The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-20
TIE WORK OF THE IEaLsLAFURE.

TIE WORK OF THE LEGhSLATURE.
pauni3er Schemes observation-disclosures
/. ment OF tho Supreme court-The fm-
peachnaens Fnroe-New Alls-The
Pontte.siary-The Blue Ridge bonds
Inoufry-The school Commissioners
and the Publie;PEtntins. -
rpRox our OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, 8, c., January IL.
A decent batch 81 work has been pushed
through to-day. The impeachment has been
started and put of until Friday. Some schemed
are thickenilg, and are nearly ripe enough to
launch out into the legislative washtnb. They
wiIlocsasion lively haul on the State treas
ury, and not by any means add to the credit
of the State. SSeEera such schemes have been
abandoned within the past few days In conse-
quence OF the course Of the Governor.
-, s.,sUPRENE COURT. r.,
The Supreme Court adjourns tomorrow al
ter long and +arduous session. Very many
Important cases have been adjudieated, involy-
ing points which have never been before the
court Of appeals.
THE wHrTTsMoRE IMPEACHMENT.
The Senate of South Carolina organized and
sat. to-day; as s.Aigh court OF lmpeachReAE to
try poor Vernon, who stands ch rged With
high crimes and misdeEeanors, and that he
has In sundfy places aud at divers times been
drunk and incapsbleof performing the func-
tions>of judge. On the desks OF the sena-,
tors most ardent In tha matter was a
COPY Of the proceedings had in the inn
peschment TRIAL OF Andy johnson, which
were followed to the letter. The oath was
first administered to the president by the
clerk; then to the clerk, and lastly, to the sem
ators themselves. ,
On the motion of Whittemore, the regular
rules of the Senate were adopted IN addition
to those already adopted. Whittemore then
introduced the following order Ordered, that
the clerk of the Senate notify the House OF
Representatives that the Senate Ia now organ
lied and ready to receive the managers at its
bar. The managers appeared. and proclamer
ton having been made by the sergeant-aCr
arms, they advanced within the bar OF the
Senate and took the seats prepared fer them.
read the articles Of impeachment; at the close
OF which tina managers retired. Whittemore
moved. and 1t was ordered, that summons do
issue to Judge Vernon, returnable on Friday,
the 2oth Instant a halEpast 12,P. II. White
more then adjourned the court till that time. :.
WITNESSES SUMMONED FOR IMPEACHMENT. !.
Whipper. cfairpan OF the board of mana
gers, has notified the secretary of the Senate
to summon large number OF witnesses, III
cluding the following: T. u. .Psysipger,
sheriff Newberry; J. @. Leahy, probate Judge,
Newberry; T. B. Crews. Laurens; Wilson Cook.
Greenville; James A Dunbar, Columbia; sheriff
Frazee, Richland, and abraham 8. Solomon.
sEolumbid.
COUNTY ORDERS
The bill to corpel coiinty treasurers to re-
ceiye county orders IN full for county taxes
came up to-day In the House on its second
reading. the repoyt was unfavorable, but the
chairman stated that certain matters had come
to his knoTisdge since the report OF the com
mittee, and II was at his request reeommitted
NEW BILLS.
a AaassS aSs aas B ea asosSInS aSg the recorders
Court efsths'C s'Ciiy Of Charleston; bin abolishing
the Mayors. Court In the City OF Charleston.
and 6Hfo provide ftra = police Justices court
81 the CITY of Charleston.
MORE PENrTENTIARY 1NvEsTIG ATOMS,
WIN. q. Jones is going for the penitentlary.
He introduced the following:
Resolped. That the ommittee on the peni-
tentiary be ordered to find out by what Legal
right the superintendent of the pepitentiary
retains a,forty horse power engine at the pen
itentiary, and make. aseparate report on the
same to thia.House as soon as practicable:
Yes, let US hear about the engine, and the
bricks, and everything. s-.l...,s
REPORT oN PES1TESTIARY.
The investigating committee appointed to
eyaraiDeMto the affairs of the penitentary
have repor.sd In. remarkably short time. AS
an answer to the charges made 1t Is somewhat
Of asaiure. They yere. furnished with ell pa
pers and vouchers relative to the purchases
Z rtt,o fnot Irvr
to the hrst charge relative TO the wood swim
dle,n the committee find that the land from
which the wood is cut Is rented from the State
by Mr.. Pope, mho-Bells 10 10 1.-The State at one
dollar less than the market price. The super
intendent states that he deems It his duty and
is always willing to hire out conyfcts fors sum
suficient to pay for what they consume. Tne
price he recsiseSs Ncsnts per day, seeming
fy a small sun, but justified by the small days
york they do. -.
The superintendent admits that he iss en-
gagged In making bricks with convict labor,
ana Ia JoInt owner with some gentlemen OF 3
brick machine. He states that there IS no iano
belonging 10 the State suitable Tor tne manu-
faetuEe 81 brick, and that bricks were sold To
tiIs state for $40 a thousand. The brick COM
pany pays the same price for labor mentioned
above. As to the charge OF buying and Iur-
nishing damaged provisions, the committee
state that they had seen repeatedly the 1ood
furnished, andpronouRce u ip Oil cases gooo.
sound and wholesome. The vouchers nave
been examined for beef and bacon, ana iouppd
to agree with the amOuHts stated IN the super
inte3dents report. Beside. all these things
the commIttse find that General Stolorand has
purchased quantity Of marble from the State,
and is working 1t upby convict labor.
Whensthe report comes up for discussion 1t
win be fully ventilated.
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