Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-12-19
December 10.

Jeremher w.
The Cn;nlnilrc 10 appoinr Directors
u! The bant; "t the s,ta!c, CONSISTS "f The
lrlunin. GirmIhrrs.
D.l r!!,'parl al In' lInu>e nf Represent
arivr>-ii,s>,S. VI mnn.rs, SrhnIr:l".
Scymt"ur. E"zrr, Patterson. " DHwrlI,
Murray, ". ~. Glrvim.W. Evans, }. y
Caiilnnn, a w. 'I'h"npsun, .C"rk"tt.
On The par! al liz Srnae--Mrsrs Daw-
son, JONES. Cluas!I, Glove, .illsiun, RileIt,
y" Trrv'llc.
Tie Committee arc to meet on the sub
icrl this evcuin-.
The great su!.i"cI ul interest before the
{; House, will BE- the special order nf the
lay /" :n"rrow, viz: The rrpnr, oi the Com
milre vino examined the Bank of tile
STATE in Charicst"u. The report lias
brca warmly ,Ii.russcl hc!nrc The Senate
Tor several lays. Mr.. Q.:tsli. General
! ;iag'r Mr.. Ben"ct.. AMI hr. Rh"It, have
been head III length.
Several ameudlirs,, have hrcn prnpo-
scd Ia the Cunsi:u;inn Of the Sitte-Hll
have hcrll m-t-nnr nj lhcin was 10 have
I'll S;a:c E!vcliuuS hrll ;ur uue day -
he VOICE bH y'"mS ani :iayS. was Yeas IL
! Nav> ct. Another amendment was. that
'ru.lc on District, coupn=r,i o' tic cnlin
les ui A.! !"rsam aud I'irk.u>, should be
entitled To &nuihcr Srn&tnr. Ih, WIS
nppused, "n I|r. ground ti!at The c0nIpru.
mise in l'juS. upun nlIIrh lh,' prc-rul re.
lIft selIl sii3n III ihr :Sr;Elit WIS establish.
ed would he vinGre,l by lin appointment.
The Ce.rSu, Com niIirc reported this
morning Il hill In regulate tic appo:tIun-
,.rll' Of r.cmbcrs Of tie House for the urxl
! len ycn.s.
Charleston has been entitled 10 strcatccn
irc;MJrr>.
The changes in rh' last representation
in lil: whor State amounts, 10 siX-Barn-
well. GrrcnvIiir, Marion. Alrriiu-nugh,
81. Jnhn-, Cull,Inn aud 81. Philips, and
-, Niich"cl>, gave each one member,
Chrs.cr, kerslum, New hrrrv. priuceA'iI-
iIa ~, 81. Helena. and Williamsburg. lose
each unc n.,riirr. sor. stephens. aud
81. fnonLlS, arll St. Dennis, each retain
Iicir respective miruhcrr, un.lrr The SIKH
~ uion Gi lhr an'rt.r n'"ul ut The Con>ii.
:uiou, ad'plrdin lSGS. by ~':,n It is de.
rlared, rII.l ''If On tlIt apporti'n.nrn' III re-
prcscnIn,iv-s. my elccrInl District shall
appear MT ~ br ,n'lird from il, uoJuia
inu alih its taxes, 10 4 Representative,
su..lI cE,:riinn District hall n"rrrihr!cs>
srnd orc representative.
T:.c C"rnnillce on District Offices aml
Officers have rcror;"d the bill Sor lhr ap-
.,f ,.,l nj #
The object of his hill is To vest IN a DuaIrl
10 consist of dnui,!c The number at the
mrmbcr, in the House of Representatives
Of each District, To be app":nlcd by the
Huvrruur, ssrhjrct to the conn. nitinn Oi
thc ;;cnaIr. all Tie powers pu<s,.ssr'! by
l!lr Dolrlnt Commissioners of roads. Irun.
pnhIic buildings, aud free schools, in lhr
districts respectively.
The Parishes Of ~. Philips and ST.
Mirhacls, are exempt from the operation
ni' The acl, except rs III" Eoar.i Of Public
Buildings. \ new Board OF Public Bull
digs f,r charleston District is Ia he cslah
; IiShcd, 10 consist Of seven members from
the Parishes of ST. Philips dnd ct. McEa.
els, and one member from each of the
olrr riYi:I Parishes.
4 Board oi District Police for the
Roads. Poor, ami Free s5chooIs, of the
cishl pari,hr, uf lhc lrl,.;cial Hi>irir, of
Charleston. 81 PHILIPS and 81. Michael
hciu. cXccpIml, is 10 he enacted. This
bill wall nprr::t: as Il material alteration
of the present system of internal govern
ncnr. Tie provisions "f the bill will no
doul,I hc con>idr.aII, m"diIi"a in lis pro-
.rcss through 10th huusrS, and there /,
>carrrlv Iime 10 hrI Upon II. Besi'ies,
| it would be prope1 for The wh"lc matter
,u h., before The proplc al their usx sener-
Il election.
The Committee on Ways an! Means,
have r,pnr,rd IL bill concerning The rr-
vis<ion of the Land Tax OF Ills Stale"
'rha, Commissioner he appointed TO
devise and report 10 the next Legislature
bill or system, by which ile taxes upon
lands can he 81 adjusted and collected, a.
that each citizen shall nay an equal TAX
upon .hr re Il value oi the land of which
lrc may hc seized or possessed.
This will change the present clasS!fica-
,inn of lands, aud will considerably vary
| rLc apporliurr;nrnt of members ni rhr re-
pre>cnI.rivcs after the crusu, uf lSl2.
The Committee on W1ys aud VI ans,
have just rci"rr"I onso much of ihr Mes
,anr of The Governor, aS relates 10 The
s;lsu" sion of specie payments of The
Bark, in CharI"srnu. and accompanied
their report wuh highly important bill
...n provide against The Suspension ui ) l'r-
cie ;,a, mrnls nv In" Banks of the State "
.tlnnn.Sl Ike provisions of This bill, the
Banks WHO have suspended specie pay
mcnrs, are required by The ir>I OF f'rhrua-
~ TO acrrdc 10 the ad"pllnn of Ibis bill rs
u parr Of their charters. On refusal, the
Gnvrrunr Ia direct tn" Arnrmc, General
10 institute legal pInrrcdng> for IA violation
uc their charter 10 ohlain iorEitare there
nf Each BauI refusing 10 redeem lis OBJ
ligrtinn, in specie, To pay HE State seven