The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-08

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pags I48. Failing 10 Get q report
upon it 4 submitted . resolution
lpage 420J which placed the eniire
matter in charge of > COMMITTEES oF
which I was o membar. We made
. report in favor Of ievying such a
tax, and presented two Bilis in con.
nsction therewith, both Of which
were sacrificed on the eltar OF polisi.
cal sxpediency.
PAY OF COUNTY coMMiasronERs.
AT session of 1875, ISenate Jour.
ral, page 67,1 I introduced IA Bill
TO reduce the pay of County Com.
missiopess and their clerks" It re-
ceived 6 majority vote in both houses
and was signed by Governor Hanp.
son, May 81, 1877. This Act re-
duced the pay of County Commits.
sioners aud their clerks from three
dollars per day "a. two dollars, aud
at ahe same time reduced the number
Of days for which they should be
paid from 100 to 70, and thus saving
to the taxpayers Of the State thou
sands OF dollars annually.
DIETING PRISONERS.
At the time of the Introduction
Of the "Bill to reduce and nx the
price of dieting prisoners" Sheriffs
received forty cents per day, which
in my estimation was entirely TOO
much. The Bill as I presented it
fixed the price at twenty cents per
day. 1t was amended ON It's passage
by substituting thirty cents. and be-
came Q law, being signed by Gov
ernor Hampton, June 8, 1877. My
action in reference to the above will
be found. Senate Journal 1877, page
149. This measure looked to the
reduction Of County expenses, and
in q considerable degree accom-
plished that result.
PUBLIC EXECUTIONS.
During my term Of service in the
House and Senate, feeling the de.
mOralising influences and effects re-
lsulting from public executions, /
addressed a communication to each
Circuit Judge in the State in regard
TO this subject. Their replies ac-
corded fully with my views; and,
| thus supported, I introduced al We
rious times three several Bills pro.
viding that all executions should be
private, in jail yards, to be con-
Quoted in o building erected for such
purpose. ESee Senate journal, ses.
sions 1874--75, 1856, pages al
80 and $780, The frat two Bills
/ failed to pass in the Senate. The
third Bill, however. received the
necessary three readings in that
body, but was ultimately defeated
in the House. Since 1876 q similar
law has been enacted, and now the
coaatry is saved from such revolving
| and demoralizing exhibitions.
FEES AND COSTS or oPFICERs AND
Sll4fa3 ATTORNEYS.
BY reference 60 Senate Journals.
sessions 1875-78 aud 1876, pages
[s55, 1A9 aud 81. it will be seen that
! introduced Bills to reduce the fees
and costs Of certain officers and at-
torneys. These Bills In the main
reduced the fees and costs, where
practicable. to the fee Bill Of 1889.
which, WAS just and equitable in all
its bearings. ] found it impossible
to obtain either o favorable or un.
favora kle report from til, Senate
Judiciary Committee, therefore thoy
were lost. s.
BANK DEPOSITS. *
The policy of creating banks of
deposit was certainly Intended to
provide q safe aud convenient place
where public and private fus.;s
should be kept 60 be paid out to de-
positors on call Thee experience IN
this State {anditis BY no Ineana an ex2
ception) has heea that soma OF these
institutions have been. the medium
of great loss TO the people ae large.
In soIue instances charters have tin-
doabtedly been obtained by cunning
sharpers with tl::44s intent: to steal and
defraud from the comment ncement.
Inmore than one case she ofHeers.5
knowing the insolvency of the Id. ID
stitution, have continued tosreceive
deposits. knowing sucE. deposits
se..lA be Se So ~ hJ sHo;, VIM made 4 Is
them. The State has not escapea
from the rapacity of such ban K 6 aiIi.. Il !.
leers 70 aid III preventing 81.
impositions and frauds and as least
TO hold the ,terrors Of the sif;sE over.
the officers of such institutions. attha
regular session I 37 o / snbraifted IA
Bill torender b Ulcers of corpo porations
personally responsible ia certain
eases. Senate Journal, page 81 #
ItWas acted upon favorsbly, ratifie6,
and approved BY Governor Hanp,i
ton, hlay 3IsE, 1877. Ii
ainILE no REDUCE TEE pAg OF COM
AfIsssoNERs AID MANAGERS or
ErsEerIoN AND or THEfRcLERKs.'
Hy re efarasltA ~ Sanaf Ia N Z, ,.s, !, II s.f