Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-12-31
The Cohyentieo

The Convention
CHIRLEsroN, Dec. 2o.-After the usual prelIm-
lnarIes, the President read communicated from
Solcoc x, collector OF the port Of Charleston,
informing the Convt alton that all theanlcers OF
the customs had entered the service Of the STATE
he also states that be had commenced receiving
o1nes and transacting other business.
Mr. Dunkin sid that the act Of Congress re-
lulred the payment Of duties in specie but az the
act OF the Legislature, recently passed permitted
me banks to suspend specie here IL selling at per
cen,, premium. IL was, therefore, unfsir 10 re-
quire the payment Of duties In specie when In,
Sate taNes are payable in bank notes Mr. Dun-
KIN offered resolution that the collectors Of the
s,a,e oe authorized to receive duties in the bills
Mr.. Masseyck said that, IL necessary. the banks
might increase their circulation, so a, 70 render
any embarrassment impOssibls.
motion to refer the resolution 20 the commit
tee on commercial relations wss lost
me PRESIDENT received q communication from
.ne governor, through Mr.. r. Watts, in relation
The Convention then went into secret ses,,or.
sideration. w
CHARLEsIoS, Dec. 20 The Couvention this
morning passed an ordinance authorizi M the re-
cepncn Of bills Of the banks of the STAT nv ~.
collectors Of the ports in payment on dptie, nro>
Noea that none are received below par Of thu
Bank Of the State Of South Carolina
Tbe Convention adjourned till 10 O'Clock Sur
day morning.
lite committee on the Constitution have p-.-
pared an ordinance concerning the powers lately
vested In Congress which are transferred 20 the
Genersl Assembly, excepting that during the an
istence Of the convention, these powers snail not
extend without the concurrence Of the convention
TO the regulation Of duties on Imports port Of
noes, declaring war, making treaties, the forms-
ton Of a confederacy, &c.
An ordinance has also been prepared which III
reefs that the judicial powers Of the courts lately
known In the State as the United states Courts
are invested In courts Of the General Assembly OF
south Carolina, and directs that the Charleston
City Court has original jurisdiction in admiralty
and maritime cases, with the rie ht Of appeal when
the amount exceeds 81 coo Cases affecting pub
lie ministers are regulated nearly the same as in
the United States Courts
The act OF Congress more efectually 70 provide
punishment Of certain crimes, approved March
Sd, ls25, is substituted by State law making an
oenses subject to the Jurisdiction Of the courts Of
the State
CHARLESTON, Dec. 3o-The convention met
this Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock Aftef prayer
had been offered, the roll called and the journsI
read, the President received q communication
from Governor Pickens, through his private sec
rotary, who read that the Governor therein nouai-
mated as councillors Of the State, the Hons. ID r.
yamison, Of Barnwell, A. q Magrath, c L
Memminger, Of Charleston, and A. C. Darlington
OF Newberry. The convention confirmed the
nominations, and then went into secret session
from 1920 10 IL 30 a.. m.
CHARLESToN, Dec. 3I.-In Co1vention this
morning the President stated that the question
under consideration yesterday at the close OF the
secret session was resolution relative to the re-
moval Of the lighi houses and buoys at the en-.
frances Of the haTbor.
MIR. Chestnut then moved that the Con vention
go Into secret session; which was carried.