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IN SENATE.
TUESDAY, Dec. IS

The Senate met al 10 o'clock A NJ.
MIR. Beatty submitted the report of the
committee on Roads Bridges aud Ferries,
OH the bill to establish certain Roads,
Bridges and Ferries, ordered 10 be placed
among the orders Of the day.
MIR. Jones from the committee on the
part Of the Senate, appointed To count
the votes for Presihen. and Directors of
the Bank of the State of South Carolina,
reported that they have discharged that
duty.
A hill 60 amend an act to lend the credi,
Of the state 10 secure any loan made 10
the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston
Rail Road Company; read the bill third
lime, passed it, changed the title To ian
Act" and ordered it to I've returned to the
House.
A message was received from the House
proposing to the Senate IN proceed to 90
into the election of Lieutenant Governor
forthwith
The Senate joined in ballot for Lieuten-
AMI Governor.
MIR. Qunsh submitted the report of tho
committee on Privileges and Elections on
the case of The Hon d. f. Huger; order.
ed Tor consideration iO-m0rrow.
The Senate then proceeded to the or
der of the day.
Report Of the committee on lncorpora-
tons, on the bill To Incorporate the Me
tropolitan Rail Road Company read a
second Time agreed 10, and ordered TO he
returned to the House.
Mr. Massey from the committee an
pointed on the part Of the Senate, 10
count the votes for Lieutenant Governor
reported that they have discharged thai
duty; and that b. X Heuegan had n
majority of the votes. and is duly elected
to that office.
a Bill 10 make appropriations for the
year 1893, read a second time and after
sun.ry amendments, agreed to, and sent
To the House for concurrence.
MIR. Bennett gave notice thar ON the
third reading of the appropriation biii, he
will offer amendments, for purposes which
he specified; ordered that notice he given
to the House.
A bill 10 amend the act TO prevent OH
struclion to The passage of fish up the sew.
cral rivers of this State, passed 18th De.
cember, 1887; read a third time. passed
il, changed the title to "An Act" and Or
dered it TO the House.
a bill! to aulhorisc the President and
Directors of the Louls, ille, Cincinnati.
and Charleston Rail Road Company. to
increase the rates of transportation on
the Charleston aud Hamburg Rail Road
and to grant certain lots in the town of
Io'un'oia; read the bill third time. pas
seq H. changed the title to ian Act" and
ordered j, to tile House.
a bili to amend the 10th section of an
ACT giving to Masters and Com missoners
I'D Equity, the power 10 grant injuncrions;
read the Dill third time. passed it, chang
the House. ~
oll, 10 increase the penalties Of bonds
's9anea oi tho Sheritts and Ordinaries Of
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II. OF REPRESENTATIVES,

~ WEDNESDAY Dec. 10,
Inc Senate met pursuant to adjourn.
ment.
MIR. Powell offered the following resolu
lion.
Resofred. that the salary Of all civil of.
hcers of The Stale shall cease uoou ,he;,
demlse, or resignatiun, and that no money
shall hereafter be appropriated for any
salar'ed officers, for any longer period Than
they have rendered actual service To the
State; ordered for consideration ,o-,norrow
The Senate sent a message. refusing
leave to strike out the Resolutions of the
Sena.e, on he controversy between Geor-
gia and Maine. and insert those adopred
by the House. on that subject: messnpe
Insisting on leave. was returned.
The Senate returned, with it's concur
renee, resolution for the appointment, Of
a special commissioner to Kentucky, re-
spectins the Rail Road.
The Senate returned the following Acts.
which were referred to the Engrossino
committee.
(See list Of Acts.)
MIR. Elmore submitted Resolution on
The subject of removing The seat of po-
vernment; agreed to, and ordered to the
Senate
n message was received from the SEN
ate, insisting on refusing leave to amend
the resolutions Of the Seoate, on ,bs = -,
troversy between Georgia aud MT.
striking out and Inserting. as propod
former Message of the House. =
The House sent a message, asking -
committee of Free Conference np the sub.
lect and appointed Messrs. Burt, Colcock
Dawkins, Desaussure, and Bellinger on tho
The Senate returned Message: con.
curing in the appointment Of a commi,,ec
of Free Conference, and naming the com
mittee Oh its part.
MT. Burt, from the Committee of Free
conference ON the controversy between
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Of keports, made on tho subject, at tho
Session OF 1887; Mr.. Wimbish moved 10 !
strike out the enacting clause Of the Bill. !
which motion was supported by Messrs. |
Wimbish, Carroll. and Jamison opposed
by Messrs. Marsh and Caldwell, aud deci-
ded in the Affirmative, by the following
vote; the yeas and nays having been order
ed. on the motion of MIR. Marsh; yeas So
nays 35.
