Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-19
The Legislature

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On the 9th, the message of Gov. soorr, in
reply to the report Of the Special Financial
Investigating Committee was read aud ore.
ated somo atir in tho ranks Of tile reformors.
|,Itis o lame effort to explain lame affair and
will full to satisfy oil honest men After tho
message was read, Bowen, made a telling
speech, reviewing the positions previously
takeniby the impeaohers, and repeating his
challenge to the Governor to meet him 10
the courts. He swas followed by Hurley,
when she message was made tho speoia order
for the 18th Wa
| Little has boen done by either House, ex.
cept tointroduce bills. The House has pass.
cd a bill to regulate tho granting of divorces.
Ithas under consideration a bill I'd reduce
the per diem and mileage of members of the
Legislature, fixing tha per diem at S5, aud
the mileage at IL eeuts per mile. i,'} -
A special telegram to the News, dated the
l2th, says: In the Senate NASH introduced
a joint resolution to; authorize the employ
vment of the Hon., "A. g., MAaRATn and Mr..
j J.. iTRADEwELL to prosecute tho persons
who had swindlcd the State through sales Of
land, and to recover the money uulawfully
paid for the purchase of land tho counsel to
receive $4,000 and five per cent. of the money
recovered. n a#pvfhj,. 81 r
b; The bill for the protection and preservation
of useful animals WIS passed, and the resolu-
tion asking for copies, Of certain opinions of
the encouragement was adopted. X u sa
On consideration of so much Of the special
report of the joint committee as related to the
land commission, Leslie propounded varic-
ty of questions to WHITTEMoRE as to his
completely in the swindlcs Of the land COM
mission Wn'TrEMonE, by his answers,
virtually exoneratcd Leslie from tho charges
made in the report against the commission.
The House passed the act to amend the
act relating to free common schools bill to
amend tho act to define the duties and juris.
dicticn of county commissioners, and bill
to prevent public officers from dealing in se-
curities and evidences of indebtedness
MIR. Crittenden introduced bill to reduce
the salaries of county trcosurers aud auditors
to fifteen hundred dollars and five hundred
dollars respectively, except Charleston, where
they should be tno thousand dollars and one
thousand dollars (; aud to make the Offices
elective, aud for term of two years
The resolution to print tiye hundred copies
OF tho Governors message and accompany
ing documents, ond the resolution that the
General Assembly adjourn on February Is,
were laid on tho table. The concurrent re.
solution for a committee to wait on the Gov
ernor in relation to the Lunatio Asylum was
adopted,
~ -7-We learn from a special telegram to the
Charleston Nc,os, that at the meeting of the
South Carolinu bond holders, held in tho city
of Baltimore on the 10Th, there were fifteen
persons present, representing about two hun.
drod thousand dollars in bonds. The opinion
of r. j. Brent. Attorney for tho bond holders
was read, advising that suits be brought
against Scott, Parker and Kimpton, in tho
United States Courts. The meeting appoint
cd committee Of six, to invite tho CO opera.
tion of the bond holders Of South Carolina to
unite with this meeting in instituting civil
and criminal proceedins against tho parties
named Tho meeting then adjourned to
February 7th.
- The New York Herald sees, in the
present dsordered condition of Cuba aud
Mexico, grand opportunity for Grant to
popuarizc his administration, secure his re,
election and Goally settle the manifest dcs.
tiny Of those countries Tho Mexican de.
predations along our frontier, and tho anarchy
and revolution in that country afford an ample
cause for interference and ultimate annex
alton, while tho outragos perpetratad by
Spapiurds on American citizens, in Cuba,
tho insult to our flag in overhauling the
Florida on the high secs, and the blody pro.
clamation Of Yalmuseda require reparation.
Uuuole Sam wants this territory, and if no
better excuse, every body knows the story of
the wolf and lamb. ,'f'" ''~ N.'
i - Under the new Apportionment Bill
South Carolina will be entitled to five mem.
befs Of Congress. "A bill has been introduced
10 the Legislature, by Mr.. Arnin, classifying
Tue Counties US follows Il
First Congressional District Chesterfield,
Clarendon, Darlington, GEORGETOWN, Horny,
Lancaster, Marion. Marlboro and Williap,s.