The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-13

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like the Grand Duke Alexis, with courters,
oulrlders, adjutants and aides-de.camp, and
when they came to Jersey City, Kimpton
came over with all bis staff TO escort them to
New York, and he didn't know but that Jim
They had made report, and the members
had all had 1t and carried ir home to look at,
and then Leslie wanted them to sit there two
or three weeks and talk about II. They had,
to be sure, made grave charges against Les-
lie, and he sympathized with him, for he had
vince the Senate he had never stolen any.
thing, but he didn't want to sit there indef-.
niteiY Just to listen to Leslle's lamentations
about the land commission. Leslie had that
morning made q confession, and he was glad
to see It, for that was one step toward re-
pentance. Leslie had talked about the news.
papers lying about him, but he couldn't help
that. His experience had shown him that the
newspaper men would say what they wanted
to. You might walt until Gabriel blew his
trump, but the newspaper men would have
the last word for all that you could do.
Mr.. Whittemore then proceeded to COM
plete the discontinue OF the senator from
Brooklyn. He said he always had liked that
speech Of Leslie's; 1t was good speech, ana
years at least, but he didn't want him to act as
his father coniessor, nor to interpret his
thoughts or actions. He was Of age and able
to do that himself, If he were not quite as wise
as the Jockey Of Barnwell. The proposition
was 10 Indefinitely postpone the consideration
the Governors message In reply thereto, and
he had sustained the proposition because ne
knew that articles of impeachment were COM
ing before the Senate from the other House,
and if the senate were to adopt the commit.
tees report, with all their charges against the
Governor, treasurer, &C., 1t would be pre1udg-
ing their case. The Senate would stultily
itself and disaualfy Itself from sisins as as
told Mr.. Leslie that the gauntlet he
threw down as to his connection with the
land commission he was ready to take up. He
knew what he affirmed, aud there was
nothing In that ''primern (whereln the sena-
tor from BRrnwell had learned the ALB=C Of
his duty) that he would back down from. He;
would prove it from Alpha to omega: Ine,
proved-had never. been denied by any one
but that man who had shown himself ready to
give to any one the lie who would not consent
10 call him the most immaculate Of beings.
II Leslie considered himself aggrteyed, let
him call up that part of the report that relates
TO him. and prove himself the saint that per-
haps he Is. u. o,uo 49,. -
whole matter was laid upon the table, with the
exec piion OF the portion relating 10 the land
commission, which, upon the motion or MI.
Leslie, was made the special order lor to-mor-
row afternoon. -. ''.f =, - :, - ~:
, The remainder of the business of the Senate
was not of much general interest. The follow
Ing notices of bills and Ee3olutlons were intro'
By Mr.. Whittsmore, bill to protect the
faith and credit of the state by preventing any
further issue Of bonds OF stocks heretofore au-
By Mr.. Gardozo, joint resolution making ap.
proprations for The State Lunatc Asylum;
bill requlving the county commissioners Of the
various counties to remove their lolols ana
imbeclles from the State Lunahc Asylum 10
their respective poorhouses: .-..z...s...-.-
Ry Mr., MsxWeK, o bill to fix the pay OF mem
berS of the General Assembly.
Mrc.Arnlm introduced the following reaolu-
tion: -
Whereas, His excellency the Governor, In his
special message OF January 9, 1877, states that
':whenever the acts authorizing the Issue OF
State securities were susceptible OF the slight
est doubt of their real meaning and Intent. as
regards the issue OF any class or amount OF
bond, and their sale or hypothecation, the
oplnion of the attorney.general was required
been Issued contrary to the opinion OF the
attorney. general, the highest Law officer OF the
0'i Rsso,usd, I That his Excellency the Governor
be readested to transmit to The Senate copies
of all the opinions OF the attorney general
relating TO the issue or hypothecation OF any
and all bonds, and other State securities, oy
passed and approved since January l, 1868.
MIR. Arnlm moved that the rule be suspend
ed, and the resolution consldered Immediately,
bat objection being made by Mr.. Nasn, the
resolution was laid over under the rules.
In the House this morning the only busi.
ness of Importance beyond that already tele-
graphed was as follows.
Mr.. Crews introduced bill to regulate the
responsibility Of parties holding collaterals as
security tor loans. 1t provides that every cor
poratlon or Individual who shall make loans
@ coRsterals or any negotiable paper shall
return the said collaterals upon the tender OF
payment by the borrower. provided tnat sucn
loan shall have arrived at maturity, and upon
fail,xe 10 do go The owner OF the collaterai
shall have an action at law and recover the
value of such collaterals at their market
value.
Mr.. Taylor introduced BIN to regulate the
per diem and mileage of members. which
provides for reduction Of the pay from six
dollars to five dollars per diem and the mile.
age from twenty to twelve cents per mile.
Jones introduced Captain Hendrfcks's
metropolitan police bill, from which 1t would
appear that that officer Of unhappy memory,
after having In vain offered his bill Of abomi-
Gations to every member Of the Charleston
delegation. has at last found a representative
from the rural districts who Is contemplate
enough to serve his purposes. The bill was
hurriedly referred to the committee on mill
tary affairs, instead OF the committee on the
judiciary where 1t belonged, and was care
fully concealed from the sight of the Charles
toll correspondents. It is understood, how
ever. that the bill, as offered by Captain Hen.
bricks, is vague and Indefinite In all
les provisions, except those that regu-
late the discipline and government OF
the force, which are copied from the
Metropolitan laws Of Ohio and New York. 1t
only applies to Charleston County, the County
of Rchland, which was In the bill, having been
erased, The bill was accompanied by bogus
petition praying its passage, and purporting
to be signed by couple Of hundred colored
men In Charleston; but the signatures are
palpable forgeries. The names are evidently
fictitious, and are written in pencil, and ap-
psrontly by one hand, with very feeble at
tempts TO disguise the similarity Of chlrogra-
phy. Altogether, 1t is a curiosity of literature
with which Dlsraell's famous collection could
hold no Comparison. PICKET.
THE OLD WORLDS NEWS.