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IhhNATfe. ? M Atonday, <Hm journalTf yesterday Wing been I ? petitions were presented; by mr. Pe . ?eVxSVBStiSi i?lon{ both referred to the committee ?i 4Iom by mr. Dodd, from sundry uitl j?t of Spattanourgh, Cor on alteration In _e rt?w off perjury; retorted to the judiciary contmiitevi by mr. Vcrdler, from Wm. Willie, praying to a charter of a steam Wit, or'tnm Imrti, over A*h'ey Hirer, M?r Charleston} referred tnthe committee ?n roads; by mi\ Hampton, * memorial, from the town c6uik1I of Columbia, praying that the commissioner of said town be eu thorised to leaaa certain lot*; referred to tbe committee on internal improvement; by mr. to tbe committee cm rood*. " ' Mr. WJIeon, from the committee on the jodiclary, on the 10th etau?e of the govern* ?rNi message, No. 1, reported a bill to regu> Into SVaaTe of reeleatnte; wbkh wn.rd ? firtw time, and ordered to a second read nance, submitted a report on 4l?e petition ofK. W. and A. a Johnstoni ordered for considers I m tomorrow. On motion of mr. Orimke, it was re solved, that the solicitor* be instructed to prepare a full and accurate index to the act# and resolutions of the present session, and that tho tame be pnbiWhed at the end of! tbe acta and resolutions, by the state prin-, ter. Instead of the table of content*, hereto-1 fore annexed. Mr. (irlflin, from the committee on elalms, submitted report* on the several pi titlonsof Valentine Weathers n'd Swepsom , Cox< and mr. Davis, from the committee on roady, submitted a report on the |?etition from Pendleton, for a road; all referred to the committee on road*. ' Mr. Davht also submitted n report on the petition from Halem, for the discontinuance of a road, recommending the rejection of the petition ; which report was agreed to ; ?whereupon, It was ordered that mr Moore have leave to withdraw said petition. Favorable reports on the several petitions nf Katlun Boon, 0. H. Jones and Wm, I Lofton, were agreed to, and oidcred to be | aent to the house of representatives) and an unfavorable report on the petition of Clay-! ton Striblin*, was considerad and agreed to. A bill toincreaic the |>ower? of the com missioners in equity, wan taUen up for e*e c.ond reading, and referred to the committee, on the judiciary; as was also obiil to repeal Mil nets of the legislature of this state, which authorize merchants, .shopkeepers nud "?hers, to prove their accounts by their 'ft oaths. \ bill to prevent the transportation and I lUhment of slaves covir.ted of insurren i, or an attempt to excite the same, or CHpitsl offencf; was read a second time, 1 ordered to lie sent to the house df re tentatived. V message'wa* received from the hon*e -eprescntativcv iufoimlng tit*t they had I lotted mc'-srs Towuscud, Axson, Legate,, ncs M. S .tilth and Hinions, to j<?iu the | nmittee of the senate. on the petitions of s Kdinto baptist churcli; of the church <>i | teint at Eutaw j and of tb*. H?v. l'cter idlow. Tlic senate then took up a bill to alter c constitution of the state of South Cum in. The snul bill wm re,id a second time, d emended; and the question on agreeing the him wm tnken a* follows : AYRH?H??n< HehiV D?