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^1 ... The Tribute to Judgo Butler. i Th? decease of Judgo Buller was officially ! announced in both liotisesof Congress on Monthe 14th ioet. In tbe Senate, the announcement was msdo by Judge Evans; reuinrke ap> preprints t\? tlio occasion was also, made by Senators Meson, Pugh, Clay and Cameron- j Mr. Evana-stud : Mr. President, when I entered this hall on the first day of tbia session, and looked around for the familiar fac??s of those from whom I Had parted at the '-lose of the last, I was painfully impressed with the uncerntinty of human life, end the vanity of oil human hopes and ex- | pec tat ions, i ?i?. * ? --? *? -???? * ..un^i.ir, ?? IIC1I 1 Jiuri^u ITOIH IDY 1 friend and collegue that in the short space of i two- months he would be numbered with the i d??rdf or ttiirt I, who was ten years older thau I i himself, should stand here to day to announce tbe melnncholv event. i My deceased friend and colleague, the late 1 Andrew P. Butler, was born in Edgefield Die- I tnct, in the State of South Carolina, on the I A 18th day of November 1796. and was, ut the I ' time of his death, on tlio 25th of Muy Inst, in Lie sixty-first year. The cheerfulness of his temper and th? buoyancy of his spirits might have indicated a more youthful age ; but the extreme and premature whiteness of hie loeka might well have passed him an older man. His family caine from Virginia, and settled in South Carolina before the revolution. Few I families h?ve been more disfinctiislieil in tln> l an rift U of tlic State, or Mifferi'il more in tin* ! s ervice of the country. General William But- ; J ler, the father of Judge Butler, served with ; x distinction as a Cuptain in the troops of (lie : I Bute, nnd in tluit bloody conflict and war of! u extermination waged between whig nnd tory 1 towards the close of the revolution, the his- L tory of which, nil its bloody incident*), ha? 1 never been written. He was subsequently a Major General of Millitia. a member of Con- c gre?s from 1801 to 1814. He left n large fam- < ' ily, of which my deceased colleague was the u last survivor. 11 Judge Butler received rudiments of his edu- ' cation in the boat school in the upper part of K his native Stnle, and was graduated at the '' South Carolina College in 1817, with more than ' ardinary distinction. JI? devoted himself to J tlie study of the law, nnd in a very short time '! after he was called to tbe bar ; his reputation 11 for sound legal learning and forensic eloquence was such that his professional busine-s was 11 i- J i ' * j?i?c auu luvmiivi:, nut. ouiy in His circuit, but u he was on several occasions culled to distant 8 districts to argue oases of great interest to the !' parties, and requiring the legal talents of 11 tbe State. 1 When a very young mnn ho was el octet! n 1' member of the State Legislature, where his tal- " nta, his diligence, but, above all, the upright- " nest- of his character, soon irave him a high '' position. Whilst a member of the State Senate " Me was, in 1833, elected a Circuit Judge; and r two years ofterwards, on a change of the sys- 1 tern, he became a Judge of the Court of Ap- s peals, the highest court of j-idicatiiro in the 1 State. In this court 1 sat side by side with ? him for ten ycarr, and until he was eloeted to this honorable hody. It was as a judge 1 know him best, and in that character 1 feel that I can speak with confidence of his merit?. To ? eay of a judge that he wlias incorruptible is . oub vciiiiiMMi |ir?*i3t?. i lie nn-ftlh of nuspicion | 1 ho# never breathed 0:1 the character of a judge !' in my own State, nor elsewhere in this "broad 1 land, bo far as I know. It was in the ndminist tration of the l?? tlmt lie illustrated that love of justice, the highest attribute of n good man. . which t>ppnr?te* the case front the part.ie*, nnd dispenses justicc to nil equally. friend or to foe. A without favor or partiality. Mnnv of his legal s< opinions-will he road with instruction in nil times- to corao, and show very conclusively . that his professional Acquirements were of no ordinary cn'olactpr. ' In 1846 he took his Feat in the Senate of the . United States, an<l hijseinee been twice re-elect- J' ?d without opposition. In politics he belonged | to the old republican or Stnte-riiihte party, nnd p' was what litis been called a Ft riot, conrtitution- sl ist. He was loyal to the constitution ill all its l" express grant* of power, nnii what was neces- ' ary to their execution hut. he resisted that. e latitude of conr-titntion which he feared wold, ^ irvthe end, make this a government, of nuiimfted instead of limited powers. During all the a time he was a member of this Senate he oeted P a conspicuous part in all its deliberation.*. For c' Urge parL of it he was the head of the ju- J* dieiarv Committee, in all respects, perhaps, the most important of your Committees, except P that of Finance. In the discharge of this iinportant duty he bore himself with great dignity [. and uprightness. In the decision of those exciting questions which grow out of contested elections, where party feelings nre so apt. to ft mislead honi?6l minds, I think I may say that the love of right, because it was right., was the pillar of light by which he was guided. The n triumph of party was of no consideration with a him, where truth and the constitution were on J' At.. 2-1- ? kuc utucr 5iue, Those willi whom he lived in socinl inter- , course best understood the excellence of his character. It was there that the kindness of " his feelings. the benevolence of his heart, ? and the hilarity of his temper, shone out in all their beauty. 1-1 As a parliamentary speaker, his style was 1* plain, logical and unadorned ; his manner tern- " pernte, earnest, showing the deep convictions ? of hia understanding, and occasionally, when 1 excited, rose to a high order of eloquence. Ab a scholar, his attainments were respecta ' ble; as much eo as was compatible with a life ' pent in the laborious duties of an attorney, judge, and statesman, intelt, sir, was An- 1,1 drew P. Butler. Surely the loss of such a nmn a is a public lo^e. When the news of his death 1' went abroad, there w?s one universal wail from the centre to the utmost border of hid State: '' and I have reason to- believe that the feeling of regret was not less intense throughout the 1 broad expanse of the United States. ? I submitted tllfl fi.lliiurin.