The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-20

Defeat for Whittemore-The Judicial
Election for the Eighth Circuit-Hur-
ley Proposes to ventilate the Blue
: Ridge Swind1e.
fFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, S. G., December 10.
This has been another field day in the Sem
ate over the tax levy, and the proposition which
has been insisted upon by the Conservatives in
that body, to establish an auditing board to scru.
tinize the claims to be paid under the levy OF nVe
mills for the deficiencies OF the late admlnistra-
ton. Yesterday afternoon the Conservative SEN
ator from Horny moved the appointment OF such
a board. to consist Of two members from the
Senate and three from the House, and at the
time Of it's Introduction 1t was evident That the
temper OF the Senate WIS In favor OF the propo-
sition. Senator Whittemore, however, who seems
TO have become the champion OF the claimants
against the treasury, yehemently opposed 1t, and
se ing that he could not entirely defeat II. he &C.
complished the next thing to 1t by substituting,
for the special committee OF five, the stirdiag
committees OF finance and ways and inca s. or
the two houses. This motion was, af:er O long
debate. carried by q small majority, and the bill
was laid over for q third reading.
Tnis afternoon the bill was taken up Tor It's 'hiId
reading and final passage, when, TO the apparent
R9LOQlbQu6uG VI CFOty oAS V"S
from Darlington arose and moved TO amend the
hin by striking outthe very proviso which ne nad
last evening put into 1t. This at once created q
storm Of indignant renonstrance from pom Sues
m the Senate. senator Nash, colored, OF Richland.
tumped up and said that now he might well ask
the question that Mr.. VIII temore had once asked
him. siwhath had caused this sudden CONVERSION on
the way TO Damascnsy" Mr: mniteeinore repnsS
s.new light shining round about him." Wnere'
upon the senator from Rtchland retorted that he
had NO doubt that he had got
SOME "LIaHTn ON THE SUBJECT,
: but he meant it sarcastically and In purely its
legislative sense. He then moved to indefinitely
postpone the motion to strike out the proyiso.
He said that the senators had been told that
morning that unless they resciuded their actlon
and removed that auditing board, they should
get no money for their pay certificates bsfore the
recess; that the banks would not leno the treasu.
rer any money to pay them; but he would Say 10
those who thought TO govern his vote by such an
argument. HEegone from US. We waot none OF
yJor money II 1t is to be obtained at the expense
OF our oaths and our duty, aud we are resolved
not to alter one jt or one tota or our determine.
ton iaCthis matter" They had been told on the
Senator Cardozo, from Kershaw) that the tr, a.
snrer himself desired that safeguard 70 be thrown
shonr hIs ONCE, and he hoped the Senate would
ding down WIN h seo ,sa I me Gs!oe 70 Wo re9G Se der. ae
ed in the House, but II so, then let no tax eNl
pass. The senatorsrhad been told oy the oanEers
at the previous session, I'll you VIII appropIlale
the money to pay US our cla'ms OF QUE hundred
and tWenty.nine thousand dollars, we will lend
m6ney 70 the treasurer to pay you your per diem
and expenses They had appropriated the mon-y
and then when they went to the treasury 10 get
their pay, they were met by 8 big piacard.
.No MONEY IN TIE TREASURY"
He prophecied that the same thing YOU'D oe
again attempted this winter, but Wnetner ,hey
ever cot the payment OF their salaries or nos ne
was in favor OF the scrutiny Of all DIS presented
IN the treasure, and II the gentlemen VINO ap.
neared 80 anxious to avoid this had CLAIMS tnat
tney did not want scrutinized let them Keep them
in their pockets. 49,.
in AN earnest and elective speech. he thought
thai in what the senators had just heard they
Wnnld ind the best possible proof OF the necessity
M the proYise, and he asked why 1t was that the
new eight, had been forthcoming II IL were MOI
tnat the provlso had touched this matter on tne
nnics as it was intended to do. The argumeni
N the Senator from Darlington. that delay would
he caused In the payment OF nonesl
cIsims. was amply no argument al
ali for there was nothing In Inc pro
viso tn urevent the auditing committees from re-
nortinp right away upon any honest claims thal
mieht be brought before them, and IL was only
the susplcious ones that would meet Wito any
zdelay. The other argument. That me Danks
would not lend the money to pay tne senaGols
unless they removed the auditing board. [equirea
explanation. Was 1t because tue Danss hso
clsims that they were afraid to snpmlt 70 Tue