*s' President? cure. Benbow, Black, Clcndlneti, Coivin. Miner, Davis, Do^f1!, UulHftt, Ervin, ?jrg, Glover, Gratum, tiroyson, Gregg, rit.iii, (iriinki-, Hsig, II Hart, uger, J1)n, Jerrnan, Johnston, Jii.iht, ?? HtCk* ?Mfiore, l'surrson, regucs, Pope, ce, Richardson, Sl?.in, Jlmart, ttniiiii, ?e, Vudier, Wilson and With i the kamc wm agreed to by a consutu nat number of the senator*, and ordered be seat to the house of representative* Tho following bill* Were ***<1 a second <na,*od ordered to be sent'to the house representative, viz : v A bill to regulate the utoda-of providing ok* for, ana of rnteringtbcreio state and drfct rcconl/i; a bill concerning appeals ?m the courts of ordinary ; a bill to regu fe the <mlot in which the debts of 'a tee ? tor, or intestato, shall be paid j a bHl to lend flie law as to tho power# of a Judge chambers; a bill to give (lofcndanU'Jn ? action of troiipnss to try title!, a ri^ht ? a second trial. Mr? Wilson, front tbo committee on Uie liciary, submitted a report op Uie 1st and presentments from F^irfiold; ordered bo laid on the table; inr. Wileoyjfej m tho same committee, on tist $0tb Jtse of the governor's message. No. 1. ip.'ciiitg leeeeea of kbds of the Catawba itton, made a report, which was ordered e consideration to-morrow. Mr. Klehardson, from tlie committee on nsions, tnado reports oh tlf several pefi ns of Ji?hn Bu*by, Rtephen Cresch. iarleit Lisenbie, Andrew Kraser, and ?\ in. U. ttrunson ; all ordered tor considn ? ston to-morrow. im motion of Mr. BcqIhiw. it wm order , that l>? have leavo to withdraw thepe <on of t&lwanl Droughton, pri?entea at ist MCK<ion. Mr. WiUori, front the judiciary commit 't, on tho 1st and Hd iiramttmanti from tirfleld, reported a bill to digeet and fe te tlio Iuwh of tliie atatn: which wan id a Ar*t time, ami ordered to a ncond ? tding to-morrow. Re|>or t* of tho comtniaaioner* of free hoola wore preiu-nted, by Mr. J. tt. Dea*, Om Kerahnw. and by Mr. Hart, from 4kis:t jn i Morrad to tho dowmKltv on wTpreefdont auhmitted tho anrtnal re i ?rt of the uuarter iitNater-gOnfral j refer d to tho military committee. Favorable report* on the several peti on* of W. W/Trapier. adm'r. of fcatil tapier, l&tward Collier, Wm. H. Martin, pn'hr of Jbhn Cheney ; Oharten Hug iu?, John May, Jam** ffiftginbottom, t#m. Cain, mid Wm. Cain, exerfutor* of ?anirl Cain, were agreed ?o, and ordered m he aent to the hou*e of representative*. Tin committee on flnanco, on th? ]8th . '.au*o of the governor'* meeaagt, No. I, "it the auhjrct ?>f taxing tho atock of the United fltttnx Bank, iMde a report, reenoi lending that a tax of 7C!