The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-20

who has onered 10 pay Tue state SSVoo lot tle
privilege of digging for twenty years in the Coo
sawhatchie River alone. ILaughter.l
After some quibblng in regard to the time for
the postponement OF the consideration OF tile bill
it was decided to make it the special order for
one o'clock on Tuesday next.
ANOTHER PHOSPHATE ELL.
In the House to-day, George NJ. Wells. pursuant
to notice, introduced "bill to grant certain per-
sons therein named the right to dig, mine and
remove from the beds of the navigablc streams
and waters Of South Carolina, phosphates and
phosphate deposts;r the provisions OF which are
similar TO the bill already before the Senate, eX-
cepting that this provides that the company shall
give 10 the State forty cents for each ton OF the
rock removed. The names oil those desiring in
corporation, as follows are also different +. j.
Moses, Jr., Speaker Of the House; r. II. Cain, col
orcd; Senator II. G. judd of New York; Joshua,
S. Mays, Robert Smalls. cOlored member; r. ].
Donaldson, senator; a. j. Ranser colorcd mem
ber; B. a. BOsemon, colorcd member; P. f. Eze-
kiel, colorcu member; Il. b. Elliott, c0lored men,
Der; w. J. Whipper, colored member; Alfred
Williams, sheriff Of Beaufort; r. c. DeLarge, col
ored member; J. y. lIaync colorcd member; W.
r. Je.vey, coored member; Archibald McLeish,
II. s. Taft, OF Charleston; Rawson Ward, S. W.
Whitwel Of New York; VIM. Gurney, OF Charles
ton; George NJ. Wells, member; and Joseph II.
jerks, member.
1t is reported tha; the object of those request
ing Incorporation in this bill is to kill the Senate
bill, form a combination with some of the sena-
tors get up sort OF compromise, and place the
monopoly in the hands OF the members Of the
Legislature and the six outsiders whose names
are above given. This bill will pass the House,
which tile other cannot do, and it Is believed that
since the introduction Of the legislative monop-
oily binJit has very poor chance OF passing the
Senate.
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION.
There is q bill now waiting to he made q law
providing for the prevention OF bribery and cor
ruptiOn. It is doubtful whether its provisions
will ever be enforced upon several members of
the Legislature. There is considerable talk among
several OF the members in regard to Bowen, who
promised them money to vote for the gold bill
and forgot TO pay them 1t is known that Bowen
took man into one OF the committee rooms the
day before the bill passed the House and offered
| him twenty-five dollars for every vote he secured
for the BILL lie refused to accept that or another
bribc which was offered. 1t Is freely asserted
that thirty seven men were bribed, of which num-
Der two received one thousand dollars each, q few
two hundred dollars piece, and the rest bribes
varying from thirty-scven TO ten dollars. Some
two or three colored men express great 'indigna-
| tion against one man because he demanded and
received two thousand dollars, when, as they as.
sert, he has been known to give only one dollar
for vote. 1t is probable that l will he able in
short time to furnish list OF those bribed and
the amounts received.
| Several OF the senators drew up protest
against the bill, and intended offering it in the
Senate to-day, but the Governor persuaded them.
| Tor one Of them at least not to do it.
| 1t is reported here that there Is now running
| through the press OF New York publishing
| house work entitled, THE Secret History OF
the Legislature of South Carolina in 1SGS-'G9."
1t will, as | ain informed, give the name OF each
member who was bribed, what amount he re-
ceived and for what object; also, brief sketches OF
the lives OF the more prominent ones. Tie author
is known TO only few; to the public he will be
| only "Asmodeus." Tile book will be in pamphlet
form, and be issued in the spring. 1t will be,
doubtless, very interesting, and will sell well.
WHY GUFFIS WAS NOT ADMITTED.
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that the senate refused to admit l.. L. Guiln 20
seat rs senator from Abbeville County. There is
story in circulation which may account for it.
AZ cordng to the report, lie 'made no bones Of
telling the people Of Abbcyille that lie intended, if
this or that thing be offered, TO use bis influence
to get rid Of the carpet-hag clement III the State.
10 not vouch for the truth OF the story bu il it
be true there's no wonder that he was kicked out
of seat in that body where there is large rep
fcsentaton Of the clement alluded to.
COURSE oE LECTURES.
| A number OF colored people OF Columbia, with
view Of Kidding themselves OF debt Oh their
church, Qhe African Methodist Episcopal Church)
have concluded to have course OF eight lectures,
one to be delivered each Tuesday night in tie
church, commencing next Tuesday night. The
speakers and their subjects are as named:
T. ]. Mnton, Polite Literature; j. D. Harris,
NJ D., Equality; J. X. Jillson, superintendent
State education, Education; f. ]. Adams, color
ed, chaplain OF Legislature, The Ground OF Hope;
F. ]. Moses, Jr, Speaker OF the House, Religion;
]. Z. Green, colored, sergeant-at-arms OF Senate,
Science and Religion; r. Ii. Cain, colored, senator
from Charleston, The Negro, Yesterday, To-day
and Tomorrow: F. L. Cardoza, colored, Secretary
OF State, Luther and his Times; b. F. Jackson,
member from Charleston, Progress; J. ]. Wright,
colored, senator from Beaufort, subject not
named.
THE BLUE RIDGE nor.
One or more OF the late contractors OF the Blue
Ridge Railroad gave Il hop last night, which con-
Guided, it is supposed, with grand seventy-lve
thousand dollar walk around the principal men,
bers being in the ring. 1t was grand success.
There have been several hops and receptions since
the General Assembly convened, to which all OF
the white officials and the prominent white sena-
tors and representatives were invited: but none
who wore OIL their brows the dark hue OF their
race. Some few Of the equality clement of the
colored people are very much dissatisfied at this
a arrangement, and talk about it considerably.
| FISHY.
The joint resolution providing that fish COM
missioners be appointed, whose duty will be ~
draw pay and see that twenty shad shall sell in
Columbia al one dollar, and other fish proportions
ately cheap, was taken up IN the House yesterday
Neagle moved 10 strike out "appointcd by the
Governor" AMI inScy: elected on joint ballot oi
ic stated he was in favor OF eectiag all officers
even the county Officers, by the General Assem-
bly,. tDeLarge, soto rOcc, it would have been
bad for yOu if the General Assembly could have
elected the Comptroller, Gencral.) Ncasle thought
the Governor and Senate had too much power;
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