* - v * . . Resolved unanimously, Thai the members of 41 the Senate, from o sincere desire of showing ' every murk of respect due to the memo- 1 ry of lion. Andrew 1\ Butler, deceasi-d, ? late a Senator from the State of South Caroli- 11 na, 'will go jnio mourning by wearing crnpe od ? the left arm for thirty days. Resolved unanimously, That, as an additional 0 mark of respect for the memory ot Hon. An- c drew P. Butler, the Senate now adjourn. " Ordered, That the Secretary communicate ^ these resolutions to the House of llepreseuta- x tivea 1 We make the following extract from the | teaching tribute of Mr. Mason : s In forensic warfare, whether as friend or foe, c all will bear witness alike to the true nobility t of his nature. Bold, ardent, daring, and at ( times almost merciless when he joined in bat- t tie, yet there was no venom in any 6haft that I pend from his bow ; and when the light was i done, his ready hand was equally extended, on i 'whichsoever side victory might declare itself, i lie was an efficient debater; more prone to, j and perhnpa more skilled iu, attack than defense. The rich and fertile resources of a well-stored mind proved be was habitually a student, and j their skillful and sagacious use eviaced that solhing rusted in his iotelleotuul armory, but, : l?y thought and meditatiou, was kept polished ?od on. edge. Indeed, with him, the faculties of observa- f tion and meditation ' ...v. w "-Kf'J VViU" bioed than it has beeu my bounties,, bad added ' that great creative power which is the uner- * ) ring mark, as it is the first instinct, of genius. ' His mind, in debate, seemed almost to o ?-flow 1 in the rapidity of its suggestions; ana yet there was realized in him that rare faculty of < > axeelleoce which the ancient* ascribe to the < Grecian painter, Timanthee, of whom it was | Mid: "JnUUigilwrpint uttiper, quompingitur." i A* ft Senator, you will bear witness that, 1 whatever differences arose amongst us in the , rivalries and contentions of political life, what* < ever part be bore in tbem was always distinguished by candor, loyalty, and good faith, jo tbt organization of ibis body. Ire held for UISUJ ^ cm o, MIIU UUMI u??m CIUICU loreYCr IQQ tenus of this world, the chair of that commit* Me which eUndeae the )hw adviaer ?f the Benate,-.ibat ll*e duties of which are frequently ? Mmplicated with political quebtions. involving | the tucu?aor dvfrai of political parties Who | can forget how <.onti<Jentiy mid fice.y a minority w >.e ready to vmumit all auoh ?^uestiooa^io that ceeuoiUMv and how well that .?ttekec#4rw JiuUflfd bj iu able, nprifht, K: ",'?- *? s- . ' and impartial decision} The rcales were lield tven. by a firm and retoluto hand, however bi t tern ea*, prejudice, or diitruat might aeek to diaturb the bnlnnce. In the House of Representativea, the announcement was mado by Mr. Bo3-ce, from whose eloquent eulogiuru, we append the following extract: Judge Butler's intellectual gifts vrere remarkable Hi* mind was strong, fertile, accute, quick, and euggestiv<<?lie did not arrive at hm conclusions by flow impetuosity. His Jiscourso were not regular chains of ratiocination ; his mind was too ardent for this alow process. Ho carne at once to his strong points, aud stated them in graphic language, lie did not pursue his subject by tho dim twilight of i cold logic; lie seized il promptly and bore it witli htin, illuminating the flight of bis genius with perpetual flushes. In him rnina and body were ia more remark?ble accord than any orator to whom I >nve ever listened. You could almost hear the jeulings of Iii9 heart in tones ol his voice, lie ind all the attributes of the orator?inind, ody. 8.ml, all gave their a^surauce and their lid. Ills eloquence was nut the eloquence of lit; it was the eloqiieuce of nature. Nothing :ould be more simple than liia style of speaking. I was nature?pure nature?sublimated, inleed, by " poetic temperament, and chasted by lie study ol the great masters. A strong mind, uuigiiiatioii ail compact, words that burn, a loblc heart, a commanding person, a bold and irev spirit. ali wreaking themselves noon ex Mission, were tlie secrets of his power. Beides this occult spell ami mystery of eloqucneo, udge Buller also had, in aremarkable degree, vlfat t'icero so iiiueli commends?boni srnaloris irudcntia?the prudence of u good Senator ; lid herein consisted a striking und distinctive rait in lus intellectual organization?in his einoions all impulse?iu his actions he was all rudence. But in his moral attributes ho towored still uore proudly eminent, lie- was a man of an ,\q isite sei.so of honor, itis soul was full of ititlientic fire, lie was just, generous, kind .nd forgiving. [Jo contemplated human life roni the stand-point of un elevated moral randeur. lie was the material out of which icroes are made; and if fate had so willed it, ike Bayard of ltus-ell, or his hero brother, 'icrco Buller, who fail at the head of the I'alnetto regiment, he would have sublitnelv lied under the most malignant si nr. buch was Andrew Pickens Iiutler; no cornno nplace mu.fi. dwarfed by materialism, but . real man. 11 is muji-stie form, his tiolilc head ilvered o'er with the frosts of age, rise even iow before ine, und 1 think of a Roman senator n the best days of the grout republic, when 'yrrhus and ihe unwonted elephant were des used. 1 never went into the Senate chamber nd looked upon that august body, in the midst t which, near his approved friend, the Senator i'oiii Virginia, bat this remarkable man, but. 'ben i lelt proud to see iny State so worthily ^presented, Hut be is no more ; be sleeps iu lie bosom of bis native State, which ho loved o well; the sober pine foresl6 of the land of lie sun unheeded sigh their unceasing requium vor h iE grave. ?o- -o Tbe Bank Act. In consrquenee of tbe jrrent anxiety cays the 'imps, ns to (lie net ion of the General Assembly j relation to the banks, we have taken especial ains to prevent at. the earliest moment the ill as it has passed the two Houses: An Act for (tie Suspennion of Certain Secions of Certain Act*, and for other purposes. 1. He it enacted by the Senate and llonse of ifprcscntativcs vow met and sitting in General Issembly. That the operation of tbe second . ction of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide gainst the suspension of specie payments by to banks of this State," ratified on the ISth a v of December, IS 10, be and the same is herey suspended uuiil tbe ltt day of January, tj?)9. on the express condition that no exe1-'lion issued upon judgments already obtained or ercafter to be obtained by nnv of the non|.pcie-pnying banks, sball be enforced until jcu uuiiit ruiiii rcBiiim; tju'L-ie paymenis : j'ro id'd, nevertheless. That each debtor against rhom the bnnk* obtained judgment And issued xecution thereon shall pay to the banks to rhoin they may be so indebted interest upon lie whole amount of the judgment, recovered tthe expiration of every sixty days, from the assage of this Act, at the rate of seven per ent. per annum ; and any debtor neglecting r refuKinj; so to do shall be deprived of the cnefits of this Act: Provided, That if the ropert.y of the debtor be sold under an exeeuion or executions of other creditors, the exeeuion of the bank shall he entitled to the same en and payment as now provided by law. 2. That the operation of the 5tl? section of n Act. entitled "An Act to regulate the Plan ers and Mechanic's Hank of South Carolina, lie Union Batik of .South Carolina, the Cotnicrcial Bnnk of Columbia, South Carolina, ltd to incorporate the Kxchange Hank of Conubia, the Partners' and Exchange B-ink, and iie Peoples Bank of^Tharleston, the Bank of iewberry, the Bnnk of Chester, the Bank of umterville, the Planters' Bunk of Fairfield, tid the Western Bunk of South Carolina, at tiderson," ratified on the ltitli day of I>ecen? vi | ?