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It ?ni TTUTT1 TV_TVTTTTV?TIFI? lQTf? CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. VVF.LiUXU.EJ A-V.-nu ?>i^. ?-.-..?, . . WASHINGTON. MUS. GXAXT AXD ME GOLD ItlXG. TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TA ID TO THE WIFE OP THE PRESIDENT. Conclusive Test i in nu y Of Fisk & Gould. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] WASHINGTON, January 23. Fisk and Gould both testified yesterday be? fore the Banking Committee. They asserted fliat by the representations of Corbin, tue brother in law of Grant, which were sustained by corrobo? rating evidences of his intimacy and inftueucc with th? President, they were led to believe that Pr?sident Grant hail decided not to sell the gov? ernment gold. They therefore bought. On the first transaction Mrs. Grant's share of theproat W?S TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND HOLLAHS, which was remitted to her. Tliey fully implicate Butterfield, and held one million on margin for him. [EKOil THE ASSOCIATED IT.ESS.] ? WASHINGTON, Jannary 22. The House was in committee on the state of the Hnion. Speeches in favor of moving the Capi? tal were the order of the day. ? Stokes commenced ventilating affairs in Ten? nessee, but having permission to print, gave way to the Capital movers. Moore and Logan made long speeches in favor ol the movement. Adjourned. Fisk was on the floor and attracted great at? tention. There is a thin House. The expected collision between Butler and Dawes has been postponed. The Joint Committee on tlie District or Colum? bia heard de'egates to the Womans' Rights Con? vention this morning. Half a dozen females ad? dressed the committee. Fisk, Jr., testified to-day. Tne Elections Committee gave the contested seat to Covode. Commanders of Geographical Military Depart? ments can grant officers leave of thirty days, aud extend leaves granted by superior commanders thirty to sixty days. Replying to the committee for the advancement of the interests of the District o? Columbia, the President said he wished to see the seat orgovern ernraent made such as to arouse the pride of the citizens of the republic, and acceptable at least to tb$?roper consideration of the people of the old world. He appreciated thc disadvantages under which the citizens of the district labored, and would be glad to help them out. WASHINGTON, January 23. The Express says the Senators who saw the President this morning, say that he advised those >. who desired the admission of Virginia uncondi? tionally to make no further efforts to carry this pjiut-it being evident that the Senate would not pass any bill without imposing some condi? tions upon thc admission of that State. In the House Bingham favors taking up the Virginia bill and putting it on its passage. Butler favors its reference to the Reconstruction Com? mittee. The best opinion is that the House will pass the bill as it comes from the Senate. The Democrats will all vote against Its reference to the committee where Butler can hold lt indefi? nitely. It is stated, in answer to mauy letters, that per? sons desiring relief -from political disabilities should send a formal petition, addressed to Con? gress, setting forth the facts In the case. There seems no probability of the passage of any gen? eral relief bill this session. CBIXESE IXXXGJtATXOX. WASHINGTON, January 22. The Department of State has received from the Consul at Amoy a copy of an important order from the Foreiga Board at Pekin, which order had not been promulgated, but communicated to the commissioner of customs of treaty ports. The consul expresses the opinion that under this order lawful emigration of Chinese to our Pacific coast will be confined to Hong Kong, as it will be unprofitable from other ports. 1st. Xon-treaty power merchants are not per? mitted to open emigration agencies. 2d. Xon-treaty power ships are not permitted to carry coolie emigrants. 3d. Coolie emigrants are not permitted to pro? ceed undd- contract to non-treaty countries. 4th. Only treaty power merchants can open emigration agencies; only treaty power ships can carry such emigrants, and lt is only to treaty power countries such contract emigrants can proceed. 5th. The coolie trafile Is prohibited at Macao. 6th. Thc commissioner of customs is to co-ope? rate with the superintendent in seeing that the rules and regulations of each agency opened by the authority of the local or territorial ortlclals are in accordance with the convention cf 1S60, and is to act with the officers deputed by the local officials in transacting, that each emigrant fully understands the contract under winch lie proceeds, and that he goes abroad under that contract of his own free will. Tlie commissioner is further authorized to sign and seal each contract, In proof that the coolie understands its meanlug ami accepts Its terms; and he is also to ta ce care that the ships employ? ed to carry coolies are oona fide treaty power ships. DEATH OF GEO. D. PltEXTICE. LOUISVILLE, January 23. Geo. D. Prentice, editor of the Courier-Jour nal and father or the old Journal, died to-day. aged sixty-eight years. ?? SPARKS FROM TUE WZJt ES. A half mlilion Greek loan will soon be put upon the Loudon market. Admiral Sir George Francis Seymour is dead, aged S3. Baker's expedition, on the first of January, were at tho head waters of the Nile, all well. E. B. Pritchard, a wealthy citizen or Provi? dence, Rhode Island, committed suicide, cause, heavy losses. The game of billiards between Dion and Peery, at San Francisco, for thc benefit of the poor, was largely attended. It resulted in favor of Dion, Deery scoring but 037. Large amounts changed hands. In thc Louisiana Legislature on Saturday, a resolution was passed requesting Louisiana rep? resentatives in Congress to use their influence against the proposed reduction of duty on sugar, stating that such reduction would result iu injury to the planters of that State. Iowa has not adopted the Fifteenth Amend? ment. The delay is caused by a question of eti? quette between the two house*. Thc coal miners on the Toledo, Peorii and War? saw Railroad have struck. The Pawnee Killer band killed eight of Eack's surveying party on Republican river last August. Several escaping this masacre were killed by another party. The presence of Prince Arthur in Washington causes but little excitement. He walked to and from church yesterday with Mrs. Thornton, wife of tr?e British Minister. The war ship Jamestown, which arrived at San Francesco in seventy-seven days fmm theF.gee Islands, reports that settlers rrom Au-tral a and Sew Zealand are arriving at the Fegee Islands in large numbers to cultivate sea island cotton, which is said to have a fabulous growth at that place. COLUMBIA . ''TUE SIROCCO COMETH!" SASH THINKS IT WILL BE AT " FLOOD TIDE; XEXT SUMMER. TI.c L;inii Commission-A Mutual Ticlc ling Concern-Thc Bine Ridge Rin not to he Investigated-Associate Jus tice-Adjournment und thc Code-Rc ligious Proscription-Does Ananias Still Live-County Commissioners Rc buked-Thc Value of Influence-The Capitol Building-Renewal of Stock Manufactures-Stray Items. 