The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-25
PERSEVERANCE, WINS.
How the Appropriation for the Charles
ton Sisters OF Mercy was Pissed by the
House of Representatives.

Those who are familiar with the history OF
the Congressional measure giving $4,000 to the
Charleston Sisters OF Mercy to enable them TO
rebuild their orphan asylum and who know tile
many, many difficulties and disappontments
which the patient efforts OF the good Sisters have
at length substantially overcome, will read with
interest the following extract from the GLOBES
o1icial report OF the proceedings OF the House OF
Representatives, connected with the passage Of
the BILL on Monday last:
Mr.. Dawes. ask leave to report from the Com,
mIttee on Appropriations bill for the relief or
the Sisters OF Our Lady OF Mercy, OF Charieston'
S. c.. and that it be put upon Its passasc
The bill was read for information. II provides
that iii consideration OF the services rendered 10y
the Sisters Of Our Lady of Mercy Of Charleston, $.
c., to sick and wounded Union officers and sol
dlers while the said city was UNDER oomoaru-
ment during the war, there be paid 7ut OF any
ted, the sum OF $4,000. to be expended under the
direction OF Sister NJ. Xavier In rebuilding their
orphan asylum In said city. ,o.
Mr. Benjamin. l raise the point or orr that
that bill contains an appropriation, anu must
have its first consideration IN Committee OF the
Whole.
order. ~ ,,,nona
ed and the bill passed.
Mr.. Benjamin. call for the yeas and nays on
that motion.
Mr.. Payne. l rise to point OF order. | wish
to inquire whether. In the shape In which the
gentleman from Massachusetts makes his mo.
tion, one vote would not suspend the rules ana
pass the bill
The Speaker 1t would. In the way the gen.
tlemen has offered his motion 1t would only re.
oul.e one vote to suspend the rules anu pass Inc
bill. ,,o, .,nnoso
The Sneaker 1t is not.
Mr.. Scofcld. l ask unanimous consens lnat
the gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Dawes
be allowed to explain Sometnlng aoout lhis ol; l.
want to vote for it and know nothing NJ oil
AT Mr. Dawes. will explain it II the House will
indulge me- put the molten In this shape SO as
not to consume time.
M wood. Task unanimous consent to nave
read the resolutions adopted by the Legislatnr,e
OF the State or South Carolina recommehuins ,Itis
appropriation, and the message OF lne uo'ernoi
OF The State on the subject.
Mr. Benjamin. object. ,,, :.
THE question was taken, and 1t was decidea ID
the afIlrmatiye-yeas 109 nays 49,; not Votlng %;
Sc twothirds voting 10 the alIrmallSe' @ 1t1 Me- Me-
rules were suspended, anu the Dill ln' n'' nv
1897 was received and passed.
Nr. Bowen asked and obtained leave 10 nave
printed in the Globe some remarks he had pre-
pared upon the bill just passed.
washington telegram OF Monday to the New
York Herald says:
There is considerable talk here tonight about
the opposltion displayed by some Congressmer
to.day to the appropriation OF twenty thousalt
dollars rebuild the orphan Se OF our sis,rrs LADY
| of Mercyo at Charleston ,. y. Inc SlstcrS
! Wercv Ssre nnwearying in their care OF and at
sentiou ] to to Union soldiers during the late rebel
lion. md their asylum was destroyed by the mr.
oecasoned by the bombardment OF ; 0hares.Vm 81 tn
Every reasonable man admitted the luStlce y, en
claim ef the good sisters, and yet there M wer
found forty-sx members to-day, among tHen Nen
van wycE, ward, Kelsey and Ketchum, OF New ;s
York; the F0rrestlan Kelley, OF PennsyNaIiiii.' !.
and Sydney Clarke, OF Kansas voting agaiIsI, !. y
Van Wyck's opposition oecasioned cons!aeraol
surprise, In view OF the fact that he owes ms e1ec
tioG over Green mainly to Catholic support. III
bill will pass the Senate without dimculty.