*? Wi(?UQl? llUU BUL'llOriS OI ACLH e-cnacting the said suction, and applying the rot if ions thereof to all or any of the bunks f this State, incorporated since the aforesaid ,ct, be and the some nre hereby suspended unit the first day of January, 1859, 3. That from and after 1st day of Januarj', i. D. if the bank notes issued by any ank, and in circulation or out of possession of lie brink, shall at any timo exceed, for more liau thirty successive da\s, three time* the mount < ) gold and silver coin and bullion in osfeiSion of the bank us its own property, and iitsbiiiikinghoii.se, such bank shall forfeit ive hundred dollars for each and successive ay, during which stich excess uha.ll continue, i> be recovered by action of debt at the suit f the State; and in order that such excess, i hen it exists, uiay be apparent, it shall be the uty of the President and Cashier of every a:ik of issue, on Monday of every week, to ransinitto the Comptroller General an .acount. of the amount of bank notes of such bank n circulation, or out of possession of the bank >n each and every day during the week endtig on the next preceding Saturday, and also in account of the amount of gold and silver oin and bullion in the possession of the bunk, is its own property, and at iu own banking louse, on cnt-h and every uny of l',e same | veek ; which account shall be certified by the >ath of the President and Cashier, taken boom and certified by any Magistrate duly ntihorized to administer oaths ; and any person wearing falsely to any such account shall be leemed guilty of perjury, and shall bo subject othe puitiB and penalties thereof; and the Jomptrollor General shall, at least once in ivery oiunili, collect the accounts of the daiy state of their circulation and specie renlered by the several banks ofiuue, in conformty herewith, and publish the same, so collected, n some newspaper, in the following form : Daily state of circulation and tpreie of Hanks of ittue in South Caroliaa, from the day of , to the day of , eighteen hundred a rid S'ame of | Name | Name of Bank j Bank | Bank. .)ateCir'n| Specie | C'n | Specie. | C'n|Specie. And any bank, the officers whereof shall neglect to transmit to the Comptroller General inv such account aa aforesaid, shall forfeit u,a Knn.lfad /Inlla? ? fftf luring which the same shall be neglected, to >e recovered by aotion of debt at the auit of Jie State. 4. It eball be the duty of the Comptroller Seneral, whenever it appears that any bank ar any officer of a bank has incurred any forfeiture imposed and declared by this Act, for i?ny.violation thereof, to cause suit to be brought against auch bank, or officer, by the Attorney General, or the Solicitor of the CirButtin which such bank i* situated, for the reuovery of the same. And in case he shall at any time have cause to suspect that a false or incorrect account has been rendered to bim by sny bank, he shall have authority, and it ahull be hia duly, to make a personal examination of the books of each bank, io order to ascertain the troth ; aod any officer of a bank who shall refuse fo submit the books ofs*id bank to the Comptroller General for vault ex am inntiou shall b? deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be sobject to fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court ?. that from aod alter the said 1st day of January, J860. no bank shall issue or putfinlo circulation any note of a lefs denomination than ten dollar* ; and any bank issuing or putting into circulation any note of a less denomination than ten dollars, shull forfeit one hundred dollars for every note so issued, to be recovered by action of debt, at the euit of the State; which the Comptroller General shall cause to be brought by the proper officer of the State. 6. For the purposes of this Act, the words' "bank note." shall be understood to include all bills, notes, checks, or other obligations of any bank, made payable to bearer on demand or, in any form of words whatsoever written, printed or engraved, so as to bo circulated and used as paper money or currency ; and the words "bank of issue" shall be utid-rstood to include every bank having Inwful uuthority to issue its own bank notes. TIT I? T M UV1>1?\T 1 ^ RTJT x.xjlaj a111/1j1 uil l' lih a * avajmvy is rudlidued every friday morning dy LEE & WILSON. W. A. LEE, Editor. Individuals, like nations, fail in notfiiny whiel they boldly attempt, irhen sustained by virtuous purpose, an''determined resolution.?IIemiv Clay " Willi),y to praise, y< t not afraid to blame." Terms?Two Dollars a Year, in Advance. ABBEVILLE C. H. FRIDAY, - - - - DECEMBER 25, IRoV The Communication of our friend "Agricola,'' i.no k?^.. mmliiiwl om.i c' ..ii p in ...< n..v? We nre indebted to J. K. V'nnce, Esq., for Legislative Documents, for which he will please accept otir thanks. Earthquake in Charleston. Charleston Dec. l'J.?A severe shock of nn Earthquake was experienced here this morning about none o'clock. No damage dune. -rfK - Suspension in Alabama. Montgomery, ,/lla. Doe. IS.?The Legislature of this Stale hns passed an not, legalizing suspension until the loth of November, 1858. Death of an Editor. The Charleston papers, announce the death of John Milton Clapp, for a long time assistant Editor of the Mercury, and for n short period, the Editor of tho Southern Quarterly lievine. He was a writer of ahiiity ; a scholar of fine attainments, and furnished many valuable contribulioue to Southern Literature. Christmas. Til obedience to a time honored custom, and to enable us nil to participate in the festiviiirs of the approaching Christinas, no paper will be issued from this Ollitre next week. In the mean time wc extend to our Patrons, the congratulations of tlie Season, hoping to meet them with a happy New Year's greeting. The Abbeville Academics. "We direct aitcmii.:; to the advertisements of these Institutions in ...lothcr column. Sir. Wh-te is a'ecent graduate of the South Carolina College with tho highest distinctions of his class, and will no douht give a good account of himself, in his now sphere of notion. Mr. Watson has established his character among us as an Instructor, and having associated with him during the next year, Mr. Jaeger, the well known I'rofessor of Music, presents strong claims upon the patronage of the Community. Notice to Subscribers. Upon consultation with our friends of the Abbeville Banner we have come to the followingjundcrstanding: That, after the tirst of/April next, we shall charge for all subscriptions, not paid within six months $2 50, and 00 if not paid within one year. The pressure of the Times has forced upon us the necessity of urging prompt payment upon our l'atrons. The amount due us for subscription, are separately small, but in the aggregate 6well to a lar^e sum, and if not prompt!