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f Sout carouna Leff.issue. . H.aOFdEPRES$ENTATIVES. SaTUa ir, December 8. -eapw submitted, (and ordered conerut on M61onday next.) * By Ir.-F. H. Wardlaw, frusm the com dite on Incorporalions, unfavorable re ports, on the several petitions of t1e Wash Ington Light Infantry Company; of W. L. Tucker and other@; of Willow Creek Bap tist Church: of lMouti Zion Baptist Church - or Marion; of the officers and members of Lodge No. 12, f Ancient Free Masons;of Elias C. Ligh"trr and others; and or in habitants of Greenwich. Mr. F. U. Wardlaw.fromn the same com mi:tee, to whom had been referred the pe lition of James Divings and others,reported a bill to incoporate the Bivingsville Cotton Muntalhcturing Company ; resd the first t.ime and order&l for'the second reading on hlonday, and to be ptitted. 0 * Also, a report on tie bill to incorporate the Pendleton Manufacturing Company. Ar. Wardlaw presented the petition of G. BV- Lamar, Executor ot the Estate of Blizil UL1mar, deveasel, tol payuent of ai aniount due by the State. referred to the committee on Claims. Reports were submitted, (and ordered for consideration on Mosulay.) - By Mr. Bellinger, from the committee on o :istrict Oflices, on a Bill, the better so rejulate the fees of She&ils, Clerks and othe r Officers (if the St aie: M )r. Frosi, rikm thect;imittee on Inter ,nol Improvenets, submitted a report on a Bill to defiie the terss on which the - Stata, will aid in the construction ofI'urn ikikouds; ordered' for consideration on 'A IPowell, purstant to notice, intro duced a bill to alterand anend the militia laws, in certain particn'ars, read the first time, and ordered for the second reading on A1oaday. Mr. Jamison, from the committee of the ionse, to count the votes for Governor, reported that the Hon. Patrick Noble was duly elected. A message was ordered to the Senate, ,informing that body, that the House had appointed the chairi!en ofits several stand iug committees, a 'pecial committee to nominate fit and proper persons for 'resi dent and Directors ot the Bank of the State of South Carolina. A msc4snge was received from the Sen. ate, atuing-that they had elected the lion. A. Patterson. President of the Senate, and proposing to proceed forthwith to the election of Licutenant Governor. A mnes sage, concurring, was ordered to be re turned. A Bill concerning the Thonipsonian sys tom of the practice of Medicine, was taken up for the second reading, amd, on mo taqa of Mr. Whitefield. referred to a spe ci mcolmittee of. The Speaker appoint ed the illowing members on she comumit tee: Mlessrs. Whitefield, Coltock, Buford, H. H. Thomsun, and Lenoir. A Bill io repeal an Act entitled.an Act to amentd asn Act concerning Hawkers and Pedlars &c. was taken up for the see ond reading, and referred to the Judiciary committe. On motion of Mr. F. H. Wardiw, a ojnmittee was appointed to wait on the GVCernoi lect, inform hio of his election. 4~. ,. .-il, -. '-.wdo -b o q~.~afy; - ere ap inet, j committee. The Senate attended, and joined in a ballot for Lieutenant Governor; contnittoe to cotint the votes. on part of the Ilone: ZIesmrs. Lyles, McKinney and Magrath. The Seniate returned a message; con currisg in the appointment of a joint Con -nittee to nomiinale a President and Di rectors of the Bank. Atdjournued. IN SENATE. - MONpaY Dec. 10. A message was received from the Hlouse nuviting the Senate to attendl in the huall - of RLepresentativesa, at the Inauguration of Governor elect; agreed to, and she Senate proiceeded forthwith. - The Goverunor elect, and the memn hebrs, then repaired so the Senatme chain .bar where proiclamaations was made of she Governor's election. A bill entitledi, " A Bill to armend en Act to loan the credit of the0 State to secure any loan which may lie made by thec Louisville, Ciwninani and Chsarlestonu Rail Road Cohmpasny; anti for other pur poses ;-' readl a first-time, and referred to the committee otn Finan-e. A Bill entidled "A Bill, more eff'ectual .ly ton prevent gamoblinag;" laid on the table. A Bill, entitled "A Bill, to p)revent in temperance; limd on the table. A Bill, entitled "A Bill, concerning she -Thsompsonian system of the practice of .medlicine. Mr. Canghsman nmovedl to postpone the further connsiderations of the Bill