The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-02
The Co1uMBtA CANAL MATTER IN THE

River, and the resolution from the House
to examine into the work on the Oolum-
bia Canal, came up, yesterday, in the Se-
nate as the special order for 1.15 p H.,
on the report Of the special committee
thereon. The matter was postponed for
a short time. for the consideration of
the Georgetown Railroad bill, and ut
abont 2 80 Pm, lit was taken up. Tie
discussion was mainly on motions to
defer further consideration, and at times
lapsed into pointed personalities, in
dnlged in by Senntots, both for and
asainst the bill. The report .~es made
by Mr.. e. 8. J. Hayes, the chairman of
the special committee. who moved that
it be made the special order for Monday
next, at 1890 P. NJ. i
Mr.. Leslie favored the postponement,
urging as reason that the Senator from,
Lexington (Mr. Hayes) was not then
ready to fully explain the views of the
committee, and besides this, the report
had not been read, nor properly con-
sidered by the Senate.
Mr.. Nash said: I oppose the motion
to postpone the matter. The Senate
will reoollect that, few days ago, the
| Senator from Barnwell demanded that
this matter should be brought up at
once. He WANTED that the bill should
come up at an early day, but now he de-
sires it to be postponed. The Senator
from Lexington is just as we'll prepared
to-day as he will be atany time, and I
daresay lie has got his points with him
now. Mr.. Nash afterward found that he
was laboring under the impression that
| the postponement was to be until next
day, and favored postponement until
Monday, saying that the bill wonld have
to have three separate readings in each
house, and that it would take at least
six days to pass the measure.
Mr.. Leslie wished to set himself right,
and wanted all to set themselves right,
in this matter.
Mr.. Nash-Then can put you where
you belong. A.
Mr.. Leslie thought it an unfortunate
affair that the friends of the dam bill
were where they were then.
r Mr.. Nash-That is right. Call them
the friends of the dam bill"
Mr.. Leslie-Let me tell the Senator
from Richland that be has got to face
this bill, and that he has got to face it
squarely. It is unfortunate that these
| men are placed in this predicament, but
we are going to meet them, and have
| now the documents and facts to go upon.
There is an unfortunate ,fsct staring you
| in the face. To-day you are opposed to
the bill. and We will be able to show why
| you are so opposed when the time comes.
| Rnt tho oho ~ tho novo m 4, n, n
that this postponement take place.
| Mr.. Hayes said he withdrew his mo-
tion, and was willing to meet the ques
tion right now.
Mr.. Leslie was ready, he said. too;
but, on consideration, moved to make
the bill the special order for the next
day, at o'clock.
Mr.. Arnim wished to set himself right
in this matter. He did not know whe.
ther, at the present time, he was in favor
Of the bill or not He took the posi-
tion. that in 1868 right had been grant
ed to Messrs. Sprague & Co. to construct
canal, which work had never been car.
ried out as agreed, and that now, as
power was asked for to build dnm,
there was no guaranty that the latter
would be completed.
Mr.. Nash moved to lny the motion to
postpone on the table, which was car
ried.
Mr.. Leslie thought they were as ready
then to take mp the bill as they ever
would be. He did not wish to make any
motion for further time; ho could now
rout the opponents of the bill; he know
the shape in which they were going to
present the matter, and knew their rea-
sons. He wanted discussion and, in
fact, rather courted the job; but he had
seen the turn affairs had taken, and re-
gretted it, bit, after all, he didn't know
when they would be more ready for dis
cussion than they were to-day.
After some considerable discussion on
motions to adjourn to day definite,
Mr. HaJns moved to indefinitely post
pone the whole subject matter
Mr.. Leslic-That kills the whole mat.
ter. I have seen man1uvreing of that
kind, however, in my days. This will
wipe out the report of the Senator from
Lexington, and everything else. They
are rendy, it seems, to force tho issue
this morning. They want the merits of
the bill discussed now. 1 am perfectly
willing that these opponents of the bill
should take the part they arc taking. and
l am. as well, perfectly willing that you,