}* paid, subject us to great incon venicnees. Our payments arc cash; and we must require our friends to ennblo us to meet them. Experience has also impressed us with the propriety of charging for Obituary Notices which exceed a certain length ; and we shall henceforth charge for the excess over oiio square, at the usual advertising rates. The New Sank Act. "We publish in another Column the Bank Act, recently passed by the Legislature. The 1st Section it will be seen suspends under certain conditions, until the 1st of January 1S59, the Act of 1840, imposing it penalty of fi per cent, upon the bills in circulation of the nonapccie paying Banks. The 2d Section enables the Banks to pa)' out the bills' of other Banks, without increasing the penalty imposed by the Act of 1852. The 3d Section provides that after the 1st January 18(>0, the Bank circulation shall be resiricteil to three times the amount ol specie on hnnd : and to secure this propor tion requires weekly reports to the Comptroller. The 4th Section subjects the Books of the Banks to the inspection of thatoflic r The 5th Section prohibits the iss-ie after the 1st January I860, of bills of a less denomination than $10. Much difference of opinion will be entertained with regard to the policy of the inensure; and many regard it as an untimely concession to the spirit of ITI".noDolV. and savoring too much of Legislative inconsistency. We ue!:?V0 it to be ' generally conceded that the majority of the Banks had but few claims upon the indulgence of the Legislature, and that the true question presented to that body was as to the best mode of relieving the community, and that the prcs? A j :<L - a~ <i..i eub AL'i> wud pts^eu w iLiz ? viuw iu umu rtiici. And whether it effects this end ornot.it will at least, deprive the BadIcs of a pretext for withholding a currency and granting their usual accommodations. After all its merely a temporaiy measure which expires by its own limitation. Masonic. 49 At the last Uegular Convocation of Orient Chapter, R. A. M., the following Officers were elected to serve for tbe ensuing Masonic year: x? v t-i p T. B. JoNKrf, King. M. 0. Zeioleh, Scribe. J. P. Black well, Capt. Host P. W. CoNN*a, E. A- Capt. B. Z. Hksdo.v, P. 8. J. W. Cocuran, O. M. 1st Veil. J. B. 15LACK, U. M. Zd veil. J. J. Adams, G. M. 8d Veil. A. F. Townsend, Recorder. Andrew Cobb, Sentinel. Lnrxnoor, Wednesday Aftebnoow, December.?Richardson, Speuee A O. Bay the sales of the day were 8,000 bales, at} to 816d. decline. Consols for money closed at 91$ to V21; for aocount Money market urjehangea. Gen. Havelook is still hemmed in at Lucknow, but Sir Colin Campbell vm marching, to bis reliof. I The Bank of Fraooe has reduced its rates. 1 Mora failures are reported. Bill to establish a Normal School. In tlic debute on the Bill to establish a Normal School, which linn passed tho Semite, Mr. Cam, the Senator from St. Bartholomew's, thus advocated its passage : Mr. I'rraidcnt :?There is one view of this 3iibjuct which ha* not been alluded to by Senators, which to my mind is conclusive. We h.ive established a college for young men?we have set up military schools at Charleston and Columbia for males?wo are spending thou sands and tens of thousands upon railroads, but this is the first proposal which has been made for the education and benefit of females ?of those who aro to be the wives and mo- , titers of our citizens. What more noble, what more important obieet run be nronospd tn tli.? Senate, than to mine the standard of female education f?to make intelligent mothers?to rear up women who may he lit companions for education mid well-informed men f c This bill not only proposes to give to women the advantage:! of liberal education, but to train them for aa employment for which they are eminently titled. It. gives them the means of preparing tlienisclues, not only as pupils, but as teacher*, and o|iens to them a tiold of honorable and useful independence. Shaii we daily vote away so many appropriations for the education of on.- sex, and refuse it to the other? Surely not. This bill, for the first time, recognizes the ju-t claims of those whom we are bound to cherish and protect, and if the ndbi.fi i\... in n.<..i ? double the amount named in this bill, I would freely grant. it. I trust the Senate will concur in this view of the matter, ati<l initiate this etlort to advance female education. Tho Lauronsvillo Herald. From the annexe J statement we perceive that the Proprietor of the Lanrensville Herald, offers for sale, his entire interest in that establishment. The Ilrratd is one of our most vain able exchanges, is doing a line business and presents a rare opportunity to'the talented ar.d enterpri sing of making a handsome invest meat: "Having received a business proposition which I think will he to my pecuniary interest to accept, I oll'cr the //#.r<tld for sal*. The paper is doing as profitable a business as any in the upper part ol tin; State, and with proper management, will yield a handsome profit. Persons wishiiur to purchase will please make application to me by the first of January next. If not-sold by that time 1 shall retain possession." 11. M. STOKES. College Trustees. A icillot was IwM on rrnliiy tor the elective I trustees?twenty in number?of the South Carolina College, ntxl result*:"! i?s follows : It. W. Barnwell reeeived 131 votes; W. F. Dusnussure, ltfl ; J. I/.a I'd Middleton, 129; .1. A. Inglie, 128; I.. MumiiiLr, 127 ; <1. 1.. l'etigru. 127 ; Jnnws Fariow, 12(1 ; (?. Sleinniinljci'. 125 : SI. F. Cnrn, 124 ; TliomaR Smith, 123 ; J. H. Means. 121 ; T. N. 1'awkins, 12(1 ; I. II. Adatns, 11S : S. Sle.AIiley, 117 ; J. S. Preston, 112; II. Thnrnwell, 111; F. J. Muses, 108 ; T. C. Perrin, li>2 ; John Iturlmn.m, S3, B. F. 1'crry, 8<> ; 1. S. 1\. Legare, 8t? ; Nineteen were elected, the lust two nutnes being u tie. / Congressional Committees. ^hu new Speaker in the arrangement of the various standing conimiteos of the House linn Assigned tlie f??llowing positions, to the various members of our delegation : Mr. IC"itt is Clinirnian of the Committee on Public Buildings and Public Grounds?a posilinn of milch r<t<vinn KiLiliti' un<l tin liltli. ImI.iw- I Mr. Jioycc is second on tin- Committee of KU'cticiis ; Mr. McQueen i* third on th? (.'om- i mittee on Public Lauds ; Mr. Miles is fourth on J the Committee on Commerce ; Mr. Bonham is j fourth on th?- <_*?>mmitt*.