Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-12-06
Districts, and that a message of concurrence be

Districts, and that message of concurrence bc
sent so ordered.
Dir. McCrady, from the Committee on Federal
/ Relations, made report on sundry bills, autho-
rizing The election OF Electors by the people, and
begged leave TO be discharged from further con.
/ sideration thereof; and moved that the whole
matter be referred 10 the House in Committee
of the Whole, and be made The sperial order Of
the day for Thursday next AZ p'clock Adopted
| A message of concurrence was retninrd by
! the Senate, proposing 10 Gill the several vacant
offices before mentioned.
The special order fnr 10 day at il o'rlnck-
being billato alter the Constitution OF this state
so as 10 divide Pendlcton into two election dis
tricts-was then called for and taken mp. The
| House resolved itself into Il Committee Of the
Whole, Mr.. William, in the Chair.
| Alr. Wilkes advocated mt some longth the
merits of the bill showed in lucid manner
the great necessity its passage, placing it upon
The grounds of justice towards the soyereigns Of
that large and highly intelligent district.
Mr. Dantzler said that he would vote for the
bill, and as he represented one Of the parishes,
he felt it TO be duty incumbent upon him to ex.
plain the reasons which had induced him TO do 70.
lie also wished to repel the many chmrges which
had so often been preferred against The present
system of parish representation by members on
this floor and elsewhere. Dir. Danlzler then went
into lengthy and elaborate argument in defence
of the present parish representation.
Mr. Middleton moved 8 hat The committee now
rise and report the bill to the House without
amendment.
Brtnre taking tic vote. Mr.. B. F. Perry rose
and ably rpl,lied TO Mr. Danizcr.
Mr. Danizlrr briefly rejnined.
Mr. Tillman said that, in aS much as he was
new member, he felt extremely reluctant to oc--
cnpy the time of the House; but ms some asser-
lions had been made by gentlemen which had not
been replied TO, he felt it his dnty 10 do so.
Members were much mistaken when they assert.
ed that Pendlelon would be the only district IN
this State that wonld ask for y diviSina, Edge
field and Barnwcll would he knocking at tho
door at the next session of the Legislature, ask
ing moi only for a judicial, but n political divi.
sion Several members from his district, togcth-
er with himself are pledged to vote for this diyi-
sion in his district and they were fully determined
to demand the division as ;ln act of Justice
The Committee then rusc, and reported the
bill to the House without amendment, and re-
commended that the bill he passed A second
reading tirn called for. -
Mr.. Amber moved call of the House, and
the docrkccprr was ordered to summon tho
abSeniees. The vote was taken by years and
nays, and resulted as follows. Yeas 81. nays %.
The bill was ordered to be sent 10 the Senate.
The Committee appointed to count the vote.
for Commissioners in Equity report that-Pal-
m.r has been elected to That of1ire for Colleton
District; r. A. Thompson for Pickens District !;
II. A. Mcelze for Lexington District; and
Parker for Abbrvile District; ]. A. Keith was
elected Register of Mesnc Conveyance for Char
lesion District