The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-11
THE LEGISLATIVE FARCE.
? PLAYING At CROSS PURPOSES.

Split OF the Reform Ring-Crude Legis
lation-The Days d Doings-Amount OF
the Floating Debt-The judicial and
Senatorial Elections.
OLFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, Dccembers 8.
Both houses of the Legislature re just no"
engaged in an extensive game of cross pur
poses. The Reform Ring is said to have been
split by the desertion OF about half Its mem
bers. including its newest and most blatant
recruit, to the loaves aud fishes of its enemy
the Governor. The Destroying Angel, 1t is
said, has clutched them, body and soul, and
the ONLY matters now under consideration are
the details Of the bargain. Meantime the ma
jori,y of both houses, being honestly intent
on me vague notions Of reform, with big
R,) are blindly peeging away with all manner
of resolutions, many OF them incoherent,
most Of them unconstitutional, and all Of
them futile. -
In the Senate to-day the potency of Radical
infushces to reduce even sensible men to ao-
solute imbecility, was shown by the iniroduc-
ton BY Mr.. Wilson of a resolution requiring
sail persons holding bonds of this State to re-
port to the General Assembly, within thirty
days, the a.aounts and numbers of all State
bonds so held By them" Then came con-
tinua,ion of the fiHbustering Of yesterday over
the resolution to order the recall of the sterl-
ing loan bonds, which was prolonged by all
manner of parliamentary and extra pariia-
mentary dodges, until the information was
! communicated that Governor Scott and Treas
urer Parker had this morning united 10
telegraphic order to the American Bank-Note
Compsny, OF New York, TO forward the
bonds In question by express to Coiumpia.
This announcement being made, 1t was aston
fishing to see how quickly; the resolution
(Which had been in dispute Tor over seven
hours) was adopted, with a simple amend.
sioners Tor the attorney general as the party
to demand The return.
In the House the usual number of bills and
resolutions were introduced, the most lnno.
cent of them being simply idiotic, and the re-
maiuder partaking more or less Of the nature
of '.strlkes." The most important Of them all
were as follows:
b. Mr.. Bowen, declaring that an over-issue
of six million dollars had been shown by the
Governors message, and appointing smell
ing committee OF five with power to send for
persons and papers. Also requiring the imam.
cial board to require from the financial agent
an Immediate report setting forth all claims
ALLEGED by the said agent against the State,
and on what accounts, together with the
classes and numbers Of State securities held by
the said financial agent on account OIL said
claims, and requiring the results or this ac-
ton TO be laid before the Assembly before the
Goth instant. e.-F 80, -
Ry Mr.. Humbert, recurring the State treas
urer to d. posit all funds In the treasury vaults,
and TO pay claims only ovsr the counter OF the
By MI. Barker, to require county tressurets
to perform, without additional pay, all duties
now imposed upon the county auditors, ana
to abolish the offices Of State and county audi
tors on July lsts 1872.
ByMr. Boston. to require the State treasurer
to report 10 the General Assembly, every Tues
day, the amount of money on HAND.
By Mr.. Dennis, requiring the Governor, at
the earliest practicable moment, to furnish
copies of all correspondence between the Gov
ernor and the treasurer, IN reference 20 tne
z1optsd. s; ISSUING " SN,.,
By Mr.. Byas, to repeal the sterling fund loan
act, and require the bonds printed hereunder
to be burned by the comptroller er1general, at
torney. general and secretary OF State.
BY Mi. Frost. directing the treasurer, until
no moneys wiiheut the authority or concur
rent resolution OF the Assembly aud requlr-
ing county treasurers TO report promptly 10
the General Assembly the time and amounts OF
all remiltances OF money made by them TO the
State treasuref.--=-----------
This brought. the House to;the confederation
of the general orders. The first one taken up
was Bowen's resolution to rescind the action
of the House making the address OF the Sell
ate, requesting the removal Of Judge Thomas.
the special order for February /, 1872. After
an hours drbate, the resolution was adopted,
and the address Of the Senate made the special
order for Thursday next, at one 2. N. -
The resolution OF Mr.frost requiring ene
election OF associate justice and circuit JUDGES
to obah6,i in jsint assembly on the 18th inst.,
was fakea up and amended 90 as to postpone
the!election until January 18th.
This concluded the principal lucubrationsof
the Assembly, and thu House at three O'CLOCK
adjourned. S;cYfJ.
ed report OF Mr.. Kimpton concerning his
transactions aud claims, and consequently no
immediate prospect Of getting the reports
from The treasurer and comptrolle general.
Captain Parker has IN his possession, howev-
era general acconnt- current from k1mpton,
placi1y the State .lndebtednees to him. st
the last report, which placed It at 1858 900; but
this is vague as TO details, and Will not be sub
mitted as report - - cSI -.
Considerable interest Is manifested in the
approaching election In Orangeburg county
for State senator In place Of Major Joseph A.
Greene, who died q few days ago. The candl-
dates so far In the field are Sasportas, knewl-
ton, Keller aud Byas, and the wire pulling Is
becoming very lively. PICKET.
RETREAT OF THE REFORMERS.
A Blow at the Air Line Railroad-Co-
lumbia on tho Borrowing List-The
Convict system-The ha arlesto n
Treasurership-AB Brace OF Jokes.
[FRoH oUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, 8. G., December 9.
In the House this morning the Reformers
continued their mastery retreat as follows:
General Dennis called up his own resolution Of
yesterday demanding from the Governor
copies of all correspondence between himself
and the treasurer relative to the issue Of bonds,
&C., and verbally reported from the committee
appointed under that resolution that the Gov
ernor had seen him and promised to communl-
cate with the House upon the subject at an
early date, and he moved, therefore, that the
committee be discharged, which was done.
Roven,s resolution of Yesterday, alleging an