So the enacting clause was stricken out,
aud the Bill rejected.
A Bill to provide more cheap, conve-
nient, and equitable mode Of adjusting
claims against sureties to administration
bonds, and TO amend the law in that par
ticuar, and for other purposes; WAS read
the second time, explained by Mr.. Bellin-
ger, amended, and ordered to the Senate.
MIR. Desaussure, from the Judiciary
committee, submitted reports; on Bill 70
vest the reversionary interest Of the State.
in the Ca,awDa Indian Lands, in the les
sees thereof, and to secure the sustcnance
and support of the remnant OF the tribe OF
Carawba Indians; ON Il TO Bill to per.nit
Chancellor Harper to be absent from the
State: on Bill to increase the penalties
Of the bonds required OF the Shcriffs and
Ordinares Of Marlborough; and on Bill
10 amcud the tenth Section of an Act,
giving to Masters and Commissioners in
Equity, the power to grant injunctions;
the reports were considered, and the Bills
read a second time. and ordered 10 be re-
turned to the Senate.
The House took a recess. ill 6 O'Clock,
Six O'CLOCK. p. NJ.
Mr.. E, G. Palmer, from the Committee
Of the House TO count the votes; for Presi-
dent and Directors of the Bank of the
State of South Carolina. reported the fol-
lowing persons a. duly elected-C. }. Col
cock. President: ID. &. Webb, S. Burger.
N. McNeel, J. Robertson, l.. G Capers.
". A. Carson, James hose, G., ii. 1nsra-
ham; A. Mcdonald, James Lyuah, II. H.
Mendenhall. J, l.. NOVEL;, Directors.
An Act to incorporate the Pendleron
Manufacturing Company, returned by the
Senate, wa. referred TO the Ensros>ing
committee.
Also, an Act to raise supplies for the
year 1898,
BY Mr.. Frost, from the committee on
Internal lmproveme. It's, Bill TO amend
an Act. entitled an Act, to prevent the oh
struclions TO the passage OF fish up the sew
eral rivers Of this State, passed 18th Dec.
1927.
The House next took up Bill 10 repeal
an Act, entitled an Act to amend an Aci
entitled an Act concerning Hawkers and
Peulars, passed IL Dec. 1881, passed 18Th
December, 1888. Mr.. Desaussure moved
| to strike out the enacting clause of the bill,
| and advocated the motion, which was QUO
sed by Mcssrs. }. p. Reed and w hitetirld,
and MIR. Reed having called for the yeas
| and nays which we're ordered by the
House,) decided in the affirmative, BY the
following vote; Yeas So Nays Sc.
So the Bill was rejected.
Mr.. Wimbsh from the Military commits
tee, submitted q report on a resolution di-
recting them to enquire into the expedien-
cy of erecting an additional building for the
Arsenal aud Magazine Guard. of Colum-
| bia; ordered for consideration to morrow,
Adjourned. y, ,:---------
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CONG RESSIONAL.
II. OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

w ASH NGTON, Lee. ~.
Petitions were then ordered. and Mr..
Read of MASSACHUSETTS,. presented one for
admitting the government Of Hayti, into
free commercial intercourse with the u.
States.
Mr.. Wise objected to the reception on the
ground of amalgamation
Mr.. Adams said thai there was no good
anl substantial reason for not receiving
the petition. All petitions had been re-
celvcd unless some substantial and cogent
reason was given against reception. No
such reasons now presented themselves
The right Of petition was a right which
belonged TO all nations, and which was
exercised by the most despo,ic nations
the Sultan hiinaHif l--- 800. u..s,ru. it.--
The constitution Of the United States
spoke ofthis righ' and recoe eniscd i, in The
'uilest 'erms-in 80 direct n manner that
the point required no discussion.
The speaker here made some remarks
upon points Of order.
The House adj"urnet. withou, voto
upon the subjeci under debate.
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IN SENATE.

"E"NESDAY Dec. ~.
On motion Of Mr.. Rhrtt. the message
from the House. asking leave of the Senate
TO strike out the Preamble and Resolutions
respecting the Georgia and Maine contro-
verey, was taken up. and the Senate refu-
sed leave.
On motion, message was sent TO the
House. asking a conference ON the subject.
