The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-12-18


I. III. Church; Bill to Incorporate the Cash
iers Naly Turnpike Company ; Il I;:ll to incur
! poraic the Sas$airas Gap Turnpike Company :;
Il Bill to charter the Port Royal Railroad Com
| rany; Bill 10 amend the charter vf Summer.
! vile; Bill to incorporate the siilauc tf
! Greenwood; n Bill to incorporate the ln.r-
| pendent Gus Company of the City OF Columbia:
| which were ldercd ior corIsidcrali lou to.Inor-
| row.
| The following Bills were returned from
! House Of Representatives. and taken up for u
| third reading Il BIZ authorizing the Govcrii.
iment Of the Chitcd Suites To purchase IL sutii.
| ccnt quantity of InAd III The CITY ot Columbia
! on winch to erect Il Post tihce and Court
! liouSr, and ~ vXeinit the same from taxation
| passed, title charged 10 All Act and vrdcr:I u
! bc scntto the iivusc "f Representatives also,
! Il Bill 10 amend the Constitution ui tits Stale
! 50 as 10 change the nnine Of The election Dis
trict Of ;!arclnont to that of Sumter. The
! Dii WAS aiacndr,l 10y the House of Rcpr..sr,.
! laiIvrs 50 as to change the naiuc OF Liberty ,u
! that of Maroon; the amendment WAS adopted,
/ aud Oh the question. shall the Bill pass Z"
! the Teas and Nays called, the question imvvlv-
! ing uI alteration uf the Constitution, and rc.
I suited. ivas 81. Nays /.
! The io.irwlng Bills wcre received from House
! " Representatives.
! The Spcc.at Order for / c'cl"ck was taken
! up being REPORTS ot the Committee OH Flru,,.e
| and Banks sunJry Bills. and Rrsouiiv,> II,
! i'iitir!i 10 thc Duhh5 cl t.iis Statr:-l, MIA
! ,oral.ic report on n Bill by Mr. Marsha l. to
altar aud amend the law Ia relation To- banks,
and /" provide against The suspension o: specie
/ Payments
On ,I.o,i"n Of Mr. Mazyck, the report was
laid Oh The table. and The Bill taken up for
second reading. On The Gurti"n, ''>!.uii the
liiii hr scmt /" the house vi Representatives..
Mr Middleton said lie desired - Present the
r:a>vns which actuai.J the Cot:,r!Itt:c ma
k!'.s ih: T. i'"it wiIl'h they subnrsi.J to the
stale. lii: action uf Btuks has been b,oush,
about 10y legislation here. Th. undue nu,Ii,,vr
OF Banhs whlcn have been chartered by the
Lrgt+iaiule, lad forced upon the establishment
Of tEcncics elsewhere. They have not been
able 10 employ All their cap,,a at hons. Their.
Is not room iu: lli-n all IN tl: State u,!d they
have been cuIni'c'rd TO employ th.:r capital
, III other States. put II Uc wis.., all 81 Il sud
den, /" r"vrm, them II ,iui:.., LiIl$ to- change
:h;s potir.E The Object MA, Lr t,clt,r attained
iN Il c"uillcatlon ol their characters. AlanV
b"nks vi other states have lhcir uEenci,., IN
ts Stat, and the Legislature has tak-u no
'iirect art'"n /" prevent 'i,.s Reciprocity.
linz "m.y l":iany prescribed III the D.il be-
tore US i"r II 'l"'ai'oh of lis provisions, by the
Ia"hs Is Il l"rir!turc tor tneircl,urlcrs. inaL
FrIai'y ean never be Inflicted. Tuvy manage
li:'r t"i;gs t:'''eh better III G!r., i!:.ta.n.
meg: :! .>"'A refuses >i'cc:c payments, II Is
vun.l'c,:I 10 e" into La.kru,.;..y lin. +, not
80 violent u nicasurc IL !, forfeiture uI char.
ter. II wouiI nv, If a,innt,d h a .hn.L ,L..
community 50 sc>crc.y. as the lri,.,.Ly c.,i.
