Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-03
Scene in the South Carolina Legisla.
tUre.

on the Federal finances
Scene in the SOUth Carolina Leg isia-
ture.
From the Charleston News
That the people Of the county may see for
themselves what kind Of men conduct the Tor
tunes Of South Carolina at this time, We make
somc EXTRACTS from the debate on the Salary
Appropriation bill on Wednesday last, as re-
ported i'll our Columbia correspondence. The
speakers were the leading members OF the
House Of Representatives, and the question
was whether the House Appropriation bill or
the Senate bill should be passed:
Bowley, Che c,lorcd chairman Of the Com
mitee on Ways and Means Livery year The
Senate h IS managed to get the House under
their control, by boiling the Salary Appropriu-
toms bill in their hands. As matters stand, the
House rather has the Senate at disadvantage,
and propose to keep them go.
Greene (colorcd) Tine members of the House
are needy, ani can't go int fight with the
Senate, whicl is comps cd OF men OF means, and
who could Afford to ii hit ii ont il took ali sum-
mer
Humhert (colorcd) L despise such II wishy-
wnshy way ui doing things.
Smith (colnrcd)--l want my money, and am
ready TO compromise with the Senut Ill order TO
get 1t ut once.
Macky-What is the cause Of the wonderful
change in the opinion o! certain members? 1t
can b: readily Understood, when it is remember
ed that the Senate bill provides fur nearly
$4,000 for incidental expenses. The bill is
nothing more than grand larceny schc.tlc.
After some iurtne- debate the House took up
the appropriation for tie peritentary, viii h
M:cky moved u reduce from SO 90 - SIS, 900
This d t. a general indul gomez III Billing gate
Minort (colored)-Thc proposed Appropriation
-.
llunbcrt (rnIorcuj THE institution ought to
be sr.t.Sr!s.aing. The member only wants u
grab n! :hc mon y.
Hurley (clnj's to Mnort's rclict)-Mr.
Speaker, | lie
Hunbcrt (Lo Hurley You she: you mou,
s"h hua OF daughter
Greene (colorcdl-That thief from darlington
Il a delicate ullusion 10 Humbcrt.j
Hulub.rl-lf1 have robbed anything | expect
t., be- kukl&Xeu by just such high way ruDJcrS IL
the mclnprr (tircenc) from Beaufort. II | get
in the c:l!tcntiAry won't ask for S63,uO TO
support me.
Gre ne TO Hurlcy)-You know as much about
it Is you do of the Governors contingent fund
HurIey-At least no ona IS been able or ever
attempted to rctutc my charges agninst tee Gov
crn1r, and his EXcci.cncy will not dare deny
thc".
GEN. (coorcd)-No! But if the Governor
were not such II coward he would have cow
hIdcd yuu before this or got sunlcb 'dy else To
do II.
Hurlcy-lf the gentleman from Beaufort
(;ircrnc) would allow the wea;,on n.msd TO be
sliced lru! his cuLclc, | might sub Mt To the
cast igaliun.
On Thursday Greene, who had probably seen
his Excc!lcmuy in the interval, proceeded u ex-
plain that he lid not mean 10 say Lha. Moses was
II cow rd, thus:
Greene tr.!ng to question Of privileged 1t
was not the G. vernon To whom | REFERRED but
1 q H.
ur's aids were not towards thty would have cow
h:dyl Hurley, nj if J were mcmb.r Of the
Governors stall | would have done it before
this
Hurley trising to & counter question of prvi-
lege)-Ncbrdy on the Governors staff nobody
he could put on there not the doughty gentle
man from Beaufort, nor the vuii,n. Governor
himsclr, dare undertake to cowhide me.
This is the usual style in which the business OF
law making and money grabbing is conducted IN
the South Carolina Lcgis ature. Tho R4dical
member. call each other thieves, liars and ras
Gals without any provocatIon, and do not appear
to have any idea TIL 1t they are insulting any body
or tina. they not telling the GospeI truth.
Il ATS Of laughter on the part of the House ana
an mere, scd consumption of peanuts follow
these ouipourngs .! i>h FAY rhctoric but for
the honest CITIZENS Of the State the farce threat
ems to have "A tragic ending.
trom Fort Abraham Lincolu, Dakota, under
date OF February - that circular was being
distributed from Montana, among citizens i'll
the vicinity Of Fort LincoD, inviting them to
ioiu what is styled Tine Wagon Road aud Pros
pccting Expedition. The circular states that
the exp .dllon will take supplies for SIX months
and will have twenty five thousand rounds OF
extra ard three pieces of artillery.
Bozeman'is the starting point and Tongue river
valley the country to be pro>pcctcd The cX-
petition is advcriis,d to move this month. lii
the OPTION Of Gen. Custer that if allow i to
$ ART this expedition will cmbarrass military
operations, all! prccipitate dittiultics with the
Iniiars The report has been tDrw .rded TO the
Secretary Of war for his consideration. The
which il is proposed To explore is partly
10 Wyoming Territory. Two expeditions Of u
similar character have already been prevented
from invading this country, and it is believed
that the Government will use mcaus to pre-
vent this one from starting.
A REMARKABLE Cow. AT the late Iowa
State Fair, &. t. Andrews exhibited Il grade
COW, SIX years Of aye, which gave her 0HEer