Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-26
The Legislatura.

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whom, deserved che cognomen Of s.jaokgat all
trades" than tho present occupants Of ou,
State Capitol. Without any idea of wha
laws are on ourstatute books, each Que BEN
on leaving shis foot prints on the sands q
time, introduces asbill for some grievance al
ready provided for, or scratches from his
empty Uranium new aud unheard of regula
tion With fow exceptions morally and in
tclleotually incompetent for the duties of leg
islators, the honest and sensible minority
are crippled and defeated in every effort al
reform. Like every man or body of mon oul
legislature however has its hobby. This. s.sage
body delights in bills of Incorporation. Ever,
church and schoolhouso and debating club
and fire company'are promptly chartered, and
the passing of a few such bills each day con.
soles the members with the. idoa of some pro.
gress in their arduous duties. With the ex.
ception Of these matters of fact doing, the re-
mainder of the day from all accounts is passed
in little pleasant raillcry, wherein the cpl.
thets, thief, rogue, liar, swindler and similar
expressions are banded about from member
to member. Such is tho ordinary routine Of
the House, while tho Treasury is empty and
tho bonds Of the State worthless. A few
bills looking to reform and economy have
been introduced, but arc kept in the back
ground and are little likely to pass. The
past week has been mostly devoted to the
consideration Of ScorT's special message in
reply to the report of the joint Investigating
committee, in which he attempts to defend
himself by charging that his accusers are
greuter rascals and rogues than himself
Bowen in defending himself and prosecuting
his impeachment programme has unveiled the
great prophet, and exposed his private char
aoter and conduct in light darker than his
public record. Bowen not only contended
that the Governor had betrayed his public
trust and dcfrauded the State as clearly
proved by the report of the committee and
the evidence Of persons Of responsibility in
connection with the issue Of bonds illegally,
the land commission frauds, the arms swindle
and the sale of agricultural college land scrip,
but that his private character for truth, honor
and virtue was tarnished by acts, which had
given to others lodging and place of labor
i'll the penitentiary. In the course of his re,
marks, he said "there was scarcely man on
this floor to whom the Governor had not ut.
tured tho basest lies, and he (BowEN) would
not believe him on oath" The speaker then
exposed the inner workings Of the executive
mansion and followed the Governor in his
peregrinations through the North aud his
questionable female companions at hotels,
making record worthy ofthe worst libcrtine.
Are these things true and is he tho Governor
Of South Carolina Whipper followed iu a
lengthy argumcntative speech, showing from
the constitution and the acts of the Legislature
a fraudulent over issue of bonds, and from,
letters of persons who purchased the land
scrip, that it was sold for more than the price
per acre, at which it was entered on the books
Of KIMpToN. Byas and others for the Gov
ernor after an Intellectual effort at defence
by the cooperation of the United Brotherhood
laid the whole matter on the table. The Uni
ted Brotherhood is said to be an organization
of members and others sworne to support the
Governor in his present difficulties and tc
work in the next campaign for his re. cleo
ton. 1t numbers majority of the House
and hence all hopes of reaching the ring b,
impeachment may be said to be at an end