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LGISLATURE SOUTH CAROLINA MONDAY, A DICR.)tfO1R 4 1865. SIHNATE. The Senate inet at 10 A. 'M. The Clerk 'read the Joutinal proceed gs of Saturday. She 'President laid before the Sena< mmunicationa..from Hon. 1). L. Word W and Hon. John A. Inglis, acceptiif ite oflce of Associate Justice of tht ourt -of Appeals. Mr. Buist introdi-ced a bill to repena ertain enactments in reb'tion to the anks of this State. And, also, th ention of theStonewall Fire Company f Charleston, praying an Act of incor "oration. Mr. Tracy submitted the report of ti Nolicitor of tile Southern Circuit. Mr. McQueen presented the petition f citizens of Chesterfield District, pray ng that the grain of ithe District may lot be wasted by distillation. Sundry reports of committees werr resented,by Messrs. Buisr, Dotier and others A bill to establish Dist rict Courts wat discussed, amended, and made the spe. cial order for to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, Mr. Arthur presented the petition ol Jaines S. Guignard for the charter of a ferty across the Congaree River. A fesolfitlbn was sont to the House of Representatives, asking the conenr rence of that body in the adjournment of this General Assembly, on Saturday, 19th Iist. Adjpurne4 .1OUSE OF1 REPRESENTATIVES The Clerk called the roll, the Speak. er took the .chair, And proceedings were opened with prayer by Rev Mr. .Martin. The Speaker laid before the House the com'iunication frotrd the President of the Sonawe and Speaker of the House .of Representatives in relation to the re. 'moval of -the United States troops from the Colleg. Campus. Mr. William Wallace piesented the petiton of Mrs. Dougherty, praving the renewal of certificate of Stat. stock. Mr. Price presenfed the petition ol the uflicers of Mountain Lodge No. 15, Indepenent Order of Odd Fellows, at 0- Greenville, to renew the charter of tlhc same. Mr. Clyburne presene<te the return 01 Commissioners of Free Schools foi Lancaster District., for 1865. Mr, Hough presented the petitiot of Sundry citizens of Chesterfield Dis trict to suppress the distillation o grain. Mr. Farmer prosented' the, report o the Solicitor of the Southern Circut Sit. Mr. Weatherly presented the petitior of sundry citizensof the State for cha'r ter for a radroad, to the located in thi .city.ofChasleston. MNr. Duryeo presented the petitionk o -the'tonewall Fire Company, of Char .loaton, praying an Act of incorpora tion. :Mr. P-ice presented the report -of Dr 'Mr. LaBorde, President of the Centra Associitionl, for the relief of South Caro aina Soldiers Mr. Talley presented the petitiot of James S. Guignard 'for charter of i ferry across Congaree River. Mr. 1Norton introduced a 'bill to ex tend relief to debtors, and to -proven thle sacrifice cU property at public sales. IMr. SIrn~uton introduce~d a'resoluttion that on and after Tuesday 5th instant for the remaIider3 of this'- session, the Hotise will recedeo'from business each day from' 8o'olocli p. m. to 6 o'clock p mn.; wilch was considered unmeditl anid was agreed to.y Mr. 'Nlley gag .notibie that lie will offer 'iertain ameqddments to a bill t< anmend the. law k'noten as. the "Stay 'Law." Mr. J. $. Richardoni, jr.. gave noticu .thathejll feiecrtan amndmentst< Mr. ltarmer introdueed a 11l for thi 'relief dfie' harlesto auld synnal RailroadCopagny.' Mr. 'Oarlington ,introduced, abill 4 emend -the charter 'of the Greenvilb Sand Columbia Railroad-Comapany. Mr. D.. Wy~att Aiken introducci a resolution, which was agreed to : Whel-eas, 'It isopposed to. "he whobi Sspirit and the analogies of the Cohstitnt honof gStaithat any person shoud ,& beelga ~wa mthe General .Au sembly.o hitide an' ofice of.s pront, o it er lawa made 4idId simended b~ /w~4 t admissa o( gravu her the Ada utant tand -In 4 s aiar'e milita of the na~rial.bft the 19ns aton Q A nd tora~.Wli b41l$ethntd F thu Adjutant. and Itspector-General to seat upon the floor of the Genera Assembly privileges him to become the Judge of his own salary, and the au pervisor of'is own official acts ; there fore. 