The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-25

| bur because he knew that if certain combina
tisns then on foot were successfully carried
out it would be the last time he could raise his
voice on the door of that house. He repeated
and added to his charges against the Ring, and
| he said that although he had been defeated In
] the House there was still left IN appeal't 10 the
courts, and he dared the Governor 10 name
during the recess some attorney who would
make up a case for him to take to the Supreme
Court, to test the legality of his issues OF
bonds.
Whipper excoriated the ''slimy, diminutive.
wretched minions Of the Ring" who had been
crawling like snakes over the floor OF the
House, whispering in the ears of every man
whom they dared TO approach an offer for the
purchase of his vote. He protested that he
had not yielded the flo after the assembling
of the House, but had been forced from 1t In
defiance of all rules of ParliaL. ,ntary pro-
ceedings. and he prophesied the speedy dis
ruptlon OF the Republican party In the State
of South Carolina if it were to be saddled
with such burden of corruption and crime as
had been laid upon it that day.
Aessrs. Jervey, Bowley, Thomas and Yocum
followed in the same strain, but the vote was
finally reached, and the resolution 10 impeach
the treasurer was lost, as everybody knew 1t
would be, by vote of twenty-seven to sixty
two. q
This completed the triumph of the corrup-
tionists. and then came the most impudent
feature of the days proceedings. when the
Governor conferred his reward of obedience
upon the 'slayes of the Ring" by sending
into the House second proclamation declar-
ing that, inasmuch as the action Of the House
had met with his appreciation, his former pro-
clamation convening an extraordinary session
to commence tomorrow was resclnoef anu
revoked. This was evidently accepted by the
House as fitting finale to its brief and by no
means brilliant session. 1t was admitted that
the height ofassurance and absurdity had been
reached, and the House, at four o'clock, ad-
journed.
The Senate transacted no business Of any
importance, and adjourned for the holiday re-
cess very soon after assembling. The long
expected report of the joint special financial
investigating committee was presented by
Mr.. Wnlttemore in pamphlet form, together
with number of errata and additions thereto.
and the dragooning proclamation of the Gov
ernor was received as inlormatlon.' Inc
only further notice that was received by this
last production of Mr. T. ]. Mackey was the
following remarks by Lieutenant-Gov
Ransier upon the adjournment Of the Senate:
Gentlemen of the Sendte-You have heard
read the message and proclamation OF his Ex-
cellency the Governor, seeking to convene the
General Asse mbly in extraordinary session To-
morrow, the 23d instant, OF twelve O'CLOCK M.,
and the reasons therefor. which, on your own
motion, was received as information, and or
dered TO be entered on the Journal OF the SEN
ate."
This ls, indeed, an extraordinary state of af.
fairs. over which have no control. The Gene
raj Assembly have, by concurrent resolution,
fixed upon to day. the 22d instant, for recess
until January 5, 1872. and unless that concur
rent action be rescinded, my duty, as under.
stand ii, Is to declare the Senate adjourned
over to January 5, 1872, at twelve o'clock N;
The Senate, therefore, takes q recess until
January 5, 1872, at twelve o'clock 81