The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-05

IN, MONDAY MORNING, FE
most insignificant affairs. One of these wa
over resolution by Lee to rescind the actor
OF the House the other day. In resolving Il
hold night sessions. The night session wa
tried Just ouce-on Thursday night, and abou
dozen members were present, the superior
attractions OF another menagerie having
diverted the rest. THIS had sufficiently showI
the futllity OF atte mpling 10 get quorum to
gether in the evening, and every man In ths
House was prepared to vote in favor of Lees
emnently sensible suggestion, but, for tht
sake of hearing themselves talk, or else out O
pure cnssedness half Q dozen ofthe most per
slsteut takers, including Jones and Jamlson
entertained the House for hours with lons
their desire to expedite legislation, &c. Final
" it was resolved tosdo away with the night
sessions. aud to meet after the 5th instant al
II o'clock A. NJ, and adjourn at will, or az
Byas put it with his amazing facility at abus
Ing the classics. 10 adjourn ad libit,nn
Another lido ic squabble was had over little
simple resolution to restore to an Odd Fellows
lodge In this city the use of certain lot OF
land, the title to which had lapsed In the con.
fusion after the city was Shermanlzed in 1865
Nobody denied that lhs action proposed was a
simple act OF justice TO the society named; but
there are some men who can never omit an
opportunity to talk when they can force an
audience to listen; and Hunter opened the ball
| with fer0clons attack upon the resolution,
because, lorsoolh, the /. o. o. F. did not allow
the admission Of coiored PEOPLE into their
order. It generally conceded that any or.
| ganizallon or body. white, black or assorted,
Is lis own Judge of the qualifications of It's own
members, and it Is difficult, therefore, to see
how the exclusiveness of the Odd Fellows
| them OF their simple rights; out Hunter saw at
| least chance to falkland he talked. He
made long, rambling. viiuperative speech,
| telling how the iron had entered his sonl, how
he had seen Wendell Phillips and Charles
Sumner rotten-pgged, how the glorious sun
generally TO the passions and prejudlces OF the
colored members to infame them, on general
principles, against the other race. He was
followed by Whlpper, who Is of much darker
complexion, but much clearer Intellect than
Hunter, and who reminded the little man from
Charleston that 1t was no part OF The policy OF
The colored people to stir up or revive feelings
OF hatred aud bitterness between the races;
that snch course might be prescribed by
their enemies to insure. their determination,
but that Intelligent colored men or white men
who meant well to their race must see that 1t
was for their interest to forget the animosl.
ties that had existed, oblterate the old-time
distinctions Of caste, and assume In the dig
nifty Of manhood the newly acquired rights
was continued at great length, and resumed at
intervals during Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, the spread-eagle e.blrd-of-fredom speeches
being made by Hunter. Byas, Holmes and Others,
while Frost, Thompson aud Dennis discussed
the measure upon Its merits, seeking to d.
vorce 1t from the wholly irrelevant questions
OF equal rights aud social equality. Finally
being stricken out by vote of AZ to n.
Mr. Yocum coatlnued his role as the watch
dog of the treasury, by introducing a concur
rent resolution which recites that 1t Is cur
renlly reported that the January interest had
been paid In part, and therefore requires the
State treasurer to report at once to the Gene
raj Assembly whether such interest had been
pald In part or Otherwise, and, If In part, to
what amount. This was adopted and sent to
the Senate but It amounts 10 simply nothing.
Mr.. Gary s also looking after the treasury
doubtless with some anxiety as to his own pay
cerlIhcates-and offered concurrent resulu.
tion appointing Joint committee 10 walt on
the treasurer and ascertain how much money
has been paid by county treasurers and what
has been done with It.
Mr.. Singleton introduced another bill 10 re-
lieve the State of Its liability on account OF lts
guarantee of the Blue Ridge Railroad bonds,
which bill is simply resuscitation In new,
and If possible, more audaclous form OF the
swindIe lately attempted in, the Senate. The
led u rr 4.trv,---iIas.- H---..,
30 as to afford more time to see the senators,
canvass the matter or give them more light
before It reaches them again. 1t is said that
the author of the bill expects au easy passage
through the House, and, Indeed, he Is reported
to have said at the time oil The intro
ductlon of the former bill in the Senate,
that when It. passed the Senate he would
feel safe, that he could put any measure
through the lower House, &c. the mea-
sure was there denounced, olll1Ss nov however;
deliberate insult to the intelligence OF the
Senate, and 1t will be strange, Indeed, II the
members OF the House will receive measure
coming to them with such an endorsement
from the Senate with any show OF favor. IL
may possibly survive the scrutiny OF the rail-
road committee, and will doubtless be at.
tempted to be put through WIN secrecy ana
expedilion, as 1t has already been attempted
to be kept from the knowledge OF your cor
respondent, but with such ventilation as 1t Is
sure to get from the press, Notwithstanding
these attempts, and with such exposures as
am told some members of the House are de-
termined tn make, am Inclined to believe
that its defeat In the House will be as igno.
nnious and complete as 1t was In the other
branch of the General Assembly.
The bill provides that whereas the present
condition of The finances of the State, and of
the various railroad companies composing the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company. is such as to
render inexpedient and Inadvisab,e The
further continuance of the guaranteed bonds
upon The market, the State treasurer be d.
rected, with the consent, IN writing. OF the
president OF the Blue Ridge Railroad. Compa-
nv. to require the financial agent Of the State,
In. Inc Cliy of New York, Immediately to de-.
liver to the State treasury oil the bonds Of the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company, indorsed and
guaranteed by The State, now In his posses
Sion, and held BY him as collateral security
for advances, and upon the delivery of said
bonds the treasurer Is required to cancel the
same. and the Blue Ridge Railroad Company
ia lhereupon to be discharged from all the lia-
bilily to The State on account of such adVan-
ces. That upon the surrender Of the balance
of the four million dollars OF bonds the
treasurer is authorized and required to
deliver 10 the president of the Blue Ridge
Railroad Company In South Carolina
treasury certificates of Indebtedness to
to The amount of one million. - hundred
thousand dollars, and If the said company be
moi able TO deliver all said bonds at one time,
the treasurer is authorized to issue proportion
al amounts OF certificates of indebtedness.
To carry out the purposes of this act, the
State treasurer is authorized and required to
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