The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-27

in payment for county taxes and. c:nsr purposes
were returned to the Senate WIN amendments,
and bill, to incorporate the Columbia, Walter.
boru' and Senassee Railroad Company; a bill to
amend an act entitled IAN act to organize and
govern the militia OF the Sta;e 0! south caro-
lina;n bill to make appropriations anu rase sup
niles for the fiscal year commencing November !,
Ie7O:', q bill to authorize county commissioners
of Spartanburg, Plckens, Oconee and Greenvllle,
and the authorities OF certain towns in those
Certain bonds and bill to facilitate the punish.
ment of crime were sent 10 the senate.
SENATE.
After nrayer and roll call this morning. Mr..
Leslie obtained the floor on question 0i privilege
to respond to that portion OF the Governors testl-
mony al!uding to him IN connection with Blue
Ridge Railroad misunderstanding him With hey-
ING agreed to remove tue injunction On tie sale OF
the Blue Ridge bonds for the consideration OF
SOS 600. He. said words would not satisfy the
public SO he would give c'S be 20 ba ae
denial as regards the truth Of the statement, and,
Secondly. il could not be true from the nature OF
the case, he having no controi 10 Inc premises,
and he demanded the Governor autGorlly lot
feelings towards the Governor or this would
offer him an opportunity 10 strike him. lie:
was friend 20 fair reconstruction, and
the present state Of affairs was wholly due to
the Governors unttness for the position; for
haf, he been honest upright and determined mot.
ters would look different to-day He datef the
whsle cause of the present state OF corruption
back 20 the first senatorial contest, where while
the brains OF the members Of the General Assem-
bly were intlamed By liquor. he the Governor)
obtained the passage OF his bill, giving bonds to
the Blue Ridge. by using improper means, as he
did also on tie 6 rslaliIe 70 .he e oa s.ate ~ 9s, u.s.
corruption OF others, From such statements Us
made by the Governor people would be CON-
pellcd TO believe that he Leslie) was rascal but
he would s0on show that he was clear Of any
franiis imputed to him in the land commission.
CorDih. Mr.. President and gentlemen, An
honest man is the ncblest work Of God. ! have
done.
The bill to repeal the act repeating the uSury
laws of the State vas taken up for second reading
After short debate, on motion Of Whlttemor
the enac,inr clause was stricken out By vote OF
"a to 2.
TNe.renort OF the committee on finance recon-
mendng the sss4es Of se ocars ecled con-
Siderable debate. motion 10 strike OUT The
enacting clause Of the bill failed, and, on motion
OF Hayne the further cohsiaeraslon was then
postponed till next session.
POLICE COURT OF CHARLESTON.
The bill to define the jurisdiction OF the Police
Court o.! Charleston, on which the committee on
the judiciary had rendered favorable report. was
considered as In committee OF the whole ard by
sections passed to third reading.
THE ELECTION LAW.
The committee on privileges and elections, re-
commencing the passage OF the Dill amending lne
act providing for genera bc anS repeas G
ten day Law, came up, and passed second reau.
ihC with the following amendment: "The sheriff
OF each county Is hereby required to appoint as
the election is completed, and they shall prevent
all interference with the managers, and zee that
there is no interruption OF good order"
THE CHARLESTON sESAToRsuIP.
The return OF the commissioners Of election.
giving the number OF votes polled for each canal.
date during the late election lot senator togetner
Irregularities had occurred at the BLACK Hole
Swamp precinct, were received and read IN the
Senate today Consideration was deferred until
the receipt OF the board OF canvassers' report.
INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced and re
ferred to committees: bllf 10 renew tne cnartsI M 81
renew and extend The charter Of the Roman
Catholic Church or St. Nary's, Charleston; OIL
to sell lands purchased by the land d'commisslonef
in this State at public auction.
coMMITTEs REPORTS.
The committee on engrosscd bills reported the
bill declaring tract OF land consisting OF one
hundred aci es In the County OF Fairfield, as es-
cheated to the State and 10 vest the title TO the
same In the trustees OF RidgewaJ Academy; cor
rectly engrossed. 1t was then read aihrd time
and enrolled for ratification. The committee on
the judiciary recommended The passage OF the b!ll
authorizing clerks of courts TO take testimony 10
certain cases The committee on Agriculture re-
commended The adoption OF the honse eoocnl,
rent resolution to print one thousand copies oi
the commissioners Of agriculture report
PAPERS FROM THE HOUSE.
The bill to incorporate The Columbia, Walter
boro' and Yemassee Railroad Company; uill to
amend an act.entitled IAN act 10 organize ana
govern The militia Of the State Of South Carroll.
ra.r and, 4 bill TO make an appropriation anu
raise supplies for the year commencing November
l, 1870, received from tie House. were read nrsG
time. The resolution instruct!ng joint anu special
committees appointed durlug the session to re-
port on Monday next was coGcurred In. rs Was
also the House amendmen. to the bill TO compsl
county treasurers TO receive county checks or
warrants, and for other purposes, and the bill TO
charter the Town OF YorHville.
ESGRos:ED.
The following bills and joint resolutions recely.
ed n second re1dng today and were ordered TO
he epprossed: Bill to amend an act regulating the
fees OF sheritis and other officers therein named,
anu for other purposes; bill TO amend an act entl-
tied "An act to better protect holders Of insurance
pointment Of supervisor. Of State.hOuse aud
grounds; bill! to incorporate the Lebanon Presoy-
ferIan Church. OF Fairfield County; bill To incor-
porate the Workingmen's Mutual BENEFIT Lie AS
surance Association OF South Carolina; Jout re5o-
luton 70 authorize the State treasurer to reissue
to W. B. Pringle, executor OF Mrs. Bertha SHlr-
wing, certificate Of State stock; bill relating to the
fess Of the State land commissioner; Joint resoin-
ton by committee on finance authorizing tile
State treasurer To reissue certificate OF State
stock to Il. b. Mills; Joint resolution by committee
on finance authorizing the State treasurer TO re-