tuntil the first dlay of Jamnary next. The yeats and nays b'eing calletd for were ordered, and are as follows: A yes 21-Noes 19. So the Bill was pos5tpoed. Adjourned. H OUSE OF RRFPlthSF.NT ATlVE s. MONDAY, Decin 10, Mr F. II. Wanrdlaw. frost she commiit * ~~toe iipplointedt to wait oni the Givensor lces, infojrms him of Isis election said en-. qsuire whetn hse wvould take te oath OIfoIlice repoirtedl tht themy hiad donte so, aund thsat hsis Excellency would attend amid qusalify immedhiately. On motion of Mr. hnrt, a message was ordered to she Sessate, usnlirmintg that boidy uisat she House was re;ady to receive them to wittness the ceremnony of qualifying the Gonvernorn. Mrn. McKinney. from the Comnmitnee otn the part of the lisnse, so count thes votes for ,ieuatennt Governor, rep)orted that Dr. Thsosnas Smiith, w'as dttly elected. lIThe Scnaste attended itn th~e ll of the I Inse of Repiresenta ives, nteconmpansiedi by his Excellency PA-mec Nos.F. tihe Gov crnor~ elect, wvho af'ter delivering sass atddress of some length to the two llosaes assem bled, took the oath of office, as admsinsis. teredi to him by the Speaker of the House. The Senate thens retutrned, and the mcmbers of the House proceeded to thme Senate Chsambes, wvhere the President of she Senate delivered to the Governor his Comasnission, after whtich Patrick Noble, Eq,was proclaime~d Governor, in and over the State of South Casolina, for the next two years. - Mv. Grilin presented the potitioll of sundry citizens of. EdgeieId., praying an alteration of the Rbad law;referred to the cowinttee on Roads, Bridges, and Perries. - Mr. Memminger. from the commiite: of Ways and Means.,on that part of te Governor's Message No.J. relating to) his subscr ition to -the Sou'fn Western Rail Road Bank, Bill read tile first time and Ordered to loe read again to iorrow. . By Mr. Perry, a bill to authorise the South Western Rail Road B3ank to es tailish Branches & Agencies in this State. Mr. Arnold oll'red the following resolu tion, which was made the special orler of the dty for to-morrow, at 12 o'clock, and ordered to be printed. Resolved.That the Constitution of the T. Statee, in granting to Congress the exclu sive right to "Coin noney and fix the val uo thereof, and of foreign coin," should not be construed into restriction on the part of the General Governnent, to use specie alone in its receipts ani disburse mtents, or, liat if such be the proper coni siruction. Congress has no right to author ize the emission of Treasury Notes, io be nsed as part of the currency of tihe (jov. ernment, since the latter are neither gold nor silver. Adjourned. S E N A'TE. T&FODAY Dec. 11, The Senate met pursuant to aljourn ment. Mr. Gregg, from the Judiciary commit lee, to which was submitted the present ' maents of the Grand Juries of several Dis tricts, and that part ofthe Governor's mes sage, in relation to the use of deadly wea pons, a Bill entitled "A Bill to prevent the use of deadly weapons;" read a first time, ordered to be printed, and read the second time to-motroo. The Iliouse sent for concnrrtnce, a Res olution from the House, to pay the ha lance of salary which would he due to the late Eliho liall Ba3, on the .19t Februa ry nemt, had he lived, to his widow; cosn curred in. aud ordered to be returned to the House: The special order of the day, in relation to thecurrency. was, on motion of Mr. Huger, postlponed, and made the order of. th-- day for to-morrow, at 1 o'clock. The Senate then proceeded to the eon sideration of the orders of the clay. The Report of the comm:11tittee otn Fi nance, on the report of the same commit tee, on the petition of sundry citizens of Edgefield and Barnwell Districts, praying lr a Branch of the Bank of the State of South Carolina; agreed to. On motion of Mr. Gregg, Ordered, That the Bills to prevent Ganbling, atid to pre vent Intemperance, be placed among the orders (if the day for to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Gregg, Ord'red That when the Senate adjourn, it stan03 adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow - Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TULSDAY, Dee I. The House met pursuant to adjourn ment, and the Clerk called the roll and read the Journal of yesterday's proceed ing ._W. 4, proceedj Mr. Wjj14ffh,*frfi~;he fMilitary