Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-09-29
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] Correspondence vf ihc Charleston Couricr.

DY REQUEST.
Correspondence 1f hc Charleston Couricr.
COLUMBIA, September l5..
Your correspondent is rapidly arriving ut
F. tho conclusion that the patience of j. OF, would
have been ovcrtaxcdi if he had been subjected
to the urdui Uf givin Fl tr1uft of tire
proceedings OF ! Deliberate Assembly II
havs:%before me thirty-thre different Bills
wEiclilhavc been introduced for tho action of
the Legislature Of South Carolina in the past
ten days. consisting Of something less than
thoyss.ad separate sections, covering perhaps,
not niofo than million opportunities for re;.s.
onableIpbjec.ions, and involving an infinitudc
Of intorGst
hundred and sixty. different individuals, rep
rHscnting aver thirty local interests, and pref
nicsd by heaven only knows how many sen.
ti,ncnts aud ideas, have the right to make
speeches. 1t grievcs nc to add that very few
are unconscious Of their privileges in the prem
iscs, and still fewer fail to exercise them
Each one Of these gentlemen naturally expect
that their beloved constituencies should be
lully Informed by the press of their s,yings
nnd dpings, and the very col.sidc.ntc co.lstt,i.
encieE appreciate their representatives enough,
:, expdct that correspondents should do them
full Justice. So the poor devil who submits
to be bored, for The. benefit Of the public, by
hearing those Bills. motions and speeches, and
then is subjected to the necessity of running
them all through his critical mill in order t.,
silt out that which may interest the great pub
lilo, is little less to be applaudcd for patience
and fortituds .han the excellent owner Of that
historic turkey which had only one feather
where it ought to have had more
Al The unnitiated can form no proper conccp
ton Of the difficulties attendant upon repor-
ter who is thus circumstancnd. Both Houses
OF the General Assembly have right to orig
inate measures, but every such measure re-
Gnires tks- ca 2n.rcnce of both to put it into
execution. nnd cuoE- fsas also the right to re-
consider its action before such uUtrcurre.tce,--
This is all very necessary, of course and per-
fccts, If it does not facilitate legislation, but
what are the consequences to tliuse who un-
dertakc to keep the public informed of their
action If you feel any curiosity to know,
listen to statement of fncts which come con-
veniontly to hand.
In the Senate, on Thursday, tho Bill I" to
alter and fix the dimes for holding the Courts
of Sessions and Common Please" (tho Stay
Law dodge,) after two days discussion, was
put upon it's passage aud defeated by vote
of IL to l6. On Friday motion to recon
slider the vote by which this Bill was defeated
'kW"o "tSicou " Wy " Soto " ~ W Laj SSco tue
conversion of sentimcnt,) and today it was
passed BY majority Of ono. Again, tho Sen.
ate on yesterday decided, to postpone all logia.
lation with reference to- tho proposed nlodf.
cations Of the Code Qhc Civil Rights Bill OK
ccpted) until the regular session of the Gcncr-
raj Assembly in November next, and to-day,
by a majority of ono vote, it reconsidered the
matter, and the whole subject is opcncd again
to discussion.
I might cito many other facts, but these
should suffice to prevent people from expeo
ing too much to ba done BY tho Legislature al
this sesslon. II will be q matter Of congtatu