Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-12-13

tHey report Oy OIL or othef"lSe' cousiue'oo
and agreed 10.
MIR. w ardlaw presented The memorial
of g. B. Lamar. proprietor of the Augusta
charter by the grant of a charter for new
Bridge or a F Ferry; referred to the commit
tee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries.
Also, that of WIN. b. Willard, setting
forth that he has discovered rich beds of
Marl, within the State, and Offering fur
ther services; referred 10 the commute on
Agriculture.
MIR. Martin, on the part of the Special
Committee, to report Digest of the fees
Of certain officers, submitted Report,
which was considered and agreed TO. and
500 copies ofihe Digest of Fees published
in 1884, ordered to be printed.
Mr. Arnold gave notice that he would
on Tuesday next, introduce Il bill to repeal
the 3Oth, sd, and 33d sections Of an Act.
entitled all Act, to provide for the Military
organization of the State, and for other
purposes.
Mr.. CoIcock submitted the following
Resolution:
Resoiyed. That it be referred to a Spe.
cial Committee, 10 enquire and report as
10 tho expediency and expense Of publish
ing the Journals of the Legislature, from
the earliest period to the present time. and
having them bound in separate volumes,
with appropriate indexes TO each volume.
On motion ofMr. Bellinger, the Reso-
luton was amended by adding the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the same committee do
further enquire into aud report the best
method Of arranging the papers in the
Clerks Office, 50 that the same shall he ai
1nce oafa and accascihla md the prOko.
BILE expense thereof.
The Resolution was then considered and
agreed to.
A message from the Governor was re-
ceived, accompanied by IA nnte from DR.
Thomas Cooper, and the 4th volume of
the Statutes at large; referred to the Judi
ciary committee
MIR. John Douglass offered the following
Resolution, which was ordered Tor consid-
GRAFTON OH Tuesday next.
Resoiued, That the committee on Inter-
nal Improvements, he instructed to enquire
. into the expedieucy of selling, farming, OF
1 otherwise disposing of the Canals ON Ca
tawba River
Mr.. Seymour gave notice that on Tues
day next, he will Introduce u Bill to alter
the 1st section Of the I'd article of the Con
stiiution Of this State, and to give the cleo
tion of Governor 10 the people.
Mr.. Bellinser, pursuant to notice, intro
duced a Bill to prevent the evil practice of
carrying concealed deadly weapons, and
to alter and amend an act entitled an Act
to take away the benefit of clergy from
come kind of mauslaughtcr; bill read Isl
time, aud ordered for second reading to-
morrow.
The House then proceeded TO the gener-
orders ofthe day, and took up:
A bill directing census to be taken Of
the free white inhabitants of this State; re-
ferred, on motion Of Alr. BelIinger, to the
special Joint Committee on that subject.
The resolution introduced by MIR. White
field, for the app 'intmento Of Especial com
mittee to enquire into the propriety of re-
moving the seat Of government from Co
lumbia to Charleston. was taken up, and
the House having been addressed in Ia
vor of the resolution By MIR. Whlefeid,
alter nn Intellectual attempt by Mr.. Powell
tGfstrike;ou Charleston aud insert Green
vile, twas agreed to, a committee Of nine
ordered TO be appointed and message
sent to The Senate proposing that they APP
point Commute to Join that ofthe House
on the subject. Adjourned.