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

hal! and committee rooms, store 1t, take an In
ventory thereof, and deliver the keys OF the room
wherein the property Is stored TO the secretary ol
state.
Ramsay Introduced resolution to rescind the
action OF the House, relative to ad;ournmenL on
March 1st, and TO continue the session until MarcA
18th. The resolution brought about aliVely de.
bate between those who want to 60 home and
those who don't want to, until finally motion to
ey On the table prevailed.
Jones introduced resolution that when the
House adjourns. 1t stands adjourned until Tues
day, TO permit the members to attend the cere.
monies OF erecting monument over the grave OF
3. F. Randolph. Whpper amended so as TO aa-
journ till Monday evening, at I O'Clock. on
motion, the resolution as amended was adopted.
BILLS PASSED.
Bins to charter the Yamassee and Mlen Rail-
road Company: to declare the right Qf way 10 Ger.
tain parties across the Savannah ana Charleston
Railroad: and joint resolution to provide Tor the
publication OF the decisions OF the Supreme Court,
delivered during lS5s.'ss.'Io, under the super.
vision Off. S. e. Richardson; to re ease the lien
OF the State on iot.in Charleston, owned by the
South Carolina Institute, for the promotion OF
Treasurer to refund to Messrs. Risley Creighton
s603 Is, taxes o7erpaid by them, passed third
reading, and were sen. TO the Senate.
SECOND READING.
The following bills were read agecond time and
ordered 70 be engrossed: ol to resnartsr , al e.
corporate the Homestead, Building Planting and
Loan Association OF South Carolina; Senate bill
to Incorporate tle.T0wn OF Florence; Senate oil!
to alter and amend the charter OF the Town OF
Darlington; also a. senate joint resolution 10 In
corporate the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church..
The bill to incorporate the Northwestern Rail-.
road Company, proposing to build road from
Alleniale on the Port Royal Railroad TO Ninety
six, in Aooeville, was discussed until aoIourh-
.ment.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on WAYS andsmeans reported In
favor Of Senate bill appropriat!ng $4,000 for I'M
provemepts On the Lunatic Asylum.
SENATE.-THE CHARLESTON sENAToRsHIP
Swails presented the credentials Of newly elect
lard, Of Charleston County. protest against
his admission, submitted by r. Il. Cain, IN Wncn
he claims that Gailard was not fairly elected, ana
that frauds had been practiceG at one OF the pre-
elections. On motion OF Swails the credentials
were then accepted, and he, together with J: F:
B. ckman, OF George,ow and J. Holiinshead; Of
Abberiie, was sworn In and seated.
TIE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD BONDS.
Whittemore's bill to repeal the act authorizing
road bonds, passed its second reading in the Sen.
ate to-day. The bill provides an appropriation oil
s4OO, 900 for the. redemption Of the hypothecated
bonds.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills passed third reading and
were ordered to be enrolled bill to incorporate
the Lebanon Presbyterian Church Of Fairfield; bill
to regulate the manner o. drawing jurles; PHI 10
establish new judicial aud election county from
portions Of Barnwell. Edge9eld, orangeourg and
Lexington, to be known as Aiken County; also
bill to incorporate the Healing Spring Baptist
Church.
coAAIrTBE REPORTS.
The committee on the judiciary reported in
favor OF abolshing the sixth Judicial crcult anu
annex portions thereof to the fifth and seventh.
THE APPROPRIATION AND SUPPLY BILL
The bill to make appropriations and raise sup.
plies for the fiscal year commencing November
lst 1870, was received In the senate this morning
from the House. Hayne desired immediate &C.
tion thereon 30 as to pass 1t by the day now liked
for adjournment. ArRim desired to see 1t referred
TO the committee on finance, as he thought many
changes were required IN IT. Waittemore' saN
that the House had wfully delayed this bill, so as
to defeat adjournment on She ISL; oos ne was ae
were made or not. They knew this BILL was nee
essary and therefore held II back to compel US 70
make q request Of continuing the session, and
thereby shift the responsibility on the Senate's
Shoulders. The motion 10 refer to the finance
committee prevailed.
EFFORT TO POSTPONE ADJoURNING.
An effort to postpone adjourning was aiso
made IN the Senate, but was : ,unsuccessiuL
Unless something extraordinary occurs between
now and March ls5. the Senate will adjourn on
the day now fixed.
COMBINATIONS.
The following tridl Justice appointments were
confirmed By The Senate to-day: William Hood,
Samuel McClinton, Root Hemphill, James McCas-
lau ". A. Giles, ]. X. TarTant. D. o. Han thorn,
Abbeville;J. N. CaItwell, F. A. Sasportas, u: Il
Farmer s. 4. Jacobs, Evans Brown, julius Hey
ward, Richard De La Roach, George Warren,
John c. Rayser, John Alpin, Colieion; Henry
Goethe A. B Myers, h. II. Gleaves ]. 2. N. Ep-
ping, r. K. Carlton e. W. Brown, Beaufort.
OUR LOBBY. MEN.
The assurance, or more properly impuuence, OF
dur LOBBY men ia the railroad business, several OF
them being State officials, Is really astonishing,
anil would do credit to the most shameless ')ob-
bei,, In the lobby Of Congress. Their bill had no
sooner passed through The third reading in the
House than they made their appearance on the
aoDr OF the Senate, dropping themselves In seats
beside senators and playing the agreeable"
The new senators especially were favored with
their winning smiles, and the "ol course you
vote for IT." was said loud enough to be heard
even at the reporters table. There is one thing
certain, that II the bill does pass the Senate,
the par ties Interested will have to pay well for IL
for there IL not senator on the n0or who Is
not aware OF the Importance OF Ills vote and their
conscientious scrupes are not so elsily overcome
US those 0. the members Of the other House.
TIE KU.KLUS SCARE.
Several members OF both houses have been
favored with ku.klux, letters, threatening dire
vengeance at no late period, aud the scare III con-
sequence is not Slight. Rum0rs OF large bodies or
Kc.KluX entering Columbia at night and COB
bling up the whole General Assembly and oonox-
Gus State officials are evidently Circulated, and,
By the more ignorant, believed.
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