, $500 each !;
Solicitors, $4,000 and no fees; Superintendent
of the Penitentiary, $4,000; Luuatic Asylum,
$4,000 The salaries Of the county officers
are fixed at the following rates: Charleston
Treasurer, s3,0O0; Auditor, $4,000; School
Commissioner, 81 1900. Richland, Abbeville,
Beaufort, Edge6eld, Orangeburg, Barnwell,
Colleton, Anderson, Aiken and Sumter
Treasurer, $4,000; Auditor, $780, School
Commissioner, 200. In the other counties
the salaries Of the treasurers range from
$4,000 to 81, 800, the Auditors from 81 900 to
$500, and the School Commissioners from
$1,000 to 500 these salaries to be in lieu Of
all fees and commissions now allowed.
The Columbia correspondent Of the Neops
and Courier, in regard to the discussion on
the bill, says:
"Mr. Meyers made very forcible speech
in support of the bill, showing by figures that
its passage would result in saving to the
State of $50, ,275, and to the counties of $685.
129 annually. The cost of assessing and col
lecting the taxes under the present law was
about S236,721, divided as follows: Comp
troller-generals Office, SlS,771 State treas
urer. s7,100; auditors, s66, 1850; county treas
urers. S144, ,500 Under this bill the same
work could be done for Sl2S,S00, saving to
the State of s107,921. In the educational
department the annual expenditure under the
present system was $4,000. Under this bill
it would be s26, 200, saving of SILL 900. In
the State University the saving to the State
would beequaly great. The salaries now al
lowed to the officers and professors of that in
stitution amount to 1850, while under the
proposed bill they would amount to S16800,
a saving to the State of S11,050. In the ex-
ecutive department the salaries now aggrega-
ting $4,000 would be reduced to 30,400 /;
while in the judiciary department there would
be an increase in the aggregate from S585O0
to S66, 800. This, however, would be saving
to the counties, for the reason that the solicit
ors' fees, which in many instances amount to
$4,000, $4,000 and sometimes $4,000 per an
mum, are abolished, and the salaries fixed at
$4,000 instead.
"Mr. Livingston, of Oconee, also made an
earnest speech in favor Of the bill. He al
luded to the fact that the Governor had frel
quently called the attention of the Genera
Assembly to the necessity of keeping the ap.
preparation within the revenue, and urged the
members to give this practical evidence Of
their desire to effect a reform Of the abuses
that had hitherto characterized the admins
tration of the State Government"
The bill passed it's second reading in the
House and was ordered to be engrossed for q
third reading.
On Friday last the House Committee on
ways and means reported the tax levy bill.
The total amount Of the levy is IA 7-1O mills,
divided as follows Salaries, 1! mills; public
institutions, J mills; public schools, 2 mills !;
legislative expenses, 1 mills; public printing,
mill interest on the public debt, mills !;
Claims mill deficiencies in printing, of
mill unpaid appropriations, mill inter.
est on the agricultural land scrip bonds, is
of mill; county purposes, 8 mills. The
same committee also reported bill to provide
for the redemption of the bills of the Bank of
the State. The bill provides for the appoint
ment of three commissioners to examine and
pass upon the validity of the bills. All the
bills stamped as legal are to be received in
payment of back taxes and one-ffth of the
current taxes. A tax Of one and half mills
is levied to redeem the bills as they come in
The exciting event of the week was the
election for Judge of the third circuit to
supply the vacancy occasoned by the death
of Judge Green. A dispatch to the Ne,us and
Courier under date Of the 18th instant, says
"The election for judge of the third circuit
to-day was the most exciting and closely con-
-teet-d vfeosiou 1trorc: &. y: Shaw,
Conservative, L. G. Northrop, F. J. Moses and
W. j. Whipper were nominated. Six bal
lotings were held without result, the vote
standing SO, Shaw 43, Northrop A.
On the seventh baloting the vote stood-Nor-
throp 81, Moses 35, and about Is scattering.
At this stage some Conservatives changed
from Shaw to Northrop. Immediately the
Moses men, under instructions from Moses
himself, changed to Shaw and elected him,
the vote standing-Shaw Is, Northrop Sc !;
scattering H. Previous to this the Conser-
vatives who had voted solidly for Shaw, had
virtually given up and but for the action of
Moses, Northrop would have doubtless been
elected. During the progress the ballotings
several rows occurred, which caused President
Gleaves to order the sergeant-at-arms to take
out the refractory members. After the disso-
luton of the Assembly the House met in Sc
cret session, and censured the arbitrary con-
duct of the president of the Senate while oc-
cupying the chair"
The case of Senator Andrews, of Orange
burg, came up for consideration on Thursday
last Upon the reading of the report of the
committee recommending his expulsion, Dun
can (Con.) offered resolution of expulsion,
and Maxwell, (Rep.) an amendment calling
the accused before the bar Of the Senate for
censure. A long discussion ensued, which
lasted until night, when vote was reached
and the resolution of expulsion was defeated
by vote of IL to 49, The resolution of
censure was then withdrawn, and the Senate
adjourned. Three Conservative senators vo-
ted against expulsion, and nine colored Re-
publicans in favor Of it.
The bill to amend an act to provide for the
redemption of forfeited lands has been en-
rolled for ratification. 1t gives twelve
months after the forfeiture to the owners to
redeem their lands.
The House has passed bill to require all
trial justices to exhibit all original papers to
the county commissioners before having their
accounts audited. The bill also provides that
any person may demand an itemized bill of
costs before paying the same.