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j fh6 Press and Banner. %j Hugh Wilson and If. T. Ward law. Wednesday, Tec. 13, -1882. Publishing Our Law Itejiorls iu New Jersey. Wo are glad to sh< Mr. Brittin of the House has introduced a bit! requiring: the? publication of our Law Reports in the j State. This is right. The people of the I State pain not one cent by naving these ? reports published in New Jersey. The work is not as creditably done as it has lieen done in our State under a formei Reporter. Nobody sains anything in this matter but the small ?ai:i of the Reporter, whilst the printers of the State are deprived of honest and valuable earnings which their Slate should not willinirly see them stripped of.?Columbia Seginter. We take issuo with our neighbor in the above paragraph. If the work of bind-] r o_.. .K ri..?Alin?l mg i?e i,:nv isppnrts m .tiuih v.\nnin,.| cannot bo bettor done than was tiio job of binding tbo Revised Statutes, wo think Hunt o:ir State Reporter would bo inexcusable for uiving it to a South Carolina printer at any price. We fool perfectly J Mire tint if the editor of the Jlcgislcr had i inspected the hunliiv of uomeof the cop-! ios of tho Revised Statutes, that he would] not hive written the above paragraph. We cannot, tor the life of us, seo how a j faithful ofticer, who is a judge of such] work, would accept and pay for such! work out of the people's money. When ! a man pays for a book, it ought to j be bound so as to last a reasonable length of time. All this talk about compelling the State Reporter to have his Reports printsd in South Carolina is worse than! idle, and wo trust that so picavunish a bill may bo defeated. Wo want good print and good binding. If this can be had cheaper in New Jersey than in Columbia, then wo say send to New Jersey to have the work done. We will venture the assertion that every article of clothing that Mr. Britton wore when he intro <luml tho bill, ami that every Article 01 apparel worn by the editor of the Register, is Northern wovo aiul Northern made. If so, why not as well pass a law that editors and members of the (ieneral Assembly shall buy their clothing from home manufacturers, made by home mechanics? "Yonr Lott'esl Terms." One of the Charleston Phosphate Companies under date of December 7. 1882, writes to know our rates for a certain described advertisement, and oon'cludes with the following words: "We will expect you to give us a good pufT and s-.?nd oft" with the first issue, and lo insert weekly, in your local column, little puffs, say four lines long, mostly humorous and in poetry, which we will send you. Please give us your Very lowest terms, as only such will suit us, payable say quarterly, or as suits you. Will also expect tho paper to be sent us." In reply to the above wo would say that if by the word "term," the company means to enquire our "price" or "charge" r.r m urlvoi iispinent. wo will sav that we have no higher or lower price f>>r advertisements, while our "terms" to different customers nunv vary. For instance, we should not hesitate to credit the firm or company which addressed us above, while there might ho other persons from whom we should demand the cash In advance. As to the "puff," as a "send off" i and the "little puffs," which are to follow, and "which we will send you," we would say tint we know nothing of the particu- j Jar Fertilizers manufactured by this Com- [ pany, and that we cannot be bribed to give a certificate of the value of compounds and other stuff of, which we know nothing. We should not hesitate to publish an advertisement setting forth the virtues of a particular brand of guano, but we cannot certify to its value, even in the "humorous poetry/' which a guano dealer might write. ? 4? Repeal of the Usury Law. An effort is now being made to repeal the usury law, so that the creditor may demand his pmind of flesh of his debtor. We art firmly of the opinion that the urcsout law regulating interest is well for the country, and has been of inestimable I benefit to the general prosperity of our j citizens. Very much unjust abuse has been heaped upon the merchants who j have made advances to people who liavej nothing on which to base credit, except j their own integrity and the capacity andi the willingness to work. As far as we are informed these com-j plaints are not founded on fact. Our; merchants arc as honest, jus liberal, and I as accommodating as the money-lenders, | imd have not charged a greater per cent, j for their advances than were just and equitable. The influence ot the money-! lenders, and the money-ccntrfs will of; course be exerted for the repeal of the! law, aud Charleston and Columbia, to-{ frether with the combined infiuenco of j scattering money-lenders, and others wlioj believe that money should command j whatever it will bring, will it is to be feared induce the Legislature to repeal' the usury law. No peoplo can prosper! who nrc forced to pay enormous interest, j Our Legislature had bettor adjourn before repealing the law regulating interest. 1 - -1 ?<* ? The Railroad Bill. As was expected, the Railroad Rill! passed the Senate without much opposi-l tion. The friends of the Bill seein to be j in a great hurry to have it become a Jaw, but it is hoped that the House may i ?iot be in a hurry about so important a matter. The friends of the Atlantic and French I]road Road fear that the passage1 of that law will be the death-knell of our -'great road. If the iloHse is extremely anxious to "investigate matters which afTeet the far-1 111 or, they might give the Phosphate Monopolies of Charleston a hearing. The stock of somo of these companies is quoted in the market reports as worth $1.SO 011 the par value, whilo a majority of the Railroad stock is worth from ten to fifty cents on the dollar. The Legislature might explain the justice of allowing phosphate companies to charge $1^.00 ? ton for rock which costs about $.'>.00. Prompt Payment. The dwe lling house of Mr. Thomas P. iUooro, which was burned on the 1st ultimo. was insured in the Geruiania Insurance Company, represented at this place l.y Mr. T. S'. Jeffbry*. tor S2.000, which amount was promptly paid on the 1st instnnt, The payment was delayed only long enough for the patters to go through] the regular course.? Yorkvtllc Enquirer. But why this notice of the fact? Is it! 'anything unusual for an insurance com-J pain' to comply with its contracts in York ? When Mr. Jefferys pays his beef bill or his store account, will the Enquirer make a note? As far as we remember, j we recollect to have seen no notice of, merchants, contractors, or others in York,! paying their debts. ??*.?. Brown's Donation. As the Legislature of Georgia has ro-l fused Senator Brown's gift of $50,000 to' the Georsria University, and as the Sena-' tor has expressed his intention in that event to offer the amount to some Col-! lege in South Carolina, we suggest thatj ho give tho money to Erskino College,; Du/> West, South Carolina. At 110 Col-! lego could greater good be dono with the' money. It has this advantage, too, of being at no great distance from the very J boys whom he-would benefit. Let the! friends of Erskine College see to this. - ??___ The Legislative Proceedings. "Whether it was wise to have dono so or' not, we have given much of our spaco to' the publication of the proceedings of the Legislature. If our readers wifl run; through tho great mass of matter therein ' contained they -will know vory nearly as much nbout tho- work of that body as wo -do. Much of the matter taken from our Charleston and Columbia exchanges was interesting to us, and hence wo reproduce it in tho hope that our readers would be' as much interested as wo were. Always True and Sincere. As good a man as can be found travel-?' ing in the mercantile business is Mr. Joe L. Mauldcn of Anderson. He travels for a first class house, sells tho best of I goods at low prices, ami on terms to suit j the customer. We like Mr. Maulden, i and would :.oglad to see onr merchants ! e.Mt-ud 10 inui a share of their favors. The General Assembly. THE Rl'SIXESS OF THAT BODY rrs 111:i> ENEK(;ETICALLY. Some Sad Kills Killed?Soino Objectl<?nal Laws oil Their Passage?Some iiood Work Homo. {Columbia Rajiiter.\ SIXTH DAY. SENATE. Wills Rejected?The Election of Senator I ?Speeches by Kennedy aim sneppuril. CoLt'SniA. Pcci'in'oT 5, 1^2. The foHovVIn^ I.ills were tepomd unfavoratry end the unfavorable reports were adopted and the bills rejected i A bill !o amend .section 2210 of the General Statutes relation to persons exempted from jury duty by including therein Undertakers actively enyaced in business; a bill to repeal section IIS| nf Chapter XXVII or the General Statutes in so far as slid sections relate to the eounties of Bean fort, Charleston, Herkeley. Williamsburg, and Georgetown and to provHc tor the same; a bill to strike out Section 2107 of the General statutes nrtd to substitute oilier provisions relat ives to the compensation of witnesses in eriminai eases; a bill toennble Thomas W. ISoucbicr, Jr.. to apply tor admission to thebnr;a toil loenablenon-resident | trustees and guardians to sue for and recover i the estate of their wards in tin* state. The hour having arrived for the consideration of the special order for 12.II, the Senate; proceeded to ballot for United States Senator. Mr. Huist?I >*rise to nominate Hon. M. C. butler for re-election to the highest olllce in the ?;1 ft of the people of South Carolina and lo show that the commercial metropolis of the I State desires hete to'day to endorse his past | conduct. I know of no* man who can appropriately express the confidence of the people of this State in him who after so protracted a struggle before the Senate of the United states 'trained by his patiiotlc and judicial manage| ment a victory for this State that will be reI ruenbered by generations tocoinc. lie has procured substantial results for every section of the State whenever the opportunity presented itself, and I know of no ! higher honor that a State e.ui bestow on one 1 of her sons as an endorsement of their approvai of his conduct than to re-elect htm toa 1 position of such honor and trust. } I believe that this Senate will to-day re-elect the Hon. M. ('. liutler bv a unanimous vote. j si nil trust that l*o may always have theapprol>a(l'?n ?if a good wdkcIcuco, iho esteem of all grood men and the benediction of Almighty <j.>d. I This nomination was seconded In a brief i but earnest speech by Mr. Perry. .Mr. slminotis of Berkeley then nominated I for United States Senator Hon. Samuel W. | Melton. | There heln? no other nominations the vote was taken-. Of the thirty-two votes cast Hon. j M. Bntler received thirty; Hon. S. W-. Melton two. The senate then proceeded to the House of Representatives to lake part in the inaugural ceremonies. Kennedy's Spcech on Retiring From OIKcc. On the return of the Senate President Kennedy. n'id: Kerafors, It Is my privilege and pleasure to i Introduce to you i.leutenanWJovernor Shep| pard, who will preside over you for the next two years, and all that I ask of you is that the same courtesy may be shown him as was extended to me during my term of ottlce. SJieppard's Speech on Assuming the Speakership. President Sheppard liicn t(K)k the chair and iiicnvemu iiimiiiuu-.", Senators, I nm here to enter upon tlio discharge of the duties Imposed by the Constltu! linn upon the of lice to which I have been ! elected hy the people of .South Carolina. I trust that I need not assure you that I shall I endeavor Vo discharge the duties of this office i faithfully and to your satisfaction. I could ! not hope for entire efficiency without the benivlit of your generous indu'gence and your cordial co-operation, which I do not doubt I shall receive. Important as are the duties that devolve upon mc. they dwindle into Insignificance in icomparison with the grave responsibilities I that rest upon you By your fidelity to the trust conferred upon you: by your devotion | to the highest interest of the State and by your wisdom y>u are to vldlcate the endorsement giveil b.v the people to the policy and principles which have prevailed In the nd| ministration of the State government for the last six years Principles looking to the preservation of p? ace and the enforcement of law should be I c intinued. Policies looking to thcencouragement of enterprise and tlie development of I resources shonid be maintained. i When you remember that a person of large experience and intimate acquaintance With the history of South Carolina has said that this is the ablest sena'e convened In this State, you will appreciate the grave responsibilities by which you are confronted and the ?onfident expectations which you arc to gratify. Being substantially of the tame opinion upon the iuaiii:questionslet harmony characterize nil your proceedings and in their results the people will sustain you. Invoicing the blessing of Almighty God upon your deliberations and wishing that from tlw>Sill,tP <?"' lilin/IKfi. iu ~ I declare the Senate ready to pioceed to business. house of representatives. Holding ftn Inquest on the CoronerSubscriptions to the C. C. G. A C. Railway ? Dividing Edgefield ? The Usury Question?More Bills Killed? The House Resolving Itself into the Funny Club, Because of n Negro's Vote?Spceh of Governor Thompson. On motion of Mr. Stmonton, the vote was reconsidered whereby n hill concerning: ihe duties of Coronet was rejected and the bill was placed upon the calendar. The following are some of the most Important bills Introduced : Mr. Maulden?A bill to incorporate Huguenot Mills of Greenville. Mr. Peebles?a bill to provide punishment fur recaptured escaped convicts. Mr. Brnnson? A bill to incorporate the Florence Manufacturing Company. Mr. liopgs?A bill to validate the subscription to the Kelton, Wllliamston and Eaxlcy Railroad Company voted by the townships of Helton and Williainston and to make the sjime valid to all intents and purposes for the use and benefit of the Chicsiro, Cumberland Gap and Carolina Railway Company. Mr. Ward?A bill to divide Edgefield Into two counties. The following bills were Indefinitely postponed by the Judiciary Committee: A bill to amend sub-division 2, section Ul.