, 1879-01-20

SUtIil CAKOLIaA.
Isosntts Of the rteccnt Session af she teFf*-
faturo-T1le tIondri Debt of The State
Abo,itfon Of Observation-Disclosures of
Adultery
sptcfni nfspateh IN Tht Ts1bHns.
CoLuMnfA, 8. C., Jan. 1D.-Thc recent setsfnn
of The South Carolina Legislature WIS rensrk-
ahlc fur ecscrat il,ings. It wns thc sh,-icst
s"estnu eyer known IN the history Of tn" STATE.
CONSUMING nnly twcn. y.ttree working days. It
Was ti,c bu.lcst session alsn, fnr f!se tnrt'brss
wnrketi t}av n,h night Is, essnt,as1 the asl }oufn
n,rns, anil the nur,mr ri b!I!s passed an' ct',-
silcyel WAS enl,al to any two months sitting n
ttn last. Nitt few exceptions, the 'nr'nhess
were aycr.c tn speaking: and the hscussEbns
were usually tcrsr, enn@i.e statements of oofn-
Inn. rather than elaborate arguments.
The mnat rxtitIng measure nrslcr discussion
wns tho bonded ti.i,t of the St1te. In tho
f;,stng oF 1871 tlav. Elasnntou recommended an
Investigation Into tho public tcht; mid Com.
mission was appointed fr.,m TIM Legislature.
composed of men who were rc4utrea To s"rar.
amnnE Other things. that they t,ad nn Interest,
direct nr tnt!lrcst, IN tie tnnts 81 the State.
This Ct,.nri sion to,k tl'c basis ot t!,es IT.
vcstigatt.n the net Ut fs's passed by lhe IT,
r,blIeans under tho sanction of cr.s}ov. ansra,
knnwn "a thc Consnitl,atton nct. hr which
81. 600 of tile bonds then outstanding wcrc
repIllt1ted, anf the remaining 900 UNI fcnfctt
ut n sen:s on the dollar, reducing the boudcst
debt from E1s,V)0,tO0 tn a3,000,00 In round
numbers. Thn rctport nf the Commission was
.Mhn,'ttei1 in Fcbruary, 1S1e. nn,l nr,ypkcs9 n
htasc:! discussion among tue Democrats. The
rcnost recognized saf;u large portion Of tic
honds tsameh Nnstyy the Consolidated MT, bHt
rejected about 81, ,St)DN as tR1ntctl wltl, fraud.
or resting on vouchers q. e.. tn,nls) hot
tssued IL accordance viii, tho 'aw. Tie per-
centsEc vi tnvalitiitY was mt statrl in tho re-
I.ort. but It ranged feom i I" 70 prr crst, ac-
ct,rln9 to thu t1n.}iuc Of tir Commission. Thu
| Dru!n:rat. werc s1y1iv'1 u:,m The aln,,in II
this report. nnlf n strong iturity cntIsrndrd
for the acrrntanrr NJ the :tfn:'s'1ftsr uallu Nv
the frpihlfrnns With thr .rrttlnra Ut tic state
In 1873; wlllc tho maturity Insisted 1lusn elm
mailing kupi, lo',3A ~ r.stnl u,,'a fsa,ilt!cr.
vouchers. 4 rupture III The parry wEs :,n1n;-
nent, and, In yfrw ut the noor*arli'ay cam.
| r1gr, n compromise uas tna !" 1r':"r"n t'sr>t:
two wings ri the Den.Wr'tic l'lrly. 'y "'hril
| the Wkue matter was rr'frsrat! u Il s:;ar.:!
Ct,,trt consisting uf thce C;rr,t III tcr:. wltl
tlr s1gh. NJ npTra' u ,hr as,nrrn1n tonrt II
tn" State a,tti tic aurcmr Cnu:t ri fln. t.htfr!
States. This compromise waa r~tteti f's the
cry.ttors ul tan Slate. WHO feayel that r'psla
tim was threatened II The validity sf tI!rir
ln,la waa left IN tic Judgment Of the I.r:::s-
l,furr. Casrs wcrs 11a.lc n:s nl'a nrr: Eci.
