Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-12-19

Resolutions were offered and Immediate
BY agreed to, di9eeting the Governor to have
swords prepared iof Captains III III;
,and Richard H.. Anderson, forseryices rem
dercd in the Mexican war.
The bill from ifouse of Representatives
to amend the law in relation to the quaiifi-
cation of Jurors was taken up for second
reading. IT provides that the law be so
altered that any man who pays any amount
of tax, shall be qualified to sit as Petit
and Common Pleas Juror. Therapeutics
sustained by Mcssrs. Moses, Witherspoon
and Middleton, and opposed by Mr.. Palmer,
The question being in returning the Bill to
the House of Representatives, was decided
by yeas, 25; nays, 13.
The bank question was again discussed,
and the Senate adjourned. ~
In the House of Representatives, tllobill,
reported by thc Committee on Privileges,
and Elections, altering the constitution of
the State so as to substitute voting ciea'
voce for the ballot in the election of all Off.
GERS chosen by both Houses of tho GcneraP
Assembly. Aftersomc expanatorydc
the question, beings constitutional ono, was
ordered to be taken by yeas and nays
Ayes II noes SIS. H
The bill was lost, not two-thirds voting
inits favor. Ncssrs. Doyle and A,nbler
voted for the BILL and Col. Easlcyngnpst it,
The bills and resolutions in relation to,
/ the banks was then taken mp.
Mr.. Sullivan, Chairman of the Commit
tee of the Whole, to whom had been refer
rcd all the matters IN relation to the banks
and banking, made a report recommending
that tthebill before the Committee, as amend
cd by them, do pass, The bill, as amend
cd, suspended the Act of 1910, and proyi-
dcd that the Banks could not sue or collect
during their suspension.
Mr.. Inglis, who had offered the lastpro-
vision, submitted other amendments, the
principal ono of which was, that while tho
Banks could not sue or collect from citizens
or residents of this State, they might doso
from debtors residing out of the State
The bill then camc under consideration,
and the question was taken, on striking ont
the amendment by Mr.. mglis, and the vote
having been ordered to lie taken by yeas
and nays, itresulted yeas So, nays Al
The amendment proposed by the Com
mittce, which suspended the operation of
the Act of 1910 until the LIST January,
1889, was taken up for considerations On
a motion to lay this amendment on the ta-
BILE, the question was ordered to be taken
by yeas and nays, and resulted yeas Al,
nays 81. S..
Mr.. j T. Green then offered an amend
mcntinsu substance, that, although the Banks
might sue and obtain Judgment during sus-
pension, they could not enforce execution
until resumption. Mr. Green suppol cd
this amendment in very forciblc and inn
pressive manner The hour for recess hav-
ing arrived, a recess was taken until 6 o.
clock, p NJ.
At the evening session, Mr. Groenmade
an additional amendment to the amendment
he had submitted in the morning, which
provided that the debtor, although cxccu-
ton could not be eDforced against him,
should pay interest on the judgment every
60 days, at the rate of per cent, per an
numj and that unless he complied with
this proSiso, he should be deprived of the
benefits of this Act.
Mr. Thomson moved an amendment to-
this, which was accepted that in case other
creditors sued, obtained Judgment, and sold
the property of the debtor, the lien Of the
| Bank shOnld be entitled to It's legal benefit
Mr.. Mcmminger submitted an amend
mont which was in substance, that, instead
of sOsPending the oporatiOns of the Act OF
lS40, the Compholcr Ucncral should bo
directed to suspend the collection Of the
penalties during the time specified.
/ Theqaestion, on motion of Mr., Thomson.
was taken ON laying Mr.. Momminsev's
amendment on tle table, which was taken
| by yeas and nays, aa8 Sesaltcsl yeas 5I>
navs 40.
! The question then came up on bhc Bill,
as amended by the Committee andy Mr..
Green, including Mr. Thoinson's amend.
mont, and was ordered to be takon by yeas
and nays, and resulted, yeas 54-1nays E.
1 Mr.DeSaussurc then submitted an afiead-
Incnt, which in substance permits lhs banks
/ to pay out the bills of other banks until tho
! lst January, 1859. ,fhc question was ta-
ken ON this amehdment by yeas and nays,
and resulted, yeas 694-nays 81,
y. Mr. Perry submitted ain Amendments.
providing for the appointment Of commits.
sion totinvestigatc the conduct Of t'la. sus-
! lpended banks, with ample powa 4 Ss:ss-,
ipation, The amendment wa slis.s
g Mr., Boylston shbmitted % s
\ virtually limitffig tho ban las...
over half of one per cent. fsA d =
Laid on the table.
| Mr. Yeadon offered an aind6s a & Il
mitting the penalties already ind0fa
! paid by tho Banks. laid ON tho table 8,
were also certain amendments offcrc
Dir. Elliott.
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