coin -=i-id, io'whom had been refeted a reusi- ' 'lutioito repe*l the-2d, 3d,' bd4th, and 1711h sietions of the Military Act of 1837, reported a bill to amend the Military laws of this State, which was read the first time, and ordered for the second reading to-mor row. Mr. Desaussure, from the Judiciary committee, submitted unfavorable reports on she petition of Ussian Gregory and Su san Breithaupt; Mr. Perry, from the special commimee, to whom w as referred the petitions of citi zensor Barnwell, Oratngeburg, anti Edtge fiel Districts, and of citizenas, of~ Ham burg for the formation of a new District around Aiken, and the protest of certatam citizens of Orantgeburg, against being at tached to such new District, reported a hill to provide for the loramation of a new Judicial District within t he limits of Barn well, Orangeburg, and Edgi field elections districts, to be called R,atledge Judeic District, andi for tother purposes; read thte first lttme, and ordered for the second rea dinig to-tmorrowv. Mr. Whitefield, from the special conm mit'.e to whiom wits referred a bill conerni ing thme Thointpsomsan systemt of thme prue lice of tmedicine, reported the samte waih out ltmndittnt; ordered fur considerationi to-unorrow. On tmotiotn of Mr. WVardla-w, a resoliu t) wtts agreed to, and ordered to the Setnate, dlireclingt the TLreasurer of the Upper Dir ision to pay to J. P. Carroll $310 on a draft driawn by the hate Gover. nor, butt not presented till his terut htad ex. pired. Ott motion o)f Mr-. Memtmintger, The Housse wvas resolvedi into a corn mtittee of she whole, M r. Buchanain in thme Chair, and took up the special orders of thme day; thte report of thu special cuotmmit tee on so much of the Governoir's message, No, 1, as reltates to te resumptiont of spe cte patytments, andt tile restoration of tile tradeantd credit of thme country; anud thme resolution of Mv, Arntold, in relattion to the power of Congress over the cusrrency. M~1r. Colcock tmoved tat the commttittee recommend to the Ilouse thme adoptiott ofi thme report antd restolut ions stbitsted lay the special comttmittee. A long debate esuted bet ween Messrs, Colcoc.k, Memcn mninger. D, L. Warelaw. Bhellinager, itnd Phillips, in sujpport of thte mtotiotn, and a Messrs. Perry, lhakeney, irby, A. W.I Thtoson, iad J. P', Rieed naninst it; aind Messrs. Irbay, and J. E. Colhoun hnaving I oflered omendmnents to the 2d resoluation, wvhich wvere subhseqluent ly withmdrawni thae tmtution of Mir, Colcock prevailed. M r. D. L. Wardlawv ttoved that thme res elantions of M1r. A rnold, as to the recefptiont of 'rreasttry ntotes, be indefituitely postpom ed. TJhis mootion, atfter stome opposiin I ly Mr. Arnold, prevailed, and the resolu-i tion was postpotned. .On motion of Mr. Memmnittger, The committee then rose. .Mr, Buchianana, Chairmana of the conm miltee of the whole House, on so mauchi of thme Govertnor's message, No. 1, as relntses to t he resumption of specie payments, and the restorafionor tho trade and credit of the country, and on the resolution ofe'red C )y r. Arnokd. re-i ur note, mubnlitted i re , tion of Mr. fr w da lo. ordei i s. his ~pst b~ "to-mor O11- print 'tropolh .;Ipensed I 9h, and ti suli 1 ordered to be prti'tedo. Ajouroa. YX T.Dec. 12, The Senate niet anumn , The Senate port or' the commilae on Scb'O ng . comilvisiott to. rey.e School system of this State, W On motion of Mr'.I thiconsider ation of the. report. tponed until Saturday nAf. IOIITSE- OF-' REPRE$Ej.TIVES. Wicanegg1~ TDec. 12, The -Hiuse met para1t to adjourn ment.. On motion of Mr. Atetien ger, the spe cial order was taken ifbeing the report of the conmiitteerof theWdle, on the re port of the Special cooinilqb, on so much of the Goverinor's Me* 'A1 as relates to the resumption of specti poymnents,and the restorationj of the trde and credit or tie country, and the Reslition respecting the authority of Congresi-6ver the currean cy submitted by Mr Arnold. n Mr. Memminger's motion, tihe re port of the Special comnmitte was slightly amended, and it was orde'led that the vote upon the resolutions be taken separately, and by yeas and nays, 4 Mr. Perry propo,-ed to amend the 2d res olution. by addinmg .thereto. the followinig words: by receiving nothing but specie in the federal dut-s " Tito amendment was suppmrted bI Messrs. Perry