Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-12-21
"WEDNESDAY Is, 1852
SENATE.

SENATE.
The House of Representatives sent bill to in
corporate the Blue Ridge Railroad Company
Referred to the Committee on Finance and
Banks.
Also the House Of Representatives sent mes
sage asking leave to restore an amendment tothe
bill authorizing the South Carolina Railroad Com
pany to construct certain bridge over the Con-
garee, stricken out by the Senate The question
of concurring in the message Of the House of
Representatives, after some debate, in which
Mes->S C.sa;.A- l=.saa.- -Earre,,-cr,d- II AAEley
participated, was decided in the negrtive by a
vote of 16 yeas to % nays. Message ordered
accordingly.
The President requested the Senators to pre-
pare their ballots for President and Directors Of
the Bank of the State.
The Senators proceeded to the House of Rep
resentatives to cast their ballots for Bank Direc-
tors. s.s
A bill to authorize the State to aid in the con-
struction of the Northeastern Railroad received
its third reading, was passed, and sent to thi
House of Representatives.
A bill to appropriate $4,000 to aid in erecting
building in Spartanburg District, for the edu-
cation of the deaf and dumb in this State re-
ceived its third reading, was passed, and sent TO
the House Of Representatives.
A bill to incorporate the Carolina Mutual In
surauce Company Of Charleston received It's third
reading, was passed, and sent to the House OF
Representatives.
A bill to exempt Robert Hopton, a free person
of color, from capitaton tax, received its third
reading, was passed, and sent to the House OF
Representatives.
The President announced that the papers from
the House of Representatives had been disposed
of.
Mr.. Marshall, from the Military Committee, on
the expediency of modifying the duties Of the
adjutant general and reducing his salary, reported
that legislation on the subject was, III the opinion
of the Committee, further deemed unnecessary.
The report of the Committee ON Federal Re
lations OIL the Georgia boundary question was
now taken up, and elected debate, in which
Messrs. Withcrspoon and Mazyck participated.
Resolutions adopted and ordered to the House
Of Representatives.
A report of the Committee onthe State House
and Grounds, on the resolutions of the House in
respect to lighting the State House with gas was
concured in.
i.e"oution' |" aPPo'uI PioAies W oicPicsehl ti4c
stocks of the State in Railroad Companies; agreed
to and ordered to the House, Of Representative.
A bill to established certain roads, bridges and
ferries, received its second reading, was agreed
to, and sent to the House of Representatives.
An interesting debate arose on an amendment
to this bill, vesting, charter, of the Augusta,
Bridge in the city council Of Augusta, in which
Messrs Witherspoon, Mazyck, Adams, and Grif-
fin participated.
Mr.. Mazyck moved to lay the amendment on
the table {; agreed to by vote of 2l III the aflr-
NATIVE, and II in the negative.
A bill for the incorporation of the Savannah
river valley Railroad Company, received its Sc
cond reading, was agreed to, and sent to the
House Of Representatives.
Mr. Porter from the Committee on the Legis,
latve Library on the subject Of purchasing roc
copies of Tuomey's Geology ordered for consid,
alton tomorrow.
Mr.. J. J. Wilson, on the part of the Commit
tee to count the votes for President and Direc,
tors of the Bank of the State of South Carolina
reported which our readers have alreaday had.
On motion of Mr.. Carn, Senate suspended bu,
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