The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-08


you. It is said an amendment will be made to
the bill in the shape Of On ejectment clause. II
I was lawyer and disposed to go to law, and
had any money to spend, I would be perfectly
willing and thank God il thssbili passed. If T
| did not hav, law fer the next Ave years, it
| would simply be because did not want it, You
may pass this law with an ejeotment clause.
but how easy it is to obtain an order from the
| Circuit Court restraining the sheriff and his
deputies from iDtermeddling. II any manner
I with Mr.. Clark and his Aldermen until The
question be determined in the courts. Tho
matter comes up before Judge Carpenter. II
he decides in favor OF Mr.. Pillsbury. an appeal
to the Supreme Court is forthwith taken. If
woke the order.a appointing MIR. CLARK. ask for
five days time. believe this whole matter
can be compromised. want to see the will
Of the people Of Charleston resPeS ed. . un-
to some four or five or the aldermen. BY re-
voking General Canby's order. we declare the
Office vacant. Ii we do this, We take Mr.. CLARK
out Of his office, and no man will take his name
to any paper after he has been legislated out
OF Office. Z
Ralney. DOVE not legslate Colonel Gaillard
into Office Will he not claim it under the
law authorizing him to hold over until his sue
cessor has qualified 2
MIR. Leslie Mr.. Gaillard, by this military
order. was absolutely removed. Legislate Mr..
Clark out and Mr.. Pillsbury takes his seat.
Cain. Colonel Gaillard is disqualified by the
Fourteenth amendment.
Rainey. I am in favor OF having the bill
postponed If bill more effective in its nature
been brought before this body which regret,
it ls this bill to validate the election in the
City Of Charleston. Ihave considered that the
course the bill is now pursuing before the
Mr.. Corbin will say to the senator from
Georgetown, that there is no case now before
the courts, and that statement in the remon-
STRANGE Of the citizens OF Charleston against
the bill is false absolutely false. sNG-
Mr.. Rainey. IF there Is no case before the
courts, would like to ask the senator il all
possible means for. the decision OF this ques-
ton by the Judiciary department. has been
Mr.. Corbin. They have not been exhausted,
and the majority report shows why they have
not been exhausted.
Cain hoped the Senate would not have been
troubled with this grave question. After the
long, wearisome trials through which it had
passed, it was to be hoped that the decision Of
the courts would be final. and that department
of the government the legitimate part for set.
ling such questions-would hava been reserved
in the discussion Of this Whole case, or else
another method would have beeh adopted, that
is, to refer this back to the people.
Here the speaker commemorate discuss the
merits of the bill, when he was called to order
and took his seat, saying that when the bill
came up he would be ready to meet them at
Philippi. .f 44
Maxwell. was opposed to the postpone
| ment or this bill I do not like to say anything
that would wound the feelings OF any member
Of the General Assembly Of the State Of South
Carolina. But do soy emphatically that re-
gard the postponement virtual defeat OF the
bill. I know there are four thousand dollars
| in circulation for the defeat Of this measure.
My eyes have seen it. know parties have been
on the floor Of this Senate, parties opposed to
the bill In every shape, manneraad form, and
have been endeavoring to coeNe members OF
the Senate to their will. say it slthout fear of
successful contradiction. am in favor Of the
| passage OF the bill or of the passage of any
other bill, the purport Of which is to seat Mr..
Piilsbury and the Aldermen elect in Office
am in tavor Of putting Mr.. Pllsbury in if we
have to do 1t. with the whole poweaof the State.
will of the people OF Charleston is to be disre-
| garded. I hope we shall have no clique or
party movement here by which we shall erase
| the name OF any man from the bill. Ii the
| senator from Barnwell will pledge himself to
support the bill when it comes up, I will agree
| to the postponement for the purpose Of per-
fecting the measure.
| Nash followed in reply.
The question was finally taken on postponing
the bill, and was unanimously decided in the
affirmative with an agreement that there would
be no filbustering when the bill comes up for
consideration.
The consideration Of The bill was then post
poned to Tuesday, February 9th, at / p. M
Mr.. Neagle introduced the following resolu.
tion. which was adopted:
Whereas, The State endorsed bonds Of the
South Carolina Railroad Company to,cthe
amount s2,O93, ,912 40, which became due in
| 1868. and this House is not informed Of tho
| payment OF said bonds and the interest there
| on; and whereas the State is secured in said
| endorsements by first mortgage lien on the
road OF said company; therefore, be it
| ResolUed That his Excellency the Governor
| be requested to inform the House If the inter-
est and principal Of said bonds have been paid;
and If not. what amount OF interest Is past due,
and what legislation he deem necessary to
secure the interest Of the State.
A Senate bill to ratify, confirm and amend
the charter of the Charleston, South Carolina,
Mining and Manufacturing Company was taken
up for o second reading.
On motion OF Mr.. Tomlinson, the bill was
amended by inserting the following as Sec
tion sin:
SECTION 6. This act shall not be considered
of force until three hundred Thousand dollars
of the capital stock OF said company shall have
been paid lin gold, silver or United States
Treasury notes. and an oath or affirmation
thereof shall be made by the president, treasn-
rer and majority OF the board of directors,
which shall be recorded in the Office of the
Secretary Of State.
The bill was read the second time and order
ed to be engrossed for third reading.
AFFAIRS IN THE STATE.