and A. W. rhomsou, opposed 'my Messrs. Memmininaer and Coleock, and decided iu the iegative. Mr. Perry then oi'merd. as 'n i amend ment to the 2d resolution, the following ad dition: "by not receiving tLe hills of any bank, in payiment of public dtes." whileb motit,n was udvocited by Mr, Perry, op posed by Mr. Memminger, and negatived by the Htose. Mr. A. W. Thomson submitted the fol lowing addihional words; us.an atenidl.ent to the 2d reolution: 'either by depositing the *uids of the Government:in theen, emi plyiug themi at agents in any matnnaer or form, dr coistraciu -witI them in any way, or receiving their bills or checks i1i paywent of the public dues." Mr. Tholnson -spoke in favor of, and Mr. Memminier against the amendnent. which was rejected. The questimis' were then taken on the 1st 2d, and 3d Resolutiom' which were idlopted by the following Zes: On the-Ist Resolution:' YOas 108. On the .2i Resolution' Yeas-108, Nayd-7. - On. the 3d Resolution; Yeas-il3, Nay.-2. When the 4th Resolutibp came up for decision;bn Mr. A. W oinsou's to Lion, the question wvasA dd so as to have the voies laken 9. on the two p itions therein ; and they W*ciirdingly Atakte ieclares the uc 'sVad ti,oaiity ofa United States Bank: Yeas-]7 Nays-7. Vt so much of the Resiolution as de ![ares that it is inexpedient and dangenits Lo incorporate a U. S. Bank: Yeas-l2 Naye-3. On the entire Preamntle to the Resolu ions: Yeas-107, Nys-10. So the preamble and Resolutions were idopted. Mle-ers. W. W. Garvin, Taylor, i"ul mmore, J. S Richardson, and Fripp, oh atamed leave amnd recorded thmeir votes in Lime affirmative, oni thme first resolutionm: Mr. G age, by leave, recorded his vote nm the aifirmative on the Preamble. Mr. F. HI. Wardlaw, having obtained ecave, recorde~d his voles in the affirmammtive in each of the Resolutions, and the Pre smim e. The Preamible and Resolutions were or meredl to thme Setnate for conceurrenee. Mr. Momminiger mnoved to agree to tihe eport of thme commtittee of time WVhole, re -omimending the inmdefinite postponemieet if Mr. Arnold's Resolution, respmecitg TIreasury Notes, whichm amotiona was deci led itn thme atlirmaative, and the Resolution ii as conisequenitly 5) lpottne. Thme Senate returnmed withm thmeir c.oncur -ence, a resolution dlireetintg thme Comp roler to pay a batlanmce of salitry to thme vidow of Judge Blay; a resoltiont 'for pmay nmg to J, P. Carroll the atmount of a chmeck lrawn by the late Go%'rnmor. Onm mmotmtn of Mr .Jatmisott, ResoImred, That 500 copies of the repoirt if the special committee otn so much mof the G~overnomr's tmessatge as relates to thme re utmplitioni ofspmecie palymlents, uand time re's orntiin of time trade and credit of time ~ountry tbe pirinted. A Bi to pmrevenmt the evil practice of :arrying contcealed dleadtly weaponms, &c. mdtt the repmort thmereom of thme Judkiiary ,omtittee, andl otn pre'setmnts and peti ions. fromm variomts Districts. itt relatiotn to bie natme mtatter. w~ere,'Ot o otion of Mr. tiellinrger, laidl on thme tablle. Onm motiotn of Mr.aVsrdlaw, the follow ng reports front time conmamittee 'in Incorpo ations, were laid ont time table. ott time pme itions of WV. L. Ttucker anmd others; of tenehers of time Willow Creek Inlit Jlhnreh; of Mout Zioni Baptist Chutrch mf Marioti; mf time oliseers and members of .og No. 12, Ancienit Free Masons; of cliaes C. Leitner anid others; and of time in abiants of Gireenwlieb.. Ott mnotion of Mr. Wimbish, WV. L. rtmeker and others, had leave to withdtraiw heir petitiont io be incorporated as a reli ;mons society. Mr. Irbmy asked and obtained leave to re ord his vii ' on time p)reamble and reso nmions rep tcd bmy the cotmmitee of time 4 hole, otn time resumpttltin f specie imay nents, &c. whichm were itt thme neative, mn time preamble, antd itt the mfirmativeom mnch of~ the resoluations. A IBill to alter amid amend time Militia ~as,s it certam pafrticumlars, was takent p forna second( readimng, and referredl to thme liliktary conmtmittee. Tme Houtse theia ntadjouirnmed to 10 o' lock A. 3I. to-mnorreiv. IN SENATE. I'LUKSDAr, Dec. 13th. 