The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-18
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
A Party at Governor gcotts-The Dis-
cussion ON the Liberty OF tho Press
Legislative Proceedings.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT ]

sidence last evening. Among those present
were General Bomford and staff General Con-
nell and staff, Judges Hoge and Carpenter,
Comptroller-Goneral Neagle, State Treasurer
Parker, State Auditor Tonlinson, General
Stolbrand, superintendent Of the penitentiary,
several members Of tho House Of Representa-
tives, and number of the citizens of Column
bia with their wives. The party did not break
up until A. NJ. and was both successful aud
brilliant.
The recent report going the rounds Of the
State papers that General Hampton will be q
candidate for the presidency Of the South
Carolina Rairoad has no foundation in fact.
The General himself, have. the best authority
for saying. has not indicated any desire for
sucl. an Office, and his warmest friends, some
of whom are among the largest stockholders
of the road, would warmly oppose his running
for, or acceptance Of, any such position.
In THE HOUSE, on Fliday, was submitted the
supplementary report Of the Joint Committee
on the Bank Of the State, containing the pro-
ceedings before Chancellor Lesesne, and the
orders made by him on December 80 and 81
G. D. Hayne introduced the following, which
was laid on the table by vote, on division, Of
yeas, 40; nays, 20:
RESOLVED, That the reporter of the Charles
ton Courier be expelled from the floor Of this
House. !.
Elliott moved to take up tho resolution. He
said chat the correspondent Of the Courier
had made an attack on the members Of the
House, and especiall! upon w. j. Whipper, of
Beaufort, be, ause of his opinion relative to the
South Carolina University He said that the
reporter had since insulted that member by
grimaces and threats upon the floor Of the
House during it's session, and that after the
adjournment of the House the correspondent
q n9 Nf t1dn nfc in,
der, it is believed, to make an attack upon the
member from Beaufort
": J. "hippeer pe said rise is to question Of
this resolution. but after much persuasion
consented. I would state that my attention
was called to an article, which did mo great in
justice, in the paper for which that reporter is
House to ask an explanation, and certainly did
not expect to be insulted. Inquired of hi N if
be was the correspondent OF the Courier, and
ahe if he " wrote The article H. replied, That's
this House I should have resented the insult
at once. told him If he ever used my name
in such manner again would. hold him re-
sponsible; and, 80 help mo Gods,I will After
wards, in my committee room, a member call
ed aud informed mo that q crowd of students
had assembled outside, as be thought, with the
intention OF attacking me. Immediately went
he made this statement in justice to himself,
and left the matter to tle House.
The resolution was then taken up-yeas 81,
nays 18.
Elliott moved to amend by inserting the
word present" before the word reporter"
Summons moved reference to special COM
mittee.
Tho amendment was adopted.
Jones moved Jh45 the reporter be denied en-
trance to the hall. &
Mr.. Tomlinson was in favor Of referring the,
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warmed WINNER
s. 3. Thomson said that he would vote all
the time to exclude reporters who did such
things. s
Whipper and George Lee said that they would
not sit in the House if this reporter was allow
cd to remain on the floor.
Ransier said that he was in favor of the larg-
est liberty to the pl ess, but it seemed that this
reporter had abused his privilege, and he
thought that the resolution should be unani-
mOusly adopted.
The amendment that the reporter be denied
entrance to the hall was adopted
Pnryis was not willing that q reporter should
be excluded by q resolution that did not specify
the charges against him.
The resolution as amended was then adopted:
yeas sixty-four; nays thirty-two.
Tho following paper was presented to be en-
tered on the Journal:
"The undersigned members of the House
vote mo- on the resolution to exclude from the
House the reporter Of the Charleston Courier,
for the following reasons:
While we have no doubt as to the duty OF the
House to protect itself and its members against
such conduct as is charged against the report
with the dignity OF the House to pass such
resolution as this, which does not set forth the
charges against the party, without first having
an investigation by committe Of the House.
JOHN Fl. FERTTER.
III. w. PURVIs.
JOHN CHESTNUT.
j. B. HYDE.
GEO n McJNTVRE
In THE SENATE, on Friday. bill to change
the county seat OF Barnwell was read the frst
time. s3
Resolutions were adopted for the removal
Of the political disabilities Of W. Hutson Wgg,
of Columbia.
The following petitions for the removal of
political disabilities were presented: Wesley
A. Black, of Abbeville; John Wilson of Ander-
son.
In THE HOUSE, on Saturday, DeLarge intro
duced the following:
Resoloed, That the action Of the House, ex
Guiding from the privileges Of the floor or gal
leries of this building the reporter Of the Cou-
rier, be, and the same is hereby, rescinded;
and that o committee OF Ave be appointed by
the speaker to Investigate the charges made
by members Of this House against said reporter;
and that said committee report to this House
the result OF said investigation.
He said that it was due to the House and to
the reporter that the resolution be rescinded
motion was made to indefinitely postpone
the resolutions.
DeLarge said that the reporter should have
the privilege Of an investigation, and he was
not disposed to pronounce any one guilty be-
fore trial. A member Of the House had told
him that the statement OF the designs of the
students had been found to be incorrect.
Elliott defended the action Of the House,
and Tomlinson hoped that the resolution
would be indefinitely postponed.
The question being taken, the resolution to
rescind was indefinitely postponed. Yeas 49,
pays 40.
h DeLarge presented the petition Of merchants
and taxpayers of Charleston, for aid from the
State to relieve the Savannah and Charleston
Railroad Company and assist in rebuilding
Railroads. Also, the petition OF the South
Carolina Society for renewal Of certain State
bonds destroyed by fire. Referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
The following concurrent resolution was
adopted:
Resoiued by the House OF Representatives,
the Senate concurring, That the two branches