\ per cent. >( one per rent, upon the dividend* of all i*.k owned by citiaene of thia ataW, lie ,>aidto the aupport of th? public revenue; wMeh re|>orl tva* agreed to, and ordered to '* aeat to tlio huune tf representative*. An unfav<)r.?li' ? report on the preaent i Sumter, NM*n* term, 1989 \ end Ti an unfcrorabie ifptft ?0 tha polite oft ({<H>rKv Murpby, were considered and A bill concerning verdicts In eWll ao-| (tout, wm put upon a second reeding. Mr. Grimke moved, thai the mum be reoommittcd, with instructions to th? com mittee to bring in a bill to altar tha consti tution conformably to it* provisions. x On ruotioo of rnr. Wilson, the quhUm ooagreeing to that motion, was divided; snd Ming put go the recommitment of ?? bill, was carried in the affirmative. The question then occurring on i inc tlie commKtss, was, on n* " Han Banks*, Bti*k, Qlo NORH?Messra. Connor, JSrvin, IritliSn rTLe The ment. Tha report Sft&H pTh?i,Jr *' A fesolution direoting tin gttfgagdBSL^, hills from the senate: jtLA bill fc> , pnrnt th%>^Miaportatipn and punishment of slaves, convicted of in surrection, or an nttompt to excite the aune, or any capital offisftcn^-a UjJI concer ning appeals from the cottrta of ordinary? a bill to alter the constit?iUorN?ftho state of South Carolina?a hill the mode of providing-books for, and ^enter ing therein state and distriet records; or dered for a second reading on to-morrow. Petitions were presented aaftllowa, via: ?by mr. Ashe, Awn Wm. Wilkie, for tha charter Of a ferry ovdt^ Ashley river, at or near Charleston; referred to the committee on roads?by mr. Craig, from James ?lames and Joseph J. Hancock?by mr. Whifner, from John Parker and Jsmes Brawn; hy mr. M*Kenna, from Francis Adams and John Flemmingsen'r; by mr. J. 0. l^ewis from I sham Davis; severally praying a pen sion; referred to the 6ommittoe on pen sion*; by mr. Pigoknev, from the commis sioner* of the poor in l'harU?totV#9WlltgJ the monies expended and the number** paupers relieved from the first ofHeptem^ lier 193B, to Blst of Augusts 1H29; referred Parker, praying payment of a oertiftcat* of debt due by the state; by mr Bookter; from Wm. Farmer, praying comnensatinn attending c-ourt as a^ ding# of paju;e?t tion of Ja? . MB&mmefk , its our aenatom and reproaentativtw in toop^^Xyljn U.wiHn, f{to ^ aubmitted the tomptrollor s^^^ssshhI tna Ih> printed. I?ur?uant tonoti? o, mr. Whitner introdu* r^d ? Mil, mthominf Utlee to be made to pu rcbaeemof lot* in the villagea of Aoder Sum and Piekona. V 4 T - ? '-*<1 Mr. ?' a Mil to alter the practico of the court of ordinary: Mr. Alitor, a j?iu coitoernln and a bill, requiring tho owl and other w^ter craft na ' tern of thin atatu, to keep* _ _ >r?old under execution fttrtha |? debtor*, p^MM < of debt, to radoein tho Mime on eef ditiotu, lie. Rrud tl?e bill* | An* time, Mid ordered for nneeoud reading on to-morrow. I Mr. TowiiM'nd submitted a resolution, complaining that tlm comma taker Air Charleston dMrict had not complied with tho requiaitiona of the law, wo hr aa I re la tee to 8(. Jniw'ii. t'olletoh, and lUtl ?another be appointed forthwith to taka feel wow; rofrired to a epeetat eommittee. Mr. M.'ntaine, from tlm committee on ??ecou.it*, nrfked and Obtained k?ave to I* ?debarred fhrni tlie farther mnetderation Kf tlm fyxiRt of A. I>. M'Whorter, end recommend that the tame he HMW to the modical committee. Mr. Mathowa, from the eotinmitteeon ii a 4*eeoliiti oh ??duration, made export An relating to private tmata |r?r literary pur poaea in thw atate?