The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-04
THE SOCIAL EQUALITY BUSINESS.

A BOLD AND MANLY SPEECH By LESLIE.
Last Moments OF tho Legislature.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, March 2, 1870.
THE PRESSURE on LESLIE.
In the House, yesterday, Joseph D. Boston
introduced resolution requesting the advisory
board to report at once to the General Assembly
the amount of money expended, and the number
Of acres OF land purchased, and to whom sold by
the land commissioner, inasmuch as under the
eighth section OF the act providing for the ap-
pointment Of i land commissioner, the books and
records Of his office are always open to their In
spection. The resolution was adopted and sent
to the Senate. Leslie ut once advocated It's adop-
ton by this body, asserting, as usual, that he
challenged an investigation.
q Maxwell asked Leslie why he had voted for the
land commission appropriation. Leslie asked
Maxwell II he was in earnest; If he really desired
toknows And receiving an Affirmative answer,
said: Well, I'll tell you. 1t was because late on
the night before the introduction OF the BILL the
Governor was closeted In house below here with
the commissioner IDeLarge.l The Governor ask
ed him how could be made to vote for the ap-
preparation, and DeLarge said, threaten him.
Yes replied the Governor, but howH Tell him,
was the reply that II he does not vote for the ap'
preparation some Of his accounts shall not be
paid. 1t was the threats Of the Governor, and the
rising sun Of the commission [DeLarge.] And
they carried out their threats. Now, I'll promise
that II the General Assembly adjourn before the
advisory board sends in their report, win have 1t
published to the country.
After this Maxwell made motion to lay the
resolution on the table, which was done by
vote OF eleven to ten. Among those voting for
the "tabling'' were FIVE Of Leslie's agents. This
looks very much like the agents feared an inves.
tigation.
1t is somewhat singular fact that neither the
majority nor the minority reports Of the commit
tee appointed to investigate the disordered state
Of affairs in the Third Congressional District,
were read In either branch Of the General Assem-
bly,. They were submitted, and that Is all that
was done with them, excepting tine "pigeon-hol-
ingn Of them in the desks OF the clerks. Crews
was so well pleased with his trip about the coun-
try at the expense Of the State that he desired to
'investigaten some more. Consequently, reso-
luton authorizing the same committee to inves-
tigate the Fourth District was introduced, and
passed, however, with the unexpected clause, lat
the committee should receive no compensation.
Joseph Crews, knowing the trouble Of reporting"
six murders 30 as to make it appear as If several
hundred Republicans were furnished with cotfins
by the Ku.Klux, and thus prevented from ''votlng
dofta uyoo iforoh hu mi mi bv fhIe
action of the honorable bodies. But there is no
help for it now. He stands about alone. Mr..
Buck, Mr.. Bryant, Wright, Small, and Elliott have
resigned. But Joe can attend to the 'investiga-
tionn portion OF 1t, and perhaps induce Wright to
write the report.
In this connection 1t would be we'll to suggest
that Hubbard's salary be increased, as he has
found more murders Tor rather reported them)
than the committee. The committee reported six
in the Counties, Of Abbeville, Anderson, Edge
field and Newberry and limited at Numerous
others Hubbard reports (utde official report)
twenty-five murders in Abbeville, four in Ander-
son, two in Edgeaeld, and none In Newberry. 1t
Is true that Hubbard's account Of these murders
is very indefinite, and he has given to some OF
these counties more than their share; yet he has
shown a zeal In furnishing murders to order
which entities him to the pecuniary consideration
OF the party which he has the honor to represent.
Unless the committee does better In the Fourth
District than 1t did in the Third, Hubbard will re-
main the "trump card"
HURLEY VS.. SCOTT.
The passage over the veto OF the Governor Of
the act to grant to George W. Williams, Charles
O. Coe, James H. Taylor and others the right to
Yort fplI Of we
one years, from the beds Of the nayigable streams
and waters within the jurisdiction Of the State Of
South Carolina, the phosphate rocks and phos-
phatlc deposits, was considered by many as
settlement OF the vexed question: Who has the
most authority with the Legislature-Timothy
Hurley or Governor Scott9 The reasons for the
veto have been given to the readers Of
TIE News 1t Is believed by many that the
bill was vetoed only for effect; that the Gov
ernor knew that it would be passed
over the veto. Be that as it may, as
soon as the veto was sent in yesterday morning,
bets were freely offered and accepted that 1t
would be sustained. Those who bet upon the sus-
tanning Of the veto were little "shaky" towards
night, the time appointed for the decision. They
saw Hurley and other lobbyists circulating among
the members, chatting with them In their seats,
whispering TO them in the corners, or taking them
out to "see that man. who seems to be always
ready to welcome old friends or new acauaint-
ances. All OF this 'lobbying" meant something;
what, was soon told. The Senate passed the act
over the veto by O vote or seventeen to Ave. IL
was then sent to the House. In ten minutes the
same result was announced. by q vote OF seventy
seven to twenty. lone. The Democrats voted solid.
ly for sustaining the veto. Brodie, Bosemon Nc
Kinlay, jerks, Jervey and Moses, OF the Charles
ton delegation voted for sustaining tile veto;
and Dennis, Gray, Samuel Johnston. Henry James,
Geo. Lee, Ransier, Tomlinson and Wright agair st
It, DeLarge and Elliott did not vote.
Mr. R. NJ Smith. Democrat, recorded his vote
against the passage of the bill because: lst. 1t
is q monopoly, and inconsistent with the political
institutions Of our government I'd. It will! deOar