The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-29

and to amend tne clarter vi tus Onoii ieotou
Georgetown and Conwayooro' hallroaa, Wer
reported on favorably by the committee OF
railroads.
The new resolutions to appoint a commls
sion 10 investigate the State debt. were intro
duced by Wallace, Cochran and Hamilton
respectively.
The general appropriation bill was then de
bated I'LL the adjournment. PICKET.
TROUBLOUs TIMES IN THE SENATE
Question OF Veractty-The Financta
Investigation Defeated-A Ku-kiu'
Raid on tho Treasury-moreR RAILROAD
Schemes.
[FRo4 OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, January Il.
The upper branch OF the General Assembl.
appears 10 be emulous of the reputation en-
loved by the House of Representatives as
cheap debating society, and the sessions o
the Senate for the last few days have beel
nothing but series of petty wranglee, o
which the staple has been the growls of tht
half dozen members who have been unsuc
cessfuly opposing the ,t bill p,t, TO TBspaea B,aat
scrlp swindle. It will be remembered
that the souabble was renewed on Satur
day BY Senator Whittemore, who had pre-
pared a savage protest against the actor
OF the president Of the Senate In refusing
as the senator alleged, to accord him the fooI
and allow him to speak upon question o.
privilege. This document was spread upon
the journal, AMI whom 1t was reached In the
reading OF the Journal to-day, the president o1
the Senate, Lieutenant Governor Gleaves, had
something TO say In response 10 IL. He
characterized the document as malignant, un-
| true and unwarranta0le, and he emphalically
denied that the senator from Darlington had
| "risen 10 question OF privilege In Inc Sen
ale without being allowed 10 state his ques-
tion Of privilege" and he went on 10 say that
| the senator from Darlington did not rise 10
the question of privilege until after motion
had been made to adjourn and was carried.
That the question of privilege could not be en-
| terlained al that lime is clear 10 all VINO nave
any knowledge of parliamentary law, and 10
| have entertained the question OF privilege
| at that lime would nave oeen simple rlulcAe
| of parliamentary usage.
These dat.footed contradictions of the SEN
ator's statements raised quite hornets nest
about the ears of the president. nearly every
meIaty- @no had voted with Senator White
more rising TO questions of privilege and as
serLing the truth OF his charge. Some OF
| them wandered off TO q discussion OF the
merits of the bill. and one OF them, Senator
admit that they 1.-THE minority senators) rep
resented people who didn't pay much taxes
and didn't care for those who did psy the
taxes; they proposed to stand by their votes,
and they didn't care whether the people In
their counties liked 1t or not. The senator
| from Newberry having thus v!ndicated his
frankness. it is perhaps proper that he should
be vindicated from 8 msstatement that was
recently made in The NEWS. In the state
mpnt OF the vots last Friday the senator from
Newberry was put down as colored man.
| This was an error, as the gentleman Is an un.
doubted Caucasian, and sports pair OIL
| Dundreary side whiskers that would delight
The heart of SUthern hnnsen, 30 cheer-
| fully apologies to the senator or 10 tne col
ored race, whichever may be necessary, tor
his being classed as colored man.
After the scrlp men had all had their say,
an able defefice OF the Lieutenant-GoVern
was made by Senator Smalls, colored, OF Beau-
fort. He said that he had known Mr.. Gleaves
since 1864; he had been associated with MIN
In business, In political campalgne and IN
social life, and had known him loug aud inti-
melely. He was also well known throughout
The United States, at least as extensive and
as fayorably as any senator upon Inc noor.
and he, the senator from Beaufort, had Yet TO
hear of his ever having made statement lnat
was untrue. He hoped, therefore, that the
good sense Of the Senate would expunge from
protest as reflected on the presiding ofncer.
Toe maher was, however, settled by allowing
the protest to remain on the journal, ana oy
ordering the statement OF The eLieutenantGov-
ernor TO be there recorded also. Tne senate
then proceeded, at l.30 P. NJ, after wasting
an hour and one half upon this squaoole, TO
It's regular business.
CURE FOR OFFICIAL RETICENcE.
Senator Smals introduced bill to DIX the
time for certain State and county omcers 10
report, which requires that the comptroller
general and all other State ofhcers; VINO are
How REQUIRED by law 10 report annually TO the
General Assembly, shall make such reports on
or before the lst day December OF each year,
and that all county officers, who are now re-
oured by law to report to any superior couo-
ty or State officers, ehall make such reports
on or before the first day OF November. any
failure to comply with these provisions is oe
cIared malfeasaHce In office, and be punished
upon conviction by ine of not less than
five hundred dollars nor more than three
thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not
less than three months nor more than 1--WE
wears. or either or both, at the discretion OF
the court; aud the Encouragement Is specially
charged with the prompt and vigorous en-
torcement of the provisions Of this act.
ANOTHER SPECIAL TAX.
Senator Swsils, colored, of Williamsburg,
to-day introduced a joint resolution TO autho-
rizs The county commissioners OF Williams
burg Coun,y to levy an additional tax upon all
the taxable property In that county OF two
mills on the dollar, to be devoted exclusively
to the payment OF the Indebtedness caused by
the building of the Jail at Williamsburg.
Senator Corwin gave notice of bill to for
bid the granting by any of the Judges Of this
State Of any Injunction restraining the execu.
lion or enforcement OF any act of the General
Assembly relating to the collection Of taxes,
or the disbursement of the same.
Senator Holllngshead, of Abbevlle, offered
Joint resolution requiring all persons holding
claims against the County Of Abbeville to
register the same with the treasurer of the
county, which requires parties holdiRg such
claims to register them within thirty days
after its passage.
THE sPARTANBURG AND AIKEN RAILROAD.
Senator Cain, colored, Of Edgedeld, to-day
introduced a bill to amend the act OF iIcor-
poration of the Spartanburg and Aiken Rail-
road COMPANY, The proposed amendments
are tn ALLOW the trustees of each school dis
trict through or near which the road may
rnn. to subscribe to the capital stock Of the
company upon popular vote by q majority OF
the electors of the school district 10 that effect.
THE FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION.
The principal sensation In the Bouse to-day
was long debate and the fDal defeat OF the
nroposed investigation of the amount and
Validity OF the State debt by board 10 oe
composed OF the Governor, encouragement
Stale treasurer and the chairmen ol the two
finance committees of the Assembly. The