The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-06
[rnoM oun, OWN oonnEsrosDnsr.]

COLUMBIA, s. E., March 4-The principal
event in the Senate to-day was the reading OF
a message from the Governor transmitting the
Constitutional amendment. NY,
On motion OF Jillson, it wae. &'9S
Resolved. That Message No. of bis Excellency
the Governor, with accompanying documents, to-
gether with the report Of the Special Committee on
luton relative thereo be made the special order for
tomorrow at twelve NJ. estT
The Port Royal Railroad bill came up in the
House of Represe ntatives to-day for third
reading, and passed. by a vote Of ayes s9s nays
10. %S t5.@4,5
Those who voted in the affirmative are The
Speaker Berry, Brown, Burton, John Boston. 10
Cooke Collins, Chestnut. DeLarge. Dennis, Dusen.
berry. D1ife, Eloth Ezekiel Farr. Gardner, Grant,
j. n
jerks. II. johnson. JShnston, 8. Johnson, g. John
son, jackson, jacobs. B. James. 81. James. J. ii.
Lee, Lang Mayer, MICKEY Mcintyre, McDanfels
Nuckels. o'connell. Purvis: Perrin. prendegrass
Ransier, Richardson,s Root, Rush, Rivers Stoeber
stolbrand, Smas, A.sSmith, r. M. Smith, sau lders
s!nythe. sasporta', simons, Smiley, Scott, B. A.
Wooley, whipper, waite, Wright and Wells-ss.
Those who voted in the negative are Doyle. ~Fe-
ritter, d. j. j. Johnson, Jervey, VIM. cKinlay
Moore. shrewsberrsn Tomlinson, linsley and Will
" We vote eyes. a Be passage 0, tn. bill, b.,,ov
ing that this road, wien completed, will beneiat the
people of large portion Of the State but desire to
record ourselves as being opposed to that part of
section which provides for the exchange by the
State, OF one hundred and ATTY thousand dollars Of
It's bonds for equafhmount Of the comp any's be-
cause we deem this az unwise provision.
s@ WI. BaoD1n.
We vote mo" on ths passage Of the BILL first, be-
cause tho financial conditiod OF the state does not
warrant it; second, because we believe the fourth
section unparalleled In the history Of lsgislatcn; ;
third 1t ts unprecedented to give any corpo
rate body more aid t,sn they originally asked for
(Sianedl saat JOHN II. FEarTnR.
SSsS WnLIAN MoKINxAY.
We vote emo" on the passage OF the bill for the
reason that we canikotc0nsent to give one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, belonging to the state to
any parties without eone security that It will not be
squaudered; ana theb has been no evidence that
the bonds asked for i the hrst clause Of the fourth
section will be used flr the benefit OF the road; on
the contrary We havathe best reason for believing
that they will "A lSs sb used.
(Sgned) XX REUBEN ToAxLINsoH.
IB 1zSRe WILLIAM r. JERvB.
Feriter madsSa bitter speech in opposition,
and said the Legislasnre was giving the road
five times more than they originally asked for
He referred to the competition the road would
have to meet with three railroads and the
business men OF Qharleston the sparsely
settled county, sit wo aid traverse. He didEnot
deny that Port stoya harbor was all IL was ne
presented, but dollars And bonds should Mot
be voted away to- eali{ sR eailroAd conabahy
and impoyerish the &ta on account ttSs s0f 3 fine
harbor; and deplore taee thati tIia Hill had
II " - ssee, the