The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-12-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
MoNDAY, DecI 1850.

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mir. r. D.S Richardson offered also reso-
lntlons on tho same subject, which were
disposed of Unlike manner.
Mr.. Tuckerofered resolutions directing
inquiry by tho committee on cducation,2oni
the subject of free schools.
MIR. Hunt gapo notice Of q bill to secure
planters and factors from frauds in the
cash sales Of, cotton, rico, &c. -. aag,s ,t
MIR. Tore introduced q bill for the tom
poraryE :re-charter o facertaip tBanks-the
bill extends to tho lstt January, 1857, the
charter of all Banks expiring before chat
day.-Dai Telegraph.
Correspondence Of III. Daily san.
.l SENATE CHAMBER,
Columbia, Dec.3, 1850. @
MIR. QuATTLEBAUM offered a resolution
that it be referred TO the Committee on
Finance and Banks 10 inquire and report
the extent, of aid which tho Bank Of the
State may be able 10 render the State
should it become the policy of the State to
establish 4 line of war steamers for her
coast defence, as well MS TO increase her
military stores and munitions.
MIR. J. D. WILSON offered a resolution
for tho appointment of u joint committee To
nominate suitable persons for Presiden, and
Directors Of the Bank Of the State.
The Governors Message, No. 3, was
taken up, and appropriately referred.
MIR. ADAMS offered resolutions affirming
the right Of q State TO sccede, declaring
TINT the exercise of this right by the slave
holding States, is iinperatively demanded;
that this State 10 now prepared to assert
and maintain her sovereign right to secedc,
but that she forbears to. exercise it Mt this
time from n desire for the ~co-operat;on of
her sister Southern States, and that the
Governor be requested To convene tho To-
gislaturc SO soon as any of the other
Snutlicrn States shall declare themselves
ready for decisive action. Tho resolutions
were referred to the Committee. ON Foreign
Relations.
MIR. PORTER presented a petition from
the citizens OF Charleston, praying an
amendment to the Charter of the City.
At l O'clock the Senate joined the
House IN a ballot for Chancellor and law
Judge, which resulted in the election of
+. Fl. WARDLAw, OF EIgefirld as Chanccl-
Tor. and Gen. ]. N. WHIrNER as Judge.
In the ballot for Secretary of State there
was no choice.
In The House several bills wore reported
and appropriately referred.
a bill to extend inc charter Of the Bank
OF the State was referred 10 a committee
consisting of Messrss. Is. +. HuST, A.sW.s
TmoMseS, E.SP JoNEs.W w. S,LY4.s, J.ay.l
EHAgnIScToSSSJalY s HEAissass A. HsgaYaEp,
il, So ~ Il 4 -,
AT 81 .Sys. Easosl House, in Committee
or the Whole TOOK up tho. resdfntinn OF
Mr.. 1zARD MIDDLETON, not to elect a Unhi,-.
cd States Senntjr, aud after a dis
cussion by Messrs. Middleton and KERR,
OH motion of AIR. pGEsroN, the Committee
rose, reported progress aud asked leave to
sit again at | o'clock,on "Wednesday. Tic
House then adjourned.
Our paper not having appeared on yes
,crday, we now give a brief abstract oil
Wednesdays proceedings. H.si :
In the Senatc-rhe. favorable reror, of
the committee on federal resolutions (Mr.,
Mazyck,) on n preamble and resolution, re.
Iucsting the Go erpor 10 appoint an agen,
10 receive the share OF the proceeds OF the
sales of public lands, assigned to this State
by act OF Congress OF 1871, was taken up
Tor consideration. ai' 2i9 Nat
On motinno of Mr.. Fielder, the ayes and
noes we're taken, and are as follows. Z
Ayes-Mossrs. Barker, Barnes, Cannon,
Carey, Dudley, DeTrewlle, Evins. Cause,
Griffin, H.hben. i.awton, Manning, Mazyek,
Palmer, Quattlebaum, Skipper, Townsend,
Ward, Ware, /. d. Wilson, Wi;lcrspoon
-twcniy.one.
Nays-lIon. r. F. Aston, president,
Mcssrs. B. G. Allston, Bcdon, Ball, Cnld.
well, earn, Eaves, Fielder, Goodwin, Irby,
Miller, Novel;, Perry, Porter, Williams.
John Wl!son-siXteen. ~ .sna
Leave was given afterwards to the fol.
lowing Senators, who were absent, To re-
cord the votes they would have given re-
spectivciv, viz:-Mcssrs. Adams, Gis,,
Taylor and J. ]. Wilson. who answered
in the affirmative, and Messrs. Hanna and
Moses in the Negative.
Mr.. Taylor asked the privilege If ex-
planning himself bcfuro he voted. lie stat
ed that no ono present, would go farther
than himself, in maintaining the principles
which South Carolina had enforced in her
refusal to accept what had been allotted
to her, as her share of the proceeds of the
sales of public lands, but tina, circhln.
stances had changed since she took that
stand, and in view Of this change, and the
events throatcned-tho disruption of the
Union and It's consequences, the shadows
OF which had been cast ahead, he felt il
u oc tlG uutS vi tHc ESlatc IN take what
been accorded to her-to look to her re-
sources and husband Them for what, in his
opinion, awaited her.
He would, therefore, vote for taking the
money.
Mr.. Carcw offered a resolution, directing
inquiry by the Military committee, into tho
expectancy Of "arranging under Military
organization. all citizens OF South Carolina,
between the ages OF IL and d5, who labor
under no physical disqualification" which
was agreed to.
In the House-Nr. Phillips gave notice
Of n bill TO alter and amend the tenth sec
ton, first article of the constitution. The
following resolution by Mr.. Ashmore, was
agreed to, and ordered to the Senate:
Resolved, That hereafter only one News
paper in Columbia, and one in Charleston,
be paid By tho State, for printing %notires
and orders for the court OF appeals, whisit
shall be certified by the clerk.
Mr.. Arthur offered tho following rcso-
luton: ''rhat it be referred to committee
on Judiciary TO inquire and roper, on The
propriety of purchasing the manuscript Ji-
gest of the Equity reports OF the Stale,
Iuado by tho la,o Chancellor Caldwell, aud