The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, February 01, 1866, Image 2
COLUMBIA.
Thursday Morning, February 1,1886.
T?ic President'? View?.
Wo call attention to a paragraph or
two taken from an Illinois paper, the
Rock Island Argus. Itfs of interest
?is containing the views of an honert
and able man in reference to the
course of President Johnson in his
work of reconstruction. The Rich?
mond Times informs ns that Mr.
Parker is a prominent lawyer in his
section, and that he is not a man apt
to make wild statements, nor hasty
predictions. He states, distinctly,
that he his no doubt of President
Johnson's determination to "firmly
maintain his reconstruction policy;
and that the Republicans who stand
by his administration will hold the
offices." If such be the case, Mr.
Johnson's policy will be successfully
carried out, the States will be put on
their proper footing toward eaeh
other, and a proper understanding be
effected between the two sections.
With the most felicitous political
prescience, the President knows that
kindness and conciliation will accom?
plish more with the Southern people
than a stringent, vigorous rule, only
calculated to keep alive discord and
discontent; that what the terror of
rnilitary executions and a wholesale
confiscation could never do, his pre?
eminently wise and humane policy
will easilyacffect. That the President
feels kindly toward the South no one
can doubt; and in return for bis
friendship we, as a mass, have given
him our gratitude and confidence.
The Southern States have faithfully
complied with the wishes and sug?
gestions of the President. The Times,
in commenting on the article alluded
to, concludes by saying: "Were it
not for the confidence we have in the
fixedness of purpose of Andrew John?
son, our hearts would sink with de?
spair at the fate promised us-a fate
to which extermination would have
been preferable. As it is, an utter
indifference to national politics seems
to be stealing over the South-an
apathy that either precedes or follows
the loss of freedom in a State; that
extinguishes patriotism and excises
love of country. From-this fate, from
these consequences, we must look tc
the President and the conservative
men of the North to rescue us. H
they do, we will neither deceive noi
betray them."
GEN. HATCH.-Gen. Hatch, for?
merly in command at Charleston, S.
C., was before the Joint Committee
on Reconstruction lately. The evi?
dence of Judge Marvin, of Florida,
(now United States Senator from thal
State) is said to have been of a de?
cidedly different complexion from
most of the evidence hitherto given.
He did not paint Florida in the sam?
colors that the Senator from Massa?
chusetts did a few days since.
The special correspondent of th?
Louisville Courier, telegraphing fron
Washington on the 13th alt., says
Southern members are Milly recog
nized by the Executive L apartment1
of the Government. They have th<
franking privilege, and are notified U
appoint to fill the vacancies in tin
regular army.
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.-The officia
correspondence between General
Weitzel and Mejia relative to th.
Bagdad affair, has been published
The former states that 300 of th
offenders will be sent to Bagdad t<
. perform military duty as a punish
ment to humiliate them.? Mejia re
plies briefly that he has notified hi
Government of the occurrences, ant
instructed the French Naval Com
mander prior to his departure fo
Vera Cru?, to report matters and t<
protest officially against the invasioi
of Mexico by American troops.
The Report of the United State
Revenue Commission on cotton, re
commends that a tax of 5 cents pe:
pound be levied on all cotton raisec
in the United States after the 1st o
January, 1SGG, and that tho tax oi
the cotton consumed in this countr
be levied on the manufacturer, an?
the tax upon that exported upon th*
e\r.r>rter, payable at the place o
export; and that no vessel be allowee
to clear until a certificate be exhibit
ed that the tax has been paid. Tb
Commission also recommends that s<
long as there shall be a tax upoi
American raw cotton, there shah be i
specified duty on all exported cottoi
fabrics of as many cents as is levie?
on raw cotton per pound. A bill
embodying the above and other re
commendations, is appended to th
report.
! The Civil Right? or the Freedmen.
