The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-01
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The members Of the Senate to-day put an
effectuar S3aletus upon the Blue Ridge Rail-
road swindle, and at the same time, and by
the same action, indicated very clearly their
'disapprobation ofthe credit system In leglsla
ton. Mr.. Leslie intimated, on Friday last.
that the Senate was not disposed to tolerate
the C. o. D. principle, and that, as the New
York advertisements say, ''the money must
accompany each order to secure the ship
ment of the goods;' and the friends of the
Blue Ridge scheme have doubtless found by
this time, to their entire satisfaction, that
promises to pay, contingent upon the passage
OF bill, hardly furnish sufficient motive
power to turn the senatorial grlndstone for
an axe of such proportions.
The measure came up to-day, Immediately
after The morning business, as the special order
Of the day, aud amouon was made by Swalls
till Thursday next. Nash hoped not, and
could not see any reason why q vote could not
be taken then as well as any other time.
Whittemore accused the senators Of acting IN
bad faith toward him. he had been called
out Of town for day or TWO, and they had
agreed not to take up this Gil OF aoominations
until his return; but he noticed by the journal
that they had made determined effort 10 take
up the bill on Friday. Now that 1t had come
up he was prepared to say something ABOUT lt,
and hoped the motion to postpone would not
prevail. Hayne called for the ayes AM noes
on the motion to postpone, and afterWard
withdrew the call, which was renewed, how
to have Swails get. up and tell, In clear,
distinct voice, so that the Senate could
hear him, why he was 80 anxious all
of sudden to have the thing postponed,
when he had been all along trying TO
hurry 1t up. swails replied that 1t had
been talked about 80 much that he be.
gan to think there was something 10 " him
self, and he wanted time 10 study on 1t. Leslie
thohght that the bill as drawn was delibe-
rate Insult to the Senate. It was as bad as
though 1t asked them to set fire to The State
house, and then sit there until the building
was consumed; and he submitted that the men
who drew the bill were either downright luna
tics or else they thought the senators were
idiots. The bill proposed to pay the debts of
several railroad companies while the Slate was
unable to pay Its own debts, and 1t proposed
to do q great many other thi gs Just as absurd.
He did not propose 10 vote for any postpone
ment. He wanted the bill killed there and
then, and afterward The friends of the meas
ure might bring In new bill having The same
general object in view, but being decent In Its
provisions. The vote on postponement was
then taken and lost by eleven to fourteen.
-,Smalls then moved to strike out The enact
ing clause Of the bill, but being reminded that
this could notSbe done while the bill was
under discussion, he moved to amend by
striking out all after the euactiDg clanse.
Wbitemore said this was cutting off the body
from the head, and he did not know as 1t
made much difference whether they did that
or cut the head off from the body. He didn't
want to do either. BE wanted to meet the
bill at once. and If the Senate liked the bill let
them pass it, II they didn't ike 1t let them kill
.itrby straight vote, without any dissection,
81 6pitation or vivisectIon about 1t. Smalls
bed Chat his motion was the best one. He
uederstood That the bill had good heading,
and II 1t had q good head and corrupt body
1t would be aagOod idea to cut of the body and
throw 1t away.
Swails moved to recommit the bill, and, this
motion taking precedence OF the other, 1t had
some show Of pas..ng, until Hayne rose with a
motion to indefinitely postpone the whole mat
ter. This started another lot OF filtousterng
motions, and provoked speech, from Smalls,
who said they were all protesting that they
wished to kill the bill, but 1t they did, why
didn't they vot' for bis motion instead Of beat;
Ing around the bush? He thought 1t was all
very thin. and that 1t looked as though, after
all, they were In favor Of passing the DILL, and
were only trying to compound with their con.
= sciences or to CANNON their constituents by q
show of opposition. After little further de-
bate, vote was reached on the motion 10
Indefinitely postpone, and 1t was carried by o
vote of seven to eighteen. This action ef1ctu-
ally disposes of the bill of denominations, as
the rules of the Senate provide that no matter
which has been indefinitely postponed can be
again brought up, nor can similar bill be
introduced again during the present session.
6. Previous to this good days work the fol-
II z bills and notices were introduced:
mr.. Whiltemore, bill to supply dehcien-
= 10 appropriations for the support of com.
~ schools. Toe oil does not specify the
- Dunt authorized, but requires the payment
- each county OF an amount equal to Its act
ual deficiency, the meney to be 80 paid on the
order of the Stale superintendent OF educa-
ton.
By Mr.. Maxwell, notice of bill to revive
and renew the trustees Of the BennetLsvllle
.4cademical Society. Also, bill to charter the
Little River and Cheraw Railroad Company,
which authorizes road 10 connect the points
named, and to run through the Counties OF
Marion and Marlboro.
By Mr.. Hayes. bill 10 charter the State Say
ings Insurance Bauk.
In the House there was nothing Of any spe
cIai interest. and the expected report Of Ih'
Charleston members upon lhe metropolitan
police schemes was not suomuteo. Inc io
lowing measures were introduced:
tBy G. D. Hayne, bill! to apporllon the men