'The Senato met pursuant to adjourn ment. - Mr. Bennett submitted the report of the commiatee op) Finanee, on the bill from the House, entilled "A bill to aiend anl Act to lLnd the credit of the State to w cure any loan which nany be madt by the Louisville, Cinetmnutti and Charleston Rail Rond Uompvany;" ordered for con sideration to-morrow A message was received from the House proposing to tue Sente to proceed to the election of a Superintendant of Public V orks at I o'clock to day; and imuedi ately to the election o. State Ieporter; ordered to he laid on the table. I he sp1ecial order of the day, the report of the comunittee on Federal itelations; on the controversy between the States of Georgia and Maine, was then taken up. and, after sone discussion ; Ol mnotion of Mr Gregg, it was order ed, That the report lie on the table uniti to-iorrow. Trhe President suhmitted the report of the Special Committee of the HoUbe, in relation to the resumption of specie pay meuts, and the restoration of the trade and credit of te country; referred to the com mittee on Federal Relations: The Se,aate then resfmned the consider ation of the Special Order of the day; A b,li entitled "a bill the more effectu ally to prevent Gainbliqrg," when Mr. Alston moved to postpole the bill to the first day of January next; and, the Yeas and- Nays being required, are as follows: Yeas--lessrs. Allston, eratty,Gourdin Huger, Jenkins Jeter, Jones, Lawton and Powe-9 N;tys-llon. A. Patterson. President, M essrs. Benneti, Cannon, Carr, Caugh man, Crawford, Dawson. Do-Treville, Uu hose, Dinuovant, English1, Evan, Glover, Gregg, eriot, Littlejohn Massey, Milis, Mmniu, luidcuvk,Norri,, Pevny. Pmrkney, qutr4ih, i ihete N n mre, t5tove, Ver ther .a W ilmm.-3. So ti.e tall w ns sot posAtpon-d The hill was then read over, clause by clause, when Oin motion of Mr. linger, the Senate adjourned. IIOUSL OF REPRI ESENTATIVES. THuRSDAY, Dec. 13th. The House met pursuatit to adjourn nient On mmsion of Mr. Colcock, a message wasortepred to the Senate, proposing to go at one o'clock to-day. into the election 'of Suplerintendant of Public Works. and im miediately thereafter into that of State Re porter. M4r, John Douglass, fromi the committee (it Agricultore. submitted a Report on the nemorial of %%. B. Villard. in relation to 'is di-coveries of Marl. Mr. Colhomn, from the committee on Roads. Bridges, and Fetries, to whom was referred the lctition of the owners of the new bridge, at Augusta; and ol'sundry citizens of Abbeville anti Edgelield, in fa vor of clhartering said bridge, and the counter petition of G. 11. Lamar. owner of she old bridge, reported a Bill to establish a toll bridge over the Sianah river,near Augusta; which was, on motion af Mr. Dawklns,--nade.ho special order of -tie Jefo h&turday'-at 1 o'clotck. A bill to repeal an Act. to amend she law, in relation to granting license to retail spirituous liquors, and for other pur poeie%&c was read the second timae: Mr. Desauiure move itm indefinite postpone ment Mr. J. P. Reed opposed the inotion. and called for the yeas and nays, whit, were ordered by the louse, and wer as follows: Y~eas.-H'on. D. L~. Wardlaw, Speaker, Aikin, Arnold Arthtur, Belitn, Hel inger, Boyce, ltrocktman, Buchatnnan, Biiford, ul. Burt, Calmnes, Carroll, Davis, De sauissure, Ec-kharud. Elfe. Elliott, Evinas, Fair. Finley, l'rosi, IFulmaore, Gage, W%. W. Garvii, Gavini, Griffin, hlane,Hlendler sont, Hibben, Hibbler, Hluge~r, Ingrahiam, Jaekson. Jaeobs. Jamuison. Lenoir, Me D)owell; M1agrat h, M1atrsh, Memm iinger. Mofl'ett, Moye. Murray, E. G. Paltmer, Patterson, Perry, Phillips, Porcher, J. S., Richardlson, Schnierle, Seymour. TI'aylor, Tyler, F. H. Wardlaw, Whafev, W~imn bish, Winigae.-ti3~ Nays-Allison, Boozer, Bradley, B3rown, CabIwell. Calhoun, Catnty, Catrr, Coleoek, Colhotut, Cox, Crockett. D)avidl, Daw kin's, Jamues l)souglasws. Johni l)ttnlas-.. El Love, Alehininey, Moore, Moody, Neel, Poole, P1owe'll, .J. P. Iteed, Wm. Reedl, WVilliantuton, Wilson, WVitherspoom, Woods -42 A blill oauthor e the South WTesterni Rail Road Company to estabilish branch es rand agtencies in this State., which had beenl orderedl to the seco(nd readinag, was referred to tihe commtlittee of W:ays, andIt Menan. A bill to increase the pay of Grand and Petit Jlumrs, takena tup rot the sec-od rea dinug, wast referred to the Judiciary comn mittee. A bill to repeal certnin sections aa Act to providle fomr the tmilitary organaiza ti(In of thi's Stante, passemd 9th D)ecembaer; 18383, and other pur Iposes, alter