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

| II IN several within the last few days. Now, I
say TINT YOU can legisate Mr.. Pillsbury in. but
If Won don't 1egsIate MIR. Clark out you don't
rive Mr, Pillsbury his seat Mr. Clark de6es
Tou II ia said an amendment will be made to
the bill in the shape Of On ejectnoent clause. If
I was lawyer and disposed to go to law, and
was satisfied that my client and his friends
had any money to spend, would be perfectly M
did not hay, Inv for the next five years, it
would simply be because did not want it. You
NAV mass this law with an ejectmeDt clause,
hnt how easy it is to obtain an order from the
Circuit Court restraining the sheriff and his
deputies from iptermeddllng IL any manner
with MIR. Clark and his Aldermen until the
question be determined in tho courts. Inc
he decides in favor OF MIR. Plllsbury. an appeal
to the Supreme Court is forthwith taken. II
Won want to reach this question at once, re-
woke the order appointing Mr. Clark. ask for
fyo days' time. 1 believe this whole matter
can be compromised. want TO see the will
of the people Of Charleston respec ed. un-
derstand the objection is not to Pllsbury, but
to some four or five OF the aldermen. BY re-
yoking General Canby's order. we declare tho
Office vacant If we do this, we take MIR. Clark
ont of his Office, and no man will take his name
to apy paper after he has been legislated out
of office.
into Office Will he not claim 1t under the
law authorizing him to hold over until MS sue
cessor has qualified
MIR. Leslie. Mr.. Gaillard, By this military
order. was absolutely removed. Legislato MIR.
Clark out and MIR. Pillsbury takes his seat.
Cain. Colonel Gaillard is disqualified by the
Fourteenth amendment. ,.p
Ra,ney. I am in favor OF having the bill
postponed if bill moro effective in lts nature
can bs matured. If there is any bill that has
been brought before this body which regret,
it Is this bill to validate the election in the
City of Charleston. Ihaye considered that the
course the bill is now pursuing before the
courts is the proper one.
MIR. Corbin. will say to the senator rom
Georgetown, that there is no case now before
The courts, and that statement IN the remon-
STRANGE OF the citizens OF Charleston agal ast
the bill is false, absolutely false
Air Rainey. If there IS no case before the
conrts. / would like to ask the senator If all
possible means for the decision OF this ques-
ton ly the Judiciary department. has been
MIR. Corbin. They have not been exhausted,
and The majority report shows why they nave
not been exhausted.
Cam boped the Senate would not have been
troubled with this grave question:. After the
long, wearisomc trials through whicn II had
passed, it was to be hoped that the decision OF
the courts would be tinal and that department
of the government legitimate part for set.
ling such qucstions-would have been reserved
in tho discussion OF this whole case, or eiso
another method would have been adopted, tnat
is, to refer this back to the people. -
Here the speaker commenced to discuss the
merits of the bill, when he vas called to orucT
and took his scat, saying that when the Dill
came I'D he would be ready to meet them at
Philippi.
Maxwell. was opposed to the postpone
ment OF this bill. I do not like to say anything
that oultl wound the feelings OF any MEMBER
of the General Assembly of the State OF South
Carolina. But do say emphatically that re-
gard the postponement q virtual DEFEAT OF the
bill. I know there are four thousand dollars
in circulation for the defeat OF this measure.
Nv cyes have seen it. 1 know parties nave ecen
on the floor Of this Senate, parties opposeo 70
tho bill in every shape, manner and form, and
have bsen enGcavoring to coerce members OF
the Senate to their will. say it without foar OF
successful contradiction. | am IN favor OF the
passage OF the bill or Of the passage OF any
other bill, the pnrport IF which is to seat Mr;
Pi;l5bury aud the Aldermen elect in ofhce. L
am in favor OF putting MI. Pilsbury IN II we
have to 90 it with the whole power OF the state,
or with the point of the bayonet. ASK, y lne
will of the p:opIo Of Charleston is to be dlsre-
garded. I hope We shall have no Clique or
rarty movement nero by which We Shall erase
the namo OF any man from the bill. II the
senator from Barnwell will pledge himself 10
support the bill when 1t comes up, Will agree
to the postponement for the purpose OF per-
fecting the measure.
Nash followed in reply.
The question was inally taken on postponlng
tho bill. and was unanimously decided In the
afi native with an agreement that there would
| he M filibusto; ing when the bill comes up Tor
Tbe consideration of The bill was then post
poned 10 Tuesday, February 9th, at 2. al.
Mr. Neage introduced the following resolu'
ton. which was ndOptod:
Whereas. The State endorsed bonds OF the
South Carolina Railroad Company to the
amount s2093, 312 90, which became due IN
| 1868 and this House is not informed OF the
payment of said bonds and the interest there,
on: and yhoreas the State is secured IN SAID
endorsements by first mortgage lien on the
road OF said company; therefore, be 1t
Resoloea, That his Excellency the Governor
be requested to inform the House II the inter
est and prilcipal Of said bonds have been paid;
and If not, what amount OF interest 1s past due,
and what legislation nc 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 second reading.
On motion of Mr.. Tomlinson. the bill was
amended by inserting the following as Sec
tion six:
of force until three hundred thousand dollars
of the capital stock OF said company shall haYo
been paid iu gold. silver or United states
Treasury notes, and Ill oath OF afhrInatloa
thereof shall be made by the president, trcasu-
ror and o majority of the board OF directors,
which shall be recorded in the Office OF tho
Secretary of State. ,..,-,..
Tie bin was read the second time and order
cd to be ensro,sed for u third reading.