Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-12-16
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The Senate met at II m.
The House of Representatives 81 ! To the
Senate for concurrence rcSolutiU = anon
to hawkcrs and pedlers And also 'l"rt
of the Committee on Public Buildings -. the
petition of Commissioners Of Public b,...'':''@S
for Abbeville District. praying for authori': 20
convey part of the Jail lot OF that District.
Messrs Middleton, Zimmerman, townsend,
Barker, Dudley and Darlington presented sun
dry reports from Committees; which were or
dered for consideration tomorrow.
Mr.. Marshall presented the report OF the
President and Secretary of the State Aericultu-
rsl Society.
The urEavorable report of the Committee on
bill to amend the law in relation to confessions
of judgments, was ordered to lie on the table,
and the bill was ordered for second reading.
and having been read, was not agreed to; andlt
was consequently rejected.
Mr.. Porter offered the following resolution,
which wasngreed to, and was ordered to be
sent to the House of Representatives for con-
currence.
Resolved by the General assembly, That $500
comics of the reports of the majority and MI
noritv of the Special Committees OF the two
Houses on so much of General Adams Message
as relates to the Slave Trade, be printed for
general distribution.
On motion of Mr.. Tillinghast, the Senate ad-
journed, al twenty minutes to i O'Clock
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
At the hour to which the House was ad
journed, the Clerk called the roll.
The Speaker laid before the House the ac-
: count of +. L. Bryan, for stationary.
Mr.. A. Jones presented the petition of the
Trustees of the Butler Methodist Episcopal
Church, praying incorporation.
MIR. Carn presented the petition Of the Com
mssioners Of Free Schools Of Orange Parish,
1857,
MIR. Mitchell presented the memorial and pc
tition of the Bank Of Charleston. praying relief
against the penalties Of the Act Of 1852
Mr. Tracy presented die account Of Robert
Sn Witsell, for services rendered the State.
Messrs. Boyston, Memminger, Sullivan, Far
row, DeSaussure, Smart, Shannon, Seaborn and
Others presented sundry reports, &c., from Com
nittees which were ordered for consideration
tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Memminger, the Committee
of WAYS and Means were discharged from the
further consideration of bill to amend the
Bank Charters Of this State; and the same was
made the Special Order of tie day for this day,
at three o'clock p. M, in Committee of the
Whole House.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, December IL.
The Senate met at IL o'clock A. NJ, pursu-
an, ty adjournment
The President laid before the Senate the
statement of the Commissioner of the New
State House, in obedience to the resolution OF
H." Senate, passed, December Sth. 1851.
Mr. Moses, by leave Of Senate, introduced a
bill to amend an Act, entitled an Act regulating
assignments of debtors.
Mr.. Tiilinghast presented the memorial Of GER
tain planters on Savannah Back River, in rea-
ton to obstruction to said river.
Pursuant to notice and with leave of the Sen
ate Mr.. Mordecai introduced bill to declare
the tenure of lots on Sullivan's Island
A bill to repeal an Act, entitled an Act to
increase the amount of property exempt from
levy and sale; ratified 10th day of December,
A. ID. 1851, received the second reading, was
agreed to. and was ordered to be returned to
the House of Representatives. The untlvorable
report of the Committee OIL the judiciary on
bill (from the House of Representatives. to
amend an Act, entitled an Act prescribing the
mode of electing clerks, sheriftS and or'linaries;
ratified 2lst day Of December, A. ID. 1859; and,
on a b,ll (from the House of Representatives.
to amend the law in relation to sherffS, were
agreed to, and the bill Is were consequently re-
jected.
and the report Of the Committee on Claims Of
the House of Representatives, Oh the accounts
of Tarbox aud II. NJ. Stokes, for printing, were
agreed to.
The following reports were concurred in, and
returned to the House of Representatives: On
e D,;lr Horfar 'Nlp,,o Glarl, .Tnhn
w. Arnold, E. R. Stokes, Margaret Rhodes, L.
IS. Pggot, Law L. Calvo, L. j. Eccles, Silnkins,
DnriSoe L Co., w. w. Purse, w. p. Price,
NIickle T. Pither, Ely Godbold, Williamson Ri
fley. r. L. Bryan, Brawley& Il Alexander, Reuben
Reazely. w. ". Houseal, J. McLemore, Mathew
Pettcrcw, William Blakelcy.
THE Senate resolved itself into Committee
br tha Whole. for the consideration Of the Spe-
eial Order of the day for this hour, viz: sundry
- eports and resolutions in relation to the banks.
At3P. NJ, the Committee rose, and the
President resumed the Chair and the Senate
roceeded with business.
On motion cf Mr.. Wagner, the Senate ad-
burned at ten minutes past2 P. NJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at the appointed hour, III
clock, and proceeded to business.
Among the Dusiuees VI JIG 'iio, niNS 'oui' 1Ai.
errv offered a resolution for the appointment
q commission of five persons to take the
hole matter of banking into consideration,
= Guiding the bills and resolutions now before
House, and report in iull a system OF bank
q. the next session OF the General Assembly. +
"a resolution was referred to the Committee of
Whole, with other matters OF kindred
ure. ;.
bill to amend tho law in relatian to trading
h slaves, so as to add corporeal punishment
Eertain cases, was taken up for second read
After some brief discussion and slight
bndment, the bill was read asecond time and
to the Senate.
Fhe House resolved itself into Committee of
Whole Mr.. Sullivan in the Chair.
r.. Perry addressed the committee at some
zth on the resolutions he had offered. From !