The Senate then took up the following
Bills from the House;
These Bills were read third time, passed,
tile changed, aud ordered to be returned to
the House. See List Of Acts
A message was received from the House
insisting nn asking leave Of the Senate tn
strike on' the Preamble aud Resolutions of
the Senate, in relation TO the controversy
between the States of Georgia and Maine;
laid on the table.
bill t" establish certain roads, bridges
aud ferries. the hill was read third time,
passed. title changed, and ordered TO he
returned to the House.
The House sent for concurrence, the re-
port of the Committee of Wav, & Means,
on the report Of The Commissioners on the
uIaifcrs between the State and II. Shultz.
agreeable to the resolution Of the Legisla-
ture Of 1887; referred 10 the Committee on
Finance.
message was received from the House
requesting the Senate to appoint Il com
miree of conference on the resolutions
respecting the controversy between the
States of Georgia and Maine.
The Senate then nok up the report of
the committee Of Finance, on the bill ma :
king appropriation. for the year 1888; and
during the reading nf The hill, the Seuale
agreed to receive the
Report Of the Committee on Finance
on the report Of the committee Of Ways
and Means Of the House in relation to the
matter between the State and ii. Shultz;
cOncmrred in.
The hill was then laid on the table 70
await the concurrence OF the House in the
amendments.
Sepale then took a recess to 6 O'Clock.
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the. District Of, sMarlhasnugb road the
bill third time, passed sit,. changed the
title to '@Au Act" and ofdered it To the
House. -
A bill to permit Cbanssilor Harper to
be absent from the State ;fead the bill
third time. passed it, changed the title to
ian Act" and sent il to the House.
bill to vest the reversionary interest
Of the State in the Catawba Indian Lands
in the leesses thereof and 70 secure the
sustenance and suppor, ofthe remnant, of
the tribe Of Catawba Indians; read the
bill third time, passed changed the
title 10 ''an Acl," and sent IL to the House.
Report Of the committee on the Judi
ciary, on the bill to provide for The in
crease and preservation of,the Library of
the Court of Appeals in Charleston, read
the second time, agreed o,3and ordered to
the House Of Representatives.
Report of the judiciary committee, on
the bill 10 repeal SO much ofihe 4th section
0f an Act TO organise the< Courts Of This
State, passed 2ls, of december, 1886.
as relates to the election of Commissioners
in Equity, for the districts Of Chesterfield
and Marlborough; read the.-.asecond time,
agreed to. and ordered it lobe semi TO the
House.
The report of the committee on Griev-
ances. ON The bill from the H ouse, TO re-
peal the penalties heretofo@ imposed ON
the practic of Physic or Surgery. aud the
sale of Drugs withour license,
Mr.. Caugh'nan moved that the Till be
postponed t" the first of January next and
the yeas aud nays being required. were
yeas S-Nays 26.
So the bill was not postponed.
The hill was then read the second, time,
agreed 10, and ordered 10 the House of
Representatives.
The repnr, of the committee on Roads,
Bridges, aud f rries. on the.bill to csrab-
ish certain Roads. Bridges, and Ferries.
was taken up. and after sd edry amend
menis. the bill was agreed 4 and ordered
To The House of Representatives.
Mr.. Bennett. submitted resolution i'm
reference To The Bank Of the State Of s.
Carolina. laid on the table.
The Senate then took a recess until o.
clock T.. NJ.
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Six O'CLOCK. P. NJ.
The Senate met, aud proceeded TO bu-
siness.
The Senate then took up the Agpropri;
ordered II 10 be returned to the House.
Mr.. Rheu submitted the report of the
committee Of Conference, ON the Georgia
anu Maine controvery, recommending that
Senate recede from the refusal TO gram
lea> to amend aud adopt the arnendmen,
rec ..n:nended bv the House: agreed 70.
On motinn Of Mr.. Vcrtlier, the resolu.
ti"ns on The subject Of the removal of the
Seat OF Government. were taken uu and
on "a noiIOn To postpone the farther con-
"iheratI"n of thcmiO the first Of january
next, The yeas and NAYS were required. and
are "a follows: Yeas i6-Nays Is.
=" the hill was postponed.
The report of the Military commit,.e.
on The report from The House. authurizinn
tn Adjutant aud Inspector General tn
prescribe uniform for Brieadicr Gener
ala {" Cavalry, and oIher Officers; was
c"ncnrred in.
The report Of the committee on PriyiIe.
srS and Ele"ti IL, on The case of the Han
ID. r Hnger. was laid on the table.
