The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-30

| delegates, who arc also members OF the LcgiS-
laturc, as only an additional burden in pros
pect for the colored people. They claim that
the State cannot afford to pay these proposed
| commissioners. and consequently they will
have to make their living from the fees
charged the employer and employee for eX-
amining and attesting the contracts. Some
few of the delegates were informed that they
would receive mileage and a per diem, and
when they learned that they had been deceived
were very indignant and joined the others,
who had spent their money, and with them
importuned their Radical friends to lend the
wherewithal to take them home. 7 heard OF
several delegates who came to Columbia on
the railroad and returned home on Shank IS
mare"
THE LAND COMMISSION.
The delegates who came to work and to do
| their best to aid their co-la5orers. were not in
conversation, enthusiastic in their praises OF
the benefits accruing to their class from the
exertions of the land commission. Not few
of fthem denounced it in unsparing terms, and
called it q ''ring" to make money for the men,
thick and fast of the operations Of this "ring. y
They speak of prominent member of the
Legislature, who bought tract Of land for
$1,000 and shortly after sold it to the commits
sion for $4,000; of Judge, who bought
tract for $500 and sold it to the commission for
$780, Some of these delegates have asserted
that lands (some of which are, during a pOr-
ton of the year, under water, and others mere
''pine barrens,m have been purchased
by the commission ct rates which only
would bring, and some of them plainly hint at
collusion between the sellers and the agents
of the commission. Another report is, that F.
L. Cardoza, (colored,) Secretary of State, and a
member of the Advisory Board of the Com
mission, has resigned because Of his dis
gust at the corruption which existed in the
operations of the commission. There should
be some inquiry into the management of the
affairs Of this 'land ring" as it is called; yet
there is no probability ofit-in fact, there is
more reason to believe that more money will
be appropriated for it. R. H. Cain, colored,
gave notice to-day of his intention to intro
duce, on Monday, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, bill to authorize the issuing of
one million dollars of State bonds, to be ap-
piled in purchasing lands in the State for
homes for the poor and laboring classes.
THE CLUB HOUSE BILL.
Corbin's bill, to give the consent Of the Leg
islature to The purchase by the United States
of the Charleston Clubhouse, on Meeting street,
prepared to meet the provision of an act Of
Congress passed on the Sd Of March, 1869, ap-
propriating $4,000 for the purchase and fitting
up Of said building for the use of the United
States Courts, and authorizing the Secretary
of the Interior to carry out the provisions of
the act, provided that it could be done at
an expense not larger than the above men
toned amount. The bill was brought up in
the Senate to-day, and recommitted to the
Committee on the Judiciary for some slight
amendments. 1t will be passed. 1t provides
that all the buildings already on the lot or that
may hereafter be erected thereon shall be for
ever exempt from all taxes of the county and
City of Charleston and of the State.
SPECIE PAYMENTS.
The recommendation OF the Governor, In his
message to the Legislature, to stake into con-
sideration the proprlety of authorizing the
State Treasurer to meet in future the interest
due on the State debt in specie" has OCCASION
ed, If report be true, the Matching of bill to
provide for the payment of principal and in
terest of the bonds and stocks of the State In
gold or silver coin, and authorizing the treasu-
rer to make the necessary exchanges through
the financial agent in New York to carry the
act into effect This bill will be introduced at
an early day, and will slip through both houses
as easily as knotless cord through greasy
hands. 1t is claimed that in less than sixty
days after the passage Of this bill the bonds
will have advanced fifteen per cent at least.
THE SUPREME BENCH.
AS the day, (Monday,) for the election to fill
the vacancy on the supreme BENCH occasioncd
by the resignation Of Hoge, approaches, the
interest in regard to the election increases.
Judges Orr, Boozer, Carpenter, and Whipper,
colored, (Corbin won't take 1t unless the salary
Is increased sufficiently large to make it an in
ducement to vaeate his and numerous other
persons share of the offices Of the State,) are
still prominently mentioned. There is talk Of
q ''ring" among the State officials to elect
Judge Orr, and of another to elect Whipper,
colored Certain it is that at the present wri-
ting Whipper has the inside track over all COM
petitors. All of the colored men in the House,
and few in the Senate, with number Of
white members in both houses, are claimed as
his supporters.
NOVEL PETITIONS
A novel petition was presented In the House
to-day and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary. 1t ls that of white man named
w. a. Walker, who begs for "the removal Of
his political disabilities under which he is now
laboring by reason of having been convicted
of larceny by Judge Munro, at Spartanburg,
in 1885," stating that the knowledge that he
was true and loyal citizen OF the State and
the United States was the prime cause OF his
conviction, no real proof having been offered
to warrant the same" The House, not know
ing what to do with such a petition, referred
it, at venture, to the aforesaid committee.
Another petition, presented 10 the same
body, and referred TO the same committee, is
Of interest to the constables and deputy sherifs
OF The State. 1t is from number OF citizens
of Anderson County, who represent that