The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-19

Beyond this amount of sl33,925, he knew
nothing of any contracts with Mr. Pond, or
anybody else, aud as to the report OF the joint
special committee which swelled the amount
to s206, 500 &c, he knew not how 1t was made.
In conclusion he said that he did not desire
10 excupate himself at the expense Of the
Governor, but he believed the Governor to be
as Innocent as himself in these transactions.
He had seen letter In the Sumter News,
copied from the New Yorker Staats Zeitnng,
In which the writer had said that the writer
had conversed with Mr. Bowen, who had said
that the recent vote upon the impeachment
resolutions had been forced upon the House,
because the Governor had threatened the
speaker with visions of the peniteuitiary. He
had shown this statement to MIR. Bowen, and
he had denied having made the statement.
He denied the fact and declared that as long
as he had been the speaker OF the House he
had been the keeper of his own conscience,
the Governor had not presumed to. use any
such language toward him, and he still be-
lieved that his ruling upon that occasion was
the correct one.
This speech was replied to by Hurley and
Bowen, who declared In effect that the adju-
tant-general was not charged with fraud, but
that, while he said the contracts made called
for only $l33, 900, there had been paid out on
this account and charged on kmpton's books
the sum of S2O6, ,202 &c. Tue fraud came In be-
tween KimptOn and Pond, and 1t was evident
that KimptOu had over-pald the contracts 10
the extent of $4,000, and had charged the
State therefor.
Mr. WImbnsh to-day introduced in the
Senate his bill to charter, In this State, the
Raleigh and Air Line Railroad Company Of
North Carolina. Incorporates the company,
with the usual powers, and authorizes the
construction of railroad With one or more
tracks from any point on the North Carolina
line, where the road may enter The State, 10
such point on the boundary line between this
Slate and Georgia, and near the City OF Au-
gusta. as the company may select, the loca-
tion of The railroad to be made on such route
as the board Of directors of the company, after
proper surveys, may direct. They are also
authorized to construct branch roads IRON the
main track to any other points or places In
the State, said branches not to exceed one
hundred miles in length. The act also au-
thorizes any incorporated city, town or vii
lage, which may be Interested in the con-
struction of the railroad, or its branches, to
subscribe to the capital stock of the company.
Quite an important meeting was held last
night of the Charleston delegatlon to consld-
er Heprick's bill of abomlnatlons-tne metro
polltan police bill. Every member from
Charleston was present, and all Voleo against
the measure except Mickey, who declined to
vote at all. Several members of the judiciary
committee were also present, Including whip
per, Bowen, Bosemon and others, all oil Whom
promised 10 oppose the Infamous ea5ure.
The bill will undoubtedly be reported unta.
vorably from the Judiciary committe, and Will
also be loaded with such amendments as Will
secure Its rejection by the House or Its veto
| by the Governor. I am told that this con-
lemptible bill proposes, among other sweep.
| ing swindlee, to turn over the title deeds OF