The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-12-19
Saturday Morning Dec. l6 1855.

Saturday Morning Dec. l6 1855.
The Senate yesterday met, and after
the morning business, took up the bill in
relation TO the modifying of the law in re-
gard to the entrance of free persons of CO.
lor in this State. The bill provided that
all free persons Of color upon vsses enter
ing into any other ports, shall be exemp-
ted from the provision of the law OF, 1885,
which required their imprisonment, in
stead of'which the master or owner ofthe
vessel shall give bonds for each colored
person in the sum of $500, to keep them
on board his vessel OF in such other place
as may be agreed upon between him and
the chief municipal officers of the rort en-
tered, and WIS amended so as to provide
that no person of color shall he allowed to
go on board of such vessel, which amend
ment was agreed to by vote of % to
l3. The bill was then laid upon the Ia
bic by vote of l5 to II. The general
orders were then taken up, and the caen-
dar gone through. Among them was the
report Of the committee on privileges and
elections, together with resolutions Gecar-
ing the seat of Mr.. WATSON as Senator
from E1gefcl1, to be vacant, and ordering
p new elect on, and the resolutions were
agreed to. The Senate, then, at half
past two O'Clock, took recess until 7 O
clock p. IN.
The Senate met at p. m. Sundry
bills were advanced on stage. The Pres.
ident with the advice of the Senate, ap-
pointed the second Monday in January
FOR the election Ex-senator in Edgefeld dis
trict The question Of the new Lunatic
Asylum was taken up, and debated at
length. Adjourned at quarter past 10 O
clock.
The House after the moving business
took up the Senate bill, to grant $4,000 a
year TO The State Agricultural Society,and
agreed to it. The House then took up the
various bills relating to the electoral oues-
tion and passed tho bill ofMr. B. f. PER-
Ry, giving the election Of electors ofPras-
ident and Vice President of the United
States, to the people upon the federal ba-
sis. by vote of 81 to SO. The Senate
bill relating to tho same subject Of the a
meudment was rejected by vote of G5 to
81. All the other bills upon the subject
OF elections, were then laid upon the table
Tie consideration of the general
orders were then resumed, and among
others, were passed bill to emend the
charter Of tho SpartanLurg R";!ro"d com
pnv, and various bills amending; renew
ing or granting charters to various cor.
p rations. At halfp st four the House
took recess till ! o'clock, p. IN.
The House met again at Z p. M, and
resun,ed the consideration of the general
orders, and passed several corporation
bills. A resolution was adopted by vote
Of 5! 20 40 calling upon the Senate to
recin1 their resolution fixing the time for
Adjournment Of the General Assembly on
Wednesday next. A bil establishing
uniform rate ofmeasnring ranging timber
was greed to, and sent to the Senate; al
so b,t to establish certain roads, bridges
and ferries and bill to amend the char
ter Of the North Eastern Railroad Com
pany, varions reports upon tha calender
were agreed to. The House adjourned
at fifteen minutes to eleven o'clock.
Both Houses adjourned to meet to dad
at i o'clock, am.