The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-18
FROM THE STATE C.4PITAL.
Pariv IT Governor scotts-Thc Dis
cussion on the Liberty of the Press
Legislative Proceedings.
rrno,1 n11p oHS coRnEspoNpENT. !

COLUMBIA, 0uuutlJ io.-h WY ooSSoSSA"
surprise party was given at the Governors re-
sidence last evening. Among those present
we're General Bomford and staff, General Con-
nell and staff, Judges Hose and Carpenter,
Comptroller General Neagle, State Treasurer
Parker, State Auditor Tomlinson, General
Stolbrand, superintendent of the penitentiary,
several members OF the House of Representa-
tives, and number Of the citizens of Col um-
bia with their wives. The party did not break
up until A. NJ, and was both successful and
brilliant.
The recent report going the rounds OF the
State papers that General Hampton will be a
candidate for the presidency of the South
Carolina Railroad has no foundation in fact.
The General himself, have the hest authori ty
for saving, has not indicated g. lesirc for
suci an Office, and his warmest friends, some
of whom are among the largest stockholders
of the road, would warmly oppose his running
for, or acceptance of, any such position.
In THE HOUSE, on Friday, was submitted the
supplementary report of the Joint Committe,
on the Bank of the State, containing the pro-
ceedings before Chancellor Lesesne, and the
orders made by him on December 80 and 81.
c. D. Hayne introduced the following, which
was laid on the table by vote, On division, Of
yeas, 40; nays, 20:
Resolued, That the reporter of the Charles
ton Courier be expelled from the floor of this
| House.
Elliott moved to take up the resolution. He
said that the correspondent OF the Courier
| had made an attack on the members OF the
House, and especially upon W. J. Whipper, OF
Beaufort, BET ause of his opinion relative to the
South Carolina University. He said that tho
reporter had since insulted that member by
grlmaces and threats upon the floor OF the
House during its session, and that after the
adjournment Of the House the correspondent
gathered together party OF students, IN Or
der, it is believed, to make an attack upon the
member from Beaufort.
w. j. Whipper said rise to question or
privilege. l did not urge the introduction OF
this resolution. but after much persuasion
consented. I would state that my attention
was called to an article, which did me great IN
Justice, in the paper for which that reporter is
supposed to write. I went to him In this
House to ask an explanation, and certainly did
not expect to be insulted. I inquired of him il
he was tho correspondent Of the Courier, and
if he wrote the article. He replied, "That's
more of your business" Had been out Of
this House I should have res ented the insult
at once. I told hin, if he ever used my name
in such manner again l would hold hlm re-
sponsble; and, 30 help me God, will. After
wards, IN my committee room, = iEomber call
ed aud informed me that crowd OF students
had assembled outside, as he thought, with the
intention Of attacking me. Immediately went
out, and they went away at once. He said that
he made this statement in justice to hlmsel,
and left the matter to tae House.
The resolution was then taken up-yeas q,
nays 18.
Elliott moved to amend by inserting the
word "present" before the word reporter" !"
Simmons moved reference to special COM
nittee.
The amendment was adopted.
Jones moved that the reporter be denied en-
trance to the hall.
MIR. Tomlinson was in favor OF referring the
matter to a committee.
Wilder said that he saw the students and
warned Whipper. -,
the time to exclude reporters who did such
things.
not sit in the House i this reporter was allow
ed to remain on The 1cor.
|. Rausier said that he was in favor OF the larg-
est liberty to the pl ess, but 1T seemed that this
reporter had abused his privilege. and he
thought that the resolution should be unanl-
mously adopted.
Ihe amendment Lnat tuo TopoItcl po ooniou
entrance to the hall was adopted.
Puryis was not willing that a reporter should
be excluded by resolution that did not specify
the charges against him.
The resolution as amended was then adopted;
yeas sxty.four; nays thirty-two.
The following paper was presented to be en-
tered on the journal:
"rhe undersigned members OF tne house tI
vote mo- on the resolution to exclude from tine
House the reporter Of the Charleston Courier,
for the following reasons:
While we have no doubt as to the duty OF the
House to protect itseif and its members against
such conduct as is charged against the report
er of the Courier, We do not think 1t conslstent
with the dignity OF the House to pass such
resolution as this, which does not set forth the
charges against the party, without first having
an investigation by committe Of the House.
REUBEN TOMLINSON.
JOHN n. FERITER.
H. w. PURV1S.
JOHN CHESTNUT.
J. B. HYDE.
GEO. L. MCINTYRE"
In THE SENATE, on Friday; bill to change
the county seat of Barnwell was read the first
time.
Resolutions were adopted Tor the removal
or the political disabilities of W. Husson Wlgg,
of Columbia.
The following petitions for the removal of
political disabilities were presented: wesley
a, Black, of Abbeville; john Wilson OF Ander-
son.
In THE House, on Saturday, DeLarge intro
duced the following:
Resolped, That the action OF the House, OK
Guiding from the privileges of the floor or gal-
lcres of this building the reporter ct the Cou-
rier, be, aud the Sumo is hereby, resclnded;
and that committee of FIVE be appointed by
the speaker to investigate the charges made
by members of this House against SAID reporter;
and that said committee report to this House
the result of said investigation.
He said that it was due to the House and to
the reporter that the resolution be rescinded.
A motion was made to indefinitely postpone
the resolution.
DeLarge said that the reporter should have
the privilege of an investigation, and he was
not disaosed to pronounce any one guilty be,
fore trial. member of the House had told
him that the statement OF the designs OF the
students had bcen found to BIO incorrect.
Elliott defended the action OF the House,
and Tomllnson hoped that the resolution
would be indefinitely postponed.
The question being taken, the resolution 10
rescind was indefinitely postponed. Yeas ~,
nays 40.
DeLarge presented the petition OF merchants
and taX-pay ers OF Charleston, FOR and from the
State to relieve the Savannah and Charleston
Railroad Company and assist III rebuilding
tho road Referred to the Committee on
Railroads. Also, the petition o. the South
| Carolina Society for renewal OF certain State
bonds destroyed by fire. Referred 10 tie Conl-
mittec on Ways and Means.
The following concurrent resolution was