The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-26
THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT.
Nice Disciosures-Leslic Breaks Loose
The Railroad Isings-The Blue Ridge
Bonds.
rFRoa OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

TFRod OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
COLUMBIA, January "a.
The resolution that the General Assembly dc
adjourn sine die on the first day Of March, was
introduced by c. D. Hayne in the House, on
Saturday, and took many by surprise. 1T was
passed by a close vote, after some discussion,
and ordered to be sent to the Senate. A mo-
tion was made to reconsider the vote and lost.
It was anticipated that heavy fight would
come upon it yesterday morning, but such was
not the case. The resolution was sent to the
Senate, where, as that body had waited some
time to obtain quorum, it came up as the
very first business Of the day.
HOW THE SENATE HANDLED 1T.
The larger portion of the days session was
consumed in The discussion OF the resolution.
Many spicy things were said, which, II tney
were said by any enterprising reporter would
bring him before the bar of the Senate for
contempt.
WHAT IS THERE BEFORE THE SENATE
Leslie opened fire in that nervous but
suasive manner he has, that always convinces
and pretty generally succeeds, and asked, first,
if there was anything at present before them
or anything looked for in the future that could
prolong the session longer than the lst OF
MaTCU. AS ClupSoSLLlSho taAoif sAO F0A
dict OF the people was that the Judge should
resign. They did not care to squander fifty or
sixty thousand dollars to impeach him.
THINGS CONTEMPLATED AND FEARED.
He knew Just how the matter stood. There
would be lot of railroad bills and bogus
measur-s coming up. This will be along
about the 9th or 2sth of February. Some SEN
atoS5will rise up and say: "There Is some very
Important bill about to come up" either the
jury bill or some triaing incorporation bill, or
something, and one must prolong the time TO
allow them to pass. But, lying behind them,
there will be two or three big railroad bills.
/ don't say who the senators will be who Will
do that, but I have got my eye on two OF
them. 1t will be either the senator from Beau
fort or the senator from Hamburg.
THE WRONG PARTY.
Smalls arose here, and said he was sorry 10
see the senator from Barnwell In such mis-
take. He intended to vote for the resolution,
and, what was more, pledged his word as o
senator that he would never vote to resclnd
his action. AS for his Intending to urge rail-
road schemes, he deemed that mistake, too:
Perhaps the senator from Barnwell would
bring In some more of his Barnwell vs. Black
vile cases, or Barnwell railroad pet schemes,
and want them passed.
Leslie facetlously apologised, but wanted to
hear the senator from Edgeheld speak. Arnim
said not word, and Swails took the floor.
ONE OF THE OPPOSITION.
Leslie had shown up the scheme of the OPP
position. and referred to Swails as having sup
ported the Port Royal Railroad aid bill at q
previous session, and desiring to extend the
time for Its passage by calling up the Dill con-
stituting trial Justices. SWails admltteo tne
fact, but not the motives.
The ayes and nays were then called on
motion TO lay on the table, end lost by vote,
ayes 6, nays II.
WHERE TIE FUN CANE IN.
As soon as the vote was announced Swails
moved to amend by inserting the goth OF Feb
ruary. Leslie opposed; he knew they could
get away In week If they choose, but Swails
had made the amendment because he knew
that the House would not concur in II. VI
dont know as there is any respectabillty in
eternal preaching will do no good. Nothing
but the bottomless pit and every one thiown
into it will awaken the Senate to It's duty. /
can't 20 into any portion OF the State without
the people tocklng around me to know why
these things are SO. The
PEOPLE OF THE STATE ARE BANKRUPT
to-day, and every senator knows 1t. They
can't pay their taxes, and 1t Will turn out SO.
And the senators object Is to defeat any ad-
journment at all. l ask you how long do you
want to remain here. This is the same speech
made last year. Then you wanted the whole
of last year-you would stay the whole year
round You would stay until the sun should
rise and sink, and sink to rise no more. /
could pick OCT some OF the members who want
to stay here all the year round. From now
until the 2sth of February it is about six
weeks. If you can't transact all the business
in that time, 20 hide yourself. If there is any
hiding place outside of the State that can get
to then propose TO go there. saw crowd
Of people on the train yesterday. don't pro,
pose 10 tell you all that they said. They said
we can't pay the taxes. The cotton crop Is a
failure, and we have not any money. Twenty
two cents per pound was advanced us on our
cotton, and it Is only bringing fifteen cents to-
day in New York.
ii want to put myselfright on record as say
ing that there are men who want to do right
OUTSIDE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY,
who desire economy in expenditures to the
putting OF good men In office; who do not want
to see men in office whose chief aim is to steal
all they can and then run away. But the Re-
publican party has died out in this State: 1t
has become too mean and contemplate to
live. For Gods sake don't defeat this thing
now"
SdAils said this was the third time re had
heard that speech. Leslie inGuired Don't
you believe that If the resolution was adopted
with YOUR amendment the House would refuse
to concur Was not that the reason you Of
tered the amendment? Swails sati it was
not. He wanted 10 get through the work In
Iess time, ami if Leslie was sincere he would
vote for it.
Corbin favored an adjournment on March
lst. He was well aware that that resolution,
unless adopted as Ii came from the House,
would give them trouble hereafter. IL was
better TO adopt the resolu,io on the ground
Of public policy.
NASH AND THE RAILROADS.
Nash favored the amendment for the goth.
He objected to the slur thrown at the House. |
He knew of no railroad scheme or sinking
fund bill that was coming up.
Leslie jokingly asked him what he was read
ing before he got up Nash had been reading
a memorial concerning Sam Thompson's street
railroad, and 1t rather got tie laugh on him.
He continued am told that the finances o1
the State are not in that beautiful condition
they should be; that the land commission is
being whitewashed, sc.
In reply to the latter remark, Leslie saiu
that he had been before the committee ap-
pointed to investigate, and had given IN a por-
iicu OF his testimony, and would finish at the
next meeting.
The resolution as it came from the House
was concurred in by a vote Of sixteen TO TWO
on a call OF the yeas and nays.
HOW MANY cLERKsHIPs HAVE YOU GOT
The above Is now quite the password be-
tween the many young men OF leisure seen
stroling around the Statehouse. Some Of
them have as high as three or four, and 1t is