The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-06
,rpsox oUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
CoLUNbIA, S. c., Decemb

I'D
If the temper and intentions of both
Houses of the present Legislature can be pre-
dicated from the language Of the host of bills
that are being crowded. upon them, 1t seems
very evident thata complicated aud desper.
rate attack Is to be made upon every one OF
the State officials whose position makes his
completely ia tue stupendous frauds recently
unearthed matter Of probability. OF the
fifty odd billsand resolutions presented to the
Legislature to-day, either by notice ofiintro-
ductiqn or first reading, about one half were
aimeh directly, at Governor Scott ssSor
Treasurer Parker, and dozen more
were offered in the Eouse by enthusiastic
but injnJicieas members, only to be Withdrawn
upon the Speakers explaining that they would
be wholly inoperatlve and futile by reason OF
technical b.Cnders fallen into by their hasty
authors. It Is the misfortune, however, oil
such q Legislature as the Stale OF South Caro-
lima now possesses that no movement within
it can exist for any length OF time without as,
suming q circular form becomtng "a Ring;'
and it has come to pass that there now exists
In the Legislature an institution that can only
be correctly named by an apparent contradic-
tion of terms-a Refolm Ring. The members
of this Ring are now throwing red.hot shot
into the gubernatorial camp, (mostly, now
ever, In the nature Of threats 80 far, and the
outsiders are keeping Hp an irregular, BUSH
whacktpg fire upon the common enemy, va
ried with splteful side attacks upon the King.
Thus the duel has become triangular, like
Midshipman Essy's, but the quarrel Is very
pretty one asft etauds. -
Do In the Senate this morning the ball was set
in motion by the appointment OF Senators
Mash and Fayne upon Wilkes's joint commit
tee I noticed in Mondays News, 70 Investigate
az to reducing, consolidating and abolishing
state Offices Another paper from tho House
was the resolution to require the. joint specia.
invlkdgating committee to report next Thurs.
dat!sand this provoked q lively and personal
debate, principally between Messrs. white.
more aud Hayne, but participated In also by
Mcintyre, Smalls, Maxwell and Swails. Whit.
temore declared, very much as Dennis had
done In the House on Saturday, that two
weeks would be required for the actual print
ing, and that no number Of concurrent reso.
lulons could accomplish an impossibility, and
the Senate finally refused to concur and laid
the resolution on the table.
sented, Ia accordance with tho usual order Of
proceedings, was one from sundry citizens Of
Gharleston, praying an ect OF incorporation
for the Citlzens' Building and Loan Assocls-
ton OF Charleston, which was referred to the
COMMITTEES on interpretations; and then came
the avalanche OI Oul6 auu hOtlCoo Va ohio.
OF these the most Important refer to financial
matters, among them being the following:
Mr. Swails gave notice OF his intention 70
introduce "a bin to make appropriation FOL
the payment of the per diem and mileage ol
the members of the General Assembly, and
the salaries of the subordinate officers, and
other expenses Incidental thereto" This bill
is very similar, to Haynes bill tor the same
purpose, already noticed In the House pro.
ceedings, providing for an approximation o.
Sl50, 600 for current expenses and $200,0OOf fol
deficiencies, and authorizing the treasurer to
hold incoming taxes subject to the demand ol
members pay certificates.
Mr.. Owens introduced, from the committee
on finance, "a bill TO amend an act entitled an
act to authorize State loan to Day interest on
the public debt the amendment consisting
In striking out the fffh section; bill to repeal
the act creating the sterling funded debt which
In addition to repeating the bill directs the
Governor to procure and deposit with the
secretary Of State all the bonds printed under
this act, and "a joint resolution instructine
the State treasurer to refuse payment o.
drafts upon the treasury, except In certain
cases. the exceptions being In favor Of drafts
ds6er specific appropriations Of the Legisla
Mr.. WhIttemore introduced q joint resolu
tion authorizing the attorney general to Sc
cure the possession Of the sterling loan bona
now said to be In the hands of the American
Bauk-Note Compsuy OF New York, and plaet