The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-27
NOTES AND COMMENTS BIZ MAIL.
The Gathering of the Solons-What
They Talk or Doing-An Issue with
Governor Scotia Perpetual Session -
A Pill Proposed for Charleston.
rrRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

COLUMBIA, S. c., November "a.
The town is rapidly filing with legislative
SSolons of yariegated complexion, caucussing
is becoming frequent and animated, and rumor
is busy with the expected transactions OF the
coming Legislature. It Is no small labor to
separate among the innumerable prophecies
and speculations now indulged In the grains OF
truth from the bushels of chat, but the folow
ing statements may be relied upon as furnish
ing a fair and rather detailed intimstion ofthe
tone and temper Of the Legislature.
One of the first bills to be introduced (pro-
baby next Tuesday by suspension OF the
rules) will provide for transfer Of the place
of deposit of the State funds from Hardy Solo.
mons bank to the Carolina National Bank,
and perhaps one other, and radical change
in the form of deposits. 1t will oe ordered
that county treasurers and Others receiving
State funds shall, on the 18th Of each month,
transmit the same, not to the State treasurer,
asat present, but direct to the bank, which
will receipt therefor III lriplicate, one copy
going to The deposltor, another to the treas
urer. and the third to the comptroller-gene-
raj. It will be further ordered that these
funds shall not be drawn upon, except for
specific purposes, expressed by appropriations,
and then upon the warrant Of the State treas-
urer. without requiring, as at present, the
counter-slgnature of the Governor The in
tent of this action is perfectly apparent. 1t is
part of the plan Of the Radical majority,
already announced, to keep the State money
tho To "a oUialaf11rQ wQnt tO
repudiate, at least TO the extent Of refusing to
pay interest, and they think they can do so
only by taking the control of the States in-
come out of the hands of the State officials,
and holding the State funds, subject only to
their own specific appropriations.
An issue is expected, very early In the ses-
sion, between the Governor and the Legisla-
ture, which will be provoked as follows: The
message proposes, among its other recon-
mendatons for retreachment, gradual re-
dSction, after certain number of days in ses-
sion, of the per diem allowance Of the mem
bers of the Legislature, on the principle that
the sessions are now unnecessarily prolonged
for the simple purpose of getting six dollars
per day. 1t Is needless to say that this sug-
but 1t is reported that the Legislature will not
only disregard the recommendation, but will
retsliate by resolving to hold q perpetual ses.
sion. Another quarrel will grow out Of the
statement In the message that the Legisla-
ture's expenses for last session were $500, 600.
upon this rclnt will be- In effect, that the ap-
preparation for the legislative expenses was
only $l35, 900; that they tried to get another
appropriation of s265.000 passed, but 1t was
vetoed and the veto sustained, and that If the
Governor has expended $500,00o 10 payment
of legislative billie, he has done 30 without the
warrant of law, and has thus proven himself
guilty OF fraud.
Another scheme proposed by certain mem
bers of the Legislature will have some local
interest for YOUR readers. It Is simply to ger
rymander Charleston County by including
within the city limits of Charleston enough OF
the county territory to bring IN controlling
majority c. colcred votes. | 90 not say tnat
this device has any probability OF success, and,
indeed, 1t is so utterly infamous that 1t is to
be hoped, for the crediL Of even Radical nu-
man nature, that 1t may only be false alarm,
but 1t has been solemnly discussed In caucus,
and q number of the Radicals have shown
themselves 80 terribly chagrined at the recent
Conservative victory IN Charleston as to seem
quite ready for any desperate or Infamous de-
vice BY which they may hope to regain their
clutch on the City by the Sea. PICKET.
Getting Ready for the Ku-Klux Trials
AHorrible Farce-The Cast-Em'n nent
Counsel for the Prisoners-The Order
of Proceedings-The Jails and the
Prfsoners-New President OF the Blue
Ridge Railroad, sc.
IrRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
\ COLUMBIA, s. G., November Is.
The arrangements for the approaching tern
of the United States Circuit Court and the tria
ofthe Ku.Klux Klan are now nearly completed