The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-24
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tsrECJAL TELSGRAM TO TIE SEws.l
CoLUhsiA, November -.
Both Houses OF the General Assembly met
at 12 NJ today.
The Senate was called to orier bJ y. 7. Corhin
without any opening remarks. prayer was de-
: lycrcd by Chaplain Adams, tcolorcd)
Twenty-Five Senators were reported present,
and Donaldson, twiteA and Nash ami Wright,
tcolorcd,) were appointed a committee TO wal;
upon thc Governor and ascertain If he nad any
thing to communicate.
w. Z. Johnson, colorcs, Of Sumter took the
oath and his scat, and his credentials, with those
of Cothran, OF Ab0eyillc, were referred to the
Committee on Elections Ralncy, colorcd, intro
duccd papers relative to contcsiing The election
OF Mr.. ColNman.
The calendar vas then taken up, al:,!, on me-
tion of Leslie, tic bill to aid the rort Royal Rail!
road was indefinitely postponed, as Leslie stated
that the company did no; require State aid
The bill TO incorporate the Ashley Hrdgc Com.
pany was postponed until tomorrow.
! Afildavits in regard to the "outrages" COM
United by the Democrats at Calhoun Mills, in
Abbcvillc county, during the last election were
referred TO the Committee OIL Elections.
i. The code of practice presented by whipper,
Montgomery and Cotbln was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee. A resolution TO give the en-
crossing to the Secretary Of state was laid over.
motion Was adopted that the standing CON-
mI.tecs remain as organized at the last session.
HOUSE oP REPRESENTATIVES.
The House was called to order by Speaker
Noses and prayer offered by Adams, (colored.)
Ninety members were present.
Speaker Noses seized this opportunity to un-
burden himself OF long and bombastic address.
He commenced with some lachrymosc illusions
to the legislators who had died since the last ses.
sion. After admitting the sclf-evdent fact, til at
the Legislature was utterly destitute OF political
wisdom, learning and sagacity, he magnanimous-
lJ attributed TO Providence the legislative
triumphs which had been achieved. lie point.
cd out what he considered had been the
wondrous advancement of the State since
the day OF emancipation, ana, after dcclar-
Ing that history coul show no parallel to the
great social and political revolution which had
been wrought, lie compared the cnfranchsc-
ment Of the blacks TO the deliverancc Of the chill
drcn OF Israel from Egyptian bondage, modestIy
leaving them to infer who had really been
and who deserved to be recognized as
their - Moses. After 4 passing pun TO Gov
ernor Scott, ,twhom Speaker Moses piousy hopes TO
succeed in the guhernatorial chair) he proceeded
to vindicate at some length the manner in which
thc State finances had been managed, ana wound
fnp by comF'lmenting by name, and I: very fiii-
Fsome style, The Secretary OF state, the Auditor,
the Superintendent Of Education, the Attorney
General, ant mot unmindful OF the mammon OF
unrighteoua .ess,) the Comptroller General anu
, Treasurer Packer. To make the burlcsque COM
plete, he Bravely told them in conclusion:
schemes OF doubtful and perhaps unnecessary
expenditure may be urged upon you, hut ! trust
that all such Will meet an unyielding barrier in
your high sense OF duty, in your honesty OF pur-
pose, and In your answering fidelity 70 Your
trust"
Thomas Sullivan and i. T. Gufn, OF Able
vile; Jane. : lIasood IDcml OF Piekens; w. W.
Ramsey, tco, rcd) OF Sumter; ]. G. Beatty, tDcm.)
OF Horny; William Adamson, tcolored) of Kcr-
shaw, and Ja nes A. Bowley, tcolored) OF George
town, appeared, took the oath and their seats.
J. H. Jenl', s. j. Lee, tco,ored,. and Grinlth
Johnsonf tcolored,) were appointed y committee
10 wait on the Governor. The unfinished bust.
ness of the Inst session was referred to the CON-
mittee
J. II. Fcrriter, Of Sumter, gave notice that TO-
morrow lie would offer bill to regulate the sale
OF cotton. The bill provides for commissioner
for each county, with an Office at the county sent,
and all cotton purchased shall be weighed by
him or his deputies; q register to be kept OF the
md
ing cotton not passed through the hands Of the
commissioner to be subject 10 fine OF $500 or
enc years Imprisonment in the Penitcntiary
DeLarge gave notice that ne would shortly in
troducc billto repeal the township law.
- The new code of practice was presented and re-
Vfcrred TO the judiciary Committee.
Two divorce cases on tho calendar were made
the special order for Friday. The resolution to
give the engraving to the Secretary Of state was
rejected.
The House then adjourned.
The Supreme Court met this moraing Judges
Willard and Noses being present, and adjourned
until p. NJ, when commenced the argumen: in
the Averili nour inspectorahip case.
George W. Addison has been appointed a mag
lstrate for Charleston County.
At two O'Clock the committees from both houses
called on the Governor, VINO informed them that
the message would be read al twelve O'Clock to.
morrow.
Tho Labor Convention meets ut Janney's Hall
at 4P M. tomorrow. About half OF the dele.
gates are members OF the Legislature.
Senator Sawyer, and Bowen AMI Hurley arrived
tonight.
y, row occurred In Abbevillc on Saturday OF a
gathering OF negroes who were addressed by
Judge noge. lie recommended thai, The laborcrs
should take not less than half crop. Cothran,