Tho Cleveland (Ohio) Pla indealer
j publishes the subjoined letter ad
j dressed by Hon. George H. Pendle
I ton to Hon. Na th. B. Meade, a mern
I ber of the Senate of Virginia. We
j commend it to the attention of our
readers. Distinguishing carefully be?
tween civil and political rights, and
recognizing fully the power of each
State over the subjects within its own
borders, Mr. Pendleton maintains
that good policy and justice alike re?
quire that the negro should be fully
protected in the enjoyment of civil
rights. The demands of the hour
the future of two races-require the
careful and unprejudiced considera?
tion of thc people, or that class to
whom we address ourselves. It is
therefore that we publish the follow?
ing letter:
CINCINNATI, December 28, 16G5.
Nathaniel B. Meade, Esq., Winchester,
Virginia.
MY DEAR SIE: Your letter has just
come to hand. I have been absent
from the city a good deal lately, and
this may account for thc delay in part
-the mails must answer for the rest.
I regret that I have not a compila?
tion of the laws of Indiana and Illi?
nois to send you. I am not familiar
with their provisions in relation to
negroes resident in those States, but
I have an impression that they are
more stringent than those of Ohio.
Indeed, in this State, the negro
enjoys practically all civil rights. He
may acquire and hold property, make
contracts, sue and be sued, and give
testimony in all courts and in all
cases. In some parts of the State,
public schools for the education o?
colored children aro . s tablishedundei
the authority of la<v, and ore sup?
ported by the taxies levied on thc
property of all the people of the
State, and apportioned pro rata ac?
cording to the enumeration of whit?
and colored children. The laws whicl
created disabilities on the part o!
negroes in respect to theso civil right*
were repealed in the year 1848, aftei
a contest quite memorable in tin
history of the State. Their rcpea
was looked upon with great disfavoi
by a large portion of the people as i
dangerous innovation upon a just anc
well settled policy, and a vote in tba
direction consigned many member!
of the Legislature to the repose o
private life. But I am not awan
that any evil results justified thesi
apprehensions, or that any effort wa
ever made to re-impose the disabili
ties. On the contrary, the new policy
if I may call it so, has been found s<
consistent with justice to the negroe
and the interests of the whites, tba
no one-certainly no party-in Ohii
would be willing to abandon it.
My observation of the effect of sud
I a policy has been limited to Ohio,
j am well aware that a policy well suit
I ed to a State where the negroes ar
j few in number and certainly good ii
character, might be disastrous in :
State where the negroes are ver
numerous and generally very ;gnoran
and degraded. I am also fully awar
that a condition of society which ha
existed for centuries leaves deep im
pressions on the habits, modes o
thought and character of a people
and that it is always unpleasant am
frequently unsafe to disregard them
History teaches in every page tha
sudden and radical changes, which n
once shock deeply-rooted prejudice
and go too far, even in a right direc
tion, are followed by a re-actio:
which leaves the latter state wors
than the first. The wisdom and bi
neficence of any change depend upo
its entire fitness in tone, and mannei
and degree, to the condition of th
people upon whom it operates.
The questions relating to the statu
of its inhabitants belong solely t
each State. They lie within the dc
main of reserved powers upon whic
neither the Federal Government nc
i the other States can lawfully enter.
These considerations constrain in
I to speak with diffidence of the propc
j course to be pursued at this time b
the Southern States in relation t
j their freedmen. That it ought to t
; humane, and in conformity with the:
j changed condition, and calculated t
I give free scope to whatever capacit
for improvement they may possess,
do not doubt. Whatever may ha\
been expedient or necessary in a s<
ciety where the condition of slaver
exists, it does seem to me that justic
and good policy alike require tin
ample protection should be assure
to the person and property of tb
negro wherever he is recognized as
freeman. I mean that protectioi
and that sense of protection, whic
just laws, impartially administer
give to the person and property <
the white man. The conditions ?
freedom deprive the negro of tin
care and protection which the affe
tion and interest of his master a
sured him, and impose upon him tl
duty to support himself and h
fatniiy. The full enjoyment of tl
fruits of his labor-the right to a
quire and hold property, to make an
enforce contracts-is essential to tl
performance of this duty. The s<
ciety which imposes the duty shoul
guarantee the protection. This
simple justice to the negro. I belien
that it will at the same time promo:
tho peace and good order of socict;
and the pleasant and profitable coi
nection of the two races in their ne
relation to each other.
