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2. JResolvctf, That a certified copy of the foregoing preamble and resolu? tion be forwarded, by his Excellency the Provisional Governor, to thc President o? the United States, and also to the Secretary of State of thc United States. Mr. KEITT moved to amend the amendment by inserting the following Wltcreas, His Excellency the Provisional Governor has communicated t< this House that notice has been sent to this State, by Hon. William H. Seward. Secretary of State of the United States, of a proposed amend? ment to the Constitution of the United States, which is in the foUowin words, to wit : ARTICLE XIII. ?'? SEC. i. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punish ment for crime, whereof tho party shall have boen duly convicted, sha! exist in the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. " SEC. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appro priate legislation."-Approved February 1st, 1865. And, whereas, The people of South Carolina, in Convention assembled have in good faith, by the insertion of a clause in the Constitution of lin State, acquiesced in the action of tho United States Government, whereby slavery has been abolished in the State; Aiul, whereas, The proposed amendment is construed by tho Executive "Department of the Federal Government as not giving Congress tho powe: to legislate in the States after their acquiescence in tho abolition of slavery Be it resolved, That the General Ass? uni dy of the State of South Caro lina do agree to, adopt and ratify the proposed amendment to tho Cousti tution of tho United States, approved February 1, 1865. Hesolved, That a certified copy of the foregoing preamble and r?solu tions be seat, by his Excellency the Provisional Governor, to the Presi dont of the United States, and also to the Secretary of State of tho Unitet States. Mr. TRESCOT moved to lay the amendment and thc amendment to tb amendment on thc tabbi : and tho question being put, will the Hons agree thereto? it was decided in thc negative. Yeas, 4M ; nays, 54. T&ose who voted in the affirmative aro. Hon. A.P. AxrjRlCH, Speaker ; and Messrs. lb Wyatt Aiken, Bachuiau Ball, Barker, Benbow, Black. Clyburne, Coker. Culbreath, Dozier, DuPrc Fanner. Flowers. Hagood, Haves. Hearst, Hntson, Jones, Landrum Lewie, Martin, McKewn, AV. E. Mikell, Read, J. P. Richardson, J. J Ryan, Salley, Scott, Shaw, Sheridan, Sparkman, William Stokes. Talbert Talley, Tew, Thomson. Todd, Trcscot, William Wallace. Wannamakei Warley, Yonmans. Those who voted in thc negativo aro. Messrs. Alston, Anderson. Harton. Huller. Campbell, Cannon, Carlish Copeland, Covington, Dawkins, DePass, Duncan, Easley, Elkiu, Elliott Fair. Gaillard, Garlington, Gilbert, Goodwyn, Graham, Hammett Hanckel, Haskell, Hough, Keitt, Leo, Leitner, Lipsey. Melchers, Mill: gan, Milling. Moore, Mullins. Mulvaney. Norton, Perry. Petty. Pressiez Price, Rawlinson, F. D. Richardson. Russel, Sessions, Simonton, Springs Brickhouse, B. Stokes, Saber. Walker. Walsh. Weatherly, Woodruf Wright. So thc House refused to lay thc amendment on the table. Mr. A. S. WALLACE asked, and obtained leave to record the vote li would have given, if present, on the preceding question ; and Mr. A. i Wallace being called, answered no. The amendment to the amendment proposed by Mr. Keitt. was the ordered to be laid on thc table. Mr. CAMPBELL moved to amend, by striking out all after the woi "Whereas," and inserting thc following : Tin' people of South Carolin:-, have deliberately accepted tkeemancip; lion of their slaves as one of the results of the late war, and said slav* have been emancipated, and are now free. And, whereas, They have further agreed that neither slavery or involu: tary servitude, except for crime, shall ever hereafter bc re-established i this State, therefore, this (lem ral Assembly doth affirm and declare, th tlie emancipation of the slaves, and the perpetual prohibition