The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-16
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COLUMBIA, February IA.
THE RECENT ELECTION.

THE RECENT ELECTION.
During Yesterday there was considerable talk
about an attempt to be made to-day to vitiate the
eleaHon OF Judge Melton. AS rumor had it, the
opponents OF the Judge elect were attempting TO
bribe several Of those whose names appeared on
the journals as voting for him to swear that they
had not done so, but had voted for some other
candidate claiming that if they could get
four to 10 this the election would have 20 be de.
clared Illegal, and then the supporters OF Murray
would have another opportunity to elect their
favorite. Whether there was any truth In this
rumor, or whether Melton's opponents made tue
first effort to unseat him, | am not prepared to
state: certain it is, however, that nothing trans
pired in the House to-day to indicate that such a
thing had ever been thought Of. 1t Is probable
that the contestants. having had time to 'cool
onn since last Friday afternoon, have concluded
TO do, as Judge Melton has done ''accept the Sit
uaton. The judge elect tuok his seat this morn.
ing.
II ia stated and believed that no money was
used to secure votes for Murray, but plenty OF 1t
promised-the promised price for vote rang
ing from thirty to one hundred and fifty dollars
Some Of the colored members who were betting
baskets Of champagne on the election Of Murray,
will have to draw on their per diem to pay their
bets, or, as Radical white member suggested
t. Jay, express opposition to an important bill
until they are "rccognized.n ..
JUDGE VERNON.
That stelephant'' to all excepting the codi0ers-
they showed him to pecuniary advantage to
themselves) known as the "Code," or the 'bill to
revise simplify and abridge the rules practice,
peadings and forms Of tile courts OF the State,
was up for discussion in the House to-day.
Whipper moved to amend one Of the sections by
placing Edge1eld in the seventh judicial circuit,
presided over by Judge T. O. P. Vernon. DeLargc
said Vernon was curse 10 the State and dis.
grace to the ermine he wore; he was sot
and drunkard; he had been 30 drunk
on the bench that he had to be carried
out, "too far gone'' to perform his duties. Rumor
said that his moral character was bad. Turner
Delnocrap stated that he believed the judges
moral character was good but he admitted that
'his honorn drank too much. DeLarge said the
people wanted no such judges; they were not
safe with such. Whippcr said there was little, IL
anything, known to the members Of Judge Yer
mons character, beyond what rumor stated, and
he hoped they would withhold their censure Tor q
time; he would inform them Of what they per
hapS did not know, that the Senate judiciary
Committee were now taking steps to ascertain
the truth OF the rumorS; If they proved true. he
would he as willing as any one to impeach the
Judge.
lam informed that the members OF the bar
generally in the several circuits are dissatisfied
with Judge Vernon, and desire his removal
RAILwAYs-oPERA HoUsEs-HoTELs, &C.
In the Senate to-day, Hoyt, without previous
notice introduced bill to incorporate city rail
way company in Columbia. 1t provides that D.
II. Chamberlain, John Agncw, Niles G. Parker
Hardy Solomons, W. II. Hoyt w. E. Rose and J.
w. Denny, be declared body polite Under th'
name OF the Columbia Horse Railroad Company
with power to construct tracks through any
the streets in Columbia and run horse cars, fol
the purpose of carrying freight aud passengers
The corporators contemplate $50 they say hav
ing the road completed in less than two years.