moi Ge cnio: seed, 1t IL better lu illuminate it,
Why enact II when 1t cannot Lc v..iorcvd1 4
le" Years a9o We sn'e!ci Il penalty Of . prr
cent. ui,uu tI.c OUTSTANDING c,r..,, .,,,n -, ,,l"
I;anhs wuc, Should s,.,,,.,,,, IN, a.. 1885,
tod that We dare not .ut.,,,. nj, Inv f,,,i.
then. w!!uud Iii. alir,uI,, L. To ,r,,,r,. , ,..,,.
y VI liils hi:.d y ion texture would involve the
aurfihre "I thousands ot dollars Of pruinrIy
culnr III Tic pro. !s.uus o, HE. E,li ,r,. .,,,
whv.v,oumv, uut i:.r ..:,;r,l,,,u,I,,.
pointed vui si.,u:.; r,,sr is r..i...;,n ,,. ,,
ovnarc.
I.,rr. arr. severn, ,,..,r m,.,sur.s b.f,r. ,,,..
a.: ,,,,. IN. ,r,.,,.,.., T., .u.,.,,,, ,i n,,
cral!,,n If TIM. s..nu.i ..si.,u eff ,h. A., if
lSi 10; aui another ,h. ,., Of lS1, TL,. ,.,
n,,v for su.,.n-;on OF sp..:,. p,vm.uts ,r,..,.r
bed bv III. A.., uf ,sIn: j. ) Der cent. u,o, NH
bills in circu.u,,,,n. Tn,, AZ, is now complained
o. 1t i, II: .;rI ,ia, is enforcement, viii rum
lh.. bank, u.i ...,. ua,v H.. BANKS hu, tin.
wi,o.. cu,,ruu.it.. G.cr.. Is ..,, much ,h,t J..
real IN IN. vo:mIln.u, For srv-r,i Years uust
tn. Banks have. mali. i;,r,.. rr,1i,; y,,.,,n,,
from In To l., CENTS They nr,. rnu,ri -,
civ. un n portion OF ,,u.c ,irotits. I'll. S,.n,,.
should not Weld to this ou,s,I. pressure. The.
Banks may he involved in ,iitfic uilies by ,h,.
enforcement of this p.ually but muuy of t,.n,
wen, irio husn,.s with tins law or lSl, hr,r
them, mn! those which had been pr.viouslr
char: cred acceptrd ,Li, provision as pur, 1I
their charters Tb.v .n,,.,.j with ,, ,;,i
zens of south Carolina, to TAX. that A., rs ror,
of their cnart.rs, and ,l,cv Luy. M r;,,, -
comrla;n Of ito rum ,x,nntinu frn,,, ,h,.
enforcement OF it, penalty.
Araiu in lS;, IL wa. c,o.,.d ,h,. ,o,L
should vay ont The bills Of INV q, h.. h.,,,,. %
ce,., in settlement Will, ON. ,,,h,.r W. ar.
now called ON to su,uruI Tin. o,,.ro,;o, ,T ,,,;s
Art Th.s. .oacL,,.,,,, w..r. a.. mai ~ ,.., '
W. 'NNr
vivian ,L,. o., ri i,,7,.n,.., hvs co 49,. !. :, a
mil them i, I",., MOI, h,.,nn. I'm. R,n..
wh;ch . ,,,,. u,.,.r. ,,r an, ,.,,,r.rn,.
nln;n Of thrs. iows TL.v s,ou,I ,'nvs I'n -,
iIh,n,J ,ha;r n,rrs.. a. ~ ho olJ,. ~ n,s,i',
w;t,, ,h..., rr,v;s;on. wh,ch L,v. &
rratoI unnn ,hr;r cb,r;srs Ths ,h; 90, nr
En-. Art nf Is5I :. ~ f,rc,. The R,ui;. -, MAJ.
frcou,u, s.,,I,,e,ts viii on. an",a,r~,n ,,,..
vent them from b,nkiur upun the notes Of su,.
nen al L,ntsNm,,nm s,,r;ous n,t .sN,,,nn
what may ~. ,,ro!.r,,. ,.dll.d co,nt.rf.., mn
New. l., i dus t ~ sn,e "f ,Ls bnuts tn so' ,ho,