Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-14
WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY FEBRUARY a. 1875
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COLUMBIA, February ., 1873. =.
In tho Senate the bill to protect the crops
Of planters and farmers ID the hauds Of
merchants and factors from attaohment,and
levy for debts duo by said merchants and
factorsi was passed with amandmopts ts, i and
returned to thesHouse for,oonourrencs.
The Columbia canal bill lys6ame, up, and
Mr. Lipscomb spoke upon the amendment
nc eitsred s Yesterday, substituting the word
MIR. Kipslet, thought the aprrehensions Of
the Senator from Nemberry were ,grouud-
less. The commission appointed Under the
| bill could never exceed the powers confer.
red upon tlie,n, nor could they possibly
msconstrue those powers. !. 7te
The debate was further participated in
by Messrs. Gary, Wyie and Lipscomb,
when General Gary moved to rofer tho
whole bill to the judiciary Committe Z.
Mr. "Campboll said that he had stated
twelve years ago, while member, Of the
| other House, that tho State would do good
thing to give away the canal upon ample
security that its water power would bo use,l,
and no was of that opinion yet. The bill
presented hero was incomplete. Columbia
could do bettor than that. Ho did not
think it wise to rofer to tho Judiciary Com
mttce. There were but three working
members OF that committee at present, the
remaiiing members being opgagod upon
tho hond commission. lie did not want to
talk Of family matters out ofddoors, but he
knew it. would bo so much better to refer it
to special committee than to the Judi
ciary. !, ,ram ttil ,.
Mr. Gary said the State was very poor
and wo should bc just before uo were gon
erons. Ho did not proposeS to give this
canal to any monopoly who would build
only one factory to enrich themselves lie
yas 10 favor Of drafting bill that would
inject the requirements Of the OCCASION, aud
When these sharp, shrewd, Northern
daptalislS csmo hero TO invest, they could
ses what they wero buying, and get good
title for tho same. Tho speaker cited the
great prosperity which had followed this
uoursc i'll Augusta. Factories dotted thair.
cana! along its course and more wore being
continually eroetcd. s.ao :
Mr. Kins)or said tho bill had been care.
fully drawn, and it's provisions fully met vii
requirements He greatly proferrod tho bill
In lts present shnpe, but hn was willing tc
adopt the suggestion offerod by the Senator
from Greanville, (Mr. Crittendsu, ) to retain
tho word "disposul" aud substitute "ease"
for "tgrant."
The question being upon Mr.. Gafy's
motion to rcoommit, tho same was put aud
lost. M.
Mr.. Gary then moved to rcfcr to special
committee, whicl. was also lost.
Upon motion of MIR. Wylic, the bill
WAS finally made the spool order for Friday
next, at | o'clock.
In tho House Of Representatives, the
special ordcr-bill to amend an oct entitled
can act to reduce and fix the per diem and
mileage of members of the General Assem-
bly," approved Juno, 7, l877-nexs came
up for consideration, and Was productive of
! a long and heated debate. This bill IVES
introduced by Mr. j ). ilemphill aud seeks
to reduce tho pay of members from 25 to
SO a day.
A motion was made to striko OUT tho
enactipg clause.
Mr.. j. j. llemphill obtninel the floor
and spoke earnestly and long in favor Of the
bill. Among other things, he said: "While
SO is not enough for those members of the
Legislature who have to stay here away from
their homes, it is more than our impover
iahcd people can afford to pay them. Ono
of the most potent argucments used by
those who oppose the re-opening of tho
University was that VIC arc too poor. 1t is
better for US to stay here and legislate with.
out rccieying ono cent than to rcpudiute
|apy of our just debt, and for ono would
be willing to do it. The Legislature having
cut down tho pay Of nearly all the State
officers, can our members refuse to reduce
their owu7 Before tho war the mornbers
we're paid only S3 d,y; and we arc no bet
ter than they. There are plenty Of men
in the State who would serve as members Of
this House for 81 a day. ,n&
/ Mr., Ve,ner followed on the samc side
| .'Thosc who preach reform very rarcly
practice it. We hayc cut down the salary
Of Circuit Judges and other state officers.
and now have an opportunity to prove our
sincerity as rciotioers by reducing our own
pay We ough, to do it without hesitation"
MIR FoSncr went on by u.ing muny novel
arguments to prove that SO a day was am.
J ply sufficient for members of the General
| Assembly.
n. Hamilton followed in short and
pointed speech against tho proposed reduo.
tion o.. pay. L 4 .....s.
Mr.. Coin thought that if the bill should
passit would not affect the members this
session. He thought, however, that if the
mcmbers wore really in earnest they had
better wait until next fall, 4
Mr.. Dargap argued ably in favor. of the
bill, and spoke at some, length. lfo eaid
it was mover intended that legislators thould
he salaricd officers, recieving fat pay. 1t is