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

briuGc NJ Augusta Oe incOrlf1TatcQ; REFER
red 10 the committee on Roads, Bridges
aud Ferries.
Also. the account Of Mr.. Labor,lc, for
printing Election Resolves; referred 10 the
committee OH Accounts.
Mr.. Perry gave notice that on Thurs
day, he would introduce Il Biii, the butter
to regulate tho ices at Shcrlils, Clerks,
and other Officers of this State.
Mr.. BellIngcr pursuant TO previous no
tice. introduced II Bill 10 prescribe the mode
Of choosing, on the part OF this State, Elcc
tors Of President aud Vice President ofth
United States. aud to give the election vi
such electors to the people OF the State;
Bill read first time, and ordered Tor Sc
cOnd reading to morrow.
BY Mr.. Memminger, iiom the Commit
tee OF " ays aud Means, Oil the Memorial
ofthe City Council Of Charleston. for aid
iu establishing system oi " alter " ork>:
On the account OF the expenditure oil Tie
Transient Poor Fund oi Gcur.cIown, by
the Commissioners 0f the Poor, and the
pcIiliOn nt The same Commissioners, for an
Appropriation.
MIR. Mc,nningcr, from the same COM
mi,tce TO " hich had been referred the Me.
mortal ofIhe Board of Directors ul the Lou
Road Company, li,r u modification oi their
Charter, reported L Kill To amend an Act
10 lend the credit Of the Stale to secure
any loan ,ta, may be made by the LOUIS
vile, Cincinnati aud Charleston Rail Road
Company, and for other purposes; winch
was read first time, and ordered IL be read
again Tomorrow,
Mr.. WIN. Reed presented petitions from
rtfi s,G i zeal.
Catawha indian Lands; and the rllunl,,>u-
nian system OF Medicine; referred Tie first
To the Committee on Internal Improve
uenl, the other To The special COMMITTEE
on the Ihomp,onIan Sy stem.
BY Mr.. Arnold, from the Medical Com
mlltcc, on the accounts of Drs. Atkins, a.
4. Crook, >. Schwar,s, lsaah Causnman
and l., j Trotti.
MIR. CUlcnck, on part of the COMMITTEE
OH Education, asked and obtained leave to
he discharged from considering the return
of the Trustees OF DR. De La iiowe's Es-
Abbcville Drlcga,lon.
BY MIR. Warllaw, from the committee
on interpretations, on the several petitions,
of }. NJ. IimmOns; the Beaufort A,rIcu:
! tural Society; the OrauScburoh A"adcuI
Company; the citizens of Ed.c!icid Vii
iagr; w. Mckee and others: the Laurcns-
vile Academy; the Bethel ijap!!>' Churctl
Of Clarenron; the lndependcn, P.csbslc-
rian Church oi York; for Incorporating.
Lownlrsvilr; the first Unvur-all,, Church
oi Charle>lon; the Carolina Rlllc,ncu; An.
drew Mcdowell aud others; Tor ih.. III. or
poration OF The Phcnix Insurance Compa-
| ..I,, L y
the Coke bury Manual Lapor Sciiuui; the
Ruling Elders oil the Associate Reformed
Synod; \. Is. WhitrIdse aud others; the
South Carolina Mechanics Association,
the Charleston Aarien, Artillery Society:
the Fire .nglne Company of Charleston
Neck, the Citizens ot Amd-rsnn; for he III
corporation Ut Calhoun .Acadeiny; the So
| ciety Tor the relief ot The Widows aud Or
pilans "f the Clergy Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church ot South Carolina; aud
for the Incorporation Of. the Village of Lau
The unfavorable report Of the Military
committee, on the memorial of whartin
gers and others, for exemption IRON MN
tary duty, was considered. Mr. Frusl
moved that the House disagree To me re-
port, which motion was supported by
Mcssrs. Frost and Elliott, aud opposed hy
Hlr. Elmnre, when tie question was rul,
and The report agreed 10.
The unIavorablc report of the same com
mittce, on The petition from the managers
OF election Tor Grecuville, with like PRAYER
was agreed TO.
Reports ofthe committee of Ways and
Means, on the several petitions of itizens
OF Greenwood, in Abbevile; and George
M:r .,C I Al
the accounts oft expenditure Of the tran
sient Poor Funds of Charleston and Beau
fort. were agreed 10. and ordered to the
Senate.
The report of the committee on Rou,ls.
Bridges and Ferries. on the presentment
Of the Grand J .ry for Chester. in relation
Cour Houses, was agreed to, and laid on
the table.
The report Of the same committee, ON
the prc>entment of the Grand Jury for
Spartanhurg, which recommends letting
out the work ON road-. was agreed to.
Reports of the Judiciary committee. on
the resolution enpuI"lno into the cxpcdicu-
cv of making il capital offence totrrspass
by removing stones, or cutting rlnirr from
lands, on the prcscn,mcni of The G,and
Jury for Lancaster, and the prrsrnrnent
from Marlborough. Recommending. the
Pcnir entiary system, were scvrrajly a.
greed Ia.
Mr. T.. &. Palmer presented the per-
fion of the Trustees Of the Furman Insri.
tmte. praving that it may he made penal
10 retail! spi:iiuous liquors within two miles
and u half Of thar Institution: referred to
The comml'" on Education.
Mr.. Powell gave uoricc that on Snrnr-
day hr will introduce n bill 10 amend the
law in relation To Or"noanv muster grounds,