The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-12-23
Debate in the House of Representatives on
the Gold Bill.
CoLUMBIA. Dec.

day The opposition, including lew OF
the Republican and all the Democratic
members of the House, made most Wig
orous and determined effort to defeat it,
but have been unsuccessful. On both
days the galleries have been crowded with
visitors.
The Bill was brought up again yester.
siay by q motion of Drlfle (colcred), of
Coileton, to reconsider the vote whereby
she enacting clause was stricken out. A
motion by Jervey (colored), of Charles
ton, to lay the motion to reconsider ron the
table, was lost by vote of yeas 81, nays
SO.
The Bill was then taken up, and the
following substitute for Section l, offered
by Tomlison, agreed, to: "That the inter-
est on the bonds and stocks of this State,
except those issued during the period from
December Ist, A. D. 1860, to April 10, A.
D. 1865, shall be paid in gold or silver
coin"
DeLarge moved an amendment to Sec
tion l. which was afterwards withdrawn,
and was as follows: Prouided, that inter-
est on the bonds issued for the building OF
the new State House shall not be exclu-
ded from being paid in coin by any pro-
vision of this Act.
. w. J. McKinlay offered an amendment
to insert between the words "coin" and
ssprovided" the words Immediately after
the resumption of specie payment by the
General Government, or as soon there,
after. as practicable"
DeLarge moved to indefinitely post
pone the amendment
On this Shrewsbury called the yeas and
nays.
Before the call proceeded, DeLarge
announced his desire to withdraw his mo-
ton.
The Speaker ruled that the motion
could not be withdrawn after the yeas
and nays had been ordered.
Elliott appealed from the decision of
the Chair. -
On the question sShall the decision of
the Chair be sustained ?" Wright called
the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays
were ordered. Yeas 81, nays A; absent
and not voting AZ. So the decision of the
Chair was not sustained.
McKinlay said, he hoped The members
would support, and bear in mind that
theF should guard well the best interests
of the people of the whole State, and not
legislate for the benefit of a few to the
iniury of the many. He said the people
lofthe State would sustain the State credit,
as evinced by their prompt payment of
taxes. He was opposed to further taxa
tion, and decidedly opposed to bene6ttng
only few bondholders, who had bought
securities at low figure. He ridiculcd
the idea of South Carolina leading the
van in the proposed resumption OF specie
payments.
Feriter advocated the proposed amend.
ment, and explained that the General
Government issued gold bearing bonds
during the war, but it was for the reason
only that it was found necessary TO sell
some of them in Europe, which could not
be done unless the interest was payable
in coin. He said the Courts have decl-
ded that where contracts were made,
payable in coin, they shall be paid in coin
He asserted that certain parties, In ex-
pectancy of the passage of this Bill, had
feleoraphed to New York to have bonds
bousht for them. He would not object
to. making gold bearing the bonds issued
10 purchase lands as they had real estate
MS collateral-land bonds was good ip-
vestment. He characterized the Bill as
infamous in its character. He said he did
not understand how sixty-six members
rendered themselves, the other day, as in
onnosit,on to the Bill, and now they have
changed their minds. He advised the
members to demand their per diem in
gold.
The motion. by DeLarge, to indefinite
" postpone the amendment offered oy
w. J. McKinlay, was withdrawn and re-
hewed, and DeLarge called the previous
question on the motion.
ON the question "Shall the main ques-
tion now be putt" Sasportas called the
yeas and nays which were taken: Yeas,
66: Nays, 20. Absent and not voting %.
The call for the yeas and nays on the
motion to indefinitely postpone the amend
ment offered by w. J. McKinlay, were
then taken, and are as follows: Yeas So
Navs 81. Absent and not voting 27.
Agreed to.
DeLarge called for the previous ques-
ton, on the passage OF the entire Bill,
and the call was sustained.
On the question, "Skall the main ques-
ton now be putt? the yeas and nays
were called for by Brodie, The yeas ana
nays were taken, and are as follows !:
Yeas, 81. Nays, 81. Absent and not vo-
ting rs. Agreed to.
Moore Democrat said he regretted tho
Bill had come before the House, as it pro-
poses not to benefit the people of this
Commonwealth, whom the members on
the floor represented-it would benefit a
few unprincipled bondholders. He said
suct legislation was nothing but special
regislatfon. He brought to the notice of
nosmhers the late Message of Prcsidcnt