The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-12-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TuESnAY. Dec. . $3.50.

lie House met ut : O'clock ard organ
ncd rs usual far business.
The committee OH Interpretations re
ported faNorahiy OF a bill to ~iucorporat,
the Summer Medical School of Greene
vile South CIro,ina.
Mr.. Perry, from thc GreenyilIe deiega,
lion, reported on the preseutmemt OF tho
grand Jury OF that district, in relation to
unlawful marriagcS--that they are not
aware that the matter charged is Of more
frequent occurrence IN Grceuviil than in
other parts oithc State, but that they re
cogn' re the same rs crime, and concur IN
The recommendation thn: u law be enac
ted for lis puniSLalont.
Mr.. Perry offered he following rcso.u
ton:
That the conmiitc on education be
Instructed TO inquire mo, and report on
the expectancy OF rc-orgamiz;ng the South
Carolina College so as to make the Pro
lessons dependent in part OF tie tuition
fUnl OF !he college {; and SO 10 re organize
TIE prrl OF Tru tees that they be re c.cc.
ted every four years.
Mr.. {. ID. Melton was .,ertcd Solicitor
Ci the Northern Circuit.
Mr.. IL. }. Charles, Treasurer Of the Up,
per Division.
SENATE.-WEDNEsDAy Dec. 3, 1856.
Senate met at ~ o'clock, meridian.
The President announced he private
repor: OF the President oflhe Bank oflhe
State as being on the Presidents desk
aud ready for the examination of Scna.
tors.
Pursuant to no. ice, Nv. .AI!cn iUtroIuc
a. = hill 70 provide for the election OF
Governor by tie people; and also, a bill.
10 give the election OF Electors of PrrSi
dent and Vice President Of the United
States |" the people, and to prescribe the
mode Of holding such elections; winch
were read n first time and referred to the
comnilrr on Privileges and Elections.
%he Senate proceeded TO the considera
tion OF the general orders OF the dag, and
took UP a resolution introduced 10y Mr..
MtAlil cy in relation to day work on the
new Capitol, already reported.
Mr. McA'iiiey explained to the Senate
his reasons for Introducing the resolution,
ml rgirg somewhat on the very e.
p nSive, If not ruincu3 expenditure of
The pul!ie moTey in the present mode
# quarrying the rock for the cree.
ton Of tho capitol lie considered the
waste Of labor and funds as by no means
warranted, and would not vote for any
further appropriation, unless there was
some change in the modnS operandi.-
Senators did not seem to be ready for
the question on agree Nc to the resolution
aud after some conversation among them
the mover Of the resolution proposed a
Joint com .nittec Of reference, which being
agreed TO, MSssrs. McAllley, +. J. john
son, Gis', Cannon md Mordecai, were ap-
pointed n committee on the part Of the
Senate, and a message ordered to the
Ilous for a similar comunittce.
a bill to repeal the laws against dsury,
among the general orders Of the day,
which had been introduced by Mr.. Ma
zyck, aud reported favordbly on by the
COMMITTEES on Finance and Banks, was
now before the Senate for a second read
ing. LIST section repeal all laws now of
force in the States. Cd sec,ion-In all
cases Of debt, now subsisting, or hereafter
to arise, on which interest is recoverable
10y law, where there is no agreement in
writing, signed iy the debtor or his agent
for the payment Of ]inteses. at any oIher
rate, interest shall be computed and allow