The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-30
trRox oue SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Executive Appointments, &c.
TFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, January 20.
The sensation in the Legislature on Friday
was q debate, bitter, racy and personal, grow
ing out of the resolution offered by Mr.. o. r.
Levy, Of Charleston, to appoint q committee
to investigate the accounts for expenses for
fitting up the hall Of the House of Representa-
tives. 4 substitute was offered by Mr.. Jervey,
covering nearly the same ground, and 1t
brought forth degree of temper which more
than once compelled the speaker, with his
gayel, to silence disorder. The insinuation
was boldly made that attempts had been made
to brlbe certain members, and certain MEM
bers thereupon flooded the house with indig-
nation that such aspersiJns should be cast
upon such an honorable body, the upshot of
the arguments pro and con being a Virtuous
vote of II to 25 that committee OF one from
each county should be invoked to investigate
the enormity Thereupon Mr.. Whipper moved
afeconsideration OF the matter, and that the
motion to reconsider be made special order
for Saturday next. You will understand this
parliamentary by-play. 1t means-'you have
tickled me, and I'll tickle YOU" 1t remaics to
be seen whether the House Of Representa-
tlyes have any perceptible backbone.
MORE MONEY TO BE ''GoBBLED."
Not content with the sl35, 900 already rated
among the "mysteriousdisappea SEN
tor Owens, from the committee on finance,
has reported bill appropriating $3.50 more
for tha iiauo rnilnQua and other pyDpDSpS
Of the General Assembly. This will make
sum total OF S260,000 for the present session.
How much OF it will reach the pockets OF
members, how much of 1t will go into the
hands OF women nominany employed us
clerks, how much of it will visit the purses OF
the hundred attaches of one sort and another,
whose business it is 10 hold horses-the horses
of members-or play the part OF butler around
committee refreshment tables, and how much
will fall into the clutches Of the men who dis
count bills for impecunious legislators, will
probably never be revealed. one thing Is
cartain-if the State bonds In New York refuse
to yield 81 OF further loan, and Mr. kimpton
will maintain his present determination 10
supply no more material aid, 1t will be the
best thing that could happen for poor old
South Carolina. The Legislature might then
adjourn in disgust that the picklngs ana steal
ings OF the present session have been SO
small.
TIE LAND COMMISSION.
In the Senate Mr.. Duvall introduced reso-
luton which was adopted: That the commit
tee OF investigation in the affairs Of the land
commission be directed to publish the eVi-
,dence taken by them Immediately after the
saHae shall have been taken. The public ap-
petite may be whetted by this probability, but
II Is to be feared that the realization will never
occur. Too much damaging truth has been
told about individuals, if the truth has been
told at all, to make Its publicity desirable.
The Republican editor here says 1--WE have no
faith in anything to be done by special COM
mittees." He ought to know his people, and
taking his dictttm for guide. we shall have at
best only display of questionable whitewash
in an alarming state OF nigritude.
REDUCTION of SALARIES.
MIR. Whittemore is determined to make him
self unpopular. He has just gwen notice of
bill to reduce all the salaries Of the State Off
GERS and the clerks In the different offices. He
has no idea that the bill will pass, but then
YOU know he is entitled to the credit of trying
to be an economist. AT any rate. he will feel
the pulse OF the Legislature, and If it beats at
healthy rate, there are none who will bid
him God-speed in his work ofTelorm more
earnestly than the people who doubt his pur-
pose now.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The routine business of both Houses Of the
General Assembly is not especially interesting
to'the readers OF The NEWS; but those whlc.
most concern them and relate to ruollc afr.irs
are given below;
SENATE.
A Joint committee was appointed to confer
upon the most important matters to be trans
acted during the session; a bill to regulate the
appointment, jurisdiction and duties of nota-
ries public, with amendment. was c0ncurrcd
in, and the act ordered TO be enrolled.
APPOINTMENTS.
The Governor has made the following ap-
pointments: D. R. Duncan and Joel W. Car.
fisle, of SDarlanburg; Thomas S. Arthur, OF
Gkeenville, and w. A. Peden, OF Chester, to be
n0tarieS public.
UNITED STATES ASSESSORS.
Under the consolidation and reorganization,
which has taken place in Assessor Baldwln's
district, the counties Of Richland. Lexington
and Edgefeld will comprise Division No. OF
that district. Mr.. Geo. A. Darling, the assls-
tant assessor, who formerly had charge OF the
Division of Edgeteld County, has been as
signed 10 the new division, and has assumed
his duties.
Mr.. Whittemore, from the committee on
eugrossed bills, reported bill 10 renew and
amend the charter of Mount Pleasant; a bill to
incorporate the Champion Hook and Ladder
Company, Of Chester; a. bill to incorporate the
Charleston Ritlemen Club; bill TO further
amend an act entitled "An act providing for
the assessment and taxation of property" and
q bill to amend the charter OF the Town Of
Union.
. The above bills received their third reading,
and were passed.
. Mr.. NASH, from the special committee on the
part of the Senate, 10 Investigate the accounts
of the committee Or investigation into the
affairs of the Third Congressional District, re-
ported that despite several notifications given
the committee on the part OF the House TO
meet the committee on the part OF the Senate.
they have failed to effect meeting up TO the
present time. and respectfully recommend
that some action be taken to compel meeting
of said committee on the part OF the House, 10
the end that this examination and inVestlga-
ton proceed without further delay. 1t was