The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-20

University OF South Carolina the power ol
examining and licensing druggists, &c, in
addition to ne faculty of the Medical College
of Charleston; provides that any druggist, &c.
who, after six months from the passage of the
act, shall continue the said occupations with
out license from one of the above named
bodies, shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing i've hundred dollars, and Imprisonment
for not more than six months; prescribes the
manner of conducting examinations; excepts
graduates of medical or pharmaceutical schools
recognized BY the University of South Caro-
lima: provides that druggists, &C., shall keep
records of poisons sold by them, giving names
of purchasers, &C., and requires all polsons to
be labelled with the word "Poison." and the
name Of at least one appropriate antidote,
BY Singleton, notice Of bill to repeal On
act 10 establish State police.
| Cy Mobey, Joint resolution requiring re-
port from the sinking fund commissioners as
| 10 what real estate or personal properly mas
| been sold by them. when, by whom, 10
whom. at what price and what has Deen done
with the money.
ByLee, bill to empower probate judges to
perform certain duties now deVolvins up on
commissioners in equity.
The committee on elections and privileges
reported favorably upon the resolution decla-
| ring vacant the seat OF j. Banks Lyles, oil
Spartanburg, for The reason that Major
Johnson had informed the chairman that he
had warrant for Lyles's arrest, ana that ne
had been unable to fiud him; that Lyles had
left the State and gone to parts unknown to
avoid arrest; that these facts could be slo-
stantiated by hundreds of affi iavits. and hat
the said Banks Lyles was the chic: of the
Grand Klan" of SpartanburS County. This
caused some little excitement, and one mem.
Der. 10 his auxiety 10 exhibit his CONSTITUTIONAL
eruditiop, declared that he wanted Lyes pun
ished by the courts, and that If the House pro-
alol ii IA NCnnl6 fnTfhpr
punishment on the ground that person can
not be punished twice for the same offence.
On motion of Hurley, however, The matter
went over until tomorrow
The House then to Ok up the joint resolution
requiring the treasurer 10 pay eX.Attorney-
General I. w. Hayne the sum OF $3.50 for ar
rears OF salary. This was opposed by Hunter,
Holmes and others, on the ground that the
services were rendered In 1864. while Soath
Carolina was State in the Confederacy, and
their views were enforced by speeches Oh tne
usual order about the days of Egyptian BOND.
age, the dawn of freedom, and the Dressed
! Union, &C., and the measure was finally Killed
1 by striking out the resolving clause.
The main battle ofthe day was then prec-
plated by resolution, by Hunter, Of Charles
| ton. to adopt the report of Bowen's inves,i-
gazing committee as the sense Of the House.
Byas moved, as substitute, that the report
be received as information. Whipper depre-
Gated such o dilatory motion. and Bowen
thought the report had been already re-
| ber TO say the report was not true, and he
claimed that the House owed it to Itself TO
adopt 1t. Lee thought it made but little differ
epce what was done with the report. The re-
port might be eminently true, but II threw no
additional light on the finance question, and
was, in fact, but an echo OF the Governors s
| message. Ii the State officials had done
4 49, .haro hn
| I: bring In an impeachment. He admired tne
zeal of the Charleston gentleman, but would
| like to gee him bring In something practicable.
| Bowen thanked Lee for his compliment. and
assured him that If the House would adopt
| the report that was before them, he would
give him the best chance he had ever seer, 10
bring the guilty parties to punishment. Frost
cal difference between the two motions then
pending, and the speaker exp aimed that to
| adopt the report as the sense OF the House
would require two-thirds vote by the yeas
and NAYS, inasmuch as the concluding recon-
mendation of the report virtually Pledged the
House to impeachment, SO that Its adoption
would be the first step In the process OF I'M
peachment, which, according to the consilu.
lion. required a two-;hirds vote. This ruling
drew the whole hornets nest about the ears
of the speaker. Whipper excitedly appealed,
and was as eXcitedly called to order by Byas
and Singleton, who were in turn silenced 0y the
chair Whipper diverged from his appeal 10
the House to move suspension OF the rule re-
auirlng the House 10 adjourn al three. 1t was
then about ten minutes of three. and Byas aud
one or two others began shouting all manner
of motions, meant TO consume the time and
carry the matter over another day. Byas
had been, during an hour or two OF the
morning. closeled with the Governor, and
whipper intimated very rolntedly and
I1u hot 70
ney of somebody In this matter. Finally
however, the usual f1libustering lodges were
exhausted and the suspension OF the rules was
carried. the vote being announced at one min
| ute OF three. The debate on the appeal from
the chair was continued, and the speakers de-
cision was vociferously attacked by Whipper,
Jones, Frost, Bosemon, Hurley, Hunter and
Bowen. the arguments in all the speeches
being identical, and confined to the point that
| the committees recon- nendation was not nee.
essarily step toward impeachment. and could
therefore be adopted By bare majority. The
speaker repeated and carefully explained his
decision, but expressed his entire Willingness
| to submit to the will of the House upon an ap:
peal therelrom. At last, alter three hours
clamor, vote was arrived at and The decision
of the chair was overruled by sixty.fve TO
twenty-one. Bowen then moved The previous
question on the whole matter, and the report
| or the committee was adopted as the sense OF
the House by vote OF hity-seVen to twenty
nine. This vote was no sooner announced
than Bowen was on his feet with the following
resolutions, which were read from the desk
and laid over under the rules for consideration
| tomorrow:
Resolved, That Robert K. Scott, Governor
Of the State OF South Carolina, be impeached
of high crimes and misdemeanOrs.
| Resolved, That Niles g. Parker, treasurer OF
the State OF South Carolina, be impeached OF
high crimes and misdemeanors.
Thus the Impeachment proceedings against
| Scott and Parker were begun, and the House,
at six o'clock, adjourned.
These proceedings Of the House were
| watched with the most eager interest by the
| largest audience that either branch OF the
Assembly has yet attracted, both he floor and
galleries being well filled with spectators. The
Senate adjourned early to see the lun. and
every member of that body was on the floor
ofthe House, Wnittemore. Swa'lS and Ranser
appearing most active in pulling the wires OF
the puppets of the House. Tom Mackey and
Harry Noah were present in the interest OF Gov.
Scott while the treasurer was represented by
Jack Little, and bulletins were sent down
stairs every FIVE minutes during the afternoon.
Among the other attentive spectators were
DR.. Neagle, General WorthDgton, Honest
John" Patterson, Marshal johnson and host
of lesser lights. The Impeachment resolutions
created genuine sensation. and would seem
to have added wonderfully 10 Bowen's reputa-
lion as reiOrmer 10 earnest. Meantime the
Governor, I am informed, pooh-poohs the
whole proceedings, declares that he knows TO
penny how much money would be required
to siife The thing in its present stage, but in