'FU0.M OVK OW COBBESPOSDBXT.] COLUMBIA, January 22. THE LAND COMMISSION*. Yesterday che bill reported by the Finance Committee, providing that tho amount of-dot lars, iii bondi of the State, at their par value, be appropriated for use of ttie laud commissioner, in the purchase of lands, pursuant to the provisions of au act entitled - An act to provide for thc ap? pointment of a land commissioner, and to denne his powers and duties," ratltied on the 9th of Sep? tember, 1SC?, was taken up for consideration. Swails moved to till The blank with the words 44 five hundred thousand." Arnim moved to Oil it with the words " five million." The motion created considerable laughter, whereupon Arnim said: If I were a Democrat I would vote for the appro? priation of Uve hundred thousand dollars, because I believe it will be the death of the Republican party. Five hundred thousand dollars in bonds are about four hundred thousand dollars in cash. After all expenses are paid there will bc about three hundred and fifty thousand dollars?left to buy lands. Well, this amount divided between the thirty-two counties would give almost ten thousand dollars to each. Weil, what will this amount do ! It will buy enough land for about one hundred men. In my county (Bdgefleld) there are about six thousand voter-? who want land, and we will only be able with mis sm ill amount to supply one hundred, leaving five thousand nine hundred men dissatisfied. To these dissatisfied men the Democrats will go and say to them, ..Dldn*t*we tell you how it would be? Here your Republican friends have given laud to a few fa? vorites and left the res: or you destitute." All of these things will be told these dissatisfied men : and I tell you this land commission will do us more harm than good unless it be able to give lan 1 to more than it will be able to do with the proposed appropriation. Rainey, chairman of the Committee on Finance, stated that before reporting the bill he ha I con? sulted financial men, to ascertain whether the is? suing of the bonds for the commission would tend to injure the credit of the State, and he was in? formed that it would not; in fact, lie was now convinced that the issuing or bonds to thc amount of five hundred thousand dollars would be a beu eJJt rather than otherwise. YOI* TICKLE ME AND I'LL TICKLE YOI". Hayes desired to kuow what had become or the two hundred thousand dollars already appropri? ated Tor the land commission; if any land had been purchased in his county (Lexington) with it. it was more than he knew. This question brought Leslie to his feet. He said that nine hundred acres had been purchased lu Lexington County These had been surveyed, divided ou' and disposed ol to worthy ineu. I have been called upon, said he, to make a report ol the operations or the land commission, and would have doue so ere this had I been able, but I have not been. My assistants, several ol whom are senators, can tell you that. They have faithfully attended to the work en? trusted to them, but there have been many diffi? culties in their way. Some or them have not been able to have surveyed and divided oir the lands purchased by them, and, or course, have been unable to report to me anything more than the number or acres purchased by them. What good would a report or that kind be; none at all. I can tell you now that the commission has pur? chased about sixty thousand acres; but I do not intend to make a report until I can make one that will be satisfactory to thc people; until I can show how many people have been placed on these farms, and that one year's interest on the purchase money has been paid, and also one flrth or the purchase money. Leslie's invitation to his assistants to tell what they had done was responded to. Qaync, or Mariou, stated that five thousand one hundred and forty-eight acres had been purchased iu his county; but he had been unable to have them sur? veyed or divided on*. He had had applications from parties to go upon them, who were able and willing to pajr one-fourth or the purchase money and the interest, if the commission had done as well in all counties as ia Marion, there would be no fault found with lt. Nash, of Richland, sahl that in his county two tracts, one or five thousand and another of eight hundred acres had been purchased, and about one hundred and fifty families provided with land. Las: week a party who were settled ou one track came and paid him thc interest. Swails, of WUliamsbnrg, stated that twenty, one hundred r.ivrs had been purchased In Illa county (at a cost or $3000,) but they had not yet been divided; he had forty-two families applying for lands who were ready to pay the interest and one-third of the purchase money. Harber, of Winnsboro", said that four thousand two hundred and fifty acres had been purchas? ed in his county, ou which at present were live families, who were ready to pay the interest and one-fourth of the purchase money. Ralney, or Georgetown, stated that six hundred and thirteen acres had been purchased in his county. Hayes desired to know how long, at this rate, would it take to supply all of the landless with lands? Xo one answering this question, he re? marked, ouc thousand years. After these state? ments, Swails moved to amend section second l>y addinx, "and the raith and credit or the State, and all lauds purchased by virtue or this act, so long as the title therein shall