The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-16


hard work to advance the free schools of this
State to the height OF efficiency now occupied by
those at the North. The Land Commission, in the
persen of Leslie, began to show signs of an erup-
tion. Finally the "crathur' opened, and
threw out stream Of abuse OF the Democrats
whom it believed .Eever were n0r never will be
educated, tried Jipson ever so hard, and there
fore they shan't have any laad. In passing
he said THE NEWS ''was the press of the State-":
This was intended as sarcasm, but some OF the
senators didn't soc it in that way, and cast In
dignant looks lan6ward, as much as to say, just
listen at 1t praising Democratic sheetl Further,
1t was OF the opinion that the commissioners
wouldn't work hard. In fact, there was one from
Barnwell County who was noble fellow, he
worked about three days in the year and he
would not work any harder; he could draw
money, though he had taken the census, that is,
he had taken 1t frem the books OF the deputies,
and had drawn $500. The .innd commissioner.
wound up by limiting tb"t the increase OF salaries
was not much needed, but would give good offices
to some people, whereupen Corbin arose and said
that probably he would take one. That state
ment being within the range OF probability, Les
lie replied, have no doubt OF it; thought so.
A motion for adjournment, which was carried,
interrupted the discussion, which was then con-
fined mainly to remarks about what salaries were
given to school commissioners In the Northern,
States. Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont and
other States were heard from; in fact, stranger
who should have happened to have listened to
the debate. and heard the senators say 'in my
State New York, Vermont, or other Northern
States, as the ease might be8 so and so is the
case" would have supposed that the Senate OF
South Carolina was the United States Senate, In
which neither South Carolina nor any other
Southern State YVES represented.
PUT THEM OUT
AS the correspondent OF THE NRws walked into
the House this morning, just before 1t was called
to order, he surmised from the "blacE looks,n
(blacker than usuaI OF the members that some
thing was wrong, that something unusual was
anoat. His surmise was correct. Shortly after
| the House was caHel 10 order, c. ID. Hayne the
postmaster of Aiken. who has no nose, offered the
following resolution:
Reso,red by the House OF Representatives, that
the reporter Uf THEDAILY NEWS, aEd all persons
connected in any manner with said paper, be and
they are hereby excluded from seets upon the
floor OF this House, and that the Speaker be re-
uuested to Instruct the clerks OF this House 10
reference TO the proceedings OF this hody
Barney Burton, colored, from Chester. second
"dat.n
r. M. Smith, (Demoerat.) call for the yeas
and nays.
Wilder, colored. Nr. Speaker, read that resolu-
ton again.
Tomllnson Substantially Mr.. Speaker, l did
not hear the resolution on account OF the noise In
the House; please have it read again. [ghe clerk
read it, Now, Mr.. Speaker, trust such q reso-
luton as that will not be adopted. trust that
she dignity and selfrespect Of members wsil pre-
vent the adoption Of that resolution. Only con-
slider ask how small and contemplate 1t asoud
be to adopt 1t.
DeLarge, coored, hoped the resolution would
not be adopted, saying substantially, see no
necessity for 1t. / am willing 10 accord to the
press that freedom and privilege guaranteed to
them under the laws Of this State and the United
States. / am aware they sometimes carry abuse
to the extreme that all good men condemn 1t.
myself core nothing what any newspaper in this
or any other State says in relation TO my official
actions. Let them say what they please. II you
adopt this resolution, 1t will look as though you
were afraid OF somebody-it Is foolish 10 act so.
II you exclude this reporter from the floor, there
is no power to prevent him from occupying a
place In the galleries, unless for disorderly con-
duct.
Sims, colored moved that the consideration OF
the resolution be indefinitely postponed.
Hayne, colored. withdraw the resolution.
T. NJ. Smith. l withdraw my motion for q call
for yeas and nays.
Sims, colorcd withdraw my motion to post
ponc.
Burton eolored. "Mr. Spoken, offer de follcr
ing resolution"
Resolved by the House OF Representatives, That
the reporter OF The CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS is
hereby expelled from this toor.
Drifile, colored. move that the resolution be
laid on the table.
Burton colored. "What for You do datf'
Drlfnc's motion was put and carried, very few
voting against it, and OF them four-hfths were
colorcd.
1t has been asserted that the resolutions TO ex
clude the correspondent OF THE NEWS were due
to Christopher Columbus Bowen, who stands be-
fore the world charged with being Congress
man from the Second District OF South Carolina,
murderer from Georgetown, South Carolina an
incendiary and robber from Jacksonville, Florida,
and perjurcr bgamist and coward "at large
A ROARING LION.
The bill to grant Messrs Dickinson ct al the
right OF way over the Charleston and Savannah
Railroad was taken up in the House again 10 day.
DeLargc at once took the moor and read u long
mep >.ial from the railroad company protesting
against the right Of way being granted, on the
ground that it would conflict with the interests
OF the road and OF its charter. Smalls, colored,
next had the iosr, and intimated that Elliott had
not acted as he promised he would. Elliott
branded the statement as false, whereupon
Smalls said Elliott was the roaring lion Of the
House, but there was one among the members
(and that one was Smalls) who did not stand In
fear OF him. The Speaker raped Smalls into his
seat, and the whole subject under discussion was
referred to the Committee on Railroads.
GENERAL ELECTIONS
Bowlcy's bill to amend the act providing for
general elections and conduct OF the same, was
read In the House to-day. 1t provides that char
tered bodies, which shall discharge employees
because of their political opinions, shall have
their charters taken away; and if planters and
others discharge their employees because of their
political opinions, they shall be fined $1,000 and
be imprisoned at the discretion OF the Judge.
STRAY ITEMS.
1t is reported that the agents OF the Chatham
Railroad have bought lot OF Grape since the pas
sage OF the bill to prevent bribery and corruption
Messrs. Magrath aud Peake, of the South
Carolina Railroad, Meredith, OF the Greenve