-imq/ Mr. A aeon, from the e< made report* on thepotitior gera, clerk dtUnion diatrict; them} John Ceachmajt; loeeph Won* iCIMia ftpartaiiburgh, Frattde K Nr and otnera; R. M, Weat; Wm. Choice, ex'r; ^ Wm. Htewart; John B. Hu Caiau tmlered for eonaideration Hit Benjamin Cain, itx'r; SWjSBBB ,mihr ?uwe, that tefeeerti that hlawlary t the m(k ?*W# tol&deati to :;cr,: Hodm. Herbert, J. Hunter, J. O. Lewi*. J. \T.Xwh, Move, M'GUI, <*dmn, Pooo, PreaalJ, Reeae, Held, I. Smith, G. Walker N AVH-H P. Dnnkin, oaq. upaak.-r nwimi. Alkett, Artie, Axaou, Anhitfk Jll P. W. Albton, B.G. AlUton. Hull. Brtler, Rookter. Black, Barber, Bower*, C?in,| , low,' Doner. Ellio^- Pergrtmm, era, Mathews, Muldruw, M*?onl, M'Don ald. M'Kcnna, M.Conn! M'WIlfi* Mel Pattenum, Palmer, O. 8. Kcc?, fticharri eoft, Schmidt, Kimkina, Starke, K. B. Smith, J. M. Smith/W. Smith, Seahr.*>k, Sheridan, StroMe, JteotL Shaw, Mnglefon, v3n, - **?"' r'* I . The question being decided In the net;.*, tlte. the amendment was AM adopted^ the orlkmfj Npoti.?? above atet^dw^BU^I wd?W?NiPrfim+ot The report of the committee on fimmr.e of tWrjknat*. on the petition r.f mra. Cor nelia Grdllurd,wafc then concurred lHVna$?[ The repor of acnateoni H* 1^P Mhr fletittons i?4Ca 'Th?*e?at* **nt u> t&? h reuce, r?fe*>rt? ofomml the petition* of W. W. gjfflBT w7* Mink. IWro Cheney, Charles Hngrln* Job| l|?)fi Jariies Htgginbnttnm, and the 18 th elMH ?I vmS| , niiu n ???? till jj The ho** concurred in a favorable report of the committee on finance of the senate, mid ordered the aumfetn b? returned. Report* of the committee. on finance of ?enate on the petition<*# the cominUMoner* of the transient poor fhnd for Prince George. Wlnyaw, and on the b^titWi df Captain Ju, Hodgtn*. w^fi lakftm the tnWe. The* brittle cotfridefed rfwd" agtved to ta> vornWk* tci^rt* ffl.thc prtHhin* nf Urn Williams A.Toijajind A lira m Nl>illna||ifl which' wvrfi ordered to for concur rences >Imi( tn Vrpom on the wrc'ond presentment of the grand jury of | Lauretta <liarU;t, fall term, .P 59, in relation Ito the payment of'WhiKMn* In criminal cute*; the Am prescntlncMt 6f the grand ju ry of Laurensdistrict, at March term, 182V, in relation to the payment nfcrnts by plahi tifTft in actions of a??uuft ..ml battery J 6(1 the prtautrttoeAt #f the grind Jury nf Horry district, *t the fa|l ulrm, 1899,1* rt Imlon to the fe** of mnglitrutes} ou th# petition oi John, Olund, and the presentment of tbf grand jury ? f $um|?r (lietrU-t, to Increase the compensation to juror*. . The hfMw bowMtmi and agreed to a rcMiluuon instructinpthr jodk*inry commit tee to inquire into |he expediency o| alio* Ing MrtinWoicn nf special ball totmpmr a?i ? jniy tod rer mine the question of fr>i?d, where lib* shall he alleged sgahiM primm er*, applying for the Insolvent debtors i?n?l prison b Kinds avt, and th<*t they r?