remain In the land commissioner or in the State, are hereby pledged for the payment or the principal and interest or said bonds." This motion was adopted, as was also Leslie's motion to add another section, pro? viding that "Hie land commissioner be hereby au? thorized to allow parties whose lands, or thc uso thereor, have been sold for taxes and purchased Tor thc State under ard by virtue of General Or? ders Xo. 109. paragraph 1. section 2. promulgated by E. n. s. Cauby, Brevet Major-Gcnerul, com? manding ftle Second Military District, dated Charleston, S. C., December 3,1SB7, and tinder and by virtue ol Special Order Xo. C3, promulgat? ed by the same authority, dated Charleston, South Carolina. April s, isos, to redeem the same on payment or the taxes, costs and expen? ses which were incident to the sale; and upon such payment, thc land commissioner is author? ized to certify a full release or all interest or the State in such lands by virtue or thc sale rot taxes.*' The bill was then read thc second time. To-day the bill was taken up Tor ?ts third read? ing, and the ayes and nays being called ror.it was ascertaiued that there was not a quorum present. Leslie, Swails, ami llayne, who had gone ont jost before the bill was called np, came In, making a quorum, but before another vote coald bc taken, Leslie moved to postpone thc fur? ther consideration of the bill Indefinitely, stating it was useless to read it, as it would be valueless, all biiu or the kind would have to originate lu thc House; ir this bill passed the Senate, then through the House, the bouds issued under it would be valueless; it had been introduced on'y to ascer? tain the views or the senators in regard to ir. On motion, the bill was laid on thc table. A similar one will be introduced in the Ilou=c nt an carly day. Its ultimate passage, as it stands, is cer? tain. NO INVESTIGATION. It will bc rccollcctcil that thc joint resol .from the House providing for the appolntm a committee to investigate thc affairs of th Ridge Railroad, was, when it came into tin ate, referred to the Railroad Committee o: body, which reported to-day, with an acconi ing letter from the president of the Blue Railroad, and recommended that the ? should not concur in the resolution, becau desired information could be obtained in tl nual report of the company, which would sued atan early day, and that if the Tepon unsatisfactory, the Senate could then app committee. Tlie letter is as follows : BLI'E RIDGE RAILROAD, OFFICE CHIEF ENGINEER, Coi.rMBiA, S. C., January 15, 1ST Hoi. C. r.Le.flif, Chairman Senate Commie Railroads: SIR-Having noticed in the proceedings i General Assembly a resolution ol' inquiry in affairs of tiie Blue Ridge Railroad Compati traduced in the House of Representatives ai lerred to your committee, I feel it due and p tu state that the annual report of the compa the Comptroller-General has been unavoi delayed by unforeseen events, but it is now ii cess" of preparation and will be submitted ? earliest practicable moment. Thc reconis < company are nt the office of the chlei cnj:l Colmiel James P. Low. in this city, and snbji the inspection of stockholders and persons ested. Very respect full v, J. \V. HARRISON, Preside The report was laid ow r under the rules, may bc considered thc end of thc matter, hopes of standing in thc centre of the Blue I ring and viewing the working of the rings w the ring are blasted. Thc a?nual report show only "surface indications,"' and tues nicely smoothed over that even the mosts clous ought to be satisfied that everythlnf honest and above board."' When the report submitted, Wright said he did not concur, ai the proper time would give his reasons. ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. Yesterday thc report of the Judiciary Com tee that the Senate ami House meet iu join scmbly on Tuesday next to elect an associate tice ol' i he Supreme Bench to nil the vacancy ca by the resignation of Hogc, and also for thc term of six years commencing Tram August ri was adopted. It seems that when the vote taken, Wright and one or two of his friends \ abseut from the chamber, having gone to sci Governor to get his views upon a question w had arisen during the morning In reference tc election for associate justice. They did not se? Governor, and returned to find the report ol committee adopted. On mot iou or Rainey, 1 ever, the vote was reconsidered, and on mo or Maxwell thc report was laid on thc table. II; voted in the negative on the motion to re sider, and asked and was granted leave to rei his reason for so doing. He then stated tim thought the postponement or the election uri to the people of the State, especially to tl who'c cases are now awaiting a hearing, which cases include questions under thc Ile stead Act, requiring a foll bench. These cases present associate Justices or thc Supreme Ci decline to hear until the General Assembly s lill the vacancy on thc bench by an elect To-day the report was taken np from the ta and a lengthy discussion had over it, Whlcl suited in no decision being arrived at, as Senate adjourned while thc discussion was lu gross. There are strong efforts being made by s< white men to have thc election postponed, ID j der to prevent thc election ora colored man the Supreme bench, they knowing foll well i ir the election be held at an early day Wlilppe Wright will be entitled to a seat alongside or. tices .