Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-12-15
From Columbia.


counts are good On the question OF the
third. fifth and eleventh counts the Court is
divided. All the rest uf the counts are dcci
ded bad, and qunshed
| Upon this the cnunsc! for the defence ask
cd for Il certificate to the Supreme Court,
which was not .r,ntcd. The prosecuting
attorneys asked leave to withdraw the counts
in dispute, and, after argument, the Court
granted leave, aud the case prn,eeded to trial.
/ The question upnn which the Court divided
/ vi be discussed in anot her cnse to come up
to morrow. and which will probably 90 to the
Supreme Court.
Both Houses of the Legislature spent the
day in discussion The ilnuse struck out the
enncing clause of Bowers Bill to amend an
Act pmv,d'ng for the assessment and tnxn>
ton of property. The Senate was in session
un,il o'clock, diSrusSin. joint resolution
authorizing the Attorney General to secure
the possession of the Sterling Fund Bonds
Adjourned without final action. Tomorrow
articles of impeachment will be presented in
the House against State Treasurer Parker
CoLuMnlA December s Tho Senntewus !
engaged nl anv in the discussion Of WhittxS
morc's Joint Resolution authorizing tho Az
tornry General to take possession of thc'
Sterling Fund Bonds of the State The
House amendments was adopted requesting
Sterling Fund Commissioner to sond for the
bonds aud place them st the diSpos Il of the
Legislature In the meantime Governor Scott
this morning sent telegram tn the American
Bnk Note Company, ordering the bonds to
be sent here
In the House the following Bills were in
| troiuced Bill to repeal the Sterling Fund
Act and hnrn thr bonds Bill nbnlishing the
Offices of the State aud County Auditors af
ter July. 1872.
\ perfect food of resolutions were ntrdu
ccl in the House. asking all kinds If infur
m,ton nf the State Treasurer aud Governor
In the Senate, Whittrnmrc Introduced
resolution authorizing The Comptroller Gene
nj to commence lc-nl proceedings to secure
the possession of the vouchers, books and pa
prrs Of the Fnarci,l Agent.
| In the Unird States Conrt a decision was
rem !crc'l according to the prisoners right Of
pprcmptnry challcnoc. -Four prisoners were
arrnign"d and lead guilty with rrsrrv tim
The offence charged is alleged to hnv. been
committed in VI rch, 1871; whereas. the
Act under which they indicted was uos
passed until April OF the same ye,r.
COLUMBIA Dee. 9. 1871
| SENATE. Mr., Cnr,l"z, intr,dur,da bill
to amend ON Act rel tny to The Jurisdiction
aud duties o! County commissioners
Mr.. Nash-lS,lIs to repeal nn Act to nu
thnrizc the formation Of and IT. incorporate
the ru..lo, aud Ght,ann"y, R,ii,oad Nnm
p,ny: tn repeat a Joint resolution entitlcl
"a Joint rrsnin.i IN authorizing the Governor
to uuplny AZ ar;nrd tnrcc or the preservation
Of the peace" were passed
\ hill t" repeal Joint resolutions entitled
".]uint resolution authorizing tie Governor tn
purchase 1000 stand ofar of the most i'm
rr"ye;l pA'I! r'%aw b'!ls~,"l" " 49, ,,,-- :
Jn'nt resolutions To require tn: Govcruor
10 eon" ''n'"ht" with the proper nuth.riti,s o,
tHn Nt't"nt G",r@l', with view to ,c ,Au>t
m'nt Ut boundary line between The States o'
| N""rIli ana Sonth Gnrnlinr. AMI uuiho,izn,
| IN" appointment ot three commissioners was
passed.
| y OIL To amend the second clause Of The
iSt!' section at AL Act entitled .An Act tn
revise. simplify and hrid4" The rules. pr.c
t'cn. pl'n'iin.> and forms Of courts in hi,
State was passed.
M's>a.r No. B of his Excclcnry The GnY
'fn"r, returning. with his o' nrtons, iuint
resolution to provide fr he publication Of
certain statutes nf this State. nn journals Of
the General Assembly, was passed over his
veto.
y bill to abolish the Office Of Financi,l
N"rnt at the State of South Curulin. in New
| York was postponed.
The House met at II VI Speaker Moses
in the chair
The unfinished business from Yesterday bc
'hH a bill to alter and amend the charter NJ
the town "f Georgetown. it was ordered TO bc
cn.r"ssca for third reading
Mr Wh'ppcr offered resolution relative
to the violation of the charter Of the Air Line
R'Ilrnad from Charlotte, N. G., to AtIant,
Ga, and tn refer the matter to the Attorney
General for examination
MIR. Byas introduced bill to amend an
Act entitled can Act in relation to the free
conlmnn schools"
Mr.. Dennis. from the special committee to
wait upon the Governor Will, the resolutions
rei"tln. to the correspondence up,n the issu
ing OF State bonds, reported that the Govern.
or would report at the earliest moment
Resolution of Mr.. Bowen, requesting re.
port : mn the Financial Board of the State.
Vas ph 'cd
bll to amend certain sections of tho code
OF procedure. relating ~ the Circuit Courts.
wns rccommitted to tho .nlicinry Committce
Senate bill to regulate the granting of ii;
vorces occupied the attention Of the House
mp to hour Of adjnurnmcnt when the House
adjourned to Monday, at II o'oluck NJ.
COLUMBIA. December II, 1S71.-Tbc
Senate met at IL NJ. President, pro tcm
Montgomery in the Chair