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and nays were demanded by Mr.. Mazyck.
Mr.. Allen moved to lay the amendment on
the table, and the yeas aud nays being called,
were yeas 25, nays 15-so the amendment
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Dudley offered IN amendment to
strike out the word "twcnty" in the first
section and insert "tcn," so that portion of
the section would read, stllc first instalmcnt
to be payable after the expiration of ten
yeas" so as to impose OH the company, the
commencement OF the redemption of the
loan to them, in ten years, instead Of twenty
years. Mr.. Dudley supported his amend
mcnt in short and appropriate speech, and
the question being put by the President, the
yeas and nays were demanded by Mr.. Maz-
yck, were so ordered, and are yeas ~, nays
$50 the word twenty was not stricken
out.
Mr. Mazvck moved further to amend by
strikin" out the word "scvcn" in the seventh
section and insert "Six" so that interest on
the bonds to he issued shall not exceed six
per cent. which was not agreed to, by yeas
Is, nays 90.
After various other amendments were Of
fcred and rejected, producing debate, in
which Mr.. MaZyck, Allen, Dudley and Port
cr participated, on motion of Mr.. Withcr-
spoon, the further consideration Of the bill
WAS deferred until half past o'clock, Z. NJ,
and on the further motion of the same gcli-
tlcman, the Senate took recess until 7
o'clock.
After receiving the reports from several
Committees and giving a second reading to
several bills, which were ordered to the
House of Representatives, the Senate re-
sumcd the consideration of the special order
Of the day, being bill to authorize aid to
the Blue Ridge Railroad. The bill was
warmly contested by Mr.. Mazyck and Mr..
Dudley, by tho several amendments which
were sevcrally submitted by them, and on
each Of which the yeas and nays were de-
mandcd by Mazvck, and were taken seven
Or eight times showing the majority in favor
of the bill to he from ten to thirteen. The
last amendment offered by Mr.. MaZyck was
TO the effect that no person shall ofliciatc as
President and Directors Of this Railroad
Company, unless he shall possess i'll his own
right stock to the amount of five thousand
dollars. This amendment was opposed 10y
Mr.. Porter and advocated by Mr.. Allen and
Mr.. Mazyck, and when the question of agree
ing thereto was put, Mr.. Mazvck demanded
the yeas and nays, which being ordered
were taken, and arc yeas %, nays 1G, so tho
amendment was agreed to.
| The bill was now read through. and or
the question of returning it to the House OF
Representatives, Mr.. Cannon, from Spartan
burg, took the floor in opposition to the
whole bill, and gave his reasons, not expect
ing, however, to make any impression OIL
Senators, believing the matter as settled il
the mind Of the majority: but he viewed
the whole scheme as a precedent dangerous
in its issue, and Of exceedingly doubtful pro
priety, as we'll as speculative Inconsistency
The Senate was addressed by Mr.. Mar
shall and Mr.. Preston in favor Of the bill
and by Mr.. Dudley warmly and strongl,
against it. A motion. was made by MI
Withcrspoon for the previous question
which, however, was withdrawn, and on tn
question OF agreeing to the bill and order
ing it to the House Of Representatives, tn
yeas and nays were demanded by MIR. Maz
: yck, and are yeas 26, nays IL, SO the b
} was agreed to and ordered to the House.
. House OF REp's.-A bill to increase tn
: per 'dicns of the members of the General AZ
. sembly was reported. The bill increases tn
, per diem to five dollars. Ordered for COZ
sideraton tomorrow. ~~s&
Also bill to authorize the Board Of Con
missioners of the Orphan Asylum in Charlc
: ton, to educate certain number of youth
t now in that institution, in tic Military Ac'
G denies of the State, ETC., which was rea
l the third time and passed with some ament
G ments, proposed by the Senate.
Mr.. Toomer offered an amendment givir
:. an appropriation of five thousand dollars
S the Charleston, Erskine, Furman, and We
r, ford Colleges.
d Mr.. Boylston moved to lay the amen
!, ment on the table; which motion was wit
i drawn for the purpose Of giving membe
" the privilege Of discussing the merits al
r, dement's of the amendment.
'f Mr.. Boylston then moved to amend
e inserting five thousand dollars for the Mou
e Zion. College, at Winnsboro'. The amen
IS Ynent was accented. E.s,fSs,;s' - =
sdaaAr. Pope moved to insert five. thousal
9 81 ddoIlars forthe Beaufort College,; accepts
5s Mr.. W.+B.iWiIson movedsto insert f
,e thousand dollars for the Yorkville Fems
= College; accepted. Il !,
y, Mrsfsice said that as the st. Marys @
asst sstlege at Columbia wassa chartered ysone, !
o. 2 moved thatsfve thousand dollars bo Civ
n ! TO the college. IN W. e ,,S,s
e ssMr. Mcknight moved that fyst thousa
as dollars ,beEappropriatedsI sIo eiaaow a u