The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-30
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURES.
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COLUMBIA, November 20.
The heterogeneous rruption that annually
arouses the City of Columbia from Its wonted
torpor is again upon us, and, as usual, lacks
no detail of incongruity TO complete the pic
ture and perfect the contrast to the good old
times. The dreary looking crow-nest on Main
street was this morning swarmlng with life and
teemlng with the hustle Of expectation.
Halls, corridors, committee-rooms and stair,
cases were the scenes Of many caucuses
wherein the widely divergent views OF
. white and dusky legislators were dis,
cussed with animation and mephftic
warmth, while in the House and Senate cham
bers the last preparations were making for the
General Assembly of 1871. There was no lack
of prompt attendance on the part OF elther
house, and when the hour OF noon arrived,
the heavy gayels of Lieutenant-Govern Ran.
sler and Speaker Moses descended almost
simultaneously. The Senate got to work with
only seven absentees, and after the calling OF
the nall, and an invocation by the chaplain,
that sounded strangely solemn In such Sen
ate, the Lieutenant-G Governor, with another
mighty prelude on the gavel, read his saluta-
He apologized for Offering his views in the
face of the Governors message, but proceeded
to invite attention 10 the extraordinary and
grievous condition of State affairs. Reterriog
to The condition of things in several counties
Government to suspend the writ Of hdbeds
corpus, he said 1t might be possible for them
to say how long such condition of affairs
should last, aud whether they could make q
government stror; enough to protect the clti.
Zens OF the State. In regard TO the alleged
mismanagement Of financial affairs he said
that he was not prepared to say whether the
charges were true or not, simply because
u did not know. he knew, however, that
public confidence In those who managed the
finances Of the State was shaken, that the
bonds were begging for purchasers IN the
markets of the world, and that the price tney
were then bringing furnished 9 sad commen-
tary upon that management and most severe
reflection upon those entrusted with It. II any
of the State obligations we're to be repudiated,
he submitted that 1t was extremely difficult TO
draw the dividing llne-to discriminate as TO
those obligations which of them should or
should not be repudiated, at least until they
knew more about the entire matter than they
seemed to know just then; and he warned
them to be careful lest they opened the door
and pointed the way to the virtual repudiation
of The old as well as the new-the entire deot
of the State-and thus, Samson like, destroy
themselves beneath the ruin wrought by their
own hands.
The reading Of the journal was dispensed
with, on the motion Of Senator Whlttemore,
and q committee (SenatCrs Whittemore and
Barber,) sent to inform the Governor OF the
orgaRlzatioa OF the Senate and LIS readiness
for any message he might desire 10 communi-
cate During the absence CT the committee,
Lieutenant Governor Ransler announced the
death, on Snoday last, OF Senator Joseph
Green, from Orangeburg, and motion to ad-
journ, out OF respect To his memory, was in-
uoduced by Senator Hayne, but finally with
drawn to allow Of the transaction OF the Inn
portant business of the day. Following the
usual order Of proceedings, notice was given
of the introduction OF the following bills :.
By Mr.. Smalls-Bill to repeal Joint resolu.
ton authorizing the Governorto purchase two
thousand STAND of arms, of the most improved
patterns, with usual complement OF ammunt-
ton; bill to repeal Joint resolution entitled
"a Joint resolution authorizing the Governor
to employ an armed force for the protection Of
the peace;" bill to alter and amend the law In
relation TO fences.
By Mr.. Hayne-Bill to amend the tax law.
BY Mr.. Whittemore-Bll to protect the
finances and credit OF the State Of South Caro-
lima.
By Mr.. Holllnshead-Bill to repeal an act en-
titled San act 10 establish the Charleston
Charitable Association of the. State Of South
Carolina Carol for the benefit OF the Free School
Sem Senator Owens, Of Laurens, then asked the
unanimous consent of the Senate.to introduce,
without notice, his blu for the removal of the
plass of deposit of State moneys from the
South Carolina Loan and Trust Company to
the Carolina National Bank. &C., the pro-
visions of which have been already published
in The NEWS. The consent was granted, and
the bill ordered to be printed for the informa-
ton of the Senate. Senator Beverly Nash,
succeeded In introducing, on the same terms,
his bill providing for the punishment OF deal
ers In lottery schemes, gift enterprises, 6c,
which has also been previously described in
this correspondence.
The, committee appointed to wait ON the
Governor next appeared, and announced that
the Governor would communicate at once,
and they were followed soon afier by the Gov
ernor's secretary, Mr. Heart, bringing the an
nual message, which being handed to the
clerk, was read tr the Senate. IL was received
with close attention and many an omtnous
wink and long drawn sigh. Senator Hayne
remarked with an approach to what the late
lamented Snowman would have called ''sar-
kasum," that they wanted to hear all about
the bonds SenatorlArnim broke the monoto-
nous reading with an occasional question. and
Senator Whittemore made the life OF the
reader burdeL to him by rising to correct his
frequent errors in the very complicated ca!cu-
latiOns..
At tlepgth the message was ended. made the
special order for Monday next at 2 P. NJ, and
five hundred copies ordered printed.
Senator Whitlpmore gave notice that his
special joint investigating committees would
present It's report at an early day, when SEN
ator Hayne, calling attention to the recent
card published In New York and signed by
the Governor, the treasurer and the chairman
of the special joint investigating committee,
said that 1t was therein stated that 80 many
million bonds had been printed, of which,
however, only certain number had been
signed aud Issued. He moved, therefore, for
a Committee of two from the Senate and -
from the House to walt upon the treasurer,
demand to know what disposition had since
been made of the unsigned bonds, and bring
the same into the Senate Chamber, there to be
p9blicy destroyed
Senator Nash. That would have to be done
In presence of both houses.