'iesolved, That it be referred to the Committee on Retrenchments to inquire into and report upon the expediency o abolishing the office of Adjutant ani Inspector-General. Mr. D. Wy att Ail Yn also intvodice a Iitnition, which- was agreed to: Vhereas. The recent Convention, rep resenting tIhe combined wisdom, its -wel Rs I he sovereign power of tho people o this State. has qn fit to umite the tw<: offices of Upper and Lower Trenswrers, which is te. first step towardA fha't re trenchments so imperionsly demanled by the improverished -condition os on State; And Wherefts,The Comptirolle r-Gene ral henceforth will thereb be relieved of all duties, except those which may be.performed by the Treaisurer or Sec. retatry of State ; therefore, Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee on Retrench men ts, to report whether or not. the onice of compt:roller. General should be abolished. Mr. Duryoa introlutced a risolution, which wits agreed to, that it he referrei to the Committee of Ways and Means to ilquire into the expediency of and to report a general plan by which persons hol ding bonds or stock of this State which may have ben lost or deatroved, may receive new bonds or certificates therefor. Mr. Simonton introdueced a bill to in, corporate the South Carolina . Land ai Emigration Company ; which wa: read the first tine, .aind was referred to the Committee on Incorporations. Messrs. Durven, McKewn, .Ryan, Mikell. Youmans, Browniing and Far. mer, presented reports of Cominittees. The House proceeded to the consi~dera. tion of a bill to amend the Crimin a]. Law ; also a bill to establih Distriel Courts; which were amended and made the special order for to-mborrow, at 11 o'clock. Adjourned. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1865. S04NATE. The Senato met at 10 a. mu. Mr. Buist. .introdutced a bill to declare certain Ptreanis not navigable. also. i bill to incorporate the South Caroline Land and Emigratioi Company. Itessrs. Williams,' Richardson and Sullivan presented- reports of conmit tees. The spetiai order for II o'clock a. m A bill to establish District Courts-wai discussed and finally was made the special order for to-morrow, at 11 o'cloCO a. m. A messagne was received from the Hlouse of Repqresentatives, stating that dte Houlse had adopted the following resolttions. (introdeiced by Mr. Tres cot,) and asks the Senate to appoint F coimittee to act with the committeu o the House. The committee shall be au thorized to t-it in Charlestont, S C Messrs. Trescot, Elliot and Lord., are appointed a committee on the part o the House. Whereas, The State of South Caroli -tweeni the freedmen peod the proprietors thereof, to the end that the present dis organized contditions of tho labor of thb State be terminated, and a fair- opportue nity be offered f'or the restoration of he agrioultutral activity and enterprise;, dnd, Whereasq. The State is readct and anxions to afford to the freedmeci everf' opportunity for resuming~ profita bly to themiselve4, by fair aend just coin tracts, their Qrdinary lnbor, and for thta -purpose lias en~deavored by le~gilatlin m provide all necessary security to thei person and property ; And, whaereas, An usnfort.'mate dif'ert ence appears to exist in the low coumntr of this State,, bet ween the 'eroprietor and the -authorities of the Freiedme' Bnreans, who represent the poliy' an< power of tho General Goveranment 2 iebl difference must produce great* in oovenienece and suffering, both~ to lh frenmen arnd to the Statoe: Sesoc~clved, That a comiinee b *ppoitld to consist of three miember of 'thy Bse and two inemnbers or th Senate, wlwg shall be austhorized te si in Oharlestor4 after the adjqurntnent C thi ; Generale4sseibly, and tp caife witlrthie.Coms issionere of the *kreedl nion's Bnrean of" this State, in orde0 % .aff'edi~if yessibl9 a reatorationof harmodly betwe,' ho'rolations of pi tal anid