-iv ses ami Willard. There arc rumors af that Judge Willard will resign ir a colored mai elected; also that money is being freely nscd secure thc election or Whipper. In Tact, it i intimated to-day by one or more or thc senal during the discussion, that money was be used for such a purpose. ADJOURNMENT AND THE CODE. In the Senate to-day thc Joint resolution ri the House providing that the General Assent adjourn Kine die on the flrst day or March, ^ read. Leslie and Maxwell moved that lt bc c curred In. Haync said he could not see w there was to ocupy the Legislature until thc ll ol March, and moved to amend the resolution inserting the words "15th or February," for tlrst or March. Rose moved to lay the report the table. Jillson thought ir the Senate agreeii concur In the resolution lt would have to eat words, as lt was not possible that thc busiti would be finished by that time. Leslie said really had believed that the House never intent to adjourn, as he was very much surprised to : such a resolution aj> thc one now being consul ed adopted. H thc Senate amended it or laid on the table, the House would be glad, as lt wo give the members an opportunity or changl their minds and setting all or the summer; I lightning never strikes twice In the same ph nor will the idea to adjourn ever strko the mil or the members again or the Senate, by refosi to adopt thc resolution as it stands; give lin the opportunity or changing; lt is not belies that this resolution would have ever been sent the Senate, ir it had been thought by them tl the Senate would concur. .. Other remarks were made, during which o senator alluded to the length or time it would ta to transact the business, or which passing t "Code of Procedure*' was thc major portie Ilayue stated that when the Code came up foi third reading, he intended moving that copies the New York Code be purchased by each or t senators, and it ordered tu bc passed. Some 01 suggested that in that case they would have to | to the trouble ol erasing the words "New Yorl wherever it occurred, and substitute South Cai lina; to which Haync replied, that to doth would be troublesome; but then it was no mu than others they knew or had done. Finally, motion to lay the resolution on the table was p and carried. Yeas-Arnim, Barber, Buck, B man. Duncan, Greene, Haync, Jillson, Moutgot erv, Nash, owens, Rainey, Reid, Hose, Rodge andSwails-16. N'ays-Allen, Foster, Hoyt, Hav Leslie, Maxwell and Wright- 7. The Legislature may adjourn at any time li tween the middle or March and the Hist or Apr RELIGIOUS PROSCRIPTION. The "special order"' or the House yesterda was the consideration or DeLargc's motion to i struct the chairman or the Committee on Feder; Relations to return to the House a concurrei resolution petitioning the Congress or the Unite States to appropriate and pay twenty thunsan dollars to the Sisters or Our Lady of Mere. Charleston, S. C., to rebuild their orphan hons Thc resolution alluded to was sent from the Sci ate, ou Tuesday last, and then referred to til Committee on Federal Relations, or which B. 1 Jackson, who officiates as a minister or the Mell odist Congregationalist Church, a member Trot Charleston, a surveyor for thc Land Commis sion. 4c, kc, is chairman. lt was currently reported that Jackson had li timatcd his intention or uot reporting on the re; olution, although he must have known that tw or the Sisters were in this city anxiously awaii lng the passage or the resolution, in order tba they might carry a certified copy to Washington AJtet the regular call or business yesterday. Dc uarge : ose and called up the special order. (Jack son at this lime was abseut rrom the House.) Dc Large said: "Yesterday 1 introduced the chair man of that committee to the two Sisters, now ii the city, and that clerical individual told one o thc Sisters, in my hearing, that he did not. be lieve they should he assisted; that he did not bc lieve thc Catholic religion was thc right religion and that thc religion he (Jackson) profossed wa: thc only proper one. Ami this to a lady rron this man-he a member or thc church, and in tin garb or a minister. I am thankful the Catholii Church is not cursed with such a man. It is tin flrst time in the General Assembly of South Caro lina that attempted proscription or any person on account or religious proclivities, has beei made; and to think that lt should be made now and bj' such a man. I am glad lie (.lackso not belong to the Catholic Church. I belie he would be the wolf in shecps clothing, ; In the church to which lie now belongs.'' rtansier announced himself In favur of et] litical and religious liberty, and trusted ni ber of the House was desirous of killin righteous measure because lt came from believing in a doctrine of religion In oppos a majority or the members of the House, ai haps thc State. He said he remembers pleasure the position taken during the war Sisters, who now ask the endorsement of sure reasonable In itself, and by granting we aid a philanthropy as broad as the un He said he remembered that those ladles, : church to which they arc attached, had co: ted to ameliorate thc sad condition In whic redcrnte and Union soldiers were placed war was rampant. He believed that Cot South Carolina, and every man In wllosi dwells feelings of philanthropy, would aid t the object sought to be accomplished by thi lution. He lind hoped the committee wou have hesitated one moment In reporting f biy on this matter. POES ANANIAS STILL LIVK ? Thc sergeant-at-arms having been sent i bring Jackson In, he at this point returnee him. Jackson then aunouueed to the S] that he was prepared to make a report, pr to doing which he desired to say that, from s circumstances, he was unable to get his com together. [DeLarge interrupting, "God pr us."] He had met the "female" alluded ti denied having used the language attribut him by De Large. Whereupon DeLargc aro: asked Jackson if he had not said to thc ? that they should not bc assUtcd because th not proress Hie true religion ? Jackson. I dui not. DeLargc. Great God! Ananias still lives. This completely squelched Jackson, whe nothing further to say, excepting that a ma or thc committee had reported favorably, report was then adopted. COt'STV COMMISSIONERS REBUKED. A rew days slucc the county commission Lancaster County petitioned for an Incret taxation. This petition was rererrcd to the mittee on Finance, which yesterday reportci recommended that the prayer be not grantc the ground that the reasons set forth were I flclent to warrant the increase desired. lu eluding the report, thc committee stated t cannot bc denied that lu instances too frei thc county commissioners throughout thc ( State have shown a lack of ability in the mai ment or their county finances. Reckless ext gancc has marked their administration, t( detriment or thc people's interest, whereas omy In the management of affairs would made their ofllcc a source of benefit. Thc report concludes us follows: Your committee would suggest to thc co commissioners at large, that inore care be i elset) ill letting contracts, lu every county I should be a "Poor Farm," as near Hclf-sustal as possible. H