The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-24
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From the State Ga pital.
LESLIE AND THE MILITIA BILL---A NO.
VEL PRocEDURE-THE SAVANNAH
AND CHARLESTON RAILROAD pill
THE OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL. THEREoN-ITs EARLY PAS.
SAGE PROBABLE.
COLUMBIA, S. G., February H.
The militia bill came up again before
the Senate to-day. Tho original bill
has been committed, recommitted and
referred so many times as to almost
lose its identity. 1t was passed by
the House at the special session, sent
to the Senate, received its first read
ing, and then quietly laid over until
the regular session. To-day it was
taken up for the fourth time with the
report Of the committee.
Swails, chairman of the Committee
on the Military, made an able and
vigorous speech in favor of the imme-
diate passage Of tho bill, but some
friends of the measure were out "eat-
ting groundnuts" just when the mat
ter came up, so Mr.. Leslie obtained
the floor, and gradually growing
warmer and more earnest as he spoke,
produced such an effect on some luke
warm senators as to be able to carry
his point by q ma ajority one vote. He
described the affair as big job to be
pressed through for the purpose of
giving few individuals fine uniforms,
brass buttons, big cooked hats, spurs,
white horses, and big salaries to pay
electioneeripg expenses. But he
warned Republican senators that it
would be tho most powerful weapon
that could be used to defeat tho Ro-
publican party, and that muster day,
with little whiskey, would afford a
splendid opportunity for the Demo
Gratis to test the merits Of their Win
chester eighteen shooters. He moved
that tho bill bo referred to special
committee Of one, consisting Of tho
senator from Barnwell, with instruc-
tions to report substitute, and that
the same be made the special order
for Tuesday next.
Swails rose to q point Of order and
desired the dicision of the president
on the question whether, as against
all parliamentary practice, bill
could be referred to member who
was opposed to it in toto, as in the
case of the senator i.om Barnwcll. -
At the request Of the senator from
Williamsburg, the rule relative to
the question as laid down in Jeiler-
sons Manual, page 81, was read by
tho clerk.
The president decided that, as a
question Of parliamentary law, it had
no direct application in this case
The senator from Barnwell had ex-
pressed himself not wholly opposed to
tho bill, but simply to some of its
features.
After some attempts at "filibuster-
ing" Leslie's motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Leslie, it was
RESOLVED, That the message Of his
Exccllency the Governor, No. 80, and
tho bill therein referred to, be refer
red to the judiciary Committe, to re-
port whether the bill had or had not
become law by reason of its non-
return to the Senate by his Exccllcn-
cy within tho time prescribed by the
constitution with his approval or dis
appsoval, and that they report on
Tuesday next, and that their report,
bill and communication OR message,
be made tho special order for that
day at one p. NJ.
In the House, Sasportas, from the
Committee on Engrossed Acts, report
ed as duly and correctly engrossed for
q third reading bill to amend an
act entitled "An act to regulate the
manner Of keeping and disbursipg
funds by certain officers" The bill
was taken up, read the third time,
passed and ordered to be sent to the
Senate.
G. D. Hayne introduced the follow
ing resolutian, which was adopted:
Resolued, That the Committee Ju.
dietary is hereby requested to report
as early as practicable on a bill refer
red to them to punish persons violat-
ing Section 8 of Article XVI of the
amendme ent to the Constitution of tho
United States.
The Speaker announced tho follow
ing named members as the committee
of two from each Congressional Dis
triet to consider tho bill and substi-
tute TO establish Board of Commits.
sioners of Public Lands, viz:
First District-Feriter and Lang.
Second District-Smalls and Jer-
vey.
Third District-L. Cain and Hen
dersou.
Fourth District--Neagle and Nc
Daniels.
Elliott then reported favorably on
concurrent resolution relative to- the
appointment of joint committee to
consider aud report upon the present
railroad system of tho State.
On motion of n Tomlinson, the
report was laid on the table to take up
the concnrrent resolution.
The resolution was taken mp, adopt.