Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-12-08
LEGISLATIVE SYNOPSIS.

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tive proceediues up to Thursday last: We give our
readers the following compend oil thursday anu
days proceedings, not having room 10 copy ''e'' !"
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Committee on Incorporations, reported sefef' D' VI
incorporation without amendment.
Mr. CuEsSuT from the Committee on Agriculture
subned nm unfavorablc Report on The Resolution OF
Senator GIsr in respect the expedenry OF passing
law to keep stock within enclosure, to oDViate
he, necessity of other fences. This is what we e1-
neeted world he the fate of this proposition. The re-
no-, NJ the committee will doubtless be sustained. An
enactment OF this kind might do we'll enough IN GER
tain thickly settled and generally cleared DISTRICTS
such rs Fairfield for instance. But i'll much the larger
portion of our State tile forests are too extensive anu
the mast pasturage atsl so forth, too T'srlao9 10
admit of this policy yet. 1t would be premaiurciy
debarrng many citizens old privileges, to the use OF
which the owners Of real estate themselves have
scarcely ever interposed any objection. In fact the
largest land huldeI as we'll the smallest, would he
put to great Inconvenience. For whereas now 'heir
droves Of CATTLE hogs, &C., roam at large during lie
summer, over their possessions as we'll as thcir
neighbors under Mr. GIsr's law they would be forced
10 the heavy extra expense Of extensive fencing to reap
anything like the same advantages
Mr.. Moses, from the Judiciary, made unfavorable
reports ON several Bills to increase the number Of
Magistrates He presented favorable report upon
the bill to alter the Constitution to make LcAing
ton the only name Of the District, which now bears
il in common parance, Sake Gotha having been the
name heretofore by which it was recognized in the
constitution. ['rhis measure, having now been before
two Legislatures, will become law
Mr. MAzycK, of the Finance Committee. reported
unfvorably on the petition of the Stockholders oi the
Hamburg Bank for the renewal of their charter, and
made favorable report for the Incorporation OF new
Bank in Columbia, 10 be called the Exchange Bank.
rIIow is this Wonder what our Bank has donc 10
be thrown out Of favor! Sume in(ormality in the
proceedings pehaps.]
The Senate received Judge EVANS letter OF ac'
| ceptance rs United States Senator.
Senate sent message TO the House proposing 10 go
into ballot for Law Judge Saturday the 4th INST
| rive I'm n!crstand that DAwKINs, IouNG and SuLLi-
VAN arc spoken of for this seat The first mentioned
has the prestige OF having been nearly successful OH
former occasion, which will 60 far to elect him.
The bill to limit the Jurisdiction of Magistrates IN
small and mean cases, to their respective BEATS wax
discussed, voted upon and chcckmated.
The bill to authorize the State grant additional
mid in the construction of e Sparauburg and Union
Railroad was agreed to-yuas n, nays H. So 1t was
sent to the House for concurrence.
A bill TO prevent assaults with concealed weapons,
was also agreed to and sent to the House.
Nothing else of interest transpred in the Senate on
| Thursday.
In the House, on the same day, the following parti-
cuars are worthy OF note.
Mr. McCowAS from the committee on the military
Eeporcd uniavoraby on Bill authorizing Colonels q
Regiments to levy their fines also, OH bill tt
diminish the duty and reduce the salary Of AdJntan
and Inspector General. Mr.. CRosSoS presented the
report of the minority in favor of the last named Bill
The House went into Committee of the Whole (llr
B. G.. JOHNSON in the Chair) and the Electoral qucs
lion was discussed by IIcssrs. PorPESHEIM, TILLING
HAST and SEIGrING, after which the committee rose
The reneralorlers Were then proceeded with. The
consideration of the bill to divide Pcndlcton into t'so
Election Districts was again resumed. The question
was debated by Messrs. MIDDLETON, TILLiSGHAsT
TuoMPsoN. SLOAN and B. +. PERRY, the last OF whnn
is said to have made a speech of great ability in
favor Of the bill 1t passed to its third reading by
n vote of 81 to 90. [Veay handsomely done. 1t was
but Justice to pass this obviously necessary enac'mrn!
tme 70 Conc Xithongh We cahnot see how a l1Tthe
disturbance of the Compromise between the upper ant
lower country can Well be avoided in view Of the
rapid increase Of wealth and population in our Divi
sion, yet we arc disposed TO let things remain us the,
are us long as possible.l
On Friday the 81 inst, but little Of interest
red. Several favorable reports We're made upon lh.
chartcrng of Banks. One Of these, we perceive, il
for our neighhoring village of Ncwbrrry
A Bill to incorporate the Exchange Bank (above
alluded toy, received its second reading and was sent
to the House. Several other bills Of Incorporation
passed to their second reading. Mr.. BUCHANAN intro
dnced Bill to incorporate the Planters Bank OF
Fairfield. Mr.. EvINs gave notice that he would, on
the next day. introduce hill to incorporate the West.
crn Bank of South Carolina in Anderson. WAS the
! like ever heard of Banks! Some fifteen years ago
our boast was that had but few Banks. hut that
they good and that their paper was gladly recog
nizcd from Maryland to Louisiana. We spoke of the
many Banks Of Georgia with distlain and laughed
their deprecated currency scorn. Shall the same
state of things now take place among ourselves. But
We have not read the charters that are being freely
lavished by our Legislature. 1t may be that enril
Banking Company is to be bound mp by suficien,
checks and conditions to keep them straight. Ifso,
we have not word more 10 say. Let them all crock
| on" each one on ilS own bottom. We only fear that
the history OF of them will resemble that Of the
"Threc wise men Of Gotham,
| Who sailed in 4 bowl
IF the bowl had been stronger
The tale had been Onger.'J