The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-24


q committee to investigate the affairs of the Blue
| Ridge Railroad, was, when it came into the Sen
| ate. referred to the Railroad Committee Of that
hody, which reported today, with an accompany
ing letter from the president of the Blue Ridge
Railroad and recommended that the Senate
should not concur in the resolution, because the
desired information could be obtained in the an
nual report of the company, which would be is
sued at an early day, and that IL the report was
unsatisfactory, the Senate could then appoint
committee. The letter is as follows:
BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD,
OFFICE CHIEF ENGINEER. I
| COLUMBIA, S. C., January 10, lSI0.)
Hon. c. ?. Leslie, Chairman Senate co"t"e'ttee on
s1KwHaving noticed in the proceedings OF the
| GcneraI Assembly a resolution OF inquiry into thc
affairs of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, IN
| troduced in the House OF Representatives ana re-
lerred to your committee, feel It due and proper
to state that the annual report of the company TO
the Comptroller. General has been unavoidably
DELAYED bv unforeseen events. hut II Is now In pro-
cess Of preparation and will be submitted at the
| earliest practicable moment. The records of the
company are at the office or the chlel engineer,
Colonel James p. Low. In this city; and subject 10
| the inspection OF stockholders anu persons lh'er-
| eSted. Very respectlullp, -,..,.,.
The report was laid ov. r under the rules. THIS
NAV be considered the end Of the matter. All
hopes OF standing in the centre Of the Blue Ridge
ring and viewing the working OF the rings within
the ring are blasted. The annual report Will
show only surface indications" and these so
NICELY snoothed over that even the most susp-
cious ought to be satisfied that everything "is
honest and above board.' When the report was
submitted, Wright said he did not concur, and at
! the proper time would give his reasons.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
| Yesterday the report Of the judiciary Commit.
| tee that the Senate and House meet 10 joint as
scmby on Tuesday next to elect an associate JUS
tIce orthe Supreme Bench to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation OF Hoge, and also for the full
term OF six years commencing from August next,
| was adopted. 1t seems that when the vote was
taken, Wright and one or two OF his friends were
absent from the chamber, having gone TO see the
Governor to get his views upon question which
had arisen during the morning In reference to the
election for associate justice. They did not see tile
Governor, and returned to find the report OF the
| committee adopted. On motion OF Rainey, how
| eyer the vote was reconsidered and on motion
OF Maxwell the report was laid OH the table. liayne
| voted In the negative on the motion to recon.
slider, and asked and was granted leave to record
his reason for so doing. lie then stated that he
thought the postponement OF the election unjust
to the people Of the State, especially to those
whose cases are now awaiting hearing and
which cases include questions under the Home
| stead Act requiring full bench These cases tile
! present associate justices OF the Supreme Court
| decline to hear until the General Assembly snail
| I'LL the vacancy on the bench by an election.
To-day the report was taken up from the table,
and a lengthy discussion had over It, which re-
suited in no decision heing arrived at, as the
Senate adjourned while the discussion was in pro-
gress
There are strong efforts being made by some
white men to have the election postponed, 10 er'
der TO prevent the election OF q colorcd man to
the Supreme bench, they knowing full we'll that
| IL the election he held at an early day Whpper or
Wright will he eHtitled 10 seat alongside of JUS
ticcs Il, ses and Willard. There are rumors anoat
that Judge Willard will resign II coored man be
elected; also that money is being freely used to
secure the election of Whipper. In fact, 1t was
intimated to-day by one or more OF the senators
during the discussion, that money was oeihg
used for such purpose.
ADJOURNMENT AND THE CODE.
In the Senate to-day the joint resolution from
the House providing that the General Assembly
adjourn sine die on the first day Of March, was
read Leslie and Maxwell moved that 1t be con-
Cured in. Hayne said he could not see what
there was to ocupy the Legislature until the hrs1
OF March, and moved to amend the resolution by
inserting the words '15th OF February" for the
first OF March, Rose moved to lay the report on
the table. Jillson thought If the Senate agreed TO
concur in the resolution II would have to eat It's
words, as 1t was not possible that the business
would be finished by that time. Leslie said he
really had believed that the House never intended
TO adjourn. as he was very much surprised to see
such a resolution aS the one now being consider
ell adopted. If the Senate amended IL or laid II
on the table, the House would be glad, rs 1t would
give the members an opportunity Of changing
their minds and setting all OF the summer; the
lightning never strikes twice In the same place
nor will the idea 10 adjourn ever strike the minds
of the members again OF the Senate, by refusing
to atopt the resolution as 1t stands; give them
the opportunity Of changing; II Is not believed
that this resolution would have ever been sent 10
the Senate, II it had been thought 10y them that
the Senate would concur.
= Other remarks were made, during which one
senator alluded TO the length Of time it would take
to transact the business, of which passing the
"Code OF Procedure" was the MAJOR portion.
IIaync stated that when the COtle came up for a
third reading. he intended moving that copies OF
the New York Cole be purchased by each OF tho
senators, and it ordered ~ he passed. Some one
suggested that in that case they would have to go
to the trouble OF erasng The words "Ncw York;
wherever il occurred, and substitute South Caro-
lima; to which Hayne replied: that to do that
would be troublesomc but then it was no more
than others they knew Of had done. Finally, a
motion to lay the resolution on the table was put
and carried. Yeas-Arnim, Barber, Buck, Bic
man., Duncan Greene, IIaync, Jillson, Montgom
cry, Nash, owens, Rainey, Red Rose, Rodgers
and Swails-16. Nays-Allen, Foster lloyt, Hays
Leslie Maxwell and Wright.
The Legislature may adjourn at any time DO
| tween the middle of March and the first OF April
RELIGIOUS PRoscRlrTIoN.
The Especial ORDER Of the House yesterday
was the consideration of DeLargc's motion TO in
slruct the chairman Of the Committee on Federal
Relations to return to the House concurrent
resolution petitoning the Congress of The United
States to appropriate aud pay twenty thousand
dollars TO the Sisters of Our Lady Of Mercy
Charleston, S. c., to rebuild their orphanhouse
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