Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-12-12
ages and deaths in this State; read tue first
time and ordered for second reading to-mor-

ages and deaths III ths otate, 'eau 'us h'e'
time, and ordered for 4 second reading lo-lnor-
row.
AIr.%Spaip offered a resolution referring't to
the Committee on. Roads, Bridges and Ferries,
to inquire into the expediency otfalowing com:
peusatioi to land owners for all lands converted
to public uses, and that the Committee have
leave to report by bill or otherwise; mmediate
consideration was,ordered, and .lhe ution.
was agreed TO-. Ss:sss.s<- -zas s,s
Tie House resumed the consideration Of the
General Orders, and the following reports, bills
&C., were agreed on and ordered to be sent to
the Senate: ',-,s !,
No. 2s Reports of the Committee on Colorcd
Population OH the presentmenlof the Grand Jury
Of Lexington, in relation to slaves carrying
deadly weapons.
No. 90. Report of the same Committee on tho
presentmeut of the Grand Jury OF kershaw
district .,,-...--..,-.,-,zy,. zy,..,.~.-
No. 80. Report of the Medical Committee on
the accounts Of Drs. Turpin and Jones, and w.
G. Miller.
No. 80. Resolutions of inquiry rs to the ex.
pediency Of certain changes in the Military
Laws
No. 80. Report Of the Committee of Ways
and Means on memorial Of the North Eastern
Railroad Company, praying exemption of their
real estate from taxation, (unfavorable.)
No. a. Report of same Committee on memo
rial of City Council of Charleston, for power
to tax banks dividends, or to be allowed por-
ton of tax levied on banks, (unfayorable.)
No. 35 Report Of the same Committee on
report of Pendlcton Railroad Company.
The Special Order was then called for VIZ
Sundry bills to provide for the election OF Pres
ident and Vice President Of the United States !;
also bill to alter and amend The Constitution
of this State so as to give the election OF Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor 10 the people.
The House resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole, Mr.. Memminger in the chair:
On motion of Mr.. B. F. Perry, the bill to
provide for the election of Electors for Pres-
dent and Vice President was taken up.
Mr.. B. F. Perry said he did not intend to make
speech. The House was in possession OF tho
bill, and he had so often expressed his views on
the matter now before tile House that he took
but little interest it,
lie would call the attention of The House 10
the fact, that before the next Legislature would
meet the vote for President and Vice Prcsl-
dent would be cast, and it WAS for this LegIsa.
ture to make the change, or allow the vote OF
South Carolina TO be lost, for he did not believe
the Governor had the right TO convene m extra
session of The Legislature, for the purpose OF
casting vote for President and Vice President !;
the. Constitution gave the Governor the right to
convene tn. Legislature, upon extraordinary oc,
currences, and an occurrence which happened
every four years was not an extraordinary one
and did not warran. the Governor to call IN sx.
ira session, and throw the Stale into unnecessa-
ry costs. If change was to be made, now is
the time; various propositions had been made
to effect change, but in his opinion the plan
proposed in the bill now before the House, was
the proper. one, it was Il plan on the Federal
basis, not on property or popular basis, but
upon Federal basis, the only true aud just ba-
sis. 1t gives to each Congressional district one
elector.
loving to the length of the debates we close
our report-'rnE REroRTER