The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-09
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. J
ExEcUTIvE DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBIA, March Z, 1871.

TO the ROnOrd0te the SeIa0te OF SOntl CdTOtl7l0
GENTLEaES-I return to your honorable body,
without nv approval, an act appropratfnR $685.
900 for Legislative expenses, for the following rea-
sons, to wit:
First, l regard the expenditure Of the money
already appropriated during this session, and the
sum iuclHded in this bill, amounting "a the ag.
gregate TO four hundred thousand tS4oo.o00) dol
lars, as simply enormous Tor one session OF tne
legislature II is beyond the comprehension OF
any one how the General Assembly could legiti-
matcly expend one-ha,f that amount OF money.
cannot refrain from expressing the oplnion that
there must have been some secret agency IN nx-
ing the sum at tat anOuRt, as number OF The
members, both Of the House and Senate, have
expressed their surprise at finding the ap.
preparation changed from one hundred and TWEEN:
ty.fye thousand tSl25, ,o00 dollars, as it was be-
lieved to- have passed, TO that sof rWe hundred
ard sixty. five. thousand ts205,ooo) dollars. re-
gret the necessity or returning the act without
nv approval, Oh The last day OF the. session, but
to 40 otherwise, feel that would be recIeant TO
the duties imposed upon me. by becoming party
: 70 wrong BY which:the whole people would be
made to suffer.
this bill should not become law but time pre-
vents my dong other than giving It my unquall.
fed dlsapproyal, believing that the members OF
an error tnat must have crept into the bill clan.
destlnely in Its enrolment.
ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor.
Leslie, after the message was read, stated That
the increase arose from the smuggling In OF the
"DenniS clains, for fitting up The Hall Of Repre-
sentatives, and that 1t had been voted on 10 lhe
seoate. while the general appropriation olllWss
under discussion, without any one knowing what
they voted for. The question only being, "Shall
we adopt the House amendmentPn (fhis was
evidently fact, for no one did seem to know any.
thing aoontit.) Leslie Thought thas thls shopid
be no reason why members should so home with,
out tEeir pay. The Governor was not compelled
to sign any checks, except such as he thought lit.
Corbn said that he had inquired OF the Senate
,,,H,N@ N@..n- "a ftnp nnf n
the amount was increased and how the additional
$4,000 came ID the bill. II was, however, well
known how it was iucprrsd. 1t was the lifting up
Of The Haflof Representatives, which ne declared
: an outrage and O swind:e. He had experts TO
estimate tae expense, nc the highest figure, and
they tod him that SIS 600 wold leave q big mar
gin. Wimbush, Nash. HSyne and Maxwell follow
ed 10 similar strain. Some were in favor o. get:
ting the pay Of members, while others would sooner
/ go home without their nay Than vQte 1or sucn a
scheme, but all united In denouncing !he AFFAIR as
barefaced swindle. Whit.emore thought tae
only way to obri4te this difficulty was to extend
the session till saturday and pass new o.ll anu
introduced resolution to that enecf. BY request
OF Leslie, action on the resolution was suspended
till half past 10 O'Clock, to take up other matters,
aud The Charleston County coin mmisslo1erS lnyes-
tgation was then called.ap. Leslie wanted tEe
whole testimony read. which would nave occu-
pied the time till the hour Of adjournment, but
objection was male, aud. while the matter was
still under discussion, the time fer the considera-
ton Of Whittem0re's resolution arrived. WIN
tion, which was adopted oy almost a unanimous
vote The remainder OF the time was occupied IN
ratifyipg acts and making yaledctory speeches.
In the House the debates during the evening were
itself VITO q mutual admtrutlen society-e'ery'
body being the best man.
ACTS RATIFIED.
The following acts were ratihel to-day:
Act providing for the Deaf and Dumb Institute.
Acttoenable judgmentdebtors to sell real estats
and nPrsOnal DrODerty.
Act Incorporating the Young Mems Brotherly
Association.
Act amending an act Incorporating the Enter
prise Railroad.
Act reinqulsh!ng all right, title and Interest in
the real estate OF N. b. Pounay.
Act incorporating the South Carolina Gold MI
Act Incorporating xhe worklngmen's Mutual
Benefit Life Association.
Act requiring. county commissioners to report
to the General Assembly.
act to release the lien Of the State on lot OF
land belonging To the South Carolina Institute.
Act authorizing Mr.. i. RundeA TO establish
wharf st Beaufort.
Act incorporating the Columbia, WATERFORD
Act Incorporating certain religious iustitu-
lions.
Act declaring right OF way across Savannah
Railroad. .,,-
Act to Incorporate and repair certain railroads:
Act providlngfor the establishment OF teachers'
Institutes .,,
Act Incorporating the Camden Steam Mill Com
pany.
Act chartering the Nor orhwestern Railroad.
act Incorporating the Union Gold Mining COM
pany.
Ra road.
Act TO recharter Cypress .Ca1seway.
Act chartering the South Carolina Phosphate
River Mining Company.
Act to determine the election day for Mayor and
Aldermen or the City OF Chsrlel:on.
Act amending an act incorporating the Home
ste4 Bnilding, Planting and Loan Association.
AEt amending the ch orters Of certain religious