! covering every rla-s Ut bnirls: n,ea II VA f.,
mt VI .ns,ye nI the~u ra.cs that kMAftnn vas
wanted w,rn f;uv. ltiso III NnAs'chM etss sc-
fused to surrender lll uhtcr rc4us.to't, last
Rusn,hcr.
tho Bo,d Cnllr;, III II was termed, 1l1 mi rtt1-
slerr1 any drsIhi&,,, aud there was 4c;,rru an
preitcsion tl,at IT, ,lItinla:c slce!tion ';'i H.:
uyalnsL ts Sta:c md y! l"ros u :i!e hn'5t'a J. ~
| has ria1lifrsIr increased. AMI rltiy Esrnl'2r'
.s"rlurcd that the n'"i,lr wiu'si sIcser pay II
cent Of tnscs to mcct the fntrrrst nlt'' "pf
| lean. while In rover. 4 ssiF .,ritE"yrrus IN.
| sued upon n proposition II abpfish tho Rnhh
t!et. which was fi,1llv tlultsst.'' hv II vs,;s ri
| ii tu i! In tic li,,~t. NJ REPRESENTATIVE, atd
eftc- ths loud tourt rvtu'' rc' rs t'ess.t, ats
talnlt. tie rfrw tilt: Il, 1,>k',Naf q! tho 'l''!R
we're talntc,l will, frln,!, r,c. bit tue rcai-
| justers were not tnt'sfir'a, nn' 'nte M
tho State Treasury - tners the interest
| nj these fn'nds, (which, %as raised hy
taxation III tho last two ycnrs, lending lEtl1a.
tinn,--nntl npply it IN thu payment III Interest
ycar.--thua say1ng the 1rrr of a tnx 'or that Gr-
iusc. A rcttraInlnu orscr !ls b, en Issued !'y
Judge lsryas. af tic United suites l>,!rc,
Ctnrt, nj the instance ot tf'o fTt'lttra III >'"
| York. and pII injunction acnlEst tie SsNtt
Treasurer will bo urgued bef 'r0 hin III Feb
runrY.
i,,tDig the topics Of interest ac.ril tpnh br the
| Legislature, tlere lFr several Wnrihs u! H'rE
| tipn The Iaw regulating the Erahttn9 III III
yufre4 las bcen renafrtl, nNi fhn Inv ht'a
etun.ls ns It tlhl nearly d hundred rpar' aG'
In s.;utll Carolina. ntn 1910 sutl' Il thing NJ
yorrc ortwscn husband ant , M';s w, , i.',xs' y
c,,..4r,I"ttnl, net of 1858 rccoE1!Izc thu siyreu
hyxtcl1i, and, nitcr tbu Legislature fnisst laVs
III pussa.,re tl,rrcot, the syttrm grew IN favor,
! and rvrrT y,ur tho applications lscsaIl'c tnoTe
| numerous. Tie l.e.lsl3tu.u Ut 1t" recent ses
| t!ou rrpcasrtl fhe !Rw, ant tIe matrimonial tn
IL apu[n rc:,lercli ln.lis+u!uhie for ait CaIst
wIlulcyrr III Sos1th Caro!lna. .-...
| Anoil,er teltlirn vi f'lr moral e1uc wns e1l
ncte.l. wl.!pt prohibits pcrsoGs from }lrlng 10
| vrthus fl nlltftrry. ]! Ii The first ttlatan'c .
prohibition Il! this ofrr.hc nsntnrt ",mictr. Tht
iunalt!ca ase severe, anil tie viuInttsitlH Icrttu
fore hare hp.iI Numerous here aa eIrr" here.
The legislation lius 9TrH nlaluty ln:I!. hl*
uyvr. There utn rn epeelal Ga:t ntcnt aIcrtili!
tie rights Ut thu sI..s.,. al III at rssEn.ts Til
privileges Ut tnat c!aes Vi pur population ar
prutrrtr4l eGuu1l} wA?l thf'he nf the llttes
The rut,stc sctl.,uls urr lavnrc's with the us'
APPROXIMATIONS, which nre rHntra'snt to ..s'r
lunr,l, Ut tlr a:ilvr ,uxattan 1u t:H STATE. lii
uytr:c lux luyy,i Ii eight mills In TIC dollar. an
. tile Lax jDr krtuul!llrInI~ra nttnG IL tM1 Hil!A
| Nxgtl by MI nttcEii.s,rnt t1 tits CG1i.ti!Nth'I
witch WaA ailuAtItl bF the l}sIDntrnss lAst veil
, tlt this r,1,'.unt the rurt1 mputa!lon rrAn III
greatest tr1leit, whl!g paving nniY ht!'Hl r.
ldpttun Of ttlu tuSts. llt ci.ttft pull-tax. III
hila.. II ,jsy,:4I IN tll1.. ut,nll PURPOSES. III!
np,,.1,asu,cut vi I'll. Tn,lttut 10 .t"t ,unt|e T.
RsTuet tue et.ht vi Aulra.r. III III ushrs stntes.
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