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Proceedings oi the 8. C. Legisl ature.
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SAfrRnAY. Dec. 4, 1853.

SAIrRnAY, Dec. 4, 1853.
'Scn,te met a,'i. u clock VI.
4 message was'E-crivri from the House. pro-
posing t'.r nrroiuiment "i proxies to the annual
ine.ii Of tl,r Stockholders of the Spartanburg
nnd ln"n Ea.lsrsi Company, in which the
lluuS ccrrcn;ri.
Rri~>r.s w,:r Submitted Ly Mr. Cannon.
from i;,r Committee Roads and buildings ::
anon. whic! WAS memorial for new Court
House i'll Eichland district, which for reasons
a;a;c,! in the report of the committee. i, was
recommended to reject; by lIr NcA liuy. from
the Committee on Finance and Banks among
wh rh was one. accompanied hv bill Ia renew
thaich of the South Western Ruiiroai
Ba rk ; by Mr. Palmer. from the committee on
Agriculture and Internal Improvement hy Mr.
curmnn, from the committee the l.uuntic
Asylum and medical accounts; hv Mr. Lcsesne
from the Committee Claims ard Grievances {;
which reports, and snch bills being real n irst
which accompanied them. were all ordered for
Consideration on Monday next.
Mr.. Witherspoon from the Committee to
count the votes for commissioner on :he new
State House, reported General James Jones du
" elected.
Mr.. Marshall submitted the report of The
State Agricultural Society.
Mr.. Marshall stated 10 the Senate, that hp
understood the Committee Finance and
Banks had been discharged from the further
consideration OF SO much Of the .presentments
of tbc Grand Jury ofNcw berry District as relet.
ed to the Bank Of Newbcrly.; that therefore he
would offer a resolution, to appoint Committee
ofthree persons to sit during the. recess of the
Legislature, with an'h"riiyfto send tor persons
and papers for'the invcs, igation of the pnrticu-
lar complaints. made specially in the said pre-
sentiments. He accordingly offered II 'resulu-
ton to that effect; which was ordered for con.
sderntion Monday next. r
On motion of Mr. Moses Mr. Fickling, Senator
from St. Lukes was Gdled to the committee
ON the judiciary
The President laid before the Senate. the
resignation Of the Hon. James Chestnut Us Sen.
nt"r from kcrshaw, he having been elected U.
:. Senator for Elk years from the 4th March
next: nnI also, to fill the vacancy in the U. S.
Senate. occasonrd hy the death of the Hon.
Josiah j Evans: ~htrcnp"n, on motion of Mr.
Cannon, the res: .nation was accepted. and The
president elect of the Senate was requested, to
Issue writ Of election to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Aston gave notice that he would ask
leave on Monday next to introduce a bill to in.
crease the compensation now allowed to the
owners Of slaves eXccut d.
The Senate proceeded to the General Orders
of the day, when the following bills. which were
taken up for n second reading, were ordered
for consideration at a future day to wit, bill
10 secure to mechanics. trndcsincn and material
men, payment for work done, and materials
and supplies furnished 20 ships and vessels
owned in this State; on Tuesday next ; n bill
to provide for the survey the great river
Swnfnf'S Of tNiS Slatr, ascertain the pfactlca-
biliiy Of securing them against overflow MJn.
day next n repeal to the laws in relation to
usurv. on Monday next bill to alter and
amend the 37,h. section Of an net entitled m
act for the better ordering and governing me-
groes aud other slaves in this Province. passed
10Th May 1910, on Monday next and the
following bills received n sccona reading. and
were ordered to the House of Representatives
n till to punish assault committed with con-
cca!ed weapons; a bill to incorporate the Care.
lima Steam Packet C"npny; n bill to author
izc the formation Of Il Volunteer Company of
Artillery, within the limits of the Fifteenth
Regiment Of Infantry. So. Ca. Militia n bill
TO repeal an act entitled an to define the terms
upon which the State will aid in the construc.
tion of Turnpike roads. ratified leth December,
1858: also bill to amend IAN act concerning the
I.uuutic Asylum which provides that the pay
for paupcrs IN future sent to that institution,
shall be one hundred and sixty. five dollars.
The report of the joint committee, on the prin-
ting Of the permanent work for the Legislature
was continued in the General Orders for Mon
day next; also. the report of the Committee on
Federal Relations. on resolution in relation to
the treaty of Washington SO also, the report
resolutions in relations to slave trade, in
troduccd 10y Mr. Mazyck.
bill introduced by Mr. Cannon, to regulate
the Commissioners Of Tax Collectors, was taken
up for n second reading, and after some pro-
grcss thcirn: on motion of Mr. Dantzler, the
further remding thcrof was suspended. and
it. was ordered into the General Orders for
Monday next
Mr. Hampton submitted n favorable report
on a bill to aid in the construction o ia monu-
ment in the city Of Philadelphia, to he erected
in memory of The signers of the Declaration of
Independence; which was ordered for consid-
Grafton on Monday next.
There being no further business before the
Senate, Senate adjourned ut ten minutes Of 2
1. NJ to hhlfpast o'clock on Monday next.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- TYVES.
From the proceedings Of fthe House We ex-
tract the following interesting discussions. with
reference 10 he'paJic Printing, and on the
Bill to increase ,he'pay: of the Jurors
PrBL.o PRINTING. 4
Mr.. J. Johnson; Jr, Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Public Printing. madelaf report of the
Joint Committee on Public Printing. and sta
ted that the Committee had appointed r W
Gibbes, rrinterEof the permanent work Of the
Legislature. :, -
Thisreport meeting with opposition, Mr. Null
Inns rose toexplqin thescnuse5 Of the opposition
ON lIisside ofthe House. It-wns not considered
fair to give to one Office the printing ofthe Who'll,
OF the permaaehtswQrk. The House lind appoin
ted Mr. Pelham printer to the House. anc
DIR GibbesIhad teen iappointed- -sprinter to tn,
Senate. He considered it nothing but justice
that each Office should ,aye. an equal proper
tion Of the permanentwork.
Dir Green said that such had been the Gus
tom oftbe, Eegislature: Tile >ngreed entirel,
with thegentl eniSu from MarijD,.' that one Of
.fice eshould hays the 3permnent work for on,
session, and dtho other the next. The ep-ecedent
3ie Thought, bad been fully festablished.,:
Mr. Reed!said !sa hegoysT liked Is see therepor
sons being shown. ss51te Joint .CoJnmfttee hat
had this matter:uRder consideratj o6I -fhey hat
given the subject the iHyestJ CATION necessary