of shivery : thc State of South Carolina, an- fixed, unalterable and inevitable acts : And, wheraas. This General Assembly, and the people of South Carolin Lav;' understood ami believe, but have not been officially informed therec that the Congress of the United States did. on the first day of Februar A. D. 1865, Hy Joint Resolution, duly approved, propose an amendment the Constitution of the United States, in the words following, to wit : Resolved, by lin- Senate ami House of Representatives of the United States America, in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both Houses concurring That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the sever States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, wine when ratified by three-fourths of said Legislatures, shall be valid to ; intents atid purposes as a part ot' said Constitution, namelv : ARTICLE XIII. SECTION 1. Neither shivery nor involuntary servitude, except as a pn ishment tor crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, sin exist within the United States, or in any place subject to their jurisdi tion. SECTION 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this Article by appi priati- legislation.-Approved February 1st, 1865. .!/.-/. whereas. The people of South Carolina, and tin's General Assemh thereof, intend, whenever hereafter they shah have due notice of sa proposed amendment, and shall be in a condition so to do, to ratil acquiesce in, and confirm the said amendment to the Constitution of t United States ; And, ukereas, By another result of thc Lite war, this State is in milita occupation, and the people thereof arc, for the present, deprived of se government, being in place thereof governed by ?i Military orProvisioj Government, without acknowledgment of right or authority in them. one of the United States, to do any act therein binding upon the Unit Stat"s. or any one of thom, and thereby are not in a condition to rati said amendaient : Therefore, this General Assembly dotti hereby declare and affirm, tl whenever, and as soon as the State of South Carolinashall be duly notifh and shall He acknowledged to be one of the United States, and r ?stored tho rights guaranteed to each State, and capable to do such act, they v ratify, acquiesce in. and confirm thc said amendment of the Constitute of thc United Stat' s. And to do this, they hereby deliberately underfill and for the faithful performance of this undertaking, they do here irrevocably pledge thc faith and truth of the people of South Carolii and this Genera] Assembly thereof, before the world. Mr. LEITNER moved*to lay thc amendment of Mr. Campbell on t table, and the question being put, will the House agree thereto ? it pass hi the affirmative. Yea.-, fl* ; nays. :??. Those who voted in the affirm..liv.- are. Messrs. D. Wyatt Aik?.n. Alston. Anderson. Backman, B-dl, Hart Butler, Cannon,'Carlisle, ( lyburue. Coker, Culbreath, Dawkins. DePa Dozier, Duncan, Easley, Elliott. Fair, Flowers, Gaillard, Garlingb Gilbert, Goodwyn, Graham. Hagood, Hammett, Hanckel, Haves. Houf Jones, Keitt, Landrum. Kee. Leitner, Lewie. Lipsev, Abu-tin. Melche T. i'. Mikell, Milling, Moore, Mullins, Mulvaney, Norton, Perry. Prcssh Price, Rawlinson, Head. Russell. Se.dr. Sessions, Simonton, Sprin B. Stokes, Talbert. Todd. Tr..t. Walker, A. S. Wallace. Wm. Waihi Walsh, Wannamaker, Warley. Weatherly. Woodruff. Wright. Those who voted in the negative are, Hon. A. P. ALDRICH, Speaker; and Mes vs. Janu s ti. Aiken. Hark Benbow, Black, Campbell, Copeland, CovL >n. DuPre, Elkiu, Farm Gavin, Haskell, Hearst, Hntson, MeKewn, \.. E. Mikell, Milligan, IVt F. D. Richardson, J. P. Richardson, .