The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-12
souTH-cARoL1NA LEGISLATURE.
DECEMBER 9, 1854.

Parker, of Abbeville; G. b. Farmer, of Col.
Teton; Fl. A. Meeize, of Lexington; and R. A.
Thompson, of Pickens had received a majori.
ty of the votes for Commissioners of Equity
in their respective districts;
| Whereupon the Chair announced that those
gentlemen were duly elected.
Mr.. Moses presented the petition of Thomas
R. English, that ministers. Of the Gospel be
exempt from patrol duty; also, pursuant to no.
tice and with leave of the Senate, Mr.. Moses
introduced a bill to extend the charter of the
Baptist Church of Sumtervle to 20 years; ;
and, also, pursuant to notice, a bill to revive
and extend the charter of the Baptist Church of
Bethel, Of Claremont county, to 20 years; which
received first readings and were referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Moorman presented the petition ofJohn
Belton O'Neall, President Of the convention
opposedto the liquor traffic, that law be
passed to prevent the Sale of alcoholic liquors
by itincrant traders. Referred to the Commit.
tee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Brockman presented the petition of the
State Convention of the Baptist Denomination
of South Carolina for re.charter. Referred
to the Committee on interpretations.
Mr.. Blakeney, on part Of the Special Com
mittee appointed to count the votes for Soltci-
tors, announced that Simeon Fair had received
1877 votes as Solicitor Of the Eastern, and J.
P. Read l29 votes as Solicitor of the Western
Circuit whereupon the Chair announced those
gentlemen duly elected.
HOUSE OF. REPRESENTATIVES. The following
is the report of the Committee on Federal Re
lations on the the several bills referring to the
manner of eIecting Electors, of which notice
was made yesterday.
=. "That after due consideration of the several
bills referred to them, it manifestly appeared
that there could be no agreement ola majorl.
ty upon any one Of the measures submitted
to them, relative to the election of Electors OF
President and Vice President of the United
States, and that the whole subject would be
better considered in Committee of the Whole,
where decision would in effect be decision
by the House."
DECEMBER 4.
SENATE.-Mr. Chestnut, pursuant to notice
and with leave of the Senate, introduced bill
to provide for the election Of Electors of Pres
ident and Vice President of the United States;
which received its first reading and was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Drayton gave notice that he would to-
morrow, with leave Of the Senate, introduce a
bill to extend to judges in chambers the power
to appoint commissioners to value lands lying
on the line Of railroads.
Hove, =, D,,prerSr Sr,rrvrs-Mr TIlmon
presented the petition of sundry citizens resi-.
ding in the neig ghborhood Of Graniteville, pray.
ing that the petition Of the Directors of the
Graniteville Manufacturing Company praying
that no license to retail spirituous liquor with
in three miles Of that place be not granted.
Pursuant to notice, Mr.. Cunningham intro
duced bill to authorize the United States to
purchase certain lands pertaining to the State
for the erection of light houses.
Pursuant to notice, MIR. Simons introduced
bill to vest in the Commissioners of Free
Schools the vacant lands of this State and for
other purposes; referred.
Pursuant to notice, Mr.. B. F. Perry intro.
duced bill to authorize the State to aid in the
construction OF the Blue Ridge Railroad Com
pany also introduced a resolution authorizing
the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire in.
to the expediency of establishing County or In
ferior Courts in this State, and for the establish
ment of an additional Court of Appeals.
A bill to authorize the State to aid in the
construction of Plank Road from Conway.
boro to Fair Bluff, North Carolina, was read
the first time and referred to the Committee of
Ways and Means.
DECEMBER 6.
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES Bills to au-
thorize the State to aid in the construction of
the Blue Ridge Railroad, and to authorize the
formation Of the Savannah River Rail Road
Company, were favorably reported on by Mr..
Middleton, from the Committee on Ways and
Means.
Mr.. Boykin, from the same Committee,
made unfavorable reports on the petition Of
sundry citizens of Horny District, praying aid
from the State to construct plank.road from
Conwaybo boro to Fair Bluff, N. C.
Mr.. McCrady, from the committee on Fed
eral Relations, reported bill authorizing the
sale of certain lands to the United States for
the erection Of Light Houses.
Mr.. Spain, from the committee on 1ncorpo-
rations, reported favoraby on the bill to amend
the charter of the Wilmington and MancEes-
ter R. r. Co.
SENATE.-Mr. Chesnut, from the Committee
on Federal Relations, moved to recommend a
bill to amend an act entitled "an act more eE:
fectually to prevent free negroes and other per-
sons Of color from entering into this State, and
for othar nurnosec rassed 10Th Dpnemhor
1885," which was accordingly re.committed
Mr.. McAliley submitted resolution, request
ing the President of the Bank of the State of