|xnt by bUI or otherwise.?A'ljnhraed. HP.WATP., ' ' 1 TH*?fup, IM. I, 1839. , I The journal of )esterday hating heea rend, petitions were presented I l?y mr. Wilson, frnm the atttanfegof M O. Cl-a v, late sheriff of Cbirfesten, praying to fee paid tbc amount due him ny the state | re* ft rred to the committer on thejndirinrv i by mr. Iluwr, froMjl. R. Milh r, and fho, ma* W Condy, pJlylnfc ?id hi publUHtna ? fllge?t of the militia law*, *<?.? reft* r.-d tn the military oomwdtteet by the sume, I mm the com>nistinersof Ire# schools for H*. An ?ertahi II ??>V I n?Pj * r-.y-yj <*"11 " * AiUfaMrM 7 ? *f "<i *?**? * #vwv% w^r^rn "ye'JlV t*? jfcMM |*f *??*i f*> '*$*, VW vV4v v? J-s?*? ->v% ? ? (fc* *+ >-~ a *a; '.i {iiVfc, Ai-iff I. f fiA J. ?i. .I H C" XT, T TUIWnilifllW! i VI II1PWIIIIWI9|I PHpi ' tough r r*tetfe* %o ? t*?/ cftmioku* rMr. VllUMgii ** cm ?y ?tal bail to bwnd>'(W?; mmotiH Mif I IMHBMI tnnttfl him t* withdraw CUHpSpr^fgii^ aod.tho A^amem*. ? -/? l Mr/ of Qlxwibdi Vtce|r i ?Mr. Patteraoo, I inc^nrmtio,^ v>w timrOtth bill lo bwnmvc ine vii^rr of wmtwt which *iu? read aflfritlitoe, arid ordered it wepnd readlMikhttrttr .. .* -' Z Th? llOMMf I . nM^ whfch they h*d?on ? Ihe h?m#e of rcpre*entatiyea tent to ten ? Alt for concurrence, a report on th?p?tlthS) of mru. Cornelia Gulllatdf ordered to be l?kd on the tal^e; imp reports on theeeetral petition* of .Mihtlinm M'CullouRh and A. IVddjTClerred to the milUturv committee; jdsou report on the petition of Grorge U. Williatn* i rcfered to the eonHw^noe otf llmm ii irf , I * I .ummam oo ?n?1 ?U7Wmm w.,pn?wt WIU vwy mr,' until, '*? the petifihn o| J.tme* M. K.uin; all oider etl fot conaideration to-morrouri On. motion of ?r. D.tvi-,, It was rcnolved, that the ".uperiiuciKU-nt of puhflo work* he din-unlito fr1?^ A J - " hi* been rec? on the atwee I??m5w ? I '-,^1 fcvuwW* m.k a. m h thm? of Dr. 9htSf ?n wnfiirornWii i ttOWi* or HKPItB*lwrATIVK* fW*toy, /Mrmfcr I. 1*3*. , J TfW' htHiM mft ftoonrtllnf tf? Jljoum^ D litjop* r<" 2L' Pfffltfi* KT?i\ $ ft ?hy mt it Hjn'^'M'rrirt ?nd ftgteaiis a* fnHrtWii r'*i Uy ] Mfe Jgfi&vS - (I-"' frwvMwIwwiRni pB B. rklt y; iWfffil fehfps: w^i SSF? MM to BMvWa in " ?* committee on pensions. t ' ; NcrA from his excellency ifW governor, was received by hw private wo rotarr, read, and. ordered to, lie on tb? ta ble and bo printed^ except no much thereof, as relate* to an attempt at insurrection in' Mr. rintkney submitted the following revolution, which wan agreed to, via: .' ? Kesolved, that *1 much of,the coventor* meMagd, as ndatea to the lata flm at Cam i?as?ai?t?a"a ?""?ajjiswasi ^^?our?watota>d ??JiJ't to neaoriitto a or huiMing of a ?o ineaftr*. F?r mfcft J'. * je reports/ 'Ttif onriaims J , from the ftwnmltMe on re L made-a report on the premnt La9lWH| which was Ordered to iitled- "? v Tooincr nvt notkf (hat on to-mor tvlUuk Imv? to (tttrwlfw a MH to r ? ?Nation, 4? atrm-tiii* th? judiciary rommUW* to ?n Kirib the trig Aft* o| ?hr act *fr the l*w M purVlcaUr* therein mentiMied pmvil In fgU4*w|?lch to the ?Pr? of* *u nrrvctwlwK (HmhMity upon |h'e watute of ilmk<ttow and to rcpwft thereon by MH?:r V ? J \ >l,'< ' 1 .2 Mr. tyhHoer trout the special ribMiHto? (n wfennt waarrfet-rcd that |??rt of the f ?