Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-01-20

oSSouu icdulHS, uHu WAS OrQcTcU 70 Uo en-.
crossed. This Bill provides for the "protco
ton of persons and property and the public
peace" and provides for taxing real estate to
pay the expenses
In the House, Mr. l.. Cain gave notice of
Bill to prevent persons from holding more
than oflloe of trust in the State at the same
time.
MIR. Smart gave notice of Bill to provide
for physicians to have a lien on crops.
A Bill to regulate the right Of traverse was
made the special order for 2:30 p. m. on
Monday.
A resolution to require the Land Commits.
sioner to report at an early day, was taken up
and elected good deal of discussion. An
amendment was offered, requiring the Adv.
sorry Board to report the whole transactions
OF the Land Commission, which increased the
discussion. On this measure, largo nun.
Der OF the coIorcd members voted With the
Democrats and carried both the amendment
and resolution, by large majority.
10 day, in the House, Bill was introdu-
ced by Doyle, to repeal section second of an
Act, entitled Gan Act to extend the time
for officers to qualify" ratified on the 18th
day of September, 1868.
A resolution was passed, calling on tho
Governor to show cause why he had not call.
ed out the militia to suppress riots, &c., in
certain parts of the State.
Lee, of EdgcGelJ, introduced resolution,
instructlng our Senators and Representatives
in Congress to vote against any and all meas
ures looking to general amnesty. There
was some discussion among the colorcd H. en-
| bers on this resolution. Ice, in the course
OF his remarks, stated that South Carolina
had been nisrcpresentcd long enough by one
of her Scnators--a man who had proven
himself unworthy of the people aud party
who elected him to Office aud that it was
time for the State to be set right on that
question. 1t was postponed until next week.
1t is thought there will be another Phos-
plate Bill soon, which will attract no little
interest, ns it provisions will, in all probahil.
ity, be in conflict with existing laws Oh the
sntject.
| On last Thursday evening, Mr.. Dubarl, an
| aged Methodist minister, was murdered ucar
the edge Of the city. lie had been in the
city to sell his cotton, and was on his way
home. 1t is thought that his money was the
| object of his nm ndcrers, as he was highly cs-
t'cu'cd and is not thought to Lave had
| enemies.
Governor Scott, Capt Parker. State Treas
urcr. Senator Lesley and Col Crews went
North during recess, and have not yet return
ed. They arc expected in day or two.
The latest excitement here is "Woman's
Rights Convention, which is proposed shall
assemble about the 9th of February next, to
br composed Of delegates from each County
equa! to the number Of members in the House
OF Represent lives. If they assemble to that
number, it will be fortunate for them that
crinoIine is not worn to the same e.rteut this
winter as formerly, as the pressure that would
be necessary to get them all properly located
in one room might be damaging On account
OF the interests of the taxpayer, it is hoped
they will not protract their sessions very long,
as there is one other body here, composed of
persons Of the opposite gender, that will not
likely transact much business while they re.
main. OCONEE.
ADDITIONAL PROCEEDINGS or THE LEG
lSLATURE
COLUMBIA, January ON the Senate Cor
bin gave notice of bill abolishing the land
commission. llayne, from Marion, endeav-
ored to start a discussion on the condition IF
affairs in Union, but failed. Corbin introcuc.
ed bill appropriuting twenty.one thousand
dollars as a deficiency appropriation for the
schools in Charleston County. Whittcmore
introduced bill regulating licenses of retail
liquor dealers, which are to be not less
than fifty dollars, and shall be granted by the
county commissioner outside of cities.
The House was occupied all day on. res.
olution authorizing the Governor to request
dril-mastors from the President of the Uni.
ted States for the State.militia The Cover
nor was bcratcd in sound terms.
TAXATION IN ocoNEE
A joint resolution was introduced in tho
House, to day, by Doyle from OcoDec, to
amend the joint resolution just passed. au.
thoring the assessment of State and county
taxes. The resolution will not affect the rate
q. a.