Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-12-21

0InK snail issue lOTe tllaii oHe-leuth VI NO e"P
tai in such small bills"
The question was taken on the bill. ms amend
ed, and it was negntiped by vote Of Is to- rs
In THE HoUsE:-The Speaker announced
sundry bills reeeised from. the Senate which
were apppcpriatelh referred.
The sPesal' order of the day--being sundry
bills prescribing the manner ofcloosing Electors
of President and Vice President of the United
States-was taken mp in Committee of the
Whole-Mr B. J. Johnson in the chair.
Mr.. B. f. Perry, being entitled 10 The floor,
responded to arguments made when this subject
was previously under consideration.
Mr.. Owens said for six or eight years this sub
iert had been presented in perhaps all the phases
within the reach ofhuman intellect; that it had
been found so difficult question in framing the
national constitution, rs to authorize lis being
left to the will of the States, and South CaroIi-
M for sixty ycafs had pursued course conso,
nant with its views Of right and propriety; and
.hongh other States Ind acted differently, no
question of her Ansti iulional privilege has ever
been raised HGdenicd there was any demand
from the peoplefPra change.
He con,cndedEhat the mere item OF expense
in the present syticm-of converting the Legs
laturc-was unworthy of the question. The en-
citemcnts, COSTS and turm"ils, incident to Il
bois!erous popular election, would greatly eoun-
tcrbalancc such on argument. 1e denied the eX-
istence of any nyihearl-burning, MS between the
upper and the er country, upon this subject.
Mr.. O. having sccuclndcd, the Committee ruse,
and obtained lepyeto sit again.
A recess thu lat twenty minutes to tour)
WAS taken to quarter past SIX o'clock.
This subject was again under consideration
upon the re-assem5ng OF the House, in Com
miltce of the Whole, and after lnuch discussion
motion was made that the committee rise,
which prevailrd whereupon the House nd
journcd.
WEDNESDAY Dec. IA.
IL SExATE.-Mr. Moses offered y resolution
expressive of tile sense of The Senate that The
election of Electors of President and Vice Pre-
sicent should b. directly by the people.
Mr.. DcTrevilIc moved it he made the order of
the day for Saturday which was agreed to by
y vote Of Al 10 l5
A resolution authorizing subscription to the
Revolutionary History of the State. by X. w.
Gibbes, was passed and sent to the House.
['rhe want of time, owing to the early hour
at which our paper is compelled to 60 to press
to secure its transmission through the mail com
pes the post ponrment Of much Legislative
matter l-Carulinan.
Is THE HoUsE-Thc Speaker caused 10 be
read sundry bills from the Scnate-among which
were The following:
Providing for lhe formation Of the Ncwbcrry
and Chester Railroad Company.
Enlarying the power of the town council Of
Georgetown.
Relating TO the survey of the coast of SoutI
Carolina by the United States.
O. motion Of Mr.. Boylston, the rules rcquir
ing the Speaker TO call, in alphabetical order, fo
reports, petitions, &C., frUm the districts, VA:
suspended for the remainder of the session.
On motion of Mr.. Tradcwell, n message
from the Senate, proposing to amend ccrlail
accounts was taken up and conquered in.
Mr.. Sullivan, from committee, submitted ;
resolution. authorising appropriations for th
purpose If establishing library for the use o
the South Carolina College, &c. Also, made ;
report relative to the deaf and dumb asylum
L,id over.
Mr.. MCGOWAN, from committee. rcporic'
against aboli-hing the present militia laws
Laid over.
A bill 10 provide fund for the erection of
new State Capitol (appropriains one million
dollars) was taken up.
Messr.. Winsmith ard Owens regarded th
amount as TOO large to aulhor,c action withou
having definite estimates of cost, &Sc The
had no dsposi1ac !, to -ppposc the ction Of
State, but large appropriation having alrcad
been made, they wanted light before goin
farther into the matter
Mr.. Hunt thought the commissioners la
acted well, and put themselves in possession o
every necessary estimate: and he felt sure tha
when the work shall be flushed, it will be don
in all respects calculated to reflect credit upo
the State and all concerned in its erection.
Mr.. Middleton should not object to the com
plc,ion of the building, but be objected to tn
borrowing Of the large amount of money p7o
posed. The State nav owes one million min
hundred thousand dollars, running to the Yea
1878 for liquidation: and if it be determined It
borrow, he should hope its redemption shoulc
extend 10 ut least ten years but he was on
posed TO borrowing at all. A. proposition ha
been made 10 remove the present building, upul
condition of its being given to the party "
removing it when the new bnLing slInII b
completed. liz believed in the motto, "pay a.
you 60"
1"Oh-bh i|SS' ~, iOOo.
TX SEsArE-1hc municipal subscriptions
Bill proposed by Mr.. McCrady, was The mos
important feature of the days proceedings, auc
finally passed its second rcadng lniispo>;i"n
which rendered it painful to take notes of thi
debate, also prrcudcs the attempt TO write then
out in full. The principal speakers in defence
of the Bill, were the mover, Mr.. McCrady, ant
MIR. Me!lor-opposed to it, was Mr.. McGowan
Mr.. B. F. Perry, and AIr. Middleton. Many
speeches indeed were made, and various amend.
nens proposed and discussed at some length
We can, hnwryer, only give the result.
The Bill finally passed b. vote of IS to a.
The resolution for State testimonial ia
Capt Duncan N. ingrahan passsd Ike House
also, and is now, accordingly, the sense of the
Assembly.
There WAS no opposition, and the resolution OF
course needed no defence or explanation.
The resolution for Il similar testimonial 10
Capt. Barn1rd E. Bee, (now Of Texas,) which
was offered few days since by Mr.. Sloan, also
passed after few remarks from the mover and
from Mr.. McGnwcn.
The report of the Committee Of Federal Re-
lations on the Georgia boundary question was
taken up and adopted. This matter will there.
fore be amicaby adjusted by Il common refer
ence to the Supreme Court Of The U. S. rs an
arbitrator.
A considerable amount of business, requiring
little time, and involving no discussion, was dis
posed of; but there Yet remains a frishttu list
on the arrear calender. The last entry on this
days's calender was marked 363. The House
only reached, We believe, 50.
There was some debate on 4 petition to per-
NIT VIM. Jackson,f NJ. c., TO manunit his wife
and children. The Committee on Colored Popu-