<? ? cinon meaMge relying to the divhrion r t Pendleton AUt. reported, a M\t ft aire ri he ciHtttltutinn of thi* <tf?te ?* a* to divide Pen Imon into two rlmtinn <K?rk??j Vt id flu btH a Aral tlifce ord?i??l for a kv?ikI rcwl in* on to-morrow. i PtaHnv>t,to m-tke, mr Alton Introduc ed* t? Ml to nntK'irW* ;<nd require ?hr t*x c.o?le?for of ?t. Philip and H?. MMnel t. collect certain t?xe?; rrad the trill i Irst [time, ordered for a ??6ood i'<adH^ on to I [Atorr**. , I : A'Mil to ffrrttldo f.r the dfefelon of he, rompitny ^fo. 7 of the 15th raiment H. C IIBrwo* referred to the military committee I Tbe Wppaker Ink! before tfo.MiMt ih. comptroller t(*n?r?|? rennet in th? rn?w? /<f Ci. J. Hteedm mformr.-,h.rifT..f Ch .1. ? diet. rrfet/ed to committer of way* * d mrrftM tln?ortao(#1ieeomfitituw of #enMe on the petition* of Thhnma D ?? adn| lobu \t Hr .dfor.lj Qc. Ifrnnett Wirt A wcrr mlttce of ?vert referred to i the home.' ? nlmmittr c of wny s ss leere to make hie. ? eert.dntax e*A 4rtdthe M< ?trl iff of Edge on to-mer to the ? Tr^S*.'????* .WOTO w.mtn.R a LOU\mtMK>ner to approvu the mcuhIhm ?? puj#5 office** tor Sumter district *U?1 pnkyed the W&jun to bo returned?ro t|?e tuMo f.'wJt* We tMrthlepi of , William C?ln> W?U w, ar-.Tm-' of the cninmitttt* of pcn ?""? Stephen . Amlhne dim Bu?hy Hem were ordered ., . that on to il hill to a Iter the of common plea* ? . Y> toTSSE'r tkmto on the1 weott ihw; ordered M Jtpt of money to tho flU# and Wan.Jc. * rcto ?ijter limine frntn the epeehl ronm.ittoo * w>* rofermttW comptroller erne *?t1 rotating to Hamfhirirt. ^Kc a >**?"* r^r'ir?V ? Mr. Ri JT.W' AW?10f, (from the upecial ernn>nit(<'0 to whom WM rrforrotl the me mortal rtf the to*n eonneft, of f}?or*othwn and Hip tnbnbiUnta of fi?or?ttowii dfntrlet flopigrtown nroyint <9 be trefothrtnioa mo n?v njtrtriwif* w ?iWy in tho 5ar^ fro. n the commit too on pn?rite#fM*Wt etfettofra maqe report* on pnvile?0n*WI elertioM 1MM report I ' petition* of tb?? Inhabitant* of Apart no bur*?? rM Fabrrodd wtrietn it) Hut Ion ??? ?4*etlona. oHenadforeonaMerntlon tomor row: and from t:^Mm<>rom;niltrf Hnkin^to he tiv-Krt*!' m ot Abbeville, tyfepyillc and Cliertrrll^M for ntMilional ptar*M.f clrclion art'l rrrOflt mon tin ? tfrat Ibe.viid p-titlw4M.be t*?f<-rrrd l-^v. H'Hnwfm,, t>re,? t?r 7, HV\ V- jontnal fi jeMerdny h?*inn !>eon _ f. W?t wibroitted: by Mr ^?n the aevefcal petition* of ' Iftw, Chart** Benton, en<1 | by Me. Hampton, on tbr the town oonoWl and r< ?i.t. ?.i r*Wn;*thc prf*rntment? fWm ?, *??. term. l*ff> | and, on ?* 4 me tfyremocM m**aat?. No. a. a? to the 4bpt< teet*l dite t4 (I?nf? rtn ttrf^etition from firor?*Hmn, w l?dutirtp5 V beet rompehlvti; on linft JWflft fhenterrteld, for an ad (heat ooaapanr ; on tbe report from thr ''ftw of NiwuiMatirw. on the peti ?f A. ftTtfetloufh : and on tbe report