labor, whioith e best initeret4 both she fi~eednih and tleo State so irfi Resoked, That t ootnmitte"' re edqite~d to'pg eiits (their it s'gitigatios an<o ne. Ahe 'oQoi i emot whol4ahurab7 ihoriana to mak . such representations us m:ty bo neces. I sary to the Governtnent of the United States: Adjourned. HOUSI OF REPRES'ENTTATIVES The Clerk called the roll, the Speaker took t he cheir, and the proceedings were opened with prayor by Rev. Dr. Ca. pers The Speaker laid before the IHouwe the petition of sundry citizens of Barn. well, Edgetield; Lexington and Orange. burg, praying for the esiablishment of a new Judicial District. Mr Lowie presented the petition. of sundry citizens of Lexingi.on Dstrict, praying exemption from taixation during the present year, on accoiuJt. of losses ,tustainied by General Sherman's raid. Also. the report of the Commissioners ofFFre-e Schools for Lexitigion I)strict. Mr. Seigling 'i:atiroduced the following resoluttion, w'hich was agreed to: Whereas, ,By the twenty-six section of the first article of the Constitution, it is provided that the members of the -General Assembly shall be entitled to receive ont if the: public treasury, for their expences during their attndance on, going to. and retnrnittg from, the General Asseibly, five dollars for each day's.altendance, and twenatv cents for each mile of thq ordinary rotite of travel between the residence of the member and the capit.al, ov other plact, of -sitting of the General -Aesemibly, both going and returning : Resolved, TIat it be referred to the Committee on Retrenchments to report as to the propriety of reqiiring each member of the Honwe, before receiving his pay-bHI, to certify to the cashier the nuimber of days of Iis actial attendance ott thet s-ission of the General Assembly, and the number of miles bet.ween his loise and the capit.al, or other place of sitting of the General Assembly by Lhe ordinary route of travel Mr. Trescot introduced resolutions with reference to thi restoratior. of har. mony betveen the freedmen and proprie. tors ; . which were agreed to, and sent to .thae Seite. . Mr. Simonton introdced a bill to re. pel certain enactmnents it relation to the baiks of this State. ''he House proceeded to thI 19 eration of a bill to ' -establis ..- t Courts; also. a bill to amend '" 'inii nail Law; and which elicited " live 1d3ebate. Adjourned. 0- I. CAIRR & CO., D EALERS in Carpets, Oil Cloths., Mat tings, Window Shades, Patent Step Laddjers,'&c. ALSO, Tailor's Trimmings of every variety, which thiny offer to.the trado at-New.York Jobbing prices. 30 Broad St., .Charleston, 8. C. dee 6't5-L8mo. W A A T ID. W ANDTED to hire immediately for the Charlotte & 1. C. Railroad, ten or twelve-wagons and teams to haul cross-ties, near Simpsons T. 0. Liberal prices will be paid. For further information, apply to W. 13. Creight, Railroad Agent, Winnasboro', James Rosborough, Simpson's T. 0. or to the undersigned. 3. W. GREEN, Engineer. f Nov 28'63-6 CSTATE SALE. .~ N pursuance to authority given me by I' Court of Ordinney. I will sell on the 22st of December next, at the DU'CUH4AN'S CREEK PLANTATION of John Hlarrison, senior, deceased, a lot of Cottoms, . Cattle Piastationa Tools.. ,HOUSEJIOLD apd RITCREN FURMITURB, r IAt the samie timo, will be rented several of AlieTRACKS 0OF LANI). Alheforegoin~g helonging to.the.estat4 fJohno .litrrsqam, senior, deceased. s JO)N It., HARRISON, Admr.+ Kds te4 Sale, S'Y att'thqjy of the Court of Ordinary, ;4~J.w~Je 1W public out-ery, on Thorsi d7the~li Deee ratett' at the late resl Sdegop ,of, , 3lu P ell, .decased, a, lot o1 Jlousehof ud'Kitiehen Purwniturve, Catt4 i' ltgy Corn~' ddet, He, Farmting Utemn ' ell, a set) l kti4nig' Tool. two baIsi Sof(Ce to artlage aid, two horq all ba tee'of John ,P,.Bel denhek s V ( LCLA f.- DE #T4 1St M s oh06 at TILBGRAPHIC, U. S. Senator for North Carblinn, RALKarou, N. C., December 4.