| Chapter iii, Part ii..Title ii. of Code of CI vil j Procedure, renting to tne nine 01 coinninic ing act ions other than lor the recovery of real ] property. i A bill tonmend .Section 12SSof iho General j Statutes, in relation to the interest on money: i and A hill further to regulate the business of, Are Insurance companies within thisStatc. The following hills were reported on unfa-1 vorabiy by the Judiciary Committee and re-j Jectcd by the House: A bill providing a mode of determining the j compensation to be made to the Commissioners heretofore appointed, tor service rendered \ and about to lie completed In srctirlmr the re-j payment of direct taxes collected by the Unit-1 cd Stales in this State duilng the late war. j A t>ilI to provide for the more convenient' renunciation of dower by married women. | A bill to render unnecessary any seal or scroll to certain instruments in writing; and j A bill to provide for the taking of testimony : In rertaiu cases. At 12 o'clock an election was ordered for n' Cnitcd Stales Senator to fill the seat now oc-i etipicd by General M. C. Butler, wliicli will be ! vacated March 4th, lS.-.'i. I Mr. Talhert. in a very highly eulogistic! i speech, nominated for re-clucliou Gen. M. C. j But:er. | The nomination wnsably and enthusiast'*, ! cally seconded by Mr. siinnsitou. I Mr. Robinson, in behalf of his Republican i colleagues, nominated Samuel \\\ Melton, | whom he styled "an ornament to South Caro- j i Una and a citizen deserving any honor hisj ; State coul<l confer on him." | Mr. Gantt seconded the nomination In what j | was meant to be a brilliant speech. Hespoko | of Meiton as one who. since the downfall o | Sou lb Carolina, had stepped to the front und ; I guliled ills State arlaht. I v?i^i.l,.f,il,lo I;iii.'IiI,t wns caused dnrinir | (tie vote by a colored man?W. J. Plnekney? voting lOr himself. l'inckney seemed to eni joy 1t as much any one el?e. I The vote stood: ltutier 111, Melton 5 anil ; Plnekney 1.11" volts being cast. | At l.4"i o'clock the Senate was announced In ; walling and was ordered lo be admitted. A i few minutes later Governor-elect Thompson 'and hts escort were announced in \\itit 1 tijr. They were received hy the General Assembly standing as they proceeded up the aisle. The procession was headed by the Scnreants-atArms of the Houso of He| resentatlve Jand of the Senate, bearing the siford and mace.Governor Thompson was accompanied by the i supreme Court of tin- state, the State oiticers| el ecu Judge Fraser, Mayor ithett, ex-Govcrniorllagood, General Konham and oilier dis1 tinguished gentlemen. Governor Thompson I advanced to the Speaker's desk, where the ! solemn oath of office was administered by j Chief Justice Simpson. Governor Thompson ; then addressed the Assembly as follows: I Inaugural Address of Governor Thompson*. j Sksatoks and Kepukskntatives : In oi>edier.ee to ihe voice of the people of the State I as expressed in the recent election, I appear ! before you to assume the duties of Governor of South Carolina. The same voice which lias e:<licd me to this office has called you to positions of tru?i which impose upon you duties ami responsibilities not less Important than those: watch belong to the Chiet Executive of the state. The welfare and prosperity of South Carolina, now and in the future, will depend in l irnemeasure upon the manner in in which we meet the requirements of oursevcral positions. Wccome to the control of the allVtiis of thcStatc at a fortunate time and under favorable circumstances. The result* of the recent elections in several of the States in this Union are full of promise as Indicating n reso've on ineparioi uie people to secure a more rigid adherence to those great principles upon which republican Institutions must rest, and a ileslre tor the restoration of those practices w: leh marked the administration of government In the early days of the Republic. I refer to these elections not. us the triumph of a political party, but as the evidences ol'a popular revolt against abuses of I lie powers of government. How far the changes In public opinion thus expressed shall be permanent will depend up-1 on the manner In which those who have been called to positions of trust shall make use of the power committed to them, strict econ-J otny in the conduct of government; reduction j of taxation of every kind to the lowest point, consistent with the efficient administration | of government: a Judicious tariff; wise. equal [ anil just laws Impartially administered; tliej prevention of oppressive monopolies; home ' rule, which, under the Constitution of the! United States, shall preserve I lie Slate governments In their proper sphere; popular education as the only safeguard of her institutions; ! the sacred preservation of the public credit,' Federal and State; a civil service reform, which shall regard public offices as public, trusts, to be exercised lor the benefit of the! people and not for party purposes, and which ; shall make merit the test for appoint men t to and retention In ollice; thes<* are some, at' least, of the demands which the people make, of their chosen servants. Let us see to it that South Carolina contributes her share to the pure administration of public affairs by keei>m* her State government true to the princi- j pies which formed the political creed of the rounders of the republic. To those States of; this Union which hut lately havcsulfered the ravages of war and have borne the trials of reconstruction these elections give re:u>ou to j hope that the time will soon came when political parties, no longer divided by geographical Hues, shall consider the great questions of public policy which concern the welfare and progress of the whole country,. With the removal of sectional questions from public aifalrs, we may look with confidence lor that, more perfect union which shall "establish Justice Insure domestic tranquillity, provide fori >he a rairon deft n-e. promote the general wel-' rare and secure the blessings of liberty to our-1 selves and our posterity." The condition of affairs within our State Is u. \ol encouragement and hope. During the year now drawing to a close the people have I boon spared the ruvases of pestilence; rich j harvests have blessed the husbandman and all of our industrial pursuits have felt the 1 quickening influences of order, of quiet and of uotid government. I In a'l pot tions of the State are to he seen, on | every luind. abtiu-tant evidences of the thrift j snd prosperity which are krenter now than at I any prwiuus time since the close of the late ; civil war. | Ifiipro-.ed methods of culture have a!ready i produced results which give u?*urance of Hie | rapid and steady development of our chief industrial.Interests. Recent experience has Uhown that the productiveness ot our cotton I land"can be greatly Increased, and that out1 tenial I'ilmnicand-fertile soil are especially adapted to the raising of the diversified crops which reward the labor of the skilled husbandman. W'hilethe development of theother resources of the State has not kept pace with the Improvements in agriculture, it is gratifying to know that attention Is being directed to our great facilities for manufacturing, and to the vast stores of wca.th which abound in our forests, in our streams and in our mineral deposits. Skilled labor is necessary to secure ihe full development of our material recourses. All means should be used which will attract thiifty and Intelligent lmmit:rants to our borders. Our educational advancement is closely allied to our material progress. If we regard only material prosperity, nothing Is more certain than that it is be>t promoted by the dlfftisioti of knowledge. Popular education Is not more ticce-sary to the maintenance of free government than It Is to the full development of those resources from which spring wealth and prosperity. The foundation of our public school system is now securely laid, imt enough remains to he done to complete the work. Through the wise liberality of the last General Assembly provision was made for the extension of the study in the South Carolina College, and for the reopening of the State Military Academy | i lie resiiiiiuon II) meir mniirr iisriuim m these si:ito i list it nt iotiK of learning will stimulate tlx* growth of onr public school system, anil leail to tlio establishment of good secondary schools, which must form the connectlng link between higher nnil elementary educa|tlon. The conrseof study in innst of the public schools is now too restricted to offer opportunities for preparation totheynongmen who desire to avuil themselves(>f thehonetit of the liberal training offered In the State institution and In the excellent colleges in operation in different parts of the State. The want, of good secondary schools Is a pressing one, but it can be supplied without material alteration In our public school system by the establishment In every county of oi:e or more graited or high schools. The addilional funds necessary to maintain such schools can tie supplied by small local tax levies, or by voluntary contributions as may bo preferred by different communities. I The present State school tax is as high as It should be. I have given much thonghttothls subject and I can suggest no plan to improve our cdueatlonal system which promises larger | or more speedey results than the foundation of good secondary schools thorughout the State. I call attention to this matter now not. to recommend general legislation, but in ori der that a subject of such vital Importance as | the establishment of good graded schools may receive proper consideration from the representatives of the people and from the people themselves. Exccllentgraded schools already in existence in this State attest the practicability of the plan which I suggest. It is certain that for some years the icseources of this Statc;will not be equal to demand which will be made for educational facilities. In this connection I would bring to your attention the efforts whlcti for several years past have been made by friends of popular education to secure from Congress appropriations from the public treasury In aid of the public schools of the Southern States. Popular education Is one of those matters of domestic policy which can best be controlled by the State governments. but the right of the government to contribute to the aid of State school systems has the sanction of a usage older than the Federal Constitution, and which has been followed through a long and unbroken line of precedents in the history 'of this country. I Grants of land amounting in value many mtl| lions of dollars have been made from time to I time in aid of education in newly settled I States and Territories. If experience has I - < - ~.l * itarli.11' ?r t tie MHIWII Lllill 11 IK luu iiiiu tiitiKi v ceneral government to aid In dlltuslng the means of.cducatlon in the newly settled portions the Union. It cannot be less a matter of duty or of sound public policy for the general government to assist in preventine illiteracy I In those States which, by theextentlon of the elective franchise, have been compelled to bear burdens beyond their cap iclty. Federal aid, If granted liberally and piomptly, would enable the Southern States to provide the I means of education for ihelari?e number of | their population who are growlngup lnlanorj anoe and who In a few years will enjoy all the rights and upon whom will devolve all the duties of American citizens. Appropriations | from the Federal Treasury should be made on j the basis of illiteracy and the expenditure of I such appropriations should be carefully i Guarded, but all aid eranted should be used In ' maintaining the public school system already Iin operation. I would earnestly recommend I that such action be taken at the present sesJ slon of the General Assembly as will bring to j the attention of Congress The need for prompt ami liberal appropriations in the aid ol eduI cation In this .stale. The relations of educa| Hon to other public. Interests, at all times fundamental, are especially Important in our present condition. By no other means than by promoting the general division of knovvl! edge can we avert I he evils with which illIterj ale sutl'iage threatens free institutions. I The ar tmal message of (Jovemor Hnsood Gives you full In fox nation of the conditlou of i mil' nnhli^ nfftiirtz. I if. not deem it, necessary at this time to (make specific recommendations on subjects of goneral legislation, but I should fall in my duty if I did not state my views with regard to a mutter of vital Importance to our welfare in the present and to our prosperity in t he future. I refer to the management of the finances of the Slate, and especially to the necessity for making proper provision for the payment of the interest 011 the State debt. As you are aware, the debt of the Stale iRStf,o71,K25, bearing interest at 6 per cent The Interest Is promptly met as it becomes due and is pnld in Columbia, Charleston and New Yorjj. Before the war I Ho financial standing of .South Carolina was the Just pride of the State. Under the admirable management of our public finances for the last six years the credit of the state lias been restored and h r securities now sell above par. It is a matter of sound policy as well as of public duty to maintain thccrcdltof the Stale. This can be In no other way better done than by providing for the prompt and regular payment of the interest 011 the State debt as it becomes due. proper provision for t he payment of the interest, so as to relieve it from all uncertainties, will facilitate greatly the refunding, 011 favorable terms, of the state debt when that debt matures, as it. soon will do. i feel assured that my views on this subject will meet with your hearty concurrence. There is perhaps no subjcct of general legislation demanding your attention which I more concerns the prosperity of our people than the regulation of railroads so as to pre| vent un|ust discriminations. The roailromis | are the highways of trade and of travel and j both directly and indirectly they bring to the I state much of the. capital which is esseutlal to the full development of our resources. All legislation which would impair their useful! ness or obstruct their development should be avoided, while at the same time care should be taken to prevent discriminations which are unjust to any portion of our people, or which tend to hinder progress by diverting 1 trade from our commercial centres. This subject is one of great importance to the interests of the State. Iam. sure It will receive, as it deserves your careful consideration. The protection of the rights of the peoplo on the<>ne hand and of the railroads on the other will require the exercise of wise sta'esinanship and of a broad, liberal and Just policy. ,,,Un ?? ***?