The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-27
THE WORK OF TIE .IEeIsLArURE.
Scenes Attending the Passage of the
Great Swinile in the HI o u e-The
Closing Days or the Session.
lFRoa OUR oHN CORRESPONDENT

CLOSING DQyS Oh tic SeSbsohs
fFRoa OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, February "a.
Considerable work was done to-day ia both
branhss Of the General Assembly, but The most
interesting part Of the proceedings was
THE GREENvILLE RAILROAD sw1NDLE.
The bill to aid the Greenvle and Columbia Rail-
road Company in repairing and extending their
road was called up By It's frienls in the House
about O'Clock, and from that time unit! the hour
Of adjournment The scene was one OF constant
turmoil and confusion. Previous thereto heavy
lobbying was done both in and outside Of the
House, and it was astonishing to see how we'll the
majority Of our immaculate
CHARLESTON DELEGATION,
VINO were so rampant against corruption during
the last campaign, could adapt themselves to the
occasion.
AS soon asiS became known that the bill was
before the House, stream Of visitors poured
into the gallery and on the floor, for it was gen.
orally understood that rich time was expected.
The chief lob5ymen, some OF them State OIL ials
high in ranI,) took seats beside the more doubt
ftil Of their tools to direct the movements and
keep sight OF the latter during the vote. After
the speaker announced the bill, O'Connell, from
York, offered a substitute, authorizing the com
papy 20 Issue TWO million dollars Of bonds,
to be endorsed with the guarantee oil the
State, and for which the state shal! have lien on
all company property whereon no mortgages
heretofore had been executed, and specifying
that an annual tax shall be levied upon the pro-
perry Of the State, sufficient to pay the Interest
on the bonds. Frost (who behaved splendidly
throughout) moved that the consideration Of the
bill be made the special order for July fourth, sub
sequently July third, second and first. Byas
moved to law the motions on the table, and Jones
moved the previous question. Sparrlng then
commenced in earnest in more senses than one, FOR
while Jones and Frost were engaged In word:-
duel, J. n. Hayne oiBarnwell, violent opponent
OF the measure, went for Tim Hurley, and but for
the interference OF the sergeant-at arms gen.
uine fight would have taken place. After some
twenty calls OF the ayes and nays, on appeals and
all manner Of subsidiary questions, which were
always voted down BY the friends Of the BIZ, uy
votes ranging from sixty TO seyenty-two against
majority OF from thirty to thlrly-nve, the main
question was finally arrived a. and 1t then be.
came mere matter OF time. Towards evening
the House was lef: without quorum. A motion
to adjourn then made was voted down by the
Greenville Railroad men, and on call OF the
House matters remaip in Status Qt.o until sui
1ciept number returned to the hall to continue
business. Sparrlug then recommended, either
Frost or Bosemon calling the ayes anu nays on
every section twice, until tile end was reached
The tota! number OF calls Of ayes and nays was
forty one, and the time consumed nine hours.
While the House was without quorum several
motions were made, the most sensible Of them
was probably one offered by Smart, That the
speaker (who was then eating dinner In his chalrJ
be allowed plate OF dessert, Which he ruled out
of order, on the grouEd that he had already dis
posed Of two platesful.
A LIST OF THE NAMES
Of those voting for and against the bill. In the
affirmative: Messrs. Adamson, Berry, Briggs,
Bryan, l.. Cain, E. Cain, Corwin, Cousart, Crews
Dannerly, J. Davis, T. 4. Davis, Dennis, Ellison,
Farr Ferguson, Ford, Gather, Gardner, Goodson,
Gogg!ns, Gallln, HardV, Harris, Hart, Hedges,
Henderson, Hudson, Huinbert, Humphrles, Hu,l
ten, Jackson, Jamison, Jercev, Johnson, Jones,
Keith, Kennedy, Lee, Llttledeld, Lloyd, Maddocks
McDaniels, T. d. Mcdowell, W. ]. Mcdowell
Mead, Mobley, Moore Mickey, oConnell, Fender
grass, Ramsey, Reddish. Rivers, Saunders,
SnASKLIN, Sinfons, J. P. Singleton, Smart, A0rd.
ham Smith, SULLIVAN, Tarlton, ]. W. Thomas,
Thompson, Wallace and Yocnm-66.
Those voting In the negative are
Messrs. Andel,, Barker, BASS, Boseia3n, Boston,
Bowley, Byas, DERRICK, DOYLE, DUNCAN, Dusen
bury, Frost CAN'T, Samuel Greene, HAGooD, C. D.
Hayne Holmes, Kuh, Leep. LITcuFlsLD, LYLE,
MILES, Milton, Myers, Nehemias, PERRY, Small,
Il. N. SMITH, sumpter Talbert, Taylor, Warley,
Whpper, Williams and WeFE0RD-35.
Names in small capitals are Reform members,
AMI those in italics Charleston delegates
REJECTED.
TIE bill requiring county treasurers 10 accept
orders Of CHECKS or warrants, issued by county
commissioners, for State taxes, was oa motion
Of Hayne, laid on the table.
ENGRoSsED.
The following bills received seco1d reading
and were engrossed Tor u third: OIL u lncOrpo'
rate certain religious Institutions; O hill author
iziny and empowering James 9. R9ndeet TO es-
tab!i-h wharf in the Town OF Beaufort; Senate
bill TO release lien Of the State upon lot Of land
in the CITY OF Charleston owned by the South Caro-
Ina Institute for The promotion of art, mechani-
cal ingenuity and industry, and lake similar
lien upon the new hall erected BY SAID Soutn
Carolina Institute; bill TO proil0lG Tie bringing
or paupers into the State Of South Carolina; bill
declaring the tight Of way across the Savannah
and Charleston Railroad; Senate bill 10 further
amend an act eulilled "An act providing for the
assessment aud taxation Of prope ty;" abill TO
fund the 1.ulla bona claims OF sherlns and eX.laX
collectors;a bill To repeal an act entitled IAN act
providing for the assessment anu taxation OF
properly;'' a senate bill TO amend an act entitled
IAN act to define the criminal Jurisdiction Of trial
usiicesn approved March l, 1910; Senate bill
TO require the county commissioners 70 report 10
the General Assembly; Senate bill to amend an
act to uehne The jurisdiction aud duties fcOunty
commissioners; u Senate bill to extend the Town
Of Camden; also e Joint. resolution 10 author.
ize tile county commissioner OF kershaw County
to levy speclaLtax for the purpose Of building q
county Jail.
The bill providing for the Appointment OF State
geulugist and assistant was, on motion, post.
ponad till next session.
A MESSAGE
was also received from the Senate informing the
House that The enacting clause of the bill to re-.
peal the act repeating the usury law, was stricken
OUT.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bi ls received third realing,
and were enrolled for ratification: A Senate
jont resolution authorizing the State treasurer
10 .reissue 10 John Phillips, executor OF John
Cainpbeli, deceased, certain certificates Of State