}. J. Ryan. T. P. Ryan. Sall. Shaw. Sheridan. Siegling, Sparkman, Stackhouse, Wm. Stokes, Sub Talley, Tow, Thomson, Youmans. S?, tlie amendment was ordered to be laid <>n the table. Mr. A. S. WALLACE moved to refer tho resolutions to tho Committee on Federal Relations. Mr. MULLINS moved to lay the motion on tho table, and tho qnestioi being put, will tho House agree thereto? it passed in tho affirmative. Yeas, ?d ; nays, -10. .Those who voted ia ibu ?ffirinativo are, Messrs. Alston, Anderson, Barton, Butler, Campbell, Cannon, Carlisle Clyburne, Dawkins, DePass, Duncan. Easier, Elliott, Fair, Gaillard, Gar lington, Gilbert, Goodwyn, Graham, Hammett, Hauckel, Haskell, Haves Hough, Lee, Leitner, Lipsey, Melchers, T. P. Mikell. AV. E. Mikell, Mil ligan, Milling, Moore, Mullins, Mulvaney, Norton, Perry, Petty, Pressley Price, Rawlinson, J. P. Richardson, Russell, Scott. Sessions. Simonton Springs, Stackhousc, B. Stokes, Thomson. "Walker, Walsh, Wannarnaker Weatherly Woodruff, Wright. Those who voted in the negative are, Hon. A. P. Arnum H, Speaker : and Messrs. James R. Aiken, I). Wyat Aiken, Bachman, Ball, Barker, Benbow, Black, Coker, Copeland, (.'ovino ton, Culbreath, Do/.ier, DnPre, Elkin, Farmer, Flowers, (lavin, Hagood Hearst. Hutson, Jones, Keitt, Bandrum, Martin, McKewn. Read, F. 3) Richardson, .T. J. Ryan, T. P. Ryan, Sallcy, Shaw, Sheridan. Sicgling Sparkman, Wm. Stokes, Suber, Talbert, Talley, Tew, Todd, Trescot, A S. Wallace, Wm. Wallace, Warley, Yonmans. So the motion was ordered to be laid on the table. Tho amendment proposed by Mr. Mullins was then agreed to, and th question being put, will the House concur in the resolutions as amended it passed in the affirmative. Yeas, 74 ; nays. 21. Those who voted in the affirmative ure, Messrs. Alston. Anderson, Barker, Barton, Black, Campbell, Cannon Carlisle, Coker, Copeland, Covington, Culbreath, Dawkins. DePass DuPre, Duncan, Easier. Elkin, Elliott, Fuir. Farmer, Flowers. Gaillard Garlington, Gil oort, Goodwyn. Graham, Hagood, Hammett, Hanckel Haskell, Haves Hough, Jones, Keitt, Bandrum, Lee. Leitner. Lewie Lipsey, Melchers, T. P. Mikell, Milligan, Milling. Moore. Mullins, Mul vaney, Norton. Perry, Potty, Pri?e. Rawlinson, J. P. Richardson, Russell J. J. Ryan. Sallcy, Sessions, Shaw, Siegling. Simonton, Springs, Stack house. Suber, Talley, Tew. Thomson. Trescot. Waiko:-, A. S. Wallace Walsh, Warley, Weatherly. Woodruff, Wright. Those- who veted in the negative are, Hon. A. P. ALDRICH, Speaker; and Messrs. James B. Aileen. D. Wyat Aiken. Bachman, Ball, Benbow, Butler, Clyburne, Dozier. Hearst. Hui son, Martin, McKewn. W. E. Mikell, Pressley, Road. F. D. Richardson T. i\ Byan. Scott, Sheridan, Sparkman, B. Stokes. Wm. Stokes, Talbert Todd, Wm. Wallace, Wannarnaker, Yonmans. So tho resolution, a? amended, was agreed to. and was ordered to b sent to the Senate for concurrence. Mr. BARKER introduced the following resolutions ; which were rcferre< ' to the Committee on the Military: Whereas, Delays may occur in the organization <>f Volunteer Polie Companies, under tin- recent Proclamation of Governor Perry, and nut said companies shall be ready for service, soma force is ueoded for imar. diate protection of tho people : I Re ll Resoired, by this General Assembly, That thu* militia organization c this State, as it existed on the first day of February last, is recognized a still prevailing, until re-organized, and tts liable for duty, under tho follow ing regulations : Resolved, That the senior officers of Militia Regiments are hereb empowered and required to perfect the organization of their command forthwith., by appointment of officers and enrollment of men in the diffei ent Beat Companies, and so far as permitted hythe military authoriti? of the United States, are hereby charged with the police and patrol tint of the country : Provided, That said regimental and company officers < the militia shall not interfere with the action of the people in organizin I volunteer companies for police purposes in each District, but shall stimt late such action by enforcing the Militia and Patrol Laws within thei j territorial jurisdictions, until said volunteer force shall be ready fi j service. Resolved, That his Excellency the