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

~ ootnt hesolutlon requiring the State
Treasurer, within five days, to prepare and
present to the General Assembly full and
complete exhibit Of all the bonds and stocks
or securities issued since September, 1868,
and under what laws they have been issued,
and it converted, under what laws. The fail,
ure OF the Treasurer to comply with the re-
quest contained in this resolution, and make
the required report, will be deemed willful
neglect ESQ runs the text of the resolution) of
duty, and the Governor shall cause him to be
removed from Office on the address of two.
thirds of the members of each branch of the
Legislature, after he shall have had hearing
before the Legislature.
The next blow administered is also in the
shape of joint resolution by Whttomore,
which provides that all the bonds and stocks
OF the State, now in the hands of the State
Treasurer, shall be placed in the hands of the
Secretary of State, in whose hands they are
to remain
The next is joint resolution also, by
Whittemore, directing the Attorney. G Gcncral
to take steps to secure the possession of
TIE STERLING FUND BONDS,
and place them in charge of the Secretary of
State.
ENFORCING GOOD MANNERS.
Mr.. Wilkes Bill to declare the use of Ger.
tam words misdcmcanor, was read the first
time day. ltprovides that any person who
In rude, angry aud revengeful manner shall
call another liar, thief, rogue, scoundrcl,
PATRON, son OF q D, or other similar op
problous epithets, shall be punished by i'm.
prsonmcnt in the county Jail for not more
than SIX months nor less the one month, or
by fine Of fifty dollars That upon an in.
dlctmcnt for assault, and assault and battery.
the defendent may plead the use of the above
or similar language in justification, provided
the assault aud battery shall be proven not to
have been excessive
WAR ON DRUNKARDs
The Bill introduced by Mr. Wilkes to pro.
al '0tth&arls anu eenGr; tersJus, IL calcufated
to carry terror into the ranks Of the numerous
"sports" and bar room suckers that iufest the
country The auther of this somewhat
Utopian scheme Of forcing sobriety, proposes
to accomplish the reform of habitual drunk.
ards by law somewhat curious in its opera.
tions.
The Bill introduced to-day in tho House
makes it the duty Of the County Commission
ers of any County, or the Mayor or Intend,
ant of any town wherein any habitual drunk
ard resides, being cognizant of the fact, to
designate and describe such drunkard by
written notice commanding any apothecary,
grocer, merchant distiller, shop keeper, bar
room keeper, or other dealer in spirituous Ii.
quors not to give or sell liquors to such per.
son under and pretcxt, except on the order of
a practicing physician. Heavy fines and pen.
alties are attached to the breaking of the law
All persons engaged in the carrier or convey
ance business are forbidden to employ ha-
bitua drunkard under penalty of 500 fine
for each offence, aud 80 fast is the demiohn
closed against the unfortunate fraternity of
topcrs that should one of them get on ben
der and smash up things generally, as toper's
will do sometimes, the person who gave or
sold them the liquer is held responsible for
damages.
Tue LEGISLATURE AND IMPEACHMENT
Our Columbia correspondent gives signi-
fcant account of the debates in the Legisla.
ture on the subject of Governor SCOTS Mes.
sage. 1t will be seen that both tho statements
of Governor Scott and of Mr.. Treasurer Par.
ker, as to the finances of the State, are ut
terly discredited. The debt of the State is
alleged by tho Chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means of the House, (Whippcr,)
to bo from eighteen to twenty millions of dol
lars. lie calls plainly not only for the i'm
peachment of Governor Scott but of all of
the officials to whose custody the finances of
tho State have been entrusted. In his own
words, "enough is known, not only to i'm
peach them, but to send them to some mar
row confnc, there to mediate upon their past
crimes" In these views Mr. Hurley con.
Cured, and alleged that he "was prepared to
say that the debt of the State was moro to.
day than H. X Scott dared to tell the peo
ple." The Republican party must either
adopt the manifest frauds committed against
all GLASSES of the people, or rising to tho height
of tho occasion, and, in the presence of the
civilized world, clear its skirts, by bringing
to speedy Justice those who, under cover Of
its name, have respected neither law or jus.
tice, and have redered it a Kissing and scorn
in the presence of all honest mon, and dis
grace to tho common right Charleston
Courier,
COLUMBIA, December 6.
In the House to-day the following Bills
we're ntroduced A Bill to Charter tho Char.
lesion Loan Association: A Bill to Review
and Extend the Charter of tho Relief and
Loan Association. Notice was given of Bills
to provide for Funding the entire State dobt
in one class of securities: Bill to repeal the
Charter of tho Charitable Association; Bill
to create Metropolitan Police Foroe in
Charlcston--by Bowen; Bill Regulating the
Granting Of Divorces.
In the Senate Bill was introduced au.
thorizing the County Treasurer to receive the