properly conducted, this w . temi to ameliorate the condition of the desi and lesson the burden or taxation. There I reason, perhaps, why county commuwln should not be allowed by the General Assen In a special emergency, to borrow money promissory notes, or bonds, bearing Interc? ilio rate of six per cent, per annum, payab] one or two years, but thc special reasons the) should lie flrst made to appear, lt has also c to thc knowledge or your coin millee, that i ls outstanding and uncollected, a large ann or last year's taxes levied for county pin pi and executions have been stayed against d< fluents. Ii' the county treasurers had been U rul. or will lie faithful, in th's discharge of t duties, much or thc grounds or complaint wil removed. There has been no action taken on the rei THE DEAF AND DrMO ASYLUM. Iii the Senate to-day Wright moved that vote, whereby thc Senate refused to agree to report or thc Committee on Claims on theaccoi of Woodward Allen and Raymond Owen, building the deaf and dumb asylum at Spar burg, be reconsidered. Maxwell moved lo Wright's motion on thc table, and upon this tlon there was a long discussion. VALUE OF INFLUENCE. Leslie had thc first say, speaking against claims. His speech was too long to be repoi in foll, but thc salient points, which arc Intel ing, arc as follows : He informed the Senate i outside of Its doors there were men walting t claims, which they would present as soon as t saw any chance of gcttiug them paid-one $100,000; another for $150,000. Besides tl large claims, said he, there arc hundreds others, aggregating hundreds or thousands dollars-and all or them contracted previous the close or thc war, which we will bc called u to pay. Thcs; claimants have presented tl claims to tho Democratic Legislatures which i ceded us, and they had the honesty to rcj them, and yet these claimants come and ash to pay them-these men who call us thc sc; traga and negro legislators behind our bac come and cringe, und ask us to se their claims. Wc should at once refuse pay this claim and all others of this kii refuse to pay them anyhow, ir roi- no oti 1 reason ilian that to do so would injure the ere of the State which wc have pledged ourselves sustain. These claimants, instead ur being lowed to hang around this building, should i thrown from thc windowsand dashed to pico Tlie speaker, after professing his willingness bc one of thc number to Indulge lu thc little creation or hurling claimants fro;n Hie wiudoi proceeded to "tell thc honest truth'' about t i matter, which was that a certain man lind coi to him and offered to give him three -thousa 1 dollars if he would usc his Influence to get t claim passed. He had scorned thc preposition. ? he would all of such a character. After reiten lng the damage lt would do thc credit of t ' State if these claims were allowed, and staiii that there was not a cent in the treasury, ai money was being borrowed at a high rate of I ? tercst in Sew York to mee', thc expenses or t . government, he sat down. 1 "THE SIROCCO COMETH !" Nash opposed the payment or any claims co traded previous to the war. He knew or the claims which were to lie pressed. The dalman had been told to employ a Republican lawyer work their claims through; having been told tin , it made no difference whether he had sense i not, as his Republicanism was thc only thin needed to work upon the legislators. Tbcarchltei : of this building has two claims, amounting i I twenty-two thousand dollars, to get which hu I willing to pay six thousand dollars; thc clain , ants Tor one hundred thousand dollars are williu to pay twenty thousand or them to get the Di ? amount-so rumor says. After slating thc alton : Nash warmed up, ami said: TUB CHAKLESTO . NEWS says that Daddy Cain says "Th Sirocco cometh !" Well, Mr. Speaker, I , some of the Republicans don't change thci ways, thc Sirocco cometh for them, and I fen will come Tor the Republican party too. [Raincy ? Interrupting: Will the senator from Richland in ? Torin the Senate about what lime that Sirocco wil i come!') Nash, continuing: About next summe i reckon, l tell you ir the perseus to whom an entrusted Hie fortunes of thc party do not ac , differently to what they have done, the Sirocco wil . bc atjt'wd thin about that time. Thc people wil . not stand and see things go on as they have been . they will not submit to it; 1 will uot; I'll leave am . go uiiii search for more honest raen. i There was some lurthcr discussion, during ' which Wright stated that he had made the mo ? tion to reconsider at the request of the chairman ? of the Committee on Claims and Grievances, who desired to have the subject recommitted to thc ? committee; after which the vote was taken on i agreeing to thc motion or Maxwell to lay on thc ! table thc motion ol Wright lo reconsider the vote, : whereby the Senate refused to agree to thc re ! port or the Committee on Claims, on the account - or Woodward Allen and Raymond Owen, lind de , citied that thc motion to reconsider should be laid i on thc table. Yeas-Barber, Duncan, Greene, Uayue, Leslie, Maxwell, Nash, Owens, Kaincy and Stroits-10. Nays-Buck, Blcman, Foster, Hayes, Montgomery, Reid, Rodgers and Wright-8. TOE CAPITOL BUILDING. The joint resolution providing that the Gover? nor We empowered to invite proposals to complete the balance of the Statehouse In thc same man? ner as the portion just finished, and to enter Into a specified contract with such person or persons as he may deem proper, and for the best interests of thc State, requiring from thc contractor suffi? cient bonds to secure the State from any loss, and to insure the completion of the building by thc first of August next, received Its second reading In the nouse to-day. Under this resolution the Governor Is authorized to draw from the State Treasury, on demand of thc contractor, such sums as the contractor ma)', from .time to time, as the work progresses, call for. not to exceed thc sum of twenty-five thousand dollars. RENEWAL OF STOCK. Thc Committee on Finance have recommended that thc State Treasurer be empowered to Issue to Richard P. Buck a new certificate of the same tenor aud date as the one purported to be lost or destroyed, In the sum of ten thousand dollars, and that he bc required to deposit with the State Treasurer a, bond, legally executed, in tho penal sum or twenty thousand dollars, to indemnify the State against loss. This report was recommit? ted to-day. Thc report of thc same committee, recommending that the State Treasurer reissue to William Dougherty certificates of stock to the amount of twelve thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars, which was destroyed at the burn? ing of Columbia, in February, 1865, has not been acted on. I learn there are several petitions for renewal of certificates, from Charleston citizens, now In thc hands or thc Committee on Claims and Grievances-among them thc following: South Carolina Society, $30,000; Alexander H. Ohlsolm, $37,000; Francis Weston, $4000; R. B. 