I notice what you say in refereiu
! to the proposition to permit negroes ,
j to testify. Macy judicious persons
j agree with the opinion you express,
but my observation and experience
have convinced me that the true rule
is to per nut all persons to testify, j
leaving to the judge or the jury the
question of their credibility. Such, j
with very inconsiderable exceptions,
j has been the law of Ohio for ten
j years, and it has been attended with !
j good results. * * * !
I am, very respectfully, your obe- j
I dient servant,
GEO. II. PENDLETON. !
European Items.
The Java, from Liverpool, January |
! 13. via Queenstown, January li, av- j
rived at New York on Friday last,
with two days' later news from !
Europe.
The extracts from English papera j
which we publish this morning in j
our supplement sheet, show the !
strong endeavors the London Times j
j is putting forth, by its prophecies of j
j financial calamities which the coni
: mercial community of the United
I States are charged with being engaged I
; in bringing about, to create a feeling !
j of enmity towards this country j
I among Englishmen. Its arguments
I are replied to and refuted by the j
j other London journals and those of ?
; Liverpool.
The New York correspondent of
j one of the London papers transmits
to England a story of extensive pre?
parations being made in this country
to alford secret aid to the Chileans. !
: It is anticipated that the capturo of
; the Spanish war vessel Covadonga by
I the Chileans will have an important
i bearing upon the revolutionary
j movement in Spain.
Some remarkable rumors were j
given currency to with regard to the ?
! Fenians. Among other things it is j
j asserted that Head Centre Stephens
j was on his way to Switzerland for
; some mysterious object; that an at
\ tempt on the London Custom House
j was contemplated, and lastly, that
I Gen. Meagher was to be made dicta
! tor of the Irish republic, and is to
j organize two expeditions-one to ,
? seize Canada, the other to establish j
I Maximilian on his tottering throne, j
j thereby cripling England and con- !
j ciliatiug Napoleon at one and the
same time. The trials at Dublin
continued, and further arrests had |
been made.
PROSPECT OK A CROP. -We see it,
stated in our exchanges from the sea- j
board sections of Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi, that the negroes,
having become convinced that the
lands of the "rebels" are not to be
divided among them, are going to
work, and hopos are entertained that
a fine crop, considering the circum?
stances, may yet be made. We trust
this is tine. Of our section we cannot
speak at all hopefully, though the
I order of Gen. Sickles seems to have
J done a wondrous amount of good.
The negroes on some plantations are
contracting, but on others the y decline ;
doing so; however, we are quite san?
guine that times will be much better
than generally anticipated. In the
up-country there seems to be little
trouble in effecting contracts, and we
think that we will be able to say the
same concerning the low country,
so soon as the freedmen understand
that they must go to work or starve,
which will be shortly.
[Charleston Hews.
A Washington special says: "Pri?
vate advices from Washington, re?
porting that in official circles no con?
fidence is placed in the professed
intention of Napoleon to withdraw
the French troops from Mexico, and
the advices from Europe of a proba?
ble alliance between France and Aus?
tria, which is interpreted as looking
to a combined support of Maximilian
by those powers, have had a marked
effect upon Government bonds, and
the large dealers show anxiety to sell
at current prices, and bid 102'.< to
102 ??j for old five-twenties, which is
about one per cent; below the prices
at which they are offered."
The Macon Telegraph justly de?
nounces the practice of the telegraphic
reporter, at Washington, in speaking
of Admiral Semmes as the "Pirate
Semines." The Tdegrapli says: "As
a patron of the Associated Press, we
shall stand no such insults to the
Southern press and people, and we 1
call upon the President of the Asso?
ciation to have the abuses corrected
forthwith. Capt. Semmes is a high
minded and honorable gentleman,
and is no more deserving the name I
of 'pirate' than the Washington cor- 1
respondent of the Associated Press is \ '
deserving the title of thief or puppy. " 1
A New York corespondent of the :
Baltimore Transcript states: "It is :
reported in political circles that Mr.
