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ones own premises, 90 as to extend the same right to
o person going from one pIacs OF bustnerss to another
Indefinitely pustponed-yeas 20, nays ~.
On motion or Senator liar, that portion OF Section
/ fix ng the minimum punishment for violation ol
tue law WAS stricken out -.
On motion OF senator Galllard, the Word razor"
was added to tbs designatedl list Of prohibited wesponsi
One or two additional amendments, none or which
were Of much importance, were adopted, after which
the bill passed and was ordered for a third reading:
Tho following concurrent resolution Was hext taken
up for consideration
'"Resoluei by the Senate, the House Of RepreseR.
,atIvss concurring, That the General. Assembly.
taking into consideration tho valuable services rem.
dered to the stat. by James Z. Colt Esq, Special
Commissioner, the amount OF lubor Imposed urnn
him In the several Acts VI Assembly. and the strict
fidelity with which lie discharged the duties which
devolYed upon him. do hereby exunerute him from oil
personal responsibility for the loss "ccasiuned to the
State In connection with the funding VI the bills VI
the BaLk Of tho State"
Senator Witherspoon moved the adoption Of the
resolution, puying n glowing tribute u the honesty,
integrity and patriotism nf Colonel Colt.
Senator Wy,ie Seconded Senator Witherspoon's
motion In an earnest and aud elUauent speech, elOu!is.
tic Of Colonel Colts sterling wn. tn as q gentleman
and citizen and dwoit ut length upon the distin-
guished service which that gentleman had rendered
the State IN her days ol adversely.
senator Muller had known Colonel Colt for six
years, and nu man upon the floor Of the Senate had y
higher regard for HIN than no Senator MulIrr) had:
but II the Legislature passed this resolution 1t would
set \ very lad cxamp:e. .
Senator Mcqueen spoke with much warmth and
feeling In favor VI the resolution.
The resolution then passed and was ordered to be
sent ~ the House for concurrence.
The amendments made by tile House to q bill to
amend IN Act ~ secure landlords aud persons making
,dvances we've coIcurred ID.
EVENING SESSION.
The Joint resolution To authorize the County Com.
missi0neIs Of Edgcleld county to levy anil collect lr
the fiscal year beginning November !, 1850, q special
tax sufficient to raiee tue sum $3.50 tor the purpose
Of paying the past Indebtedness. OF said county t.
Senator McCall's immigration bill passed lis third
reading and w.B sent " the House. .
Ths bill to make appropriations to meet the ordi;
nary expenses OF the Stats government f"r the hsca
year commencing November ], 1850, was tuRen W
Tor consideration.
Upon the recommendation Of the Finance Com
thi,tee, the following amendments were Adopted;
The appointment Of the physician TO the Peniten'
| tiary has left to tho Superintendent Of THAT institution
The appropriation Of $ls,0OO for the extension o
the buildings Of the Lunatic Asylum was Increased
tv $4,000.
The clause Of the bill authorizing the superinteu
dentUf the Penltcntiary TO furnish the lsbOr Of con
yicts to the Regents Of the Asylum was stricken out
as was also that clause requiring said Superintendent
TO furnish " tbs Asylum 0 sufficient quantity .
granite " Its actual cost aud bricks ut the rate O
The uppriatiou Of .sa. sss.1e for tho support an'
maintenance OF tile penn! Institution was increased i
~ ,663l Is.
' The following Section was added to the bill, o
SccliUn S:
'Tbnt tue sum Of three thousand eight htndreN
dollars, be, and the sutne Is hereby, appropriated t
pay tho salaries of the Railroad Commissioner an
Clerk, and the contingent %expenses OF the Office, 20
the year 1881, tu be advanced by the Stats until Ii
same shall hute been collected from the rsilron
companies In this state In the luanner prescribed l
the Act t. create q Railroad Commissioner ana t
define his duties and when so collected the sam
slull b. replaced 10 the State Treasury"
Senator CaIiissn mnvedlto indefitely postpone thi
section, which motion was lost by y vote VI 7 to u
Various amendments were offered to the section
none ur which, however, prevailed and the sectio
WINS finally adopted By . vote Of % to I.
Senator CalHsOn moved to strike out 10000 an
insert 81 .0UO for collecting arms, Inspectors, purchas
Of arms, repairs " State Armory, &c, IN ..connectio
with the Inspector Generals Office Motion lost.
On motion VI Senator Smythe. tho appropriation
$500 for purchasing books for the Supreme Coui
Library was Increased to $1,000.
The SALARY Of the Superintendent Of the Lunnt1
Asylum was Increased from 5000 to e2.100. :.
senator Callison moved to strike out Section
VIII oh appropriated 81, 500 for the aid OF the Sout
Carolinn Agricultural Sooiety. Motion lost
On motion of Senator Cocker, the above section va
amended by striking out the words south Csrohn
Agricultural Sucitty," and inserting In lien theret
the words state Agricultural and Mechanical societ
Of South CurOlins.'
Senator Maxwell moved to increase the salary {
the Clerk VI the Penitenliary from $l,00O to t,,A
which motion was lost
The total sum appropriated was increased foI
STA, 467.1S to $lll,97I.16, so % " CONFORM to I'll
tamei,dmrnts adopted as above.
The bill then passed its second reading and WI
ordered To be en- gr0bsel and printed for q third reat
ing. General notice Of further amendments WI
given.