Provisional Gov* mor bc requested t 1 procure for the militia companies such arms and ammunition as may 1: needed for immediate use, and until a sufficient volunteer police fore: shall have been organized and armed in each District. Mr. BLACK introduced the following resolutions; which were agreedt< Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, t consider the propriety of closing such old debts of long standing reporte in tia1 Annual Statement of the Comptroller-General, of the debtors an creditors of tho State, as in their opinion, after due investigation, canne bc collected. Resolxed, That the said Committee be authorized to report what balanci of former appropriations remaining undrawn on the 1st October lus sin mid be retired. Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee on Retrenchments,! ascertain and report as to the propriety at this time of reducing th salaries and fees of all State and District officers, as now established b law. and also of the propriety of reducing all other annual expenditure by the State, in accordance with the reduced means of thc Stute. Mr. KEITT introduced the following resolution ; which was agreed to Resolved, That it be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means t impure and report upon the expediency and propriety of imposing a ta upon all monies which may be collected within this Stute, by any procos of law, issuing from any Court whatever, either of this State or the Unite States. Mr. J. R. AIKEN introduced the following resolutions ; which wei agreed to, and were ordered to be sent to thc Senate for concurrence : Resolved, That the sum of three hundred dollars, if so much bo nece; sary, be appropriated for tho immediate transportation to Columbia < the Records of the several State Departments, now deposited in the Cou: House at Chester, said Records being important and necessary in tl transaction of thc business of their respective offices, and for referent: upon calls made by the General Assembly for information during i approaching regular session. Resolved, That the Secretary of State be authorized to superintend tl transportation of the Records referred to, or to employ an Agent undi his direction for that purpose ; the necessary expenses of the Secretary < State, or said Agent, to be paid out of the appropriation above mentionet Resolved, That the Bank of the State be requested <<> advance td aforesaid appropriation of three hundred dollars upon the drafts of tl Secretary of State, who shall account to the Legislature for Lis expend tures under these resolutions. Resolution for the payment of three-fourths of the salaries of tl Clerks of the Senate and House, for this called session, which was agrt i to. and was ordered to be sent to the Senate for concurrence. Mr. SIMONTON gave notice that he will, on some day subsequent, as leave to introduce A Bill to incorporate the South Carolina Land and [inmigration Con pany. Mr. BARKER gave notice that, to-morrow, <>r on some subsequent da; he will ask leave to introduce A Bill to amend the charter of the Charleston ( las-light < iompany. Mr. MULLINS introduced the following resolutions ; which were agrt < to : Resolv? ! Thal the Commanding General be respectfully requested I permit the old ( 'ollege Chapel to br- prepared for the meeting of this Hom at the regular session. Resolved, Thai if such permission be granted, the Keeper of the Stat House, under the direction of the Clerk of this House, do make ti nee.-ssary arrangements. Mr. GILBERT introduced the following resolution ; which was agret to. and was ordered to ho sent to the Senate for eonctlTTCnce: Resolved, That Hon. W. ll. Trescot, Agent of the State of South Can ; Losses In Sonic of Grant's Battles. I Thc New York E-vpressf in an 1 article headed "Materials for Bus I tory."' gives some results of v.