a short dis cussiont between) Messrs. Arnoldi andI El more, was agreed to, aind ordered lshe A Bill i) aimenad tile Militia Lawvs of' time State, wais read the seconid itsm', elaitse by clanse, amtiended, otn motion of' MIr. W'iim. tish, andi ordered to tihe Senate. Ad journied. SENATE. Fitpar Dec. 14. The Senmate met pursuant to adjoumrn M r. D)eT1reville submiited the report of the Jlitnt coommittec, asppoinited to nomi nate (tuitablec person~s for directors of thes faink of' the State oIf Sonith Catrolinia; or dered fur contsileratlion to-morroIw, atnd that the nametIs h)e pr-intedl as a ticket. Oni mlotioni of' Mr. DeTrieville, ordered, thlat the tmessamge fromt the hlouse of Rep. resemntatives. of yesterdamy, in relation to the eleetiont of' Sulperitendenat of Puiblie Works; andi State Reporter, he taken up; and a message he senat to thme House, pro posing to goitnto thec eleetions5 to- damy at I n'vinak. The President then submitted the flui lowitg reports and balls. frot the Hiouset Report in lthe special coimittee of the House, ton the expedieney *f making a digest of the hilitia. and Patrol Laws; re ferred tip the Mihtr conmittee Also, ae repot of the Militury comiait tee of* the House, iu relation to iae Florida claims; referred to the committee on the Alilitary: Also, t Bill to amend the Militia Laws of this Stiote; read a first time, and referred '--the Military conmittee. Also, a Bill yo repeal certain sections of at Act, ctitled an Act to provide for the Military organization of the State;" read a first titne, and referred to the Military coin nittee. A bill more electnally to prevent Gamh ling, was taken fip, and oa the question or sending it to the llouse of Itepresentatives, the yeas and nays were called far. and fare a-4illows, Yeas-The lion. A. Patterson, Presi lent, Messrs. Cannon, Carr, Crawford, Dawson, DeTreville. Da4ose, English, Evins, Glover, Gregg, Ileriot, Higgins. Littlejohn, Massey, blins, Munro, Mur dock, Niorris. Pinckney, Rheit, Smari, Scott, Stone and Wilson,-25. Nays-Messrs, A;ston, Beatty. Bennett, Chesnut. Dunovant, Goodwyn, Gourdin, Huger, Jenkins, Jeter, Jones, L,wton, Pety, Powe, Quash ;and Verdier.-16. So the Bill was ordered to te louse of Representatives for conctirrence. A message was received from the House, infuormting the Senate of their concurrence in the miessage proposing tw go into the election of Superintendent of PublicWorks at 0 o'clock. and immediately thereafter, into that of State Reltorter. The Senate tben proceeded to the Hall of the House of Itepreseuatives,to vote for Su perintendent of Public Works. The Senate nanin repaired t) the Hnouse --f Represetatives. to vote for State Re porter. 'rite preamble and resolutiuns respecting the! controversy between Geormia and Maite waA then Inken uji,sand after some further discnssion, and the aloption of ,;omhe arneudnctts,the yeasand navs were ealled for, on the final question, and are as fiflows, viz: Yeas-The Ilion. A. Patterson, Presi dent, Messrs. Alston, Beatty. Bennett. Cannon. Csarr, Chesnut, Crawford. Daw son, DeTreville. Duhose, Dutnovant. En glish, Evans, Glover, Goodwyn, Gourdin, Gregg, flerint, Iliiggins. Inuger, Jenkins, Jeter, Jones. Lawton, Littlejohn, Massey, limns, Munro, Aurlock, N49rris, Peay, Pinckney, Powe, Quash. lthett, Scott, Smarr, Stone ani Wilson-40. Nay.-Mr. Verdier.-1. Mr. Jeter, from the conmnittee appointed oat the part of lte Senate, to count itt. votes.iar State Reporter, reported that Vmi. Rice had i majority of the- votes gi vent, and is duly elected to that itlice. Mr. lleriot, fron the committee appoin ted otn the part of the Senate. to count the votes for Superintendent of Publit Works, reported that R. G. Mills had a majority of the votes gven, and is duly elected to that Office. The Senate then took a recess until 7 o'clock, Sus o'CLOCE, P. M. The Senate ~tet again and proceeded to husiness. The President submitted a communica tion from J. A. 131tck, Esq. giving infor naation of a contetiplated aduel between the Hon, D. E. liluger, and Albert Rhett, Esq.; referred tat the comm1ittee oi Privi leges and Elections. Also, a Hill fromt the House, to aut iorise the South Western Rail Road Bank to esenblish bruanches anti agenies in this State; read a first tme, and referred to ahe commigittee on Banks. Also, a