The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-12-03
SOUTH CAROLINA LEaIsLATgRE

This BODY convened at tho Gapital on
Moaday 2tih g; November. Owing to The
space occupied by the t~ovarRoFa Message,
we are enabled to present this week, bu, a
mcagre report of the proceedings, as furn.
jshed rs 10y the Columbia papers. The fol-
lowing itcmS We gather rSom the Times
and Cdra!igian.
The first day or two Of the aassion was
mainly consumed in organizing the two
Houses, in the appointment Outstanding com
mittccs, apa in giving notices of Bills Ia he
presented hereafter In the Iiousc..on TAGS
day (25th( the Speaker annoSncea lac
names of ,ac wcmbcrs Who should com.
pose the several committees. !. 7. X. Belk
Esq, fgpm cur District is PLACED on the
committee Of Rcads and Bridges; DE-. w.
{. Cauthcp pp"n tie Lumaiic Asylura and
also upon the Medical Committee.
Considers ale discussion was bad in the
House en- this day, upon a maiioR Of Ms
Bryan, that so much Of the GoveSos's Mes,
sage as related 10 the cSpcdicncy IS seopen.
ing the Slave Trade, be referred IA q special
COMMITTEES Of seven, Several gentlemen,
Messrs. Bryan, Gadbury aud Richardson,
were Of opinion that a special committee
was due To the Importance Of the subject.
Mr.. McCrady was Of the opinion, that il
should L. refrrrcd 10 the Committee of the
whole.
"Mr. Pope. We in Carolina can frame
no law on this subject. We can make NO
application 10 Congress, for il would not be
entertained there. With Us it would not be
a question Of rcopening the slave lrndc, but
one OF union or disunion, aud disunion not
merely from the North, but from the South
also.
Mr.. feadon hoped the question would aot
pc rcicrfed u the eom1ltice If the whole.
lie entertained no favorable feeling To ihe
subject, and thought IL not OF suijcicpt i'm.
porIance to be referred to q committee re-
served usually for the mas, gave and seq,
gus diScussion, He moved that Il be refer.
Fed to the commitiee on caiopred popuisiion.
MIR. Richardson regretted TO see anything
In the topic, to excite feeling. Nothing Is
more foreign from il than the question Of
Union. Ny opinion il, that this question
does occupy the public mind, and it Is
our province and duty to ascertain how far
ii does NO. IL must OF necessity do 10
where the demand is pressing and the price
high. When novel questions are presented
entitled as this is, TO our gravest consIden.
lion, i Is proper TO refer them to a Special
Committee.
MIR, Yeadon moved HAT q special commit.
tee Of seven be stiken from the resolutions
and the committee on colorcd population
substit pted. Mr. Y. ayowed his intention
10 treat the Governors project with as liz.
te respect as is consistent with parliamen.
tary usage, DO not, said he, think il car
ever assume sufficient importance 10 be
mooted in the Congress ofthe URi,ed States
consider The matter n Ecriops mischief
and wish 10 crush ii 10 the bud II Is ab.
surd II is utterly impracticable 1, Is hope.
less II cen never be presented TO Con-
gress.
Mr.. PeEy. J hope il will not go 10 the
committee on population. We seek to 70.
pesi m act Of Congress, and the right direc.
lion ~ TO the committee On fedrl rela'
tons"
After more discussion, the p<op1ailben,
10 refer the subject 10 the eommittee or
eolorcd population and on Fedora. ~rSls.ioes
were seyeraIIy defeated, and L wss hnalI,
agreed that II 60 before a special committee
Ia the Senate on Wednesday (2eih) NJ
matters Of special interest were discussed
DIR. r.. w. Gibbs was appoin.sd printer 10
the Senate, Hon. Geo. Nee. wssherspooa
we see is Chairman Of the committee OF
accounts and racGnf o6iess. In the Housl
a Bill was introduced by Mr.. Pope, the OBJ
ject Of which q to hasten the collection Of
debts BY legal process: TO enable parties ID