Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-12-16

lieved that it was the best fiscal agent on this
continent, and If the amendment were adopted,
would vote for the bill so amended.
Mr.. Phillips spoke against the amendment
He had heard that the Bank of the State was
regarded as the State. He was told that it
would be impudencc for the directors to give
notice for application for recharter, yet. the
courts Of the State had decided that it was a
corporation. He asked, if the bank was so ln-
ffuential for good as represented, why fear that
the people be arrayed against it!
Mr. j. lizard Middleton spoke at some length
against the amendment 1t was said that this
bank would regulate the currency, but he said
this great regulator had in circulation S3,0O0,-
OOD when it had only 100000 in specie in
! its vaults He said that although this bank had
the largest capital, it was the weakest bank in
the State. Ii was well known, he said, and he
stated it on the authority of tie President Of
the institution that had it not been for one OF
these very banks, now applying for a recharter,
this great regulator would have had at one
time to suspend specie payments.
He was further opposed to the bank because
he believed it to be unconstitutional, that it
was founded on bad policy, and not republi-
can, because it made the government ndepen.
dent of the people, because it gave the govern
ment a friend independent of taxation.
Mr. Hut<on thought all the discussion was a
waste of time, as he had no doubt all the men,
bers had made up their minds on the question.
He, therefore, moved that the amendment be
laid on the table On which motion the yeas
and nays were ordered, and resulted 81 yeas
to 81 nays-so the motion was lost
The question being then on the adoption OF
the amendment, the vote was taken by yeas
and nays, and resulted as follows: Yeas Co.
Nays 81.
So the amendment was adopted.
Mr. Tore moved an amendment to strike
out all after the enacting clause, and provide
for the temporary re.charter of all the banks
now seeking recharter AT this point the House
| took q recess until o'clock.
DECEMBER l3.
In the House yesterday, there was but little
of Importance done, save the regular progress
of business.
Mr. Menlmnger, from the committee on ways
and Means, made sundy reports, among which
was one in relation to the Branch Of the Bank
of State at Camden. The committee recon
mended that the Senate resolution in reference
to this matter be laid on the table, and repor
led resolution requiring the President and Di-
rectors to close the bond debts over two years
standing.
Mr. Preston, from the Committee on Feder.
al Relations, reported 4 bill to give the con-
sent of the State to the purchase of the lot on
Bulls Island, by the Federal Government,
for the purpose of erecting lighthouse.
A message from the Governor was read by
the Executive Secretary, COL Watts. The
message was in relation to the report Of the
Board Of Ordnance.
4 motion to take un- ont of its regular order
a bill to recharter the Bank Of the State, was
lost by vote OF 50 yeas and I'll nays.
A bill to amend the law in relation to slaves
carving arms, after being discussed for some
time, was on motion Of Mr.. Harrington, laid on
the table.
A bill to amend the law abolshing the rights Of
primogeniture. was discussed for some time,
and an amendment offered by Mr.. Owens, and
advocated by him, to give the personal and
one. third OF the real estate Of an intestate to
his widow, was lost. The bill was passed.
| The tax bill was on motion of Mr.. Memmln.
ger, taken up and after the rejection of an a.
mendment offered by Mr. Aver, taxing money
loaned out and bearing interest, had been dis
cussed and rejected, the bill passed on its Sc
cond reading 1t as as follows:
A bill to raise supplies for the year commencing
in October, one thousand eight hundred and
ffty-one.
Sec. /. BE IL enacted BY The Senaie and
House of Representatives, noU met anil sitting
in General Assembly, and by the authority OF
the same, That tax for the sums, and in the
manner hereinafter mentioned, shall be raised
and paid into the public Treasury of this State,
for the use and service thereof, that is to say !:
Thirty five cents ad vaorem on every hundred
dollars of the value Of all the lands granted in
this State, according to existir g classification
! heretofore cstablislleL; one half cent per acre
on all lands lying within the Catawba Indian
boundary, to be paid by each grantee "r lessee
of said Indian land, uuil otherwise directed
by law; fifty six cents per head on all slaves )
two dollars on each free negro, mulatto, a''
mestizo, between the ages of fifteen and fifty
years, except such rs shall be clearly proved
to the satisfaction of the collectors TO be inca.
pable, from mains or otherwise, of procuring
| a livelihood; twenty-five cents ad Valorem OIL
every hundred dollars Of the value of all lots,
lands and buildings, within any city, town, VII
laSe or borough in this State. Sixty cents per
hundred dollars on factoraye employments,
faculties and professions, (whether in the pro.
fession Of the law, the profits to be derived from
costs of suit, fees or other sources of profession