The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-01
THE PROSPECTS OF ADJOURNMENT
IFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, February 20.

COLUMBIA, February 20.
THAT SINKING FUND BILL,
which gives Scott, Chamberlain, Neagle,
Rainey and DeLarge the power to sell several
miYion dollars worth OF real and personal prop
erty belonging to the State, when, how and where
they pleased, received third reading In the
House yesterday, its title was changed to that Of
an act, and it was ordered to be enrolled. VIM.
McKinay voted negatively on the fin al passage
OF the BILL because the House Of Representatives
refused to adopt the following proposal as an
amendment to the second section, to wit: Pro
vided the sales OF such real and personal proper
ty, assets and effects, shall be public, the said
commissioners giving at least one months public
notice Of their intention to sell such property
believing that public sale 81 public property, II
not always conducive to the best interests OF the
public would certainly satisfy general desire that
it should be so sold, and remove any apprehen-
sion that might be entertained by the public that
better prices could be obtained"
Hessrs. Claude C. Turner, Javant Bryant, R. NJ
Smith and ]. B. Moore, Democrats, voted "no' on
the final passage Of the bill, not because they
were opposed to sinking fund, but because
from the determined opposition Of those who are
to have the management OF the same to making
the sales Of property public, they are led to sus
pect cat in the meal tuo.
ADJOURNMENT.
In the Senate, this morning, Cain introduced
concurrent resolution providing that the resolu-
tIon previously adopted to adjourn on the lst Of
March be so amended as to extend the time
until the 18th.
Leslie said that to adopt this resolution would
fha 10 no p0yprn-
ment Of this State was a failure, and that II it
were passed the General Assembly would not ad-
jouA until the last dollar and the last cent were
taken out OF the treasury. The present session
had cost the State 5000 900; it seemed as II some
OF the senators had no shame, nor conscience,
and were willing to roost upon the people until
they had given up the last cent. The people
were weary Of such action upon the part Of
their representatives; they were tired OF TAX
ing money out OF their pockets. Nash asked
Leslie if any Of the money came out OF
his pocket, and receiving an Affirmative
answer, asked: Then, where did that money
come from9 Leslie, continuing, stated that If the
senators who favored this resolution were In New
York, where each representative was held to the
strctest accountability by the people, not moth
ers son OF them would ever see these legislative
halls again. Wimbush asked Leslie If it was such
action on his part in the New York Legislature
that caused him to leave 1t; whereupon Leslie
"waxed wroth," and. in q loud tone OF voice, de.
clared that his record was clear, and that he had
done nothing but what was right After this
outburst Leslie proceeded to show that it would
cost $50, 600 II the General Assembly remained in
session until the 18TH Cain asserted that 1t would
cost only sl3 and Leslie asserted that the sena
tor from Charleston had better figure little BETTER
and then stated that there was very little i'm
portant business to be transacted, all OF which
could be gotten through with by Tuesday. There
are many things which are enough to ruin the
Republican party in this State, and this sitting
here forever is one, and another is that Appro-
priation bill. If any one here would truthfully
criticise II, show it up as 1t should be done, it
would damn every one Of rs. But TO this ad-