William P. Evarts, one of our most .
prominent lawyers, is daily closeted 1
all alone with his law books, prepar- I 1
ing for the trial of Jefferson Davis. >
He has been engaged by the Govern- ?
ment for tho sum of $100,000, and <
the great jurist now has his entire ;1
soul in the matter. He js studying i!
all the old law books he can lay his ;
hands on, for the purpose of procur- j ]
ing a conviction, and all his other lav,- <
business for the time being laid aside. ?
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The New York Tribune has ordered ]
printing paper from Belgium, where ?
it can be purchased for 7 cents per <
pound in gold. It can be laid down I
in New York for less than 15 cents, 1
wliile the present price there is 20 1
cents. 1
National Banka.
The creation of National Banks is
derived from a law of Congress, ap?
proved in June, 1864, and entitled
the National Currency Act. The first
section of tho Act establishes a sepa?
rate bureau in the Treasury Depart?
ment, at the head of which an officer
presides, who is denominated the
Comptroller of the Currency. Thc
solo office of that functionary is to
supervise thc conduct of the banks
inaugurated under this law, to see
that they do not transgress the regu?
lations imposed on them, and to visit
upon them, if they do, the penalties
prescribed.
Section five ordains that all asso?
ciations under the Act shall be com?
posed of not less than five persons.
Those thus acting shall make an or?
ganization certificate, which shall
specify-first, the name assumed by
such association, which shall be sub?
ject to the approval of the Comptrol?
ler. Second, tho place where its ope?
rations shall be conducted. Third
the amount of its capital stock, aud
the number of shares into which the
same shall be divided. Fourth, the
names and places of residence of thc
share-holders, aud the number oi
shares held by each. The certificate
shall bo acknowledged before a judge
or notary public, and sent, duly au?
thenticated, to the Comptroller, who
shall place the same on record.
In a town whose population is nol
over6,OOO, au association maybe or?
ganized under this Act, with a capital
of not less than $50,000. Otherwise,
theminmmm is not under ?100,000;
and in a city with a population ex?
ceeding 50,000 persons, the capital
cannot be less than $200,000.
The natural duration of such asso?
ciations shall be twenty years. ? They
may bc sooner dissolved, either bj
forfeiture of franchise or the volunta?
ry action of share-holders.
The affairs of every association
must be managed by at least five di?
rectors, one of whom shall be the pre?
sident. Each director shall possess,
in his own right, at least ten shares
of the capital stock, and declare or
oath, that said shares are not pledged,
or in any way hypothecated for any
debt or loan. Should he cease at
any time to own the requisite amonm
of stock, he shall thereby vacate hi>
office as director.
Capital stock shall be divided int<
shares of $100, and be deemed ai
personal property. Every share-hold
er shall be held idually respon?
sible, equally ano *ably, and noi
one for another, i all contracts
debts and engagements of his asso
ciation, to the amount of his stock ai
its par value.
Banks may increase their capita
from time to time. The maximum o
such increase shall be determined bj
the Comptroller, in the . articles o
association, and no increase shall b<
valid until the whole amount of sucl
increase shall be paid in, and notic<
thereof transmitted to the Comptrol
1er, and his approval received. Thej
may also reduc? their capital, bu
never belowr tho amount required bj
thc Currency Act for their outstand
ing circulation, nor until the pro
posed reduction shall have been sub
mitted to the Comptroller, anc
obtained his vine.
At least 15 per cent, of the capita
stock shall be paid in before busines
can commence, and the remainder o
such capital must be paid in insta!
ments of 10 per cent, each on th
whole amount of the capital, as fre
quuntly as one instalment eacl
month, from the time the Comptroll
cr shall authorize the commencemen
of business.
Before its inauguration, every a?
sociation shall transfer and deliver t
the Treasurer of the United State
registered bonds of the United Staten
bearing interest, to au amount na
less than one-third of the capita
stock paid in. This proportion is t
be rigorously enforced, so that i
whatever act, either ci expansion o
reduction, the banks will be require
to have always on band bonds to th
extent of one-third of the stock a(
tually paid in.
