Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-12-25
IN SENATE.
December 16.

Senate met pursuant TO adjournment.
a bill 10 amend an act, entitled An Act
10 authorize the formation of the Charles.
Ton Georgetown AMI All Saints Rail Roa'!
Company, was read il first lnc-nrtercd
for "A second reading lo-,unrrow.
Mr.. Bennett. from the Committee on
Finance aud Banks, made Il report on he
resolution in relation 10 the President and
Directors ofrhe Bank uf ,lle Stale, Offering
The following as a Substitute, viz;
ReSoLred, TIla, lis shall be the duty, of
the President of the Bank of the State, to
lay before the Leois ature at every Session
hereafter statement of the hole amount
due by himself. the Directors, officers, aud
agents, whether as cn ubllgcrs, cudorsers,
o. surilips, anil whether on bond Or note,
also, the time for which such debt has been
due, or security entered inlo.
Mr.. De rrrville moved IN amendment
to the rerorlshy striking out all after the
worl "Resolvcd," aud insert The follow
ins That hereafter it hall be The duty
of he President of the Bank, to set forth
in an annual private report TO the Senate
and House. The Indebtedness and reSpon
siniiiIi-s Of the several directors with the
said Bnnk, for the past year brought over
to The FIRST day of each session. The yeas
AMI nays on adoption ofthe report as IL
mcndr,l. were yeas 22-nays -. A mes
sage was sent 10 thc lious", propnsins on
to morrow, at one o'clock, to 90 into al
Election fnr President and Directors ulthe
Bank of the Stale ur SDnIh Carolina.
Mr. Quash, from the Committee on in-
corporations. submitted Il report On Il Bill
! TO revise and amend an Act entitled San
Act to Incorporate the Union Insurance,
and Trust Company Of Suuih Carolina -
Ordered for consideration 10 morrow.
a Bill concerning The Estates Of lahiIu
al drunkauls. and Bill 10 provi'le remc
DIV in certain cases of debts MOI due, were
read second time and ordered 10 The
House.
Mr.. Gregg, from The Judiciary Commit
lee, asked and obtained leave to he dis
charged from The further consideration Of
a Bill to excuse Judge Can't, from further
lurV.
On motion Of Mr.. Iluser, the same WAS
placed among The orders of the day
Senate then took 4 recess to 6 p. Nj.
six o'clock. p NJ.
4 hill to provide q remedy for the sus
pension Of Specie payments by INV "l the
Banks Of this Stale, was laid on the table
and made the special order Of the da t0
morrow AT o'cinck.
4 Bill lD alter aud amend the Consltu
lion uf this State. S0 aS 10 divide Pende-
ton into twn election districts, was read Il
second time and lost on the following vote.
Yeas 20-navs II, there moi heius CON
stirutional majority in favor Of its passage.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following bills were received from
Senate. and read frsI time, Viz.
A bill 10 repeal The 10Th Section of an
act, passed December lSlG, entitled "An
Act to make all all Officers Of Militia G.
lectivc.
A bill to amend tho law in relation to
retailing Spiriiuous Liquors; aud
A bill to authroize the Hon. }. J.Evaus,
to be absent form The State for a limited
time. Ordered for second reading TO-
morrow.
Mr.. BUT from the Committee on Fed
eral Relations. submitted a report on the
communication of the Commercial Con-
ventlon lo-murrow The same Commit
millee, asked aud were discharged from
the consideration of 50 much of the Gov
ernDr's Message, as relates tn the Tariff
queslion-the resolutions of the LeSi>a
ture of Indiana. on the subject of slavery
the resolutions nf The Legislature of
North Carolina on The cXpuuSing reSolm
tionS-lhe SubTreasury-'he pubIeLauds
-Exccurivc patronage. and the exIrava-
giant cxpen Ilur"S ui' the prrscnr Admins
tralinn-the resolutions Of Ih" Legislature
of Maine. on the suhircI 6. All>snnri, on
The subject of Slavery. aud the resolnIinrs
of the Legislature of Ohio. nn the Maine
Boundary question ordered Tor con-
siei aliun 10 morrow.
A bill loprohibit in future the digging of
cellars in towns. on The sea board, within
twenty miles of the Ocean. was read Il
third time. title changed to IAN Act" and
returned to Senate.
Read serunu lime. a bill in relation In
the October term of The Court of Law for
Charleston District. Ordered to Senate.
The following reports were agreed To,
and ORDERED 10 Senate fnr concurrence, viz:
The report of the Committee on Federal
Relations. on the resolution Respecting n
Survey Of Charleston llarbnr Also unfa
vorahle reports of,he Committee on In.
cor porali"n<, ON The petition of lsaac E.
HnlnrS anrl Others. for the Incorporating
of the Pearl street Wharf Conpany-an'l
on the nlprlnrin of the Cnnl:nis>inu"rs Of
Public buildings for Charleston. for an all
vance for repairs on the Citadel.
The rep"rt Of the Special Joint Com
mitIee on The memorial of the louisville
! Cincinnati aud Charleston Rail Road
Company was made The special order Of
the day on Tomorrow al IL o'clock, 10 be