Mr.. Rhett presented the report of .be
c'."mitt~ on EnsDssed Acts; laid on the
table,
The House then repaired to the Senate
Chamher. and the following Acts were ra,
lied See List Of Acts.l
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WAsHINGToN, Dec. IS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTAT ALIVE

H"cJec! cj AIe"dh continued from y.sfer-
day.-"Shnll The PeriIion be received ask
ing for the establishment of civil and di
P'"n'a'ic intercourse between this Gov
ernment and Hnyti"
MIR. Grcnneil, nf Massachusetts, was
entitled to the floor. He spoke at srnno
length IN reply to Mr. Wise, and in de-
fence of,he rishr Of Petition, aud especial
iy in hehalfof the reception os the petition
before thr House.
Mr., Wise interrupted Mr.. Grennell. and
said that if The petition is received, and
the prayer granted, Hayti will bo sending
n Black Minister here. and we shall be-
sending White Minister to Havti.
MIR. Grennei continued and spoke ne a.
" an hour, when Mr.. Fillmore, of New
York. moved for the postponement of the
subject until petitions had been received
from the other STATES
motion was then made for the Pre-.
vio"s Question, aud anolher TO Law the
suhIect ON The table. The latter morion
took precedence. aud the question was,
'Shall the motion to receive the petition
be laid on the tablet" The aves and
noes were demanded. aud the vote stood,
ayes 65. noes l2l, and SO the motion was
lost.
The molion for the Previous Question
was then pnr and carried. and the main
question ordered by yeas aud nays.
MIR. l.cgare. of S. c., while the House
was divided, asked ifhe might nor ask the
gentleman who moved the Previous Oues-
ton to Withdraw it.
The Speaker said that il was too late.
MIR. Legare said il Yae>. >.extremeIv un.
courteous not TO allow Ne1SAeeeches made
10 he answered.
The Speaker said that il was not in or.
der {" interrupt the division
MIR. Legare remarked that the resuI,
would he very unfortunate to the Country.
and took his seat.
The House then ordered the yeas and
nays upon the reception of the petition.
AMI decided to receive it by vote of l57
to 32
Mr.. Reed, Of Mass. who presented IN,
petition, then moved tha, it be committed
To The committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Wise moved that it be laid nm tho
IQble. "'
2 Mr.. Reed asked for the yeas and pavs
which were ordered.
The vote was, yeas Cd, noes los, and co
the petition was referred to the commit,eo
on Foreign Affairs.
MIR. Sallonstali, of Mass, presented n
petition similar to ha, ofleredby Mr.Reed
in regard to Hayti.
Mr., l.egarc objected to reception. and mr.
gned The poin, declaring that the o,,ici.
't the Constitution allowing the righ, Of
pet.'"n ana not necessarily admit tho
right of petition. The Constitution said
ID me very same article that Congress
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sssond tfme. agreed to. and ordered to be
yeturneds 10 the House.
The Senate then took recess until 3
o'clock,

III < 6O'cLocK, p. NJ.
The Senate met and proceeded to bu-
siness.
Mr.. Bennett, from the committee on
conference Oh the part of the Senale, in
relation to clause 10 the bill to raise sup
plies for the year lS3S, which exempts GER
tain villages from kSon, recommended
that the clause bl SspAput agreed to.
iE" H"use of Ss the ses, sane ,D ."'
A message asfseetzed from the House
concurring with the Senate In striking out
the clause.
THE bill was then read third time,
clause by clause. agreed TO, the title chang
ed and ordered TO be returned to the
House.
MIR. Goodwin submitted the report of
the committee on Grievances, ON the bill
from the House, TO repeal the penalties
heretofore imposed OH the practice of phys
ic, surgery, aud the sale Of drugs without
license; ordered for consideration to. NOR
row.
The Senate resumed the general orders
Of the day.
The report Of the cu,nr,i.tee OH Incor-
poru,ions. on the hill from the House, to
Incorporate The Metropolitan Rail Road
Company; laid on the table.
The House returned to the Senate, all
Ac, to incorporate the Union Insurance
and Trust 'ompany Of Z charleston; referred
to the Engrossing commi,lee
On motion Of Mr.. Bennett. the Senate
then proceeded to a second reading of the
bill 10 make appropriations for the year
1888, and after suntiry amendments, it as
ordered to lie OH the table. Adjourned.
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ed that 300, copies ofthe report aud reso-
lutions be printed.