-o on Military Allah's ; i anil this, I belief, is all the representation j South Carolina has on the committees. Mr. | Stephens, of Georgia, is assigned to the important, position of Chairman of the Committee on Territories. ASHLEY. The Bank Penalty. We extract from the Evening Xeicx the following well timed remarks upon the necessity of relieving the suspended Hanks from the penally imposed bj' law. and the evils which n?us,t result from the rcfusnl of the Legislature to passeome measure of relief: Amazement. and consternation pervade our community this mornintr, produced hy the intelligence from Columbia that the Senate had refu-ed to suspend tW penalties against the Hank*. Whateverdill'erenecs of o|>mion may prevail on the subjects of bunk and currency rfform, all parties here concur upon the importance of relieving the Hanks from those penalties. It is not so rnueh the amount which may be exacted from them?they are amply able to pay it, but it is the poliey which the enforcement compels or frives them a pretext to pursue, which will embarrass the trade and currency of the State, and will prolong ami intensify a ruinous pressure. The Bunks will adopt, a course to protect themselves from the penalties?it is their right, and there is no law to prevent. The suspended Hanks, to diminish the assessment on their circulations, will con mine vigorously 10 contract. their issues nrirt draw in their hills. The specie-paying Banks, will cense to pay out tho bills of the suspended, and of course will not issue their own in face of a run for specic. A general contraction of our currency thus crocs on. and every day will diminish the current means to buy the crops, carry on commerce, sustain trade and pay debts. There is no other currency than bank bills on which to rely. Another paniu must ensue another run for a little specie, and a general resort to enforce collections bv law. Can our nierchnnts or any class stand all this ? Can cotton and rice be sold at any, much Ices fair prices ? True, the Itanks mav at much risk to themselves, expand at all hazards for the relief of the community, but can the Legislature demand it of them t And if they do ho expand, will it not he on such exorbitant rates as will compensate thein many fold nt the expense of the whole people for the a* mounts exacted from them by the law, and to the great depression of our products and tradef The question is eagerly asked, what is to hedone f If the Legislature adjourns to-morrow, I as the Senate insists, it appears probable that I nomine; can or will be done by it. Not even I the rules enn oc c::4?anded on the Inst day, so ] that the two houses could not by joint resolution. Wo do not know the posture of oil the propositions before the Senr.te?it may enable the Legislature stil! to do something. The vote in the Sena'e, however, would indicate that that body will entirely refuse the suspension of the penalties. As these will really fall on the people, they must tako the matter in hand. We earnestfv hope and urge t hat the Governor, if the Legislature prematurely adjourns, will re convene it immediately after Christmas. All parties will demand it* the advocates of bank reform as well as the advocates of bank relief. Members will find themselves between the upper and nether millstone. Later from Europe. New York. December 21.?The steamer Adriatic has airived at this port, bringing advices from Liverpool to the Oth inst Sales of cotton for the three days 9,000 bales, of which speculators took 2,000 bales. Prices were easier, but quotations unchanged since the Bailing of the Canada. There has been little inquiry and prices are weak. Breadstuff's have a declining tendency?all qualities having lightly declined. History op thr. South Carolina Coi.lkor.? The editor of the Greenville Patriot writes: "Professor Lahorde i* going to commerce n history of the South Carolina College, and give full sketches of nil its Presidents. The book, will be one of interest, and no one can execute it better than the Doctor, as he is perhaps more familur with the colh-ge and its history than anv one now a liTing." We take pleasure in extending the noti<? iihov* given, and in commending Professor Labokdk'9 undertaking to the assistance and co-operation of all ffieuds of the College. Courier. Gov. Walker made a speech at the St. Nichols eelekrstisa ia New York, on Monday Bight. ' * ? r.\?'ty lit,l. 4 11 ' J?p # * . . ' Legislative Proceedings. The following interesting sketch of the Legis-" lative proceedings!. we extract from the Columbia correspondence of tho Charleston Courier. Coliimiiia, December 14, 1857. Since the "bank debate" has been ended, I hardly expected that we would ln?ve any moro exciting scenes in the House, but 1 was mistaken. When the hill to suppress gambling came up for a second reading, quite a scene occurred. The bill provides that professional gamblers, who wore found guilty of this crime, in additiou to the punishment now provided by law, kIioiiKI rcci'iv.. t liirt v-nine lashes. A motion was uiade by a member to lay the hill on the talilc, which motion failed. Mr.Seymour moved to strike out. the word "professional," and in defence of this motion made u very nble and forcible argument. in which he ruadesoine revelations of men "high in uITjcc" who were guilty of tliis nefarious crime. He wns ably supported by Mr. King, who argued that if we wished to supprc"s? gambling w? should strike at. the very root of it, and punish the private gambler as well as the public gambler ; that there were private scoundrels as well as public scoundrels, who induced voting men to play, and after getting tlicm excited bv wine won their money, lie thought tin- yiWi'rtfc s(.'?nii(lrcl was the wor.-e of the two, and if the one was lashed the other should be also. The House ordered the question on Mr. Seymour's motion to be taken by aves and noes, but before the vote wns taken i... c.i i. .. v..,,. I I... special order was the ' Omnihus bill," (nail wns called.) reported hy the Committee of Ways rirnl Mentis. This hill provides fur tlnj amount owed hv the South Carolina Hail Road, (wlil 'h is if J.OliK.i <H?.) t<i tin; State, ntiil to applV il. to the several Kail Roa<ls in the State who hail memorialized the Legislature for further aiil, ami also made provision for the payment of the assessment niuile hy the Columhia ami Greenville ami Lauren:) Kail Iloa?l Companies upon the Slock owneil l>y the State. Mr. Meunniii^er explained, in a lueiil manner, the objects of the hill, ami showed Very plainly I ha! it was nothing hut sheer justice that tiie State should pay the a-Jses:?merii made hy these companies upon tile State stock. Mr. I'erry nud Mr. McGowiui also stioni?ly uracil the payment of the assessment?the former contending. and very justly, too, I think, that, if the State refused to pay the assessment, it would he nothing short of repudiation. The hill was ordered to the Senate, hy a vote of ?'>l<) .J 1. jhc "iNimiiicr s lull" was tlion taken up. mi I the motion made by Mr. Seymour was rejected by a vote of 71 to '29. The l>ill was then ordered to the Seriate, hy a vote of CIJ to :54. I send a e<?|>y of the remarks maile by Mr. Kiliott on Saturday night last, on his ;i111 < m 1 ineiit. prohibiting the banks from paying more than eight per eeiit. dividends to tlie stockholders, and that the surplus should be paid into the State Treasury. Mr. Kllioit said he was very sinocre when he paid that lie knew verv little on the subject of banking, but the House could not think him presumptuous in giving an additional section to t he bill. The House will bear me witness that almost every i/eutleman who has addressed them on this subject, has in his peroration declared that, he knew but little on the subject, under discussion, and after he had finished his remarks, I believe the House very generally came to the same conclusion. As the representative of one of the r.ural districts, it was not to he expected that either liivself or friends who were similarly situated were to know much upon the subject. We had come here for light and had listened verv attentively to the whole course of the debate, and inst-aif of being edified and enlightened, we had become so obfuscated and befogged, that we were utterly lost in the debate; more thait this ; the very gentle men who had attornj???"