The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-12-25

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MrssIucKER advocated tho amendment.
: MrsE ANTY opposed it--lc tboughtit would
D GlnhQrEassihe passage Of the. bill. After
snnislderablea discussion, the question upon
sle8 amendmenf was taken by ayes and
nayes,3 and resulted, in yeas 35 and nays
$50; so the amendment was rejected.
Ihe4gnestion recurring on tue original bill,
SIT wasfaloptcd.
The first ballot'th this morning, for United
Stntes Senator. to fill tho vacancy occa-
sionadby The death of Mr.. CALHOUN, re-
snlted as follows: RHErr So; HAMMosp
sEO;;sfBasSWEi.L 81; CHESTNUT Is: WooD-
WAnpO; PKEsroS =; RlcHARpsoy 2; Blank
No. n having the required majority,
81 there was no election; and there will be a
second ba ilot for Inc same officer to.mor-
roMatl2 O'Clock. a message was re-
ceiveds fromEIIis Excellency, Gov. MEANS,
transmitting communication from the Bri-
tish Consul, praying some modification Of
the law relating to the Imprisonment Of
colessaaf seamcn,sand transmitting the cor
%respondence between Ex-Govcrnor SEA
SnKooR and Mr. WEBSTER, with reference
ito the troops in Charleston. That portion
Sspf The message. relating to the imprison-
bents of colored was referred, on
motion 70 "a special committee of nine,
IN he selected from the Charleston and
Georgetown Delegations, with leave to sit
during is feeess OF the. I;egislature; and
HAT portion Whichrelates to the correspon-
ssdenpe,,ssa with reference TO the troops in
" Charleston, Was referred 10 the Committee
on Federal Relations.
o'clock, the bill providing for a call
q tho Convention of the people OF this
Stale, came up ps the special order for that
hour. Ainotion was made to discharge
the especial order, for the purpose Of taking
tho vote upon }motion to reconsider the
vote taken last night upon n bill to elect
Delegates TO n Southern Congress, and
which, was lost. The m%otionsto discharge.
SWas lost by [. vote Of ayes %57--nays So.
The question recurring ar tho bill, Mr.
Ei;MEMMgsGER said that he desired that those
II j against The bill, should have the
opportunity. of showing tile reasons why
they voted ngainst It. He thought tho Lc-
gislature fully competent to elect those
delegates; and he thought a Convention
should be reserved for our final action.
And he would move a special order provid-
ing that the bill for calling z Convention
of the people, be postponed until the next
session OF the Legislature.
Mr.. Sullivan was opposed to this propo-
rItion. lie thought the adoption OF it would
be equivalent 10 submission.
blr. Hunt was opposed TO the measure,
and made an able argument in support OF
his position. lie proceeded to give IA hrici
outline Of the relations subsisting between
The North and the South, and said that he
Svas in favor Of 10 measure which looked TO
q nero temporary settlement of the gucs-
ton. He thought the only way to settle
the quarrel, was by dissolving the conncc.
ton. With regard to the remedy proposed,
he thought the Legislature had no power to
elect delegates. but should he elected by a
Convention Of the people Of This State.
He thought the Southern States would
Intimately be- with us; but he did not wish
those who met them in Such Congress to he
3trammelled by constitutional restrictions,
hut to be clothed with full power and
authority. He thought a Southern Confrd-
eraty would he formed, and that i, what he
desired. lie was in favor OF a Convention
ofsthe people.
AIR, McCrady followed, and sid he did
notcome here instructed 10 vote for any par
ticular measures. he came to consult. He
again proceeded TO discuss fully, the RIGHT
9and power of the Legislatures 10 elect dele
gates to the Southern Congress. lie
thought the Convention should assemble
only TO ratify the acts OF The Southern Con-
gress.
MIR. B.. ]. Johnston next addressed the
House, and advocated tho Convention Bill.
Mr. Memminge: replied, and went over the
same ground covered in his last speech.
Several other gentlemen addressed the
House, alter which the question was taken
ny ayes and nays, and the motion to post
Mne was lost--aycs dS, nays n. Various
amendments we're offered, but lost; and
alter much a"d various voting on these, the
question being taken OIL agreeing to the bill,
it was Iost-ayes Is, nays AZ. Two,h,rds
being required 10 pass the bill, and that
number OF, votes not being obtained, the
only measure looking to present action by
this State has thus been defeated.
Our House of Representatives did Il
fair days work esterday, an amendment
offered by Mr.. Aver to lay a tax of | IL
psr cent. of tho interest on all sums at inic-
rest, and also ."Bi!l to provide for the
election Of deputies TO a Southern Con-
gresa, and for calling a convention of the
State"
Tho bill provides that four deputies shall
be elected on joint ballot Of the Legislature.
and two shall BIC elected in each Congress-
ional district by the people, and on the Sc
cond Monday Of October ncxt.
This will fix the number at 19, double
tJEo, number ofour representatives at Wash
iRRion. Members of the Convention arc
To he elected ON The second Monday in Feb
ruary; the Conyer ton to be called toge-
tier by proclamation of the Governor, on
tho %happaaing Of certain contingencies, or
tho time 10 be fixed by the legislature at
it's next session.
The SENATE has deserved vol Of the
republic, and we are pleased that the House
also has wheeled into line with such wcn-
Acrfulf uranimlty.