#? I / nrtrlUfnn ttf ni f nil 1)1 ioiflhl t*H furnishes tlic strongest proof tiint the pledges of reform made during the ineinmoraole political campaign of lK7t? have heen fu I filed and thai the promises then given have been kept. These results have heenaccomplished through the restoration of the State government to the hands of that class of our citizens who by experience, knowledge and training were fitted for the responsibilities of self government. The maintenance of good government and the pcrservation of the liberties of our people depend upon the continuance in power of the political party which wrested the control of public affairs from those who though a long period of misrule had brought our state to a verge of ruin and of anarchy. Hut while we congratulate ourselves upon the evidenceof progress and prosperity which stand in marked contrast to the condition of the Stale during the era of recount motion. It Is nevertheless true that some of of tlie laws now upon ourstatute books have cansctl dlssatlsfication among certain classes of our citizens. That thedlssatislleatlon does not extend to a majority of our people Is no reason why the obnoxious legislation should notiiemcKliticd.il such modification can be made without Injuring the general welfare of the State. We have pledged to all the people tlie Just, and impartial administration of ; cijanl laws, and wo should respect the wishes ot all clas?cs so far as it can be done without injury to thcStateat large. The people| of the| state rely upon your I patriotism to give a calm, u careful and a re ! sped till consideration to an proper complaints which may be brought before yon, and | upon your wWdom to provide remedies for any ; grievances which may exist. ! I enter upon the discharge of the duties of | Governor or South Carolina with no feelins of exaltation but with a profound sense of ! the heavy responsibilities winch I assume. ! The nomination tor thlsofllce came to me as * a call to duty. In thissplrit 1 accepted it, and t in this spirit I shall execute the high trust I committed to me. In making appointments ; to public otllees and In the discharge of tile i other duties which by law will desolve upon me. I shall stand squarely upon the platform i adopted by the convention which nominated me, belclving that by so doing I can best conI tribute to the e<>od of the public service. ' Although I have been elected as the represen| tativeof a polillcal party, in tills performance j of my duty I shall be the Governor of the wholejpeopleof the State. I have no friend I to reward; no enemies to punish; 110 party j schemes toadvance; no private ends to ac; complisli. | Relying contlidently upon your cn operation, and Invoking. as I hnmbly und fervently ! do, tiie guidance of an allwlse Providence, I j shall to the utmost of my ability maintain ' t lie honor and promote the welfare of South i Carolina. | At the conclusion of Governor Thompson's addrevs Chief Justice Simpson administered the oath of ofllcc to Lieutenant Governor I Sheppird. I The Senate then returned to their chamber SEVENTH DAY. SENATE. Money and Convicts for the Columbia j Ditch?The Railroad Bill and the j Lucky Commissioners. I Coi.rMniA, December 6,1SS2. 1 The following bills were introduced and rc1 ferrcd to the appropriate committees: I Mr. Wallace? Hill to provide for the more 1 speedy development of the Columbia (.'anal. This bill provides for the use of ut least two hundred and fllt.v able-bodied convicts during the year IKftt and the appropriation of Slij.ooo front tlic Income of the Penitentiary,overand above iiieamoum neiTHim,* ?> mi-( tlmt institution, for the employment of skilled labor and englneersand for the purchase of machinery an<l materials. Mr. Terry? HIil to Incorporate the Greenville Cotton Seed Oil Company. Mr. Henderson?Joint resolution Invoking Federal aid for the better promotion of the public schools In the State. Mr. Eailc?Hill to amend Section K20 of the General Statutes relating to Trial Justices of Sumter county. The hour having arrived for the election of United States Senator in Joint session, the Senate repaired to the House of Representatives At 12 M. the Senate took up for consideration the bill providing for amendments to the general railroad law. This bill provides for tlieappolnimentof three Railroad Commissioners by the Governor. Mr. llarilec moved that this commission be elected by the General Assembly ami said: This Is no new measure. It is one which of-1 fects the interest of every person in the State | of South Carolina, whether he has but a coop : of chickens or one hundred bales of cotton to j send on the railroad. I can assure you that It' is no easy matter to control the charges of i railroad corporations, and I can say If this IiCgls'ature is going to take charge of these corpora I ions, as they should do, that they will bo the ones to appoint the Railroad Commission and not the Governor. I believe that the bill Is proper, but I think that the appointment of these Commissioners should come direct from the body whkih makes the law. Mr. Smytlie said: This amendment is of the greatest I portat.ee. Those of us who have studied these laws find that there Is always the same difference of opinion as to | who Rliall nelect these officers?the Governor I or ourselves. The main qm'Stlon, as I see it, J Is, which of us Is more likely to feel the Im portanceof the appointment?a body 01 one I hundred and fifty inen or one man who Is brought. prominently before the people l?y his ! position? If he appoint men who are !n the Interest or the railroads, he hears the whole j l>hirne nt'd he alone Is responsible. If we ile.ivo Have appointments to the Goneral Ashvmbly. will it'not bean invitation to the j railroad companies to come hero and, by any i means in their power, to intluenee the vote of j this body? But where one man has the rej sponsibllity he will be more careful than a lnr?e number, where no man takes to himself I the nppolntiuciitt This is the rule In almost every State In the Union, ami I trust, therefore, that l lie amendment will not prevail. Mr. Henderson said: I think that the Senate will make a great mistake If they leave this election to the Legislature. M ho can , Jndse what will he the choice of a Railroad i Commission by the General Assembly/ Wo I might ?et a man who would entirely destroy ! the effect of this bill. On the other hand, we " fJiweriu.r who will take the best Inter I est of the state to heart nnd examine carefulI ly into tne merits of those whom he appoints. I On motion ot Mr. Henderson, the amendment was indefinitely postponed by a vote of 18 ton. Several other amendments of minor importj aneo were made and adopted. TIickp. however. do not atlVet the main objects of the bill. Mr. Leltner made a motion to compel all railroad companies in the State to raise their I bridges ko that there would be no danger to their employees on the tops of the cars. After some discussion by Messrs. Ilart and Lcilner tlio motion was lost. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. U. S. Senator Elected in Joint Assembly ?Bills Passed?Invoking Federal Aid to Educate iho Illiterate?A New County Found in the Swamps?1The Columbia Ditch to bo Dug Deep Enough to Drain Both the Treasury and the Congareo?The Butcher's Bill Induces Gastronomic Action, and the Intellectual Faculties Become Excited ?The Annual Debate on Seed Cotton? Abbovillo Has a Place on the Unginned Staple. TheSpcakcr appointed the followlnzcommittee to consider ami devise a plan for the establishment of Interior Courts or to recommend changes in the Trial Justice system ; Messrs. Livingstone,Croft, Inglesby and ScudI dy. 1 A communication inviting the members ol j the Hou?e to attend the address of Hon. T. M, l JInnckel was received as Information. At 12 o'clock the Senate was announced in waiting and was ordered to he admitted. The Joint assembly was called to ordor by Hon. John C. Sheppard. The Journals of the House and of the Senate were read, as Is required by law. The vote of the Senate for o L nlted States Senator was 30 for Hon. M. C, Bu tier nnd 2 for Hon. S. W. Melton. The vote of the House of Representatives was 1)1 foi Hon. M. C. Duller. 5 for Hon. S. \V. Melton and 1 for Mr. S. (?. Pinckney. Hon. M. C. But ler having received a majority of the votes cast In both the Senate and the Hou?c of Rep rcsentatlves was declared duty elected United States Senator, to serve six years from March 4th. isn't. The following bills, after .a third reading were passed and ordered to he sent to theSennte: Hill to amend Section 231 of the General Statutes of thlsSUitc so far as the same relatet to the time of meeting of County Boards oi Equalization; hill to prescribe and regulate the calendar of the Court of Common Pleas. A concurrent resolution was received from the Senate Invoicing Federal aid In the pro motion of education in this and other Statef In the ratio of Illiteracy. The House concur red. Among the bills introduced, the following are the most Important: Mr. McAlhnney?Bill to establish a new Ju dlcial and election County from portions 01 Colleton, Berkeley and Orangeburg counties, to be known as Dorchester county, to ascer tain and define the boundaries of said counties, and to provide lor and fix the salaries 01 the county officers thereof. Mr.Slnionton?Bill making provision foi the county officers for the new county oi Berkeley. Mr. Htitson?Bill to abolish the tenancy bj the curtesy In this State. Mr. Bobo?Bill to amend Sub-division 4 o Section l.Vt of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to the service of summons. Mr. Murray?Bill to regulate the further development of the Columbia Canal. The Committee on Incorporations made o favorable report.on the following bills: Rill tc Incorporate Huguenot Mills of Greenville; bill to Incorporate the Southern Land Loan Association; bill to incorporate the Charles ton Law Society; bill to Incorporate the town of Troy; bill to incorporate the town of Bradley; bill to charter the Pioneer Keal Estate Association; bill to charter tho Berkeley County Hallway and Lumber Company, and bill to amend cliarterof the city of Columbia The Committee on Agriculture reported fa vorably on bill to repeal the lien law and bill to abolish the Bureauof Immigration. A minority report was presented in reference tc the lien law. After some discussion on tlic resolution tr refer .'ill bills, resolution*, etc., relating tr election laws to a special joint committee. In troclneeri by Mr. McCr.idy and made a special order of the day, Mr. Hntson moved that tht special order be discharged. Tlie motion waf adopted, and then Mr. Hutson moved that th< resolution be placcd on the calendar. Adopt/ ed. Quite a spirited debate occurred over 1)111 tc require butchers and all persons who are oi may hereafter become engaged In the business of buytngand selling live stock to keeparec ord of the ficsh and ear marks of the stock the date of pui chase and the name and pl:tc< of residence of the person from whom pur chased. Mr. Kennedy offered as an amendment thai nil towns of over in.000 inhabitants be ex empted from the operations of the bill. Altera lengthy and lively debate by Messrs Frederick, Croft. Johnstone, Woodward, Far ley, Morrison and Urawley the amendment was voted down. Mr. Morrison moved to strike out the enact inn words, but his motion was voted down. on motion of Mr. Murray '.lie bill was re committed. Considerable debate occurred over the bill to prohibit the sale of cotton In the seed it the county of Abbeville from the loth day o August to the 1st day ol December in eael year. The bill was attacked with vigor bj Messrs. Frederick and Uantt and ably and ellonuentlv defended by Its author, Mr. Wide man. After remarks by Messrs. MeUrady I llntson nnd Parker the enacting words wen stricken out by a vole ot 75 to .'15. The bill 10 amend and declare the law relating to the empaneling and challenging of Jurors was recommitted