-c.T.; I investi {rations at tho War Deuartinoul , j showing, with more accuracy than tho ? i publie have yet ha<l, the numbers o? j killed, wounded anil missing in th? battles of the Union. The depart ! mont is yet making careful inquiries, ito put on record a correct statement , of our losses in all tho battles. The : following is a list of casualties in tho ; campaign of the army of thc Poto I mac from May f>, 18(54, to November ' 1, of thc same year-a little less than j six months: Tn the battle of the Wilderness May 5 to 12-299 officers and 3,019 ' men were killed; 1,01 "2 officers and IS.201 mon wounded; and 177 of? ficers and G,G67 men missing-makin;; ! an aggregate ox 24,410. In the battle of Spotsylvania -May : 12 to 21-114 officers and 2,032 meit i were killed; 288 officers and 7,G97 I men were wounded; and 31 officers and 248 men w-cremissing -aggregate. 18,381. En the bait:?' of North Auna-Mav 21 to 31- 12 iftieers and 132 men I wen- killed; 07 officers and 1,003 men : were wounded; and 3 officers and 32J 1 men were missing-aggregate, 1.007. j lu the battle of Cold Harbor- .lane ; 1 to 10-144 officers and 1,501 men ?wen- killed; 421 officers and 1,6(5] j men were wounded; and ?l officers ; and 2,356 men were missing-acarre gate, 13,153. 1 In the battle of Petersburg-June I io to 20-85 officers and 1.113 ia >n were killed; 301 officers and 019 men I were wounded and missing- aggro i gate. 9,605. . Pattie of Petersburg-June 20 to 30-28 officers and 570 men were killed; P20 officers and 2.347 ne n * were wounded; and lbs officers and ! 2,100 men were missing.aggregate, 1 5,316. Battle of Petersburg-July 30 17 officers and 373 men were killed; bil officers and 1,553 men were wounded: and 91 officers and 1,819 men wer, missing-aggregate, 4.OOS. In the battle of the Trenches- -Au? gust 1 to 18-10 officers and 128 men were killed; 5S officers and 720 men were wounded; and 7 officers ami 4" men were missing-aggregate, SOS. In the battle of Weldon Railroad August 18 to 21-21 officers and 193 men were killed; 100 officers am" 1,055 men were wounded: and 104 officers and:>,(172 men were missing aggregate, 5,543. ' En the battle of Kearns' Station August 25-21 officers and 93 mci were killed; 02 officers and 484 mei were wounded; and 95 officers am 1,648 men were missing-aggregate 2,432. In the battle of Peeble's Farm September 10 to October 1-12 of ricers and 129 men were killed; 51 officers and 738 men were wounded and 56 officers and 1,700 ne n wen missing -aggregate, 2.035. In the "battle of the Trenches August 18 to 30-13 officers au I 27 men were killed: '.tl officers and 1,-ti? men were wounded; and 4 officers am si4 mea were missing-aggregate 2,417. In the battle of Boydton Plan! Road-October 27 to 28-16 officer and 140 men were killed; 65 officer and 981 men were wounded: and officers and 691 men were missing aggregate, 1,902. The totals are 700 officers an 9,700 men killed; 2,70"> officers an 61,163 men wounded; and 775 officei and 23,683 men missing. Totalaggn gate, 88,387. All this in om- campaign of si months! The loss in killed an wounded in this campaign-over 03 OOO-is supposed to be equal to abor one-third of the total force und? Gen. Grant's command when it le: Culpeper, and after reinforcement had bei n sen* Lo it. Tin- Radical Clerk of the late Ns (ional House of Representatives, wh lias announced his determination m to regard the names of the represe] tativc.-. from thc Southern States. In not delighted the Republican part is much as he bad anticipated doinj The leading and most influent] >rgan of the Republicans, the Ne fork Times, far from enconragir McPherson in his proposed violatic >f the law. tells him in very rom erins that it is his duty to record tl lames of thc Southern delegates, ai hat he will most grossly pervert tl ilain duties of his office if be fails lo so. liele.-d. McPherson having fain o win the plaudits of the morer pectable portion of the Norther ?ress, must content himself with tl pprobation of such Jacobin han nils as the Philadelphia Inquirer. \ Rickm md Times.