Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-12-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

ricd INTO execution.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Nnvrnhrr. 50.
The House met pursuant 10 adjourn
m"ut.
The S1rarhcr lai,l bcfbrc the House Il
communication from the Attorney Gru-
rra, submitting the Report uf the Circuit
Solicitors, in rr'al"n tn District Officers
and Oii!rr<. 4 hIsn The Report Of The Prc>i
dent nf The Bank al The State of South
Carolina, Which were laid on The table
aud ordered to be- printed.
Mr.. Seymour presented The Memorial
of the City CunurII "l Charleston, pray
i"g Tor the pa>Sigr Of ii Law, requiring ali
NcsrnrS sold in Charleston. To be sold AT a
slave Market. To he established nv them.
Referred To Judiciary C"nnlrcr.
Mr. Phillips. from the Committee IN
,hc parr Of The Ilnusc, 10 make arrange.
nenis for the College Commencement
>u!';nii"d Report, viz; Thar process
sion be formed Oh A!onday next. at l2
o'clock, hrinrr Tbs State IInuse, under the
direction of Adiu'anl General jones. In
attend The commencement of the South
Carolina College, Or. Ordered 10 be
printed, am! laid ON he table.
Mr.. Elliot gave notice that on Tuesday
next he will ;sk leave 10 inIrnducc Bill
To amend a law in relaIinn rc the trial of
Slaves AMI Free Persons of Color.
Mr.. Bcllinser, Il Bill To authorize and
require The Bank Of Tie Stale Of South
Carolina to establish n branch at Aiken.
Mr. DawknS, a hill to aller aud amend
Ihc 10Th Socridu ni The lst article Of the
Constitution ni This Slate.
The liouse then proceeded 10 the spe-
cial order of The day. and iook up the re-
report Of The :: pcciaI Committee appon
tc'l III the last Session to enquire into the
cxpediency Of IA Geological Survey of the
STATE, which rcpnrl recommends the Gov
crnnr 10 cause said survey 10 be made Of
re Stale. Laid Oh The table,
TIL" following bills were read second
lime, viz; 4 hill To provide il remedy in
certain ci>cs Of debts NOT due; Il bill to
amend the second section Of the acr passed
IN December, lS3O. in rc!aionto Interest
nd usury; Il liil 10 iIirr asrI ar,rn the
al passed in December. 1877. cn!iird an
,r to regulate I,'nres, SrvcraIly referred
l!m .I,'ilrihry Committee.
4 bill Ia orepral the act ar:hnri~ins The
Huntsville. CiurnnaIi and Charleston Rail
Road. COMPANY, TO increase the "atrs Of
u"mr, nrlntir'n on Tie Hamburg Il Charles
ton l;..' ;s,.h. n'frrc.! 10 tie Cnm;.ir.
tee un " ays and II lis.
Also. Il bill to amend an act passed in
Do. IS::'rJ, rrsu!"iin@ !!,c price of IircaSc
rr rr.taiIinn srirlu"ms iquurs Rrfrre':
10 the S mciaI tnmuillce ON lhaI sui rcr.
Mr. BrIinScr called up The prIiliun of
sun;!ry citizens of RarnwrII. praying for
the acI authorizing IN increase of Ihc rarcS
Of frranspnrIain, on the Charleston and
Hamburg Rail Road. Referred To Com
nitlrr on Mays anL Means.
Mr.. Middleton. purSlan, TO rnlicr, in
rrnducr,l till 20 amend an ACT entitled
IAN Act to authorize The formation Of rIIe
Charleston. Georgetown and All Saints
Rail Road Company. Read lirst rinr
ordered for second reading on Monday
next.
The report nf tho Comptroller General
aga:n,r the upper division of the State
was referred TO uIhrConi,nIice on ,croruts.
hlr. ilcmn:mgcr. from The Committee
on Ways aud Mems, na'lc an uufav0rahle
report on the PrrsrnlmenI Of the Grand
Jury of Sumter District. recommending il
consolidation Of all the Banks;
Mr.. Mrmminncr also submitted the re-
port nftIic Special joint Committee Of
both Houses, appointed irhc last session
~ rxa,;Ilnr aud report The condition aud
management of tn" Bark nf The Stale of
South CarnI,a. Tie report recommends
the adoption of rcsolnIinn prohibiting lof@
and Iar.n accommodation loans Il" loan
of money on Imnds uaaS to Incorporated
trailing companies; the issue If mu'illa'ed
and icrarcd bills, and for The destruction
sid bills: TO ascertain The amount ri
former issues; requiring The ,lc!r' IF Cit h
debtor 10 be concentrated Ill one nlli'c an'l
10 prohibit the bank from a Traffic in stock.
Ordered In be printed, aud made The spc
raI order on Friday rcst. at | n'rinrk,
The Report ofIhc President of rIrrBank
ofrc State of S"uth Caruinu, wIricI, had
been laid on the liable, was taken up AMI
referred 10 The Connni',cc ON Ways ami
| Means.
Alcssrs. Magralh, Dawkins. Griffin.
Perry, L,elin, J a Calhoun an Garvin.
were appointed Il Special Cnmml"c on
the sub jec; Of oITcmperancc and the License
T,aWs