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

'S"' '''h w tiVC SotIlUll-
tee on District Offices.
MIR. b. J. Johnson offered a series of re-
solutions on the subject of our Federal re-
'atlons; ordered TO be printed. and placed
in the special order Of Tuesday, at 2, D.. ~.
MIR. II. ID. Richardson offered also rcEo-
I@ulions on the same subject, which were
disposed Of in like manner.
Mr.. Tucker offered resolutions directing
inquiry by the committee on education, on
the subject OF free schools.
MIR. Hunt gave notice Of a bill to secure
planters and factors from frauds in the
cash sales OF cotton, rice, &c.
MIR. Tore introduced IA hill for the tenn
porary rc.chartcr Of certain Nanks-lIlc
bill extends to the LIST January, 1857, the
charter of all Banks expiring before ,i.at
day.-Daiy Telegraph.
Correspondence Of III: Daily Sun.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Columbia, Dec. 3, 1850.
Mr.. QuATrLEBAUM offered "A resolution
that it be referred to the Committee on
Finance and Banks to inquire and rcpor,
the extent Of aid which tho Bank OF the
State may be able TO render tho State
should it become the policy Of the State 10
establish Il line Of val steamers for her
! No''S ~ ~" ~ w ibiNiStCS IN
military stores and munitions.
Mr.. J. d. WILSON offered a resolution
for the appointment Of Il joint committee To
nominate suitable persons for President and
Directors of The Bank OF the State.
Tho Governors Message, No. 3, was
taken up, and appropriately referred.
Mr.. ADAMS offered resolutions affirming
the right of a State 10 sccedc, declaring
! That Tho pyprcisn ~ tl,iS ri,rbt Ia, H. .t,,.o
holding States, is 'Inpcratlvcly demanded;
that this Stale Is now prepared TO assert
and maintain her sovereign right to scccdc,
but that she iorbcars 10 exercise il NJ this
time from Il desire for tho Cooperation Of
her sister Southern States, and that the
Governor be requested To convene ,hr I.c-
yislaturc so soon as any OF the other
Southern States shall declare themselves
ready for decisive action. The rcsolu' ions
were referred 10 the Committee Oh Folcign
Relations.
MIR. PORTER presented a petition from
the citizens OF Charleston, praying an
amendment to the Charter OF tie CITY.
At | o'clock the Senate joined the
House IN n ballot for Chancellor and law
Judge, which resulted in the election of
+. ii. WAnDLAw, OF Elgciicld as Chanccl-
WI, tNu NiCl. -. ~. W XII Ri as Jtl!It'
In the ballot for Secretary OF State there
was nc choice.
In inc House several bills were reported
and appropriately referred.
=! bill to extend The charter OF the BANK
OF the State was referred 10 a committee
consisting of Mcssrs. Il. l.. HuSr, a. w.
THOMSON, +. p. JONES, w. S. LYLKs, JAW.
HiEHINcToN, J. w. .uEh;sT, M-Hesuvssp,
| Jr. >
At o'clock. tito House, in Committee
OF the whole took up The resolution Of
! Mr.. izAED MIDDLETON, no, to elect a Unit
eli States Senator, aud after a dis
c,ls*ion by Mcssrs. MIDDLETON and KERR,
rose, rcpnrtcd I.ragress and asked leave 10
SIT again ~ O'clock on Wednesday,. The
House then adjourned.
Dur paper not having appeared on vcs-
'cr!ay. We now give 4 brief abstract og
Wednesdays proceedings.
In the Scanie-Thc favorable rcpor, of
The committee on federal resolutions Nr.
Mazyri,) on a preamble AMI resolution, re-
guessing the Go!ernor |" appoint an agent
To receive the share ui the proceeds o.. the
sales OF public lands, assigned TO ihjs State
by act Of Congress OF ISL, Was taken 10
for consideration.
On motion OF Mr.. Fielder, the ayes and
noes were taken, and are as follows.
Aycs-AicssrS. Barker. B]irHcs, Cannon,
CarcH, Dud!cv. Dc'irev.ile, Evans, Cause,
Griffin, il.hOcn, LAYTON, Manning. Mazyck,
Palmer, Qnattlebanml, Skipper, Townsend.
Ward, Ware, |. ID. wilson, Wnncrspuun
-twcm'y.ohc.
Nays-lIon. L +. Aston, president,
Mcs>rS. b. &. .Alls'on. Bcdon, Ball. CllI-
well, earn, Eavcs, Fielder, Goodwin. lrbv.
Miller, Novel;, Perry, Porter, Williams.
John WIlson-siNtecn.
Leave was given afterwards to the fol-
lowing Senators, who were absent, to re-
cord The votes they would have gwen re-
spcc,ivc!y, viz:-Mcssrs. Adams. Gsi.
Taylor and J. J. Wilson. who answered
III The Affirmative, and Mcssrs. Hanna and
Moses IN the Negative.
Mr.. Tavlnr asked the privilege tf cX-
planning himself before he voted. lie stat
ed that Il" one present, would 20 farther
than himself, IN maintaining the PRINCIPLES
which South Carolina had enforced IN her
refusal t" accept what had bccn allotted
I" her, as her share of the proceeds Of The
sales oi public lands, but that circuln-
stances had changed since She took thai
stand, and ia view OF THIS change, and the
vents ilrcatcncl-lhc DISRUPTION of the
"Uni"n' and It's consequences, the SHADOW :
ol which had been cast ahead, he Tel, IL
Ia be the duty OF the State to take what
been accorded to hcr-to look To her re-
sources and husband them for what, N his
opinion, awaited her.
lie would, therefore, vote for taking the
money.