The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-12-04
South Carolina LEGISLATURE.

The proceedings in both Houses. o .day,
wcro without general interest, tho greater
part of the day hcipg consumed in giving
the first reading to bills of which notice had
been previously given.
In the House, Mr.. Cruikshank, presented
the memnria! Of tic Lafayette Artillery
/. Company, Of Charleston, praying for a
saisery, Referred g the copmittee OIL the
Notices Of the following bills were given:
by MIR. Burnett, a billto incorporate the
Moultrie House Company; also. a bill TO es-
tablish allail Road OH Sullivan's Island.
By MIR. A. Ovens, a bill to alter the Or
dinary's Act,
by Mr. Blackwell, n bill TO substitute
whipping FOR trading with I Slave, in lien
Of the punishment now imposed by law.
by Mr.. Tore bill for the temporary re-
charter Of certain Banks.
by Mr.. Snabroak, u bill TO increase the
punishment for circulating Documents TO
disturb The peace of this State.
The following bills received the first
reading i'll the House:
a bill TO extend the Charter OF the State
Of s G., 10 1870.
a bill! to. limit tho Judicial tenure TO the
nge OF GO years.
a bill TO prohibit netting on Elections.
& Bill 10 afford aid in constructing the
Collector Rail Road.
a Bill to provide for The purchase oil
Ordnance, lntFofhicna by Nir. Mauigau!t,
This bill provides for an appropriation Of
100000 for this purpose, and specifies the
kind and qaaftY OF arms proposed TO be
purchased.
"A Bill to alter the late License Law, in
t%rodaceh GssAiT. Aver. This bill proposes
TO amend the 9Th Section oil the Act, and
10 repeal the llth Section, WHICH. declares
i Illegal l s9 aFinlS l'lnoFF At .,ne place where
hBHlQ ailerae Prison 'Donn9pa
ialld the Gfdf To- Hawkers and
{ IriS&$KEfS 6f.thu .EtsGion rsr solicitors
.o6ti-l ilsid 1this morn'ng,
! ~ tesiaSsl W..4 siIlSNA 30, T. WI
;MItLEg G22. 4. /
In TIC Sauatc, tho G6mmtttet appointed
for that purfose. reported thai they had
'pfocurnia capy OF SIR. RiIerT's Eulogy on
,i.ALbots far phUflcnthhE. i
Message No. 3Spsas Tcceivcdsand read
in eacilIiouse ttStiay8 AZ . o'tseeh. Tie
sMeasagc sqatalts an invitation from the
SBoallpl Trustees ofithe College 10 attend
~ eEtffs ~ss~-a Monday Ttext. IL
atso brings 10 tie ICES dsas t. siSSis,.
the application from France with rsgard 10
tho L1Sembourg Claim, and rccasntnenGs
a taecisIon OF the matter by the Iegisia-
tura. 1T recommends the setting apart OF.
n separate fund, for the relief Of disabled
members OF thu Palmetto Regiment, and
recommends repairs anu cnlars amcnt Of
the Citadel buildings.
The Committee on Claims reported un-
favorably on the Petition OF TIC Conmis-
sioners Of The Poor for Charleston Neck,
praying indemnity for part payment of a
Physicians account.
MIR. ToRGE offered a resolution To refer it
10 the Committee on tho Military to exa-
nine and report upon the cxpedicncy OF
establishing ain Ordnance Bureau, which
waS2grccd 10.
The general orders were then taken up,
and the resolutions offered by Mr.. b. +.
PERRY, altering The 10th rule of the
House, so that a ELL shall be referred to
the Committee on the -6rSi reading, were
considered and agreed To.
Az the various resolutions with regard
10 our relations To the General Govern
mcit, which have been offered, were taken
up, and on motion, made the special order
for Tuesday next at 2o'clock. These con-
sist oi the resolutions offered by Messrs.
MIDDLEroE, KEIrT, Ii. +. PERRY,J B. Per-
ry, and w. a. DwsNs. Those offered by
Mr.. VERD;gR were rc!crrcdlo a Special
Committee.
CHEERlNG-Wo perceive that telegraph
ic dispatches have bccn received from
New Orleans, bearing date the 9th nit,
stating that the Mississippi House of Rep
resentativcs have passed a resolution ly a
majority OF fourteen, ~disapprovldg the
course Of Gen. HENRy S. FoorE, United
States Senator from that State.
We understand also, that Gov. QUIrMAN
has sent a McSsorc to tho Icuisloinro MI