The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-18
COL u Nj B I A
THE LAST SENSATION..~
SENATE AND HOUSE AT LoGGERHEADs
DECLARATION OF WAR EXPECTED.
Probable Death of the Extension Bill
The Old Banks and the New Bonds
What Sawyer and Whittcmore think
of Extension.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DAILY sEws.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DAILY NENS.J
COLUMBIA, January Il.
Some of the leaders CT the House assert that
no bill from the Senate shall pass the House until
the Charleston Extension bill passes the Senate.
These threats have a reverse effect upon the Sen
ate from that expected. The senators are indig-
mat, and consequently will probably vote almost
unanimously against the bill. The bill will prob
ably be Kicked out of the Senate tomorrow.
Sawyer aud wtittemore have telegraphed from
Washington TO do so by all means.
The Senate committee to whom was referred
the Joint resolution to elect an associate justice
tomorrow, have reported in favor Of going into
the election on the 25th Wright, who stood in
Whipper's way, has been, 1t is reported, promised
k the Lieutenant Governorship if he would retire
from the field, and has done 80. Whipper's elec-
ton is considered certain.
The Committee on Interpretations will report
unlavorably on Wednesday on the Phosphate Mo-
nopoly bill.
The Senate Judiciary Committee have recon.
mended that the bill to repeal the act to secure
advances for agricultural purposes do not pass,
and the report has been adopted.
A Joint resolution to petition Congress to appro-
pirate twenty thousand dollars to rebuild the
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Mercy, was adopted.
The petition Of a number OF persons living
above Charleston, praying against the extension
Of the city limits, was read and ordered to be
printed.
Json introduced a bill to incorporate the FiD-
lin Creek Railroad Company.
Wimbush introduced bill to provide for a
general election of county officers on the third
Wednesday OF October, 1870, and on the same day
every TWO years.
The Judiciary Committee reported unfayorably
on the bill to prevent planters and others from
issuing checks and scrip.
The same committee also presented the follow
ing report on the charges preferred against Judge
Carpenter:
The judiciary Committee, to whom was refer.
red the letter OF Hon. r. B. Carpenter, Judge OF
the First Circuit. OF the 10th Of December, 1869,
setting forth that charge had been made against
him by q member OF the Senate, In his place on
the floor OF the Senate, that he Carpenterl had as
ajudge, been unjust to the colored people OF his
circuit; that II this was true, he was unworthy to
retain the important and responsible position he
now occupied; il false, he was entitled to vim
dication as public as the accusation; that mas.
much as lie was unable to meet it in this general
and sweeping form, he respectfully asked Of the
Senate that the charges be made specific, and Tor
a full and thorough investigation into his Official
and beg leave to report:
That no charges have been made or can be pre-
ferred by your committee against the Hon.
4. B. Carpenter. That after waiting for
some time for charges to be preferred,
your committee made special inquiry OF
those who, II anybody, were expected to
present and sustain by proof any charge OF official
misconduct and they expressly disclaimed any
purpose OF presenting charges, or OF having any
knowledge or evidence OF Official misconduct on
the part OF Judge Carpenter.
Your committee. therefore, report that nothing,
so far as they can learn exists to suly the official
reputation OF the Hon. r. B. Carpenter, and they
pray to be discharged from the further considera.
ton Of this matter.
Respectfully submitted.
D. T. CoRBIN, Chairman.
In the House resolution from the Senate to
appoint proxies to represent the State stock In
the South Carolina Railroad was indefinitely
postponed.
DeLarge gave notice Of a bill to amend the
charter of Charleston and nulllfy the license law
which received Its first reading.
Notice was given OF the following bills: BY
jerks, to authorize the Comptroller. General to
certify to the removal Of the State lien in certain
GASES; by whipper. to incorporate the Comet
Light Infantry Of Charleston; by Moore to incor
porate the Town OF Anderson; by DeLarge, to re
quire banking associations doing business under
the laws OF this State to deposit State bonds as
security with the Comptroller.Ge This bill
provides for the deposit Of an amount OF bonds at
their par value equal to one-third OF the capital
stock paid 10.