Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-08-24
FYrm the Charleston Courier. Feb. 6.

From the Charleston CGarer Feb. 6.
ricr, inving Tie CII5r:rS7n;rI rIJr'rrr'r'-'--"7--
some explanation Is 10 i"e passage OF 'a'e
Act uf lie Lrgi- Ill! u:r. an .r"rizInI NO '"".\'d-
ual, 10 cxac. iuIl un this side oT he river from
all nrr,on> crossing The bridge over tic 9avH"-
uah wcu now brIungS TO ely of Augusta.
the following statement Of Ec> is submitted
A memorial to he Legislature WAS rcS"nrd
in the Senate on Tue Is. December by Col. J. T.
Carroll, Senator from EdgcfieId, u"ier The ihIe
Of d" ne memoirs; of James james aud }. j.
Kennedy, praying for an amendment OF 'nelr
charter % i!e August; Bidge," aud wa$ refer,
red to the Commii.ec of Roads. Bridges aud
Ferries. This il appears prayed for 'ne nicn'o'
rialiSis The auhorily 10 exact Tolls III question:
but no rrpm,, WAS ever Made on ihe SurJec' by
committees nf either body. nor WAS any farther
attention paid 20 ii on .c floor OF either House
until the night nr he l7II. !ic senate. when
the general bill for The establishment; "I roads.
lnlrrs and ferries from :hc House WIS before
;!ral body on It's >rcnnd readihg. On HAT orr'-
sion The following clause was moved as all
amendmtni 10 hc h.ll:
"rhai James Juues aud Joseph ]. krnncdy,
assirnrcS of Henry S u!.z and John MchI',"r'
be- and Iey are hc;rby III hnrlz"d 10 collect
the toll, p"r.crihcl 10y the 2l> section OF lhc
Act to establish crrl,in roads, bridges and fer.
res. s,rd 'hc l9,h December. 1913. from all
persons passing from either side Of iic brldge
across the Savannah rivcr. nj Hamburg ;n1 An'
t.gu>ia; pro, idrd however. t.Iar nothing he ell
contained Shall in any wise impair or prrJid're
any right or property claimed by The lly Cnu"
eii nf Augusta. in re>prc I" on" '';,! IL lIr ma
lerial s,,llciu.r o.: The said bridge within ih'
| Territorial limits of his State" his was Snp
ported Uv Col. J. p Carroll. adop.rd by Inc
Sena e. aud Incorporated inlo The till. The Dill
thus amended, came up for lis third reading M
fore the House on iiIc night of ;he l9in, ih'
day before The adjournment. Wien aiieniioi
w;s called To it by Ie Chair. Mr.. hammond
one of ihc Representatives from Edgrfr!d, np
posed the Amendment, aud VAS >nPp"!ted D.
Mr. Mitchell. from CrarlrsnIl; il wis however
defended by MeS<rs Middleton, from George
town, Boylslon. from Fairfield, Sullivan, iron
LaurenS, and Perry, from Grecnvle, and rc
crivinr the warm support oi these gentlemen
was, upon Il division, adopted by q m'Jory o
lhirlv-.iy against iI,iriy-one. As above re
marked, no report had been made on the sub
iect during Inc session by any committee, II
which mode of matters Of Importance are gen
erallv brought 10 ille attention. # thc House
The rcnrral road bill is ont, Tor The mos
part, OF mere local concern, and in when Il"
citizens OF Charleston have little or no 'n'eI
est. Surh Of our members as were pfrser
voted against the measure; and 1t Is believe
that the whole delegation wls opposeu 20 III
action. Tuere were, rs appears ny lhe vol
above stated, great many members ah>en
there being scarcely more tlan one h'It pc
sent, say sixiy->even ou, Of an hundrea al
lweniy.four, and unfortunately The ChaIrma
of The committee on roads had been eompe
led previously TO leave Columbia, 50 that b
: could not be in his place.
On behalf Of lne delegation,
w. D. PORTER,
c N REYNOLDS Jr.