Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-12-22
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penitentiaEy. $4,000. for the deaf
dumb and blind Asylum, and tie
balance for the Lunatic Asy lum,
$4,000 was appropriated for the
Agricultural and M echanical Soc ety..
$500 for the Catawba Indians; So 3,450
for salary and expenses of Ro'lroad
Commission aud Clerk Ito be re-
funded when paid up by the roads,)
and $3.50 for deficiency in the York,
town appropriations.
$S98, ,539 is appropriated to pay
interest on the State debt, including
the Agricultural College fund.
The appropriation Bill in the Senate.
Caiiisom Votes Against the University.
the Senate passed the general ap-
preparation bill to.its third reading
lessening the Lunatic Asylum ap,
preparation nine tho>sand dollars
and slightly amending it otherwise.
The University appropriation was
sustained by.a vote Of twenty-e eight
to three, Senator'S Perry, Muller and
Iallison voting against it, Both the
Republican, senator's advocated and
voted for it.
Mr.. Callison is an honest AMI an
| able man, and we honur him highly
for his long, unwavering, persistent
and effective fight against all unnec-
essary offices and XII increase OF tax
alton. But III opposing what is COM
monty called higher education" "
Mr. Callison, in our opinion, is wrong.
The aid is not asked for the purpose
of building mp an in ,titution for the
rich, but for every youth in the STATE;
to meet the wants OF the four hun
dred youths scattered through other
States seeking the higher education
which, alas South Carolina cannot
afford to give them. We are r joiced
that the Assembly of South Carolina
refused to weigh for one m6ment tie
money consideration involved in this
matter. The truth is, there is notl :
ing in the statement that the. tax vii!
be increased in order to make this
appropriation. The tax last year
was 5 mile, and now, with smaller
appropriation, an increased taxable
property, how cGn tt ere be an in
creased burden upon. the people
The State owes it to the youth to meet
this dem md, especially as it is sim
ply asked TO supplement an already
large Investment in the appliances
for education in order to make then
efficient to meet the wants which art
forced unon us.
The Stock Law Passes the Senate.
At the night session OF the Senat'
on Friday last, the Stock law passel
its third reading, and was sent to thu
House after further amending th'
bill so as to exempt Chesterfield ant
: Orangeburg Counties from the opera
tiona of the law uatil October !, 1882
This exemption was extended to Al
ken County, excepting the township
o Schultz and Silverton and so mucl
: OF H 4mmonda as lies between tn
: Hamburg road AMI the Savaunal
RIVER from the benefits oil the exemp
4 tioa, 50 1tasuoH sql 10 t'4soyo at tn ahy
!. = ! i,.a7 ai47sIe.-lnlali the otht counties
The Consolidated Roads.
The hull presented by Mr.. Gtllison
fyr the CONSOLIDATE n OF the Atlanli
and French Broad Valley Railroa
) tompany:with the Aiken au' l'rer
ton Railroad Company has pass d tt
Senate, and will, presumably, NEE
with no opposition in the H>' Sc.
The Election E.aw and the RaEroa,
These two great measures heinI
5 still under discussion, we will Wal
uat,l our next issue To give the!
status.
A Cold Corpse.
A. regards the repeal o! the livI
Law, the measure is a cold corEs>
And we are glai to announce th
fact.
Acts Recently Ratified.
On Saturday last, amid host g
oth-rs. the following acts were ratified