Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-12-27

y" 49,
The Senate met pursuant io nd djournmcni.
The Senale lookup the!Sreport Of the
commire on Schools, on appointing u
commission to, revise sihes Free School
system Of this State, when.g
On motion Of Mr.. Hus1h the consider
alton OF the report was. stOstpOned until
Saturday next. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEsDEsDAY Dec. IL.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment. YaH
On motion Of Mr. Memmineer, tho spe-
cial order was taken up. being the report
OF the .comu,iiteesof the Whole, OH the re-
port of the Special committee, on 50 much
ofthc Governors Message No l. as relates
to the resumption Of specie Payments, and
the restoration of The trade aud credit of
the country. and the Resolution respecting
the authority Of Congress over the currem-
cy, submitted by Mr. Arnold.
On MIR. Meniminger's motion, the re-
port of the Special conlmittee was slightly
amended, and it was orlered that the vote
upon the resolutions 10 taken separately,
and hy yeas and nays.
MIR. Perry proposed t. amend the Cd res
olu,ion. by adding thereto the following
words: by receiving nothing but specie in
the federal dues " The amendment was
supported ny Messrs. Perry and a. w.
Ihomson, opposed by Messrs. Mcm,nnser
and Colcock, and decided in the negative.
MIR. Perry then offered as an amend
ment TO the I'd resolution, the following adj
ti'ion: "by not receiving tie bills Of any
bank, in payment of public dues" which,
molten was advocated by Mr., Perry. OPP
posed by MIR. Memminger, and negatived
by the House.
MIR. A. w. Thomson submitted the fol-
lowing additional words; US an amend, cnt
to the I'd resolution: either by depositins
the funds OF The Government in them, EN-
ploylng them as agents in any manner or
form, or contracting with them in any
way, or receiving their bills or checks in
payment Of the public dues.'
Mr.. Thomson spoke in favor of, aud
MIR: Memminger against the amendment,
which was rejected.
The questions we're then taken on the
1st I'd, and Sd Resolutions, which were
adopted by the following votes:
On the LIST Resolution: Yeas l0S.
On the I'd Resolution; Yeas-iO5,
Nays.
On the Sd Resolution: Yeas-ll3,
Nays-2.
When the 4th Resolution came up for
dccision,Son Mr., A. W.. Thomsou's mo-
lion, the question was diytded, so as to
have the votes taken sela3aIely on the two
propositions therein contafned; and they
were accordingly taken aslfol l9ws: s
On sU much oE The 4s solution as
declures the unconstit1tioaality ofs United
States Bank: Ycas-lO7, Nays.
On so much of the Resolution as de-
clarcs that it is inexpedient aud dangerous
10 incorporate &. .. Bank: Ycas-lI2
Nays-3.
On the cutire Preamble to The Resolu-
tions: Yeas-lO7, Nsys-l0.
So the preamble and Resolutions were
adopted.
Messrs. w. W. Garvin, Taylor, Full
more. }. Richardson, and Fripp, OBJ
famed leave aud recorded their votes in
the affirmative, on the first resolution:
MIR. Gage, by leave. recorded his vote
iu the affirmative on the Preamble.
Mr.. +. Ii. Wardlaw, having obtained
leave, recorded his votes in the affirmative
on each of the Resolutions, and The Pre-
amble.
The Preamble and Resolutions were or
dcrcd to the Senate for concurrence.
MIR. Memminger moved to agree 10 the
report Of the committee Of the Whole, re-
commenting the indefinite postponemert
of MIR. Arnold's Resolution, respecting
Treasury Notes, which motion was ,cci-
dcd im the affirmative, aud the Resolution
WAS consequently go postponed.
The Senate returned with their concur
renee, resolution directing the Comp
troller to pay balance of salary TO The
widow of Judge Bay; ares0ution for pay
ing toJ, r. Carroll the amount of check
drawn by the late Governor.
On motion Of Mr. Jamison,
Resoircd, That 500 copies of the repor,
of the special committee on SO much of the
Governors message rs relates to the re-
sumption OF specie payments. and the res
toraIion of the trade and credit of the
country be printed.
A Bill to prevent the evil practice of
carrying concealed deadly weapons. &c. |
and the report thereon of the Judiciary |
conHittee, AMI OH prescntmcnrs aud peti-
lions from various Districts. in relation to
The same matter. were, on motion Of Mr.. |
Bcllinger, laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Wardlaw, the follow.
ing reports from the committee on Incorpo-
rations. were laid on Tie table: on the ne
titions of w. l.. Tucker and others: of
members of the Willow Creek Bnp,ist
Church; of Mount Zion Baptist Church
of Marion; of the officers and members of |
Lodge No. II, Ancient Free. Masons; of
Elias &. Lcitner and others; and of the in
habitanis Of Greenwich.
On motion Of Mr.. Wimbish, w. l..
Tucker and Others, had leuve to withdraw
their petition 90 be Incorporated as a rcli-
sious society.