The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-04
rrRou OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

Acain-Reports from Chester.
TFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, February 2.
Under the head of unfinished business, the
Senate to-day again took up the bill to make
appropriation for the per diem and mileage ol
the members of the General Assembly, and,
during its discussion, some rich denouementS
took place. The question at issue was the
amount to be filed in the blank left for that
purpose. Smalls warted to know what be-
came of the other sl35, 900, before he voted
for more, and desired that the committee ap-
pointed to Investigate the latter transaction
should report before any action was taken on
this bill. SwalIs said he was on that commit
tee, and would report in a.daY or two, but he
was willing. It ,shoilld be known that .he
treasurer has vouched for every dollar OF
it.. Smaus Has not satisfied; he was aware
that it did not take sl35,0O0 to pay the
members, and ne wanted to know Wnat
amount left, after the members. were paid,
went for incidental expenses, and II ne
(Smals) could find out what they were, ne
was smarter than anybody else, aud he would
Athe Slate lasting service II ne could make
the discovery. Leslie said he was In laVor OF
acting on the bill at once, for if the money mac
been stolen, which he thought was not the
case, it could have no effect upon tbis appro-
priation, which they would have TO make any
way 1t took $4,000 to pay the members and
attaches and by the time the printing bills
and other little expenses were paid, there was
but small margin left. The stealing In
political parties Is not In appropriations, for
llr lrtGA n1
enough to make it pay. Stealing Is done oy
endorsing bonds to irresponsible parties and
robblnc the State of its credits; but let 1t be
understood right here, that
NOT ONE RAILROAD SCHEME SHALL PASS :.
Not one dollar shall pass the Senate to help
railroad schemes Parties changing on" IN
and about the Statehouse, rob the state; they
offer large amounts Of bonds to help them-
selves and others TO get them. The Port Royal
Railroad wants two million OF bonds. and noW
the Creenville and Columbia Railroad has
taken into its head that it wants foN or five
millions But let it be understood that there
are sufficient good Republicans In the General
Assembly to defeat any such measure, anu
they have sworn to stand by the credit OF the
State. After some iurther debate, in which
Leslie, Smalls and Nash participated, the
Senate agreed to appropriate sl25,O0O, oy
vote OF II TO G.
M'INTYREs SEAT.
Attorney General ChamberlaIn's opinion,
recommending that the election OF Mcintyre
be declared void, was received in the Senate
morrow.
The sl7,5o0 drawn By the investigating COM
mittee OF the Third Congressional District, Of
which frequent mention is made In debates,
both In the House and Senate, was again the
theme Of insinuating remarks made by Sena-
tor Leslie to-day. The committee appointed
to investigate how and when the money was
drawn, seem to be somewhat backward In
making their report. Leslie says that Smalls,
who was on The first named committee, and Is
also on the investigating committee, was not
anxious to make report SmatlS said ne
was. but that he wanted to see Joe Crews first.
Leslie. ''You know you don't want to see
Crews; he is the last man In the world you
from the treasurer (Which we are Informed
bore Smalls's name for considerable amount
of the money! and said: II have document
which win deny the senator's statement"
Leslie demanded with most bland smile on
his face) that he should read the contents of
the paper TO the Senate; bat Smalls returning
the telE-tale document to his pocket, declined
the proposition, which would probably have
exploded the whole secret.
JoeCrews says he wants to see Smalls, ,tbut
not In the way the latter desires, and further
declares that Smalls had his share OF the
money.
HoUsE-THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD BONDS.
Lee offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the committee on ways and
means be. and they are hereby, instructed to
obtain information from the comptrOller-gen-
eral If any OF the four millions OF the Blue
Ridge Railroad bonds have been sold, and
what amount thereof remains In his custody,
and report the result to this House without
delay.
AWAY WITH MONOPOLY.
Yocum, in the House, introduced bill to
authorize and empower persons who may in
corporate themselves for that purpose to dig
and mine In the beds Of the navigable streams
and waters Of the State of South Carolina for
phosphate rocks and phosphate deposits.
The bill is meant to destroy the present
monopoly OF the system, and to give all parties
chance to engage in the phosphate business,
providing they comply with the laws on the
subjec'.
FIGHT AT CHESTER.
The rumors from Chester are conflicting.
Gentlemen who arrived 10 this city to-day re-
port that a fight took place there last night be-
tween the white and colered, but were unable
to give any detailed report. They heard 1T
stated by some that Ave or SIX persons were
killed, while other parties told them only one
man had. been shot. The latter statement fs