The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-21
The Police Bnl-yvright, Whipper and
the Supreme Bench-ThG- Air Line
Road-Strny Items.
IFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
CoIrMBIA. January 10.

TIE CHARLESTON EXTENSION.
The defeat in the Senate yesterday of the
bill to alter and amend the charter ana extend
the limits Of the City of Charleston, and provide
for an election of Mayor and Aldermen OF the
same, has had quite depressing effect upon the
members of the House who supported it. few,
however, are yet undaunted, and express the be-
lief that Trey will yet secure the passage through
both houses Of a measure that will relieve them
of the Mayor and Aldermen Of Charleston. The
following "petition Of the Republicans OF Charles
ton in favor Of the election bill, with about seven
hundred signatures, was handed around to-day:
To the Honorable the Senate Of South Carolina :
The undersigned, Republicans OF tae Clty Of
Charleston most respectfully and earnestly ap-
peal to your honorable body to pass the bill to
provide for holding an election for Mayer ana
Aldermen OF the City Of Charleston, on the second
Tuesday in April, 1879. The undersigned, IN the
name Of the Republican party, arralsn tle pres
ent Mayor and Aldermen on the following
i They have filed over two.thirds Of the offices
of the city with well known Democrats.
Q They have appointed twenty-four appraisers
to value the real estate Of the city, all of whom
are openly hostile to any system OF free govern
ment, except one.
charter to order an election to I'LL vacancies IN
the City Council. .,
4. They have levied burdensome taxes upon the
poor in favor of the rich, and have, 10 vioia.lon
proharty only, taxed the laboring man Tor the
privilege OF earning his daily bread.
S. They have refused to insert In their license
bill clause requiring persons engaged IN any
business in this city, under municipal Incense
to liz, Ike no discrimination on account OF Color I'D
the p. osecution Of such business.
And your petitioners would further declare; as
their solemn and well founded conviction, that
another year of such misrule as we are now SUD-
iected to by the present Mayor and Aldermen,
will utterly destroy the Republican party as po.
litical organization In the City and county Oh
Charleston.
The senators are opposed to extension, and it is
asserted will defeat the House bill to extend the
limits Of Columbia. As an Instance OF TINS oppo
sition, they to-day ordered to be stricken out
section of bill to amend the charter OF summer
willie providing that the limits OF the town be eX
tended a half Of n mile each way.
In the House to-day DeLarge gave notice OF his
intention to introdace bill repeating Coroin's
validating act This bill will receive the support
of many Of the members Of the House.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
In INV last letter 6mentioned the rumor thai
Wright had been induced to withdraw from the
field as candidate for the position OF associate
iustice on the Supreme bench, but am informed
by him that the rumor Is incorrect, and ne VII
serve il elected. The friends of Whipper are work
ing very hard to secure his election and Will pro
badly succeed. II his opponent were WHIT
man there would not be the least doubt OF sue
cess. as the colored men are getting weary OF De
ING used as tools to elect White men 10 once
and are determined to secure for some 0
,hnr own race the spoils OF the par
tv Wright will, perhaps, secure the vote
nil Of the Radical senators, and those OF numoe
offne members The friends OF both Whipper ant
Wright are sure OF the success of their candidate
bnt TO outsiders the chances seem to be in favo
of Whipper. 1t was at first thought the election
would be only to fill the unexpTed term, oceans
II was believed that the Governor had not tn
power to appoint any one to hl the vacancy ou
II having been ascertained that he has the powe
to appoint If the upeXpired term oe LOT les
time than a year. which is the case in this in
stance. Many are in favor, when the eiectlon I'd.
comes. Of voting to fill the long term ana not lh
vacancy-leaving the last to pe pro'iueu ioi "
the Governor.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The bill offered by wimbush to repeal an &C
entitled IAN act to incorporate the Air Line Rail
road Company Of South Carolina, aud the act
amenuaIOTI
and Immediately referred TO the Committee OF
Railroads. A few minutes after il was thus dis
posed OF, Leslie, the chairman Of the said com
mittee. submitted report recommending tina
the bill be passed, whereupon the report wa
adopted. The whole affair occupied about twent!
minutes. during which time the coiored senators
and Leslie only seemed to know what was goin!
on This was done to give to railroad presidents
a warming not to make any distinctions in re
card to race. &C., &C., as President Buford did IL
.ha 20 ose Of senator Wright, who was put of th
richmond and Danville Railroad train.
There will be introduced at an early das ol
10 incorporate railroad to run from bacA'ni
to Kingvile. o,,-,S po,1ce
a the Senate to-day the bill offered BY Nash L I
create metropolitan police force was taken "
and motion made 10 refer it to the Judiclar
Committee. TO this Leslie oeJeeteo' anu sai"