Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-12-28
EAgehe1d Court Mouse,

Mr. Harrison, from Tho n APP
pointed to count the votes for Surveyor
General. OH The third bailoI, reported nat
Thomas Frean, received go votes, w. y.
Arthur received 76. scaueriugi ]. thar Thos.
Frean. having received a majority, is there
fore duly elected.
A Resolution submitted yesterday By
Mr.. Sheppard. directing the COMMITTEES
OH the Judiciary 10 enquire into the expe-
diency of amending The Foreign Attach
meat Law, was considered aud agreed 10.
In Senate, Dee. 4.
Mr.. Young presented The Report Of the
committee on interpretations aud Eneross1
ed Acts, ON The petition of suadry c%ilizens
of Pendle,on. praying for The i%ncorpora,
lion Ola Baptist Church in That village.
Dir. Gregg presented the Report Of the
committee on the Judiciary. on n Bill 10
prescribe The Districts 10 which suits in The
| Cour, of e.Gniiy may he brought asainst
| persons residing without The limits Of This
State recommending the passage of the
Bill; AMI u Bill to alter and amend the
law in relation 10 REGARDING mortgages,
and TO regulate the lien thereof, with sun
| dry amendments; aud a bill 10 alier the
! time of the sitting OF the Courts Of Law for
| the Suu.h Western Circuit recommend
ing the passage Of the Bill, with sundry
amendments; a Bill To give the Ordinary
in certain cases, the p0wer TO pay over 10
an Executor or administrators the proceeds
of the sale Of Rea! Estate. recommending
it's passage with certain amendments; all
of which were ordered for consideration
Tomorrow.
The unfavorabie Repor, Of the com
mi,,ee on Agriculture aud ln,ernal I'm
provemen,s, on the Memorial of The Agri-
cultural Society Of South Carolina. add
tho Memorial Of the Wateree Agricuiiur-
al Society. praying for an Agricultural suf-
vcp Of This State was agreed to.
The Report of joint Committee on
Public Printing, which recommended the
adoption u. me proposals Of a. II. Penn
bertou, as Public Printer, being.before The
Senate for consideration Mr.. DeT!eville
moved that the Report be rec0mmiusd.
hir. Melville moved the following amend
ment 10 the motion 10 recommii. VIZ
..wiih Instructions 10 report. whether or
| no, Messrs. Dubose Il Johnston are pre-
pared to do the public Printing in q man
ier satisfactory 10 the Senaie.n The
question being pm on ;he an1endnepts
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tic sane: The qoes-
lion was then taken 90 the motion to re
commit. aud the motion was lost. The
question was then ordered TO be takeu on
agreeing to The Report, and the Yeas and
Nays being ordered, they were taken
aud are IA follows:
Ayes-The Hon. A. Patterson, Presi-
dent, Messrs. Aiken, AIlsinn, Buchanan,
Cain. Clowney. Fielder, Ficklins, Grim
ball, Gregg. Gourdin, W. NJ. Murray,
Rhett, Rivers, Smart. e. +. Thomson.
Walker. Ward, aud Wiison-lo.
Nuys-Messrs. Boozrr. l'oyce. Buford,
Darsan, David. DerrcviIIe, ID. Douglass,
EIic. Evins, Framp,oa, Cause. Hannah.
Higgins, Jeler, Johnson. Mckenra, Nc.
Willie. Moses, j. s. Murray, Rhame,
Sessions, Ii. II. Thomson, Wi%iherspoon,
aud Youus-225.
The Senate therefore disagreed TO the
Report.
On motion of Mr.. II. II. Thomson, the
Scruic recousidcrcd the Vote on agreeing
to the Report. and the following ~resoIu-
lion was offered by Mr.. II. Il. Thomson /:
Rtsoirsd, That u Message be sen; To
the !luusr of Representatives. asking OF
that body TO rec"mnIit the JOINT Report on
Printing, Tor the purpose OF enqu;ring il
the Public Printing cannol be done on bet
ter terms than that reported by the saiA
c~nn,luiilce. Mr. De'rrevilIe moved the
insertion Of The words "either in Colnm.
h;a or Charleston" the resolution was
so amended. aud was agreed 10. and the
Message was sen, 10 The House OF Repre-.
seulalivcs accordingly.
In Rous' IF Representatives, Dec. Z.
The Senate sent to tins House, a Bill
to aulhurize copies of certain deeds. leases.
and plats, deposited in the Office Of Secrs
tary of State. TO he used in evidence in the
Courts OF this Stale; which was read The
first tame. aud ordered to ne rcad a second
tine in.mOrrnn.
Mr.. Perrin. presented the account al
William NJ. Calhoun, for powder furnish,
ed at Rrgimcnlai itrvirw ami Brigade
Encampment; which mus referred To the
committee On Claims ; also. tue prtitiou
of sundry citizens of Ahb.viIle Distr,c,
praying for a change of the place Of cleo
lion; which was referred 10 The commi,te,
on Privileges aud Elections.
Mr.. Bouham, n Member cleo, iron
Edgefieid District, appeared, was sworn
aud luok his seat.
Mr.. Caru. from,hc committee on Roads
Bridges au,l Ferries. made u Repor. OF
The resolution directing al enquiry into III,
%cxpediency Of repeaiing The 2lsl section o
au Aci TO eslablisI' certain Roads. Bridge,
and Ferries: also. TO enquire into The ex
petIcncy Of allowing The Commissioner
Of Roads payment for necessary expendi
lures during their meetings; which wa
ordered for consideration tomorrow
Mr. Perrin, from the committee o.
Claims, made the following Reports
which were ordered for consideration to
morrow !: upon the petition ofThomas }
Mcllard. praying compensation for servi
ces rendered the State; upon the petition
r. Of Mrs. S, j.. e.. Moore, n~rayipg compen