The bonds thus deposited shall b
held by the Treasurer of the Unite
States for the associations deliverin
them, and no transfer of such bond
by the Treasurer shall be valid unt
the transfer is countersigned by th
Comptroller of the currency. Th
Latter must keep a strict record of a
such transfers, and give prompt at
vice of tlic same to the associatio
from whom the bonds transferre
originated.
Upon delivery to the Treasurer t
thc required amount, and charact?
of bonds, the bank so deliverin
shall receive from the Comptrolk
circulating notes (engraved under h:
direction) of different denomination!
in blank, registered and countei
signed by himself and the Treasure:
The amount in notes thus issue
shall not exceed 90 per cent, of th
amount of the bonds deposited, f
the par value thereof, if bearing ii
terest at the rate of 5 per cent, pc
innum; and in no case shall the sui
jf sucli notes issued to any associi
tion exceed the amount of its capib
?itock actually paid in.
Such notes, after having been pr<
perly signed by the president an
jashier of the bank to whom th?
ii'O given, shall bc received at pi
everywhere in the Un'ted States i
payment of taxes, excises, lands an
dt other dues to the Governmei
except duties on imports; and ali
for all salaries and other debts owil
i>y the United States to cr?dito
within its territory, except interest c
the public debt and in redemption
gb
the national currency. These notes)
if worn or mutilated, shall be re?
ceived by the Comptroller; and if de?
stroyed he shall, upon proof of de?
struction, replace to the bank to
whom tiley belonged blank notes of
an equal amount.
Whereupon the market value of
any bonds, deposited under this Act
witli the Treasurer of the United
States shall be reduced in value below
the amount of circulation issued for
the same, the Comptroller is empow?
ered to demand from the association
which deposited them the amount of
I such depreciation in other United
j States bonds at cash value.
I The loans of banks under this Act
j shall at no time exceed one-tenth of
I the amount of thc capital stock paid,
j This will satisfactorily interpret the
I scant margin of which so much com
! plaint has been made.
The rate of interest permitted
I shall be regulated by the laws of the
j State wherein the association may
reside. If not lixed by such laws,
I the Act allows a rate of interest of
I 7 per cent, per annum. Any infrac
! tion of this provision shall work a
j forfeiture of interest, and the party
i suffering from such usury may re?
cover double the amount of interest
so exacted.
Every association under this Act.
shall have on hand at all times lawful
1 money of the United States, 15 or 25
per cent., (differing in different cities
of the Union.) of the aggregate? of
its notes in circulation and its de?
posits. Any bank failing to make
good this reserve for thirty days, after
having been notified to do so by the
Comptroller, is liable to have its bu?
siness summarily wound up.
Every National Bank is compelled
to receive, in payment of all debts due
it, the notes of any other similar in
! stitution.
Quarterly reports exhibiting, nuder
oath, the resources and liabilities of
the banks, shall be made to the Comp?
troller, under pain of $100 forfeit,
for every fiw days delay in making
them at the proper times.
If any Association should refuse tc
redeem one of its notes when pre?
sented, in lawful currency, the party
presenting the same maj- have it pro?
tested and forwarded to the Comp?
troller. On the receipt of such pro?
test, thc Comptroller, with the con?
sent of the Treasurer, may appoint n
special a-jent to investigate the re?
fusal. Should the fate of such refusal
be verified, the Comptroller shall
declare, within thirty days thereafter,
that the United States bonds and se?
curities pledged by the recusant As?
sociation, are forfeited to the United
States. Holders of the circulation ol
such bank, shall then be notified tc
present it at the Treasury of the
United States, where it will be re?
deemed in lawful currency. The
Comptroller shall furthermore ap?
point a receiver-under bond and se?
curity-whose duty it will bo to pul
such bank in liquidation and legall}
wind up its affairs. Under this com?
mission all done in contemplatior
of solvency, which may be prejudi?
cial to the creditors of thu bank,
shall be declared null and void.