with amendments. EIGHTH DAY. SENATE. Pious Senators Who Have Neglected tc Say their Prayers for Two Days? Southern Land Loan Association GeU a Fatal Blow. CoM'jimA. December 7,1^2. Mr. Mullcr paid he thought it due to tn< committee to make arrangements to have the j proceedings of tlie Senate opened with prayei I to explain why there had been no mlrilstci I present for the last two days, ile said thai j the committee had made appointments foi ! some one to be present everyday of the week I but these appointments bad not been kept. | There were very few bills Introduced to-day, j the following belli" the most important: Mr. Henderson?Kill to allow the State Superintendent of Education to use certain j funds for the purpose of conducting the Nor! mat Institute for the year ISStf. | Mr. Leliner? Hill to protect tho people ol I this State In the sale of kerosene oil. This j bill provides for the appointment by the Governor of a Kerosene Oil Inspector, who shall have his office in the city of Charleston. | Bill to amend Section 2.137 of the General I Statntes, relating to the costs of Sheri If. This I Dill (irovuKi;u Iicumi; iiiiiuijk tut | lawyers, which was participated in bv Messrs, Snij tli?. Hurt, Perry, Henderson ana Karle. A bill to Incorporate the Southern Land Loan Association produced considerable debate. It provides that the association shall | have the power to charge any rate of interest {as may be agreed upon by the parties. Upon I this hill an unfavorable report was rendered hy the committee. The following hills received a second read ing and were ordered to bo engrossed and read a third time: Kill to Incorporate the Trustees of the William Knston Home hill to regulate the rich! of dower; bill to Incorporate the Southern Cotton Pack ins Company ; hill to amend the charter of the Pelham Manufacturing Company and to incorporate the same nnd'-r the name of the Pelham Mills; an Act to amend the charter of the United Slates Klectrlc Illuminating Company of Charleston; an Act to amend ail Act entitled "An Act to charter the fjreenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad Company;" bills to incorporate the town of Innian, in SparUtnburg cnunly, and the I nf \f/.rv.r?r.i/.lr In Vhhnvtlla rvinnlv hill i to prevent the sale of .spirituous or intoxicating Honors Iti the town of Union. Mr. llarlleii moved to adopt, the report o( the commit tee and said: Iain entirely will Ins to grant this charter except for this provision. This same hill was up before the last Senate in iv slisihtly different form, and Is, in my opinion, nolhhisr but an indirect repeal of the usury laws ol theState to allow this company to charge any rale of interest. It may be agreed that the usury law is evaded, yet does ' this make it Just for us to grant this corpora tlon a rlKliI to charge a larger amount of Interestthan wc allow any one else? I cannot, for the life of me.see why we are to grant this extraordinary proposition. If the usury law Is to 1)0 repealed let it he done In out and out and put every man on an equal footing. Mr. Galllard said: Those of us who were here last year will remember that tl^re was a lengthy discussion on this same subject. Why should this bill pass? The reason that Is so apparent to me and to almost everybody 111 South Carolina is the scarcity of money. I will not undertake to assign any cause Tor 'this, but we all know that it Is the greatest ! evil that confronts us to-day and it Isourespejdal duty to try and cot moii"y toeoine Into I the State. It Is useless for the General Assembly to try and tlx the rale of Interest to be charged between man and man; and moreover, If my friend, the Senator from Marlon, will Introduce a bill to repeal the usury law It will receive my hearty support, and I trust that the motion will not prevail. Mr. Wallace: As one of the Committee on Incorporations I voted to report, unfavorably upon this bill and I desire to state my reasons and convictions why I gave that vote. I know that those who oppose tbe usury laws look upon us as old fossils and we are called upon l>y Senator (ialllard to lay aside these old Ideas. Thus if tills be done no obstacles will be In the way of money coming In the I State and that the fanners are fixing up their plantations and putting their money In factories. Uepral these, laws anil every man who | has any money will lend to his neighbor and (there will he no more put in our factories or ! internal Improvements. Mr. Henderson said that if the object of the ; bill was to repeal the usury law, then the api peal of the Senator from Fairfield (Mr, Gallj lard) would apply, and If it was he would vote for It. Hut Instead the bill would concentrate money-lending Into the hunds of a few. fie was opposed to this class legislation. He said that the Southern States Into which these Kngllsh capitalists had gone had not ttie Interest laws which South Carolina had. In Georgia,for Instance, contracts could be made for 12 per cent. Mr. Smythc declared his belief In free trade In money, as well as in anything else. He favored the bill because It was a step toward complete freedom of money. The vote was taken on the ndoptlon of the majority report, which recommended that, the bill do not pass, and the following was the result: Yeas?Brown, Byrd. Clyburn, Cokcr. Enrle, Ferguson, Field, Harlice. Henderson, Unwell. I.cltner, McCall. Moore of Hampton, Muller, Monro, Perry, Iledfearn, Shankliu and Wallace?111. Nays?Beaty, Benbow, Bulst.Galllard, Hart, r4irtlgue, Maxwell, Moore of Spartanburg. Smytheand Williams?10. So the bill was killed. The result was a surprise to its opponents. The Senate last year passed the bill, but It was killed In the House, and It was thought thnt It would pass the Senate again. But Its defeat was crushing. The question of Its passace has excited much Interest In the Stale, and It is now settled much more promptly than was looked for. The President cast his first vote to-day on a motion by Mr, Harlleo to strikeout the enacting clause of a bill to reculate the right of rlnwer. Tiio'Vtwe stood 15 to 15. The 1'resl dent voted nfrV; thus making yens 15.nays IP, The Senate adlourned at 3 P..M. to meet tomorrow at 11 o'clock, - * HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES j Appealing to Prejudice in the matter oft Printing the Court Reports?The Stat-11 uo of Washington Occupies its Aocus-m tonierl Places in the Basement and in j1 the House of Representatives?Shall {i We Finish tho State House??If not, Why Not? Mr Ward, of Edee'lcld, Introduced a bill lo | make the pay certificates of Jurors aud witnoises receivable for taxes. I Mr. Billion, ot Charleston, Introduced a bill to require all nubile printing lo be done in the State. Tills bill has special reference to the printing of the reports of the Supreme Court, the work being done at present In Now .Tor- < *oy. The practice has recently obtained of taking this kind of work beyond the limits o! ' tJ... ?I ..r ......,.U Iko nrlnl. : Mr. Farley?Bill for Hip belter support of the 1 public and graded scnools of the State nnd to ' | Authorize the levy nnd collection of a local tax for the suppoot of the name. ; Mr. Hutson?Bill to amend Section 24.10 of ; the General Statutes of this State, relating to Trial Justices. Mr. Morris?Bill to amend Section 1288 of the ' General Statutes, In relation to Interest on ' mony. Mr. McICclvy?Bill to charter the Greenville 1 nnd I'oit Boyal Ballroncl Company. 1 Mr.Slmonton?Bill to Incorporate tbeSouthorn Cotton Picking Company. Mr. Sitnonton?Bill to amend so much of " Section f)S7 of the General Statutes as relates [ to the salary of the Special Asssistait In the ' Phosphate Department. The Committee on Agriculture reported un: favorably on bill to require agents for the sale of fruit trees to pay license in cach county In 1 the State where they do business. The Judiciary Committee reported unfavor1 ably on bill to punish escaped convicts and " on bill making the real estate of county Treasurers and Ihelr bondsmen subject to the > default of such Treasurers unt il discharged. The Committee on Roads, Bridges and Per" ries reported unfavorably on bill to provide 1 for working highways by taxation. The Committee of Ways nnd Means report" ed unfavorably on bill toexempt all lands un" der mortgage from taxation, and the bill was 1 rejected; also unfavorably on bill to repeal Section seventeen hundred nnd thirty-two ' (17:12), Chapter IV, of the General Statutes, re' latlng to the granting of munfcipal licenses for the selling of intoxicating liquors; also to rebate nnd refund to persons dealing In splrltr uous liquors portion of licenso fees paid In 1 since Decembers], 1M|. Bill to more clenriy define the Jurisdiction of Trial Justices in cases of assault. and a'i'jsault nnd battery, after considerable debate, was recommitted. 1 Bill to define the law of burglary caused ' much debate. Mr. Muriay attacked the nili, : K..? <>?,..? nhl,. ,l?lnn?l.?1 hv It* lillt.hnr. Mr. ! 1 Hobo. A long dedal e wns shiit n(T by the liil) ' being recommitted to the Judiciary Commit[ tee. NINTH DAY. 1 8ENATE. [ Interesting Debate on tho Railroad Bill > ?It Goes Through tho Senate Like a i Flash?The Cornmitteo on Education ' Propose to Make a Raid on our Purses l ?The Darkeys Again to be Authorized ! to Vote Away our Money to Educate i their Children?The Immigration Bureau a Costly and Worthless Piece of > Furniture. > [AYu*? and Courier.\ Columiiia. December The success of the Smylhe railroad commission liili In theSen' ate, as \vn? loreshadowed in this correspond" once, has been complete and speedy. The hill was by request ol the railroad committee tills ' morning placed on the Calender lor a third reading, and was soon thereafter taken up. Senator Coker moved to amend section 7 so as to make It the fluty of the commission to fix the rates of freight and passage for (he dil^ ferent roads, with a proper consideration of the cost of transportation, and so as to allow " the several roads to make a reasonable profit on their Investments. Senator Coker stipport" ed this amendment with much earne-tness. It was a new departure, he said, to make prlI vate property subject to State control,and the ' means used by the State to regulate this pri'j vate property should be fair and equitable. II This amendment, would Intuso an element of! ' Justice Into the bill. " Senator Harllee inquired whether, suppos'i Ing the railroads could not make any divl. I ?? nil ilm /.iiintnkclnii tvn? lr> 1 ?>t. tllelll J! charge what thc.v pleased without regulation until they did earn dividends? Senator Coker said that his amendment had " no reference loth'- capital stock of the roads, but only to the rate of net earning Senator Smythe insisted that the amendment, if carried, would provoke as much litigation as any which could lie adopted. Here was an amendment specifying that the rates established hy tiie com mission arc not to lie considered Just and reasonable unless they allow a reasonable rate of profit, to the roads. > When the roads should he sued for violating . the rates established tiy the commission they would go Into court and say: "Ye*, we did ig> nore the rates of the commission because those rates did dot allow us to make a reasonable profit according to the law, and were therefore void." Tnen an everlasting wrani glc in the courts would ensue. The coinmls, slon would, of course, consult the railroad ! managers as to the rates at which their roads . could carry freights, and would also, of course, give due and fair consideration t.o their state. incuts. That was all that could lie done. "My idea." said Mr Smythe, "Is very innch 1 this: We see an evil before us. We have tried for two or tiiroe years to remedy It and have ' failed. We see In a neighboring State a cum. mission clothed with just such powers as this bill gives, which commission has been sueVVu hm-n fulli/jMitlcr nioim. ures. let us now try tiie Georgia pinn. If It r| works well (1 urlnu the next year we will adi here to It. If It does not we will abandon it. . The law can be amended or repealed at any time. I Senator Colter stated that the amendment I simply directed the commissioners to be i guided in their scale of charges by private j rights, as well as public Interest, He admit' ted that 11 was necessary to have a tribunal to regulate the roads, because they had by oppression of the people raised problems which the ordinary requirements of law bad been tillable lo solve, but we must not go too far. No other Interest in the .State would tolerate such interference as tills. Senator Izlar favored the amendment. Vast powers were granted ihe commission,and he , desired the amendment adopted because It fixed a rule lor Just and reasonable tariffs, beyond which the commission should not go. Senator Patterson satd that the amendment looked to htm like a guarantee from the State lo railroads, whose cost has been excessive or , whose management was unnecessarily expen. stve, of a certain income on the cost of the , roads or their assessed valuation. This was certainly not in accord with tbe spirit of the .j Act, and lie hoped It would not be adopted. SenatorSmythe moved the Indefinite postponement of Senator (Joker's amendment. I The following was Ihe result of the vole: | Yeas? Buist, Byrd, Earle, Field, Harllee, Henderson, Howell, Ijurtltrue, I-eltner, Moore of Anderson, Moore of Hampton, Moore of Spartanburg, Mullcr, Patterson, Red learn, Robinson. Shanklin, Simmons, Smythe, \Val' lace and Williams?21. Nays?Beaty. Henbow, Brown, Clyburn, Coker, Ferguson, Gal Hard. Hurt, Izlar, Maxwell, Munro and Perry?12. So tlio amendment was killed. Senator Karlo moved to amend the section making the production of theeertlfled freight tariffs of the commission sufficient evidence ; I in courts of law or ttieir justness ana reasonI Hbieness, by substituting the word "presumptive" for "snfllclent." A similar question j came up on the second reading of [he bill, the | amendment being the substitution of "prima. facie" for "sufllclent." The attempt was fu, tile. The discussion was fully reported then, and as that to day was similar It may be omitted from this report. Senator Earlc spoke for the amendment, and Senators Henderson an'l smythe against it. It was killed without a division. Senator Ferguson moved to amend Section fi by adding words to the cirect that uothi g j In Hie bill should be construed to prevent the commission from grouping the interior towns or .1 liases so as to give tlicm the same rates i | from points outside of the state as were en- i I Joyed by any other town or city. Senator Ferguson supported his amendment,ami Senators Bnist, Smythe and Perry opposed it as ] specifying inas many words that the commission snould allow discrimination Jn the freights to and from certain places. The amendment was killed without a division. 