The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-18
IFRoM OUR OWN coRREsroN pENr.I
COLUMBIA, December Ii. 1865
THAT GOLD BrLL AGAIN.


THAT GOLD ELL AGAIN.
The bill providing that the interest on the
stocks ana bonds OF the State be paid In coin, was
called up for It's third reading in the Senate soon
aNcr II was called to orlcr to-day. Jillson called
for the yeas and nays. Montgomery, who pre-.
sldos nine days out OF ten, was ON tho iloor, and
Corbin, who favors the bill, in the chair. Mon.
gomery Called the attention OF the Senate To the
endorsement on the bill ns sent from the House
which set forth that the bill "passcd by IL rtcp
oooe vote OF sixty-siX ayes and twenty.
six nays, and WAS ordered to be sent
to the Senate, showing that. passed In com ,ii
ance With the constitutional provisions requiring
atwo.thrd5 vote" The senators had nothing -
say to this 1t had been arranged the night he.
fore that they should not, and the bill was put
upon its passage, the vote being as follows: Yeas
Corbin, Allen, Barker. Cain, Donaldson, Duncan,
Greene, iioyt, Hayes, Json, Johnstonc, Leslie,
Maxwell, NASH, Raincy, Rosc-l6; nays, Biemau,
Dickson, Fostcr, IInync, Montgomery, Reid Rod
gers, Sims, Wimbush-3.
The bill was then ordered to be enrolled, which
was done, and reported upon Just before adjourn.
ment, aad was signed by Speaker Moses, who
came In for the purpose Of signing acts. After
THIS was done, Wimbush gave notice that he and
several other senator's would on tomorrow pre-
sent protest aSains. lis being made law.
WILL. THEY GET THEIR DESERTS?
The House bin to prevent bribery nnl corrup-
ton, providing among numerous other things
that II jaior wllfuily allow prisoner to ESCAPE
nc shall undergo the sentence OF the prisoner
whatever it might be, was brou 1ht up in the Sen.
ate today. Some discussion cnsued relative TO
this section, ana Leslie explained what was
meant, during Which lie stntcd that the reason
one or two OF the icnators objected to that proyl.
Sion OF the bill wa because they expected 10 be
sentenced to bc hung and TO escape, and did not
WISH their jailors to bo hung III their stead. rrhIs
was spoken In jest, but "mNny q true word,n Gcl
The bill received Its third reading, lts title WIS
changed to that OF an act AMI later IN the day
was signed by Speaker Noses
THE LAND COMMISSION
Tho Laurensvllle Herald commenting upon
some purchases OF land recently made by the
Lana Commission, made FUN OF LcHllc ana his
agent, Joe Crews. and stated that parties "who
knew the lands represented thom as poor Indeed,
ana the prices paid as oStrayagant and rldicu-
losls" The NEWS published synopsis OF the artI-
cle This morning Leao "aroso to q question or
privilege" file Is always doing 1t, and, as
recognition Of his services In that line, he should
ut once be appointed chairman of the Commit.
tee on Privileges - and Eloctions.l lie dc.
nounced the charges as untrue; tho Democratic
press az prefcrrng to lie rather than tell the TRUTH
and then challenged an investigation Into the
workings OF the commission, &c, 30.
Now, as tile commissioner himself will admit,
these are many pc; sons, both Democrats and Re.
pubicans. who believe that tho lnnd commission
isa machine worked In the interests OF the Re.
publican party generally and for y lew persons
particularly, and as hc hos TO 40 frequently de-
fend 1t, and the senators have to iloten to ia
fcW OF them, apparently. against their nclina-
tlon-I would recommend that committee, con.
sisl1ng OF nlnc men, Qhreo Democrats, three
Whts and three coorcd RepubIcans.) DO appoint
ed from each body, whose duty 1t viii be to in.