The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-20

return to the writ OF Htdnd1neNS Dy tnc Doard
of Aldermen, saying that certain irregularities
had occurred IN the election. was decided oy
the Supreme Court as on insufficient return,
and thus was decided this question as submit
ted bv tho Council.
DeLarge. Will tho gentleman yield for a
question 49,
Rnnsier. No. sir. After tho court settled
that question they issued q peremptoryi writ,
to which the Board responded, declaring
who received the highest number of votes and
the names OF the persons receiving them. lie
conten led that the decision of the court, by
the facts submitted by counsel, proves that
the Irregularities themselves wero not sufh-
c;ent TO invaIldata the election. The return to
the peremptory writ proves that matter. Upon
that both parties ceased further Efforts In the
case before the court.
Now whether under these circumstances the
Legislature had o right to intorfero, had given
INN considerable concern and thought. de
had looked at it from Il Republican standpoint,
yet he was moi for urging or even aiding this
General Assembly to PISS unconstitutional
measures which they had no right to pass.
Tho press OF Charleston has labored TO con-
vince the Genelal Assembly that it had no
right to interfere III this matter. They have
reminded the Legislature that 1t would bo
against the constitution TO pass this bill. They
have warned the General Assembly OF the
danger of one branch OF the State Government
encroachmg on the other.
There is, he said. no case before tho courts.
The inquiry then Is, can the General Assembly
pass q bill that will accomplish the purpose
sought for to seat the officers elected? he
was fully satisfied that the bill before thcm was
fully sufficient for that purpose. He was here
to support the measure and TO advocate its
passage by the House. 1t wao proposed to
charge fifty dollars y day for every day that
the parties row IN possession hold over. Tho
In tnN
law, and will have TO pay fine, and it can bo
recovered in an action for debt.
He regretted the matter had gone so far;
knew the feeling of the people and the press
on this subject, and could hope that the Re
publican party had made such selection as to
satisfy all parties concerned. so that crimlna-
ton and recrimination could have Dacn stop
ped
The Republican party is not responsible for
this state Of things III Charleston. Let il fall
on those who :;r. res, onsible. 1t IS known that
almost every ofice sought to be tlled by Re-
publicauD in or ont of Charleston, elective
under the Reconstruction acts, has been made
matter OF litigation. The gentleman at his.
right Nv. J. EIcknlay) has been elected by tho
General Assembly to the office OF register or
mesue convcyauce, and is Kept out OF 1t forty
days by one Of tie opposite party. He hoped
the bill would pass without tho opposition OF
single member OF the House. He appealed to
thelr good sense and TO principle, and he voted
for 1t on the score Of principle and justice.
Nash of Kershaw, followed Ill brief but
forclble speech, saying that he had given tho
bill his most anxious consideration, ana was
FULLY satisfied of LIS Jus t;ce.
Feriter. of Sumter madc all eloquent speech
against the passage OF such bill. He regard
ed it as Unconstitutional and Inconsistent
with the act passed by the General Assembly,
uutier which tho election WIS held He also
warned members against establishing prcce-
dent winch III the future might react With ter
rible orce upon themselves.
DeLargc followed i'll all earnest and lmpas-
stoned speech. H. regretted the introduction
of the bill! believed 1t would pass but he de-
sired to be recorded as raising his voice
AGAINST it. Il was both an unwlSc and danger
GUS precedent, and would bring no good TO the
Republican party. l. Was deluslon, cheat
and snare. He thought there would be no
more chance OF Pillsbury anu us Aldermen "
be seated under this bill than for n man TO be
struck by lightning, under cioudless sky and
n sunsI,lny day. Ii the bill would do wllat Its
friends say. he might vote Tor IL. He know bis
constituents desired tue passage OF this bill,
but it was no good. They were oaly misied.
He spoke of threats and intimidation having
been used towards hlm, but deGed any party to
cause him to swerve from the Ine of duty,
even under the lash Of the party whip.
Bosemon, Of Charleston, followed, wa1mly
advocating tho passage OF the bill.