Any officer connected with such or
ganizations, who may be guilty o:
misdemeanor in his office, shall, upor
conviction, be punished by imprison
ment for not less than five, and noi
more than ten years.
The foregoing includes all of thc
salient points which enter into tin
composition of our National Bani
systei.i. It occurs to us, that assum
ing the basis of this system to be im
pregnable, it provides every check
guard and balance, which the mos
jealous wisdom could suggest. It ii
necessary to bear in mind, however
what this basis is. It is neither less
nor more, than the credit of tin
General Government. Now, witl
regard to the permanent soundness
of that credit, it is due to candor t<
state that widely divergent opinion:
prevail. Many consider it sufficiently
fortified to resist successfully all tin
influences which assail it. On tin
other hand, not a few believe that i
is a dead sea-fruit, which may at am
moment turn to ashes on our lipa
The report of the Secretary of tb
Treasury furnishes all the attainabl
information on the point.
If an inspection of its statement
should satisfy them about the pre
liminary and vital question of th
national credit, we have no hesitatioi
ia saying, on behalf of the banks
that we are acquainted with no schem
of paper currency which combine
so much to approve with so little t
condemn. While, therefore, it i
obvious that nothing could be mor
foreign from our purpose than to aie
any reflection against the solvency o
our National Banks, we would not a
the same time be regarded as strew
ing flowers over the possible pitfall
which inhere in all systems of cm
rency whose promises to pay are nc
at the will of their holder convertibl
into gold. The necessity, howevei
which at present obtains to theSout
for the immediate employment <
every dollar which may come intone
possession extracts from these car
tionary suggestions most of thei
practical significance. It is only whe
a currency becomes the receptacle <
permanent investments that it appeal
in its most ominous phase, and, s
far as the Southern people are cor
cerned, hoarding is not a praotie
which is at all imminent.
From the foregoing, our reade]
are as well prepared to judge of tli
expediency or inexpediency of e;
changing their lands, and other pn
per ty, for the existing circulation :
we could advise.-Memphis Appeal.
j Xjoca.1 Items.
Advertisements, to insure insertion,
i should be handed in hy 1 o'clock p. m.
i (.'ASH. Our terms for subscription, ad
? vertising aud joh work arr cash. We hopa
! all parties will bear this hi mind.
'Tur. <\>.>!.. ' Tho Acts passed by th?
; Legislature relativer to the freedmen, for
j ?ale at this office. Prier '20 couts; by mail
I 25 colds.
j ,
MAU- AUUANOE1EENT8. -TJie poet office i<
. open daily from y a. m. to 2 p. m. and from
i 5 to ('? p. m. The Northern mail is closed at
j 9 p. m.; Greenville 9 p. m.; South Carolina
! Railroad mails G p. m.
THE Hu UMNO OF COLUMBIA. -An mter
j esting account ol the liSack and Des t ruc -
! tion of the City of Columbia. S. C.," has
! just been issued, in pamphlet form, from
j the Phi&iix steam power press. Ordern
. can be lilied lo any extent.
PHARAOH'S SERPENT EGOS. -Mr. McKen
! zie has received a few boxes of these cu
! riosities, which must be seen to be appre
! eiated. The idea o? a serpent fifteen to
! twenty inches long being produced from au
I egg or ball scarcely half an inch in diame
! ter, is truly wonderful. Rut it is neverthe
i less true.
If you have chapped Ups orasweet tooth,
Mr. McKenzie can apply a remedy. He has
received a supply of those much-admired
boxe." of cherry lip salve, and some deli?
cious French candy and crystalized fruit.
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[ Nr.w ADVERTISEMENTS.-Attention ia oall
i ed to thc following advertisements, which
are published this morning for the that
time:
D. W. Ray- Lost Mule.
J. C. .Tanney-List of Letters.
Jeremiah Bethany-Ponies Stolen.
Wm. E. Martin-Law Notice.
F. ll. Elmo Liquor Licenses.
Dial A Pope Platform Scales.
