The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-08
PROCEEDINGS OF WEDNESDAY.
No Adjournment yet-Another Investi-
gation-The Tax Lsvy-Detaiis OF Leg
fslation.
rrRox OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, March 6.
A considerable amount of business In the
way of the final passage OF bills of more or
less importance has been transacted to-day by
both branches of the General Assembly, and 1t
would really seem as though the members
were at last determined upon an adjournment
at some reasonably proximate date. It's USE
less, however, to speculate upon the chances
of adjournment, after 80 many demonstrations
of the fckleness In this respect Of our saplent
LEGISLATORS, aud 1t would almost appear that
this wished for date will never arrive, and
that the whole question of adjournment sine
die is but pleasing and delusive will.o-the-
wisp, which ever recedes as fast as we seem
to approach 1t. Only day or two ago,
after number of postponements, both
houses agreed upon tomorrow, the Tth OF
March, as the day of final adjournment, and
We all drew leng breath and hoped That the
question was settled; but now to-day the SEN
ate comes forward with resolution to again
postpone the wished for date until the 18th
instant-a week from to-day-and IL is an even
chance If it be not again postponed, as that
day approaches, for many days or even weeks
to come.
In the meantime the rapid and almost inter-
minable debate in both houses continue upon
every possible subject. and at every possible
occasion. In the Senate this morning another
war of words was waged upon the question
of allowing dam to be constructed across
the Congaree. II had been hoped that this
question had received its last consideration
upon the second reading Of the bill when 1t
was debated for four weary days, but this
reasonable expectation was doomed to dis
appointment. The bill coming up for Its third
reading this. morning, Senator Nash proposed
an amendment to the effect that the quarry on
this side of the Congaree, where 1t Is proposed
to construct one end OF the dam, should not
be disturbed until the fectory which the bill
requires to be built should have been COM
pleted, and the use OF the water power rem
dered necessary to run the same On this Les
lie offered an amendment to the amendment
providing that the quarry should not be dis.
Iurbed until the building of the factory should
be commenced, and upon this question there
ensued q debate which lasted two hours, and
resulted after all in the withdrawal of both
amendments and the passage Of the bill 10 the
shape In which 1t came up. 1t is extremely
doubtful, however, If the bill receives favor
able consideration in the House-not on ac-
count of any Objectionable feature In the bill
itself, (for It is perfectly well understood that
in this Assembly the merits of measure have
very little to do with its success,) but for the
alleged fact that a strong opposition OF
'SGTlkeTS udS UGeu lOImcu WIN Will lboloe
upon the defeat Of the measure unless it's
friends will come down handsomely to secure
it's passage.
The following preamble and resolutions were
introduced in the Senate to-day by Senator
Owens, from which 1t would appear that the
rage for "investlgations" at the expense of
the State is not wholly extinct, and that some
body is on the lookout for another rowing
commission for the summer months with,
doubtless, Incidental hopes OF some small
pickings: ,
Whereas. BY an act OF this General Assem- EN-
the county treasurers of the several counties
of this Slate were required to report 10 the
county commissioners OF their said counties
on the 18th day of each month the amount ol
MONEYS collected By them for county purposes
and the amounts paid out and what for and.
whereas, 1t is alleged that the county treasurer
of Charleston County has reported the sum 0f
$4,000 as having been collected by him. for
| county purposes, and has failed 10 report to
the county commissioners for what purpose