?7 to enliirhten us had hceonie s<o bewildered themselves, that they had lost them?ejves, frequently starting at out* point, anil suddenly found themselves arguing oil the opposite side. The debate reminded him very much of a Hibernian relative, who having j?ot verv foirev himself, was seen hunting very dilii;ei:llv in I lie dark * itli n lantern, nnd when enquired of what, he was looking for replied, faith, an iis meself I'm looking for, sure.'' The whole diseussiou resembled very niueli the grand mareli of the army of the King of France, who in all the pride, pomp and circumstance of war, had ma relied up t.i^tho top of ilie hill nnd then marched down again. We had yet accomplished nothing to get out of the for*. I lake it for granted that the intention of tiie net of 1840, was to provide some check tipon the reek I ess ami extravagant course of the banks; it was enacted to punish them if they voluntarily put themselves in a position to deserve the penalty. lint I believe it is competent for the State t.?> use n discretion in the mat ter, anil ns it is claimed I hut I he present disaster did not come upon them from any mismanagement or fraud on their part, hut was the unavoidable consequence of the suspension in New York ; under this view of the subject I could get. any security for the future. With this view I have offered the additional section now before the House. It is true that I voted with the minority, last evening, when this subject, was under discussion, but that vote (fid not indicate 1113* culm judgment upon the measure*. S I voted under the impress of ? feeling of indignation. 1 thong-tl perceived too much batik influence exercised upon the floor of the House, and I In-cran to feel apprehensive for the liberties of the people. I feared the execution of too much bank influence over this body ; under this feeling I went over, mid enlisted under tlie banner of my friend of the Military Committee, and. with him, did not care if rnin did come. Rut upon reflection, in my cooler moment?, determined me to tote to-day as I intended to have done in the nvst instance. 1 have faithfully voted with the majority under the impression that they will give me the n'wintee which I a<k. With this guarantee I can ?o to my constituents and tell them that while I voted to relieve the banks, I at the same time secured them for the future. I hope the amendment will pass. -c o The New Hall of Representatives. The National Jntelligcnccr reports : "We are tlnd to learn that the trial of the new Representatives' Ilall on Sunday last?so fur ns the speaking of the clergyman afforded a f/.ol ,..?a I.;..I.If f..? J vv .V0 uyup^avivu ?' hearing, every word of the preacher being distinctly audible in all ports o/(lie vast^oom. It is very creditable to the professional character of the architect. AS well as very -forLunate for tlio comf?rt (>nd convenience of the ntfj;rC?C!.,,tt* tive boily, that he wa3able to<bpply bo successfullv the science of acoustics to this plan of the Unfl." On Monday in the Uouse of .Representatives? Mr. Warren, of Arkansas, from tho committee appointed to inquire when the new hn.ll of the House of Representatives could be occupied with snfetv, submitted a report setting forth that tho committee inspected the hall very thoroughly on 8 turd ay; that they found the walls sulHcicntlv drv : that the arrAnm>mpntjt for heating and ventilation were satisfactory, ll.ftOO cubic feet of heated fresh air being admitted per minute, while the hall contains only 405,000 cubic feet, and the temperament being under perfect control; that the rooms for clerks, Sergeant-at-Aims?, cloak-room, wash-roorn, die., were ready for occupation ; that the reporters for the House were provided with good seats in front of the Speaker's desk ; that there was nmnla fn.? ' * 1 ivvui ivi buu i icrs ui too ptiuj iu press in the gallery in the rear of the Speaker's ilerk, and that that gallery, together with the rootn behind it, should be set apart for their use ; that^ by means of telegraph wires leading from this room, speeches might be set up in New York fifteen minutes after their delivery in the House ; that the acoustic qualities of the room were perfect, ordinary speech being audible in all parts," and very little reverberation being perceptible. The report concludes with the following resolution: Rc?oIm(L That when this House adjourn to morrow, it will adjourn to meet in the new Hell of the Representatives, in the 8oath wing of the Cnpiiol. on Wednesday afterno >n. Mr. Davidson, of Louisiana, objected to ' the resolution ; that tha Clerk's office and piapera could not be properly moved in less than three weeks, and even then these valuable documents would bare to be deposited id temporary oases aud boxes, aa the designs for the castings for (ha iron safes, which were to oonUin the Clark's papers, had not yet ; bean mads, lie thought these valuable papers ought not to be jeoparded hv a hasfy removal. - > Uftjfi . H ?.?? 'L'. y 'TO'idH VSAJ 'Zf^ Mr. Warren thought that, it waj time for members to consult their own convenience. The clerks were comfortable m their presont quarter?, and so long as tho House deferred action they would postpone removal to the apartments provided for them. Tho committee had tested the new hall in reference to all its qualities, and were satisfied in every respect. The most remote scat there was preferable to the most eligible one in this hall, where no one could make himself distinctly heard and understood. Tho Superintendent had assured the committee th.it the House should not be annoyed by the sound of axe or hammer, but. Ii? would employ his workmen on that part of t he buildihi; only while the House was not in hcssi'in. lie moved the previous question on tho adoption of the resolution. The call for the previous question was sustained, and the resolution was agreed to by a yea aim nay vole?yeas 14'J nays 01. Mr. Warren then moved a reconsideration, and that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, which was carried. Tho Acta. The following is the list of Acts ratified yesterday : ACTS ORIGINATING IN T1IK SlINATE. 1. An Aet to provide for the further maintenance of the peace of this Slate in relation to ti-.c due l ng. 2. An Act to provide for the establishment of a Normal School in this State. 3. An Act to provide for the administration of derelict estates. 1. An Actio increase the amount of (he ofiicial bond "f the Tax Collector of Lexington. 