'Mills, $4500; Richard T. Korth, $2000; Benjamin P. Fraser, $6000; W. E. Carrere, $0000. These peti? tions will be presented at au carly day. As the stocks were destroyed during the war, lt ls very probable that the Assembly will order that cer? tificates be reissued. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION. Thc bill to exempt all mills now established, or hcreartcrto.be established, for the manufacture of cotton, or wool, or both, from taxation, for the period or five years, provides that arter the pas? sage or this act, all mills or ractorlcs now estab? lished, or to bc hereafter established in this State, wherein cetton or wool, or both cotton and wool, are now, or shall bo hereafter spun, manuractured or worked up, In any wa_y whatsoever, shall bc exempt and free from all taxation, for the period or five years; the said period of five years to date rrom the day or thc passage or this act for all such mills or ractorlcs now established, and rrom thc first of January next ensuing the completion or golDg into operation or such new mills or ractorlcs. PERPETRATION' OF TESTIMONY. Thc bill to alter and amend an act entitled "An act to provide a mode by which to perpetuate tes? timony in relation to deeds, wills, choses In ac? tion, other papers and records destroyed or lost during the resent war,'' ratified December 21, lSGo, provides that thc act be so altered and amended as to dispense with thc personal service or any notice required under thc provisions or said act; aud in all cases in which such notice shall be left at the usual place ol residence or bu? siness or thc defendant, thc same shall be valid In law, to all Intents and purposes, as If served upon thc person of such defendant. TUE GKANITEVll.LE M A N C F A CT I" lt IN O COMPANY. Thc bill to amend thc charter or the Granite villc Manufacturing Company provides that the Granltevlllc Manufacturing Company shall be au? thorized to Issue new scrip for thc capital stock of thc company, in shares or one hundred dollars each, on surrender and cancellation of thc old scrip, and for the repealing of so much of section flrst or thc act to amend the charter, ratified on the lath or December 1845, as fixes thc shares at five hundred dollars each. STRAY ITEMS. SENATE.-The following business was disposed ol In this body yesterday and to-dafP An act to establish a company under the name oft lue Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Island Ferry Companyjto Incorporate thc Vigilant Fire Engine Company, or Columbia; to Incorporate theWateree Fire Engine Company, Xo. 2, or Camden, S. C.; to incorporate the Winnsboro' Hook and Ladder Company, or (he Town or Winnsboro'; to recharter Blythe's Gap Turnpike Road; to earry Into effect the pro? visions or thc constitution in relation to the rights of married women; to Incorporate thc Deutscher Artillerie Untcrstutzungs Verein; to designate the officers by whom sales ordered by thc Courts or Common Pleas, and judges thereof, and of the Courts of Probate, shall be made, and for other purposes; to Incorporate thc African Methodist Episcopal Church in this State; to alter and amend an act entitled "An act concerning thc office, duties and liabilities or coroners; to incorporate the Sisters of Our Lady or Mercy, or South Caro? lin!, were ratified. Maxwell gave notice or his intention to introduce a bill to incorporate a home for invalid clergymen. HorsK.-Thc following business was dispatch? ed lu this body yesterday and to-day. Notices or bills were given as follows: By Ezekiel, a bill to incorporate thc Hickory Grove Baptist Church, or the County or lleaufort; by Wells, a bill to extend the time for the completion or the Port Royal Railroad; by Suckles, a bill to incorporate Jones? ville, in Union County; by Lomax, a bill to alter or amend the charter or thc Town or Abbeville, S. C.; by C. D, Hoyne, a bill to Incorporate a home for invalid clergymen, or thc Town or Aiken; by Wells, a bill to incorporate thc Union Mining Com? pany; by Purvis, to license gambling L ?he State. Ullis introduced: A lilli to extend the time for thc completiou or the Cort Royal Railroad: Hau? sier introduced a bill to incorporate the Randolph Riflemen, of Charleston. S. C.; A. Smith intro? duced the following resolution, which was adopt? ed: Resolved, That thc Committee on Labor bc instructed to report this day on a bill to provide for thc better protection or laborer*, and for the appointment or a commissioner or contracts in each county of thc State. Rivers introduced a bill to incorporate the Providence Baptist Church or Hamburg, s. C. Haygood Introduced a bill to authorize the formation or a company for thc construction or a turnpike road through or near Sassafras Gap, and known as Sassafras Gap Turn? pike Company. Suckles introduced a bill to in? corporate the town or Jonesville. Union County. All or these bill? were read a first time and appropriately reforred. A Senate bill to Incorporate the Winnsboro' Baptist Church, or Fairfield County, was taken up, read the second time, and ordered to bc en? grossed for a third reading. L. EUROPE. Thc Troubles iii France. PARIS, January 22. Two thousand infantry and six hundred cav have arrived at La Crenzot. An editor or the Marseillaise has boen arrested, charged with aiding to foment the La Crenzot troutiles. Rochefort has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment and three thousand rrancs flue. Thc sentence docs not affect Rochefort's deputy ship In thc Corps L?gislatif. MADRID, January 22. The Cortes hail a stormy session over