'; " . faints, Oils, Ac.
Extra Communication Acacia Lodge.
J. Meighan-Oak Bark Wanted.
" .' -Leather, Ac.
.1. D. Bateman-Corn, Hay, Ac.
John T. '*hett -Law Card.
Hanahan A' Warlev-Hay and Corn.
E. A C. D. Hope-Card.
Proe?-e<liug3 of City Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Conr',i3iA, January 30,1866.
Present: His Honor the Mayor; Alder?
men Bates, Blakeley, Campbell, Geiger,
Harris, Hope, Fisher and Stork.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and continued.
Petition of ?sundry parties, praying reduc?
tion of taxation by more effectual protec?
tion, in guariling premises of the mercan?
tile interests, was, on motion, laid on th?
table.
Petition of C. Volgei, praying abatement
of a dangerous nuisance, was received and
granted.
Account of Hopson A S ut ph en, for dog
collars, was referred to the Committee ou
Account?.
The Chairman of the Committee ap?
pointed, by his Honor the Mayor, for the
building of n New Market, submitted the
following report :
The Committee appointed, by his Honor
the Mayor, for the building of a New
Market, have consummated the contract
with Messrs. Kirk A Howell, (they being
the lowest bidders,) for the sum of ?5.605,
for everything complete, according to the
plans and specifications annexed.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN STORK, Chairman.
On motion, thc report was received and
tiled as information.
Thc Committee on License, presented
the report recommending licenses be
granted to the following named persons.
On motion, the report was received and
adopted.
The following named persons were ac?
cordingly licensed to retail spirituous li?
quors:
In quantities not less than one quart.
Hu^h McElrone,. Hardy Solomon, John
Mcighan, E. A Cr. D. Hope, Wm. Simmons,
Muller ff Scnn, John D. Bateman. Speck A
Polock, Scott A Heriot, John C. Seegers,
C. S. Jenkins, .7. G. Gibbes, A. L. Solomon.
Tavern License.--John Fanning, D. G.
Thompson, L. H. Trevett, Janies M. Sill,
T. S. Niekerson, Theodore Polock, Calnan
A Kreuder.
Thc following resolutions were offered
and adopted:
Resolved, That Janney A Leaphart be
requested to have their wall that overlooks
the building of C. Yolger thrown down;
and that parties owning walls that are in
danger of falling, be requested to have
them thrown down without delay; other?
wise it will bo done by the city at the
expense of the owners of the property.
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Market bo instructed to have the steeple
over the market taken down, and be au?
thorized to use such of the brick as are
necessary for the New Market.
Resolr'ed, That the City Connell suspend
the payment of tho coupons of the city
debt until tho city treasury is prepared to
pay the same.
Resolved, That for the present the ('itv -
Clerk act as City Assessor.
Whereas the* city of Columbia owns a
large amount of stock- in the Charlotte and
South Carolina Railroad; and whereas there
will be an annual meeting of the stock?
holders on thc 7th February next, in Char?
lotte, N. C.; bc it, therefore,
Resolved. That a Committee of Thr.e be
appointed to represent tho stock owned by
the city of Columbia in thc Charlotte and
South " Carolina Railroad, at the annual
meeting, to be held on 7th of February
next, in Charlotte, N. C.
Thc following ordinance, untitled "An
Ordinance Concerning side-walks," wa^^
read thc first time, and ordered to a sueontT^ta
reading at next moeting of Council:
An Ordinance Concerning Side-walks.
Re it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
rf the city of Columbia, in Council assem
hled, That from and after the passage of
this ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to build or erect any
3t.eps, porch, stoop or other obstruction*
upon any of the side-walks of the city.
And any "person offending herein shall be
liable t".? a line of ten dollars for each day
such steps, porch, stoop or other obstruc?
tion shall be allowed to remain on any
side-walk, after notice to remove the saim-^g
Sneh lino lo be imposed by the Maytj^K
lifter trial and conviction before uuv
On motion, ( iouncil ^?dMI?^. ?Ma