The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-17
TPRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, December l5.
THAT COIN BILL.

THAT COIN BILL.
To-day, after the usual preliminaries oil
prayer, reading Of the journal, &C., Leslie moved
that the Senate take up for Its second reading the
House sbIl to pay the interest on the stocks aci
bonds OF the State in coln." stating that 1t was
the bIll which the opposition asserted was to ROB
the State wAfle he, the senator's and the sup
porters OF It generally, knew that its passage
would result in benefit to the State.
Amin objected TO It's being brought up, and IT,
timated that the financial agent might not be so
sharp b1t. that he could be oyerreached. He
moved thai the bill DO referred TO the Finance
Committee After soIne discussion, the action
wns rejected. Jfllson and Rayne did not vote,
and when requested to do so begged to be ex-
cused. Rainey arose and stated that they need
not fear that the Finance Committee would take
ofence at their vote, as Its members had already
made up their minds what disposition to make Of
the blll Finally Jillson voted, but Hayne did Rot
The first section Of the BILL providing that "thein-
tarest or the State stocks and bonds be paid In
ooinp was read. Arnin moved that the word
coinp be stricken out and the words "Confeder-
atemoneyn be substituted. This motion met with
any number Of indignant looks, but no seconds,
and the section vas passed by vote OF seventeen
toterfSection second, providing that the treas
urer Of the State he authorized to make such
ARRANGEMENTS with the financial agent In New
YORK as would be necessary to carry out tile pro-
visions OF the BILL was passed by vote OF twelve
to eight A call for the yeas and nays was made
upon the motion to order the bill to be engrossed
for its third reading, resulting as follows: Yeas
D. 7. Corbin, James Allen G. ". Barker, r. q.
Cain, r. J. Donalds n, Fl. W. Duncan, ]. A.
Greene, W. R Hoyt, P. s.. Hayes, H. E. Eaype,
]. K. Jlllson, VIM. E. Johnston, c. P. Leslie, W. z.
Rose e. J. Maxwell, W. B. Nash, J. P. Owens,
]. Il. Rainey, Qs.) Nays-Frank Arnin, D. Bic
man, E. E. Dickson, Joel Foster, c. W. Mont
semery, J. Fl. Reid T. A. Rodgers, R. II. Sims,
Lucius wimbush, ts)
THR SCHOOL BILL.
The special order for O'Clock, the report Of the
Committee on Education concerning bill enti-
tied "a bill to establish and maintain system Of
free common schools for the State Of South Caro-
lIna, - was taken up about half-past one, and the
discussion upon the amount OF salary the county
school commissioners deserved was commenced.
Cain moved that the commissioner Tor Charles
ton County receive $1,000 l. G., II there were no
peruuisIies-o steslings he should have said.
Hayne thought that all Of the school commission
erz shouid receive equal salaries, and moved that
they be given $1,000 each. Maxwell made very
,our speech, protesting against the members
5ualibustcring over the bin," and faVoring tile
paym4at Of such salaries as would make 1t an IN
Sucefnent for good men 70 take the position
and faithfully discharge Its duties.
THEIR MoUTHs CREASED.
nash objected to the paying Of higher salary
than 5000 per annun, saying substantially: Ar.
Sneaker. this way we are talking about reminds
me OF an old story about an old planter Of this