Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-01-28
Legisla,ure of South Carolina.
WEDNESDAY,, January 81, 1859

joarnas Of the Proceedings m the 18Th D.
ccnber lay, also, that Of yesterday.
Oa motion Of Nc. Mazyck, it was ordered
that j, bc stated ON the journal that the s6-
sencs Of Senators yesterday, WAS in conse-
eaence Of accidents on tho Spu:h Carolina
and Greenvlle aad Columbia Railroads,
which caused their detention.
On motion of Mr.. Simpson. Committee
vss appointed to wait ON his Excellency the
Governor, and inform him that tho Senate
lad met, q1orum being present, and va.
ready 10 receive any onmunicstiou he might
bo pleased to make to them.
Mr. Sinking prrsenled the le;ition OF gu
dry c;.is us uf Edktael.l, praying legislation
against the nriersrcas Of slavet stealing ur'
tces OF prime necessity.
Ar H"ps offered the following preamble
aud resolution, which wers agreed to, anti
the Com nitteo instructed accordingly:
W hsreas, iron is Indispensable to our syS'
tetn uf agriculture and whereas, The suppl:
Id diminishing 80 rapidly ~ to advance tue
price to very high rate, aud threatening to
iupeds successful cropping; therefore.
2ssoleel, That ii bs referred to the Con-
mites un Agriculture aud Internal Improve
pediency Of encouraging the increased pro-
tuction of this article By legislative action,
aud thai they report by bill or otherwise.
AR. Arthur offered the following resolution,
which was agreed ~:
ResoIrei, That it be referred to the Com
R,i!tee on The Judiciary TO ascertain aud re-,
PORT whether any additional legislation is ne
c,ss2rY, and if 10 what, in relation to officers
aud suillsra ,s the Fsteral army taken in
sr,us within the limts ui this State, Or turned
uvur to tho Stats authorities by tue C"l,icu-
xrxte GoYerrmr ut a:,d that the said C,'nl-
mittee do raport by bill Or otherwise.
Mr. Silupsuu, from tue Co,uuitee Ia wait
OH his Exc,llelry The G"verunr, reported
,hai the Committee bal performed the duty
ls igued iu lten, sud ;hut his Excellent,
had iliurmei tau Commiuee that To ~"ri'
com mmuuiCste viii tho Senate to-day. III I, III.
Al, q. IN. Me..ago NJ | o! n,s i.xcr:i"n
cyt.e G,ru,i'A:, WA yercircd a"d read, "''".
un m,lio,. If Mr. Simpson,, ia" lnr"ssl," wac
ul.ds tie special ,r,!rr OF the day TOR to.mo'
svs, Vt halt past l: p. IL, ahd was ordere'
t" ha priulej.
Mr. Simpson presented the petition Of Wal
Lam Young, praying compensation for u slave
who died iii the public service; which, wat
referred 10 the Committee Oil Clai:hs anr
Grievances.
On u,n,ion Of Mr. M=zyck, the Seunte sd
.u,ned at II minutes past III.
Hocsg--A. the hour to which tue ti",is-
va. adjourned, the Clerk ested the roll. ~hr'
Tue Sprsksr took the Chair, s,d the dri'hera
lions vera opened with prayer 10 -arhigh )
Ged oy ,ae lev. P. J. Shand.
Mr. Trrsco;. introduced the following reao
utioI. which sss agreed to:
Hnsrenr, this General Assembly. upon ih'
18th Decemhe., lS62. passed al Act proS
ding 10. the relirt rf tue families OF sol tl'F
ef this Sitte, now In servics, which Act pro
y'ded also Tor tn. appointment OF Boa.d- ts
d:sbnrsv .hs appropriation ulsde BY the sa't
Act ~. the purposes thereof: and whereas
to. resSvns dee.ued good aud suttc bj
them, The General Assembly pos;phicd III,
appointment OF the said Boards until afteI
the recess, which they hsd taken; and, wh"re
Is, immediately upon :ieir adjournment, th'
Executive Of lhis State published procla
nation declaring that the Legislature had Ia |
I'd u make these appointments; that IN con
sequence Of such failure there was danst
Of rufnrinx and distress" am ing tho pe"pl'
Of the Sate, and that therefore he, BY th'
said pr,clamstion, appointed the old Board
Of Relief undsr al Act repealed By this Gen
ersl Assembly, to be and constitute th
Boards of Relief for the distribution Of thu
fund.-" appropriated by the Act OF this Gen
srsl Assembly. and authorized the said ole
Boards "to receive and pay OUT said sppro
prlation; therefore,
Reso{rod, That this House, deening suct
proclamation unusual and without precedent
il be referred to Committee of FIVE meIn'
bers Of this House to take into Consideration
the ssid proclamation Of his Excelency tie
Governor, bearing date the Goth Decein! C
1859. and to inquire under what authority oi
lay, or the Constitution. it has been Issued
and what circumstances (f any, required its
publication.
Thereupon the Speaker announced the
following gentlemen OF the Committee :
Aeusrs TrsHcot, B. F. Perry, W. e. DeSsus-
suro, Mullins and Davkins.
Mr.. Boyee introduced the following resolu'
don, which waa agreed to:
R.eolred, That the Special Committee on
the Governors proclamation concerning the
pONQs vi lSeliel, u6 Hl6O ouCCtoo " i"4"ic Z
into the authority by which the superinten-
dent OF negro labor on the coast has declared.
By public proclamation, that tho Act passed
BY this Legislature ON tho lS:h Of December,
isG5, entitled IAN Ac. to organize aud sup
ply Isgro LABOR ior coast defence, in cainpi-
ancs with acquisitions Of tho Government Of
tho Cunfcdera:o States is no longer in force,
aud that the negro lsbor of the coast must be
furnished according To tho plan arranged by
tho Executive Council.
Ar. Bobo introduced the following resnlu-
tiun, wtieh:was referred to the Committee on
the Military:
Resolcod, That Joseph McCartsr, Of Spar
tanburg, who received three wounds at the
battle Of Seven Pines aud lost his left arm,
bs received as beneficiary in the Military
Academy of tho State.
Mr. ". q. DcSaussure INTRODUCE the fol
lowing resolution, which WAS agreed to:
Resc!c-t, That it lie referred to the Com
taittce 90 Confederate Relations to inquire
and report whether any legislation is noces-
ss.ry in consequence H the Emancipation
pr,-lsma,i,n Vi Abraham Lincoln President
II ,as United 9taes. and Of the ,n,lrse to be
pursued by Jefferson Davis. President al the
Confederate S,atee, relative to snch officers uf
the United Sta es as may become tue prison
~rs Of ;he Confederate State.
Message No. of his Exrellencv the Gov.