Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-12-13
CoLuMp1N. December 5. 1865
CoLuMBIA, December (, !, 1863.

The House to-day resumed the considera
tion of the Biiisto establish District Courts,
and progressed as far as the Section provid-
Ing for the salaries Of the Judges to be sp-
pointed under the Bills when,.upon motion IF
Mr.. Trescott, tho subject ma ter was referred
back to the Judiciary Committee, with in
structions to report graduated scale OF said
salaries predicated upon basis having refer.
encc to the population Of colored people in
each District, and with minimum Of one
thousand and ama1imum salary ofiwo thou
sand dollars. 'rs-4'
The Committee ON Vacant Offices reported
three vacancies rpon the Law Bench of the
State whea, upon motion Of Mr.. j. S. Rich
ardson, Jr., u message WAS sent to the Senate
asking that body to unite With the House
to-.norrow, at half.psst IL o'clock, III elec:
tions To till said vacancies. -
The prominent candidates are Messrs. T
N. Dawkinsl B.sC. Prossley Il. j. Moses,
Simeon Fair and A.P.:e Aldrich., The first
three arc moct. .likely,to be elected. - 2.
The Committee made a Report 7upon the
Bill to organize the Executive Department.
This Bill provides for the salary of the Gov
ernor, whichsis fixed mt $4,000 per annuma;
that Of the erbieutenant-tiovernor,i which il
fixed at $40 per diem whilst in attendance
upon the sessions of the Legislature, and
also provides for disappointment of Tsi4
vate Secretaryto the Governor with q fixed
salary of $l5O0per snntim. fhe Committee
recommended also that the Office of Trcasur.
.r of the State be filled by the, present Treas.
,,rer of the Upper Division until his term Of
Office shall have expired. -'-i'z''.9..'
The Committee ON interpretations reported
iavorably upon the Bill to- incorporate tho
South Carolina Land and Emigration Com,
pany, except the, section providing for the
exemption, Of the lands, stocks, dividends,
&C., Of said Company from taxation. The
Report and Bill were ordered to be printed
and taken up for consideration tomorrow
A communication was received from the
Senate asking the concurrence Of the House
in Joint, resolution providing for the ad-
iournment Of the General, Assembly ON Sat-
urday, 10th inst. Afier several unsuccessful
efforts to.change the DAY, the message was
temporarily laidsugon the table. - =,
The Bill /" preliminary 10, the legislation
induced BY the emancipation Of slaves" wa,
received, read q third time, passed and order.
ed to tho Engrossing COMMITTEE. : 1~.
Mr. Bsnbow presented tho petition of sun.
dry citizenssof Clarondon District, praying aid
in behalfef debtors in certain cases, which
was referred.tathe5 Judiciary Committee. The
petition prays. that some action be taken in
regard to, aud fortlie re!ief,of debtors where
the debt hasbeen Incurred for the purchase
of slaves now set free: by the United States
Gavarnment asi we'll as by the action Of our
own Stateresently made in Convention. To
enforce the paaymentsof that class IF debts
would operate most ia3utioesly To- o large
class whose property has been wrested from
them BY the Government hndeS which we
live indeed such course wouid' not only.
he INJURIOUS, but absolutely ruinous to most
oe, those Who should be involved in it. As
the samstime, We think it woaidfbe but just