Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-12-15
Proceedings Of tho Legislature.
CoLUMBIA, December 4

Campbell received sovcnty.two votes; Hon.
j. l.. Manning thirty,scven. In the Senate
Mr. Campbell received Twelve votes, Mr.. Man
ming eight votes, and General kcrshaw four
votes. There was no election. The next
ballot will be held tomorrow. Mr.. Camp.
bells election is considered certain.
The Legislature has also elected Leroy Il.
Younans Solicitor for the Southern Circuit,
Simeon Fair, Solicitor for the Middle Circuit
and the following District judges to fill va
camcics
Williamsburg. g.-T. b. Logan.
Sumtcr.-Clas. Mayrant.
Marlboro-J. w. Allen. .la5a
One ballot was held for Solicitor Of the
Western Circuit. which resulted as follows:
J. p. Reed, 40 votes; j. H. Eyins, 81;
w. X. Ensley, 33 No election.
Nothing else of Importance done.
COLUMBIA, December >.
! On second ballot for United States Scna.
tor, held to day, Hon. j. b. Campbell was
elected. Mr.. Manning name was withdrawn.
The vote stood: Campbell ninety live; kcr-
shaw, thirty; Manning, one; lngis. one.
The Bill to divide Pickcns District into two
judicial districts, and to rcestablish the Dis
trict Of Calhoun passed the Senate to-day.
An election was held to-day for District
Judges of Orangcburg and Spartanbura
which resulted in the choice Of w. W. he
gare and John j.. Bomar. Another ballot
was held for Solicitor of the Western Circuit,
which resulted us follows:
EvlNs, litty-two; Reed forty eight; Eas.
Icy, thirty five. No election The other pro-
cccdiugs were unimportant.
COLUMBIA, December
Another Intellectual ballot for Solicitor of
the Western Circuit was held to day. The
vote stood thus: Evins, 81; Reed, 48
Easlcy, 32.
The House was engaged nearly all day upon
Wagcncr's l>ill TO encourage European immi
grafton. The Bill will probably pass. Moth
ing else of Importance done.
COLUMBIA, December 7.-'Iho third bal
lot for Solicitor of the Western Circuit was
held today. The name Of General w. IS
:, Iiasy was withdrawn from the canvass. \
=, Joint ballot was then held. resulting in tn,
election OF Col. j. p Reid, the incumbent
y who received scvcntyonc votes, against Col
j. II. Evans who received sixty three.
r The Bill introduced by Gen, Jno. y. Wag
. encr for tho encouragement OF European cmi
= grafton was, after considerable discussion, pass
= cd and sent to the Senate for concurrence.
# A lengthy discussion occurred to-day upoi
the question of the liability of the State fn
: VI "N"octS 'otlEE aye.
S ~ motion was made and carried, that III,
/. senate adjourn on the 18th instant.
: GoLuMhiA, 5. g., Dccembcr 8. The Spc
ot.' m ,omm,ttee charged with the subject o
a.. ,,noto'hg rc!ict to the destitute people of The
, ,' n'a'e' VIII rcpprta Bill tomorrow to rails,
.''rcc hunared thousand dollar, by drcc
, TAX 'or the purchase of corn for mmcdiat,
purposes. The Governor is empowered :,
make draft on the State Treasury fnr one
hundred thousand dollars, to be rcfr,J,G
when the tax is collected. The Governor ;s =,
be authorized to make the necessary orr,noo
ments to carry out the provisions Of the xii
| COLUMBIA, December lO.-Thc Committco
, on Federal Relations reported to- day substi
tute Tor Mr.. Warlcy's resolutions in reference
to President Davis.
The report says "Thc expression of sym.
pathy VIII be OF no avail, however much ,rr
lcel, and recommends that the State apnc,l
10 tnc sense OF justice of the Government of
'ne United States to release Mr.. Davis on bail
or parole. The report was made the sncciol
orner Tor Thursday. Tho House agreed to
hold an election on the 18th inst. to fiji the
vacancy III the United States Senate OCCASION
Gu oy inc resignation of Senator Manning.
:, communication was received from His
'Ace'lcncy the Governor, stating that he had
approved and signed Acts of the follewing
titles 'o"'"s
10 alter and amend an Act entitled Gan
hct TO alter an amend the law in relation to
inc method of counting votes in all elections
ny tne people,, to repeal the usury laws of
thS State; to alter and amend an Act cnti.
t,ed " An Act to amend the charter of tho
Calhoun Insurance Company of Charleston !"
10 incorporate the "Young American Fire En.
ginc Company of Charleston )" to provide for
inc admission in evidence of Wills modc IN
inc execution of power; to authorize the
issue OF bonds or stock to pay amount due the
contractors GO for marble work Of new State