0. An Act'to declare the tenure of lota on Sullivan's Inland. (>. An Act to increase the number of the Commissioners of l-'rcc Schools for Lexington District. 7. An Aet to extend the powers of the Commissioners of Free Schools of the Parishes of St. Philip ami SI. Michael. 8. An Actio amend ihe law in relation to grunts for Catawba Indian lands. 11. Alt Art. to establish tin- boundary line be. twci'ii the District* of Sumter and Clarendon. 10. An Act to ai)'or<) aid in completing the Spartanburg and Union Railroad. 11. An Act to amend the law in relation to trading with slaves. 1*2. An Act to authorize the United State* to purchase a sufficient quantity of land in the city of Columbia, for the erection of a Post of lice ami n Court House. IS. An Act to uiiieml nil Act to establish a Uitle Itaitaiiuu in the l'arishes of St. Philip and S.t Michael. 11. An Act to increase the penalty for actting tiie to the woods. 15. An Act to protect the owners of ueat cattle. 16. An Act. to incorporate Trustees of the Reidville High Schools. 17. An Act. to incorporate the Pal metto Savings Institution in the city of Chariest on. is diii i'? mnenn me i."list it lit ion ol the Stale so that the election district of Clnrctnotit shall heraftcr be known and designated by tlx: name of Sumter, aiul ho ihat the election district of Liberty shall lien-after lie known and detignuted by "the name of Marion. alts oldn atinl! in hie iioi'se. 1. All Act- to establish certain road?, bridges and ferries, and to renew certain charters heretofore granted. Si. An Act to incorporate certain societies, as-ociation.s and companies, and to amend the charters of other*. y. An Act to incorporate the Edisto Lumber ami Timber Pond Company, I. An Act for the suspension of certain sections of certain Acts, and lor other purposes. 5. Ah Act to iitlttiori/i; I lift issue of bonds or ?toek for llic purpose of continuing the constiuclioii of the New State House. li. An Actio |> 11 tiisli willful neglect or mis conduct by railroad conductors and engineers7. An Act to make malicious trespasses indictable. rt. An Act to incorporate the South Carolina Copper Cunpimy. 'J. An Act for the relief of prosecutors anil witnesses in crirniiiul eases not capital. In. An Act to aincnil an Act, entitled "An Act to alter the law in relation to the action of trover and for other purpose*. 11. An Act to proviile for the sale of certain lauds belonging to the State. 12. An Act to incorporate the Columbia lee Company. 1:5. An Act. to renew and amend the charter of the town of Harnwell. 11. An Aet to incorporate the Clierow nnd Co:i!s Field Railroad Company in South Carlina. 16. An Act to incorporate certain religious ami charitable societies, and societies for theadvancement of education , und to renew nnd uiiiend the charters of others heretofore incorporated. lti. An Aet to incorporate certain towns and villages and to renew ami and amend certain charters heretofore granted. 17. An Act to renew ami amend tlie charter of Cokesbury School, at Cokcsbury, in Ab bcvillc District. 18. An Act lo incorporate the Relief Loan Association-of Charleston. 10. An Act to incorporate the Santeo and Sampit Canal Company. 2U. An Act to regulate appeals in cases a rising under the ordinances of the City Council of Charleston. 21. An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act for the remuneration of Peter, of George I'miici) and of Scott." 22. An Act to authorize the appointment of an additional magistrate for Pickcna District, to reside at Tunnel llill. 23. An Act to incorporate Pickens Court House Church. 24. An Act to charter the Port lloyal Kailroad Company. 25. An Act to alter and amend the lnw in relat ion to the qualification of Jurors. 26. An Act to incorporate the Cashier's Valley Turnpike Company. 27. An Act to incorporate the Sassafras Gap Turnpike Company. 28. An Act lo amend the charter of the town of Sununerville. 29. An Act to ineorpornto the "Independent Gaa Company of Columbia.1' 30. An Act to incorporate the village of Greenwood. 31. An Act to vent in tho City Council of Charleston tho fee simple of the Guard House lot. 32. An Act to exempt managers of election from the p?rformance of ordinary militia duty. 33. An Act to repeal nn Act, entitled An Act to incrent?J t',e amount of property exempt from levy and sale/' ratified the smeeulli 'J2J of December, in the 3'eur of our Lord one thou sand eight hundred and fifty-one. 34. An Act to incorporate tho Protestant Episcopal Church Building Society of South Carolina. 85. An Aci t6 exempt the Beaufort Beat Company from Regimeutal and Battalion Reviews. 36. An Act to vest the title of the State in certain escheated property in sundry persons j therein mentioned. 37. An Act to deolnre and establish the mili- i tary divisions of Sumter and Clarendon Dig- i tricts. i 88. An Act to raise supplies for the year commencing in October, one thousand eight hun- i drml miH fiftV-80veu. j 87. An Act to make appropriation# for the year commencing in October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven. Tdb Soutjikes CmzBN.-TiMr. John Mitchel's paper, the Southern Citizen, is doing yeoman service in the Southern cause. We admire the manner in which he flagellates the New York Tribune. It is done with a coolness and selfpossession that made every blow tell, nnd must convince the culprit that he is in the hands of a master, who whips him not from passion or caprice, but that justice may be done, lie exposes with such skill, completeness, and admi. racle good humor the cant and hypocrisy of this black philanthropist, that Greeley's smiles must mingle with bis Mare an his superior now excoriates his epidermis with his keen sarcasm, and then pokos him in the ribs with bis inimitable drollery. \V e are sorry that John Mitchel'a light is hia unde?.tbe bushel of a provincial newspaper. All these gems of wit and lagio might almost m.well be in tne miaaie ot a mine in a Tennease mountain a* Mattered over the 1 column* of a weekly newspaper in the respect* < able, but small' and out of-the-way town of i Knoxvills.-r-Jlf^Amomf DttfUh. , Merit and its Patrons. IIow very common the would be patron?, Mccscnascs of individuals, who have to thank 110 one for their success but their solfroliunc#, their iron will, their indomitable perseverance, their or<ler, economy, sobriety, their devotion to their pursuit?, and their independent uncompromising ppirit. Still such persons, when HUcccB.-fiil arc Mire to huvo half a dozen intb mutes who nil claim the glory of having (irst discovered the hidden talent and merit of their protege who now is for every body a prodigy of learning, or science, or art. They had foreseen trial h<s would become distinguished. That, were all sure of that, and claim for themselves for having helped into the world this personage of learning. 