1 Senator Hart ottered an amendment which I . J-- l? appeared u? wihiiuuiiihiiiuuui , ker's. It.directed the commission to tlx the I rates for tlie different roads according to their capacity and prosperity. lie thought that ' without this amendment to the hill the com- < mission would understand that each road In the State was to be compelled lo charge the i same rates, regardless of its cost of operation, < its business and its financial condition. Senator Ninythe insisted that the bill al- I ready gave the com mission the power to do f that. Tlie amendment was lost on a division ?12 lo 10. I Senator (JulUard moved to strike out See- 1 tions K and 7, which gave the commission \ power to tlx rates and regulations. He did f not expect, he said, the amendment to prevail, but he desired to put Ills views on record. 11 Unnatural power was sought lo be put Into the hands of the commissioners. The (iover- n nor would 'make good appointments, he bo- t i Ifeved, but this power he was unwilling to vest t I In any human ?iciutr. mere was nu uc|j i t from their decision. Tliey were to manage j c I Interests valued at millions of dollars. Such > legislation had no parallel anywhere except s in Georgia. lie had licen told l>y (he Senator j r from Charleston that the Georgia law was I r working well, hut lie hail been also Informed ! j to thecontiaiy. It was pernicious In prlncl-ie pie, and would Infallibly lead to ruinous re- j o suits. The railroads were stripped of their it power; railroad companies would he nothing 1 e iiereafter, only the servants of the cominls-1 fa sloners. The railroads were to blame for hnv- j r ing provoked sueli harsh legislation, and lie u favored the previous provisions of the bill, a but. these were too sweeping. j n Senator Sinythe said that If the Senate a struck out tills section of the bill It struck out t! the enacting clause. If the motion prevailed e he honed the bill would he killed Immediate-1 ti ly. The Senator from Fairfield had been on J I' the commission which passed the present rall-i t< road law. lie knew that the object of the >11 commission had been to try gentle measures . ( first, intending if tney failed lo do more. I J They had failed, and the oppression of tlio 11 roads was greater than ever. The railroad C commissioner reported that complaints were ' ft fairly tlooding ills office. He reminded tlio A Senator that the citizens of Winnshoro', Irs n county town, had been loudest In their com- t< plaints of railroad discrimination. He de- tl clared that other Stales besides Georgia had b had similar laws In operation for many yeqrs. li Senator G'uillurd disputed this. j n I inp of tun Supremo Court reports was sue, ocNSfully done In this State, Mr. Brltton'? I idea Is that the public printing can be as well I done and as cheaply done by our printers us by I the publishers of Xnw Jersey, i\ew lors, or any other outside State. 1 Mr. Parker Introduced a memorial from the < State Grange In reference to the Southern [.ami Association, which was ordered to he 1 printed and considered with bill oil the subJ oct. Mr. Mears Introduced ft resolution ordering 1 that the statue of XVashlnston, now In the basement of the State House, be transferred to Washington Square In theeity of Charleston : Prouidrd, The city of Charleston place the < statue in thorough repair and always recognize It as the property of the State. Referred 1 to the Committee on Stato Houso and 1 Grounds. Mr. JIaskell introduced a resolution requesting the Committee on the State House and Grounds t'? Inquire into the feasibility of finishing the State House. Adopted. Mr. Murray, of Anderson, opposed the resolution on the ground that the State was not In a condition to make an appropriation for this 1 work. Mr. Haskell replied that It wns only a resolution of inquiry and did not commit the House to any action. The resolution was appropriately referred. Mr. Slmonton informed the House that Proj fessor Mcllr.vde's address was postponed till Thuesday evening. The following bills wero received from the 1 Senate and received their first reading. Bill to ratify amendment toScellon .'1, Article ft: of the State Constitution; bill to declare and de: fire the right of the State to stand asldejurora in trials of misdemeanors and bill to amend j Chapter 8S of the General Statutes. | The following are among the mostimpor' | tant bills Introduced: Mr. Hoykln?Hill to appropriate $1(10.000 for repairing and protecting the State House. r! Referred to the Committee on Ways and I I Means. Mr. Johnstone?Rill to direct and authorize Hie Comptroller-Goncral to turn over certain assets to the Stato. I T'nnlc?UII1 nrm'lfln n rnnrl h?W. Senator Mnnro Mild that he favored tho^ imenilment as a limitation on the powers of; I :he commission, while ho also approved of j allroad regulation Senator Harllee said that If the amendment i' ^a?adopted thecorpomtlons would be perina- 1 aently Installed as the masters of the state. I Senator Henderson called for tho yeas and s n??ys mi n)K motion to Indefinitely postpone J the amendment. Tho vote resulted: Yeas?Beaty. Rrown, Ruist, Byrd, Clyburn, I Field, flrirHec, Henderson, Howell, I.nrtignu, [.eltner, Moore;of Anderson, Moon-of Hainp- < ton. Moore of Spartanburg, Muller, Perry, i Uedfcarn.Shankllti. Simmons, Striythe, Wal- t lace and Williams??2. Nays?Coker, Karle, Ferguson, Halliard, I Hart, Izlar, Maxwell, Mutiro aud Patterson < -a. 1 Ho the amendment was killed and the heart 1 !>f the bill was saved. 1 Section It, which was Immaterial, was < stricken out with the consent of Senator ! Smvthe. No other amendment was made to i the bill and It parsed its third reading and 1 was sent to the House without a division. The Calendar was taken up and the follow- I Ing bills passed second readings: To charter I the Barnwell Railroad Company; to amend < the law relative to the licensing of physl- ' ciansijclalm of Columbia (iasllght Company. I The hill amending the Statutes In relation < Lo co-tenants was killed. I The following measures wore Introduced : Bv Senator Smythe, bill to amend the General Statutes relating to Interest. , By the committee on education, hill to authorize the school disti'lets of the State to collect a special tax on the property within their ! districts to supplement the State school tax. This bill was Introduced to carry out the rec- ' ommendallons of Governor Thompson on the subject. It limits the tax which may he imposed to two mills, and specifies that the voters who own real or personal property shall 1 be called upon by theboard of school trustees ' to vote on the question of levying the tax; , the board or trustees to make the call upon 1 tho demand In writing often or more prop- ' erty-holders. No tax levied shall be repealed at a subsequent meeting held within thesanie fiscal year. The first assessment ucder the 1 Act shall be for the scholastic year beginning November 1. IsfSJ. The auditor's certificate of his possession of property shall be sufficient proof of the right of a man to voteat the elec- ! tlon. The reply of tho commissioner of agriculture to the request by the Senate for Information In regard to the progress and cost of the Immigration bureau is mad by an enclosure from tho superintendent of immigration. This shows : First. That the whole number of Immigrants brought Into the State by tho bureuu Is 70<>, not including children not hilled, wLo would probably Incrcnse the number to KOO. Second. That the totxtl cost of the bureau since its Inauguration has been C^.0S7, less $2,(Hl.'lof unpaid accounts now due for transportation, which would make the cost of each immlgrat Imported 6S.CH. Third. The number of immigrants reported at work In the stute Is 1'JO. and they arc chiefly engaged in farming. Fourth Only ten families of all those brought In are believed to have left the State. More Information could be given, says Superintendent Bo.vkln, but for the necessary inquiry and research time Is needed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Continued Development of tho Oratorical Powers?A Fine Lot of Bills Consigned to Waste Basket?Tho Columbia Ditch Wants $15,000?Gathering Un Fragments with which to make a New County ? The Railroad Bill Comes Up in tho House Whero it is Hoped it may be Killed?Abbeville to the Front. In the House to-day very poor progress was made In the dispatch of business. The calendar contained ton full pages, which have not yet boon acled upon. There Is a growing disposition on the part of the delegates to much oratorical display, and to-day there was a great deal of unnecessary debate on matters of small importance. For Instance, about an hour was consumed In discussing a report of the committee on hygiene us to the particular location of a door and the advisability of regulating tho teTnperature of the hall hy a system of thermomelrical tests. A bill to protect livery stable keepers also gave some of the members a chance to display their knowledge ot constitutional law and of rhetoric. These matters could have been disposed of in half the time without Injury to the public welfare. There are one hundred and live bills, resolutions and other matters already on the House calendar, notice was given to-day of eighteen new bills, the important legislation of the session has not yet been touched upon, and these things being true it will hardly be claimed by any one thai there Is any good cause why the time of the General Assembly should be con sum pel In the discussion of questions of ltttlo public. Importance. The following measures were nil rejecte<l: .VWI! to prolilhlt the sale of intoxicating liquors in the town of IUdsfeway, Fairfield county; a Joint resolution authorizing and requiring the county board of equalization of Georgetown county to Issue to F. W\ Macusker their warrant on the county treasurer for extra services as school commissioner in 1878: a bill to amend General Statutes so as to make the pay of certain constables attending the Circuit Courts receivable in paymentof county taxes: a bill to regulate the time for which Judgments in the Court of Common Picas shall date: a bill to amend Suction 2,4.10, General Statutes, relating to trial Justices; a bill prohibiting the sale of liquor in the town of Klko, Harnwell county: a oil! to define and declare the rights of mortgages; the claim of commissioners of election for Beaufort county; the claim of G. \V. Humph for services as supervisor of registration of Colleton county. An unfavorable report was made ort the hill for the more speedy development of the Columbia Canal and a favorable report on a 1)111 to rcgulatethedevclopmentof thesame. The first named bill provided for the employment of 250convicts In the construction of the canal and the appropriation of Sir?,000 for the promotion of the work. Tbo last named bill provides for the appropriation of SI">,000. Mr. Kennedy, of Charleston, presented the petition of certain citizens of Berkeley and other counties praying for a constitutional amendment requiring voters to present their receipts for poll-tax before being allowed t vote at any election. Mr. Gary, of Abbeville, Introduced a concurrent resolution relating to the maintenance of the quarantine station atSapelo Sound, and requesting the Senators and Congressmen from this State to make special exertion to secure the necessary appropriation for the main-1 tenancc of the said station. The resolution i Was adopted. , A bill to amend the General Statutes by add-1 Inga provision relative to the appointment and compensation of superintendent, of highways was killed, after a long debate, on the' motion of Mr. Mclvcr.of Darlington, tost rike out the enacting words. Messrs. Mclver Iloykln. .loiiustoneand Mc'Cisslck spoke against the bill, and Messrs. Montgomery ami MeMas-j lor in mvor. me remarus 01 .?ir. lunviwici were quite humorous, and Mr. Johnstone made an effective argument on the same side. A hill to protrct livery stable keepers was killed after a spirited discussion. A bill to amend the General Statutes relative to the payment ot pay certificates of Jurors and witnesses, making them preferred claims against the counties, was very soon killed nt'ter, exciting debate. Mr. Murray opposed the bill on the ground that It made such certiflealcs preferred claims; Mr. Johnstone ab y maintained the proposition that the bill would disarrange the entire system of bookkeeping, ami Mr. Klmonton showed tiiatsuch an Act would be In direct conflict with the Constitution. A bill to prevent, fraudulent chattel mortgaces was killed on the motion of Mr. Simonton to strike out the enacting clause. The Senate bills to ratify the Constitutional amendments relative to the time of holding elections and the disqualillcation of electors passed a second reading. Mr. Ward, ol Edgetield, Introduced a 1)111 to form a new county from portions of Edgefield and Lexington counties, to be known as Saluda county. Favorable Report of Committee on Railroad. Mr. Murray, for the railroad committee, made a favorable report on the Sinythe railroad bill with amendments. Minority Report on the Railroad Rill. Mr. Tlaskell submitted a minority report disseniInn from the report of the committee and recommending that the bill do not pass on the following grounds : 1. Because we believe that the power proposed to be vested In the commissioner Is too great and Is liable to abuse, which will prejudice the Interests of the people as well as the corporations. 