The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-12-09
Legislature of South Carolina.
THURSDAY, December 3, 1863.
SENATE.

The Senate met alta IN. Prayer by the
Rev. Mr. Porter.
| MIR. McCaw submitted the following re-.
port, which was agreed TO, and was sent 10
the House Of Representatives for concnr.
renee:
The special Committee to whom it WAS
referred to make arranger,enls for nppror
PIRATE services on Thursday, the lO,h, re-
port thai. they have invited the Rev. B. al.
Palmer To perform such services. and tha,
| he'has accepted the invitation. The com.
mittee recommend that both branches of
the General Assembly should suspend their
business upon that day, and'that the ssrvi.
ees be performed in the hall Of the Ilousc
OF Representatives, 4 o'clock q. m.
Mr. Darlington introduced a bill to con
tinus in force an Act, entitled An Act 10
oStend relief to debtors, and to prevent the
sacriice OF property at public sales, and
also the Act amcndatory thereof
Tho following bills received tho second
reading, were agreed TO, and were sent TO
the House Of Representa- tiveS: A bill to
incorporate the Chicorn Importing and Elk.
porting Company Of South Carolina a bill
to amend the charter Of tho Carolina Cot,
ION and Woolen Factory; and bill to in. .
corporate the Consolidated Steamship Com
pany of Charleston
The following bilis received the second
reading, we're agreed to, and returned to the
House OF Representatives.: A bill to au
ihorize the Clerk of the Cour, for' Marlboro
District TO draw jariss for the next term of
the Court during vacation; and a bill TO
amend nm Act entitled An Act to Increase
the fees Of sheris for dieting persons con.
fined in j,iI
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF EPRESENTATlyES.
At the hour TO which the lIouss,ra. nd
Journed, tho Clerk called the roll and IN,
! Speaker took the chair.
Message No. I was thea received from
his Excsllensy the Governor, and was rea,
By his Private Secretary, b. f.. Arthur. ESQ
Sir. w. 6. DeSaus.urs introduced II,
following resolution, which MAS agreed to
Resoired, That Message No. 4 OF hi, Er
c.lisncy the Governor be referred rs fol
lows, viz: 80 much as relate 10 the distiIla
| ticn Of sp.rituuus liquors, 10 the Comrnilte.
on Agriculture; so much Us relates TO the
communication Of Major Hammond a. 10
the clothing of troops; so much as relates
to the pur. hase OF shoes, and so much a.
Relates to estimates for military sxpendi
tures, TO the Committee on the Military.
Ar. } liarieston Read introduced u bilI
10 provide for the more sflici,nt direction
and management of slave labor for apiicul
tural purposes.
Mr. Martin introduced the following pre-
smb!e and resolutions, which We're agreed
20:
Whereas Jefferson Ds,is, President OF
the Confederate States, is entitled to the
gratitude Of the people, and the eommsnda
,ion Of every enlightened patriot, for his
unscihsh patriotism and untiring devotion
to the interests Of the whole country; there.
fore, bs it
!. Resolres, Iy The !Senate and House IF
Representanres.y The Stale y SsuA Caro-
lima, IN General Assembly met, That ,he
Stale "f South Carolina, fully approaching
the trials and onrrou, duties devo wing upon
the Chief Magistrate Of tho Coniedsr.,e
States, and his self denying sacr ritiee,, ten
d-rs TO him the assurance VI unabsted con.
! fdsncs.
2. Resoired, further, That they maintain
an unaiisrabio determination to su.tsin him
IN hts Efforts 10 'oLqusr an h"norabI. peace
! AID maintain the liberties Of the people
3. ResOlrsd, That his Excel.nuy tho Gu
| vernor be requested TO transmit To the Pre-.
sidsnt copy Of the foregoing preamble
and rsso iutions.
| House adjourned.
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