At the conclusion of Bosemon's speech, Bro
die Obtained the hoor, advocated the p2ssaSc
of the bill, and called the previous question.
The GILL was sustanod and. after some re-
marks bv Whipper and Toml,nson IN support
OF the bill-Tomilnsons aging that Mayor Clark
had always been Coppeihead-ElllotI was al
loved to explain his vote, and stated that lie
had been conscioutIously opposed to the bill
from its iutroductlin.
On the passage OF section to third read
ing she yeas aud nays We're called, aud are us
follows:
Yeas G5, nays II; absent or not voting II.
Agreed to.
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Hon. f. J. Moses, Jr., Speaker, Boscmon,
Blodle, Brown, Burton. John Boston. Boswell,
T.. Cain, Cooke, Chestnut. Crews, Dennis,
Drift, Dollars, Farr, Gardner, Goodson, G.
D. Hayuc. Humphries, Huison, Henderson,
jerks d. J. j. Johnson, Johnston. s: johnson.
e. Johnson: Jackson: Jacobs u. James, IT,
rson, W. +. McKriay, Mickey, Mclnt,re,
AlcDaaels, Mobloy, Mea |, MlSson, NASH, Nca-
gle, Perrin, Prendegrass, PtttenSLi, fan,icr,
Roof. Rush. Rivers, StolDrand, A. Smith,
Saunders, shrewsbury, SmlleY, Scott. B. y.
Thompson, S. &. Thompson. Ionlinsnn:
Thomas, Wh;ppcr. White, Wright, Webb aud
Wells--65.
BrYanS. DcLargc, Doyie. Elliott, Ferlier,
Hydc, Keith, Lcwie, Moore, StcwLr'. Stoeber,
Iuracr and Wilson IL.
Those absent or not SoIn.; axe:
Barry. Joseph Boston, bis;iop, L. ): Cain,
Collins. Clyh IN, enberry. DuvaI, Ezekiel,
Gray. Grant Hayes, ). N. Hayne. !olm IN,
ttarcis, u. johnson, Jcrvey, j: II. Jones, Lo-
McKjnIav, allltord, Alays Muller, Neison,
Nuckles. UConucll, Purva, Richardson Slo N,
Smails. +. VI. Smith, S!nythe, Sasportis, SIM
ous. Tinsiey, Wider, Waller and Woolcy-i1.
The House returned to tl:c Senate un act to
ro-enacs certain acts lcudins the name and
credit Of he State 10 the Grecnyilie and Coiun-
bla T. llroad Company, AID 10 validate The ac-
ton OF said company hcieuudcl.
The President aullOunced tnat said act hav-
ing passed both H.uSos Of the General ASSEM-
blv in accordance with the constitutional pro-
VISIONS, was q law oil Lhe State.
Mr.. JIlison. from the Committee on Educ1-
tiou, 10 whom Sas referred bill further W
amend ;hc acts i.c )rporatinS the University vi
South Carolina, reported back the sune, with
q. Recommendation that the bill 60 pass.
Mr.. Corbin from the Comllltto' on tue Ju-
1;c;orv. to whom was referred y bill To alter
and amend An act entitled IAN act to close the
oneraiions OF The Bank OF the State of Sou II
Carolina" submitted separate re1ort rs
chairman OF thai committee, with Il rccommcn-
datlou that the bill 90 not pass.
Sir. Dunal ldson. from tic Gommlltcc on ti-
nanca. to whom wlS Il: "a ia p:ti' iou OIL IL.
Won Doliol. or Cliar.cetoL, ;. o., praying Il
renl;ssion OF taxes uy.rpail IL The year 1856
raported b. cs the sane with 4 r1comm ;ll.ia-
lion tilat the pra.ur of the 2eti,ioaer be
Slr. Donaldson, from the same committee, to
wron WAS referred Tho pfcscnim ant oi til.
Granl Jury OF W'luamsbIrs CIulty rolaIivo
10 an appropriation mo-. iiio aIe 10 sa,;
c,,un.y ,ot unid.n& Iii ropcr.ed 5aek tn;
-. .n..,.n..,,.' II Finn .ALE tho luNrO-