The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-12-08


zens under the age of forty and over
eighteen, be enrolled snd mustered into
the Confederate service, and the offices
thus vacated shall be filled by elections
in the respective beats.
Mr.. Dozier gave notice Of a bill to al.
ter the Act Of 1889 in relation TO the
Office Of Ordinary.
Mr.. j. Harles,on Reed introduced a
bill to amend an Act to afford AID to the
families OF soldiers, which received its first
reading.
Mr.. Randall Croft gave notice Of a Till
to authorize the Governor to purchase
salt for distribution to the poor families
of the State.
Mr.. Doyle gave notice of a bill to pro
vide district police guard.
Mr.. johnson introduced a bill to pro-
hibit and punish ex,or,ion, which re
ceived its first reading.
Mr.. Boyca read a correspondence be
tween Gen. Mercer and the State Of Geor
gia, and offered the following, wh.ch was
appropriately referred
Resolred, That his Excellency the Gov
ernor be requested to secure 10 the citi
z4ns Of this State, for their negroes on
their coast, arrangements similar to those
obtained by the State of Georgia from
Gen. Mercer.
Mr.. Duryea offered the following reso
lutions
Resoi"ed, Tha, James Tuprer, Esq, be
appointed Agen, of this State to proceed
to Richmond, and super;n,end the audi,
aud settlement Of the claims OF this State
against the Confederate Government, and
to receive all monies that can be immedi
ately collected upon such claims as have
already passed to final audit, and 10
deposi, the fund so received in the Treas
ury of the State, and report as soon as
practicable to this Legislature.
Resolved, That the foregoing resolution
is intended to embrace the adjustment Of
all the claims Of this State against the
Coniederacy from the .O,h Of December,
1850, to the present time, and also the
stating in proper form OF the claims of in
dividual citizens Of the State agains, the
Confederate States, As have sustained loss
from the Invasion Of the enemy.
They were referred to the appropriate
Committee.
Mr.. Wallace gave notice Of a bill to pre-
vent the undue CONSUMPTION Of grain by
distilla,ion.
Mr.. Foster introduced bill TO exempt
the st corps of South Carolina Reserves,
which received its frs, reading.
Mr.. Mitchell introduced a bill TO incor
porate the Importing and Exporting
Company Of South Carolina, which re.
ceived lis first reading.
Mr.. Trenholm introduced bill 10 ex.
tend an Act in reference 10 the suspen.
sion Of specie payments Of the Banks OF
the State, which received its first reading.
Mr.. Mullins called Tor the special order
for o'clock, the report OF the Special
Joint Committee to whom was referred so
much of Message No. Of his Excellency
as relates to the constitution, powers, con
tinua,ioh, modification or abolition Of the
Executive Council, who reported the fol
lowing
4 Bill TO -AJolish the Executive Council
Established by the Ordinance of the
Convention, entitled "1a Ordinance for
Strengthening the Executive Depart.
ment during the Erigeneies of the Pres
ent Var"
SEC. l. BE itenacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives., now met and
sitting IN General assembly, and by The
authority Of the same, That the Execu-
tive Council, established by the Ordi
nance Of the Convention, entitled IAN
Ordinance for strengthening the Execu
tive Department during the exigencies Of
The present war;" ratified the 7th day Of
January, A. ID. 1862, be and the same is
hereby abolished.
The special order, after a debate, in
which Messrs Bobo and Mullins parlici.
pated, WAS discharged until to morrow at
] p. m.
The House then adjourned to NEE.
10 morrow at l2 o'clock.