Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-12-16
SENATE.
TUESDAY, December s.
The Senate met at II m, pursuant to adjourn

The Senate met at IL NJ pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The House of Representatives sent to the
Senate sundry reports from Committees, on ae-
counts, &C., in which that House had cQncurred.
The House of Representatives also sent to
the Senate for concurrence: The report of the
petition of Oscar NJ. Lieber, State Geologist, to
be refunded money paid for printing his plates.
The report of the Committee on Public Printing
on the account of K. ". Gibbs, for printing the
report on the Survey of South Carolina. The
report of the Special Committee on the part OF
the House of Representatives on the New State
House, on the account Of VIM. Ward, and an.
other for services for Commissioners on new
State Capitol. The report of. the Committee of
Ways and Means on the petition OF John f..
Mcdonald, for release from certain liabilities.
Report of the Lancaster and York delegations,
on the account of Adam Ivey, agent for Catawba
Indians.
The House of Representatives also sent to
the Senate the following bills which had rcceiv-
ed three readings in the House of Representa-
tives and two in the Senate, to wit: A bill to
vest in the City Council of Charleston, the fec
simple of the Guard House lot; Il bill to exempt
managers of elections from the performance OF
ordinary militia duty; the bills received the
third reading and it was resolved that the bills
do pass; that the titles thereof be changed 1;
that they be called Acts.
Mr.. Middleton presented the report OF the
Committee on Finance and Banks, on bill to
SUSPEND the operation of the second section OF
g An Act to provide against the suspension OF
specie payments by the banks of this State, "
nassed in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty and for other purposes !;
and report of the Committee On Finance and
Banks on the report of the House Committee OF
Ways and Means, on abstract of expenditures
which were ordered to be printed and made the
Special Order of the day for tomorrow, at l
p. IN.
Mr.. Moses presented the report OF the COM
m;ttce on the Judiciary, on the petition of GER
tain citizcus of Hamburg and vicinity, praying
for the release of John T. Mcdonald from Ger.
tain liability to the State; and on the report OF
the Committee of Ways and Means, on the same
subject, which was ordered for consideration to-
morrow.
On motion of Mr.. McCaw, the Senate adjourn.
cd at 20 minutes past o'clock Z. NJ
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
At the hour to which the House was adjourn
ed, the Clerk called the roll.
The Senate sent to the House resolution to
distribute the historical sketches of South Caro-
lima, by VIM. j. Rivers.
Sundry memorials, petitions, &c.. were pre-
sented which were appropriately referred.
Mr.. j. D. Pope offered resolutions, pursuant
to notice, in relation to the Bank suspensions
and specie payment which were made the spe
cial order for to-day at o'clock, In Committee
of the whole House.
Messrs. King, Boylston, Inglis, Mitchell and
Memminger presented reports from sundry COM
mittees.
On motion of Mr.. Mcmminger, the House
proceeded to the consideration Of sundry resolu-
tions, in relation to banks; also, a bill to resu-
late and limit the issue Of bank notes; a bill to
authorize banks to pay out the bills OF other
banks in this State in all cases; and bill! to
refund and remit the penalties recently paid or
incurred by the several banks OF this State which
have suspended specie payments, and for other
purposes were made the Special Order Tor to-
morrow, at 3 o'clock p. m.
On motion of Mr.. King. the House adjourned
at % minutes past ) o'clock P. IN.