-W. A, Graham was elected Senator from North Carolina to-day, for tho long term, receiving one hundred and thirty. eight out of one hundred and fifty-four votesi' Theballot'for a Senator for the short term was without a successful re. sult. Graham was in the Confederate Senate, and has not been pardoned. President's Message. WASItNGtoN, Dec. 5.-Presidewt Johnson's Message was sent in to-day and read before both Houses ofCongress. AItor the prefatory features, which are eloquent allusions to the ' national blessings in the national triumph, he maintains that resistance to thte General Government having exhausted. itself, the first and most important question is, whether the territory within the limits of those States which had attemnted secession should be held as conquered teiritory under military authority eman ating -fron.the Chief .MAgistraite of the Union. ' The policy of holding it nndt-r such rule, as a terniporarv iteasure, wits jistified by all facts bearing on the ques. tion-it was a public necessitv, but. he considers that the subordiniation o4f civil to military authority for an indefinire period, would have orcd no- securit.y for an early suppressioa of discoitent. would have divided the.people into van. quishers and vaiqnished, and envenormi'd hatred rather than restored-affectiont anld invited harmoiny. The President says the trie theory is; that all pretended acts of secession were, from beginniitg to tile cessation of !ostil ities, null and void. States cannot, com. mit trenon. nor cat. they screen. by any pretenses of individual sovereignty, their individual citizens who rotay have been guilty of that monstrous crime.-Those States which attempted to secede placed themselves it a cotditiot where their functions' 'were sutspended. but. not deally destroyed. But if one State ie. glects or refuses to perform its proper offices, there is created a kreater neces sity why the General Government should mintain its authority and as oon as practicable resume the exercise of all it' functions. It was upon tlhis principle that. lie proceeded in his policy towards the Sot hern Itates.-Gradually and quietly by steps almost imperceptible, he had sought the restoiation of the rightful re lations of the General Govertinent to the separate States. To that end ProvisA ional Governors were appointed for ea of the members of the Union .latelvft, rebellion, and now all, parties to the, ' terrible conflict -tntst work together in harmony. It is not too much to ask that on one sido the plan of restoration shall procedd upon the basis of willing. ness to cast the disorder of the past into oblivion, while, on ' .die evidences of sir 00 s*ation to sustain, in1 - 0o bility of the Unio Wv( e yot'l any shAdow L ,, .001y by' the rati6cati'Ol 1* ' ave. ryAmendn om ia o ta'n of the United e a 110 mt I being adopte g in Stlrrectionary *ove up, he raised la Le. gpalatur-es,. it "led tjnm "Hue I " States to resun.. can't you give a nu AO branches of Cono l can't walk ; I'm plete the work o- th d---d in In regard t i rest. dent says he .'ity to make freedmen elin t torty irsneuh respect resi ins 'itth the separate $t questioits are foreign totlt en ts or fair con stru,. tion of the onstgution. The Somth mnubt and should decide fbr horself whte'.h. er utlto elective franqhis# is to be con ceded-at once, of gradually, or if at all and upon what conditions. Good faith, h'owever, requ'tires the security of freedom to the African race on our soif, atnd'that they shotild enjoy int the full protection in property possesee~d or hereafter ao qtured,.flho right to 1sbor and to claim just renn~tneratii, fot the same. In apeaking of' other thtan hiomeunmat ters Ie-aunflttnO~ that it will be his con e* pr~niote pee anid, unity 'Wtkhl rIi na itions. He believes tiat alW,' -themi are'aninmated by the seinielliaggion, Gjet tihe accor,d~ance ol' belligetenntfights to the latei insuirgent 8tates *.s wttdt~ precedenl ~and en eita*ti~b e.3 '.t4Great Britta in ned~kcpi to all other powers in brtenn - Attilt ships, atnd fur I~hd~ n .wl~ afrial of wvar to the I q4~o~tese. s tCh conduct w1Mjel~*I~yrorthat course dans a otilie tyibgnta 61f the imuu - won4 no't d tD betWeen ho two cotntnen mnat st oil tihe basi.s, of nutuaijustice. \ye hive wisely forborrie to' become the propagandists of republican govern im.