The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-22
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COLUMBIA, December 90
THE PROXIES.
III the Senate to-day message from the
House Insisting that the Honorable Senator CON
cur In the resolution OF the liouse apnnintine tho
proxies to represent kAs interest OF the State in
the Spartanburg and Union Railroad was taken
up. Leslie, after some remarks In regard 10 the
rights OF each body and the plan of the House to
assume more Of them than seemed JUST moved TO
REFER the whole matter to the Railroad Committee.
There was some slight dcmur to this motion. and
Leslie proceeded to explain his reasons for
making the molten. He said, substantially,
'hhs se appointment OF proxies year af-
ter year was a mere farce; the Spartan
burg and Union Railroad was now broken
up, and had been virtually so for some time
past; talso the Laurens Raroad0 the cou.
p0ns Of the road were now noating about New
York and the holders asking for payment but
they received 1t not; the State would or could
not pay, and such state OF things was bringing
the State into contempt; 1t were better that the
anairs OF the road be wound up at once He was
In favor OF the Railroad Committees OF each body
being appointed joint committee to investigate
the anairs OF the road and report what action as
necessary. After some slight discussion the Sen.
ate Railroad Committee was appointed commit
tee OF conference to meet the Railroad Committee
from the House.
GRAsrINo.
Soon after the House was called to order a con-
current resolution was introduced and passed,
providing that the clerks of that body and OF the
Senate be Instructed to Issue at once pay certIn-
Gates to members for their per diem from the 23d
OF November, 1869, to January 8, 1870. When the
resolution came before the Senate, CorbIn at once
moved to strike out the words "January s, 1870 ~
and insert In lieu thereof December o. lseeu
After little hlibusterlng, motion to refer the
resolution to the Finance Committee was made
whereupon Jillson and Cain added ."with instruc-
tlons TO report In i've minutes" The last motion
was lost and Corbln's carried. Shortly after this
q message came from the House stating that IL
refused to conc<r In the amendment, insisted
upon the adoption OF the resolution and request
ed committee Of conference. CorbIn Jillson
and Cain were appointed on the part OF the Sen.
ate, and met the House committee, when It WAS
determined to receive the per diem during the
holidays.
Last year 1t was resolved not to receive the per
diem during the recess, and resolutions offered
afterward to rescind that resolution were re.
> jected. But such yrtuous resolutions could not
last. This year the members not only receive pay
for doing nothing during a recess but draw IL
in advance, doubtless fearing that II they de.
layed that delightful operation, some economical
ones would, after the recess. attempt measures to
prevent them from dipping their hands into the
treasury without showing good "cause why, %
which they could not do. They will have recess
from The 22d OF this to the 9th OF next month.
Thirteen days. The pay of one hundred and fifty
senators and representatives for thirteen days. at
sx dollars per day will amount to the respcctable
sum OF ELEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED pot.
LARS.
sARNwHLL CouRTno USE.
The House bill to change the location o. the
county seat OF Barnwell County back from lack.
Vile to Barnwell Courthouse was taken >, a thu
Senate to-day and referred to the Judiciary Com.
mhtee. Leslie favored Its being 80 referred, and
SAID substantially that no matter where the
county seas was located, there would be a great
many perSons In the county dissatisfied. One.
Ahah VI lhe voting population Of tho County lived
along The railroad, and TO these BlackyIlle was
Inc most convenient. The fault was that the
cou.ty, ike beaufort, was too large, and the
snly plan to remedy the evil was that favored by
some Of the best minds OF the Btate-to bunch the
tier OF counties from Beaufort to AbbevIlle-
fort, COllcton, Darnwel orangeburg, &C., and
cut two or three new counties out OF them. by
that means courthouses could be located in the
counties Of Barnweil and Beaufort, which would
be easily accessible to all the inhabitants, which
could not be done now because OF the size OF the
counties. He hoped the Judiciary Committee
would report bill or some measure which would
settle the Barnwel Courthouse question satisfac.
torlly.
EQUALITY.
In the Senate to-day the bill "to regulate the
assessment OF taxation Of personal property In
tho City Of Charleston" was taken up for the third
reading, when the seventh scotlon (which nrn.
vides that "the City Council be authorized to re.
qulre tho payment OF such sum or sumR OF money
for license or licenses, as In their judgment be
just and wise, by any person or persons engaged
or intending te be engaged In any calling busi