The Chair announced to the Senate the
committees appointed to examine the
Bank Of the State and it's branches: for
the Bank at Charleston, Messrs. Bennett
aud Dawson; the branch mt Columbia,
Messrs. Glover and Higgins; the branch at
Camden, Messrs. English and Powe-
Adjourned.
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MISSION TO ENGLAND. Rumor Tor some days
past has assured 'he public that the President had
appointed John C. Calhoun special Ambassador
to England, in compliance with the intention Of
Congress as implied by the appropriation of s. 900
for such a mission, should tho President deem it
expedien.. The rumor needs confirmation. 1t IS
not believed that the President would venture TO
appoint such man TO attend to the important bus.
mess with which the individual appointed is to be
entrusted, if he desires to settle the question in
manner that shall secure to Maine and Massacbu-
sets their Just rights Hostile, Mr. Calhoun is
known to be to all the interests of New England,
in connection with his devotion to England it could
not be expected that, far az he was concerned
but that he would barter the whole territory in dis
pute for few cotton bales and as many negroes if
the transaction would rebound to the benefit of
South Carolina, He is patriot, but his patriotism
is circumscrbed within the limits of South Carroll.
ma Every effort ofhs, of late, has been to open
direct trade between the South and England, with
the avowed purpose of paralyzing the strong arm
and noble enterprise of the free labor of the North
Nor is this all. When he mounted his Nullifca
ton war horse, he was accused of favorng plan
for an alliance of England with the South, to enable
him to raise and defend the flag of Southern Con-
| federacy.
| The firm and noble stand which Mr. Webster
took in the Senate in behalf of MASSACHUSETTS, and
Maine, and the whole country, had the effect to
draw forth from the united delegations in Congress
from these States, application the President
| for his appointment as Mlnisterto England. But,
it appears thus far, that his patriotism and talents
and his knowledge OF the subject in dispute, superior
to that OF any other mans, do not commend him
| TO the "Northern man with Southern principles -"
Had the appointment fallen upon him, the country
might have looked to England for speedy recog.
milton of our rightshe would repeat in the ears OF
the British Cabinet the language he uttered in the
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| uJThe British Naval force at this time is greater
than that Of France, Russia and the United States
combined, and is rapidly increasing in strength. 1t
o'gnty snlps OF me INC, upwards one
hundred fIgates, lhTtysix steam vessels, with
other craft, amounting in all over one thousand
salls many of which are in actual service at vari-
| Gus stations, and the remainder in condition 10 be
| available at short notice. The number of our ships
Of the line is eleven twelve; figaes of the lar.
ger Glass; twelve Of the second class, nineteen; and
of rigs and schooners, fourteenj about wbic
are ready for sea- and many Of them requiring To be
rebuilt, and with other repairs considerable time
would be necessary to fit them for service. We
indeed, are in beggary situation to meet England
On the ocean, or even France, with her bomb yes.
sells, with which she could destroy, in few hours
any ratification our coast as easily as she did
the fort of San Juan de Uloa, at or near Vera Cruz.
While other nations have continually improved
their navies, has been suffered detereoate,
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GJ'The Washington Globe, with one Of its dirty
satellites we could name, lis attempting to make it
appear that Messrs Clay, Webster and Davis, are
not friendly to Maine and her in the pend
ing controversy. 1t argues miserable contempt
for the intelligence of the people in this mouth
piece of the administration, when in the very city
in which it is published, all of these gentlemen
boldly defended Maine, especially Mr. w. whose
speech has been copied by nearly all of the north
ern journals-a speech too, which combated the
mean, meanless and shutkimg position assumed by
Van Buren, in his message. lflhe President did not
show his colors on the side Of England in telling
Maine TO withdraw her troops, it would be a favor
IN this journal to tell the people where he meant
to take his position. Many of his own party do
not hesitate to pronounce him an sold Tory"
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TUESDAY M RICH 10, 1889.
NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION

The Granite State is still memorable in her wor
ship of false gods For another year, not forever
she has surrendered to the central dynasty of Sub
Treasuryism at Washington, ready and willing to
be used as the powers there desire; if need be, to
permit her recreant Anterior to officiate grand
master Of ceremonies in the alliance Of northern
ocofocoism with Southern Slavery.
We have returns from about wothirds of the
State, which indicate the triumph of the Van Blu
party by at least 1000 majority, and as usual,
the of that party in all the branches of the
State Government. Nevertheless, the Wings re-
main powerful minority, and not dshearten-
ed by their recen, defeat They accustomed
10 such things They have probably elected about
100 out OF the 240 members Of the Legislature.