bill, frmm the Ilause, to incor paerate the M~etrop'tlitant lRil Road Castm patny; read a first iame, antd re'fearred to the cottmnistt-e oat Incuorporations3. Mar. Pitnckney subm,aiined. the report of thte conmmittee ont Fed'eral Relations, ,ut that part of the Govyernor's mtessatte itt relation to the restoration of specie payments, and the trade anal commesrce-of' the county ordered for cnsideratiota to-morrow. A bill to authiurise the President nad Directors of the Loutisville Cinscittongti, atnd Charlestona Rail llatd Comp1anay to itncrease tte rates of trantsptortation on the Charleston anid lah1urttt Iati Roadi, ke: was read a secondl timie, oud ordered to te I lottse. Ont maoitof Mi ur. lInge:'-, ordetreda, t lin wh'len te .$aa t adjoutrn: it stanad ;adlyn - ed until 11 o'clock tomatorrow. 110 E OF REPR~l:EENTATIVE'lS. Th'e hlousse ttea piursunta to adjourn Mr. Grilist presented ate report of she Commttissionetars. otn the mttters buetweent the Saae andt Ilenry Shtnitzi, utnder a Res ntiont oft 1:17: r'efetrread to the ecommtit tee of Wayss attd Meants, atnd ordered to lbe pritmed. Mr Wisherspooun, from the Joint Com-. mitee, to nomtinte personas for President aind D)irecto's of' ste Batnk of' the $:01e of' Satib ICa rolina, tmale a reptort, which was laidl onat lie table, atid ordeare'd tao lie prinitedl. A mtenatge was receivedf from theo Setn ate, proposintg to go inito t' eleation, of Satperinttende'n if' Pulie Woarks, at one o'clock to-day, atal immed'aiatcly there-taf ter, itnto t lnt of State ha'patraer; andi on mausion of Mr. Elmtore, a metssage of con etnrrenace was au'aered atoIhe retnrued. Mr Meminger, frona the c otiti.ee of Ways anda Means, made a reptort an the thll tat athtorize the Sotuth Westearn Rail Road Cottpuany tat estabilisht Brnaches atnd Agent acies itt this State; orderead for considlerationa to-rmaorrow. Oat motion of Mr. E. G. mutter, Mr. Lyles wats allotwedl tot recorad hii vaotes or, the Pramtble and Resolutiouns itt relat ii to the Inependen'at Tlreaasury: wihich v'ot a were all in the aflirmn.ative. llThe Senatat attenaded, anal joitned ini hal latting for Sutperinttenantt of Pl~tie Woriks. Meassrs. Mairsh, Mo aora' atal Midltao were appoinsedl, ont the part aof the I louse, go ('otunt the votes. Also, for State Reporter; commttittee 0 ath lotuse tat conuttt the v'otes, Mlessrs. Ma;r tilt, Maoody andl O'Bryant. Thle llttse' then resumated the readlin' otf thme Appt;ropri"ation1 Bill, whiuch tatter beins; tumetnded ina suntdrv nartienta ad .,r.a. nu uusuccesmful ntilon by Mr. Powell, to reduce the salar, of Superintaoendent of Public Works, tirom $3000 to $9,50O.was agreed to- and Mr. bletmnsinger having given todice, that ou she third reading of the Bill, Ie would oiler certain amend nsents, it was srdered to the Senate. -Mr. Martin, from thu committee of the Ilause, to count the votes for State Itepor ter, reported that William Rice was duly elected. Mr, Marsh froim the committee on the part of thd House, to count thv votes for Super inteadent of Public Works, reported that R. U. Mi Is was duly esected. The House took . a recess till 6 o'clock. From the Correspondent of the Char. Mercwuy. H.- OF R EPtE-Sk;NTATIVES. % ashington, Dec. 14 1838. Abolition of slavery.-Petitions being iu orderfromn the several States, a Petiiti was presented from the State of Massa chusetts praying for the Abolition of Sla very. M r. Wise rose and objected to the re ception of the petition. 'Ihe Speaker decided that the question ofreception could not now be entertained, as would be seen by relrring to that ri tion of the resolutions adopted yesterd y; i *that every petition, memorial, resolu tion, proposiiou or paper touching or re laing to in any way, or to aty extent whatever, to Slavery as aforesaid, or the Abolition thereof, shall on the presenta tion thereof, without any further action * thereon, be laid on the table, etc." So that the question of reception was settled 4 beyond all doubt. Mr. Wise contended that there was a material dill-ren e between this resolution and that of Mr. Patton, adopted at the last session. lie argued that the presents tion of a petition, and the reception of it, were two difierent inatters, and he denied that the resolution of yesterday admitted the right ot receiving petitions, aftet they had been presented. M r. Rives regretted that his colleague had thought proper to renew tle agitation On sUCh au excising subject. For his part lie thoii.