The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-12-08

introduced by MIR. Poppenheim, providing
for the election of Electors of President
and Vice President in this State.
Mr.. Poppenheim proceeded to address
the House on the bill at some length.
Mr.. Tillinghast was opposed to any of
this privilege from the Legislature.
Mr.. Seigling, next addressed the House.
Mr.. Tradewell, moved to lay the bill on
the table; withdrawn.
Mr.. Kershaw moved that the Commit
tee rise, report progress, and ask leave to
sit again on Tuesday.
MIR. McCrady was in favor of tho mo-
ton. He saw that other matter of much
Importance was to be discussed, and that
the postponement could not retard the re-
gular progress of business.
Mr. Burnett was also in favor of the
pos.ponement of the discussion.
The question was then taken on the
postponement to Tuesday next and car
ried. The Committee then rose.
Mr.. Middleton offered resolution, that
the Hon. A. j. Miller, President of the
Senate of the State of Georgia, be admit
ted TO seat on the floor.
The Speaker ruled the resolution out of
order under the amendment of the Goth
article passed few days since, and pre-
scribing that all Resolutions, Petitions,
&c.. be called up in the alphabetical order
of the Judicial Districts.
Mr.. MCGOWAN, under the rule, submit
ted a similar resolution: which was agreed
to.
Mr.. Wagner offered a resolution, that
the Speaker be requested to appoint a
Committee on the State House and
Grounds, and that message be sent to
the Senate requesting similar action on
their part. 1t was so ordered.
Mr.. J. b. Campbell introduced bill to
define the line Of the Channel of the Ash.
ley River adjacent to the city of Charles
ton.
lie also offered the following resolutions,
which were ordered to be printed. and
made the special order for tomorrow at l
o'clock.
Resolved, That the Banking Capital al
ready invested in the chartered Banks of
this State, ought not to be diminished,
and that existing Bank Charters, where
no abuse Of their chartered privileges or
violation Of duty is charged; ought to be
renewed; but where there are, or hereaf-
ter shall be two, or more Banks in the
same town or city, it is good policy that
the amount of Capital Stock of each shall
be the same.
Resotced, That it is against sound poll
cy to incourage by chartered privileges, or
otherwise the aggregation Of Capital for
the purpose of sending it abroad to be en-
gagged in adventures in no-wise connected,
except in rivalry with the Agriculture,
Commerce, or Manufactures Of this State.
Resolved, That the practice of sending
abroad large portion of our Banking
Capital periodically, each year, for the
purpose Of dealing and specializing in bills
OF Exchange based upon the purchase of
produce and Merchandise which never
reaches any market in this State, would
necessarily cause contractions and expan-
sions in Banking affairs, prejudicial to mer-
camille enterprises, and to our great agri-
cultural staples, and that such practices
ought to he prevented by provisions in all
future Bank Charters to be granted or re-
newed by this General Assembly.
On motion Of Mr.. Ashmore, the general
order was then proceeded with. The con-
sideration of the bill to divide Pcndeton
into two election Districts was again re-
sumed.
Mr.. Middleton addressed the House.
Mr.. Tiliinghast advocated the division
of Pendleton into two election Districts.
Her progressive condition demanded cor
responding Legislative action in her regard.
Messrs. Thompson, Sloan, and Mullins
addressed the House in favor of the bill
the Sd clause being stricken out.
Mr.. McCrady moved. by way of COM
promise amend the Sd clause, by strik-
ing out "after two thirds" the words "two
successive sessions of both branches of the
Legislature"
Mr. B. F. Perry, in speech Of much
ability, advocated the right of Pendleton
to division, and showed that in conced-
ing that right, no compromise was made.
The question was then taken on the
amendment Of Mr.. McCrady and decided
in the negative.
The question then recurred on striking
out the Sd Section. Carried.
The vote on third reading Of the bill
as amended, was next taken by yeas and
nays-yeas OIL, nays %.
The Speaker announced the following
committee on the State House and Ground,
to act jointly with other gentlemen from
the Senate; Messrs. Wagner, Hunt, and
Keitt.
The House then adjourned.