the stu? dents' manifestation. Rlvcro said he would sub ject to thc action or tribunals all disturbers or the peace, be they old or young; the country shall see he is not speaking to the wind. He repeated, he would castigate all disturbers or public order. Thc Great Council. ROME, January?2. Thc German bishops have resolved that unless the number of members or the diocese ls consid? ered in the votes or thc Council, they will return home in a body. Their action caused much excite? ment. A petition against the excesses of laymen who edit religious journals Is numerously signed by the rathers. Sentence of Rochefort. PARIS, January 23. Rochefort's sentence includes deprivation or political rights, but does no: Interrere with his position as deputy. THE WRITING OX THE WALL. ECONOMY AND EXTRAVAGANCE. A RADICAL ARRAIGNS IIIS rARTi'. A Bombshell among the Wasters of Pub lie Money. Tlie first crack In Hie political surface was beard1 on Monday ! Thc sound will reverbe? rate throughout thc country ! Thc talk on thc avenue, In thc hotel corridors, in tho depart? ment bureaus, and assuredly in the White House, was about Congressman Dawes1 speech on the League Island bill in thc House. When he commenced, there was but a thin attend? ance; but as rumor gave the tenor of his re? marks, thc galleries and all available places filled with listeners. The consternation in the party was universal. The speech is regarded as the boldest indication yet of a powerful and determined "bolt" from the tyranny of the ex? tremists, who nre pledged to "protection"1 of reconstruction, to extravagance, corruption, and a party rule more rigid than Thad. Stevens himself would have dared to impose. It came like a thunderbolt in thc midst of tile feeling of quiet security among the Radicals that they had hoodwinked the people on their vaunted claim that the party had cut down che ex? penses from tlie amount lt iiad reached under Johnson's administration. A WARNIXO TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. The speech is regarded as thc protest from thc minority, who perceive tlie danger menac? ing Hie Republican party, against the scandal? ous waste, jobbery, and profligacy in the de? partments-notably that ol' thc navy-and the countenance given by the Obstructionists in Congress, who arc pushing the organization headlong to political ruin. The more sagacious Republicans have determined to stave off the impending destruction, If possible, In deference to the alarm everywhere exhibited in the country at the vast increase, nearly fifty mil? lions, according to Mr. Dawes' owu showing, over thc appropriations. A MORTAL BLOW. Thc Washington correspondent of the Bos? ton Post writes on Monday night that the blow nt President Giant bj the comparison of ex? penses with those under Andrew Johnson's administration, tlie excess being twenty-eight millions ol'dollars, was a mortal one. Already the party chiefs are ruling Mr. Dawes out ol' party favor; they accuse him of recreancy, call fiiin traitor, and denounce him as in full com? munion with the opposition. His defence of Hoar was a pithy, but gallant one, and his owu position at this moment is alike creditable and honorable as Indicating uncommon courage and an independence only too rare in the Republi? can ranks. Rumors are rife of the resignation of Secretary Robeson. The Pen nsyl vania dele? gation is wrought to the highest pitch of rage, and threaten Massachusetts with summary re? taliation. Senator Sumner has been stalking like a huge turkeycock from group lo group endeavoring to harmonize matters, but was pushed rudely out ol' the way by Judge Kelly, who declares the bill shall go through at all hazards. Mr. Dawes is indeed the lion ol' the period, and is already considered fairly on the course for thc next Presidency. TUE SCENE IX TUE UOl'SE. Almost thc first business undertaken after the assembling of the House was'Hie consider? ation of the bill for the transfer of the Phila? delphia navy yard to League Island, lt was ex? pected thal it would go through without any .special ililliciilty. although there had been some intimations that the Chairman of the Commit? tee on Appropriations woidd oppose it. But the blast (hat subsequently came was unex? pected. Catching the eye of (lie Speaker, Mr. Dawes, in a tranquil, easy and fluent manner, began bis remarks. MK. HAWES' SPEECU. In the begiuulng, Mr. Dawes showed that under this tneasnrc, If it could have been forced through under thc previous question, the secretary of the navy could sell three mil? lions of the property at private sale, of the Philadelphia navy yard, to whom he pleased, when he pleased, and on what terms he pleas? ed-the ouly obligation on him being that he should obtain the approval of tho President, who, from the nature of his duties, could pay no personal attention to the proceedings. Mr. Dawes questioned whether thc state of the Treasury warranted the enhancing of expen? ses, and called the attention of the House to tlie estimates'furnished for navy yards during the next fiscal year, as follows: Ports m o ti th. N. H.. $577.000, against $50,000 last year ; Bos? ton, $747,3-11. against: $100,000 lost year, ; New York. $833,511, against $100,000 last year ; Philadelphia, ?lll,?d?, against $25,000 last year; Washington, ?551,775, against $50,000 last year ; Norfolk, $258,312, against $30,000 last year. In short, the Secretary of the Navy pro? posed, besides the IS00.000 lor League Isiand, a total expenditure of $3,007,394, against $151, 000 last year. MATHEMATICS. The estimates did not inspire him with much confidence, although the Secretary promised to effect a saving ol'$2,000.000 in the article of coal alone, which hail cost $100,000 for Hie lasl two years. That was an achievement In mal hematics which found a parallel one in thc achievement of Hie Postmaster-General, whe proposed to save $5,000,000 a year by the abo? lition of the franking privilege, while the frank? ed matter would not produce $200,000. He thought if the two mathematicians who hud prompted these two Secretaries could be brought to light and set to work, I hey could show that the public debt might be paid before thc expiration ol' Hie administration. The book of estimates for thu next year contained appro? priations for