The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-12-08
Legislature of South Car
olina.
Monday. December l.
sen ATE,

heturns OF Commissioners Free School:
we're presented for the following districts
Clarendon, Kingston, Kershaw and
l Greenville.
MIR. Moses offered the following resou
lion which was agreed to:
RcSolred, That the Committee on Fl
nance and Banks be instructed to INQUIRE
into the expediency Of providing by law
against the sale Of bills of the banks of
this State at premium, SO rs to make
the same y misdemeanor, with leave TO
report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Smpkins introduced the following
resolution, which was agreed to:
Resolred, That it be referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, d., to inquire
into the expediency Of limiting or discouf
aging the production Of cotton in this
State during the next year, and il deemed
exPedient, that they report bill to carry
out that policy.
MIR. Hope presented the report Of the
Board Of Relief FOR soldiers families, ask
ing the Legislature to assess a per cent.
age on all taxable property in the State
to be distributed amongst the Districts
according to the number OF beneficiaries
in each District.
Mr.. Harrison introduced bill to pro.
vide District Police Guard Of military
cadets.
The bill received the first rexdiug, and
was referred.
Order for o'clock. p. ma bill to
abolish the Executive Council established
by the Ordinance of the Convention, en-
titled IAN Ordinance for strengthening
the Executive Department during the ex.
isencies Of the present war" reported bv
the Special Committee or that suliecr.
Resolutions, introduced by the Senator
from Nswberry, relative to :he Governor
and Council
The bill having been read, the three
hrst resolutions were agreed to, the fourth
stricken out, and the fifth agreed to.
Message No. 3. from his Excellcnc,
the Governor, WAS announced and was
read to the Senate by Mr.. F. J. Moses, jr.
lhe Message, on motion Of Mr.. CARING.
ton, was ordered to be printed and to be
referred to the Committee on Military and
Pensions.
The Senate then, a, half past o'clock
P. m., went into secret session.
The seal OF secrecy was removed from
the action Of the Senate relative to a bill
to organize and provide for District po.
lice.
This LiII had been reported 10y Mr..
Darlington, from the Special Committee
20 which had been referred portion of
the Message No. 2 by his Excellency the
Governor. The bill received the frs,
reading, and the second reading was
made the special order Of the day for TO.
morrow, at one o'clock, and the bill and
rePor, were ordered to be printed.
A eight minutes TO 4 p. m, the Senate
on motion OF Mr. Manning adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
At II H., the roll was called by Mr..
J. I. Sloan, Clerk. Hon. A. p. Aldich,
Speaker, took the Chair, and, after prayer
BY the Rev. Mr.. Stewart, the journal Of
Saturdays proceedings was read.
Mr.. J. j. O'Bannon introduced a bill
to extend an Act entitled "An Act to ex.
tend relief to debtors;" which received i,s
first reading.
NJ. J. Ii. Reed offered the following
which was agreed to:
Whereas, it has been made nantes,
that the recent call into active service, for
ninety days, Of all the citizens Of this State
between 35 and so, embraces tie larger
portion Of the inhabitants Of this State,
than that Of any other 10 the Confeders.
cy; snd whereas this call leaves the |
homes and families Of our cilzens in a
peculiar defenceless condition, a, a period |
'f peculiar trial and danger, therefore
Resolped, That the Govsrno, be and
,e is hereby requested, to confer with the
President Of the Confederate States, as to
he propris:y Of dischargiug from the ser
ice all such memben of the reserves as
ire over The age 40, aud that all Others
'apable Of bearing arms be enrolled in
he service.
Resofred, That slI militia Offices iu this