-ft beyoIi the practical teach - ing whioh Is conveyed in the splen did sticcoss of mir syst.ei ; but it would be eause of grat calanmity to our selves and-the cause of good government, should any foreign State, challenge the A rnericati people to its defence against foreign interference. . Ho relies. there tore, Ok the wisIom nid jitstice of those powers to respect the system of 'non interveuonti wlhieh has been so long ac(kiesced in as both just and proper. Congressional. WAsIx('TON, December 8.-Sena tor Wilson has prepared a bill, and will press it to an eairly vote, repealing all laws in the South which recognize ine qunalities in civil riglhts and 'immunities im consege(tces of difflerenco*-of color, race or desel-nt. Scoyn DISPATCH. ArASIxTOox, December 4.-J1n the 3enafte Mr. Sumner ifntrodnced a series or bills rel;a.iv-e to carrying out the Re. publican forn of Government in the Dis. trict. of Columbia, enforcing the constitu tional amend mernt prohibiting slavery, guaranteeing a Republican form of (o'v ernmient, in the late insurrectioiarv States, &c. Mr Wilson introduced a bill to main. tain the freedom of tlm inhabitants or a States declired in r'ebellion without dis tinction of race or color. In the House, Mr. Colfax was electea Speakor over Brooks, the former receiv. iag 139 votes, the latter 35. All the old officers re-elected except the Post master, Who is Josiah Givet.. Mr. Stevens it rodieed a resoition 'o ap. point. a committee of fiftien membeors to. report whether hny of the late Confede rate States are entitled to representa. tion, whickh. passed by 123 t, Nic. Commercial. CAIunt.:sTON, December 5.-VCO TON -We have no cliange to report in our cot ton market ; we th-refore -continuo previons quotations, viz : 45c. to 4Gc. for niddln9 47l for strict midilling; and 48c. for good middling Ni-:v Yonx, Novemrber 30.-The Cot ton market is quiet, with sale of three thousand bales at 51 cents per ponud. Naval Stores quiet. Gold, 481. ENTATE '1OT'OE, - LL persons having deninds against tlre . Estate of John Harison, Sr., deccas -ed, will render them in properly attested without delay. - J .OHN R. HA RRISON, nov 21'65-3w. Administrator. PIONEER LINE OF STEMERS. FOR Baft1II1Usor4,Pain Itdelplit, NI('%V York ;tad Bogtoa, via AIbe marlc atnd Clieselpeake Till-" COMODIOUS STEAMERS Pt . 310D1RE ADA118, W lerne for for Nor folk w Y of each week at 8 ' o'clock, . necting wit h t he different, lines of at rs for the above namieil'd points. .On' d after the first day of Deo eember next they will leave on T neaday and Friday of each woek, .iraking semi- weekly trips. Shi ppers of Goods will receive every facility and accommodationi tor the trans. portat ion of theo'same, as arrangements have been mado with the different compan: panies to forward goods to this line at low rates and withiouk elay. Each of these steamers are ca pab of carrying TWO HUNDRED AND thrughthe F1' 7 TONlS OF FREIGHT thrughthecans without dimeculty, as they were built ietpresaly fnr the trade. They are Imaed up with, STrAT)M 'ROOM and TIETH8 capable of accommiodatinig a hirty-nfve passengers. Every attent-ion will he pait.1'to the comfort -of piasscngers, who will not be subject to- the inadon'uenience of transfer, to othier, vessels, but FvIt1 bo'ta ken through direatiwihout change. 'The tables of the- eteamna-a are lbergJly supplied wIth the best *thes market afford. Families travelin 1~h fnd It to their. in.. terest to take~thtI ne;,as they gill thereby escape the danger and ' discomot'nt of t bu, rotates and, iheoat~Igue et, rqii adntro Ou 2the lott a eDe apzt, - ifu ls' of lta tIab ' tselt, tbh9 east erWI1JIritlhP put on the route, und For feih or pasusag t8'Wg(Ti FORID, DILL & 00., New BfiN; 0. DkVID, WILLIAMI r t oe,. hey 21'65