Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-12-11
and was ordered to the Senate.

and was ordered to the Senate.
Bill to amend the law in relation to
pleading and procedure in Courts of Eaui
ty spirited discussion ensuod on the
adoption of this bill, and was participated
in by Mcssrs. Perry, Inglis, Men,mingcr,
and Boylston. The fourth section of the
bill only was finally adopted, and the title
changed to 'fa bill to amend tho law in rc.
htion to sales made under authorities of the
Courts of Equity ~
On the 9th instant, both Houses Joined
IN the exercises of the College Commence
ment, and returned to their respective halls
at 2o'clock, =. Nj.
In the House, Mr. Hammond introdnc.
eda resolution that the memorial of sundrv
citlzons OF Barnwoll, Lexington, Orange
burg and Edgcfield Districts, for new
election district, to be called Calhoun, be
made che special order for "Wednesday next.
at o'clock Agreed to-.
a bill for tho allowance of appcols on
bills of exception, and for the more accu.
rate report of cases adjudged by the Courts
OF Appeals. The Committee recommend
the striking out of the first four sections of
the bill, providing for the allowance of
bills of exception On the question being
Put 1t was agreed to.
Mr.. Perry moved to reconsider the ac-
ton OF the House, which led to spirited
legal debate between NIcssrs Perry, Bowls
ton, Memuinger and Ingls.
at the conclusion of Mr. Memmingcr's
remarks, the bill as originally framed was
read second time and ordered to be sent
10 the Senate.
The Chair asked leave to submit to the
House the annual private report of the
President of the Bank of the State of South
Carolina,
a bill to increase the salaries of the
Judges of the Superior Courts and Courts
of Law and Equity. Aftcrsomc slight dis
cussion, motion that it be made the spc-
cial order Tomorrow, at o'clock, prevailed.
A Columbia correspondent of the Char
leston Courier says:
Last evening the Charleston Delegation
was convened, by request, for the purpose
ofhcaring the Hon Edward Frost, Prcsi
dent of the Blue Ridge Rail Road, upon the
prospects of the road. Mr.. Gourdin, Mr..
Trenholm and Col. Gwynu were also heard
The Blue Ridge Rail Road is destined
to hill an important position before the pres
ent Legislature 1t is certainly the qucs-
tion of the session
An Impression has gotten abrond, that
the Directors intend asking further ap-
preparation of one million of dollars. at the
present session, This,is not the case.
They ask the Legislature to remove the
Instructions which prevent. the Company
from using the one million already appro-
pri"tcd or endorsed by the State
The State, i'll 1854, in addition TO the
subscription of ono million dollars, guaran-
tced the bonds of the Company for n SINH
lar amount, on certain conditions, which
were, that the company should produce
proof to the Governor of such aid granted
in the States of North Carolina and Ten
nesscc as would give reasonable assurance of
the completion of the Road
Tho conduct of Bangs & Co., and their
subsequent dismissal, now render it imprac-
ticablc for the Company to produce such
proof. The Legislature, then, must either
remove this restriction, or the work must
stop. -
The Directors plainly tell us that if the
'u"u 10 cNoI cVHpicIeu, ~ lllltSC DC uOnc by
tAe State. Private capital cannot do Il, for
the undertaking is too great. II is for the
Legislature to decide, whether theroad shall
be pushed on to completion, or whether the
State will throw away the large SUN she has
already subscribed
fear for the result. The opposition is
fierce, and growing stronger every day.-
One member said, the other day, aI.ct the
work be stopped; ii vote forit, will lose
my seat" This is tile reason, in many in
stances, of the opposition. A grand enter
prise; one which, when completed, will
diffuse its beneit over nvcry part of the
State, is to be abandoned, in order that
some people may retain their scat in the
Legislature, and eat pindcls by the quart.
This is patriotism with Vengeance Yer
lily, the age of chiyalryi is gone
~ Abduction.
The Jews everywhere, are in a state, of
great excitement onnccount of the abduc-
tion of boy by the ltpnan Catholics, in
Italy. This is the statement given of the
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