Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-12-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. l3.

The House met this morning ut | o CLOCK, a.
- - NJ Cn,...:--f.al134 134trom the Comm.teu on
-fTTrIrgcs and Elections. .nadc Il favorable report
OF The Senate Biil,to alter and amend the Con
siituion in regard to the election OF members
of the General Assembly.
Mr. Bryce from the committee on District
Offices and Officers, reported bill to appoint an
additional Magistrate Tor Columbia.
Mr. Mullins from the committee on Public
Buildings, made report on the petition Of the
committee of Public Buildings of Williamsburg,
praying an additional appropriation for the new
Court House in tilat District, and recommended
an appropriation OF $1,000.
Mr. Spain offered resolution requiring the
committee on Ways and Means, to enquire into
the eXpedency OF increasing the per diem OF the
members of the General Assembly; immediate
consideration was called for and the resolution
agreed TO.
NIr. Toomcr, pursuant 10 notice, introduced Il
bill to disqualify all officers of banks from hold
ing seats in the General Assembly read the first
time.
Mr.. Epps moved to suspend the 74th Rule of
the House for the remainder of the session.
(Th;s rule forbids the presentation of any
petitions, memorials, &C., of private nature at:
ter lhe second week of the SESSION. Mr.. I. Y.
Simons, jr, moved TO amend by inserting " for
hi. day." the resolution so amended was
pted.
.Ir. Crosson offered resolution deeming it
-. .pcdent, on the part of the Legislature, to
m; ne any additional appropriation for The New
:. tie Capitol, until full particulars Of the expen-
d Ires already made be accounted for; ordered
consideration tomorrow.
The Senate was announced, and shortly after
-, Governor elect, accompanied by Ex-Governor
;lnn1g and the Joint Committee of both
u discs, entered and took the oath of office
which was administered in 4 most solemn and
oppressive manner by the Speaker, in presence
4 large and imposing assembly.
The usual proclamation was then read by g.
icuffer, Esq, Sheriff of Richaand District, after
'rhich the Speaker took his seat.
A Joint resolution to adjourn sine die on the
lst inst. was then adopted.
z, The bill 10 alter the time of the sittings oi
,he Courts on the Western Circuit, was on mo.
ion of Mr.. Thompson, laid on the table.
No. 40, in General Orders-bcing q bill re-
nofied by the Committee on the Military, TO au
.horize the formation Of volunteer battalion
10 be attached to the 23d Regiment South Caro-
lima militia-was read the second time and or
dered to be sent to the Senate.
No. 59-A bill to incorporate the Society fo
The relief of INDECENT and Superanuated Min
isters of the Presbyterian Church and their fam
lies; read second time and sent to the Senale
"A bill to amend the Charter of the Town o.
BIT. Pleasant was also sent to the Senate; also
bill to incorporate the village OF Giesboro
CATER the word Gesboro was stricken out anc
Marion inserted; The bill to amend the charte
oflhe Town of Edgefeld and for other purpose:
was taken up for second reading. In the read
ing of the frs. section of the BILL Mr.. Moragnt
moved to amend so much of the section us refer
redaoihe sum of S5O,OoO being subscribed By
the Town Council of that village to a railroad
and inserting thirty thousand dollars instead
fifty thousand dollars Mr.. TiIlman moved tt
amend the amendment by inserting twenty thou
sand dollars instead Of thirty thousand dollars
A sharp and spicy debate arose on the amend
ments proposed. in which Messrs. Morague, Mid
dleton, Campbell, TilIman and others participant
ed. The reading of the bill was resumed
long and rather uninterestng debate arose or
several sections of the bill, which was not con
cuded, when the hour at which the House hac
previously ordered recess had arrived.
.-.'. -. SENATE.
THURSDAY, December ii.
The Senate met at i o'clock.
Mr.. Witherspoon presented the petition o
suudry citizens Of York District, praying an al