Myers, Nuckles, O'Connell, Pendergrass, Perry, Ramsay, Reedish, Rivers, Saunders, Sellers, Simons, A. L. Singleton, J. P. Singleton, R. M. Smith, Sumpter, Talbert, W. M. Thomas, J. W. Thomas, Thompson, Wallace, Warley, Whipper, White, Wilkes, Wilson and Yocom. Prayer by Rev. W. D. Harris, Chaplain. The Journal of the last day of the last session was read and confirmed. The Clerk of the House was directed to inform the Senate that the House had met, a quorum was present, and was ready to proceed to business. RESOLUTIONS, &c. Mr. WHIPPER moved that a Committee be appointed to wait upon His Excellency the Governor, and ascertain when it will be his pleasure to communicate to the House. Agreed to. The SPEAKER appointed as said Committee, Messrs. Whipper, Lang and R. M. Smith. Mr. C. D. HAYNE moved that all Bills, &c., on the Calendar, be referred to their appropriate Committees. Agreed to. Mr. PERRY gave notice that on to-morrow, or as soon thereafter as practicable, he will ask leave to introduce A Bill to amend the charter of the town of Pendleton. Mr. YOCOM gave notice that on to-morrow, or some subsequent day, he will ask leave to introduce the following named Bills: A Bill to provide for the punishment of embezzlement of public money, and for other purposes; A Bill to prohibit certain officers from being interested in certain contracts; A Bill to prevent certain officers from dealing in certain securities or evidences of indebtedness; A Bill to prevent extortion in office, and enforce official duty. Mr JONES gave notice that on to-morrow, or some subsequent day, he will ask leave to introduce the following: A Bill to protect plantation laborers who are restricted to payment in plantation due-bills; A Bill to alter and amend the charter of the town of Georgetown ; of County officers, and other persons therein mentioned. Mr. BOWLEY introduced the following resolution: Resolved, That a Committee of nine members be elected by the House, to be known as the Committee on Subordinate Officers and Attachees, whose duty it shall be to choose the number of Committee Clerks and Attachees to be employed in the service of the House, and to regulate the pay and audit the accounts of the same; said Committee to appoint a mail carrier for the House, define the duty and regulate the pay of the same; the action of the Committee to be ratified by the House. The Committee shall not be authorized to make any appointment, from time to time, without the consent of the House. Said Committee shall have power, when necessary, to appoint Clerks and other Attachees to attend Special Committees, by the consent of the House: Provided, That no person shall draw pay for more than one office, and that the Clerk of the House shall draw no pay certificate for any such subordinate, unless appointed by the Committee, except the subordinates elected by the House, and the Engrossing Clerks. Mr. L. CAIN moved to strike out the word "nine," and insert the words "one from each County." Adopted. On the adoption of the resolution, as amended, Mr. JAMISON called for the yeas and nays, which were taken, and are as follows: Yeas, 75; nays, 7. Those voting in the affirmative are: Messrs. Adamson, Allen, Barker, Boston, Bowley, Briggs, L. Cain, E. Cain, Corwin, Cousart, Crews, Crittenden, J. Davis, Dennis, Derrick, Elliott, Ellison, Farr, Ferguson, Gaither, Garey, Giles, Goodson, Goggins, J. A. Green, Guffin, Harris, Hart, J. N. Hayne, Henderson, Holmes, Hudson, Humbert, Humphries, Hurley, Jackson, Jamison, Jones, Keith, Kennedy, Lang, Levy, Litchfield, Littlefield, Maddocks, McDaniels, T. D. McDowell, W. J. McDowell, Mead, Miles, Milton, Mobley, Moore, Myers, Nuckles, O'Connell, Pendergrass, Perry, Ramsay, Reedish, Rivers, Saunders, Sellers, A. L. Singleton, J. P. Singleton, Sumpter, Talbert, J. W. Thomas, Thompson, Wallace, Warley, White, Wilkes, Wilson and Yocom.-75. Those voting in the negative are: Messrs. Byas, C. D. Hayne, Lee, Simons, R. M. Smith, W. M. Thomas and Whipper.-7. On motion of Mr. HURLEY, the election of the Committee, under the resolution, was suspended temporarily. Mr. WHIPPER, from the Committee appointed to wait on His Excellency the Governor, reported that they had performed said duty, and the Governor would communicate in writing this day. The SPEAKER laid before the House the following: MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE, No. 1. IN THE SENATE, COLUMBIA, S. C., November 28, 1871. Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: The Senate respectfully informs your honorable body that the Senate has met, a quorum is present, and is ready to proceed to business. By order of the Senate. (Signed) A. J. RANSIER, President. The following members obtained leave of absence Mr. Hunter, for five days; Mr. Hagood, for five days. The Sergeant-at-Arms announced a Message from His Excellency the Governor. The SPEAKER laid before the House the following: MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR, No. 1. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, November 28, 1871. Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives: You have assembled for the fourth time 'since the establishment of a system of free government in South Carolina. Pursuant to the Constitution, it is the duty of the Governor to "give to the General Assembly information of the condition of the State, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary or expedient" The present financial condition of the State especially demands a rigid and unshrinking compliance with this constitutional requirement, in order that the General Assembly and every department of the State Government may unite in a common effort to correct such evils as are remediable, and prevent their recurrence. In this, the last Annual Message that I shall transmit to the General Assembly, I propose to state my views frankly upon the chief matters of public interest, and to give all the facts within my knowledge, without reserve, as alike due to the people, and imposed by my official obligation. I will thus, I trust, be enabled to correct gross exaggerations that are being diligently circulated in reference to our finances, and the entire administration of the State. In performing this duty I shall not shrink from charging upon others any just share of their responsibility for evil consequences of their acts, and will not hesitate fully to admit my own. THE STATE DEBT. The following is the Treasurer's exhibit of the actual debt of the State. I know, from severe personal scrutiny, that this exhibit is full and correct. It shows the present debt of the State in its entirety, suppressing nothing: Statement of Total Amount of Bonds and Stocks Printed by the American Bank Note Company, and accounted for. 500 Bonds redemption Bills Receivable, at $1,000........ ..$ 500,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 700,000 800,000 750,000 40,000 800 Bonds redemption Bills Bank of State, at $1,000. 1,500 Bonds redemption Bills Bank of State, at $500...... 800 Bonds redemption Bills Bank of State, at $50...... 3,500 Bonds conversion State Securities, at $1,000............... 3,500,000 4,000 Bonds conversion State Securities, at $1,000..... 1,200 Bonds conversion State Securities, at $500....... 1,000 Bonds conversion State Securities, at $100.... Sterling Loan..... Certificates conversion Stock...... .... 4,000,000 600,000 100,000 6,000,000 2,550,000 $22,540,000 Accounted for as follows: On Hand in State Treasury. Bonds conversion State Securities, not signed.....$ 473,500 Bonds relief of. Treasury, (7 per cent.) 101,000 Bonds payment interest Public Debt...... 50,000 Bonds redemption Bills Bank of State... 331,000 500 Bonds, payment interest on Public Debt, burned in State House...... 500,000 500 Bonds conversion State Securities, erroneously printed, returned and cancelled by American Bank Note Company.. Conversion Bonds issued in effecting conversions at State Treasury.... Amount carried forward.................... 500,000 1,260,500 .$11,333,300 $22,540,000 Brought forward...................... $11,333,300 $22,540,000 Conversion Bond, No. 520, cancelled and de stroyed at State Treasury.. 1,000 Bonds redemption bills Bank State, issued at 1,259,000 Conversion Stock, issued, cancelled and transferred at State Treasury............... 432,700 13,026,000 $9,514,000 Less in hands of Financial Agent, to the credit of Sinking Fund Commission..... 200,000 00 $9,314,000 00 New Bonds, in hands of Financial Agent, now in use as collateral security for loans..... Amount of New Bonds sold...................... $3,773,000 00 $5,541,000 00 6,453,908 98 $11,994,908 98 The facts and data upon which the foregoing statement, which has been examined and approved by the Financial Board, is based, are open to the inspection of the public, both at the State Treasury and at the Financial Agency, in New York. The Financial Board report that, "the bonds have all been issued and used under the authority of the Act of August 26, 1868, entitled "An Act to authorize a loan to redeem the obligations known as Bills Receivable of the State of South Carolina;" the Act of August 26, 1868, entitled "An Act to authorize a loan to pay the interest on the public debt;" the Act of February 17, 1869, entitled "An Act to authorize a loan for the relief of the Treasury;" the Act of March 27, 1869, entitled "An Act to provide for the appointment of a Land Commissioner, and to define his powers and duties;" the Act of March 1, 1870, entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An |