Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-12-28
legas1atiTe Proceedings.

:! In the Senate, on the Goth, the proceed
ings were unusually dull and void of
any general interest. s IT,
5 In the House, Bowen resumed his arr
gument in favor of Impeachment, and
said that he had detected an attempt by
the Governorto throw. three million of
Sterling Fund Bonds on the market. Het
alluded to the Greenvile Rail Road
-swindle, and said that thesmoney used
to purchase shares of the Ring was taken
from the Treasury, and that the Sinking
Fund Commission sold the States inter
est to them.for two dollars and seventy
five cents, when other parties had offered
five dollars per share. Healluded to the
Land Commission purchases in Charles
ton, and said that exorbitant prices. had,
been paid for tracts of land covered by
water. The Manigault tract which was
worth about six thousand dollars had,
been ip3oiced to thesState for thirty-six''
thousand dollars; the Whitewood tract,
which was sold for thousand and sixty
dollars, was sold tosthe State for twenty
three thousand dollars also he alluded
TO the operations of the Sinking Fund
Commission, and charged that the Land
Scrip given to the State by Congress, al
legged toshave been sold for: seventy-two
cents, really brought eighty -four 'cents,
and that he had letters from the purcha-
sers to prove the fact. He concluded by
saying that he would ask that the
consideration of his resolution be post
poned until after the holidays.
| Mobley, Byas and Jones followed, de-
defending the cause of the Governor.
The House adjourned at P. NJ. without
action.
I On the 2lst, in the Senate, Mr.. Arnim
introduced concurrent resolution, that
q joint committee, consisting OF two
|, members Of the Senate and-members
of the House, be appointed to investigate
the proceedings Of the Sinking Fund
Commission since the time, CT their ap-
pointment; to ascertain what disposition
has been made Of the land scrip to which
the State'was entitled, under the Act of
Congress, entitled can Act donating
public lands to the several States and
Territories which may provide colleges
for the benefit of agriculture, and that
the said committee shall have power to
send for persons and papers, and shall
report to the General Assembly on or be-
fore the2 25th January next.
After considerable debate, the resolu-
ton was laid over.
Mr.. Arnim offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted, and Messrs.
Arnim, Mcintyre and Smalls appointed
on the committee: "
ReSolUed, That a committee consisting
of three be appointed, on the'part of the
Senate, to investigate the Sinking Fund
Commission,S since the time of their ap-
pointment, with power to send for per-
sons and papers, and to report on or be-
fore the 25th of January, 1872.
Several acts an Joint resolutions hav-
ing received the Governors signature,
were ratified and became laws. :.
4 In the House, Byas and Mobley spoke
against the impeachment resolution, and
Frost and Whipper in it's favor. The
friends of the Governor tried to force a
vote, but were defeated by Whipper get
sing the floor, and refusing to yield until
the hour of adjournment.
Whipper, in his speech, exposed the
reason for the anxiety on the part of BY
as; Mobley and Jones to force avote, say
ing that the Governor had made the ac-
roIu 'shment of that result condition
Z i'nleTt f his agreement to pay