1 have known a few such patrons in the course of my life. I'll11u<lel|iliia. lias ninny such uoiil<l be Modernises ; but we see it illustrated to the life in ibe ease of MndiniioiseMe Snint-Urbain, now a distinguished singer at tin; Italian opera at Paris", ller success is remarkable, nnd In; lias pro* duecd quite a sons itiou among .1 people accustomed to extraordinary emotions produced by great artists. Willi audi talents she could not fail to have professors who ail claimed the merit of having initialed her into the delightful musical art, the mysteries of trills, and the arena of vo* eali/.ntion. A dozen musical professors have had their cards printed with the title of profix.ror, or Uorhcr, of Madaiaoi-ellc Sa i t; t- Urbain. lint at last one of them out witted them all ; and lie caused to be engraved on his' card, "Sole Professor of Madumoiselle Saint uroniu. ho lusty ea>ily imagine that had she failed in Ikt d'hut, nt the opera, nobody would have Known her; every body would have turned bis back on her. This is Pari*, us well us Ami rieii. People are very apt to worship the rising sun ; but have no eves to see in some of their neighbors the rising merit, because obscured, may bo, by penury, or adversity. " J. TOG NO. Abbeville, Dee. 10, 18 ">7. Legislative Proceedings. SENATE, Dee. 1'Jt.h. The Special Order, heinu the Dill of the II'iiho of Representatives, relating to the Hanks of thisStat.e, with certain ttmendmonU of tho Senate stricken out, was taken up for con>idera! ion. The Hill, assent h.'iek from the Il<<u-e, consisted o( the original Dill, and the second, third, ninth and eleventh sections of Mr. Mii/.yek's l'.ill. The Hill, ih it. was linal!v passed. ma\ iie found in another eolumn : Mr. Mazvek inoveil t-<> lay the Dill on the tnble, whieh motion was decided by the yeas and iiays ns fallows : Yea-?Messrs. Allen, Marker, Marlon, Due. Garliiigtoii, Cause, C>i.-t, Ilnsell, Mazyk. Townsend, Watson?11. Nays, Don. James Chesnut. Jr.. President. Messrs. Iirownlee, Hull, Cannon, Carn. Dudley. Irhy, Johnson, Kinir. Marshall, MeAliley, MeCaw, Mid lleton. Mellaril, Miller, Mordeeai, Moses, Pal- * met-, Pickens, Porter, Wagner, Westmoreland, Wither.-poon Zimmerman, 21. So the Hill was not laid on the table. Mr. Marshall moved that, n message be sent to the Douse of Representatives. asking leave of that, bodv to amend the Dill by restoring the stricken o\lt bv thu Mouse, to the |ir-<i section. This motion was li.'fiilsil by Vcas 11.1vs ;")!?. n* follows : Yeas?Messrs. Fox, Garlin^ton, Maxell, Marshall, Townsend, Wither^poon. Nays?Hon. .lanios Chesnut, -fr., President, Mc<srs. Allen, Marker, Harton, Brownlee, Bull ( annon, Oarn, Dudley. Clause, IIiihi-II, Irby Johnson, Kins, Ma/.yek, MeAliley. MeCavr Middlelon. Melinnl, Miller, Mordeeni, Mosen, Palmer, Pickens. I'oiter, Wagner, Watson, West rnorehin.l, Zimmerman. Mr. Middh-lon moved thai n message he sent to the Mouse of Represent it ives. asking leRve of that hod v to st rike out. the third section of the Dill, which provides lor the appointment of a commission lo examine into the transactions <1 f the suspended Hanks. Mr. Allen tnovcil to lay this motion on th? table which was decided hy yens6, nays 29. So the motion to lav on the table was lost, and Ml*. Middlelori's motion agreed to. and message sent to the Mouse of Representatives accordingly. A message was received from the House of Representatives, granting leave to the Senate, to amend the liill, by striking out the third sect ion. The question, "shall the Mill pass ? was decided by yeas, 22, nays, 12, as follows : Yeas?Messrs. Urownlco, Hull, Cannon. Cam, Dudley, Masell, Irby, Sohnson, King, MeAli ley, Mc('a\v, Middleton, Mellard. Miller, Mordccai, Moses, Palmer, Pickens, Porter, Wagner, Westmoreland, /.i nnierman. Nays?I Ion. James Chesnut, Jr.. President, MiWii. Allen Barton, Fox. Garlington Game, (Ji-f, Marshall, Muzyck, Townsend, WaUoo, Wilhersponn. Mr. Middleton, from the Committee on Fin a nee ii ii < i Bunk*, naked t lint, the Committed lie discharged from tile further consideration of a Bill to authorize the City Council of Charleston to he represented in the Blue. Ridg? Road Company ; a Wo, of a Bill in relation to piaraiitiiie in the port and harbor of Charleston ; Committee was discharged. Mr. I'alim-r, from the Committee on the part of the Senate, to count the ballots for Trustee* of the S. C. College, reported that one hundred and fifteen ballot* ha 1 been east, of which B. F. l'erry hn<l received C P. relham 5, I. S. K. l.egare 5, G. P. Elliott 3, T. M. Wag* ner 2, A. Mazyek 1, and consequently B. F. l'erry was elected. The following Bills from House of Representatives. were read a third time, passed. title*, changed to Acts and returned to House of Representatives : a Bill to punish wilful neglect and misconduct by Conductors and Kngineera of Railroad:*; n Bill to establish certain rond*t bridges and ferries, and to renew cttartprs of others herot?f,;y? granted ; a Bill to incorporate certain town;" and villager; ?? Bill to incorporate certain charitable and religious societies and societies for the advancement of education, ?fcc.; a Bill to incorporate certain societies, associations and Companies; A Bill to Provide for the sale of cortnin lands belonging to t he Stat.o ; a Bill to alter the law in rotation to action of trover : a Bill to incorporate the Columbia Ice Company ; Bill to incorporate ?!;C I''di?to Timber and Lumber Pond Company ; a Bill to incorpomtC the Relief and Loan Association in tho cit-y of Chftriril?n I a ^ Bill to incorporate the Cheraw and C/baN Fields R. U. Company; a Bill to incorporate the Santec and Sampit Canal Company; a Bill to authorize the issue of bonds or stock for s the purpose of continuing the construction of the New State House. The amondmentof the " Senate had heen strickcn out by the lloueo of Representatives, and on the question of concurring in striking out, it was concurred in, and the originid Bill as it came from House of Replentatives was parsed. A Bill to raise supplies for the year commencing October, 1807. This Bill had heen amended by the Senate, by striking out tha 3th Section and inserting in lieu thereof, the following : "That the Comptroller General ihall direct the, Tax Collectors and Treasurera . to receive the taxes on other dttes of the State, 3nly in notes of the Bank of the State, or of iny specie-paying Bank of this State, or in eoia if the United States." After an Interchange t- * ~ if. _ II-...? ?ll ji messages ooiwedn/juie vwv uuuuw. iu rvmi iion to this amendment, a Committee of Con* erence wns appointed, which agreed to reoom* 'mend the amendment of the Senate, to th% House of Kepreaeutativ'jg for concurrence; and i uuB'ttge was received from the liouMof Repreacntatives. granting leave to the Senate to 10 amend the Bill. Thus amended, it was final* y passed, and returned to the House of Rep* resentatives. Mr. MoAliley. from the Speoial Joint Com* nittec, made a Report on the Annual Report >f the Commissioner and Arohitect of the New Hate House, which was ptaoed in the Qeiieral Orders, and subtequently agreed to. At the Eening Session, Sundry RepffrU and resolutions were sent to tha Senate for eon* . rorrenee, and sundry other* returned, congur>?d in. A. Bill to make appropriations for the yeey . 5' J*. '' i 'fe L'ZZt ??$ !*&***. *?;< ih&t&ue*.