The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-30

'".NN h!'Fi tUi':ss0li-!n ~ tt' El;isi 'tI Inc
delegates, il loclicla' Is ;'.r ilin!in.: colurcd
delegate, w'in are asA mentors oi sll, I.ngi;-
aiarc. - Only an aliiiinnai l,,rlun in pros.
pcci f"r The c.orcl people. rli,.y claim ira
the STATE cannot afford TO pay these proposed
commissioners. and consequently they viii
have 10 make their iivin. from the t;cs
charged the employer and employee r,r cx-
ainnin,: and attestin: the contracts. Some
few o. The delegates were informed that They
would receive mileage and !: per diem. ami
wien they learned llat they i.., h2cn deceived
were very indignant and Joined the o,iicrs.
who had spent their money, and with them
mponnncd their RaiicaI friends 10 lend the
whcrcwhal o take them home heard nf
several delegates vino came to Columbia On
the railroad ami returned home Oh Slil,lN,
mare
THE LAHp COMMISSION.
Til" delegates who came to work and to Go
| their best 10 aid their co-laborcrs, were not in
conversation, enthusiastic in Their praises uf
! the benefits iccr,ing To their class from The
cNcrlions u! the land commission. Not few
OF them denounced il in unsparing terms, and
called IL ring TO make money for The mem
bers OF fllc chn;cn circle. Reports are fixing
thick and fast of the operations nii his 'ring."
| They speak of Il prominent member OF the
| Legislature. who bought a tract or land for
ST000 and shortly after sold Ii TO the commits
sion for $4,000; Of Il Judge, who bought
tract for s300 and sold ii TO the commission for
Sl2Oo. Some of these delegates have asserted
that lands taonc of which are. during Il por-
tion OF the year. under water, and others mere
'pinr barrens,) have been purchased
by the commission at rates which only
the most fertile lands In the vicinity
would bring, and some Of them plainly hint at
eullusion between the sellers and the agents
OF the commission. Another report Is, that +.
l.. Car,loza, (colored,) Secretary of State. and Il
member Of the Advisory Board OF the Com.
mission. has resigned because Of his dis
gust "t lnc cvrr"ution which cXisteu in the
operations OF the commission There should
be some inquiry into the nanagemcn. of ,he
affairs of This 'land ring" rs it Is called; vcL
there is no probability ofit-in fact, there Is
more reason 10 believe that more money vii.
TIC appropriated TOR IL. r. II. Cain, colorctl.
gave notice today of his intention 10 intro
ducc, on Monday. or as soon Thereafter as
practicable, q bill TO authorize tic issuing, OF
one million dollars of State bonds TO hr ;,-
piled in purchasing ands in the State for
honcsIo for the poor and laboring classes.
THE cIrn HOUSE BILL.
Corbin's bill, To give the consent Of tic Leg
s!nturc 10 the purchase By the Uniici states
of Ike Charleston Clubhouse, on Mcr,in" street.
prepared 10 meet The provision Of an act oi
Congress passed OH the 81 o.. March, 1869, an
propriaiiiig $780, 600 for the purchase ;,nd fitting
mp oi salt! building ior the use of the United
States Courts, and authorizing the Secretary
Of the Interior to carry ont the provisions OF
the act, provided that il could be done al
an expense not larger than the above mem
toned amount. The bill was brought IN In
the Senate to-day, and rccommitled TO tile
Committee OH the Judiciary for some slight
amendments. II will he passed. II provides
that all The buildings already OH the lot or that
may hereafter nc erected thereon sllui. .,c for
ever exempt from all taxes of The county and
City OF Charleston and Of the State.
SPECIE PAYMENTS.
The recommendation of the Governor, IN his
message to the Legislature, 10 ''takc into con-
sldcration the propricty of authorizing The
State Treasurer to meet i'm future the Interest
due on the State debt in Specie" has OCCASION
cd. If report be true, The hatching OF Il bill 90
provide for the payment OF principal and In
tcrcst of the bonds and stocks Of the State In
gold or silver coin, and authorizing the t;casll-
rcr to make the necessary exchanges through
the financial agent in New York 10 carry the
net into effect. This bill will be introduced al
an early day, and will slip through both houses
as easily as knotless cord through greasy
hands 1t Is claimed TINT in less than sixty
days alter the passage Of this bill the bonds
will have advanced fifteen per cent. 1T least.
THE surREM.: BENCH.
AS the day, tMonday,) for the election 10 fill
the vacancy on The supreme bench, Occasioncd
by the resignation of IIogc, approaches, the
interest In regard 10 the election Increases.
Judges Orr. Boozor, Carpenter, ana Whipper,
colorcd, tCorhin won't take il unless the salary
is Increased sufficiently large TO make il an III
duccmcnt to vacatc his and numerous other
persons share of tic Offices OF the Statc,) are
still prominently mentioned. There IL talk OF
II ''rng" among The State officials 10 elect
Judge Orr, and OF another to elect Whipper,
col0red. Certain IL Is that at the present wri-
ting Whippcr has the inside track over all COM
pctilors. All Of the colorcd men In the House,
and few in the Senate, with u number of
white members in both houses, are claimed as
his supporters.
NOVEL. PETITIONS.
a novel petition was presented In tic House
today and referred 10 the Committee on the
Judiciary. IL Is that Of white man named
w. II. Walker, who bess for tho removal Of
his political disabilities under which he Is now
laboring by reason of having been convicted
OF larceny by Judge Munro, at Spartanburg,
In 1866 stating that the knowledge that he
was n true ana loyal citizen OF the Stlte ana
the United States was the prime cause OF his
conviction, no real proof having been offered
TO warrant The same" The HOUSE, not know
ing what TO do with such q petition, referred
It. at venture, 10 The aforesaid committee
Another petition, presented 10 the Same
body, nnd referred 10 the same committee. is
OF interest to tho constabes and deputy shcrins
OF the State. II Is from = number OF citizens
OF Anderson County, who represent That
the consta5les and deputy sEcrirs are lr.-
quenily at considerable expense In securing