The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-27
TIE FIGHT FOR THE SCRIP.
Senator Whittemore Leading the For
Iorn Hope--Another Host OF New
hIeasures--The Constitutional Amend-
ments Ratified.
TFRoa OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

| IFROA OUR OWN
COLUMBIA, January rs.
The legislative proceedings to-day have In
cluded the introduction of another large batch
of bills, the final passage Of number Oh
measures In the House, and the ratification OF
several important. scta, which have passed
both branches of the General Assembly, and
now await only the approval OF the Governor
to become laws. In the Senate this morning
Mr.. Whittemore obtained the floor on ques-
tIon OF privilege, and made what, according 10
his own definition, must be considered sort
OF ex post facto argument against the Dill to
repeal portion Of the Blue Ridge scrip act,
| which was passed in the Senate yesterday by
| an Overwhelming vote, Notwithstanding the
objections of the very small majority Of which
The senator from Darlington formed part.
The point of his speech was that at the con-
cluson of the debate upon the Dill yesterday,
after the patience oi the Senate nad 0een
exhausted by four hours Of desperate flibus-
tering on the part of the corporal's guard
of senators who were opposing the bill. he
made last desperate effort to stave Oh the
vote by rising to question OF privilege, and
that the presiding officer failed to recognize
him. Now IL Is eminently probable that tae
presiding officer did not hear the honorable
gentleman from Darlington, but OF all events
| it was emiuenty sensible on the part of the
presiding officer TO allow the vote TO proceed,
and it was manies.ly satisfactory TO the vast
| msjorty OF the senator's who had been trying
| for tour hours 10 come to vote, but it result
| ed this morning In the intlction OF long
| speech In which the senator from Darlington
grandloonently declared that he demanded
| a recognition OF his rights and privileges upon
the floor of the Senate, which were higher
than the constitution vested In hlm by no
| legislative authority ina!lenable unqCes-
tionable He then demanded that hsS
vote be recorded against the bill, and
| proceeded TO read an argument against
il, which was ordered to be printed on the
journal. where any of his constituents may
iDd IL II he should ever desire to be Reelected.
| This Ia supposed to be an indication OF The
desperation with which The scrip men propose
| to fight the bill in the House, but 1t ls believed
by those who are best posted about the tenn
per and motives of the members OF that body
| tha: they will not dare 10 Vole down Dill
which proposes to defeat 30 palpable scheme
OF plunder after 1t has been almost unanl-
mously passed by the Senate. This would
place The House In the position OF preventing
| by lis action q measure OF reform whlcn was
promised in its party platform and adopted oy
the Senate. The Blue Ridge scrip sWlndle
has become notorious enough oy tnls lime lor
The senator from Darlington does not appear
to fear his constituents, or perhaps does not
desire a reelection, but the majority OF the
members OF the House will hardly care 10
place In The hands of their rivals In the late
election 80 potent weapon for thelr own de.
| feat as would be afforded oy vote 10 per-
petuate this scrip swindle.
A NEW ASSESSMENT FOR TAXES.
The senator from Darlington, whose pyro-
technic eoquence in the assertion OF his rights
is only euualled by his unliring fecundlty 10
the production oil bills, this morning intro.
duced bill to provide lor an assessment OF
real property throughout the State during the
| year 1873. The bill authorizes and directs the
| acknowledgement to adopt measures to
make an assessment Of all the real property
| In the State during the present year, at the
same time that the assessment of personal
property is made, and In the manner and &C.
cording 10 the rules prescribed Dy law lot
such assessments.
DISTRACTIONS IN HARBoRs.
Senator Jones, to- day, introduced his bill to
preyent the obstruction OF harbors and navl.
gable streams In this State, BY the discharge
therein of ballast OF stones, dirt or other
heavy material. The bill makes 1t misde-
meanor. punishable by fine aud imprisonment,
tor Ihe owner or master Of any vessel navl-
eating the waters of this State, to discharge
| from The said vessel any ballast OF stone Or
o,her heavy material into any harbor, bay or
navioable stream, whereby the navigation
thereof is hindered or obstructed, or ls made
liable to be hindered or obstructed.
ANOTHER SPECIAL TAX.
Senator Smalls, to-day, introduced Joint
resolution 10 REQUIRE special lax OIL Two mills
nm the dollar on all the taxable property IN
Beaufort County, to be used e3cluslvely Ior
| the payment OF The county deot, ara 10 De
levied yearly until the said debt snail oe pau.
Similar resolutions have been introduced lor
almost eyery county In the State, under pre-.
tence of paying the county deDt, repaa,,ue
| bridges or building new jail or courthouse
but this Is the only one which proposes W
make the special tax perpetual.
LEGISLATIVE EXPRESS COMPANY.
In the House this morning there was nosi
| of new bills introduced, the most lmportah!
being bill by Representative Crews. entitled
q bill to incorporate the Soutn Carolna Ifaus ls,
portalion Company. The bill proVloes tna'
w. Il. Jones, Jr., senator from Georgetown
Jshn K. Cochrane, representative from Hn
derson; James III. Baxter, Q: d. BalG"in'
treasurer of Richland County; Thomas Doda
mead, F. ]. Moses. Jr., Governor OF Soutf
Carolina; 8. A. Swails, senator from Willlams
burg; Joseph Crews, representative from Lall
rens; W. B. Nash, senator from Rlchland;
J. P. Owens, senator from Laurens; James
Dunbar, James A. Bowley, representative
from Georgetown; W. A. Grant, repGesen
sentative from Chsrleeton; William E. Earle
| assistant district attOruoy: Thomas nj, Cox