The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-28

Whfttemore Down a Peg-sudden De-
miae OF the Financial investigation
Bill-The Bills Approved and Signed.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIE NEws.l
COLUMBIA, Monday, January II.
The Senate was engaged nearly all day In a
sort OF post.mortem wraugie over the bill re-
pealing the law relating to the Blue Ridge
scrip. Nearly all the members of the minority
made long speeches on questions Of privilege,
accusing the president of the Senate OF gag
ging Senator Whlttemore last Friday. The
president (Lieutenant-Gov GeaVes)
made statement In reply, declaring that
Whittemore did not rise until after tine Senate
had voted to adjourn, and could not therefore
be recognized. He denounced Whittemore's
protest on Saturday as untrue and malignant.
WhiLtemore gave notice of bill to punish
persons obtaining money under false preten'
ces; Cain gave notice Of a bill to charter the
Edgefeld Cotton and Woolleu Company;
White gave notice of bill to charter the
Yorkvllle Manufacturing Company; Smalls inr
troduced bill to fix the time when State and
county officers shall make their annual re-
ports; Swais offered q Joint resolution to au-
thorize special tax oftwo mills In Williams
burg; Cain introduced bill to allow school
districts to subscribe 10 the stock of the Spar
tanburg and Aiken Railroad. Whlltemore
introduced bill to repeal the act creating
the sinking fund commission.
The bill to repeal the fourth (bond scrip
~ ho
amend Chapter l2O (relating to chattes and
mortgages) of the General Statutes, received
their final reading. The bill to make appro-
prlations for the payment of the members and
attaches was passed.
In the House The following bills were intro
duced: By Hamilton, torepeal Sections and
of the tax law; by Warley. to appropriate
$4,000 to build courthouse at Manning; oy
Davis, to incorporate the Yorkvile Manufac-
turing Company.
The enactIng clause of the joint resolution
to ascertain the amount and value OF the
State debt was stricken out, after debate
which lasted three hours.
The following bills were approved and
sngned by the Governor to-day: Bill TO re-
peal Section IL, Chapter lob of the General
Statutes; bill to fx the time for holding the
April term of the Supreme Court; bill to en-
power the Supreme Court 10 frame Issues,
and direct the same to be tried in the Circuit
Court; joint resolution authorizing the attor-
ney-general 10 commence proceedings against
the commissioners of the sinking fund; bill to
change the names Of Alice and Thomas Bright;
bill to incorporate the National Zouaves Of
Charleston; bill to incorporate the Lin
coin Light Infantry of Chatleston; bill to In
corporate the Bowen Riaemen Company of
Charleston; bill to incorporate the Irish Vol.
unteer Rifle Club OF Chareston; bill to amend
section chapter rs OF the General Statutes;
Joint resolution to relieve J. E. lent, former
sheriff OF R'chland County, of penalty on
tax executions; bill to change the name of
Elmlra McNary Speers to Elmlra McNary
Richie; bill to incorporate the Palmetto State
Rifle Club OF Charleston; bill to amend an
act to provide for the election of officers of
the Incorporated cities and towns in South
Carolina. PICKET.