Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-06-07

1t. By that act VIC have got rid of about
$4,000, ,0cO .of debtls6, ,6OO, ,6O0 OF CON
version bonds. aud about 85. 600, 600 Of
Blue Ridge sotip; and / think &e' should
aptk fisei the Governor to borrow money to-
pay No interest on tho consolidated debt
| Mxss Jater discontinued his romards In con-.
ssdSdhce Of sindisposition.,, d S..3 2..si
OHG. Swails-- We are ia the position Of a
man who owes o dollar and has only fifty
conts to pay il with, and he is looking round
to SEQ which imam he will pay tito. For
leight' years tho Legislatures ofJSouth Caro-.
pima have had to pay q dollar with tax levy
of fifty or, seyenty.fye cents. We must
1slther make a levy sufficient TO pay our
fdebts, or ,we must como out boldly and toll
the country that we are unableto pay.'tt /
Mr.. Bowen--Is tliore any way to make
a man who has but $50,pay q debt of Sl00.
n Mr.. iSRails-Well, then, if you have not
got the money, say at once and boldly re-
,pudation,, l'ff2s ,,tl as,;sN a93ti-5i FUi
Mr.. Bowen - %, sir: we don't want to
repudlate;, but we say wait till ,wo get the
money, and then we will pay.,islt,a ssu, 81
Mr.. Swails7-No; We must moetit now; aud
| am 10 favor of levy both to pay, def
ciencies aud to pay tho Bonded deBts
Mr.. Crittenden Il am in favor Of passing
resolution authorizing the Governor to
borrow money to pay tho interest on tho
consolidated dobt utter the committee has
acted aud at the proper timo, aud + think
We can pay every dollar Of it without taxing
the people one dollar this year.
Dir. livingston people arc almost
in starving condition, and am opposed
to paying any of these debts at present.
1t We pay ono of them, we should pay oil;
and if any discrimination is made, am iu
favor Of making it for the bone6t Of homo
creditors.
Mr.. Cochran said that Senators had
asserted that the Republican party had
robbed the tax payers of tho State. He
denied it. lie predicted that the Demo.-
cratic party would not be uble to carry on
the State government for so small sum
annually as the Republican party had done,
! especially during Sso:s's administration. Ii
was the bondholders who weru made to
suffer, aud not the tax payers. q, .f
Mr.. Nash's amendment to Mr.. Taft's
substitute was adopted, and the substitute
as amended was agreed upon.
Mr.. Cannon submitted the following, to
be added as section IL: "That any balances
of specific lcvcs heretofore made and not
needed for tho same, shall bo subject to tho
draft Of the Comptroller General, aud, by
the approval of the Governor, to be used for
the payment of deficiencies ia appropria :
| tions"
The Senate reccded from its amendment
to the public printing bill.
| In the House, resolution was passed to
60 into an election on the 3lst for Judge
Of the 5th circuit, in place of Judge Car.
penter.
Mr.. Myers, from the Committee on Rail-
roads, reported favorably on bill to require
tho Blue Ridge Railroad to keep open depot
at Seneca City.
Notice was received from the Senate Of
non concurrence in Housc amendments to
bill to reduce and 6x the salaries of
| certain officers 1t was moved that the
House insist upon its amendments and
committee of conference be appointed.
| Agreed to, and Messrs. Sheppard, Hood
and Myers appointed such committee.
Also, sundry amendments to the House
amendments to the Senate bill regarding
the public printing. THe House coEcurrcd
in the Senate amendments savo ia ono par.
ticular, relative to defining tho word rcspcn-
sibio.
The Senate refused also to concur in the
House amendments to Senate bill fixing tie
per diem and mileage of members of the
General Assembly.
On motion, the House insisted on lis
amendments, and appointed Mcssrs. Colt,
Connor and Keith committee Of conference.
Mr.. Colt, from the committee On confer
eucc with the Senate committee on bill
fivip ho &c ~. &c 4
eral Assembly, reported that tho joint
committee had agreed to sustain tho House
amendment fixing the per diem at SIS per
day; also, agreed that tho House rcce6c
from its amendments providing that no com.
pensation ho received for any session longer
than sixty days.
MIR. Youmens made strong srccoh
againt tho adoption of the majority report
on the Charleston case.
The previous question was ordered, when
Mr.. Orr. claimed tho privilege Of ono hour,
under the rules, as chairman of tho commit.
tee. lIo stated that he would apportion his
time among members lie gave Reed,
colored, of Beaufort, five minutes Reed
opposed the report. Mr.. Myers, colorcd, of
Beaufort, warmly urged the adoption of tho
report, aud substantiatod testimony adduccd
before tho committee. Mr.. Wcstbcrry,
colorcd, Of Sumter, advocated tho adoption
of tho majority report. Mr.. Hamilton,
colorcd, Of Beaufort, favored the adoption
Of tho report, and denounced Bowen and
Mackey lie was not willing to grind
down the tax payers Of Charleston to foster
classof ignorant and vieiods blacks and
whites, who regarded no law. Ilo asked
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