2. Because we believe that the powers proposed to be given are violative of that clause of theConstitutlon of theState which requires the legislative, executive and Judicial power to be kept separate and independent of such other. 3. Because we believe that the Legislature has no power to delegate its authority In the manner opposed. Mr. Brawley concurs In so much of the minority report of Mr. Haskell as objects to the conferring upon the commissioners the power to fix rates. Mr. McCrady also submitted a minority rcpoi t. The railroad bill as it pnssed the Senate was received, placed on Hie Calendar without reie re nee. More time Wasted with the Militia. Mr. McIIugh's bill to authorize the Stnte treasurer, the several county treasuerers ami the treasurers of municipal colorations to return certain moneys to militia companies of the State was discussed at some length, Messrs. Johnstone and Boykln speaking against the bill, and Messrs. Mc-Hugh and Croft In favor of It. Pending the discussion of the motion to strikeout thecnactlngclause the House adjourned until lu o'clock to-morrow. The following are the most Important bills notice of which was given to-day: liy Mr. Mclver of Darlington,a hill to make the president, of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina and the Master of the State Grange, Patrons of IIus- , buudry, cx-otfielo members of the board of trustees of the South Carolina University. liy Mr. Wldenntn of Abbeville, a bill to amend Sections l,i! '((!, Chapter XLIX, of tin; , General statutes relating to legal holidays. By Mr. Croft of Aiken, a bill to incorporate , the Dunkirk Manufacturing Company In Al- , ken county. ( By Mr. Bobo of Spartanburg, a bill to pro- ( vide compensation for coroner's Juries. By Mr. Parker of Abbeville, a bill to amend i .. _ 1 c?nhit/tu \i\ i-oltitlnn ln?vn t\f nriw (.lie VJUIlr-rm ... ~.. , jate Judges. ]iv Mr. Crews of Laurens, a bill to prohibit , the traffic In the cereals. Jly Mr. Hobo of Spartanburg. a bill to pre- i i-enl the sale of Intoxicating liquors In the ( ;lty of Spartanburg. }jy Mr. Klnard of Edgefield, a bill to from i i new county to be known as Ninety-Six ^ ounty. The bill to protect the people of the Stato In { ,he sale of kerosene oil was killed and a sub- i( itllote Introduced. The medical committee reported on a reso- f ntlon requesting their opinion as to the pro ? irlety of abolishing theState Hoard of Health, , vith the statement that they consider Its ibolltion Inadvisable. . A second bill repealing Lien law was re- . jorted unfavorably. The railroad bill as reported to the House is j intended so as to provide that nothing con-lj. alned In It shall prevent the grouping of In- j. erlor towns or villages In this Stale so as to r ;lve tiiom the same rates upon all freights to ir from points without the State, or to pre- j n 'ent tlie grouping of such towns and villages i o as to give those sltu-.ted upon the same I n allroad or railroad combination the same | c atesupon all freights to or from any of the i n arts of this State. The bill Is further amend- j J: .1 .... .>u in nmvi.io for t.lie first. a it nol n t men t' ? f railroad commissioners under Hie A at at; M he session of I lie General Assembly at the j " x pi rat Ion of the term of the present incutn-| v ient, who shall discharge all the duties of the I allroad commissioner prescribed In thoAutj in til such appointment. The hill Is also' mended so as to provide that one of the com-1 0 ilsslnners, Instead of being "of experience in n IIway bnstness," siiali be n resident of one of ft tie following named counties: Oconee, IMck-' S: ns. Anderson, Abbeville, Greenville, Spur-1 inlmrir, York, Union, Newberry. [.aureus or 1 Idgefleld : one a resident of Chester, Lancas- i cl jr. FalrWeld, Hlchland, Lexington, >Mken, si inrnwell, Orangeburg, Kershaw. Sumter or i laremlon, and one a resident of Chesterlleld, j cl larlboro', Darlington, Marlon, Horry, Wil-I? ' amshuvg. Georgetown, Charleston, Berkeley, I olleton, Hampton or Hcaufort. A further ;(K menilment Is that no member of the General; pi .ssembly shall ever be eligible to an appoint-' si lent, as one of the commissioners during the v ;rin for which ho frhall have been elected to'tl lie Ge end Assembly. The provision of tlio i 111 as it passed the Senate, requiring the pub-' el cation of any revision of schedule rates In a fv' cwspaper lu Charleston, foiuuibla or Green-1 fc amMnOMK?ti\ VHHMVMSaWMaHnMMBBSBaaiMllMMH rille, Is Rtncken out In the bill as reported to ho House, ami the hill amended sous to rejulre the commissioners to furnlMi any rovlson of .schedule to each niilrond corporation, ind to publish the same In some newspaper uiblish either at one of the termini or on the Ine of road of corpora (Ion. Several other intendments are proposed, but, with thcabove mportniit ehnnges, the bill ks reported the Ilou^e is identical with the bill as It passed :lic rtenitt'.*. M J. (jroy Recti, of- George's, Is here an vomiting tin; new county of Dorchester und oprosing for St. George's Parish any repeal of :hc Stock law. Me bears u petition signed by I5D of the largest property owners In the parish, which number will he Increased by Tucs1ny to (I'M), praying the defeat of the Howell bill. The petitioners say that while formerly opposed to the Stock law they now favor Its :ontl nuance for the following reasons among others: Many farmers sold their surplus toeI;, removed their foncesand completed arrangements-, to plant a much larger acreage Llian ever before; any modification would work frreat detriment, to them ami further stir the agitation and bad feeling now allayed by the stock law having become an accomplished fact. Other advices state that the people ire preparing to plant double the old area of land, ami that the repeal of the law would be i great Injury to those who put their faith In Its endurance DOKCIinSTRH COCUTY. Representative McAlhanev, of Colleton, will Introduce Into the House to-morrow a bill establishing the new county of Dorchester, composed of parts of Colleton and Berkeley. The new county will ha vetin area of 7-V) square miles, bounded southwest by lidlsto Kiver, south by Colleton and Berkeley counties, the line running through the 2'i-inlle station on the South Carolina Rail way, east ahd northpast by the boundary of the old Parish of St. Tame5! Goo?ecreek and north by Orangeburg. About half the area is taken from Colleton find half trom Berkeley. It leaves Colleton r'ouble the constitutional area. George's Station 1? about the cent re of the proposed county. It Is understood that Senator Izlar. of Ortingeburg, will introduce the bill In the Sennte. The proposed county will bo strongly Democratic. To reimburse Colleton for the white strength drawn off. it Is proposed toattach theColleton Townships of Blake and Lowndes, having fifty negroes to one while, to Beaufort county. They arc now attached to the seventh Congressional district. TENTH DAY. SENATE, Investigating tho Trial Justice System? Plea /or a Divnrco, which was not Granted?The Usury Law?Tho Pay of Managers of Election. Cor.UMBTA, Deccmbe 0, 1882. The Senate to-da.v was laborious and taciturn. and accomplished a great deal or worlc. Tho Chnlrappoiuted Senators Earle.J. W. Moore and Galllard representatives of the S<natfl on the joint committee which la to sit during the* recess and examine and report upon the trial justice system with a view to the substitution of County courts thereof. Thecommlttee on the Penitentiary reported favorably on Senator Wallace's bill appropriating S15.0O0 and the labor of 27) convicts to the more speedy completion of tho Columbia Cauai. A similar bill has been unfavorably reported In the House. The Judiciary committee reported on the petition of C. C. Wall, of Horry County, praying a divorce from his wife. The Committee stated that, as they were not prepared torccoinincnded a general Divorce la??*t they saw no means of relieving the petitioner, and therefore, asked to be discharged from tho further consideration of the petition. So ordered. This man's case Is a hard one. According to his petition he was married ten years ago to a woman who has since deserted him for a life of shame, and who Is now living In adultery with a negro. He prayed that a law should bo-passed allowing his divorce, or that n general enactmeht should be made which would relieve others who suffer like him. A few times before cases have come up I. ^ ? #.>? P.rt.,A?n 1 Afi-AniWu li < r?l> Kntfn been as pitiful and upon one of them during the session of 1K80 some strong speeches were made In advocacy of the ouuetmeut of a Divorce In w. The judiciary commltte reported fonthly Senator Smythe's bill amending the Statutes relating to the rate of Interest. This bill leaves the legal rate o( Interest at 7 per cent, ns It Is now, but allows con tracts in writing to be made for any rate ngre-'d upon. It suivstantially repeals the usury law. The cotumltee stood six to one for the favorable report The opinion of the Senate Is very much divided on the question tnus raised by the bill. The Joint committer appointed to report ns to the eligibility of members of the General Assembly totheofllceof penitentiary director, reported that In their opinion members of the Assembly should not be o'eclcd to such office. senatorsmythe asked'the Immediate consideration of the report, but Senator Cullison objected and It went over. The following bills were introduced: Ry senator Calilson, to provide for the payment of the commissioners and managers of election at the lust general election und all elections hereafter. Hy Senator Monro, to amend the act Incoporatlng the Union, GafTncy City and ltutherford Railroad Compauy. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tho Railroads?Bills Killed?Bills Advanced?And Bills Introduced?The Appropriation Bill. There was a slim attendance In the TIousc lOdUJ", HIIU ai.llullL-II villl>li<eiiiun: |HU?I<'KI was made In the disposition of bills on the Calendar, bnt few matters of any great Importance wore attended to. There was considerable discussion on several bills, and some twenty bills, resolutions and papers on the Calendar were passed upon in one way or another. On motion of Mr. Flckcn a concurred resolution was adopt* d authorizing the State librarian to furnish the secretary of State Texas with certain papers. Mr. Klroonton introduced a bill incorporating the Charleston Training School for Nurses and for the aid thereof, which was referred to the medical committee. Mr. Slmonton also introduced a bill to amend the Code of Civil Procedure with regard to the holding of the convention of Judges. Mr. Davis introduced a bill authorizing the county boards of equalization to equalize the value of railroad property in the various counties of the State. A favorable report was made on a bill relating to the United states direct taxes and It was placed 011 the Calendar, The report of the harbor commission of Charleston was received as Information. Unfavorable reports were made on the following: A bill referring to the contract of married women ; a bill relating to the standing aside of jurors; resolution providing for the removal of the George Washington statue from the Stale House in Columbia to Washington Square, Charleston. VfMi.lf k/..? Kill f/il.?l I tA lha na'nftfohln of any parallel line of railroad by a competing line was rejeeled; nlso the claim of W. If. MeCorkle for services ns supervisor of registration ; also the Davis bill providing lor the regulation of railroads. The .MeHugh mllltla aid bill came up again and elicited another long debate. Mr. Mauldln, of Greenville, made an elaborate speech In opposition to the bill. Mr. HaaUell.of Klchland, made a fine speech In favor of the bill, referring to the public services of the mllltnry companies, and the duties expected of them In time of public danger and the exemptions now granted bylaw to manufacturing companies In this State. If It was lawful and wise to exempt the munufaeturlng companies from taxation In order to promote their prosperity there could be nothing unconstitutional in giving to the militia companies of the State the relief provided In the bill. Mr. Livingston, of Marlboro'. and Col. McCrady, of Charleston, favored the bill, and Messrs. Hobo and Farley, of Hpartanburge,opposed It. The bill was finally killed on Mr. B ibo's call for the ayes and noes, the vote standing 51 yeas t<> 30 noes. There was a long debate on a 1)111 to further define the duties of coroner, whieh provides that coroners shall "hold Inquests only upon such dead bodies found lying in their respective counties as ihey shall be Informed, or as may be supposed, to have come to a violentdeath attended bv circumstances indicating the commission of a crime;" and nWothut no