The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-13
FROM THE STATE CAPIr41.
Dismay In the Republican Ranks-The
Elect arc Forgotten-Rames of the
State Federal Ohlcers-The Investigate
Ing Committee on the Election Case
Miscellaneous Business.
[FRoM QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT. |

TFRoM QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT.
COLUMBIA, S. c., March 1.-The excitement
over the latest intelligence received here from
Washington is intense. Senator Leslie, on the
receipt to-day OF the information of the slate
made up at Washington for the Federal Offices
in South Carolina, committed his application
for the United States Marshalship, signed by
the Governor, the judges and members OF the
Legislature to the flmes. The news is that
Mr. Epping is to retain the Office OF United
States Marshal, Mr.. Trott the Postmastership.
Mr. Geddings the Office of'United States Treas.
urer, while Mr.. G. W. Clark is to be made Col
lector of Internal Revenue, MIR. L. T. Potter
Collector Of the Port of Charleston, Mr.. Her
rick ASS ssor OF Internal Revenue FOR the Third
Congressional District, and number OF others
obnoxious to the party here installed into
other Federal Offices. Those who fought the
hardest for the election Of Unlted States
Senators Sawyer and Robertson are to
be left out in the cold. The proprioty of hold
ing an indignation meeting early next week,
apd asking the present United States Soma ors
to resign, was very freely discussed among the
members of both houses. IL was asserted OF
MIR. Trott that he was an active opponent OF
the present system ofreconstruction and warm
supporter of President Johnson. Mr. Clark is
denounced as having done his utmost to break
down and bring into contempt the Republican
party in Charleston, having Mr. Potter and
Mr.. Geddings as his chief aide-de-camps and
tools. Herrlck is q; eyed to be Deraocrat OF
the straightest sect. The friends" are par
has betrayed the trust reposed in him and gone
over, horse, foot and dragons. Leslie swears
that he never knew MIR. Sawyer or the rest OF
the representatives in Washington, and that
they have betrayed lie friends OF reconstruo-
ton III South Carolina.
q b. lo- nd q
copy Of the preamble aud resolutions. passed
by meeting held by the representatives OF
the counties OF Edge gefeld, Abbeville, Laurens
and Union, and IN connection Herewith, intro
duced the following concurrent resolution,
which was adopted snd ordered to be sent to
the Senate:
Resoloed, by the House of Representatives,
the Senate concurring, That u committee, CON-
sisting Of five members Of the House and =
members OF the Senate, be empowered to pro-
ceed to investigate the charges made against
Governor Scott for giving his testimony IN the
contested election case Of Msss-s. Reid and
Hose and that said committee be empowered
to send for persons and papers, and II lound
necessary, to proceed to that portion OF the
State where these outrages were said to have
been perpetrated, and that the Speaker OF the
House and President Of the Senate do appoint
said committee.
The following bills were reported upon
favorably by the various committees and laid
over for second reading:
A bill to incorporate the South Carolina
Savings and Building Association No.2.
A bill to charter Broxton's Ferry across the
Great Salketchie River.
A bill to charters Cherry's Ferry across the
Seneca River.
A bill to define the rights OF married women.
A bill to regulate divorces, alimony and the
custody of children.
White presented the petition of Vim: E.
Black. Esq, Of York County, for removal OF
political disabilities. Referred
The enaoting clause of bill to provide for
the enlistment Of an armed force for the pur-
pose Of guarding and keeping safe the convicts
in the South Carolina Penirentlary was stricken
out.
Sasportas, from the Committee on Engrossed
Acts, reported as duly and earnestly engrossed
for third reading, q joint resolution ratifying
the Fifteenth amendment to the Constitution
Of tho United States of America.
The joint resolution was read the third time,
and on the question Of passing the joint reso-
luton and ordering it to be enrolled, the yeas
and nays were called, and are as follows: Yeas
IS, nays3.
Those who voted in the negative are Messrs
Doyl-. W. NJ. Smith, and Wilson. .:
The following paper was presented to be en-
tered on tho journal:
"We vote mo- on the Joint resolution ratify-
ing the Fifteenth amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the United States, because wo think it
contrary to the spirit of the Federal compact
for Congress to interfere with the subject OF
suffrage; and we do not see any good reason
why that policy should now be departed from.
1Ls proposed amendment amounts to very
little indeed as to It's positive effect, while its
negative influence will be very important, as
tending toward Capitalization and an aristo-
cratic government.
(signed) o. NJ. DOYLE.
JOHN WILSON.
JOHN B. MOORE.
r. NJ. SMITH"
In THE SENATE, Jillson, chairman OF the
Committee on Political Disabilities, reported
the following resolution
Bet resolUed. by the Senate, the House OF
Representatives concurring, That the General
Assembly of the State OF South Carolina do
most respectfully recommend to the Congress
OF the United States of America, the removal
of the political disabilities of the following
named persons, citizens of tho State OF South
Muloy, A. B. Woodruff, J. B. Magill, K. ).
Mellet, E. H. Griffin, Isaac Wicklfc, j. NJ. oEl-
ford, Thomas billiard, W. E.. Williams, VIM. 7.
Ervan Daniel Drafts Thad. e. Andrews, Will
liam NJ. KcwJ Robert Hawthorne, Isaac G..
Long, Lemuel L. Griffin. Ordered for consid-
eraticn TO- o-niofrOw.
Ike Governor sent to the Senate to-day o
comlnun:cat;.n from Professor Charles U.
SEer2ld. Jc., upon the importance Of estab-
iishIrS an inspeclorship Of guano and fertl-
ll2ecs. Ee.trred TO the Committee on Acri-
cclturc.
a bill to regulate the modo Of celebrating
-: ,".agtS was contiruod to next session.
, i 81 - provide fcr tue election Of jus ices
F., o? tue pe.ec was laiu oa the table.