public works to Hie amount ol $*24,C!5,173. against appropriations for the same objects last year of $5.403.000. The adinfnis tratio.i of Andrew Johnson had been ac? cused of profligacy in expenditures. Thc people had tried il on that charge, and found it guilty, and had taken from it the sceptre ut power ami put it in thc hands of the Republi? can party on its professions of economy in the administration of Hie public service. Tlie peo? ple intended lo hold them to their promises. But what was the first evidence they put forth to the country of theirdetermlnation to carry out their pledges ? While he knew the ungra? cious position he occupied, he proposed lc speak plainly, but only tu his party friends in tue House. ' He knew Hiere was not much comfort to be derived from the wounds of a friend. Andrew Johnson, in Hie last year ol his administration, had estimated that he could carry on Hie government for $303,000.000, and [bot amonnt had been cut down over $20.000.000. What did their own administration estimate that it would carry on tlie administration of Hie government for a year for? Why, $311, 007.174 AX INCREASE OF OVER TWEXTY-KI?IIT MILLIONS beyond thc amount required by Andrew John soil, and an Increase of $49,028,537 over the amount appropriated for the present year [eoiniiiotioii arnon? thu Radicals, cheers from thu Democrats]-but this included an error ol over $7.ini0.imo in the footing up of the Post office Department, which would reduce the in? crease to $42.000.000; but he believed that not entering into the estimate was a little sugar? plum ot $800,000 for League Island; back of it. also, were the Bay of Santana and tho Island of Si. Thomas al $75,000,000 in gold, and back of lr, too, were millions that would be added hy? the Senate lo the appropriation bills as they passed the House. [Sensation.] In tliis House alone, if thc pledges of tlie Re? publican party were to be redeemed, they could have no aid either at. the other end of the avenue or at the other end of the capitol, and he put it to the representatives of the people, whether they would inaugurate new public works on thc broad estimate ol'$24,000,000. He had ti right to complain of the oilier end ot tlie avenue that, with all its professions of econo? my, and with all the heraldry by telegraph and otherwise of reduction, there was biit one of those departments that did not estimate an increase of expenditures over the appropria? tion of last year; the exception was the poor, unpopular Attorney-General. [Applause.] And he hoped that it was not in consequence of that remarkable trait in his character that it was contemplated ut the other end of the capi? tol to relieve him from further public service and drive biin'into public life. [Great laughter aud applause.] EXTRAVAGANCE. There was a new postofllce building in New York, winch, report said, would cost $1,000, OOO. and tho granite for which was estimated to cost 31.500.000. Were they going on with such, expenditures ? Were they going to put $3,000, 000 from the old Philadelphia navy yard and $800,000 from the Treasury into League Island, when they might as well walt five y^ars ? Two things seemed to be desired; the reduc? tion of the public debt by the administration, and relief from thc burdens of taxation by this House. [Applause by the Democrats.] Neith? er of these things could be accomplished with? out another thing which both overlooked-a reduction of the expenditures. How was it pro? posed at the other end of the avenue to pay the public debt, unless the expenditures were reduced? ["Hear," "hear," from the Demo? crats.] How did thc House propose to relieve the people aad the enterprise and capital of the country from the burden of taxation under which they were groaning, unless the expen? ditures were reduced ? [Applause.] He would tell his amiable friend from Maine (Mr. Peters) who had emancipated himself from the case about pennies, and who had gone off in a vain search for dollars, on which he proposed to economize [laughter,] that it was thc pennies taken by taxation off the spikes, cordage and rigging of the ships of Maine that made the commerce of the country decline. [Sensa? tion.] RISE ABOVE PARTT. He called upon the members of tlie House to stand by th.e Committee of Appropriations on the pledge which it now gove to the country, that it would cut down those, estimates below the figures at which the country took the power from Andrew Johnson's administration. In or? der to do that, they must forego any private interests and imasinary political gain In the lo? calities by expenditure of money. [Sensation and applause.] They must rise above those considerations and look to general results, and then the fingers of industry would again ap? ply to their work, enterprise would gain courage, the country would go on in pros? perity and development, and the nation would In the years that were to come build navy yards at League Island and at New London, amplify those at Boston and Ports? mouth, and all over the country. [Applause.] If that should be the policy, then there would be a reduction of expenditure, so that thereby the people might be relieved from the burdens of taxation at one end of the avenue, and the public debt might be paid at the other. It was with this view, and because he believed it to bc a test question, that he would vote to lay the bill on the table, and would, on that mo? tion, call the yeas and nays, so that the people might know who would stand by the Commit? tee on Appropriations In its attempts to cur? tail the expenditures of government. [Ap? plause. THE EFFECT Di THE HOUSE. A very marked degree of attention was paid on both sides ol' the House to the speech of the chairman of theXlommlttee on Appropria? tions. The doctrines of prudence, economy and care In the public expenditures were re? ceived by the Conservatives in the most cor? dial manner, and they repeatedly expressed their satisfaction at the outspoken enthusiasm and the courageous honesty of the gentleman from Massachusetts as fully In accord with the policy advocated by Democrats, not in Con? gress alone, but throughout the country. At the close ol the speech Mr. Dawes received numerous congratulations. ?Uameft. 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