Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-03-10
VOLUME VI. NO. 90.

hI. " HlttCtIOIc gave noNcc OF Eii to
withdraw the endorsement Of the State from
the Blue Ridge bonds
A House bill to make appropriations and
raise supplies for the year commencing No
vcnbcr |, 1870 was, after amendments re-
4uring the ainount scmc 5000, passed to
Il third reading
debt Of t!ro Stirc.
Dir. Nash p.cscutcd letter from r. G.
bet.argo, denying that he had ever received,
as Land Commissioner, a cent for land sold
b. General Bates, of Spartanburg
l'orsc-A Senate joint resolution to ap
propriatc 81 900 for the completion of the
Lunatc Asylum, was taken up, and, after
amendments, was passed to third reading
a bill defining the jurisdiction of Justices
oi tie Peace, the mode of procedure before
them, &c., was passed to third reading.
The Senate sent to the House bill to pro
vide for thc construction and keeping in repair
Of public highways and roads
a bill to create a debt of the State, to be
known as the Sterling fund debt to be appli.
cd to the payment of the State debt, was in.
definitely postponed.
MIR. kuh introduced bill to protect the
interest of the State in the digging and mi
l
Mr. Williams introduced Joint resolution,
declaring the bonds Of the Blue Ridge Rail
road null and void.
a joint resolution to require The Governor
to communicate with the proper authorities
Oh the State OF Georgia, with view to the
REIMBURSEMENT of the boundary line between
the two States, was introduced and ordered
to llc over for second reading.
A II. a.
the State Treasurer to give an account of tho
bonds of the State, was taken up, and, nen.
DING It's discussion, the House adjourned, at
$50 L. NJ.
Col.uMnlA, March 2, 1S7l.-Scuatc-
The Committee Of Conference on the part of
the Senate reported that they could not agree
With the House committee on the amendments
OF bill to regulate the manner of drawing
Jurors, and begged that they be discharged.
neesas., ;as,s racagei iis u. :...0{ ( EIouso
asking for free committee of conference.
After somc debate, the President ruled that
the appointment of such committee was
unauthorized, and the Senate adhered to its
amendments.
MIR. Wimbush introduced an address, pray
ing the removal of Judge Thomas on tie
:rourd OF non residence in his circuit, which
the Constitution requires. A rcsolu ion re-
curing Judge Thomas to appear before the
Senate on Saturday, and reply to the charge,
was adopted.
Mr. Leslie introduced bill to create
debt of the State to be known as tho Sterling
fund debt Ordered to lie over.
y bill to make appropriation for the present
year was passed, with amendments, and sent
to the House.
Mr. Whittcmorc introduced bill to provide
for the Withdrawal Of the endorsement of tho
State on tho Blue RiGge Railroad bonds.
Also, bill to retire and cancel the hynothe-
Gated Blue Ridge bonds.
a House bill to grant, renew aid amend
the characters of certain towns, was made the
special order for to-morrcw, at 2 p. Nj.
a Joint resolution, to extend the time for
The completion Of the Port Royal Railroad
was referred
4 bill to re charter Nraxwcll's Bridge pass
cd to third reading. Also, bill declaring
thc right of way across the Charleston and
Savannah Railroad Also bill to authorize
the Commissioners of Grecnyile, Pickcns.
Oconcc and Spartanburg Counties to provide
means to pay tho interest on certain funds.
resolution to meet at Z p. NJ. to. NIGHT.
was adopted.
A bill 20 incorporate Clahin University and
the State Agricultural College was passed 10
a third reading.
Pending ;hc consideration of bill to in.
corporate tho Columbia, Walterboro and YEN.
assoc Railroad, tho Senate adjourned, at 3.15
+. NJ.
House. Tho vote whereby the bill to ere.
alto debt Of the State, to bo known nc tho
sterling fund debt, for the purpose of payino
off tho debt of the State, was indetinitclv
was reconsidcrcd and the bill re-
committed to the Committee on Ways and
Means, witt instructions to report upon tho
same, at p. NJ, to day.
Mr.. Shanklin introduced concurrent res.
outlon, requesting the President of tho Bh,o
ltidgc Railroad to give to the General Assem-.
bly, full and detailed account of tho cxncn
liturc of the money raised by the hypotheco.
ton of the bonds of tho road, and aiso an nf
,ount of the costs and expenses of the road.
Adopted.
The Speaker announced to the House thot
nc had on his desk a report from the Land (
Commission. -
The following passed: Bills to provide for
;hc election of Justices of the Peace and con.
stables. Tho third Wednesday in Nav ;s
liked as the day Of election, Bills to ipoorno.
'atc Gowcnsyillo lodge, A. Il. NJ; to ineor.
ooratc the Camden Steam Mill Company: to
charter The North eastern Railroad Companv.
o validate tho action Of the County Com.
nssioners of Oconec in dispcsng Of a lot Of