Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-07-31
Proceedings OF the Legislature.
EIGHTEENTH DAY.

| SENATE.--Ino IfeSluont presented aVotn
,nun;cas;ou from Fl. p. Hammott, Esq, Prcs.
idcnt of tho Grccnvilc aud Colunbia hl-
road Comp,uy, Inviting tho members 70
pu.topate ia Oh excursion, which would
stars FOR Grconvillc, tomorrow, and return on
| Mondny After considerable discussion, the
invitation WAS accepted, with tho understand
ng that no adjournment would be mado for
shc purposc, and only such members could 80
who could Ind i. convenient TO do 80.
A communication vas road i.c.N Tie spc...l
G. Of the House, transmitting protest Of
L. Harvey and Consars, against the admission
Of r. NJ. Sims, as Senator from Lancaster,
which was referred to the Committee Oh Eleo.
tions.
Tho bill % remove the Court House Of
Beaufort County from Gi''isonville to Beau
,o,t ,cwn, VAS received from The House, read
iivaS time, and ordered to u eecond reading
on Monday
Tho ooncut:cnt RESOLUTION, potitioning Con
gyc%4 to remove the polticll disabilities Of J
L. Po,tcus, w,, also received fcom tho llousc,
nnI referred to the Committee on Disab!li-
tioo.
Alao, tho Joint resolution to remove tho
disabilities Of w. j. Nixon, Geo. Bu!st,
! I'iiom?ion II Cook, w. \. Moras aad George
Bolivar, - conc'r.al III by thc House.
Tie petitions Of The Palmetto AID Neptune
l'.3o En.iac Computes, Of Grcenvillc, pay.
ink cc'; os Incorporation, we're appropriately
| rc erred.
The Coinn;sGce Oil Public Buiidinga made
q rcpnr. on tie resolution proposing to author.
| ;"o Tic Governor 10 iuvi1e propos:.s for con!-
plctiDg so ,nuci, of he New S;ltn iLousc, na
would provide ioi The Scssione Of tho Gencta,
Assembly. and the accommodation Of the OK
cc,i.ivc officers. .i,a committee advised
against ti,is, us it woald cost iny 100000,
md recommend tha. oaly such repairs be
made us will complete the roof and r,sen
up t.,e window,, and that the College Chapel
be Gtcd up fay The Legislature; or if this Lc
be found naigiaab'c, ;',e Coso:aor hc author.
lied to make such arrangements as he might
sec proper. Il ::,',cIarco or tnasc su.ggss-
Tons, tao conm..tco rcpos;cd certain bills,
wli.c,, were ordered c1r consideration on Mon.
slay.
The Committee on Railroads reported "a.
vorab'.' upou tho ncnori.l Of tho G:ecnvl!c
and Columbia NYiiroad, and recon mnnondcd
tao passage OF bill "to rc-cnact c2r'an
Acts, lending The namc and credit OF the Satc
to The Grccnylic and Co!umbia Rail1oa1 Com.
pany, and to yalid.te the Acts Of said compa-
ny Hereunder" On motion, tho bill w&s
made tho Special Ordor for Monday next,
The Judiciary Ccmmttcc reported upon
the concurrent resolution from the House Of
Representatives, Gx;ng The time for '!,o e'ec
;ion u Ci.ini Justice aud two Associate jus
! ticcs oc Tie Supron,o Court, Md rccommcn-
dnd as a substitute, a bill providing that these
elections bo held on next Wednesday.
Tho bill to amend an Act to incorporate
the Air Line Railroad Company in South
Carolina, WAS read second time and referred
to tho Committee OH RAlyonds.
The bill to provide for the election Of a
Board Of Directors f,r the S,c Penitcntiary,
judiciary Co'nm:ttec
The rcsc!.,t;on requesting the Comptroller.
General IS. T.. Lo2phenrD to communicate
the transactions Of lis Office from Octobo. l.,
1867, 10 July s, 13cS, w,s agreed to.
| Ihn Bill to csLs bish Board oc Commits,
sionors or Public Lands, was read second
time and rcfcrrcd TO Tho Committee on Pub.
! lo Lands.
Tho BIZ t. regulate the monncr Of kcepiug
cad p.y:ns oya: public funds, w:s :cad q sec,
ond time and referred 10 the Judiciary Com.
mittco.
1he Senate then adjourned until IL O'clock
NJ, Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. vHs.-CoLuM.
BIA, July 25,-After preliminary business, q
report Of Tic Committee on Intcrnnl Improve
recommending tho passage Of the bill to Gre
ate Ike County Of Aiken, was read and adop.
tod.
Tie Committee on interpretations reported
q bill to Incorporate tho langley Manufactu
ring Company, which was read first time
Also, u bill to incorporate tho ChoraH
Hook Ind Ladder Company, which was sipi
,arIy diaposed o..
The Committee on Priv,lcgoa and Elections
IL