The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-08
THE SCOTT-BOWEN WAR.
GOSSIP FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
An Expected Explanation from Govern
or Scott-The Plans OF the Public Enc
my-a Batch Of Resignattons-Reor
ganizati of tho Gresnvtlle Road.

or Scott-The Plans OF the Public Enc
my-A Batch OF ResiGnattons-Reor-
ganization of the Greenville Road.
IFRoM oUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, S. c., January 6.
To-day has been dies non as we'll with the
Legislature as with the Ku-Klu1 court. Both
branches met again to-day as they had met
Yesterday pursuant to adjournment, but no
quorum was present in either case, and they
were both further adjourned till Monday noon,
when they will doubtless get to work again,
and when 1t is expecteda message will be re-
cei7ed from the Governor, In which he will
attempt to explain away the damaging
charges In the report Of the joint special fnan-
cial investigating committee.
The message Is said to be document of
considerable length, covering thirty or forty
pages of closely written special pleading The
Governor commences, as am told, by admit.
ting that 1t Is unusual, and, under ordinary
Executive to reply formally to the structures
of a member upon the floor of the House, but
| in the present case be jusifies bis reply to the
speech of Mr.. Bowen, ana the report of the
| committee, by the great publicity that has been
| given to them. He then 9goes for" the gentle
version of Boweus employment as his counsel
In New York last summer, and reviewing tn
succession the various points In Bowers
| famous impeachment speech. Upon the SUBJ
Iect of the land commission swindles he re-
minds the memters Of both houses ofa certain
compact which he alleges was made between
| them and him on one occasion In the EXecu-
/ a. rf3n hC rUhinh Qffrrt
pledged 10 secrecy. He also dlsclains re.
sponsIbility for the acts OF the land commits
sion, by declaring that his duties In regard to
them were simply ministerial" which word,
| by the way, apr ears to be faVorite with MS
Excellency, AMI appears very frequently in
charges, he relterales the statements con-
tanned in his annual message, repeating again
| In this connection the statement that his ac-
lion was only ministerial, and he touches very
lightly, If at all, upon the very remarkable
revelations about the farms account" OF the
State, which are regarded 10 some guar.
of the committees report he attempts
to explain away Bowen's statement that
the agricultural land scrip had been sold
for seventy-two and half cents, while
eighty-fonr cents was Offering for It, by stating
that negotiations for lts sale by Mr.. Klmpton
| to certain prominent banking firm IN New
L
when the purchasers discovered that there
| were certain restrictions as 10 locating the
grants In different townships, &C., and there
lore declined to pay more than sevenly-two
and half cents. at which price 1t was finally
| sold. The nature OF the reception OF this mes
sage BY the two houses ls matter OF some
speculation. 1t will doubtless be "receiged
az informationn BY both bodies, but In the
House II may provoke lively debate and,
possibly, renewal OF the impeachment prop.
osition.
The position OF affairs has not materially al
| tered during the recess. The members OF
both houses have been having large-slzed
! constituents, and have returned loaded with
crude material for future laws, while the
gubernatorial party have been arranging their
plans of campaign, rewardiDg their friends
| and furnishing their enemies. General Whip
per received the first inslalment Of his pun.
lshment very promptly. lin having his militia
General Smalls, the senator from the same
county. The story goes that General Whipper
is ONLY cashiered for the time being,
and that be was privately informed BY conf.
dant of the Governors that he should not Sell
his uniform because he would soon have use
for 1t again. This. however, General Whlpper
denies, and he says that he doesn't so much
mind losing bis commission, but he thinks the
Governor might have appointed somebody 10
his place who was about his own size, 50 that
he could have sold his uniform to his success
sor. Colonel YUcum, another member OF the
House who supported Mr.. BoWen's fmpea:h.
ment movement anticipated martyrdom oy
resiening his militia command the day after
the adjournment, taking occasion, In his letter
of resignation, to make the following crltlcism
of the ''commander-in-chief:'
s.By your action as commander-in-chief, the
efficiency of the State militia has been de-
stroyed aud the organization broken up, p!ac-
Inc me In the position Of colonel without
command, and rendering my services VI 'no
| further usefulness"
it's needless to cay that the resignation was
| promptly accepted. Another resignation has
been that OF Mr.. John Heart, late private Sec
retary to the Governor. This action has been
prompted, 1t is said, solely by Mr. Hearts de.
cIIning health and 1t Is expected that the stald
| old gentleman's mantle Will descend upon ma,
jor Harry Noah, the affable and accomplished y,
assistant private secretary, VINO mas IN lact
done ali The work OF the office for months
mast. with the exception of the voluntary CAM
paicnIne services that have been rendered by
the illuslrIous Thomas Jefferson Mackey, who,
it ia said, is to have his reward in the shape of
| an elevation to the bench in Judge Thomas's
| circuit
The iong-pending transfer Of the controlling
interest Of the Greenvllle and Columbia
| Road has at last been perfected. aud the
boards of officers and directors Of the Green
Vile road have been reorganized 10 conformi.
| ty with the new arrangement. The change
was effected by the resignation OF Frederick
Bush, ESQ, as president of the road, and the
election OF ". J. Magrath, Esq. In his place,
and the retirement Of Messra; Kimpton, Par Par
ker, Waterman and Cardozo from the dlrec'
| tory and the substitution OF Messrs. Roath,
| Marley, Walker and Sloane.
The new boards of officers and directors OF
the Greenrille Road. as now elected. are as fo:-
lows: President-W. j. Magratn. Yice-PTesl'
dent. J. Patterson. Directors Hon. j. L.
orr, ]. L. Neagle, J. J.. Patterson, T. Hurley,
J. ii. Allen, Joseph Crews, B. T. Farmer,
Thomas Dodamead, J. c. Roath, j. E. Marley,
G. B. Walker and j. T. Sloane.
No important changes OF the schedule have
rot 'I been made but iI Is understood that this
Consolidation will result In closer connections
| at Columbia. PICKET
THE OLD WORLDS NEWS.