The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-10
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
Calling the Yeas and Nays-The Way
the Money Goes-No Adjournmenty yet.
rrnoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

COLUMBIA. S. c., March 8, 1869.-The House
of Representatives to-day exhibited curious
scene. From II NJ. to about 4:50 P. M. was
spent in flibustering motions on the second
reading and passage of the first section Of the
bill to aid tho extension of the Union and
Spartanburg Railroad. One Of the most trou-
blesome features in the lew constitution of
the State is that providing that the yeas and
nays Of the members Of either house, on any
question, shall, at the desire Of any two men,
bers present. be entered on the journals.
Under the old constitution the call for the yeas
and nays required the rising OF seven members.
It was thap.a more difficult matter to raise the
call. Now the whims or caprice of any two men,
bers Gun put o check for days, or even weeks,
upou the most important Legislation. To-day
while proceeding with the call, some member
would rise and ask leave to explain his vote
On the question of granting leave the yeas and
nays would be demanded, and in the midst of
this call another member would rise and ask
leave to explain his vote on the question of
granting leave. when the yeas aud nays would
also be demanded on that question, and 80 on
ad int;niiuns. In this way the House was kept
calling the yeas and navs for four or five hours.
The result no doubt Will be another postpone
ment of the time for adjournment, and the re-
scindiug of the resolution to adjourn on the
20h.
to amend section l OF the Spartanburg aud
Union Railroad bill. by striking out the word
'.whcnever," in the first line, and inserting in
lieu thereof the words ''if upon the 1st day Of
January. 1871" satisfactory evidence ls given
to the Governor that 500 600 has been sub
scribod, then coupon bonds OF the State TO tie
same shall be delivered TO the president.
Nothing was done with this amendment,
although there was flibustering for several
Ferlter introduced bill to provide the mode
and terms on which the property and stock of
the Laurens Railroad Company subject to lien
in favor of the State may be sold. Read the
first time, and referred to the Committee on
Railroads.
Wh,pper, from th Committee on the judi
ciary. reported tavorably on Senate bill to
prevent and punish duelllng which was ordered
to lie over for second reading. Also, favor
ably OIL q Senate bill to empower the judges OF
the circuit courts to GrauJ relief Ill cLses OF
erroneous judgments obtained during the exls-
teuce OF the Provisional Government OF South
CarolIna, which was ordered 10 lie over tor u
second reading. Also, favorable on Senate
bill tc repeal an act entitled ''Au act to prevent
persous holding certain Offices OF emolument
from leaving tue Stale" which was ordered to
lie over for second reading.
In THE SENATE, the President announced
that agreeably to the provi ions Of section 2
article of tue Constitution Of the Slate, the
following had become laws. tho same not
having been returned TO this body Within the
limit Ut three days: An act to change the loca-
tiou OF the county scat OF BMDwell County
from Darnwell Cou1t thouse 10 Blackrille, South
carolina; an act to enable the Savannah and
Charleston Railroad Company to complete
their road.
Jillson, from the Committee on Education,
to whom was referred the memorial of the
Dean and Faculty OF the Medical College OF
the State OF South Carolina aud Il counter
memorial and reply on the part Of the CHAIR
man and Faculty of the University OF South
Carolina to the memorial of the Dean and
Faculty of the Medical College OF the Safe OF
Souin Carolina, reported back the same, with
n request that the committee be discharged
from the further consideration OF the said doc
uments, as the subject matter referred to in
tho aforesaldspapers Is nova dead issue, hav-
lug been decided by tue passage OF an act
further to amend the acts Incorporating tho
University of South Carolina.
A bill to incorporate certain so;ic:!cs III the
CITY of Charleston passed ls secJnl reading
and was ordered to be engrossed.