The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-18
rFRoN OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
CoIuNRrA December 10, 1859
THAT GOLD BILL AGAIN.


THAT GOLD BILL AGAIN.
TAe bill providing that the interest on the
stocks and bonds Of the State be paid in coin was
called up for It's third reading In the Senate soon
after it was called to order to-day. Jillson called
for the yeas and nays. Montgomery, who pre-
sides nine days out OF ten, was on the floor, and
Ootbin, who favors the bill, in the chair. Mon
gomery called the attention OF the Senate TO the
endorsement on the bill as sent from the House,
which set forth that the bill "passed by rtra
poce vote OF sixty-slx ayes and twenty
six nays, and was ordered to be sent
to the Senate, showing that it passed in compll'
ance with the constitutional provisions requiring
a two-thirds voter The senators had nothing to
say to this, as 1t had been arranged the night be-
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, Hoyt, Hayes, Jillson, Johnseone, Leslie,
Maxwell, Nash, Rainey, Rose-ls; nays, Bieman,
Dickson, Foster, Hsyne, Montgomery, Reid, Rod
gers, Sims, Wimbush-e.
The bill was then ordered to be enrolled, which
was done, and reported upon Just before adjourn
nent, and was signed by Speaker Moses, who
came in for the purpose Of signing acts. After
o.
several other senator's would on tomorrow pre-
sent protest against its being made a iaw'
WILL THEY GET THEIR DEsERrs9
The House bill to prevent bribery and corrup-
ton, providing among numerous other things
that II jailor wilfuly allow prisoner to escape
he sh.r undergo the sentence Of the prisoner,
Whatever it might be, was brought up in the Sen
ate to-day. Some discussion ensued relative to
ttak section, and Leslie explained what was
meant, during which he stated that the reason
one or two OF the senators objected to that proV
sion OF the bill was because they expected to be
sentenced 10 be hung and to ape and did not
wish their jailors to be hung in their stead Cfhis
was spoken In jest, but "many a true word," &c.J
The bill received its third reading, its title was
changed to that OF an act, and later IN the oay
was signed by Speaker Moses.
THE LAND COMMISSION.
The Laurensvllle Herald commenting upon
some purchases Of land recently made BY the
Land Commission, made fun OF Leslie and his
agent. Joe Crews, and stated that parties who
knew the lands represented them as poor indeed,
and the prices paid as extravagant and ridicu-
lous.n THE NEWS published synopsis Of the arti-
Gle. This morning Leslie 'arose to question OF
prlVu6Re." tlc ID aAWoJo NoAAe ~, '~~-~t ~~
recognition OF his services in that inc he should
at once be appointed chairman OF the Commit
tee on Privileges - and Electionsl lie de-
nouuced the charges as untrue; the Democratic
press IS preferrng to lie rather than tell the truth,
and then challenged an investigation into the
workings OF the commission, &C., &c.
Now, as the commissioner himself will admit,
there are many persons, both Democrats anu ne
publicans, who believe that the land commission
is machine worked in the interests OF the Re-
publican party generally ard for Few persons
narticnlarly. and as be has to so frequently de-
s1fand il. and the senators have to listen TO ia
Few OF them, apparently, against their incuna-
tion-I would recommend that committee' con-
-sisting OF nine men, tthrse Democrats 'n:ee
White and three colored Republicans, be sgront-
see from each body, whose duty twill be &c In