iwcniinn iif ciirnnprs shall be audited or paid by the county com mission era except H appear from theeveidenee upon the Inquisition that the death of the person 011 which the inquest j was licUl had been attended by circumstances Indicating the commission of a crime. J Mr. I,ee, of Sumter, ably supported the bill, as did also Messrs. Hobo, Haskeli, Parker of Abbeville, and McKisslek. Mr. Murray moved to strike out the eimctlnz clause. Mr. Johnstone thought the oliice of coroner hud as well be abolished as to pass such a law. | MeKissick made a forcible speech, citing 1 several Instances in which coroners had] stretched their powers and brought In excessive charges against the county for services which there were no Rood occasion for them to render. He told of a coroner lu his county who held an Inquest over twenty-one negro children who had been burned to death audi sent In and wus paid a separate hill in each case. lie also told of an Inquest that had been hc!d on u lot of bones which had been discovered. A physician In good standing certified that the bones were human, but subsequent Investigation proved that they were the unollendini; remains of a Shanghai roost< r. It was 10 prevent ibe holding of inquests In such cases as these and to save thecountles from the cMruvagant charges of coroners for such unnecessary services that the bill was designed. Mr. McKlsslck referred to the argument that the ollieer and not the oliice should be regulated. and that the people had power to correct the evil themselves. He sarcastically alluded to the impossibility of relief from such a source, saying that the great difficulty nowadays was to ?et any one to run for office, that no one wanted office and that when the appointment of three railroad, commissioners had to be made, if the i>ill should pass, the serious question was whether any one could be found toaccept the offices. He bad only beard of 1(V> candidates. The coroner's bill was finally killed by a vote of forty-one to forty. The claim of A. S. T<>dd'for services as Journal clerk of the House was rejected. .na?em'no tMicvf./l o cAnnnrl 1IIU lUllintlUS llltUTOivn - .. rending: To provide fcn-Jtlie disposition of tlie| lax col Ifc tod by t tic county treasurers oil Greenville and I-jiurons counties for the Greenville and Laurens Railroad; to authorize and empower the Town of .Sumter to fund its indebtedness lu coupon bonds; to revive md renew the chartor of the Charleston Bridge Company; to extend the charter of JieLnlon liuildlug and Loan Association of Union ; to incorporate the William Knston Home; to change the name of the Episcopal I'bureh of Claremont; to extend the jurlsdlc,lon of tiie trial Justices for Berkeley and Coleton counties resident at or near the Town of 4ummerville; to authorize circuit Judges to trant wrltsof crrtiorari&l chamber*; toamend lie fish law; to Incorporate the Newberry I ,'otton Mills; to authorize the State treasurer o reissue to T. C. Gower treasurer's due bill; or 8101 hi; to Incorporate the Atlantic Instir- , nice Company of Charleston; to incorporate * he Catawba Oil Company. Two bills providing for thepaymentof com- i nlssiouers and managers of election wcrel] nrde the special order for next Tuesday. , A 1)111 to abollsii I lie otllee of county auditor ' i nd to Impose the duties upon the treasurers, j | nd to further provide for all duties pertain-j i ng to such otliee, was made the special order j. i>r Monday at 12 o'clock. j j Mr. Johnstone, chairman of the ways and < leans coniinlttce, Introduced a bill to rnaKc , | Impropriations to meet the ordinary expenses , f the Slate Government for the llscal year < ommeuclng November 1st. 1SX2 The MM | rovldes for an appropriation of 22 to < leet the ordinary expenses of the Stale Gov- | rnment and the Interest on the valid public | ebt o( the State. The amounts of various', urposes are as follows: |., EXECUTIVE IIEI'AIITMENT. For the salary of the Governor S1.-500, salary t Governor's private secretary 81,500, Governor's i lesscngor 8100. Governor's contingent fund 1 >r rewards,,ic., $t,UU0, stationery and stamps i ."00. j* Salary of Lieutenant Governor Sl.Olft ] s Salary of secretary of state 82.101), chief t lerk 81.500. contingent fund 8200, statlnery and i Lam ps 522"). 11 Salary of comptroller general S2.M0, chief f lerk St,500, bookkeeperSl.500, contingent fund t' 150, stationery and stamps 8100. printing 875. j State treasurer's salary 82,100, chief clerk 81,-1 >0, bookkeeper of loan department81,500, pen-; ral department 81,.500, contingent fund i20o, j 1 latlonery and stamps 8250, extra clerical ser-1 Iocs 8500 (If so much be necessary to facilitate | ^ io payment of Interest on the public debt.) c Superintendent of education's salary 82,100, a erk 81.500, tittntlngdfit fund 8200, stationery ad stamps 8200, for printing books and blank irmsfor use in tho public schools S000, for 1 travelling expanses of the superintendent of education and board of examiners S350. Adjutant and Inspector-general's salary 82.- T 100, clerk 81,200. state armorer ?500, ordnance sergeant 8-100, coutlncent fund 8100, stationery ana stumps SI.OO, for the purchase of arms ami for freight, advertising, &c? $4,000, fornsslstInz companies to maintain their organization 512,000, Ir so much be necessary, for the pur- 11 cease of arms and equipments for the State I* Military Cademy. j r State librarian's salary S800.contingent, fund ; ? S2M, stationery and stamps S200, State House * keeper,8500, for repairs, <fcc., <100, for the pur-;* chose of plants 8200. two watchman $800, Jam- , c tor Stute House 8100. * JUDICIAL DEPABTMENT. ! For salary of chief Justice SI,000, associate a Justices 87,000, eight circuit Judges 82S.000, eight circuit solicitors 812,500, clerk Supreme Court ? 81.000, librarian $1,300,contingent fund $500, for b thr purchase of books 81,000, for the purchuse d of J.'JO copies each of the 17th, 18th and 19th l volumes Supreme Court reports. t For the salary of the attorney-general 82,100,! n assMant attorney-general 81,500, for contln-j li i?ent. fund ?200 fir KfiillnniTV nrwl fitnmna iff), ti for expenses of litigation W.000. *" ' f IIF.ALTII DEPARTSfENT. 8 For salary of quarantine officer at Charles- |J ton 81.500, for expenses of Quarantine Station ? ut Charleston 81,000, for quarantine officer at " St. Helena Ssoi, for expanses of Quarantine . Station at St. Helena 8150. , For salary of quarantlneofficerat Port Roy- ^ hI Sf)0. for expense* of quarantine station at j Port Royal S1">0. snlury of quarantine officer at \ Georgetown 8500, for expenses of quarantine , station 31-50, salary of the keeper of the Laza- . retto at Charleston 8400. for the purpose of carrying out the Act establishing the State t Board of Health 82,000. ' TAX DEPARTMENT. C Thirty.three thousand four hundred dollars 1 for expenses of the department. For the sal- jj arles of county auditors S3f?,000, for printing " hooks for county auditors and treasurers $2,- 1 500. ? MISCELLANEOUS. For the support of thz South Carolina Unl verslty $24,900, for Insurance and repairs on J the buildings 82,000, salary of the librarian 1 8500, for the schools of the University at Col- 1 umbla 810,000. For the support of beneficiaries at the Citadel Academy 821,000, to pay insurance on the Citadel buildings 8-100. For the support of the penal and charitable . Institutions8178.244.29; nltry of thesuperln- | tendent of the Penitentiary 82,100, physician to Penitentiary 81,200, chaplain SM), clerk 81,200, per diem and mileage of the board of directors 81,400. Lunatic Asylum -Salary of the superintendent SI, 100. to pay the per diem and mileage ol hoard of regents S8U0, lor current expenses $$0,000, for machinery for foundry 3NO0. for machinery for work shop 8700, for deficiency in costof completing the north wing of Asylum 81.499.77: for deficiency In costol completing the Asylum laundry 81,104.45. for the construction of a centre Asylum hnllding $30,000. The bill provides that the balance of 810.000 a? reported in the hands of the tioard of directors of the Penitentiary on October31,1S8C, together with the amounts received and to bo received for the hire of Inlmrnf cnni-IMj for the current fiscal year, be and the same shall be appropriated for the support of the Penitentiary, purchasing land, building and heat* Ing purposes, for the purchase or farming lands 85.000; burial ground 81,000: four acres of land adjacent to penitentiary 88,000: threefourths of an aire of land In front of the penitentiary 81.500; arms and ammunition 81,0)0; construction of offices and guard quarters M,000; depot for commissary stores, women's . prison and laundry 82,000; heating apparatus for penitentiary $5,000. The bill also provides that the board of directors of the Penitentiary shall turn ovVr, November 1.1SS3, to the State tr ?asurer, any i and all unexpended balances made In the bill for the support, buildlna and purchase of Innd.&c., together with the balance of tl e net earnings remaining In their hands, after first i subtracting the sum of 810,0X1, which they shall retain In their hands to await the further action of the General Assembly. The b iard of directors are required to collect and i fny over to lheStat<? treasurer as soon as colicled the outstanding credit* reported as available as-^eta on 31st October, For the support of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum. 810,000. for balancedue for heating the building 8850. for the construction of kitchen, &c.. 8700, for the establishment and support of a colored department of the Asylum 81.000. For the Catawba Indians 8800. For miscellaneous purposes $8,450, for the civil contingent fund 81,500, for the Slate Agricultural Society 82.500, for repairs to the Governor's mansion 8100, salaries of Railroad commissioner and clerk S3,100, for the rent of his otlice 8400, for contingent expenses ?150. For defraying theexpenseof continuing the consolidation of the bonded debt of the State as provided by law $500. with unexpended balances In the treasury for such purpose from former appropriations. For paying the Interest on the rated public debt, of the Stale 8394,'>#50 The bill provides for the appropriation of $3*J1,K00 to pay the interest on the valid debt of the State which shall mature and become payable on the 1st day of January and on the 1st day of July in the year 1883. that is to say: To pay the coupons and interest to mature and become payable as aforesaid on the valid consolidated bonds and stock of theStatenow outstanding, and on all such bonds and stock which may be hereafter issued under any Acts of the General Assembly which may provide for Raid Issue. To pay the coupons and Interest to mature and become payable on the deficiency bonds and stock of the State which have been or may bo issued under un Act entitled "An Act to provide for thesettlem' ntof the unfunded debt of the Stale incurred before the 1st day of November, 187C," and the Acts amending the same. To pay the interest to mature and become payable on the State stock Issued to the board of trustees of tb" South Carolina University for the benefit of the Agricultural College, under an Act approved December 23,1S7B. That in anticipation of the collection of the taxc* to be levied to meet the appropriations made in the bill, the Governor and the Sta'e treasurer are empowered to borrow on the cridltof the Stale so much money as may be needed to meet promptly,at maturity, the interest which shall mature during the year ISA), on the valid intereM-benring debt of the !">tate : "Provided, that the sum so borrowed shall In no event exceed the amountof ?200,000." The bill was made the special order for Mordav. Mr. Inelesby, of Charleston, Introduced a Joint resolution appropriating funds for creating a "sarcophagus" over tho grave of John C. Calhoun. Notice was given to-day of the introduction of fifteen new bills, of which the following are the most Important: Jly Mr. Haskell, to provide a mode for the election ol ofllcers In the City of Columbia; also, to validate certain payments made by the Slate treasurer on warrants of thecomI missloner of agriculture. Hv Afr PInclrnpv. colored to nrovide for the Improvement of the Georgetown road In Berkeley county. By Mr. Shumaker, to amend an Act providing for the past due Indebtedness of Oruugeburg county, approved December 23. 1S79. By Mr. Murray, to authorize the city oi Anderson to divert its bonded subscription to the Savannah Valley Railroad from that road to the Atlantic and French Broad Valley Hallroad If a majority of the cltlzeus of said city desire. Adopted. AN OUTRAGEOUS CRIME. | Dr. W. S. Sims, of Aiken, S. I'., Offers his Wife Such Brutality as to I Incense the Whole Race?