Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-CarolinaThe State, 1861 - South Carolina |
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absence was granted account of Dr Act entitled agreed ALDRICH appointed ask leave Bill to amend BOYLSTON Bridges and Ferries BUIST Castle Pinckney Charleston Commissioners of Free Committee on Claims Committee on Offices consideration to-morrow considered immediately CUNINGHAM day for to-morrow December December 21 District DURYEA Edgefield District election entitled An Act Excellency the Governor FARROW following message following resolution Fort Moultrie Fort Sumter Gentlemen House of Representatives House proceeded House was adjourned introduced the following J. J. WILLIAMS J. P. Richardson JAMES SIMONS Judiciary Legislature Lipscomb Macfarlan McCants Medical Committee message was received Messrs militia o'clock Offices and Officers ordered for consideration P. M. On motion petition of sundry post mortem examination praying presented the petition President referred resolution in relation Resolved Senate for concurrence Senate returned Senate sent session South Carolina SPEAKER announced SPEAKER called Special Order Sullivan's Island Sumter sundry citizens TRENHOLM W. D. PORTER YEADON
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Page 8 - ... president of the senate or speaker of the house of representatives, as the case may be, exercising the powers of governor for the time being, shall immediately cause an election to be held to fill such vacancy, giving by proclamation sixty days...
Page 167 - Jurisdiction was ceded by this State expressly for the purpose of external defense from foreign invasion, and not with any view that they should be turned upon the State. In an ordinary case of mob rebellion, perhaps it might be proper to prepare them for sudden outbreak. But when the people of the State, in sovereign convention assembled, determine to resume their original powers of separate and independent sovereignty, the whole question is changed, and it is no longer an act of rebellion. I, therefore,...
Page 9 - No person shall be eligible to a seat in the Legislature whilst he holds any office of profit or trust under this State, the United States, or either of them, or under any other power — -except officers in the militia, army, or navy of this State, justices of the peace, or justices of the county courts, while they receive no salaries ; nor shall any contractor of the army or navy of this State, the United States, or either...
Page 133 - TRENHOLM, from the Committee of Ways and Means, made a • report, On the report of the President and Directors of the Bank of the State of South Carolina...
Page 167 - I am authentically informed that the forts in Charleston harbor are now being thoroughly prepared to turn, with effect, their guns upon the interior and the city. Jurisdiction was ceded by this State expressly for the purpose of external defense from foreign invasion, and not with any view that they should be turned upon the State.
Page 171 - COLONEL : I have the honor to report that the resumption of work yesterday (Sunday) at various points on Morris Island, and the vigorous prosecution of it this morning, apparently strengthening all the batteries which are under the fire of our guns, shows that they either have just received some news from...
Page 168 - Governor, under a permission similar to that by which the Governor was permitted to keep the arsenal with the United States arms in the city of Charleston, then I think the public mind would be quieted under a feeling of safety; and as the convention is now in full authority, it strikes me that could be done with perfect propriety.
Page 171 - ... causes which have led to this proceeding, it is my duty to exert all the means in my power to avert so dread a catastrophe. " I have therefore deemed it advisable to send to you the Hon. Caleb Cushing, in whose integrity, ability and prudence I have full confidence, to hold communication with you on my behalf, for the purpose of changing or modifying the contemplated action of the State in the manner I have already suggested. " Commending Mr. Cushing to your kind attention, for his own sake as...
Page 15 - YEADON, from the Committee appointed to wait on the Governor, reported that they had performed the duty assigned to them, and that the Governor...