The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-12-09
The Legislature.
FIFTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

The roll was called, and several ad.
d!tional Senators answered to their
names. The Clerk read the journal of
Friday last
Mr.. Allen introduced, without pre-
vions notice, bill accepting tho DOM.
tion Of land 10 the State Of South Caro-.
lima for the endowment of agricultural
colleges, which was read tho fret time
and ordered for consideration to.mor.
row.
Hon. D. T, Corbin took the Chair
Message No. from his Exccllency
the Governor was announced, and pro-
aentcd to the Senate by Mr. John
Heart, Private SECRETARY.
Mr.. Montgomery offered The following
resolution, which was agreed to-:
Resoiued, That 80 much Of the Me,
sage Of his Exccllency tho Governor as
"elales to matters appropriate to the
several Standing Committees be referred
to The same, and 80 much thereof as
relates to other matters not within the
range Of those Committees, be specially
referred.
Mr.. Hoyt introduced tho following
resolution, which was agreed to
RcSolued, That five hundred copies Of
Mossage No, of his Excelency the
Governor, and to hundred copies Of the
accompanying documents, be printed for
the nse of tho Senate, and fifty addition
al copies Of the Massage and docu nents
DO printed for the uso Of the Executive
Department.
The Senate adjourned at LIS P. NJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tho House met I'm, when tho
Speaker took tho chair. Prayer by
Rev. 3. Burton.
The Ser2eantat.Arms announced q
message from His Excelloncy the Gov.
error, which was roud.
On the conclusion ofthc rea,line OF
The message, Mr.. Ransicr introduced
tho following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolved That the several parts Of
Mess"ge No | Of His Gxccllencv the
Governor be referred to the appropriate
Committees and that 80 much OF the
da'd Message as refers to the murders &.
members OF this General Assembly be
relofred to the Special Committees tc
whom was referred resolutions TO the
same subject; and that The said Com
mittees be, and they arc hereby instruct
ed 10 draft and report to this House as
soon as practical le, suitable resolutions
III reference to murders Of and other
ontraGes perpetrated on members o
this House.
The Speaker luil before tho House a
r"port from the Secretary of State
which was ordered to be printed
Mr. Ransier, from the Committee on
Privileges an,l Elections, reported on
the result Of the election IN Lexington,
but asked that further information bo
required from the Secretary of tho
State, before deciding whether Mr.. Il.
S.sLewie was entitled to tho scat.
Mr.. Smalls introduced q bill TO alter
end amend an Act entitled "An Act to
provide for the government Of the South
CaMlina Peni.en.iary.
Mr.. Tomlinson introduced bill ac.
ecpting the donation of lands to the
State o South Carolin for tho cndow.
ment OF agricultural colleges. Read
md referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
500 copies of.he Cove, nor's Mesa 90
was ordered to DO printed for the Use Of
m 'mbers. ~,'
Adjourned.
SIXTH DAYS PRocEEDlNGs-
SENATE.
The Senate assembled at l2 NJ,
Hon. John Lunney, Senator elect
from Darlington, in place OF Hon. B. r..
Whlttemore, appeared Mt the President 3
desk, vas swora, and took his sect.
Bllla to provide for drawing Jurors IN
williamsburg, and for juries IN tho
state, were read and referred 10 she
judiciary Cossmistee. + "
The Pres;dess announced hsessrs. J
Us. Jilsos, Joseph A. Greese and r.
y. Donaldson as tho Conansittes on En-.
CROSSED Bills. ss,,t,.S III ,@,. !,
Senate adjourned at 1855 P. NJ.
HOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House met at l2 NJ, Addition.
al members who had not previously
offended answered to their ma mes
Prayer by Rev. w. Perrin.
ME O. ID. Hayne introduced the fol-.
ldwing corcurrent resolution, Which was was
ngrsed no, and sent to the Senate. M.
kselped, by tho House OF Reprc,
sen,htiyss, the Seaase .concurring, That
tue ,pslnter is hereby instructed TO print
nealsausand. copies Of the Acts Of The
spsclyl session, for tho benefs of t',e
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