The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-12-18
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
Monday, D"ccmbe: 10.
SENATE.


ant TO Adjournment.
Mr.. Mazyck offered the following resolution
which was agreed to:
Resolced That the Special Committee Oh
so much of The Message No. l"f his EHccl!"n'
ey the Governor as relates / the New State
Capitol. be and they are hereby instructed, to
ascertain and report to the Sr!i"te. as carly Il,
ma, be practicable. whether ilr'' PROF floors
constructed of i.lr and o;Ecr ic,,::hu>,lte
materials for coyyimg the lie ta>rncut of the
building may not hr substituted for he
groined arcLeS with Which il is proposed 'n
cover lac Sane-aad the coiTparatv" cos, at
the two different modes oi construction I-aud
what saving of expense would he effected lag
such subSttmtion; a!,d also whether the maE
body rf the building with"ut the r,.rtro, may
he completed, leaving the '"Giic,,e> to he
constructed at sumr future iiMe-a!Ai wi;h!m
what time and Al what cost rhr tni,,in:
without the lniiicop>, could Sr So ar c"::'I,! k.
ted as to accommodate the Leg>!aintc: ai:d.;IsD
whether the tower or canparii-,WitI wlirh II Is
proposed 10 surmount tue hGilur, I.av .r", In
dispensed with and M, Il >av;ny n:' cost wou.d
be effected thereby.
Mr.. Townsend offered tie f Loving +, soiu.
ton, with was agreed a.. aGd MAS r,l,rc"
to be sent to thu House OF Representatives. for
concurrence
Resolepd, That tie ComuIttye on tic ca!."ge
Education and Religion, be authorized 10 em'.
picy, jointv with he committee Oil ii:ar'!t"i
in The House OF Representatives, s0iue suitable
person tn.prepare the ''syn"psi~ OF the 'r''!:ns'
Of the Commissioners of Free ScAeoI>'' made
to the Legislature aad that hey nluw ii'n
such compensation they may Judge reasona-
bic for such service
The Committee on Agriculture and Internal
improvements We're discharged from he fur
iher consideration Of the rccon,'ucndal ion Of
the Governor in relation t. the fence law.
UnEvorabe report Of the Committee en Fl
nance and Banks OH tie Prescmlmcn, OF .tac
Grand Jury Of Anderson District III relation 10
poll tax was agreed to. d"
A billto authorize the erection Of gates on
all such road, as arc not publc highways, re-
ported By the Cummiltee on agriculture AID.
Internal improvements as substitute for
bill to supercede lane fnrcs by erecting gates
received the second rs;rling, was agreed TO,
and was ordered to be sent to the House OF
Representatives. The bdi, which had heeH
committed 10 the Committee was ordered 10,
lie on the table. +
A bAi todiScohtiuue me granting O. vacant
Iapds, received tie secuMd rcad!ug. 0n the
Question Of agreeing 10 the bill The yeas aud
llays were ordosed 10 be taken. Yeas .21;
nays TO- The hi!l was therefore agreed to.
aud was ordered to be sent to the. House vf
Representatives.
A b!li t" authorize the oFr'st aho 'hpr'S""
ment of defaul.crs i'll the performance of road
daty was on motion "i Mr.. "''her' l"'""'
ordered to lie on 'ae tame:
Inc i"ho~'hS st's receive" III" s'r""H ''"u
ing, were agreed TO- a." "etr '"e'ed |" DC Sent
tothe House "' h'PFeSr"'"Ne>' -
turing C"m p'h!. ;!
Y. a bill t" ,"eorp"rate the Slate Agricultural
eoe'e'y :, '' oo"'' In'''',a' ,,. i, .:,,,. ar
a OH 10 eS'r'o '"t CHARTER "' Tue ''i'"!e u
Snm'erv''le ana to change 'he name OF ''e
SAID place TO that "i Sumter. !
The report OF the COMMITTEE Oh fraer"'
Relations on certain matters referred to in the
turn "i documents t" the coss;'%f Of Nass.,.
ehuset's boi"s before the Senate, Mr.: Gi>'
moved that the report d"ile Oh the ,a"'e 'of 'te
purpose of taking up resolutions offered by Ike
senator from uiAon OH The same sHhrct. wh'th
was orderd by yeas aud nays. Yeas II; lays
70. The motto" wa, therefore i"St,
ihe report was the" ng'red 80 ana was
ordered to I've >ehtto The House o: k"iirscnia !
tises f"r concurrence. !
The resolution offered by the Senator from
pnmn was then ordered Tor Consideration,
which Is ms fellows:
Res'tced hat his EXcfiiency the Cove nor,