-Governrr Thompson Ordeis Oat the Malitia . ! to Save the Wretch from the Hands of the Mob-?The iUob the Only j Tribunal from Which Justice cau be Meted Out. (Qfluuitiia Register.] Alters, December 0 ?Our town and county has been excited, yes. horririod by the coin- j mission of a crime so wicked, brutal and | beastly as lo preclude the possibility of trans- j milling Its details by telegraph or by almost j any other means of communication. .Suffice , It. to say that the culprit, who Is now In Aiken Jail, is "Dr. W. s. Sims, of Vaucluse in our eoumy. and the victim of his unparalleled < brutality Ills own wife. The crime is one for { which our South Carolina law has decreed no . punishment for the simple reason that our { law elvers never contemplated the possibility , of any one In human shape committing such an internal act ns this Dr. Sims, a man of cul- , tivHtlon aud education. Is believed to have committed. Last night over one hundred j i\f tho frfltr<v!v aiimp f n | IIII'll ll'UIII llic ntuu ?i Aiken with deliberate purpose to lake him I from the Jail and lynch him, but Governor Thompson, apprised of the tact, had tele*! graphed to Captain \V. Williams to call out the J'almetto Rifles 'to report to .Sheriff HolIcy. This was promptly done, the Jail was well defended and the Indignant crowd who had gathered to Inflict summary punishment on the offender, flndlnp themselves overmatched, went quietly home. There Is a rumor In town as I write that a much lareer and stronger party will be here to-night for the same purpose, but the preparations made to preserve the peace by Sherlfl Holley are ample, and I do not apprehend any serious trouble. It Is noteworthy that this prisoner has not yet been able to secure the services of any member of our bar to defend him. It Is ' understood that a preliminary examination will be held by Trial Justice It. J. Soutball, who committed him, on Tuesday next. ? Peep and Shallow Cnltlration. A eorrrspondent of the Country Gentleman remarks In a lute number on "the mischief done l?y writers a few years ago, who gave credence to the error that 'deep down in the soil vast treasures lie,' and so the deep plowIn? craze had its thousand of victims." He quotes the examinations made by an eminent chemist In a locality where the soil contained less nitrogen as he went downward, as a proof of the justice of his remark. It is probable, l that the soil occulted by the correspondent c was pood near the surface and poor below, i and the mistake he made?an error Into 1 which writers are repeatedly falling?Is In a making a general rule from a narrow locality, r There arc two conditions of soil which are s not benefited by deep plowing: these are such j" as have a sterile subsoil, and those which are ' b porous below. A sterile snbsoil does not ben- J eflt the richer top soli by intermixture with I b It, and a porous aunsoll does not need loosen-; II ln?. But a soil rich above and poor and liu- fa pervious below, inay be much Improved for withstanding the effects of severe droughts by sub.-olllng and loosening to some depth to reclvc like a sponge the heavy rains which I fall upon It. and to give out from this reser-1 voir the needed moisture to growing crops I when droughts prevail. We have seen some | striking instances, A row of potatoes plant- ij ed over a covered ditch yielded double the I T, crop given from either of the adjacent rows,, the quality of the soil being the same; but!U the loosened earth over the ditch prevented't the effects of the severe drought which affect- j , ml tlie ndlolnlni; rows. This Instance occurred where the subsoil; ti possessed no unusual fertilizing quality, the f n benefit arising from Its acting its a sponge or i jj re.-ervolr lor moisture, as well as for the deep- j,, i?r extension of the roots. Hut in very large , portions of the country, a great positive benefit has been found by bringing up and mixing ! port Ions of the subsoil wltn tlie enith ut tho>n nirl'nee. A farmer in one of the western counties of the State, In preparing the land for ivheat, set the plow to run two inches deeper :hau the plowing in previous years. The re- tl aiIt was that his wheat crop was Increased y< U'ht or ten bushels on an average. A still nore striking Instance occurred on another I K| ici'flsion, of t lie benefit of an Intermixture of. lie subsoil with the surface. An open ditch Zliad been cut throueh a field to dratn a small ^ lond. The earth taken from the ditch wasjp; icattfred over the surface for a rod or two on n] ocli side, The Held was then sown in wheat. I The subsequent winter was very severe on 1 ^ his crop, and the following summer proved ; jt] in usually favorable. On most of the field the, V( iroduct uld not average over five bushels per! tere?it was scarcely worth cutting. The two; jj it rips (on each side of the ditch) on which the ubsoll was spread, yielded at the rate of m wenty bushels per acre. This contrast was y nit owing to the drainage effected by thfl IItch, as tho soil and subsoil of much of tho y ield rested on gravol and had a natural, Iralnuge. | | J ,'artics Indebted to Seal & McIIiraln vill please bear in mind that the time has onio for a settlement. Ttioy need money ?e ,nd must have it. It is hoped that thos'e vho owe will pay without further rouble. tf Seal ?Jc McIlwais. I 1 THAtfKSGimG. lie Great Principles of Religion Most Permeate All Oar Secular Work. Auociate Reformed Pretbyterian. No mere act of outward worship U of toy account ?. l tbe eves of Hlui who require* truth In tb? la ward ?r s. Tbis Is an true of thoNksglvlng m of any o:ber ilfiilouH| ftrvlce. It Ua beautiful and Impressive Ight to see a whole people, gathering la soli ran uembly Id their virions sanctuaries, on s secular day. u praise the Lord for his goodness. Such an act prolainis tbe ChHollan character of this nation. W? rould detract nothing from the doty sod privilege of bis national observance; rather we would realize all he blessings which it is fitted to confer. How then re we t? meet tbe spirit of this day 7 By a holier life. Those temnoral blessings, which ntrr so largely into the reckoning of this day, a<e to e accounted means of grace. Tbey are to awaken keper sense of our dependence upon Him who "Mtafles the desolate and waste groaud, and caoseth the md fit tbe tender herb to spring forth." By thes* lercles of Qod we are brought ander an 1?aeased oblation to present oar bodies a living socrffice. This I one of tbe plainest lessons of Thanksgiving Day. iur buMnesa it to be conducted with a constant and nprem* recognition of tbe fact tbat we are not oar wn. All our work, however secular. Is to be more ml more permeated by the great principles of rellion. By a larger benevolence. If oar thanks be sinere tbey will find no more natural expression than [i the consecration of our estates to the cause of the luster We will therefore be cbeerfdi givers as the A>rd bath pros|>ered us. iiKiU ui <1.1 XM a nuic tu ?1JC UIBWI/ VI kUC cnunw rhen the exerct e of this grace iu more largely de? nanried, when tdwre were such culls for money I* evry department of chnrch work. If tbe Hume ud foreign field are caltlvstod, If the church possesses be land that Is every d ly opening np sod Inviting oc? upuncr, If tbe ediieatUual interest* are to be mainlined In healthful and growing vigor there most be ii enlarged benevoleaee. Thl* la the practical aid; ef [VanksgMng. and if we hare not praised tbe Lord ritb feigned lips them will b? increased fervency of plrlt as well as diligence in baslneas. This Is the proper time for trimming fruit rees and vines, and setting ont shrubbery la he yard, plantlDg hedges, etc. JO! Ipil CONGAEEE mil WORKS, Coumbia, S. O Agent for CHAPMAN'S PERPETUAL EYAPORATOB. '11HESE WORKS "WERE ESTABLISHED 1 In 1847 by Messrs. Geo. Sinclair and James Anderson and purchased by me in the rear 18ott, and from ibat time till now carried on successfully by myself. My Mends and can* tomers will bear witness of the large and sto pendous Jobs executed by me. It was at my works where the largest and almost only Job of its cla&s ever executed in this city wax done, viz.: the muking of the pipes for the Citar Water Works in the year 1858. In the branch of BELL FOUNDING, I can say that I have H made the largest bells ever cast in the State, such oh the bell for the City Hall In Colombia. My slock of patterns tor ARCHITECTU HAL WORK. COLUMNS for Store fronts. Is large nnd various, and In RAILINGS for Bal- M conies, Gardens and Cemeteries I have the M largest variety and most modern patterns many of these are patented and I have pnr- M chased the right for this State. Hj In the machine line I can fornish my pa-K irons with STEAM ENGINES and BOILERS of any size and description. My CIRCULAR SAW MILLS have carried off the prize at ev- H ery State Fulr held in this city, and in their construction I have taken pains to combine simplicity with the most useful modern 1mprovements, and may flatter myself that my CIRCULAR SAW MILLS And favor with ev-H cry wiwyer who understands his business. M The many orders I am steadily receiving tor SUGAR CANE MILLS prove that the publlc^B appreciate the mills of my make, and soitls^H with my GKARING for HORSE POWERS, GIN WHEELS, GRIST MILLS and other MACHINERY. I have the manufactnring right of many^fl n ? tpvttu ??? /?._ n/\ntr o/vp x aitjp i^, niiiiii oo tnrniitn tur nw^iV W?"^H TON AND HAY PR EMS and three or foar^l different FEED CUTTERS and other lmpl&-9H ments. I will be pleased m send my circular* to any^H applicant, together with price llKtorei>ttmate.^H My prices are moderate, and I aware the pub^H lie that they are lower even than those ot^H N<>i tliern munufacturers, And that my workfl| will compare favorably with that of any oth^H er inuUer. . Address John Alexander, I Conoaree Iron Works, Columbia; 8. C. Columbia and UreeBTille Railroad^! passenger department. Colttmbia, 8. C., November 4, 1882. On and Hfter Monday, Nov. 6,1882, the Pas^H sengcr Trains will run as herewith indicated^! upon this Road und ll? branches. DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS. |H no. 53. vp passenoeb. Leave Columbia A - -..?It 42an^H Leave Alston - ~ ,12 81 p ir^H Leave Newberry ?... 1 65 p Leave Ninety-Six - 8 30 p n^^fl Leave Hodgen ..... 4 28 p Leave Bel ton - 5 67 p ArrJveJat Greenville 7 80 p no. 62. -DP pa8hen0ee. MB Leave Greenville at - .11 15 ir^H Leave Belton - ?...^,.,,12 68 Leave Hod Re* ? 2 17 p Leave Ninety-Six.. 3 25 p Leave Newberry 4 SO p Leave Alston ? - 5 65 p Arrive at Columbia F?~ 7 00 p SPARTANPUltO, UNION AND COLUMBIA ROAD. NO. 53. TJ1> PASSENGER. Leave Alston - ? 1 03 p iHH Leave Htrother .. ..?......? l?3p Leave Shelton_ 2 10 p Leave Santuo ? 2 64 p Leave Union 3 27 p Leave Jonesvllle 4 02 p Arrive alSpartanbnrg........ 6 02 p KO. 52. DOWN PASSENOER. |^H Leave Spartan liurgR. & D. depot H 1 85 a Leuve Spartanburg S.U.&C.depot G 1 45 p Leave Joneavi lie 2 47 p Leave Union 8 29 p Leave Santuc .. .... 4 02 p Leave Shelton ......... 4 43 p Leave Strolher ?... 5 10 p Arrive at Alston ? 6 50 p LAURENS RAILROAD. Leave Newberry... _. 4 58 p Arrive at Laurens C. H ? 8 15 p Leave Laurent C. H 9 00 a Arrive at New berry. 12 80 p AC SEVILLE BRANCH. Leave Hodges - 4 85 p Arrive at Abbeville - - .... 5 35 p Leave Abbeville- - 1 Arrive at Hodges... 2 10 pll BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD AND ABDERS^^B BRANCH. Leave Bel ton ... 5 57 p^^H Leave Anderson 6 38 p^^H Leave Pendleton - 7 ZTp^^^H Leave Seneca O - " w P Arrive at Walhulla..... ?. 8 85 p^HII Leave Walhalla ......10 OS a^^^H LeaveSeneca D - ? 10 34 Leave Pendleton 11 18 a^^^B Leave Anderson - 12 06 a^HBj Arrive at Bel ton 12 40 a^BE CONNECTIONS. A With South Cu roll on Railroad Charleston. With Wilmington,Columb!aaH^H \ngusta Railroad from Wilmington and^^^^H joints North thereof. With Charlotte, imblaand Augusta Railroad from Charlc^H^H m<l all points North thereof. B. With Ashevllle nod Spartanburg oad for points In Western North Carol inaJH^H C. W ith Atlunta and Charlotte Richmond & Danville Railroad from joints South and West. IH^E 1). With Atlanta and Charlotte DItIs^^^H Xiuiimond <t Danville Railroad from Atla^^^H ind beyond. K. With Atlanta and Charlotte Dlvls^HMH Richmond and Danville Railroad from^^^H joints South and West. F. With South Carolina Railroad Charleston. With Wilmington,Colutnbla^^^^B i.u?usta Railroad for Wilmington and "lorth. With Charlotte, Columbia and rusta Railroad for Charlotte and the Nortl^^^^l G. With Ashevllle and Spartanburg R^^^H oad from Hendersonvlile. H. With Atlnntaand Charlotte Dlvli^^H Richmond and Danville Railroad from otte and beyond Standard time used Is Washington, D^^nfl rhlch is fifteen minutes faster than Col^^^Hfl Hj J. W. FRY, Superintendent. M. SLAUGHTER, Gen. Passenger H D. CARDWELL, Asst., Gen. Pu&serM^H Agent Columbia, S. ' 18837 Hj Harper's Magazine^H T T T TTC3TU A H * TT XXJ J-l kj O JL O.VXX J. Harper's Magazine begins Its sixty-si xth^^^H ime with the December Number. It inly the most popular illustrated rerloc^^^^H n America and England, but also the latM|^B n Its scheme, the most beautiful in itsap^^H^H nee, and the best magazine for the hom^^^H lew novel, entitled "For the Major," by tance Fenlmore Wool sou, the authot^^H^H Anne," was begun in the November NHH^H er. In literary and artistic excellenc^^^^H fagazine improves with each successive or. Special efforts have been made fo^^^^H Khter entertainment of its readers umorous stories, sketches, Ac. lARPER'S PERIODICA? Per Year [ARPER'S MAGAZINE CARPER'S WEEKLY CARPER'S BAZAR he THREE above publications ny TWO abovo named.. ^H9H [ARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE. [ARPER'S MAGAZINE ) 9MH :ARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE / ARPER'S FRANKLIN SQUARE LI^^HB BRARY, One Year (.52 Numbers) Postage Free to all subscribers in the tatcs or Cauada. The volumes of the Magazine begin ie Numbers for June and December sur. When no time Is specified, it uderstood that the subscriber wishes HHI n with the current Number. The last Eight Volumes of Harper's ne, In neat cloth binding, will be mil, uostpald, on receipt ol $3 00 per to^DH| loth Cases, for binding, 50 cents mil. Dostnald. Index to Harper's Magazine. Alphab^H^^^H nalytlcal.and Olassltled, for,\ olumes icluslve, rrom June, 1830, to June, Jl., S vo. Cloth, ? (*). Remittances should be made by oney Order or Draft, to avoid chance Newspapers are not to copy this adv^H^H^H ent without the express order of rothers. Address HARPER & BROTIIERSH^HH -inITmareM i LOT OF REAL FINE MARF^fl^^| L hand, which will be sold low sh. or exchanged for mules on the WALLINGFORD & RUSSEH^I i3, i?2, tr mmm