-ht the resolution conclusive, and us having settled the matter for the remain der of the session. Air. Pickens gave a long argument on the parlianentiary laws of Great Britain, touehing the difference between,the recep. tion, and the mere pretentation of a peti tion. le w Is or opinion, that the question of reception could not he entertained untif after leave for presentation had been gran ted. After some further debate, the Speaker repeated his decision. "that the question of reception was precluded by the resolu tion of yesterday. which directed all peti tions to be laid on the ta tilen presentation. Mr. %Vise appealed fron the decision. but it was supported by the House.-ayes 185, noes 6. do that in future, it- is pre sumied, there will be no further -agitation on the subject. While the Clerk was calling the roll on the above vote. Mr. Adams rose and in a mostvehement manner exclaimed, '-1 refuse to answer to muy name, because I maintaiu"-(Loud cries of order fron all parts of the floor.) Mr. Adams-" I say I maintain it to be" --dedfening cries of "order," "sit down." The -8ppaker-1,The* gentlenan-i4mla M asseichusetts will observe order." Mr. Adatus at the top of his voice suc ceeded iu saying that he refused to vote be cause he considered the whole subject un constitutional. The Speaker called upon the Huse t sustait haim i enforcing order. Mr. Waddy Thosupon wished to know is ihant manner the Chair desired the lou1sa!e to assist him. A tremendous up roar here ensued, during which Mr. Adams sook his seat. Alter the reference of some private bille jim the Senate. the llouse aidjour od to Motnday next. E rom thee Correspondenit of the Char Courier. W Asit .Yo-ror, Dec. 15. Neithear ilouise is ini session so-day. A. impihressiaon bust begun to pirevail here, whiether well or ill founded, that, the Siub-Treasury hill, which is shortly so e brtought before the House, will pass that body by a small majority, inasmuch as it a ill be brought forward withou 5e specie clause. TIher were several member whose objections to the bill were founded solely upon that clause, and they hay a greed to vote for it, aithouit that clans. Is is ralso. rutmoread that some of ste South wes,te.rn delegauston who harve becen opposed tui the mieasuare. an M r Calhatut was, with omt the. provisiott for a graduial return to an exclusive specie cuaranuey, int all govern sa enst trasne;stiains, will waive their objec tions and accept of the bill. A committee, sappo.iteds bv the SuIb-Treastury caucus to asacertaini the feeling~ of the House on the ubajuet, have rep)ortedl in substance ithat mIsceomeasuire, n ithous thme specie pirovision, will pass thc Ilonse. Accordingly it isto lie trieda. l'The oppotnens of ste bill aro very apprehenisive that it will pass. Somo view it of lissle importance; but others deem is more objectionable without than wiith tIhe specie eItmse. They argue in this wn.y:-Susppos6 the Sub Treasury hill lie pafssed, will thie government conitinuo to rece-ive biaunk bills and lock thest up? No. Tihiey have a discretionary powver snow to ademnudu spci int all paymnents to te govermntzent, and. whent they get this bill, they will exercise that power, in an nrhaitrary anid oppressive manner. Bitt, if the specie clause of last session be emn braced in the hill, then the government cannomut restort to this opipressive maeasur, hefoire 1842~, bitt must. in ste mecanitime, receive anal lock up as portion of the revesn tie in banimk notes.. Most of the Whigs anda conservatives contsinue to deniounco slthe whoile mieasusre as the motst mischiuev rms mnehiate shat was ever put into the hnedts of any governmtient. All is qusies ast llarnisburg. Th' Sen. rite anad the two Huses of Rew,,'senta lives raro itn sessimit. Theli Senate - ve ap potintedh a caommsiittee so inicluire anid report ichl is the real Simn Piutre. Gov. Porter governior elect, hash arrived at liarrisburg. in:stngurationi will not dIer the new contitutiont, tal,e pilace till the second Tust les .iiJ:imtury. Tihings will proba lily remisn in their present confusion till that timle. Tou smortrow will be an important day in both llouses. En the .House it will bo