The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-12-19
LEGISLATIVE 81 UMMARY.
TUESDAY Drcrmhcr, II, lS49.

uf The Grand Jury of Lancaster District, aad
certain rr>olulnnS "G inquiry, which were or
hrrrl Tor consideration tomorrow: also. a bill
% yrs, the title oi iihr State in the personal pro
p"r:Y of Daniel McGiIl, deceased. in CaIharn"
McGiIl; and Il hill tn amend the ACT for The bet.
ter regulation of slaves and persons of color;
which were srveraIly read and ordered Gor a
second reading tomorrow.
4 report was made from the committee on
finance and banks on the memorial of the Will
mingion and Manchester Railroad, accompa
nird bv bill TO alter and arnrnd The act fur
aiding in constructing said road; which was
read and ordered to be printed.
The Senate then proceeded to the general
orders Of the day.
Bill to protect the people of this State from
| incnndiary publications. through the U. 5. Mails
and resolution on the same subject; agreed to.
MIR. Manning, from the committee on federal
relations, To whom was referred so much Of the
Governors message as relates to the Nilmot
Proviso. made Il report recommending that the
Governor he authorized to call together the
Legislature in case of any snch measure, or
kindred mrasurc>be passed hv Congress; order
ed for consideration tomorrow, and 10 be print
ed.
The Senate proceeded to the special order
of the day, which was The debate upon The Bank
question.
Mr. MARSHALL, having the floor, respned MS
argument of yesterday.
Alter Mr.. ii. had concluded biz remarks, Mr.
Hanna followed in opposition to the h''l; and'
after addressing The Senate Tor some lime,
On motion of Mr.. Eiack, the debate was all
iourned to Tomorrow, and made the special or
der for - O'Clock m., Mr.. Hanna holding the
floor.
Before the adjournment of,he debate, Man.
ming Offered fhc following resolution:
Rcsolrpd, That the evidence of Nc inf"rma-
ron by the senator from Ahbeville be laid on
The table Of the clerk for the information OF
senators; adopted.
The following resolution was offered by The
same gentleman. and ordered TO lie on the table:
Resolred, That committee be appointed TO
inquire and report upon the iac,s stated in the
notes of the Senator frem Abbeville.
House. oP REPRESENTATIVES, w. ID.
DrSaussurc, from committee on military report.
cd avorabIy on the petition Of the Butler Fly3
ing Artillery, and reported a resolution author.
izing an appropriation re $500, for the pnr.
chase flour field pieces, to be expended under
the direction of the Governor.
Mr.. Preston, from the committee on the Lu-
naiic Asylum, reported favoraby upon the
management of that institution, and recommend.
cd Ito the fostering care of the Legislature.
MIR. Iancey, from the committee on internal
improvements, to whom was referred the me
mortal of James Gatsden. and others, to be al
lowed 10 construct 4 railroad track from South
Carolina iiaiIroad to Charleston llarbor, report.
ed bill for ,ha, purpose.
Also. from the same committee, 10 whom
WAS referred the bill authorizing the conslruc
ton Of plank road from Camden 10 the North
Carolina line, recommended the bill do pass
with some amendments.
\ resolution was introduced requiring the
Clerks of the Courts to subscribe for copy Of
the Gazetes publishedin the respective districts
CaroliniQn.
COLUMBIA, Dec. l2-l0.l5, p. NJ.
In the Senate. to day. MIR. Ashe presented
the Memorial off. Ii. Elmore, President OF The
Bank of the State, for himself and the Board Of
Directors, asking for an investigation in refer.
ence to the charges made by J. +. Marshall,
and moved that commitre he appointed, to
whom the Memorial should he referred, which
motion was adopted. Mr.. Gisl moved a recon.
side ration. which was ordered, and then offered
Il resolution that the memorial should be laid on
the table until the following day. The Qnes.
ton being taken resuIicd-ycas 49, nays 81
Mr.. Moses moved that the prayer OF the memo.
.iali>s be granted. Mr.. Marshall moved an
To refer the memorial to the Spc.
cial Committee to be appointed, TO report To the
Special Junt Commillr on the Bank, and the
memorial OF the President of the Bank, asking
that uninlcntional errors in his Report he cor.
rrc:ed, which was agreed to. The Committee
consists Of Messrs. Isaac D. Wilson, K. +. w.
AIIs,on, and p. p. Palmer.
Charleston Courier.
THURSDAY, DEC. 18Th l349.
lN SEIATE.-Thr Senate was again occu.
pied to-day with the Bank question, Mr.. Porter
leading off the debate in opposition TO The bill
for winding up the Bank, followed by Mr.. B.
G. Aston aud Mr.. Fielder in support Of it.
The business transacted was not of much
general interest:
The report Of the cnmnite on education re.
commenting steps to be taken Elr the State PROV
les to interfere it the Sunday operations Of the
Railroad was laid on the table.
The petition oflho BulIer Flying Artillery,
praying for 4 grant Of guns, was also disposed
OF in the same way (retlsed).
The bill introduced by MIR. Moses 10 restrain
and punish the circulation ofinccndiary puhi.
cations through The mails. was adopted aud
enl to the House. We published its provis.
sous some time since.
The Senate was only asked TO carry out the
objects contemplated by the action Of the las,
sesson-only asked to aid her own people.
Funds for tho purchase of Iron were only
nceded--and now was the time TO get it cheap,
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